As U Were

As U Were is the third solo studio album by Lyrics Born. It was released on Decon and Mobile Home Recordings in 2010. It peaked at number 89 on the Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart.[1]

As U Were
Studio album by Lyrics Born
Released	October 26, 2010
Genre	Hip hop
Length	55:37
Label	Decon, Mobile Home Recordings
Producer	Lyrics Born, Jake One
Lyrics Born chronology
Everywhere at Once (2008) As U Were (2010) Real People (2015)

Critical reception

Professional ratings

Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	63/100[2]
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[3]
Christgau's Consumer Guide	[4]
Pitchfork	6.8/10[5]
PopMatters	[6]
Rolling Stone	[7]

At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average score out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 63, based on 8 reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews".[2]

Track listing

No.	Title	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Kontrol Phreak"	Lyrics Born	3:32
2.	"I Wanna B W/U" (featuring Lateef)	Lyrics Born, Jake One	3:37
3.	"We Live by the Beat"	Lyrics Born	4:14
4.	"Coulda Woulda Shoulda" (featuring Sam Sparro)	Lyrics Born	4:40
5.	"As U Were Reception"	Lyrics Born	0:53
6.	"I've Lost Myself" (featuring Joyo Velarde)	Lyrics Born, Jake One	5:44
7.	"Lies X 3"	Lyrics Born	4:23
8.	"Born-E-Oh's!"	Lyrics Born	2:03
9.	"Pushed Aside/Pulled Apart" (featuring Lateef)	Lyrics Born, Jake One	4:11
10.	"Oh, Baby!"	Lyrics Born	3:28
11.	"I'm the Best (Funky Fresh in the Flesh)"	Lyrics Born	3:09
12.	"Block Bots" (featuring Clyde Carson and Trackademicks)	Lyrics Born	3:02
13.	"Pillz 'Lude"	Lyrics Born	0:55
14.	"Pillz" (featuring The Gift of Gab)	Lyrics Born	4:25
15.	"Something Better" (featuring Francis and the Lights)	Lyrics Born	3:46
16.	"Fake ID"	Lyrics Born	0:14
17.	"(What Happened 2 Our) Love Affair"	Lyrics Born	3:30

Charts

Chart (2010)	Peak position
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[1]	89

References

1. "Lyrics Born Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved November 8, 2018.
2. "As U Were by Lyrics Born". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved November 23, 2015.
3. Bush, John. "As U Were - Lyrics Born". AllMusic. Retrieved November 23, 2015.
4. Christgau, Robert. "Lyrics Born". Christgau's Consumer Guide. Retrieved October 13, 2018.
5. Kelly, Zach (November 29, 2010). "Lyrics Born: As U Were". Pitchfork. Retrieved November 23, 2015.
6. Aspray, Benjamin (December 7, 2010). "Lyrics Born: As U Were". PopMatters. Retrieved November 23, 2015.
7. Eddy, Chuck (November 16, 2010). "As U Were". Rolling Stone. Retrieved November 23, 2015.

External links

• As U Were at Discogs (list of releases)