![]() ![]() ![]() We want the invisible walls that separate by wealth, race & class to be torn down. We will not compromise who we are to be accepted by the crowd. We want substance in the place of popularity. We want a meaningful and universal education system. We want an end to status symbols dictating our worth as individuals. We want an end to the glamorization of negativity in the media. Manifesto", which can be found on both YouTube and the official website. In 2010, to promote the message of the album, Fiasco released a viral video onto the internet titled "The L.A.S.E.R.S. That’s why I made it an acronym to give it a new mould, a new understanding, but still playing off the idea that it's bringing light to different circumstances which is what I try and do – bringing understanding and light and awareness to different projects that are going on in the world, and 'L.A.S.E.R.S' is no different. And I thought 'lasers' would be a dope name for an album, so when I came up with it I just put it in my 'think-tank' and let it evolve and came up with different meanings for it. Referring to the title of the album, Fiasco has stated: "I've always had that word in my head, I'm a word guy. ![]() "Lasers" is a backronym for "Love Always Shines Everytime, Remember 2 Smile". Instead, the album was also postponed and he announced that a new album was in the works, originally titled We Are Lasers and then changed to Lasers. indefinitely and intended on releasing an album tentatively titled The Great American Rap Album in June 2009. as his third and final record, but his contract with Atlantic Records prevented him from doing so. Lupe Fiasco was supposedly going to release a triple album, titled LupE.N.D. ![]() It fared well commercially however, debuting at number one on the US Billboard 200 with first-week sales of over 200,000 copies sold, making the album Fiasco's second top ten album as well as his highest entry on the chart. The album has received mixed reviews from most major music critics, having a score of 57 out of 100 at the review aggregator Metacritic. The latter, however, only achieved moderate success on the Hot 100. The former became Fiasco's highest charting song on the Billboard Hot 100 and has been certified double Platinum in the US. Lasers was preceded by the lead single " The Show Goes On" and its follow-up " Words I Never Said" featuring Skylar Grey. Trey Songz, John Legend, Skylar Grey, Sway, Matt Mahaffey, MDMA, Eric Turner and Sarah Green contribute vocals to the album. Lasers features production by The Audibles, The Neptunes, Needlz, Alex da Kid, Syience, and long-time collaborator Soundtrakk, among others. Production for the album took place between 20. Lasers is the third studio album by American rapper Lupe Fiasco, released on Maby Atlantic Records. ![]()
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