Grade: B-
After a long battle with Atlantic Records, Lupe Fiasco has finally released his third studio album, “Lasers.” Though the album is certainly — and somewhat disappointingly — nowhere near the level of his 2007 concept album “The Cool,” it is still full of witty and sometimes utopian lyrics and beats. Certain songs like “Out of My Head” try too hard to be pop-rap radio singles. But some of the best songs on the album, such as “Beautiful Lasers” and the politically-charged “Words I Never Said,” show Fiasco’s full potential as one of rap’s best lyricists.