Reviews (page 6 of 7)
The intro was mad cringe. Slam poetry type ish. But then the album picked up at a decent pace. Kick, Push used to be my fucking anthem in middle school. Never actually listened to the full album but i fucked w it.
Bang average, generic, noughties hip-hop by numbers. Not even the laziest Jay-Z feature can save it from the total anonymity it suffers. I defy anyone to claim there’s a single track on this album that stands out or remains with you.
Pretty solid. 10 minute long outro sucked but here we are. Some good bops tho
Unexpectedly enjoyable, solid beats and flows, can't hate. Very much in the Kanye West Late Registration space with lush production but feels a little like the Wish version of that era Kanye, not that that's a bad thing...
Had low expectations for this because I’ve always associated Lupe fiasco with trashy 00s hip hop relegated to nostalgia playlists but this was surprisingly good. Great lyrics and generally good production, a couple songs were a bit lame sonically but you can definitely feel the Kanye jay-z influence. Daydreamin and emperors soundtrack were my favs. I wrote this midway through the outro and as it kept going on and on it’s actively ruining all the goodwill the rest of the album built up because it’s 12 minutes of him just listing off every single person he’s ever met I think. I guess if it’s his debut he’s thankful to everyone who got him here or whatever but I really don’t give a shit.
Rap. I enjoyed it. Interesting beats and lyrics. I don’t really have a lot to say about this one even though I really liked it.
I was surprised by the lyricism and word play in this album. 3.5/5
Definitely not for me.
A really solid album from Lupe
Great album. Always enjoyed Kick Push and Daydreamin but the rest of the tracks are solid as well. More added into my rotation from this listen.
I liked this - the production is great. I don't think I'll listen to it again, though.
It really made my day to see Lupe made this list. He's one of my favorite artists ever, despite not having the strongest commercial performances from his records. I have loved his ability to take a subject and craft a whole song around it (see Kick, Push and Daydreaming as perfect examples). As for this one in particular, I wouldn't say it is his best but still great (I'd take The Cool over this). I think the highs are incredible while the other tracks are pretty good but not amazing. 8/10
I'd never listened to Lupe Fiasco before. This was pretty enjoyable. Lyrics were good; often amusing.
Juste non
Swanky. Five stars for Kick Push, strong contender for top five hip hop songs of all time. Not a nonstop hit machine but it maintains serious energy the entire time via his outrageous writing and delivery. Been in the iTunes library for a very long time and had forgotten how good He Say She Say is. The last 10 albums are delivering.
Just not my interest
5/5. Honestly, this is definitely influenced from so many early 2000's rap albums that had already come out but this still sounds unique enough, especially since Lupe can 100% sing unlike other rap artists at the time, providing some really nice choruses. These are uplifting serious songs and I really enjoyed this one. Catchy songs and replay-ability is super high. The word play is intelligent as well and the features are so well used and beautiful as well. And the rock and big band samples and instrumentals are awesome. The only downside is the outro but I don't think it affects everything else to bring down the score. Best Song: Daydreamin', Kick Push, Hurt Me Soul
great beats and rhymes love kick push great intro to the artist
This was very good, hip hop with great variety, thoughtful lyrics, very engaging. My only complaint is the 12-minute outro, like an Academy Awards speech that goes on too long.
This was fun; very Kanye-like. Skip the Outro.
Lupe is a Fiasco. Very overrated, the crescendo beats with classical music and jazzy trumpets I found vague amd not very good. Difffent rapping an a few cool songs but eeffinitively NOT a Album you can’t live without. Very repetitive overall. Great musical guests amd featurings.
A tough one. Couldn’t make up my mind listening to it. A tad long I think. If some songs were cut I think it’d be better. Lots of different ideas and vibes.
Loses a bit of steam toward the end, but I liked this a lot more than I thought.
One of my favourite hip hop albums I have been introduced to via this list. I was aware of a few of the tracks on here but never associated them with Lupe Fiasco. Even though this album is nearly 20 years old it sounds fresh and vibrant. More importantly it seems void of the stock standard fronting that comes with many hip hop acts. Tempted to take a star of as the last track dragged like a anchor but I changed my mind when I realised it was a sweet fade out for the tone of the album
A generous 3
I'm not a huge rap guy. I did like Kick Push though
Lupe proves that you don’t need guns, drugs, or misogyny to make hip hop exciting! A lovely picture of life on Chicago’s South Side in the mid ‘00s. It’s certainly better than much of the Louis Vuitton-soaked posturing from that era, but it’s also a lot better than the multi-culti up-with-people crowd too.
Not Bad. Not my gig, probably won’t listen again unless forced.
Kick, Push and Daydreaming were solidly in my college playlist rotation. Brings me back to a very specific time, and being late teens really added to that feeling. 3.5/5
Good album, good production. Someone should have talked him out of that outro though. 4/5
Wow, this is a real pile of crap alright. How did it get made???
I was intrigued by the sounds and concept of this album. I liked how it reminded me of early Kanye, but the more I listened, the more I was convinced that there’s few things for me here. I could listen to some of these songs like “I Gotcha” or “‘Kate Bush’” but the second half was a big yawn for me. I mean, I am not a rap connoisseur , but I don’t think this is one of the best Jay Z’s features and, did you listen to the last song? I had listened to self indulgent outros before, but this one is the bombastic, in the worst kind of way. Totally unnecessary.
Boy can rap. Nice beats too. Solid hip hop album.
I have never given Lupe much of a chance. Grew up hearing Kick, Push, Daydreamin', and Hurt Me Soul, but something about him has never encouraged me to dig deeper into his discography. Not off to a great start on Real. I don't have a lot of love for the whole heavy guitar-backed hip-hop beat, it feels a bit overstuffed, and lacks flow. Just Might Be OK has better vibes/flow to the delivery, but also features one of the more cringy lyrics I've heard in a while "we hold the cumming, like contracepts." Kick, Push is a great single. Whereas the first two tracks were stuffed (both lyrically and instrumentally) it features a a much more stripped back and soulful instrumental with a proper hook that gives space to the story that Lupe tells. Love this song. I Gotcha is another strong instrumental (actually reminds me of early Odd Future) and translates into a solid song. Daydreamin' is probably my favorite Lupe song that I can name off the top of my head. Love the sample and the whole vibe of the song. Quality run through Pressure. With better editing this has the makings of a 4; however, it is too bloated for my liking. The highs are really high (Daydreamin', Kick, Push, I Gotcha), but the lows are really low. Left feeling sort of meh with the experience -- unlikely I would ever muck through another front-to-back listen, but the singles have replay-ability. 3 / 5.
Love kick push and day dreamin. Don't care for the rest of the album much. God for him on having a song with Jay-z. 12 min outro felt quite unnecessary. 3 stars overall
I like the energy and tempo of the beats, but unfortunately it feels like most songs have beats with very little variety. All time song with Kick Push. This feels like a good album to demonstrate the transition from 90's-00's hip hop into the '10s hip-hop. I think this is a pretty good album, I just cant bring myself to hit that 4 button.
Some solid beats all the way through. Lupe has great flow as well to go along with it. Kick Push is a top rap song for me. Daydreamin is always cool to hear as well. Pressure with Jay-Z had one of the most unique instrumental intro I was really down with that. That was the longest Outro of all time, he had so many people to thank. This was a high 3
This one has some classics on it with Daydreamin' and Kick, Push. I also loved I Gotcha, and Hurt Me Soul. The Instrumental has Mike Shinoda of Linkin Park producing it and it sounds like it. Jam. Just a bit too much filler on this one but still enjoyable af and I love his flow. Why does the album have a 12 minute outro? Almost brought it down to a 3 for that but we'll stick with 4. WHERE THE CHAMPAGNE? WE NEED CHAMPAGNE
While I had previously enjoyed the Lupe Fiasco I'd listened to quite a bit, I never listened to a whole album because I thought it would be too pretentious. But this was wonderful. Really fun selection of beats and his flow is immaculate as always. The Outro was obviously too much, but man this was a great album. Favorite track: American Terrorist
It doesn’t quite gel. The production is solid. His flow is good and switched up a bit. His lyrics aren’t reprehensible. But it just kind of falls flat.
3.73 rym no
“Loop-ay”? Have I been pronouncing the neopet wrong this whole time?
Just made me hungry and thirsty
Lyrically stronger than it is musically. I feel like the backing music is just canned music with a vibe based on a specific genre rather than being crafted to match the work put into the lyrics. Production is nice but I want more musically.
Decent. I like this album but it's a bit monotone. The strong songs stand out.
Have to admit U liked this quite a bit.
Holy shit! I was already sold on Lupe Fiasco with three tracks favorited before realizing this is the guy that did Daydreamin’. Love, love, love this album. The orchestration is so rich, brilliant lyrics. This is a favorite.
I'd like to start by saying that I do not listen to hip hop or really like it that much, but this album wasn't terrible. It started off a little boring but there are a few good songs in there. A lot of songs have repeated lyrics which I did not like. The 12 minute outro of him just thanking people is way too long. I'll give a low 3/5 as the music sounds cool enough
Another pleasant discovery. Chi-town shoutout ......
Did not need to hear Lupe fiascos food and liquor before I died
Not great.
buh
Not really my thing. I'm not the biggest hip-hop fan (I was when I was 16 though), but I usually can appreciate some De La Soul, N.W.A or Wu-Tang. This wasn't my thing though. I guess Daydreamin' was cool, but that's more because of the sample. 2.4*
Lupe Fiasco’s Food & Liquor is a spotty album with a sound that is very “of its time.” Unfortunately, its time wasn’t a flattering period for hip-hop, at least for its commercial stuff. Food & Liquor is filled with all the production conventions of the time: boom-bap beats overdubbed with cinematic strings, r&b-infused hooks, and samples galore. My problem with this album is that it is most bloated, with some tracks heavily blending in with others for me. Some a good, but some just feel like they didn’t need to be here to extend the album’s runtime. And if we’re talking about runtime…while the spoken-word outro is a cute way to thank everyone involved with the project, it’s 12 damn minutes long. But whatever I feel like I can’t doc the album points for a moment that doesn’t entirely feel tied to the rest of the music. All in all, this is an album that I feel represents its time perfectly. The albums were too long, they were overproduced, but they had a level of charm and soul to them that make them an endearing enough listen.
Daily Mantra: Kick, push, kick, push, coast. I always liked this Lupe Fiasco despite him having a few too many mannerisms of the era it was written in. I don't think all of them have aged well, but overall I still get down with it.
Not my thing. Okay beats though.
Well this project has confirmed that rap really isn't for me. I keep trying. I did like some of the backing and instrumentation (Just Might Be OK was really interesting) but I find the vocals get boring after a couple of tracks. Sorry.
I liked this, particularly Daydreamin’
This didn't do much for me. It didn't have a lot going on lyrically, and the music and samples weren't very interesting. I was tempted to give it two stars but ultimately decided it wasn't bad, it just wasn't good.
While the production is still fun to listen to, the rapping seems a little outdated (despite Lupe hitting some catchy flows here and there) 2.5/5
I didn't mind this one, I enjoyed it more than most of the hip hop records I've listened to for this project now
De gebruikelijke praatmuziek, maar muzikaal is het wel aardig verzorgd en de houding van de uitvoerenden is nog enigzins gezellig. Dus een fiasco is het nou ook weer niet.
Als je naar de rap-stijl luistert is Lupe nauwelijks vernieuwend. Het is wel een prettige stijl: rustig, flowend, zonder dat het te soft wordt. Lupe deelt blijkbaar de ergernissen aan de makkelijke schofferende, stoerdoenende, of aanstellerige teksten van zijn hiphop-collega's. Tegelijk hoeft het geen braaf bijbelwerk te zijn. Fijn. Sluit ik me bij aan. Eigenlijk geen idee waarom dit in de lijst staat. Er zijn vele anderen met vergelijkbare rap. Maar ik luister er met plezier naar. 4,5 ster.
Lupe Fiasco, een van de vele hiphoppers waar ik nog nooit van heb gehoord. Een leek als ik, binnen dit genre, kan het alleen maar vergelijken met artiesten die ik wel ken. En het klinkt een beetje als Kanye meets N.E.R.D. en laat die twee nu ook oa mee hebben gedaan aan deze plaat. De muziek wordt rijkelijk versierd met toeters en bellen, al zijn het wel samples die zichzelf de hele tijd herhalen zonder enige afwisseling. Dat is soms een nadeel, een bridge of iets dergelijks zou het af en toe wat extras kunnen geven. Al blijft er nu wel een lekkere flow in zitten, dat is ook wat waard natuurlijk. Ondanks dat ik dit niet ken, heb ik weinig moeite om er in te komen. Het klinkt wel soort van bekend, typisch 00s hiphop (denk ik) wat ook op Lowlands of Pinkpop had kunnen staan. Niet vervelend om naar te luisteren, zoals ik al eerder zei Kanye meets Pharrell. Al had 72 minuten niet gehoeven, dat had hij prima kunnen halveren. 3.5 ster, maar niet iets wat ik nog een keer ga opzetten, dus ik rond het af naar een 3.
Actually not bad
This is very underwhelming. Don't really care for this.
This is incredible for a debut album. The instrumentals on every song are solid and his flow blends with it so well. The intro song got my attention, second started and I thought it would lose me but it kept finding me back in different ways. He Say She Say felt like it was going to be corny halfway through but the repetition with a different focus really did add something. Kick, Push is a great song and the callback later in the album with Kick, Push II is great. Very solid album.
I listened to this a lot when it first came out. First hearing Lupe on Late Registration's Touch the Sky. That being said it didn't stick around for me and was left collecting dust in the corners of my mind. Hard to mess this up with an all-star cast behind the production. Catchy beats through out and Lupe's flow has a nice bounce to it. Influences of Jay-Z and Nas in his flow. Songs that stuck out for me. Kick Push, Daydreamn', The Cool. I lost track of Lupe shortly after this album because of a shift to stuff like Kanye's 808s & Heartbreak and Kid Cudi's music. Point being, this has inspired me to do some digging to see what else he had to offer after his debut.
It was good, but I did not like how he was just talking.
Enjoyed the sound. Highlights: daydreamin, hurt me soul
At first I was impressed by the production and energy, but by the 40 minute mark I felt like the consistency of the production and energy was wearing on me. Still an impressive record. Listened to every minute of that Outtro track too and went on a roller coaster of "this is cute" -> "this is going on a bit long" -> "omg wtf this is neverending" -> "...I kinda love this"
I liked this! It was exciting, and there was a good amount of variety. But why did that last song go on for 12 minutes?!
tiktok has fucking embedded daydreamin' in my head. i was exactly in the mood for this today. 3.5
not bad. not bad at all.
I always thought Lupe Fiasco was a chick. Regardless, this ain’t bad.
Just no. I couldn't find anything on this album that struck a vein with me, and I tried twice.
The middle third of this is a 5. But the beginning and end are do bloated it really hurts this entire record.
I've never really heard of this artist. Kick, push is pretty good. I guess the rest of the album is still interesting, but not so much I'd probably listen to many more multiple times.
After listening to My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy, this album really has a Jr. Kanye vibe to it. Especially tracks like The Emperor's Soundtrack. The album is very sonically interesting... epic at times, with veins of electronic, disco, R&B, rock. It's pretty damn cool. The Instrumental, Kick/Push, Daydreamin' and Emperor's Soundtrack are really awesome. Though it dips in spots, it surprised me and was really enjoyable.
Not quite my thing, but epic nevertheless
Not for me. It’s not bad, well produced, just not my kinda thang
Неужели никто не сказал этому бюджетному Канье Уэсту, что весь его пиздеж 12 минутный на аутро пишут на релизе....
This is pretty solid throughout. The production and beats are excellent. It's quite a chill time, and I like the flow of it. 3.5 rounded up.
I liked this quite a bit. It definitely falls into the category of rap I'll listen to again.
Not really my thing, but not terrible. 3.5
It was okay. R&B is not really my thing, but I actually found it somewhat relaxing background music.
Fantastic album. Musically rich and engaging, with vivid, thought provoking lyrics. Fave Songs: Kick, Push; Kick, Push II; The Instrumental; Daydreamin'; The Cool; Pressure; I Gotcha; Sunshine; He Say She Say
I enjoyed Lupe Fiasco's Food & Liquor, it has big and bold production and beats that draw you in, and his flow and the stories he tells are a lot more evolved and accessible than a lot of classic hip hop, it's a lot more inviting while being authentic. There's a lot of good mixing of the stone of those stories too, some of them are vibrant and celebratory, then you have stuff like The Instrumental which goes in the other direction (and it had a very familiar sound to me, so when I found out Mike Shinoda produced it, that made a ton of sense) and Hurt Me Soul. Couple of good samples/covers thrown in for good measure too. From the time it was launched, it's fair to draw some parallels and suggest this is what Kanye West might sound like if he wasn't a massive massive cunt. High 3 or a low 4, it's just too long and the Outro track, for whatever it means to him, is best ignored.
Yeah, this is decent without being spectacular. There's no mega highlights, but not many bad tracks either (aside from the Outro, which is 12 minutes of him shouting out to various people in increasingly repetitive and boring ways). I like the production style, big on the sax in some places, much more dark and brooding in others. Kick Push the highlights of the lighter parts of the album, The Instrumental probably the best of the more full on stuff. 3/5.
Et af de bedste hiphop album fra 00’erne, sjovt, skarpt
This is a great album, hard to dock marks from this in any way. Lula is a master of his craft, beyond that he’s made some amazing songs on this album.
One good song, which is a cover of course, and a long album full of average to medium impressions of Kanye West. It's okay.
Bombastic production: big rock/jazz samples where the beats are kind of frenetic and don't settle into grooves or emerge as jams - instead they're high energy complex stop/start collages with an emphasis on organic guitar horns and piano parts (and less successfully, synthy strings) over right clean drum machine tracks. His flow is easy going uptempo and precise but doesn't have a really stand out style or a distinctive flair. The verses are the stars bc the hooks are kind of weak, none.of the songs have a really catchy memorable chorus or anything, surprising given his association w Jay Z and Kanye who are so good at exactly that. The songs w Gemini are good. A bit too much filler at both album and individual track level. "The Instrumental" sounds like Linkin Park.
Good flow and lyrics, great production! Liked this one a lot.
Not for me. Too young but not eternal or classic. Just young.
Enjoyed this more than I thought I would, despite not being the biggest fan of rap/hip-hop. Great lyric work, although like others have pointed out it could have done without the 12 minute outro. Pure padding.
Ну в целом черный рэп. Мистар фиаско просто рэпует. Мне нравятся минуса. Голосом на гамбино похож. Не могу поставить двойку, должного отвращения не вызывает.
Some good songs on here. Not sure this should be on the list though.
I really tried not to like this album but every song that you got further into the album just got better. There were a couple of ok songs but the stories and consciousness of the rest were just amazing. I love both “Push, Kick” versions. Pleasantly surprised that I never heard this one and glad I did.
4-
Only 3 songs in and they're all fucking bangers so yeah
Great beats, great rhymes
If I had been more into rap music in Highschool, this could have been a major nostalgia album for me. This is the first time I listened to this, and overall it was just fine. It's a good example of mid-2000s rap, but overall I find that period a kind of awkward transition period in the genre, from still trying to make "albums" vs. making singles and/or mixtapes. This definitely fits with the Kanye West/Kid Cudi influence of the time period, and shares in the excesses of the period (a super long "Intro" song, and an even longer (12 minutes!) "Outro" song that rehashes the idea of shouting out all of your friends and influences, that I feel like I've heard from a bunch of other artists. It really hinders the prospect of listening to this album multiple times.
Great album, especially Kick Push. Love this era of sample heavy melodic hip hop
Chill album ass
Never really clicked with Lupe Fiasco for some reason. It just feels very... hollow? Not much deeper substance beneath it. It's inoffensive but so safe as to really not have much of depth to say.
This is great! I'm going to listen again and probably look for more.
Netter Rap
Good
Chill album with really good hooks and great production/beats. Very reminiscent of early Ye but without the Chipmunk Soul vibe. Maybe not so strange as he is credited as a producer. Highpoints: Kick, Push; The Instrumental, Daydream, Hurt Me Soul and American Terrorist.
I like these guys, a Rap Star that I like! 4 stars
In an alternate history, this guy is Kanye.
"Kick, Push", "He Say She Say", and "Daydreamin'" are the standout tracks. 3.5 stars rounded up.
Going into this with low expectaitions, but being surprised! The beats are fresh sounding and organic like a farmers market in spring. The lyrics aare as far away from a farmers market as you can get, but impactful on a level that's sadly too rare in hip hop of that era. It does drag a bit, and would probably be a five star album had it been 30-45 minutes.
Gonna round this one up to a 4, because it was pretty hot shit back when it was released and I used to listen to it quite a bit, apparently…because as this record went on, each song came flooding back to me, kind of like how they say you never forget how to ride a bike.
La temática chico skater conoce a chica skater dio lugar a una variante del estilo que se dio en llamar skate-rap y que tiene en el sencillo principal extraído de este disco, "Kick, Push" uno de sus clásicos. Entre las canciones también destacan "He Say She Say" y "Hurt Me Soul". Pero sobre todo brilla una cuidada y brillante producción en línea con la que se realizaba en los mejores discos de principios de los 90, trasladada una década después.
This album was definitely not my cup of tea. On the one hand, there was some clever wordplay in pretty much every track. On the other, the music was not as catchy as I would hope for a rap album. I would also be remiss not to mention "Outro," the marathon of a final track in which Fiasco shouts-out contributors and inspirations. He was listing so many people for so long, I was half expecting to hear my own name come up. Instant skip if I were ever to listen again.
Não levei a sério a capa, mas vamos lá.. É ruim? Não. Mas é um tipo de música que ficou extremamente datado e marcado do início ali de 2000. Não gosto muito hoje
The use of synths elevates the album yet also constrains the album to being a "2000s album."
Gear: Aür Audio Aurora Artwork: stilsicher wie eine Collage in der Abi-Zeitung Mix: Kanye, Mike Shinoda und die Neptunes machen das schon fein - der (Sub)Bass drückt, die Vocals breiten sich voluminös aus, die selbst Grenzfälle (Glockenspiel in "Daydreamin'") funktionieren Musik: ganz schöner Brocken von zwar handwerklich hochwertigem, aber ziemlich egalem 2000er Hip-Hop Wertung: 💿💿(💿)/5
Great sampling, strong lyrics, diverse sound. If I cared more for lyrics it'd be 5 stars
Lupe was supposed to become a superstar, but he just didn’t. I guess his stuff was a bit too sophisticated. This is a good album although a bit long as all early 2000’s hip hop releases.
# Playlist Track - Daydreaming' # Notes - As always, noting that I'm not evaluating the lyrics. - Musically, it's solid. Well produced. But it's not interesting enough to hold itself for over an hour. Case in point: the 12 min "Outro". - It was a good listen, but I don't see myself coming back for more.
Listened to this with my coworker, he seemed to like it. I didn’t.
I had only listened to two songs with Lupe Fiasco - Show Goes On, and Touch the Sky. So I was interested to see what he was up to. The production was really good, and his flow went well with it. I'm not sure how many songs I would listen to on the regular, but overall a great album.
I think I liked it more as I listened longer, except for the outro was boring and too long. Pretty solid 7.5/10
Really really good. 9/10
6/10 - It was pretty good to start but as the album went on it went downhill. The last song was just terrible. He just kept saying peoples names over and over and over and over again for 12 minutes. What was the point of that. I am surprised I liked some of these songs since I am not usually a fan of any type of rap but some of the songs worked out. Shoutout to Myspace
11 minutes of shout outs felt excessive
Some good and some bad. Outro seemed unnecessary and was not a fun listen 7/10
It might be the socially aware nature of it, the all-star production, or Lupe's phenomenal bars, but this feels like a true all-time alternative rap record, up there with Tribe and De La (though not quite to the same heights that those acts reached with their best records). No skips, no misses, nothing that sounds anything less than great. A true 5 star record. Also a 10+ minute track crediting and thanking everyone he possibly can is a based move, actually.
This was better than I expected
It’s still rap. And while there are some moments of interest for me….A couple of songs that are something more than rap, since I don’t enjoy it, it’s hard to get wrapped up in lyrics. There are some interesting ones.
There are a lot of albums at this time that sound similar or have similar production. Seems like an odd choice. It was fine but not great.
pleasant musik
OK, well I'd not heard of this record before! I found it dull and boring with the same kind of vocal delivery throughout this excessively long album.
я в восторге
Кайф кайф Микс всего и сразу. Очень приятный и кайфовый альбом Алкоальбом: розовое шампанское
Сколько же семплов он спиздил, это пиздец...)))) Но звучит прям оч хорошо. Я до сих пор не научился говорить, какой это хип-хоп: ист или уэст. Но точно не Канье, пааау. Стиля раздал, что-то себе надобавлял.
Passabler HipHop.
This was a pretty decent album, I enjoyed listening to this Top tracks: Kick, Push, He Say She Say, American Terrorist
I was listening to this on the plane this morning and there was terrible turbulence and my first thought was “I can’t die while listening to Lupe Fiasco,” so that probably tops it out at about a 3.
Not my jam, as you know…
A widely acclaimed album I’ve never been able to get into. It’s a little too long and I don’t think it’s quite as deep as it thinks it is.
not my cup, but not bad.
What! 16 tracks! 70 minutes. Another over over long rap album to make your heart sink. More on that later, but this is one of the best rap albums this middle aged white guy has head in the last twenty years. Mr Fiasco has an engaging and open 'flow' with plenty of wit and intelligence in the bars. The samples are on the whole melodic, well-chosen and I would say make this a pretty good pop album. Now, back to that length. I see a gap in the market for 'Record Reducers' who will provide you with an authoritative 12-track, 45 minute cut of any album that bloats. This is more a case of just too much of a good thing rather than sprawl, and had it clocked in at the 45 min mark may well have been 5 stars. Legend has it CD length was fixed by Phillips to get a complete version of Beethoven's 9th on there. How they wish now they'd gone with the Ramones first album instead.
Conscious early millennium rhymes with huge beats. On Lupe's debut I don't hear a unique flow but the raps are solid.
HL: “I Gotcha", “Kick, Push”, “Sunshine”, “Daydreamin” A day where I’m grateful this website includes excised albums. A mid-2000s treat I was (mostly) unaware of
Hip hop album, which I did not know in advance, sounds pleasant and has some nice songs, but is way too long and overall a bit too middle of the road / boring.
Attractive hiphop, lovin' the outro.
This album was pretty solid, I like Lupe. For some reason I really liked his album "Lasers" when I was in high school, and looking into it now I'm learning that it's pretty widely considered to be his worst album. Oh well, what do I know. This one is much better reviewed though, and I liked it a lot too. I thought it was strong lyrically, lots of memorable hooks and whatnot, and I was surprised that I actually recognized a few songs. "Kick, Push" is iconic, "Daydreamin'" is super catchy, "Hurt Me Soul" is great. The last few songs are a bit weak in comparison, and we definitely did not need a 12 minute "Outro" thanking everyone that Lupe's ever talked to before, but generally a solid album. Favorite song: Daydreamin' Other: Kick Push, I Gotcha, The Instrumental, He Say She Say, Sunshine, Hurt Me Soul 4/4/24
Rap&Hip-Hop is definitvely not my taste.
Didn’t recognize the name of this artist at all. Was very pleased with this album. In my mind, it is one of the best I’ve ever heard of it genre in terms of quality of the music and vocals stylings, particularly with regard to the use of back up vocals/singing mixed with the rap. Lupe flexes Is using several different techniques on the album. With regards to the music, there are several songs that have a strong R&B feel with hints of jazz, which I liked quite a bit. I enjoyed the album so much. I dug it into his library a little bit and recognize a few songs. I also enjoyed variety of topics and the smartness of the lyrics.. If there had been just a touch more variety in terms of tempo, I would have probably given this a five star rating, as it is, is very, very solid. This is the kind of album. I was hoping to hear when I joined into this 1001. Journey !!!
So Lupe’s “Food & Liquor” album, has been my 3rd straight rap album in a row this week – and I’m NOT a rap guy… The other 2 were “Stankoina by Outkast, and The Jungle Brothers “Done By The Forces Of Nature”… All that to say, that I am completely “rapped” out, as for some reason each of these albums was over an hour long… Additionally, I have heard a certain derogatory term more than 500 times this week between these 3 albums… Ugh… That said, I sorta enjoyed portions of Lupe’s album here, as his style is a bit more complex musically – which works for me, and it sounds like he may have been the rap derivative that Lin-Manuel Miranda later followed to fortune and fame – except without the historical component… I found Lupe’s lyrics to be far more clever than the other 2 rap albums I’ve referenced here, and his phrasing and delivery were more enjoyable as well… Best track was the one with Jay-Z “Pressure”, and the last track “Outro” was completely unnecessary – as it is nothing more than a 12-minute musical background track, where Lupe essentially thanks everyone who has helped his musical career since middle-school… Yaaah – that was a bit much, but the album is still a solid 2 for me…
I'm just not into this, at all
2000s rap artist doing the same thing that 90's artist did. It's fine but not very creative.
There were actually a few tracks that were interesting because of the music and samples. Wouldn’t put it on again though.
This seemed really long. The few good parts were overwhelmed by the sheer volume of sameness from the rest of the album.
Started off not liking the album much. Then there were a couple or three songs in the middle that I sort of liked and though, maybe this isn't that bad. Then it kept going. And going. It's not the worse album I've heard, but I will never put it on again, either.
Intro (3 minutes) and Outro (12 minutes!) were dumb and overlong, and everything in between was pretty phenomenal.
nope.
I don’t listen much to rap much these days but this is a nice showing. Collection of rap songs with pretty fantastic instrumentals. Understand why it won a Grammy, not quite for me. Favorite Track: Daydreamin’
Something about that early 2000’s rap. This was pretty good but not my taste ultimately.
It was a good album! Political but warm. Good hip hop overall. Wonderful production
I think we're entitled to not like something without not knowing why for sure. It should be rare, its important to know why you don't like something. That said there are exceptions and for me this is one of them.
Ya know, this was a good album.
Never heard of Lupe Fiasco and I lived in Chicago when started releasing this music. With lyrics like the one below, how is he not bigger than Kanye? "Now come on everybody, let's make cocaine cool We need a few more half-naked women up in this pool And hold this MAC-10 that's all covered in jewels And can you please put your titties closer to the 22s?"
Ik ken Lupe wel, zn latere albums zoals Drogas Wave en Drill Music in Zion vind ik echt geweldig. Dit is vrij duidelijk een vroeg Lupe album, je hoort al wat van zn genialiteit die later zo sterk zou zijn. In de vroege Lupe hoor je ook zeer sterk dat het plan was dat hij de carriere zou krijgen die B.O.B. heeft gekregen, op het randje van popmuziek maar toch hiphop wise gewoon sterk. Dit album is conscious pop-rap, vind zn latere muziek wel een stuk sterker dan dit. Het album is wel vermakelijk, maar niet zo ontzettend er uit springend dat ik dit 4 of zelfs 5 sterren vind. FAVO: Kick, Push, He say She say, Daydreaming, Hurt me soul
Didn’t manage to listen to all of it. Average at best
This is the first hip hop record I’ve listened to that emphasized both Islam and Skateboarding. Liked more songs than I disliked. Of-its-time, but that wasn’t detrimental here.
Decent. Good early 2000’s hip hop. Better flow than Kanye with a similar vibe
Much better than I thought. 3.5 stars
Not for me
Love this one
Really can't tolerate
Quite good
un fiasco.
Don't know that I'm going to rush back to hear this album again, but it was solid. 3.3/5
This is a pretty good hip-hop record, I like the overall vibe and concious lyrics. It took my right back to the mid 00s with the record cover, the production and overall sound. There's a diverse set of themes on this, with Lupe delving into povery, religion, racism, etc, it's an interesting break from the guns and bling rap of the time. The outro track is too long and unneccessary, and some tracks didn't click with me. But as a whole it's a great record.
There are a ton of other hip hop albums that are not on this list that are far more interesting, musically.
not my tempo.
Lupe came out hot with his first album showing that he is not just an underground lyricist but also a commercially palatable rapper as well. His lyricism is his strength but the production and hooks on this album make it enjoyable and a really solid album. Personally I think tiesto and Youth is his best work but this is still really good. The instrumental is a fantastic song. 7.7/10
Hip-hop político. Un 4.
First few tracks I thought to myself he must really like Jay-Z and sure enough Jay-Z is a producer. Had some good rhymes and interesting record overall
Some good, intelligent modern hip hop. The singles are strong and I would definitely return to 'Kick, Push' sometime. The social consciousness really comes through from the perspective of a black Muslim man in Chicago. Overall though, it's not the strongest hip hop album I've heard. 'Outro' is 12 minute acknowledgements track with very repetitive beat and has been one of the more tedious songs of this entire challenge so far. But there's enough here to show Lupe Fiasco's talent.
3.5 Shockingly good!
awesome hip hop album. love the story and hard times of chicago. miss rap like this.
meh. I can't with this guy since he dissed tribe.
I Love this guy! Can’t listen to Kanye? Listen to him instead :-)
I liked this album quite a lot. Lupe's flow and style was done really well and the sampling was really cool. Until the last song, "Outro". 12... MINUTES of Lupe thanking EVERYONE he knows. You know where you do that? IN THE LINER NOTES. You DON"T do it on a 12 minute song that goes nowhere. It was just... filler that was TOTALLY unnecessary. It was tedious and boring and I just kept asking... WHY? Maybe it was a hidden track on the original CD, I don't know. But it was just... gah. Totally took me out of the moment. Still, the rest of the album was really good. I would definitely listen to it again. Except for that last song. Gah. Top songs: "Kick, Push (I and II)" "I Gotcha" "The Emperor's Soundtrack"
Cool f'n album. Great lyrics and some wicked, rockin samples in songs like Real and Pressure (favorite track). And kudos for calling out some of the crude and prejudiced attitudes in other hip hop work - listen to Hurt Me Soul. It is also a sharp commentary on the state of the world. He shows you can be edgy and deep without being an ass. The Intro (with his sister at the start?) is powerful and a window into his insightful worldview. The Instrumental feels like a Linkin Park song - uptempo rap rock, real solid. He Say She Say has a softer jazz/piano sample, which plays nicely into the lyrics about a kid starting to falter as he grows older without good family support. Kick, Push is ok if you like skateboard culture but Kick, Push II is super clever looking at real life issues. A few songs were a bit ho-hum but I really enjoyed it. I wish I could find the stuff he did as Japanese Cartoon (his rock side project).
I'll start with the pros: I liked the message in Lupe's lyrics overall. It was fresh and different for an early 2000's hip-hop album. Some of the track's were catchy with both "Kick Push" tracks and "Hurt me Soul" being my favorites. The cons: There weren't very a lot of memorable hooks on here that made me want to check out more of his music. Also, I'm not sure that we really needed the acknowledgment's section as part of the final 12 minute track to take an already 1 hour long album into 72 minutes.
Some great tracks here. Really enjoy his style
It wasn't horrible but it wasn't great either.
Not a bad album. A few tracks sounded like someone mixed in some background sounds from a 1980s casio keyboard. And does anyone really need a 12 minute outro song that is just the artist individually thanking every single person, website, and group they know?
Fantastic album, I was not expecting that
A dull rap album with super annoying outro & interludes.
it was a good album with some good songs but nothing stood out a lot to me and i doubt i’d be going back any time soon. 6/10
Ok for rap. Liked the backing music.
This album is ok. Does it rise to the level of one of the all time greats? It’s doubtful. I am sure there has to be hundreds of better rap albums. 3.5
Prima hiphop albumpje
Very good. Really great beats and thoughtful rapping about the struggle of the day. Would listen again.
skateboards and social criticism
Really enjoyed this album. Flashes of Mos Def. Good overall sound. Not every track a classic, but better than average as a whole.
Bastante rollo. Le pongo un 3 porque la portada es chula.
It is a good album. A couple songs sounded familiar. I liked it, but It is way too long. I would listen to some of it again. It is better than a 3 not really a 4. I will round down.
One of the best albums of the 00's
Not for me.
outro was way to long
Phenomenal album, classic hip hop sound but early Lupe is lyrical, tight and refreshing to listen to track after track.
A lot better than I exected. Great Coolio esque vive in some parts. Fun and energetic.
3.5
A bit like the good bits from OutKast and Kanye: nothing overly gangster and good eclectic music. Great to hear Jill Scott on the I Monster sampling Daydreaming. Why isn’t “Who Is Jill Scott” on the 1001 list? A high 3. Not quite infectious enough for a four, but good.
lupeeeeee its pretty good
J'étais près à dire que c'est toujours un peu la même soupe, mais sans doute pas la pire, à tolérer les instrus supportables et à un mettre un tolérant 2. Mais c'était sans compter sur une outro ridicule de 12 minutes où il fait un bigup à tout le monde, qui il veut, je m'en fous. Quelle pitié. Donc sur le fil 1. Fallait pas pousser non plus.
This was pretty good. It has a very early 2000's sound to it, so no surprise that producer and writer credits include Kanye, Jay-Z, Pharrell Williams, and the Neptunes. A 12 minute shout-out outro seems, like, really excessive. Don’t know if I’d listen to the whole album again, maybe just a few of the better tracks.
Didn't care for this. It would have been a 2.5, but the outro makes it a 2.0. 12 minutes of the same 10 second loop is a way to fill the rest of a CD, I suppose. Don't waste my time. 2/5
I like Lupe’s (immediate) later stuff better and def didn’t need a 12 minute credits track, but he’s a legend for a reason. Decent debut. C+
Bufff....
It’s really quite good. Hard to believe this is a debut album as it’s so fully realized. Sits somewhere between Kanye and Childish Gambino.
I’d never heard of this guy before but this album was great, I really enjoyed it.
I did not see this one coming! Awesome album beginning to end. Even the ludicrous 12 minute Outro was good. Highly produced and highly enjoyable.
Great backing arrangements with funky beats and strings. A fun listen.
7/10 pretty good, didn’t love it, but I definitely liked it favorite song was probably Daydreamin’ but the sampled song Daydream In Blue by I Monster is way better
Displays a penchant for pop hooks that make the socially-conscious subject matter more palatable. It remains a mystery why the over-indulgent "Outro" made the final cut for inclusion.
i don’t want to have to listen to this so i’ll just give it a 3
Didn't do much for me
Bugs me so much when the rapper seems to not be aware of the music or rhythm of the song...
Lupe Fiasco - Lupe Fiasco's Food and Liquor Debut album by Lupe Fiasco. What I found interesting while listening to this album, is the different themes throughout it. We get songs about Poverty, Islam, terrorism, and racism. I found it really interesting as I didn't know he was Muslim and to listen to a hip hop album tackle these topics from that perspective was a breath of fresh air. As mentioned, Lupe is Muslim and as most would note, the title seems a bit strange for someone of his faith. He's also from Chicago and in an interview he states that Chicago does not have bodegas like in NYC. They have food and liquor stores on every corner. He states the album is a look at good (food) vs evil (liquor). I really enjoyed this album. I knew of Lupe from his guest verses on songs by other artist, and this album gives us his voice and a perspective from someone we wouldn't hear from in our daily lives. 5/5
I knew the name beforehand, but couldn't pin a song to it. It's an album with fancy sample beats. You can hear Kanye, Jay-Z and all other producers having a hand in this project. Is Lupe Fiasco good enough himself for this kind of production. Maybe not. But we are judging the album as a whole. 3.5/5.
Pretty cool
After listening to it for the first time, I am not sure this album warrants inclusion on the 1001 list. It's not that it's a bad album, on the contrary, I think it's really good. Good lyrics and flow, good beats, good guests. Everything works. My problem with the album is just that it sounds like other artists making similar albums around that time (2006, so Kanye, Nas, Jay-Z, etc.), so it doesn't stand out to me as something groundbreaking or the pinnacle of a particular genre or style. I don't have an alternative suggestion because I just don't have enough knowledge about that genre and artists at the particular time, but I would guess there are better hip-hop albums than this one that have stood the test of time, regardless of the particular year. This just seems like a recency bias pick.
Strong album, really liked it. I liked Kick, Push a lot, Sunshine, Daydreamin' is a classic too.. My only criticism is they included a 12 minute credits song at the end of the album. That felt a little excessive.
creative mix, not really my style, but I can dig it
Pretty great
Pussy money weed
A little long but it was a good listen nonetheless.
Stick to producing
Outro woah
honestly a more fun listen than expected. kick push is a cute 2007 teenage banger. love the 13min track at the end where he shouts out everyone and everything
I enjoyed listening especially while cooking. And truly appreciate his social commentary in his lyrics
I enjoyed it very much. Great music.
As a fellow Chicago boy that was 18 when this album came out, it just spoke to me. Truly enjoyed it and brought me back to my young adult years driving around the city. Favorite songs: Kick Push, He Say She Say, Daydreamin
The instrumentals are really good. Some of the piano riffs are top notch. The lyrics are also really good, from what I can catch. My brain generally doesn't work fast enough for me to understand rapping. High key, this is a really good album. There hasn't really been a single dud song on the album. Even the songs that aren't among the best on the album have moments of excellence.
It's an okay hip-hop album. It has its moments with songs like "Kick, Push" and "He Say She Say". The outro was kinda neat too, but it's just fine. 3/5. Favorite Track: Kick Push
i really really dislike rap
I haven't listened to this in ages - this is hitting today! The 12 minute outro was a little egregious to end the album when "Kick, Push II" was right there. The first half is a little weaker for me, but from "Daydreamin'" on, it is excellent (excepting aforementioned too long outro).
eh Standouts: Daydreamin' Other best tracks: I Gotcha, Kick, Push, Pressure, 3/5
Liked this a bit more than I thought. Reminded me of early Kanye albums and then I found out he used to have a group with Kanye that released a couple singles. Cool. I don't know if I need much more 2000s rap of this style in my repertoire but it was an okay listen.
Not sure how I missed Lupe during my hip hop binges.
Rap has it’s place in the music world, but…
I think this might have some potential, and I will give it another listen through. "Kick Push" and "Day Dreamin'" were songs that I already know and am a fan of. The beginning of the album was ok but it got better as it went on.
Mixed bag! Lupe has great rapping and storytelling talent and it’s delightful when it gets expressed properly (“Kick, Push”, “The Cool”) but between that there’s a lot of misses and just okays. Same for the production. Lupe has what it takes to make a truly great (american) rap album but this unfortunately isn’t it. Still, a good first try
Det var nice! Jag gillade det
Very good, I enjoyed this. I don't know if I'd listen to the whole album again, but there are definitely some greats songs on here.
Niiiice!! Only ever listened to the big chart hits from Lupe but did expect to enjoy this album. This came out in my perfect/favourite age of hip hop and it has all of those elements I love and miss like story-telling, addictive loops melodies, big horn sections, maybe some interesting samples (didn't have time to look it up), etc etc. Some tracks I would have been obsessed with had I listened to the album when I was about 14 haha. Really enjoyed Real and Pressure. Thought the Outro was hilarious with all the thank you notes, there's a reason why no one else ever does that (that I know of anyway) haha!
Well you know what I went in with low expectations about this one as all I could remember was Superstar from Lupe Fiasco, that is a banger but still I thought he was sort of pop rap. I thought this was very slick and a good listen. Wish I could give a 3.5. And what a charming fella to thank everyone in that track at the end. Have to say after about 3 minutes of thanking I was laughing when he was shouting out to the likes of a fan called Kevin. Hilarious. If you in anyway know Lupe Fiasco even as an acquaintance but didn't get a shout out on this track you should be hugely offended as it is hard to imagine he didn't thank anyone he even slightly knew
I really enjoyed this. I can't say I know Lupe Fiasco well at all. I know Kick Push cause that's a right banger. But I have a feeling my brother played me this album when it came out cause it feels very very familiar. I really enjoyed it.
I liked five songs a lot, and I enjoyed that there was a musical theme connecting every song. Other than the five standouts, however, I didn’t really love the album. I likely will not seek out any of Lupe’s stuff beyond this project.
J'ai trouvé ça vraiment bon ! Mais un peu long. Ça m'a surpris comme rap ! 4.75
Enjoyed, easy going hip hop groovy rythem and sharp verse.
Not bad, but didn't really excite me either. To be fair, it probably needed a more careful listen but apart from some good moments (Daydreamin') it didn't jump out and demand my attention.
Deeply unpleasant. I'm glad that's finished. 12 minutes of shout-outs was more unbearable than sitting through the credits on a Marvel film for a 12 second bonus scene setting up the next shit film that gets cancelled anyway.
Never heard of Lupe Fiasco before. Surprised how good it was. Quite cool to hear the "Daydream in Blue" I Monster sample, (which itself is a sample) - enjoyable enough album up until the Outro - meh 12 minutes of unnecessary circle jerkin' shout outs, Jesus wept! 2.5
Hip hop un poco más elegante que otros estilos más broncos. Buena voz y buenas melodías. Aún así, es un género que tiene que gustarte
Surprisingly nice album but the cover is the worst on the list so far
I like it !
"Cool on food for thought but for you I'm a starver." Lots of great lyrics and interesting ideas, I love Kick Push 1/2 🛹 as a way of framing life situations through skateboarding. Very solid album all the way through Best Song: He say she say Worst Song: N/A
Cool!
Favorite Tracks: Daydreamin’ Kick, Push American Terrorist
VMP
Liked it. Good features. Good lo-fi sound.
Not a genre I'd normally choose to listen to which is why this project is so fun. Reminds me a lot of Kanye West and NEPTUNES, which after reading a bit further about Lupe Fiasco shouldn't be a surprise. Thr quality of production is immense and album is consistent throughout. I would give it 5 stars if it wasn't for the incredibly annoying and repetitive 'outro', which seems out of keeping with the rest of the album.
I enjoyed a few songs but I wouldn’t listen to this album again.
He rhymed hoes with toes so he gets a point
Lupe doet zijn naam eer aan en zou er goed aan doen zijn voornaam te veranderen in 'Fucking'!
Ik kan en wil hier niets mee.
Om nou te zeggen dat mijn muzikale horizon enorm verbreed is na het luisteren van dit album: neu.
2+
Why is the outro so long?
In our last two weeks of the 1001 I was not looking forward to another hip hop album but was pleasantly surprised by this one. The subject matters are reminiscent of a Tracy Chapman album and the beats are well put together and well produced.
I was a fan of “Kick, Push” when it was released but hadn’t heard much else from Lupe. I remember liking “Superstar” which came out the next year, but I didn’t know he performed it. The thing that differentiates those songs, and many of the songs on this album, from the rest of the hip-hop around, is their musicality: nice melodies, catchy self-penned choruses, and a squad of vocalists, including Lupe. It also doesn’t have a lot of filler - songs 12 and 13, “Pressure” and especially “American Terrorist” are among my favorites. Matthew Santos voice is a great addition to the mix.
I find this type of music unlistenable. Next
A real find. Like this a lot.
I loved this, and even more when I read the back story. Lovely to hear a rap album that isn't (just) all about 'guns and b*tches'. Great flow, some great tunes and some great samples. Daydreamin' was a particular highlight, but I enjoyed this as an album as it held the interest from start to finish (well apart from the Outro being a *bit* long...).
There's a proper 80's feel to match the album artwork. We're talking BIG production with some slick vocals. One hour and 12 minutes is WAY too long though. It passed a pleasant 45 minutes during some online admin. Then I bailed.
Не то что я думал. Думал будет жёсткий РНБ...
I liked this a lot more than I thought I would. 'Kick, Push' is awesome.
After listening to Food and Liquor, I can say its a really good album, Every song had its own distinction while sounding like they fit well together, the songs themselves sounded really good (probably because one of my favorite musicians helped produce this album (Mike Shinoda)). The lyrics were really good and the rapping was also great, as were the instrumentals. This is definitely the best hip hop album I have done on this project so far. Best Song: I Gotcha Worst Song: Intro
Serious Kanye vibes on this album. It's a good album that I really enjoyed, but it's nothing groundbreaking.
The reasons why I like this record are the same as why I liked Kanye's first 2 albums. They're very similar styles, and of course production work is done by Jay-Z and Kanye. Not just the way that the samples are intricately transformed into something so complex, but the mixture between the back-and-forth singing and rapping. Many songs feel complete and satisfying, with infectious hooks at the start to pull in the audience, followed by straight-to-the-point personal raps, a catchy chorus to tie everything together, ending with an introspective melodic closer to move onto the next track. Every song is built around strong manipulation of samples to make each one unique. But often that's the only good quality of the track. Several tracks like "The Emperor's Soundtrack" has the song structure I outlined above, and great production work, but little else to pull me in, so it ends up being fairly forgettable. "Just Might Be OK" is another example, but hides behind more experimental production and loud, catchy harmonic vocals, guising it an ok song that serves to intrigue the audience for what the rest of the album will be like. Over half the songs are pretty solid and kept my engagement for most of the record, only losing it after "Hurt Me Soul." There's a few points where it tries too hard to mimic Kanye's success, including the pointless 12 minute closer where he's just thanking people. Cutting that one and a few other tracks, and building upon potential deep cuts that go beyond Kanye's inspiration, it could stand out as one the finest pop rap albums of the decade.
просто репчик
Lupe Fiasco sounds like a fun name. You wouldn’t forget if one of your friends started going by such a name, would you? Apple Music says this is R&B/Soul, which is rarely to my tastes, but let’s see how this goes. Songs I already knew: none Favourites: Kick Push, Hurt Me Soul First of all, as far as I can tell, this album would be much better described as hip hop rather than R&B. There isn’t much hip hop that really hooks me. I like some, but it’s only been Childish Gambino and Kendrick Lamar that have blown me away. Until today. This album is phenomenal. I love how it shows innocence of an adolescent skater transitioning into an adult with their own hardships and difficulties. The flows are great, and the samples are all so catchy. I’d never heard of Lupe Fiasco before today, but now I’d massively recommend you listen.
If there's one thing this project has accomplished, it's forcing me to listen to more rap and hip hop than I ever would have listened to without it. And I will say I have a bit more appreciation for the genre than I had before. I still don't really enjoy it in general, but I can at least appreciate it. BTW, today is my birthday. I was hoping for something a little more up my alley. Some great 60's or 70's classic rock type thing maybe. But that's okay, I'm just happy to be alive.
Other than the intro and outro that thanks over 100 people this album is great. Jay-Z feat wasn't aware of. 4.5 but rounding up.
Está bastante bien. Me han "Just Might Be OK" (featuring Gemini), mucho "Daydreamin'" (featuring Jill Scott) y "Pressure" (featuring Jay-Z). Ahora que sea imprescindible no lo veo.
It was alright, not really my style so can't comment on it properly
Bastante rollo. Le pongo un 3 porque la portada es chula.
Finally diving into the realm of hip hop, Lupe Fiasco's 'Food & Liquor' album was a refreshing treat The album boasts a solid lineup of established names I felt that Lupe Fiasco paved the way for a style that later inspired artists like J. Cole
Fun and thoughtful, especially in the environment it came out in. Not perfect by any means, but definitely solid and respectable.