retired_mika318

Can't get past my dislike of Stronger so I haven't listened to the album. You'd have to look a long way down my list of things I want to listen to before you found it.

retired_the gizmo

I think stronger is an obvious attempt at an easy pop hit and it's still one of the better tracks on the album.

retired_rukia-chan

Probably would have to look way down on your list to find any hip hop at all anyway?

retired_mika318

Probably would have to look way down on your list to find any hip hop at all anyway? </BLOCKQUOTE>

True.

retired_the gizmo

I've only listened to the album twice and nothing really caught in my ear.

eardrum still probably my favorite hip hop of 2007.

retired_gozadera2007

Regardless of the beats and production of it, the whole album struck me as, for want of a better phrase, a sell out. He's never been the tightest of rappers in terms of actual delivery, but what made him stand out were the issues he dealt with and his fresh takes on them. While his style has improved, he's not actually using it to say anything about anything anymore - just another voice in the legions of rappers taking about cash, awards and women.

retired_mrszip

Thinking about it, Never Let You Down &gt; *

retired_rukia-chan

I've only listened to the album twice and nothing really caught in my ear.

eardrum still probably my favorite hip hop of 2007. </BLOCKQUOTE>

Not as good as Be, although it clearly takes a similar approach (also with Kanye producing most of the album, although Kanye seems to have more of a mark on this than he had on Be). Some good sampling on the album overall but where Be was great all the way through, Finding Forever is a bit uneven with a couple of hit and miss songs. Still a very good album in the current state of hip hop affairs though.

DGibb

Can't Tell Me Nothing and Flashing Lights both really good songs, but a lot of average songs on there.

retired_oldfierce

Not a very good album imo.

Stronger just such a bad sample.