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Loso's Way
Studio album by Fabolous
Released	July 28, 2009
Recorded	2007–2009
Genre	Hip hop
Length	67:43
Label	Desert Storm, Street Family, Def Jam
Producer	DJ Clue Duro Fabolous Skane Ryan Leslie Jermaine Dupri No I.D. L Roc Sid V Syience the Alchemist Sean C & LV Tricky Stewart Streetrunner L Pro the Runners DJ Khalil BlackOut Movement J.U.S.T.I.C.E. League Rico Law Kevin Cossom Jones The-Dream
Fabolous chronology
From Nothin' to Somethin' (2007) Loso's Way (2009) The Young OG Project (2014)
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Singles from Loso's Way
"Throw It in the Bag" Released: May 12, 2009 "My Time" Released: May 12, 2009 "Everything, Everyday, Everywhere" Released: September 22, 2009 "Money Goes, Honey Stay (When the Money Goes Remix)" Released: November 11, 2009

Professional ratings

Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	66/100
Review scores
Source	Rating
About
AllMusic
The Boston Globe	(favorable)
Entertainment Weekly	B+
Los Angeles Times
Metro	(Classic)
Newsday	A
Robert Christgau
Rolling Stone
USA Today

Loso's Way is the fifth studio album by American rapper Fabolous. The album was released on July 28, 2009, by Desert Storm Records, Street Family Records and Def Jam Recordings. The album's first two singles were released simultaneously on May 26, 2009: "Throw It in the Bag" (featuring The-Dream) and "My Time" (featuring Jeremih). Two other singles were subsequently released: Everything, Everyday, Everywhere" (featuring Keri Hilson) and "Money Goes, Honey Stay" (featuring Jay-Z).

Background

A deluxe album was released on the same day as the standard release. The edition features a bonus DVD, (Loso's Way, the movie). The movie features Fabolous (and three of his friends). Fabolous is leaving a restaurant when he is shot. His friends quickly rush Fabolous to the hospital, but are stopped by the police after running a red light. Fellow rapper Styles P has a role in the movie. DJ Clue, DJ Khaled, Jadakiss, Swizz Beatz, DJ Envy, and Ryan Leslie make cameo appearances. The movie Loso's Way runs for 33:03 minutes. In order to view Loso's Way the movie, the deluxe album Loso's Way must be purchased.

Critical reception

Loso's Way got a score of 66 out of 100 from Metacritic based on positive reviews from music critics. Several critics pointed out that the album revealed Fabolous' lyrical strengths and weaknesses.

Slava Kuperstein of HipHopDX gave the album a 3.5 out of five stars and stated that Loso's Way may be the first completely focused album Fabolous has ever dropped, and the results confirm what all the hype was for in the first place.

Commercial performance

The album debuted at number one on the Billboard 200, selling over 99,000 copies in its first week. It became Fabolous' first and only album to top the chart.

Track listing

Sample credits

• "The Way (Intro)" contains sample from "Fly Me to the Moon", written by Bart Howard, and performed by Leslie Uggams.
• "Makin' Love" contains samples from "Brokenhearted", written by Keith Crouch and Kipper Jones, and performed by Brandy.
• "Pachanga" contains samples from "You Know How To Make Me Feel So Good", written by Kenneth Gamble and Leon A. Huff, and performed by Harold Melvin & the Blue Notes. It also contains interpolations from "The Message", written by Nasir Jones, Gordon Sumner, and Dominic Miller.

Personnel

• Mike "I.L.O." Aiello – keyboards (1)
• Chris Athens – mastering
• Steven Barlow – assistant engineer (11, 12), additional tracking and editing assistant (7)
• Blackout – engineer (9)
• Just Blaze – scratches (14)
• Kevin "KC" Cossom – background vocals (2)
• Juro "Mez" Davis – engineer (15)
• Jermaine Dupri – mixing (7, 11, 12)
• Supa Engineer DURO – mixing (1-6, 8-10, 13-16)
• Casey Flynn – engineer (9)
• Ed "Wolverine" Goodson – bass and guitar (16)
• Christy Hall – production assistant (6)
• Edd "Odd" Hartwell – assistant engineer (11)
• Brandon "Bizzy" Hollemon – additional guitars (9)
• John Horesco IV – engineer (11, 12), additional tracking and editing (7)
• J.U.S.T.I.C.E. League – engineers (4)
• Gimel "Young Guru" Keaton – engineer (7)
• Keke and Amy – production coordination (8)
• Danny Keyz – keyboards (3)
• Ken "Duro" Ifill – engineer (1-16)
• DJ Khalil – engineer (3), drum programming (3)
• Rico Law – engineer (8)
• Ryan Leslie – engineer (5, 10), instrumentation (5, 10)
• Mark Lewis – engineer (11)
• Chris "TEK" O'Ryan – engineer (6)
• Carlos Oyanedel – assistant mix engineer (7, 11, 12)
• Anthony "Smash" Randolph – additional keyboards (1)
• Lenesha Randolph – background vocals (16)
• Zach Steele – assistant engineer (6, 13)
• Syience – instrumentation (15)
• Phil Tan – mixing (7, 11, 12)
• Brian "B-LUV" Thomas – engineer (6)
• Brian Turner – intro announcer (1)
• Jeff "Supa Jeff" Villanueva – vocal engineer (2), additional Pro Tools engineering (2)
• Finis "KY" White – engineer (8)
• Doug Wilson – engineer (16), keyboards (16)
• Eric Young – assistant engineer (12)
• Jordan "DJ Swivel" Young – assistant engineer (1-16), assistant mix engineer (1-6, 8-10, 13-16)

Charts

Certifications

References

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