—It’s been a little over a month since the release of Lisa “Left Eye” Lopes‘ Eye Legacy (January 27, 2009), which was met with Average to mediocre reviews. This was to be expected from a “posthumous compilation.” On Tuesday, February 24, 2009, Slava Kuperstein for Hiphopdx.com gave the album 3 out of 5 stars, and which was an interesting read…

As someone who remembers when Lisa “Left Eye” Lopes first rapped, “Dreams are hopeless aspirations in hopes of coming true/ Believe in yourself, the rest is up to me and you,” the news of a posthumous album by the femcee was greeted with significant skepticism. And why not? Tupac’s legacy continues to be tarnished by subpar releases, let alone Mr. Wallace’s Duets atrocity. Let’s face it; the game is greedy, and many will do anything for a quick buck, which has led to dozens of awful albums. Fortunately, Left Eye’s second solo album is neither a ploy to make some wallets fatter (a portion of the proceeds go to Lopes’ charity for Honduran children), and it manages to be an artistic success – though not without faults.
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