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{{Infobox Album <!-- See Wikipedia:WikiProject Albums -->
{{Infobox album
|Name = Eye Legacy
|Type = compilation
| name = Eye Legacy
|Artist = [[Lisa "Left Eye" Lopes]]
| type = studio
| longtype = / [[Remix album]]
|Cover = LisaLopesEyeLegacy2008.jpg
| artist = [[Lisa Lopes|Lisa "Left Eye" Lopes]]
|Released = {{Start date|2009|1|27}}
| cover = LisaLopesEyeLegacy2008.jpg
|Recorded = 1998–2008
| released = {{Start date|2009|1|27}}
|Genre = [[contemporary R&B|R&B]], [[hip hop]], [[pop music|pop]]
| recorded = 1998–2002<small><br />([[Lisa Lopes|Lisa "Left Eye" Lopes]]' vocals)</small><br />2008<small><br />(Production, guest vocals, and mixing)</small>
|Length = 56:11
|Label = [[Mass Appeal Entertainment|Mass Appeal]], [[E1 Entertainment|E1]]
| genre = {{hlist|[[Pop-rap]]|[[Hip hop music|hip hop]]|[[Contemporary R&B|R&B]]}}
| length = 56:11
|Producer = The Heavyweights, Reigndrop Lopes, Marcus DL, Surefire Music Group
| label = {{hlist|Mass Appeal Entertainment|[[MNRK Music Group|eOne]]}}
|Reviews = * [[Allmusic]] {{Rating|3|5}} [http://allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:jxfyxzqkldhe 2009]
| producer = The Heavyweights, Reigndrop Lopes, Wanda Lopes, Marcus DL, Panauh Kalayeh, Danny Keyz, Surefire Music Group, [[Andrew Lane (record producer)|Andrew Lane]]
* ''[[Entertainment Weekly]]'' (C-) [http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,20253909,00.html 2009]
| prev_title = [[Supernova (Lisa Lopes album)|Supernova]]
*[[HipHopDx.com]] {{Rating|3|5}} [http://www.hiphopdx.com/index/reviews/id.1109 2009]
| prev_year = 2001
* ''[[The Phoenix (newspaper)|The Phoenix]]'' {{Rating|1.5|5}} [http://thephoenix.com/Boston/Music/75752-EYE-LEGACY/ 2009]
| next_title = [[Forever... The EP]]
* ''[[Spin (magazine)|Spin]]'' {{Rating|2|5}} [http://www.spin.com/reviews/lisa-left-eye-lopes-eye-legacy-mass-appeal 2009]
| next_year = 2009
* ''[[Toronto Star]]'' {{Rating|2|4}} [http://www.thestar.com/Entertainment/article/577679 2009]
| misc = {{Singles
* ''[[The Washington Post]]'' (mixed) [http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/01/26/AR2009012602091.html 2009]
| name = Eye Legacy
* ''[[XXL Magazine|XXL (magazine)]] (L) {{Rating|3|5}}
| type = studio
|Last album = ''[[Supernova (Lisa Lopes album)|Supernova]]''<br> (2001)
| single1 = [[Crank It]]
|This album = '''''Eye Legacy'''''<br> (2009)
| single1date = October 8, 2008
|Misc = {{Singles
| single2 = [[Let's Just Do It]]
|Name = Eye Legacy
| single2date = January 13, 2009
|Type = compilation
| single3 = [[The Block Party (Lisa Lopes song)#2009 version|Block Party]]
|single 1 = [[Let's Just Do It]]
| single3date = April 16, 2009 {{small|(re-release)}}
|single 1 date = January 13, 2009
}}}}
}}
}}


'''''Eye Legacy''''' is the first posthumous album by the late rapper [[Lisa Lopes|Lisa "Left Eye" Lopes]].
'''''Eye Legacy''''' is the second and final studio album by [[singing|singer]] [[Lisa Lopes|Lisa "Left Eye" Lopes]] and is her first [[posthumous work|posthumous release]]. Released on January 27, 2009, the album contains previously unreleased songs, and remixed songs from ''[[Supernova (Lisa Lopes album)|Supernova]]'', featuring new production with guest artists.


==Background==
==Background==
Originally set to be released October 28, 2008, the release date was pushed back to November 11, then to January 27, 2009.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.amazon.com/Eye-Legacy-Lisa-Left-Eye-Lopes/dp/B001F7P66U/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=music&qid=1222900991&sr=1-1/|title=''Eye-Legacy''|publisher=amazon.com|accessdate=2008-10-03}}</ref> The album includes a bonus DVD of never before seen footage of Left Eye. The album booklet also contains fan messages that were collected through the Eye Legacy official MySpace page. A percentage of the proceeds from the album sales will go to the Lisa Lopes Foundation and her orphanage in Honduras. Guest appearances include: [[Chamillionaire]], [[Bone Crusher]], [[Missy Elliott]], [[Bobby Valentino]], [[Rozonda Thomas|Chilli]], [[T-Boz]], Clyde McKnight, [[Wanya Morris]], [[Lil Mama]], Reigndrop Lopes, [[Free (rapper)|Free]], [[Ryan Toby]], and [[Claudette Ortiz]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1595648/20080925/lopes_lisa_left_eye_.jhtml|title=Lisa 'Left Eye' Lopes To Be Remembered With Solo Album,
Originally set to be released October 28, 2008, the release date was pushed back to November 11, then to January 27, 2009.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.amazon.com/dp/B001F7P66U|title=''Eye-Legacy''|website=Amazon |accessdate=October 3, 2008}}</ref> The album includes a bonus DVD of previously unreleased footage of Lisa. The album booklet also contains fan messages that were collected through the official ''Eye Legacy'' MySpace page. A percentage of the proceeds from the album sales went to the Lisa Lopes Foundation and her orphanage in Honduras. Guest appearances include: [[Chamillionaire]], [[Bone Crusher (rapper)|Bone Crusher]], [[Missy Elliott]], [[Bobby V]]alentino, [[TLC (group)|TLC]], [[Wanya Morris]], [[Lil Mama]], Reigndrop Lopes, Shamari Devoe, [[Free (rapper)|Free]], [[Ryan Toby]], and [[Claudette Ortiz]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1595648/20080925/lopes_lisa_left_eye_.jhtml|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080928073510/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1595648/20080925/lopes_lisa_left_eye_.jhtml|url-status=dead|archive-date=September 28, 2008|title=Lisa 'Left Eye' Lopes To Be Remembered With Solo Album, Eye-Legacy|last=Vena|first=Jocelyn |date=September 25, 2005|publisher=mtv.com|accessdate=October 3, 2008}}</ref> ''Eye Legacy'' sold 2,550 copies in its first week of release, just barely missing the [[Billboard 200|''Billboard'' 200]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.xxlmag.com/online/?p=36517 |title=New Releases By Rza, Cappadonna & Left Eye All Fail To Make It On To The Billboard 200 |publisher=Xxlmag.Com |date=February 4, 2009 |accessdate=February 15, 2012}}</ref> however, it debuted at #15 on the ''Billboard'' Top Rap Albums, #44 on the ''Billboard'' Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums and #30 on the ''Billboard'' Top Independent Albums. The album dropped to 18 in its second week on the Top Rap Albums chart, to 54 on the R&B albums chart and also out of the top 25 on the Independent chart. The following week the album dropped out of the Rap and Independent charts altogether and down to 99 on the R&B chart. It spent 6 weeks on the R&B albums chart, 4 on the Rap albums and 1 on the Independent.

Eye-Legacy|last=Vena|first=Jocelyn |date=2005-09-25|publisher=mtv.com|accessdate=2008-10-03}}</ref> Eye Legacy sold 2,500 copies in its first week of release, just barely missing the [[Billboard 200]]<ref>http://www.xxlmag.com/online/?p=36517</ref>, however, it debuted at 15 on the Billboard Top Rap Albums, 44 on the Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums and 30 on the Billboard Top Independent Albums. The album dropped to 18 in its second week on the Top Rap Charts, to 54 on the R&B Charts and also out of the top 25 on the Independent Charts. The following week the album dropped out of the Rap and Independent Charts altogether and down to 99 on the R&B Charts. The first official single "[[Let's Just Do It]]" features [[TLC (band)|TLC]] and [[Missy Elliott]]. It was sent to American Radio's in November 2008. The song was released on January 13, 2009 digitally in North America.
==Singles==
*"Crank It" was released on the internet as a promo single.
*"[[Let's Just Do It]]", the first official single, features [[TLC (band)|TLC]] and [[Missy Elliott]]. It was sent to American radio in November 2008. The song was digitally released on January 13, 2009 in North America.
*"[[The Block Party (Lisa Lopes song)#2009 version|Block Party]]", which features [[Lil Mama]], was announced on the Official Mass Appeal YouTube as the second single. The single went to number 1 on the Jamster "What's New" Ringtones chart.


==Reception==
==Reception==
{{Music ratings
Curently, the album received mostly average to lukewarm reviews. ''[[Entertainment Weekly]]'' called the album "...another posthumous compilation matching a much-missed talent's unused vocals (...) with tinny new beats and random guests". ''[[Spin]]'' said: "Lopes' complex flow rarely sits comfortably in the harder cuts, original guests Tupac Shakur and Esthero have vanished, and the introspection of this unconventional artist's final years too often gets obscured by the updated glitz." ''[[The Phoenix]]'' called Left Eye a "a spunky studio presence". ''[[Allmusic]]'' stated: "One of the natural reactions to a release like this — studio scraps and otherwise unfinished material reanimated with new productions and patched-in guest spots, all for the sake of a "new album" from a late artist — is, of course, horror". ''[[The Washington Post]]'' released a statement saying" Lopes was firecracker-smart, controversy-prone and given to bouts of mysticism. "Eye-Legacy" is powered by the sheer force of her personality, for better or worse. It's a glass-jawed mix of swaggery, rough-edged hip-pop, cool come-ons, non-specific spiritual allusions and go-girl affirmations that can seem one-note and brittle without the ameliorating influence of Lopes's cooler-headed group mates." Through, most critics praised the song "Block Party", with Lil Mama & Clyde McKnight, on a ''Allmusic'' track pic and ''The Phoenix'' saying: "Block Party," featuring an appearance by the always welcome Lil Mama & Clyde McKnight, works up some energy worthy of the song's title."
| MC = 48/100<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.metacritic.com/music/eye-legacy/lisa-left-eye-lopes|title=Eye Legacy by Lisa "Left Eye" Lopes Reviews and Tracks|publisher=[[Metacritic]]|date=January 27, 2009|accessdate=April 6, 2018}}</ref>
| rev1 = ''[[Entertainment Weekly]]''
| rev1Score = (C-)<ref>{{cite news |last=Vozick-Levinson |first=Simon |date=January 21, 2009 |url=http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,20253909,00.html |title=Eye Legacy Review |publisher=EW.com |accessdate=March 25, 2012 |archive-date=October 7, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121007000620/http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,20253909,00.html |url-status=dead }}</ref>
| rev2 = [[AllMusic]]
| rev2Score = {{Rating|3|5}}<ref>{{AllMusic|class=album|id=r1442165|}}</ref>
| rev3 = ''[[The Phoenix (newspaper)|The Phoenix]]''
| rev3Score = {{Rating|1.5|5}}<ref>{{cite web|last=Wood |first=Mikael |date=January 27, 2009 |url=http://thephoenix.com/Boston/Music/75752-EYE-LEGACY/ |title=Review: Lisa 'Left Eye' Lopes, Eye Legacy |publisher=Thephoenix.com |accessdate=March 25, 2012}}</ref>
| rev4 = ''[[Spin (magazine)|Spin]]''
| rev4Score = {{Rating|2|5}}<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.spin.com/reviews/lisa-left-eye-lopes-eye-legacy-mass-appeal |title=Lisa 'Left Eye' Lopes, 'Eye Legacy' |publisher=SPIN |accessdate=March 25, 2012}}</ref>
| rev5 = ''[[Toronto Star]]''
| rev5Score = {{Rating|2|4}}<ref>{{cite news|author=Ashante Infantry |url=https://www.thestar.com/Entertainment/article/577679 |title=Lisa 'Left Eye' Lopes: Eye-Legacy |work=thestar.com |date=January 27, 2009 |accessdate=March 25, 2012 |location=Toronto}}</ref>
| rev6 = ''[[The Washington Post]]''
| rev6Score = (mixed)<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/01/26/AR2009012602091.html |title=CD Review: Lisa 'Left Eye' Lopes's 'Eye Legacy' |work=Washingtonpost.com |date= January 27, 2009|accessdate=March 25, 2012}}</ref>
| rev7 = ''[[XXL Magazine|XXL]]''
| rev7Score = (L){{Rating|3|5}}
}}
Initial critical response to ''Eye Legacy'' was mixed. At [[Metacritic]], which assigns a [[Standard score|normalized]] rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album has received an [[Weighted mean|average]] score of 48 based on 5 reviews.<ref name="metacritic">{{cite web | url=http://www.metacritic.com/music/artists/lefteye/eyelegacy | title=Lisa Left Eye Lopes:Eye Legacy (2009): Reviews | work=[[Metacritic]] | publisher=CNET Networks, Inc | accessdate=March 19, 2009 | archive-date=February 21, 2009 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090221190708/http://www.metacritic.com/music/artists/lefteye/eyelegacy | url-status=dead }}</ref> ''[[Entertainment Weekly]]'' called the album "...another posthumous compilation matching a much-missed talent's unused vocals (...) with tinny new beats and random guests". ''[[Spin (magazine)|Spin]]'' said: "Lopes' complex flow rarely sits comfortably in the harder cuts, original guests [[Tupac Shakur]] and [[Esthero]] have vanished, and the introspection of this unconventional artist's final years too often gets obscured by the updated glitz." ''[[The Phoenix (newspaper)|The Phoenix]]'' called Left Eye "a spunky studio presence". [[AllMusic]] stated: "One of the natural reactions to a release like this&nbsp;— studio scraps and otherwise unfinished material reanimated with new productions and patched-in guest spots, all for the sake of a "new album" from a late artist&nbsp;— is, of course, horror". ''[[The Washington Post]]'' released a statement saying" Lopes was firecracker-smart, controversy-prone and given to bouts of mysticism. ''Eye Legacy'' is powered by the sheer force of her personality, for better or worse. It's a glass-jawed mix of swaggery, rough-edged hip-pop, cool come-ons, non-specific spiritual allusions and go-girl affirmations that can seem one-note and brittle without the ameliorating influence of Lopes's cooler-headed group mates." Urban Music Scene said "This CD is raw, gritty, truthful, and dripping with a deep, southern groove. Lisa brings a style and flavor to all her songs. From the head-nodding 'Spread Your Wings' to the club-bangers 'Bounce' featuring Chamillionaire and Bone Crusher, and 'Crank It' featuring Lisa's sister, Reigndrop, who sounds just like Lisa."


==Track listing==
==Track listing==
All songs produced by Surefire Music Group and Marcus DL except where noted.
All tracks produced by Surefire Music Group and Marcus DL, except where noted.
{{ track listing
| extra_column = Producer(s)
| title1 = Spread Your Wings
| note1 = featuring [[Free (rapper)|Free]]
| extra1 = The Heavy Weights; Marcus DL
| length1 = 3:51
| title2 = In the Life
| note2 = featuring [[Bobby V]]
| extra2 =
| length2 = 3:46
| title3 = Legendary
| note3 =
| extra3 =
| length3 = 3:26
| title4 = [[Let's Just Do It]]
| note4 = featuring [[TLC (group)|TLC]] and [[Missy Elliott]]
| extra4 = The Heavy Weights; Marcus DL
| length4 = 3:37
| title5 = [[The Block Party (Lisa Lopes song)#2009 version|Block Party]]
| note5 = featuring [[Lil Mama]]
| extra5 =
| length5 = 4:17
| title6 = Listen
| note6 =
| extra6 = Panauh Kalayeh, Danny Keys, Reigndrop Lopes
| length6 = 4:20
| title7 = Bounce
| note7 = featuring [[Chamillionaire]] and [[Bone Crusher (rapper)|Bone Crusher]]
| extra7 =
| length7 = 4:14
| title8 = Let It Out
| note8 = featuring [[Wanya Morris]] of [[Boyz II Men]]
| extra8 =
| length8 = 4:47
| title9 = Through the Pain
| note9 = featuring [[Ryan Toby]] and [[Claudette Ortiz]] of [[City High]]
| extra9 =
| length9 = 3:59
| title10 = Forever
| note10 =
| extra10 =
| length10 = 4:28
| title11 = Neva Will Eye Eva
| note11 = featuring Raina "Reigndrop" Lopes
| extra11 = [[Andrew Lane (record producer)|Andrew Lane]], Reigndrop Lopes, Panauh Kalayeh
| length11 = 3:40
| title12 = L.I.S.A.
| note12 =
| extra12 =
| length12 = 4:20
| title13 = Let's Just Do It (Remix)
| note13 = featuring TLC and Missy Elliott
| extra13 =
| length13 = 3:35
| title14 = Crank It
| note14 = featuring Reigndrop Lopes and Ebony Love
| length14 = 4:00
| title15 = Block Party (Remix)
| note15 = featuring Lil Mama; iTunes bonus<ref>{{cite web|date=January 27, 2009 |url=https://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewAlbum?id=302037341&s=143441 |title=Eye Legacy by Lisa 'Left Eye' Lopes |publisher=Itunes.apple.com |accessdate=March 25, 2012}}</ref>
| length15 = 4:03
}}
{{ track listing
| headline = UK edition
| title10 = Forever (Remix)
| note10 = featuring [[Shamari Fears]] of [[Blaque]]
| length10 = 3:58
| title13 = By the Way
| note13 = performed by Egypt
| length13 = 4:47
| title14 = Crank It
| note14 = featuring Reigndrop Lopes
| length14 = 4:00
| title15 = Crank It (HWT Remix)
| note15 = featuring Reigndrop Lopes and Ebony Love
| length15 = 3:52
}}
{{ track listing
| headline = Japan edition
| title10 = Forever (Remix)
| note10 = featuring Shamari Fears of Blaque
| length10 = 3:58
| title13 = Cherry Cherry
| note13 =
| length13 = 4:02
| title14 = Let's Just Do It (Japan Remix)
| note14 = featuring Missy Elliott and TLC
| length14 = 3:39
| title15 = Crank It
| note15 = featuring Reigndrop Lopes and Ebony Love
| length15 = 4:00
}}
*Note: The Japanese remix of "Let's Just Do It" uses the instrumental from the original ''[[FanMail]]'' demo.
*Note: Several bonus tracks were released as the EP ''[[Forever... The EP]]''.


==Remixes==
#Spread Your Wings (featuring Free) <small><Produced by The Heavy Weights and Marcus DL></small> - 3:51
The majority of songs on ''Eye Legacy'' are remixed versions of songs from Lopes' 2001 release, ''[[Supernova (Lisa Lopes album)|Supernova]]''.
#In The Life (featuring Bobby Valentino) - 3:46
#Legendary - 3:26
#[[Let's Just Do It]] (featuring [[TLC]] & [[Missy Elliott]]) <small><Produced by The Heavy Weights and Marcus DL></small> - 3:37
#Block Party (featuring [[Lil Mama]] & Clyde McKnight) - 4:17
#Listen <small><Produced by Andrew Lane; Co-Produced by Panauh Kalayeh, Danny Keys and Reigndrop Lopes></small> - 4:20
#Bounce (featuring [[Chamillionaire]] and [[Bone Crusher]]) - 4:14
#Let It Out (featuring [[Wanya Morris]]) - 4:47
#Through The Pain (featuring Ryan Toby and Claudette Ortiz) - 3:59
#Forever - 4:28
#Neva Will Eye Eva - <small><Produced by Andrew Lane and Reigndrops Lopes; Co-Produced by Panuah Kalayeh></small> - 3:40
#L.I.S.A. - 4:20


*"Spread Your Wings" ("Life Is Like a Park")
'''Bonus Tracks'''
*"In the Life" ("Rags to Riches")
#<li value=13>Let's Just Do It (featuring TLC and Missy Elliott) [Remix] - 3:35
*"Legendary" ("Untouchable")
#Crank It (featuring Reigndrops Lopes) <small><Produced by B-Rock Agee; Co-Produced by Reigndrop Lopes></small> - 4:00
*"Block Party" ("The Block Party")
#Block Party (featuring Lil Mama & Clyde McKnight) [Remix] (iTunes only<ref>http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewAlbum?id=302037341&s=143441</ref>) - 4:03
*"Listen" ("The Universal Quest")

*"Let It Out" ("Tampered With", originally the B-side of "[[The Block Party (Lisa Lopes song)|The Block Party]]" single)
'''Songs used'''
*"Forever" ("Friends", originally the Japan-exclusive track on Supernova)

*"L.I.S.A." ("Let Me Live")
The majority of songs on Eye Legacy are remixed versions of Lopes' 2001 release, ''[[Supernova]]''.

#Spread Your Wings - Life Is Like A Park
#In The Life - Rags to Riches
#Legendary - Untouchable
#Let's Just Do It - '''''previously unreleased'''''
#Block Party - The Block Party
#Listen - The Universal Quest
#Bounce - '''''previously unreleased'''''
#Let It Out - Tampered With (b-side of [[The Block Party]])
#Through The Pain - '''''previously unreleased''''' **
#Forever - Friends **
#Never Will Eye Eva - '''''previously unreleased'''''
#L.I.S.A. - Let Me Live
#Crank It - '''''previously unreleased'''''

NOTE - **Parts of verses used on TLC's album [[3D (TLC album)|3D]].


==Charts==
==Charts==
{|class="wikitable sortable"
{|class="wikitable sortable"
|-
!Chart (2009)
!Chart (2009)
!Peak<br>position
!Peak<br/>position
|-
|-
|''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'' [[Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums]]<ref name="Billboard">{{cite magazine|url={{BillboardURLbyName|artist=lisa "left eye" lopes|chart=R&B/Hip-Hop Albums B}}|title=Artist Chart History&nbsp;– Lisa "Left Eye" Lopes&nbsp;– Albums|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|publisher=[[Nielsen Company|Nielsen Business Media]]|accessdate=March 1, 2009}}</ref>
|'''iTunes'''
|align="center"|36
| style="text-align:center;"|44
|-
|-
|'''''Billboard'' [[Billboard charts|Top Rap Albums]]'''
|''Billboard'' Top Rap Albums<ref name="Billboard"/>
|align="center"|15
| style="text-align:center;"|15
|-
|-
|'''''Billboard'' [[Billboard charts|Top Independant Albums]]'''
|''Billboard'' Independent Albums<ref name="Billboard"/>
|align="center"|30
| style="text-align:center;"|30
|-
|'''''Billboard'' [[Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums]]'''
|align="center"|44
|}
|}



==References==
==References==
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==External links==
==External links==
* [http://www.lefteyelegacy.com/ LeftEyeLegacy]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20080922232606/http://www.lefteyelegacy.com/ LeftEyeLegacy]
* {{metacritic album|id=lefteye/eyelegacy}}
* {{Metacritic album}}


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Latest revision as of 16:03, 13 December 2024

Eye Legacy
Studio album / Remix album by
Lisa "Left Eye" Lopes
ReleasedJanuary 27, 2009 (2009-01-27)
Recorded1998–2002
(Lisa "Left Eye" Lopes' vocals)
2008
(Production, guest vocals, and mixing)
Genre
Length56:11
Label
  • Mass Appeal Entertainment
  • eOne
ProducerThe Heavyweights, Reigndrop Lopes, Wanda Lopes, Marcus DL, Panauh Kalayeh, Danny Keyz, Surefire Music Group, Andrew Lane
Lisa "Left Eye" Lopes chronology
Supernova
(2001) 		Eye Legacy
(2009) 		Forever... The EP
(2009)
Singles from Eye Legacy
  1. "Crank It"
    Released: October 8, 2008
  2. "Let's Just Do It"
    Released: January 13, 2009
  3. "Block Party"
    Released: April 16, 2009 (re-release)

Eye Legacy is the second and final studio album by singer Lisa "Left Eye" Lopes and is her first posthumous release. Released on January 27, 2009, the album contains previously unreleased songs, and remixed songs from Supernova, featuring new production with guest artists.

Background

[edit]

Originally set to be released October 28, 2008, the release date was pushed back to November 11, then to January 27, 2009.[1] The album includes a bonus DVD of previously unreleased footage of Lisa. The album booklet also contains fan messages that were collected through the official Eye Legacy MySpace page. A percentage of the proceeds from the album sales went to the Lisa Lopes Foundation and her orphanage in Honduras. Guest appearances include: Chamillionaire, Bone Crusher, Missy Elliott, Bobby Valentino, TLC, Wanya Morris, Lil Mama, Reigndrop Lopes, Shamari Devoe, Free, Ryan Toby, and Claudette Ortiz.[2] Eye Legacy sold 2,550 copies in its first week of release, just barely missing the Billboard 200,[3] however, it debuted at #15 on the Billboard Top Rap Albums, #44 on the Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums and #30 on the Billboard Top Independent Albums. The album dropped to 18 in its second week on the Top Rap Albums chart, to 54 on the R&B albums chart and also out of the top 25 on the Independent chart. The following week the album dropped out of the Rap and Independent charts altogether and down to 99 on the R&B chart. It spent 6 weeks on the R&B albums chart, 4 on the Rap albums and 1 on the Independent.

Singles

[edit]
  • "Crank It" was released on the internet as a promo single.
  • "Let's Just Do It", the first official single, features TLC and Missy Elliott. It was sent to American radio in November 2008. The song was digitally released on January 13, 2009 in North America.
  • "Block Party", which features Lil Mama, was announced on the Official Mass Appeal YouTube as the second single. The single went to number 1 on the Jamster "What's New" Ringtones chart.

Reception

[edit]
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic48/100[4]
Review scores
SourceRating
Entertainment Weekly(C-)[5]
AllMusic[6]
The Phoenix[7]
Spin[8]
Toronto Star[9]
The Washington Post(mixed)[10]
XXL(L)

Initial critical response to Eye Legacy was mixed. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album has received an average score of 48 based on 5 reviews.[11] Entertainment Weekly called the album "...another posthumous compilation matching a much-missed talent's unused vocals (...) with tinny new beats and random guests". Spin said: "Lopes' complex flow rarely sits comfortably in the harder cuts, original guests Tupac Shakur and Esthero have vanished, and the introspection of this unconventional artist's final years too often gets obscured by the updated glitz." The Phoenix called Left Eye "a spunky studio presence". AllMusic stated: "One of the natural reactions to a release like this — studio scraps and otherwise unfinished material reanimated with new productions and patched-in guest spots, all for the sake of a "new album" from a late artist — is, of course, horror". The Washington Post released a statement saying" Lopes was firecracker-smart, controversy-prone and given to bouts of mysticism. Eye Legacy is powered by the sheer force of her personality, for better or worse. It's a glass-jawed mix of swaggery, rough-edged hip-pop, cool come-ons, non-specific spiritual allusions and go-girl affirmations that can seem one-note and brittle without the ameliorating influence of Lopes's cooler-headed group mates." Urban Music Scene said "This CD is raw, gritty, truthful, and dripping with a deep, southern groove. Lisa brings a style and flavor to all her songs. From the head-nodding 'Spread Your Wings' to the club-bangers 'Bounce' featuring Chamillionaire and Bone Crusher, and 'Crank It' featuring Lisa's sister, Reigndrop, who sounds just like Lisa."

Track listing

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All tracks produced by Surefire Music Group and Marcus DL, except where noted.

No.TitleProducer(s)Length
1."Spread Your Wings" (featuring Free)The Heavy Weights; Marcus DL3:51
2."In the Life" (featuring Bobby V) 3:46
3."Legendary" 3:26
4."Let's Just Do It" (featuring TLC and Missy Elliott)The Heavy Weights; Marcus DL3:37
5."Block Party" (featuring Lil Mama) 4:17
6."Listen"Panauh Kalayeh, Danny Keys, Reigndrop Lopes4:20
7."Bounce" (featuring Chamillionaire and Bone Crusher) 4:14
8."Let It Out" (featuring Wanya Morris of Boyz II Men) 4:47
9."Through the Pain" (featuring Ryan Toby and Claudette Ortiz of City High) 3:59
10."Forever" 4:28
11."Neva Will Eye Eva" (featuring Raina "Reigndrop" Lopes)Andrew Lane, Reigndrop Lopes, Panauh Kalayeh3:40
12."L.I.S.A." 4:20
13."Let's Just Do It (Remix)" (featuring TLC and Missy Elliott) 3:35
14."Crank It" (featuring Reigndrop Lopes and Ebony Love) 4:00
15."Block Party (Remix)" (featuring Lil Mama; iTunes bonus[12]) 4:03
UK edition
No.TitleLength
10."Forever (Remix)" (featuring Shamari Fears of Blaque)3:58
13."By the Way" (performed by Egypt)4:47
14."Crank It" (featuring Reigndrop Lopes)4:00
15."Crank It (HWT Remix)" (featuring Reigndrop Lopes and Ebony Love)3:52
Japan edition
No.TitleLength
10."Forever (Remix)" (featuring Shamari Fears of Blaque)3:58
13."Cherry Cherry"4:02
14."Let's Just Do It (Japan Remix)" (featuring Missy Elliott and TLC)3:39
15."Crank It" (featuring Reigndrop Lopes and Ebony Love)4:00
  • Note: The Japanese remix of "Let's Just Do It" uses the instrumental from the original FanMail demo.
  • Note: Several bonus tracks were released as the EP Forever... The EP.

Remixes

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The majority of songs on Eye Legacy are remixed versions of songs from Lopes' 2001 release, Supernova.

  • "Spread Your Wings" ("Life Is Like a Park")
  • "In the Life" ("Rags to Riches")
  • "Legendary" ("Untouchable")
  • "Block Party" ("The Block Party")
  • "Listen" ("The Universal Quest")
  • "Let It Out" ("Tampered With", originally the B-side of "The Block Party" single)
  • "Forever" ("Friends", originally the Japan-exclusive track on Supernova)
  • "L.I.S.A." ("Let Me Live")

Charts

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Chart (2009) Peak
position
Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums[13] 44
Billboard Top Rap Albums[13] 15
Billboard Independent Albums[13] 30

References

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  2. ^ Vena, Jocelyn (September 25, 2005). "Lisa 'Left Eye' Lopes To Be Remembered With Solo Album, Eye-Legacy". mtv.com. Archived from the original on September 28, 2008. Retrieved October 3, 2008.
  3. ^ "New Releases By Rza, Cappadonna & Left Eye All Fail To Make It On To The Billboard 200". Xxlmag.Com. February 4, 2009. Retrieved February 15, 2012.
  4. ^ "Eye Legacy by Lisa "Left Eye" Lopes Reviews and Tracks". Metacritic. January 27, 2009. Retrieved April 6, 2018.
  5. ^ Vozick-Levinson, Simon (January 21, 2009). "Eye Legacy Review". EW.com. Archived from the original on October 7, 2012. Retrieved March 25, 2012.
  6. ^ Eye Legacy at AllMusic
  7. ^ Wood, Mikael (January 27, 2009). "Review: Lisa 'Left Eye' Lopes, Eye Legacy". Thephoenix.com. Retrieved March 25, 2012.
  8. ^ "Lisa 'Left Eye' Lopes, 'Eye Legacy'". SPIN. Retrieved March 25, 2012.
  9. ^ Ashante Infantry (January 27, 2009). "Lisa 'Left Eye' Lopes: Eye-Legacy". thestar.com. Toronto. Retrieved March 25, 2012.
  10. ^ "CD Review: Lisa 'Left Eye' Lopes's 'Eye Legacy'". Washingtonpost.com. January 27, 2009. Retrieved March 25, 2012.
  11. ^ "Lisa Left Eye Lopes:Eye Legacy (2009): Reviews". Metacritic. CNET Networks, Inc. Archived from the original on February 21, 2009. Retrieved March 19, 2009.
  12. ^ "Eye Legacy by Lisa 'Left Eye' Lopes". Itunes.apple.com. January 27, 2009. Retrieved March 25, 2012.
  13. ^ a b c "left-eye"-lopes/chart-history/r%26b/hip-hop-albums-b "Artist Chart History – Lisa "Left Eye" Lopes – Albums". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media. Retrieved March 1, 2009.
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