Warlord (album) explained

Warlord
Type:studio
Artist:Yung Lean
Cover:Warlord Yung Lean.png
Released:25 February 2016
Recorded:2015
Studio:First sessions at The Pink House, Miami Beach. Later sessions in Stockholm.
Genre:Cloud rap[1]
Length:41:42
Label:YEAR0001
Producer:
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Warlord is the second studio album by Swedish rapper Yung Lean.[2] It was released on 25 February 2016 by YEAR0001.[3] It was recorded between spring and autumn 2015, across Florida and Stockholm.[4] A deluxe edition was released on 28 April 2016.[5]

Critical reception

Steve Mallon of Crack Magazine wrote that "As with much of Lean’s output, tracks like Fantasy, Highway Patrol and Afghanistan feature crystalline instrumentals, but are let down by uninspired lyricism and stilted delivery"[6] while Ural Garrett of HipHopDX said "Regardless of some unintentional missteps, Warlord explores the mind of a man already turned cynical toward fame, even if it’s only by the binary codes of the web."[7]

Some reviews were far less positive however. Tiny Mix Tapes wrote in a more negative piece that "listening to Warlord is like thinking of Napoleon beating himself up. It’s intentional. But being played a fool and submitting are different topics (wholly); it’s fucking cold up in here. So I see you, Yung Lean. You’re just stoked because you were the first to grab the name Warlord across all gaming platforms. Human beings are liars. All of them."

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Album review: 'Warlord,' Yung Lean. Jakob Ross. March 7, 2016. December 20, 2017.
  2. Web site: Yung Lean says Warlord album drops this week, posts two song teasers. Fact. April. Clare. February 23, 2016. April 20, 2016.
  3. Web site: Yung Lean Returns to North America on World Tour . January 20, 2016 . . Adams, Gregory . January 20, 2016.
  4. News: Yung Lean's Second Chance. The FADER. December 13, 2017. en.
  5. News: Price . Joe . 2016-04-28 . Listen to the Deluxe Edition of Yung Lean's 'Warlord' . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20160917042353/http://pigeonsandplanes.com/music/2016/04/yung-lean-warlord-deluxe-stream . 2016-09-17 . 2024-08-02 . . en.
  6. News: Yung Lean – Warlord Album Review Crack Magazine. Crack Magazine. December 11, 2017. en-US.
  7. News: Yung Lean - Warlord. HipHopDX. December 11, 2017. en-US.