CARELESS WORLD: Rise of the Last King
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CARELESS WORLD: Rise of the Last King
Careless World: Rise of the Last King is the second studio album by American rapper Tyga. It is his first album under a major label after his independent release, No Introduction. Production for the album took place during 2009 to 2012 and was handled by Jess Jackson, Arthur McArthur, Pharrell Williams, Boi-1da, and Noah "40" Shebib, among others. The album was released on February 21, 2012, on Young Money Entertainment, Cash Money Records, and Universal Republic Records. The album endured several release dates due to sampling credits, and experienced a limited release in retail stores due to an uncredited use of Martin Luther King Jr.'s "I've Been to the Mountaintop", which was his last speech before he was assassinated on April 4th, 1968. Despite the limited release, the album received strong digital downloads, and debuted at number four on the US Billboard 200 chart, selling 61,000 copies in its first week. The album has received generally positive reviews from music critics upon release. - WIKIPEDIA
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Pitchfork
These songs don't reinvent the wheel and sometimes openly cop from existing hits. "Muthafucka Up" is basically "6'7"" Part Two, "Black Crowns" takes a moody page out of Noah "40" Shebib's playbook, and so forth. Still, they sound big and sturdy, built for the radio.
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RollingStone
That Tyga ranks as the fourth-best rapper on Lil Wayne's label is hardly a sign of weakness. The 22-year-old's first LP for Young Money lays bare its Top 40 aspirations with misty-eyed R&B ("Far Away") and clings mostly to an everyman rags-to-riches narrative; it also keeps a shrewd eye on the club with the dank champagne-room bounce of "Faded" and Top 10 hit "Rack City." Tyga's strength isn't in introspection, but curation. Pharrell Williams, Wale, Nas and J. Cole all guest, and those who don't are there in spirit: "Do It All" apes Kanye West's "Power," and "Black Crowns" ends with a voicemail message from Mom that would make even Drake squirm.
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XXL
Even with so many features, Tyga rarely lets the album get away from him, remaining in the driver's seat even when next to young stars and legends.
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RapReviews
This is a clear and definitive evolutionary improvement from his solo debut on "No Introduction," which is all a listener or review could have really asked for.
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The New York Times
Even though he remains a cipher, his surroundings are lush.
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NOW
The result is a slick, accessible rap record that's about nine songs too long.
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SPIN
As a whole, though, Careless World is simply mediocre.
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popMATTERS
To Careless World's credit, at its worst it's an album that's really hard to feel any sort of way about. But it's also hard to completely ignore how well made it is.
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hnhh
Tyga's album does exactly what it should, it shows Tyga's growth as an artist, it shows diversity not only in beats but in lyrics. Sometimes we hear a mixtape and think that it's album-quality, but for Tyga his mixtapes were simply warming us up, as they should.
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ALL MUSIC
Growth since his previous effort is obvious, both for the good (writing skills) and an arguable definition of bad (Penthouse Forum might even balk at some of the aggressive sex talk here), meaning Careless World is a case of happening label meeting able artist, so just let the expensive tape roll and leave it to the audience to sort out. In this case, it's well worth it.
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SOUTHWEST SHADOW
“Careless World: Rise of the Last King” is a fitting name for the album–it’s honorable and worthy of a royal audience. Tyga truly did outdo himself in this album, with the help of famous artists Chris Brown, Lil Wayne, J. Cole, and Chris Richardson. Not only is it catchy, but also the lyrics are influential and quotable.
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The Washington Post
Those who loved “Rack City,” will find plenty like it on “Careless World,” whether it’s the T-Pain duet “Celebration” or “Make it Nasty,” but those who long for rap with more heft will be pleasantly surprised that Tyga isn’t all flash.
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All Hip Hop
Some were concerned that Tyga would be unable to make music deeper than his platinum single "Rack City", but with the release of Careless World: Rise Of The Last King, it seems that he has done just that.
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ARTISTdirect
Tyga's made a new hip hop classic that's both diverse and definitive for modern rap. Claws out and teeth bared, Tyga's showing everyone what he's got. This truly is the Rise of the Last King.
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The Patriot Online
Tyga’s album, Careless World: Rise of the Last King, simply put, is average. Many tracks are boring and than others you will most definitely keep on repeat. Any song Tyga had a featured artist from Young Money the overall performance improved.
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Stumblings and Ramblings
on the second listen, it’s a much better sounding album.
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REFLECTOR ONLINE
Tyga delivered each song uniquely by mixing his music with a combination of singing and rapping.
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Apparently Trendy
Overall, I was very much impressed by the album and I hope to see Tyga De-throne Lil Wayne for good in the near future.
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YORAPPER
This album isn’t good by any measure. It’s too long. It’s too boring. And your too dumb to pull off anything thought provoking, which seems to be your aim.
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