FWA (Free Weezy Album)
by Lil Wayne
Metascore
61

Generally favorable reviews - based on 10 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 3 out of 10
  2. Mixed: 6 out of 10
  3. Negative: 1 out of 10
  1. New Musical Express (NME)
    Jul 20, 2015
    60
    Free Weezy Album is one of those records you sift through for flashes of greatness, rather than sit back and let it wash over you.
  2. Spin
    Jul 8, 2015
    60
    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.
  3. DJ Booth
    Jul 8, 2015
    60
    Nothing on par with the classics but he has plenty of moments where his strengths are showcased.
  5. Consequence
    Jul 10, 2015
    58
    Occasionally, Wayne sounds either torn about the kind of music he wants to be making or even just short on ideas.
  6. Pitchfork
    Jul 9, 2015
    55
    The effort and energy are there but the soul is missing.
  7. Pretty Much Amazing
    Jul 10, 2015
    50
    The record’s occasionally bright moments are swallowed up by scattered thoughts and stale beats.

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User Score
7.4

Generally favorable reviews- based on 178 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 127 out of 178
  2. Mixed: 18 out of 178
  3. Negative: 33 out of 178
  1. IBCircuits
    Jul 8, 2015
    10
    Amazing album, Wayne brings it once again. This album is filled with amazing punchlines, deep subject matter, great flows, and flawlessAmazing album, Wayne brings it once again. This album is filled with amazing punchlines, deep subject matter, great flows, and flawless production. Wayne's best project since S4TW2.… Full Review »
  2. macmiller989
    Jul 8, 2015
    10
    great album full of great songs and lyrics. ignore the troll reviews by **** websites like Exclaim who are just trolling for click bait, thisgreat album full of great songs and lyrics. ignore the troll reviews by **** websites like Exclaim who are just trolling for click bait, this album is the return to waynes prime and it's his best album since the carter III a pure classic with no bad songs.… Full Review »
  3. RapFanatic
    Jul 8, 2015
    10
    As an esteemed rap fan and heavy stan of 90's hip-hop, I went into this expecting garbage, and that's how it seemed to me on first listen. ButAs an esteemed rap fan and heavy stan of 90's hip-hop, I went into this expecting garbage, and that's how it seemed to me on first listen. But after several more listens, it grew on me so much that it just surpassed Kendrick's To Pimp A Butterfly as the best album of 2015 for me.… Full Review »
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