Lace Up
| Machine Gun Kelly
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Lace Up
Lace Up is the debut studio album by American rapper Machine Gun Kelly. It was released on October 9, 2012, by Bad Boy Records and Interscope Records. Puff Daddy, who served as the executive producer on the album, enlisted the guest appearances from Cassie, DMX, Planet VI and Avenged Sevenfold; as well as the production that was provided by Alex da Kid, JP Did This 1 and J.R. Rotem, among others. The album was supported by four singles: "Wild Boy" featuring Waka Flocka Flame, "Invincible" featuring Ester Dean, and "Hold On (Shut Up)" featuring Young Jeezy, along with a promotional single, "Stereo" featuring Alex Fitts.
Reviews for the record were generally positive, but critics felt that it was a disappointment, compared to his previous mixtapes. Lace Up debuted at number 4 on the Billboard 200, with first-week sales of 57,000 copies in the United States. It was certified Gold by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), denoting sales of over 500,000 copies.-Wikipedia
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Sputnik Music
Machine Gun Kelly's mix-tape, Lace Up, without a doubt, is one to go down in my history books. It gives listeners a good look into the Cleveland rappers mind and into his life.
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All Music
Lace Up is a beast of a debut, and some of the heaviest mainstream-friendly hip-hop happening in 2012, a picture of young energy at its zenith.
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Hip Hop Vibe
Throughout Lace Up, Machine Gun Kelly does not simply walk this tightrope, he runs this tightrope, delivering a great body of work along the way.
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The Buffalo News
All in all, “Lace Up” is a heavy album. It is an artist putting everything on the table, something that isn’t seen very often. So if you want something that is as gutsy as it is entertaining, check it out (and yes, it does contain explicit lyrics).
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Cleveland
You get a sense that "Lace Up" may not reinvent hip-hop but fits squarely into the rap zeitgeist. You're likely to hear it from years blasting out of the earbuds from kids, say, hanging out in SouthPark Mall.
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Hip Hop DX
Full of passion, charisma and a lyrical dexterity that is undeniable, Machine Gun Kelly certainly has the ability to rap for the long haul. With that said, Lace Up is an imbalanced project that fails to establish MGK’s grand message. His debut is decent at best, with hope that his following projects yield better results.
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Hot New Sports Report
MGK may be fighting an uphill battle down the road. But this guy is undefeated against adversity, and Lace Up is a hot album.
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