Lupe Fiasco Drill Music In Zion (Discussion Thread)

[brianwuzhere]

are the vinyls going up for sale tmrw at 9pm or did they already go on sale

I believe the vinyl has been available for pre-order since May or June. Didn't look too hard, so there might be something cheaper, but here's a couple links:

https://www.roughtrade.com/us/lupe-fiasco/drill-music-in-zion/lp-plus-x2

Lupe Fiasco - Drill Music In Zion [Clear Vinyl 2LP, Blue, Indie Exclusive]

Your entire order ships on or near: 8/26 This isn't just any new album, this release is the embodiment of Lupe's drive to always be growing and pushing himself as an artist. This album was conceived and created in 72 hours. From hearing the beats for the first time, to composing the lyrics...

drownedworldrecords.com

 

[Ice_MF_Mike]

how is this album?

 

[OfTheCross]

how is this album?

Not bad at all

 

[Rozay Oro]

how is this album?

It’s dope

 

[Ziggiy]

you invalidated your own opinion mad times in this post I'm still reeling at you saying the man hasn't had a storytelling track since Lasers days


if you skipped over all the projects between F&L2 until now i don't understand how you even reach this conclusion, you KNOW you missed the projects how you know what he was doing on em? He's been doing "old lupe" freestyles since before covid, slowed down once he got into album mode but otherwise he's been rapping smooth as shyt the past fews just like on this album

That nikka actually said Lupe doesn’t do storytelling songs anymore….

 

[brianwuzhere]

New interview. Lupe mentioned the Nas quote at the end before on the podcast, but I didn't really try to find what specifically could've impressed him at the time. Then, I remembered how Lupe flipped lines from Halftime and Ain't Hard To Tell in the 1st verse:

Lupe’s King Nas has the same drum pattern as Nas’ It Ain’t Hard To Tell

The chorus references You’re Da Man

King poetic, too much flavor, I'm major
Nas is like an Afrocentric Asian, half-man, half-amazing - Nas (It Ain’t Hard To Tell

"Black king poetic with Nat King's aesthetic
Half-dream, half-machine where the black Queens get naked" - Lupe Fiasco (King Nas)

"Rappers Don’t Fall Off": Lupe Fiasco on Aging in Hip-Hop, Drill Music, and the Audience

Now 40, the Chicago MC has just released his best album in a decade and a half. We spoke with him about the project, his upcoming MIT course, and subverting the listeners’ expectations.

www.theringer.com

Also, last night's Q&A was recorded, should be out later this week.

 

[THE 101]

This is my favorite Lupe album since The Cool.

I've really not enjoyed much of his music post-The Cool. His lyrical complexity started to get in the way of the songcraft, too much suspect production and hooks, and overlong albums that became exhausting to listen to.

Tetsuo & Youth was quite good but it was still too indulgent for me. Drogas Wave had its moments but he went too far down the path of making music for rap nerds to break down the lyrics and hidden meanings and metaphors. No shade if that's your thing but it's hurt the music IMO.

This is the first time in a long time he has sounded like he's having fun on a record. It's way looser, the production is some of the best shyt I've heard all year and the album is the perfect length. Less is more.

There's still that complex lyrical shyt but it doesn't feel as overwhelming as his recent work and he actually let's the album breathe.

Very dope album, one of the year's best.

 

[Rozay Oro]

There's so much lupe content out there. From the albums,to the lyric breakdowns,to the ig lives, and general fukkery + updates

You should start one breh

To beefing with nikkas who started shyt with Lu being victor too lol.
Tells Cudi he can get the hands
Spanks Royce via diss track lol

 

[Rozay Oro]

I like this album but damn I want to hear more about Lu himself and less wordplay or triple entendres. Breh you are 40 now, what’s going on in your life?!

 

[Chip Skylark]

To beefing with nikkas who started shyt with Lu being victor too lol.
Tells Cudi he can get the hands
Spanks Royce via diss track lol

Don’t forget Freddie Gibbs lol

 

[Rozay Oro]

Don’t forget Freddie Gibbs lol

When??!!! Lmaooooo breh please tell me Lu won. I’m a fan of all these nikkas lol

 

[brianwuzhere]

I like this album but damn I want to hear more about Lu himself and less wordplay or triple entendres. Breh you are 40 now, what’s going on in your life?!

He's always been someone who liked keeping his personal life personal, like I must've went at least a decade before knowing what Ayesha even looked like lol. So, I doubt you're gonna get that from him, outside of songs like Ms. Mural and On Faux Nem. Especially after the Q&A, it sounds like the puzzle raps is what motivates him these days.

 

[Chip Skylark]

When??!!! Lmaooooo breh please tell me Lu won. I’m a fan of all these nikkas lol

They had a back and forth. Gibbs called him a fukk a nikka and said he knew he always been one. It’s somewhere on the net

 

[brianwuzhere]

When??!!! Lmaooooo breh please tell me Lu won. I’m a fan of all these nikkas lol

They squashed it after a phone call, but this is it:

 

[Rozay Oro]

He's always been someone who liked keeping his personal life personal, like I must've went at least a decade before knowing what Ayesha even looked like lol. So, I doubt you're gonna get that from him, outside of songs like Ms. Mural and On Faux Nem. Especially after the Q&A, it sounds like the puzzle raps is what motivates him these days.

Did you watch Lupe’s Hot 97 interview? He did not hold back