Lawson Graham

Lawson Graham is a studio album by Canadian hip hop producer Factor. It was released on Fake Four Inc. in 2010. It features guest appearances from Gregory Pepper, Cars & Trains, Radical Face, Sole, Myka 9, Ceschi, and Moka Only.[10] It is an ode to Factor's grandfather.[11]

Lawson Graham
Studio album by Factor
Released	May 18, 2010[1]
Genre	Hip hop
Length	52:47
Label	Fake Four Inc.
Producer	Factor
Factor chronology
13 Stories (A Prelude) (2010) Lawson Graham (2010) Woke Up Alone (2013)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[2]
Exclaim!	favorable[3]
Music Vice	exceptional[4]
Now	[5]
The Phoenix	[6]
Potholes in My Blog	[7]
Toro Magazine	4/5[8]
Word Is Bond	favorable[9]

Critical reception

Rick Anderson of AllMusic gave the album 3.5 stars out of 5, saying, "it's emotionally sophisticated rap, and that really is quite unusual."[2] Thomas Quinlan of Exclaim! said, "Lawson Graham is certainly an excellent attempt by Factor to appeal to a wider audience, which is also likely to lead to a greater range of co-conspirators he can work with in the future."[3]

Confront Magazine named it the 2nd best album of 2010.[12]

Track listing

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Bengough Station"	1:04
2.	"Missed the Train" (featuring Gregory Pepper)	2:41
3.	"Ain't Nothin' Gonna Change" (featuring Barfly and Heresy Mae)	3:23
4.	"Every Morning" (featuring Cars & Trains)	4:16
5.	"Living in a Vacuum" (featuring Radical Face and Sole)	3:11
6.	"Blown Away"	0:59
7.	"Oh Oh Andy" (featuring Nomad)	2:37
8.	"More Than Love" (featuring Kirby Dominant)	3:59
9.	"Mental Illness" (featuring 2Mex)	2:56
10.	"PopStravaganza" (featuring Josh Martinez)	4:06
11.	"They Don't Know" (featuring Pigeon John)	3:37
12.	"That's How I Feel About It" (featuring Myka 9)	4:31
13.	"Stoned As You"	1:46
14.	"The Fall of Captain EO" (featuring Ceschi)	3:45
15.	"Went Away" (featuring Moka Only)	2:48
16.	"Not What They Seem"	1:51
17.	"Battle Scars" (featuring Def3)	2:54
18.	"Lawson Graham"	2:22

References

1. "Lawson Graham". Fake Four Inc. Retrieved June 3, 2017.
2. Anderson, Rick. "Lawson Graham - Factor". AllMusic. Retrieved June 3, 2017.
3. Quinlan, Thomas (July 25, 2010). "Factor - Lawson Graham". Exclaim!. Retrieved June 3, 2017.
4. Banks, Brian (July 30, 2010). "Album Review: Factor – Lawson Graham". Music Vice Magazine. Retrieved June 3, 2017.
5. Rennie, Andrew (June 3, 2010). "Factor". Now. Retrieved June 3, 2017.
6. Faraone, Chris (June 1, 2010). "Factor - Lawson Graham". The Phoenix. Retrieved June 3, 2017.
7. Reyneke, David (June 12, 2010). "Rapid Fire Reviews: Gilles Peterson, Factor, & Dr. Quandary". Potholes in My Blog. Retrieved June 3, 2017.
8. Skinner, Jesse (June 22, 2010). "Factor: Lawson Graham". Toro Magazine. Retrieved June 3, 2017.
9. Rveenew (September 20, 2010). "Album Review: Factor - Lawson Graham". Word Is Bond. Retrieved June 3, 2017.
10. 319 (May 13, 2010). "Factor – "Lawson Graham" video". Ugsmag. Retrieved June 3, 2017.CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
11. Gillespie, Blake (June 21, 2010). "Factor honors grandfather through hip hop". Impose Magazine. Retrieved June 3, 2017.
12. Karmazenuk, Steve (January 1, 2011). "2010 Best & Worst of…". Confront Magazine. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved June 3, 2017.

External links

• Lawson Graham at Discogs (list of releases)