''Warlord'' is the second studio album by Swedish rapper
Yung Lean Yung may refer to:
* Yung (surname), Chinese surname
* Yung Joc, (born Jasiel Robinson in 1983), an American rapper
* Yung Wun, (born James Carlton Anderson in 1982), an American rapper
* Yung Berg, (born Christian Ward in 1985), an American rapper
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. It was released on February 25, 2016, by
YEAR0001
YEAR0001 is an independent record label based in Stockholm, Sweden. Founded in 2015 by Oskar Ekman and Emilio Fagone, it is under an exclusive distribution agreement with Dutch distributor FUGA.
Artist roster
* Bladee
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. It was recorded from the spring to the fall of 2015, across Florida and Stockholm. A
deluxe edition
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was released on April 28, 2016.
Track listing
Critical reception
Steve Mallon of
Crack Magazine
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Founded in Bristol in the UK in 2009, the magazine has featured Björk, MF Doom, Lil Yachty, FKA twigs, Gorillaz and Queens of the Stone Age on the cover. T ...
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" while Ural Garrett of
HipHopDX
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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."
Some reviews were far less positive however.
Tiny Mix Tapes
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wrote in a more negative piece that "listening to ''Warlord'' is like thinking of
Napoleon
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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."
References
External links
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2016 albums
Yung Lean albums
Year0001 albums