''Freedom Lasso'' is the second album by English rapper Akala, released on 1 October 2007 on Illa State Records. "Love in my Eyes", featuring a sample with

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's voice, is a cover version of the

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". Upon release, the album was hailed by ''

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'' for its "wittily constructed rhymes", "so bold and brassy".Siobhan Murph
Freedom Lasso - review
Metro UK magazine. 1 October 2007. Retrieved 1 September 2018.

Track listing

References

2007 albums Akala (rapper) albums {{2007-hiphop-album-stub