As U Were

As U Were
Studio album by Lyrics Born
Released October 26, 2010 (2010-10-26)
Genre Hip hop
Length 55:37
Label Decon, Mobile Home Recordings
Producer Lyrics Born, Jake One
Lyrics Born chronology
Everywhere at Once
(2008)		 As U Were
(2010)		 Real People
(2015)
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic63/100[1]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
Christgau's Consumer Guide[3]
Pitchfork6.8/10[4]
PopMatters[5]
Rolling Stone[6]

As U Were is the third solo studio album by Lyrics Born. It was released on Decon and Mobile Home Recordings in 2010. It peaked at number 89 on the Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart.[7]

Critical reception

At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average score out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 63% based on 8 reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews".[1]

Track listing

No.TitleProducer(s)Length
1."Kontrol Phreak"Lyrics Born3:32
2."I Wanna B W/U" (featuring Lateef)Lyrics Born, Jake One3:37
3."We Live by the Beat"Lyrics Born4:14
4."Coulda Woulda Shoulda" (featuring Sam Sparro)Lyrics Born4:40
5."As U Were Reception"Lyrics Born0:53
6."I've Lost Myself" (featuring Joyo Velarde)Lyrics Born, Jake One5:44
7."Lies X 3"Lyrics Born4:23
8."Born-E-Oh's!"Lyrics Born2:03
9."Pushed Aside/Pulled Apart" (featuring Lateef)Lyrics Born, Jake One4:11
10."Oh, Baby!"Lyrics Born3:28
11."I'm the Best (Funky Fresh in the Flesh)"Lyrics Born3:09
12."Block Bots" (featuring Clyde Carson and Trackademicks)Lyrics Born3:02
13."Pillz 'Lude"Lyrics Born0:55
14."Pillz" (featuring The Gift of Gab)Lyrics Born4:25
15."Something Better" (featuring Francis and the Lights)Lyrics Born3:46
16."Fake ID"Lyrics Born0:14
17."(What Happened 2 Our) Love Affair"Lyrics Born3:30

Charts

Chart (2010) Peak
position
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[7] 89

References

  1. 1 2 "As U Were by Lyrics Born". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved November 23, 2015.
  2. ↑ Bush, John. "As U Were - Lyrics Born". AllMusic. Retrieved November 23, 2015.
  3. ↑ Christgau, Robert. "Lyrics Born". Christgau's Consumer Guide. Retrieved October 13, 2018.
  4. ↑ Kelly, Zach (November 29, 2010). "Lyrics Born: As U Were". Pitchfork. Retrieved November 23, 2015.
  5. ↑ Aspray, Benjamin (December 7, 2010). "Lyrics Born: As U Were". PopMatters. Retrieved November 23, 2015.
  6. ↑ Eddy, Chuck (November 16, 2010). "As U Were". Rolling Stone. Retrieved November 23, 2015.
  7. 1 2 "Lyrics Born: Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved October 13, 2018.
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