''Loso's Way'' is the fifth studio album by American rapper Fabolous. The album was released on July 28, 2009, by

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, Street Family Records and Def Jam Recordings. The album's first two singles were released simultaneously on May 26, 2009. "

Throw It in the Bag "Throw It in the Bag" is the first single from Fabolous' album '' Loso's Way'' (2009). The song features singer The-Dream, who also provided the production alongside Tricky Stewart. Music video The video for "Throw It In The Bag" was released on ...

" features The-Dream and " My Time" features Jeremih. Two more singles were subsequently released,

Everything, Everyday, Everywhere "Everything, Everyday, Everywhere" is the third official single from rapper Fabolous's album, ''Loso's Way''. It features Keri Hilson and Ryan Leslie, the latter also providing the songs production. Music video The music video for the song shows F ...

" featuring Keri Hilson and "Money Goes, Honey Stay" featuring

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Background

A deluxe album was released on the same day as the standard release. The edition features a bonus DVD, (''Loso's Way'', the movie). The movie features Fabolous (and three of his friends). Fabolous is leaving a restaurant when he is shot. His friends quickly rush Fabolous to the hospital, but are stopped by the police after running a red light. Fellow rapper Styles P has a role in the movie.

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, DJ Khaled, Jadakiss, Swizz Beatz, DJ Envy, and Ryan Leslie make cameo appearances. The movie ''Loso's Way'' runs for 33:03 minutes. In order to view ''Loso's Way'' the movie, the deluxe album ''Loso's Way'' must be purchased.

Critical reception

''Loso's Way'' got a score of 66 out of 100 from Metacritic based on positive reviews from

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s. Several critics pointed out that the album revealed Fabolous' lyrical strengths and weaknesses. Slava Kuperstein of HipHopDX gave the album a 3.5 out of five stars and stated that Loso's Way may be the first completely focused album Fabolous has ever dropped, and the results confirm what all the hype was for in the first place.

Commercial performance

The album debuted at number one on the ''Billboard'' 200, selling over 99,000 copies in its first week. It became Fabolous' first and only album to top the chart.

Track listing

Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

Certifications

References

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