As you read this review you will find that IGN finds pleasure in hearing a once respected underground rapper, turned into a sell out of a artist. IGN praises Wiz for his new pop/radio oriented sound . Then again, what else would you expect from a site that focuses on video games. This whole Pop sound, and trying to make it on billboard charts is the exact reason why i do not like "Rolling papers". It is as if Wiz wants everyone song on this album to make it on the radio. I am not trying to say that songs on that radio are bad either, but these songs try so hard to be hits that it ruins the experience.
As i said before I am a huge Wiz fan, and the main reason why i follow his music is because he stays true to him self. Wiz always made the music he wanted, and even declined a big contract from a label early in his career. He turned down the contract so he could make the music he wanted, and not let a label control his music. However Wiz is now currently signed with Atlantic Records, and you cant help but notice their influence on this album. My main problem i have with reviews from sites like IGN is that they have not listened to Wiz through out his career. If they were fans of Wiz from early in his career they certainly would have a problem with this new pop direction. I am all for an artist trying out a new sound but, this is change for the worse. I feel like sites like IGN need to do more research on an artist before they can make a verdict on a album.
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