FWA
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FWA
Free Weezy Album (abbreviated as FWA) is the eleventh studio album by American rapper Lil Wayne. It was released on July 4, 2015, by Young Money Entertainmentand Republic Records, exclusively on TIDAL. It was released on Spotify and Apple Music on July 3, 2020, to commemorate its five-year anniversary, though some samples were changed due to clearance issues, and some tracks are absent completely. -Wikipedia
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Pitchfork
After four years of lackluster releases, The Free Weezy Album, billed as a "Tidal exclusive," doesn’t exactly inspire confidence.
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XXL Mag
In close, FWA is polarizing. There are redundant tracks that fall into the same pile you would place most of Tyga’s music, but by the same token there are songs that remind you the “mixtape Weezy” could still be alive. In an era where everyone has to be to progressive and forward thinking in order to survive, all Wayne needs to do is go back to the basics.
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Consequence of Sound
It works well in bursts but, over the course of a full listen, becomes a reminder that he’s experienced so much success with so many different sounds that he can’t please everyone all the time. At least he’s pushing through the circumstances.
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The Atlantic
It’s a weird, ambiguous moment—is he talking about a lost lover? Success? A different life? You’re not sure how Wayne feels for a second and that, in itself, feels good.
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The Know
Lil Wayne is a complex soul and “Free Weezy Album” is his therapy project. We don’t know if “Tha Carter V” will ever materialize, but if it does we should expect it to be devoid of the gripes he covers on “FWA.”
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DJBooth
Wayne albums tend to feel more random than arranged to paint a bigger picture and 'FWA' is crafted in a similar way.
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Hot New HipHop
If FWA was simply an exercising of demons and styles that Wayne wanted to explore, then maybe he’s gotten the less desirable aspects out of the way to make room for another claim of greatness.
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Spin
To its credit, FWA is slicker than most mixtapes — and on tracks like the opener, his flow remains a spectacle — but there’s also the pervading sense here that he’s playing it safe.
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Genius
To conclude, it’s Weezy’s best album since Tha Carter III. Tunechi sounds sober, his tracks are cohesive, his flows have improved, and I am personally excited for Tha Carter V.
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Vibe
FWA probably wasn't meant to be a hip-hop classic, but it’s an okay display of his talents. While majority of the album revisits topics Wayne has touched on before, there are glimmers of the Weezy F. Baby of yesteryear.
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Exclaim
More a well-timed bit of marketing on Tidal's end than a respectable entry in Wayne's canon, those anticipating any sort of return to form by Weezy F. will have to hang on a little bit longer, as the F currently stands for "forgettable."
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All Music
solid showcases of Lil Wayne's ravenous lyricism in a particularly intense phase of surrealistic wordplay and high-velocity swagger.
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Reveille
with only a few interesting songs at the beginning, the rest of the album just wasn’t that engaging. Some tracks on the album blended together without anything to set them apart. The heavy use of autotune attributes to this. If anything, this album is something to listen to while working out.
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Half-Past
Wayne has outsmarted rappers since he started at age 11, and based on the quality of FWA, this time he also managed to outsmart the label.
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True Music Reviews
Lil Wayne's latest endeavor has some filler, but it is enjoyable as a whole.
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UGD
His talent has always been undeniable, and with this album, he shows the world that despite the troubles he may be having on the musical home front, he can still produce a solid product, which is only a testament to the work that also has been done with Young Money.
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