Lupe Fiasco Drill Music In Zion (Discussion Thread)

[Mr. Manhattan]

his best album since The Cool

 

[Chip Skylark]

I was in Roxbury on Malcolm X block

Talking that talk that got Malcolm X watched

Tryna pick up where Malcolm X stopped



Only gave my players a Malcolm Xbox

Look in the sky, see the Malcolm X ring

Malcolm X-files, it's a Malcolm X thing

As you ask yourself, "What does Malcolm X mean?"

I return to the force in a Malcolm X-Wing

And scene

 

[Nero Christ]

Feels like the production was inspired by Nujabes. Hell I think the title track sampled a Nujabes track.



Anyways this might be Lupe best sequenced album. Easy quick listen, smooth jazzy production with sick flows and deliveries. It’s amazing how easy he makes it. Lyrically he still one of the goats. It’s going to be fun catching new shyt the more I listen but excellent album. I really could’ve used another minute on NAOMI AND GHOTI. Felt like Nayirah killed her hooks on each track She was on, she has a really nice voice.

Favorites off four listens…

GHOTI
NAOMI
SEATTLE
DMIZ
ON FAUX NEM

first thing I though hearing LION'S DEEN was the beat felt like it came from Blade Runner


production is very atmospheric...like someone mentioned...lo-fi

 

[JUSTIN HERBERT]

Got me listening to Aesop Rock. you know, meta deep rappers who take like 5 listens before you half get what the f they talking about.

aesop is the white lupe imo

 

[WhoShotCha]

This is pretty spectacular

 

[Versa]

his best album since The Cool

Damn? Over T&Y and DW?

I gotta think about it.

It's flawless though. My only critique is I would have wanted ONE MORE track that is uptempo slapped between Naomi and Seattle. Two up beat type joints.

 

[Chip Skylark]

his best album since The Cool

Man idk. Tetsuo is honestly probably the best written and intricate albums I’ve ever listened to

 

[Soymuscle Mike]

Got me listening to Aesop Rock. you know, meta deep rappers who take like 5 listens before you half get what the f they talking about.

aesop is the white lupe imo

Lupe was inspired by Aesop, he regularly shouts him out.

LL once namedropped both of them as his favorite lyricists and they were geeking out together.

 

[qnsfinest]

his best album since The Cool

I respect your opinion, but no way it’s better than tetso and drogas wave.

 

[brianwuzhere]

I return to the force in a Malcolm X-Wing

And scene

Return of the Jedi completes the original Star Wars trilogy like Ms. Mural completes Lupe’s Mural trilogy. Lupe the Jedi is a pre-F&L mixtape and he’s returning to that mindset for about half these songs. When you say “x-wing” with a pause in the middle, it sounds like “swing”. Luke uses his lightsaber to slice off Darth Vader’s hand. “You don’t use us to write the raps anymore”.


Alien shyt. Remember, we earthlings.

 

[Thelonious Napz]

The beats are so samey!

 

[Chip Skylark]

Return of the Jedi completes the original Star Wars trilogy like Ms. Mural completes Lupe’s Mural trilogy. Lupe the Jedi is a pre-F&L mixtape and he’s returning to that mindset for about half these songs. When you say “x-wing” with a pause in the middle, it sounds like “swing”. Luke uses his lightsaber to slice off Darth Vader’s hand. “You don’t use us to write the raps anymore”.


Alien shyt. Remember, we earthlings.

Why can’t I rep you

 

[Mr. Negative]

On Mural “That's buried living? And cherry picking
Every lemon from your berry system
Then proceed with the Pac feeding”

Then he teased a pic of Pac-Man and said 2 more to go on twitter, then after mural jr he said 1 more to go, and after listening to Ms mural that’s how all of them tie in together.

Pac-Man = Mural = Painting
Ms. Pac Man= Ms. Mural = Painter
Pac-Man Jr. = Mural Jr = Legacy of the artist and painting

Certain lyrics connect them too. Will post later

hell, the cover of the album is a sideways pac-man

edit: a pac-man pointing up?

 

[Versa]

The beats are so samey!

I think every beat on here is smooth honestly.

I think tone wise folks expected more uptempo and aggressive records considering the albums title.

 

[Mr. Negative]

I was in Roxbury on Malcolm X block

Talking that talk that got Malcolm X watched

Tryna pick up where Malcolm X stopped



Only gave my players a Malcolm Xbox

Look in the sky, see the Malcolm X ring

Malcolm X-files, it's a Malcolm X thing

As you ask yourself, "What does Malcolm X mean?"

I return to the force in a Malcolm X-Wing

And scene

Return of the Jedi completes the original Star Wars trilogy like Ms. Mural completes Lupe’s Mural trilogy. Lupe the Jedi is a pre-F&L mixtape and he’s returning to that mindset for about half these songs. When you say “x-wing” with a pause in the middle, it sounds like “swing”. Luke uses his lightsaber to slice off Darth Vader’s hand. “You don’t use us to write the raps anymore”.


Alien shyt. Remember, we earthlings.

I've said it before, but the fact that Lu claims he can just.... rap like this at will, even freestyles, then proves that he can time and time again....

it's scary as hell, man.