As U Were

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title: "As U Were" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["2010-albums", "lyrics-born-albums", "decon-albums", "albums-produced-by-jake-one"] topic_path: "arts/music" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/As_U_Were" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0

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Field	Value
name	As U Were
type	studio
artist	Lyrics Born
cover	As U Were.jpeg
released
genre	Hip hop
length
label	Decon, Mobile Home Recordings
producer	Lyrics Born, Jake One
prev_title	Everywhere at Once
prev_year	2008
next_title	Real People
next_year	2015
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| name = As U Were | type = studio | artist = Lyrics Born | cover = As U Were.jpeg | alt = | released = | recorded = | studio = | genre = Hip hop | length = | label = Decon, Mobile Home Recordings | producer = Lyrics Born, Jake One | prev_title = Everywhere at Once | prev_year = 2008 | next_title = Real People | next_year = 2015 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.

Critical reception

| MC = 63/100 | rev1 = AllMusic | rev1score = | rev2 = Christgau's Consumer Guide | rev2score = | rev3 = Pitchfork | rev3score = 6.8/10 | rev4 = PopMatters | rev4score = | rev5 = Rolling Stone | rev5score = 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".

Track listing

| extra_column = Producer(s) | title1 = Kontrol Phreak | extra1 = Lyrics Born | length1 = 3:32 | title2 = I Wanna B W/U | note2 = featuring Lateef | extra2 = Lyrics Born, Jake One | length2 = 3:37 | title3 = We Live by the Beat | extra3 = Lyrics Born | length3 = 4:14 | title4 = Coulda Woulda Shoulda | note4 = featuring Sam Sparro | extra4 = Lyrics Born | length4 = 4:40 | title5 = As U Were Reception | extra5 = Lyrics Born | length5 = 0:53 | title6 = I've Lost Myself | note6 = featuring Joyo Velarde | extra6 = Lyrics Born, Jake One | length6 = 5:44 | title7 = Lies X 3 | extra7 = Lyrics Born | length7 = 4:23 | title8 = Born-E-Oh's! | extra8 = Lyrics Born | length8 = 2:03 | title9 = Pushed Aside/Pulled Apart | note9 = featuring Lateef | extra9 = Lyrics Born, Jake One | length9 = 4:11 | title10 = Oh, Baby! | extra10 = Lyrics Born | length10 = 3:28 | title11 = I'm the Best (Funky Fresh in the Flesh) | extra11 = Lyrics Born | length11 = 3:09 | title12 = Block Bots | note12 = featuring Clyde Carson and Trackademicks | extra12 = Lyrics Born | length12 = 3:02 | title13 = Pillz 'Lude | extra13 = Lyrics Born | length13 = 0:55 | title14 = Pillz | note14 = featuring The Gift of Gab | extra14 = Lyrics Born | length14 = 4:25 | title15 = Something Better | note15 = featuring Francis and the Lights | extra15 = Lyrics Born | length15 = 3:46 | title16 = Fake ID | extra16 = Lyrics Born | length16 = 0:14 | title17 = (What Happened 2 Our) Love Affair | extra17 = Lyrics Born | length17 = 3:30

Charts

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References

References

1. "As U Were by Lyrics Born". [[CBS Interactive]].
2. Bush, John. "As U Were - Lyrics Born". [[AllMusic]].
3. Christgau, Robert. "Lyrics Born". [[Christgau's Consumer Guide]].
4. Kelly, Zach. (November 29, 2010). "Lyrics Born: As U Were". [[Pitchfork (website).
5. Aspray, Benjamin. (December 7, 2010). "Lyrics Born: As U Were". [[PopMatters]].
6. Eddy, Chuck. (November 16, 2010). "As U Were". [[Rolling Stone]].

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