Rise of an Empire
by Young Money
  • Record Label: Island
  • Release Date: Mar 11, 2014
User Score
5.8

Mixed or average reviews- based on 19 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 9 out of 19
  2. Mixed: 4 out of 19
  3. Negative: 6 out of 19
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  1. geedup
    Mar 19, 2014
    4
    The line up is promising. I suppose thats why Lil Wayne is making all this $! But the album is WEEEEEAAAAKKKK! There is one song by Drake that was hot. The rest of the songs are lyrically weak and very predictable. I mean if you like the same thing that Lil Wayne gives you time and time again (i.e. drugs, pu**y, money) then you'll probably love it. The beats were hitting though. I'd likeThe line up is promising. I suppose thats why Lil Wayne is making all this $! But the album is WEEEEEAAAAKKKK! There is one song by Drake that was hot. The rest of the songs are lyrically weak and very predictable. I mean if you like the same thing that Lil Wayne gives you time and time again (i.e. drugs, pu**y, money) then you'll probably love it. The beats were hitting though. I'd like to hear KDot or Slaughterhouse go in on some of them.… Expand
  2. Ziscky
    Apr 22, 2014
    5
    Euro has a future...Drake isn't really Young Money,Minaj has an identity crisis,Tyga...smh,Lil wayne I don't know what to say.Mediocre...Young Money is dead
  3. ihavevocaloid
    Apr 18, 2015
    6
    There really isn't that much special with this album. It's not a bad compilation, though. It continues Young Money's successful career, with an album full of good production from the likes of Sonny Digital, Lex Luger, Detail, among others, with some good lyrics as well. I like Euro, he seems like a good rapper and I'm looking forward to hearing his first studio album. But there isn't thatThere really isn't that much special with this album. It's not a bad compilation, though. It continues Young Money's successful career, with an album full of good production from the likes of Sonny Digital, Lex Luger, Detail, among others, with some good lyrics as well. I like Euro, he seems like a good rapper and I'm looking forward to hearing his first studio album. But there isn't that much originality here. You can imagine just about any mainstream rapper out there making this album. However, this is overall a decent effort from YMCMB. Grade: B-. Highlights: "Trophies", "Lookin A**", "Back It Up". Worst songs: "One Time", "Bang"… Expand

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55

Mixed or average reviews - based on 8 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 1 out of 8
  2. Mixed: 7 out of 8
  3. Negative: 0 out of 8
  1. PopMatters
    Apr 22, 2014
    50
    Rise of an Empire is likely only a bit of a disappointment because it opens so strongly and refuses to become outright terrible.
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  2. NOW Magazine
    Mar 20, 2014
    40
    The album is bogged down in missteps like Tyga, Lil’ Twist and YG’s limp One Time and uninspired strip club anthem Back It Up.
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  3. Rolling Stone
    Mar 20, 2014
    50
    We're introduced to a charming talkrapper named Euro and not much else beyond some diverse but mundane urban contemporary music dominated by familiar players.
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