Lupe Fiasco - DROGAS WAVE (Discussion Thread)

[criminology]

Go back to T&Y breh, that album was a return to form

That album was what got me in Lupe. shyt is godly.

 

[Gil Scott-Heroin]

"While my concept for Wave as I use it wasn't inspired by or in my mind anyway from your approach or movement and is all part of an extended metaphor surrounding slavery..."

My God, this dude is a cornball.

 

[ig88]

His 8th album was Ghostdini the wizard of poetry

I definitely agree that Ghosts impact is >

Ghost is overall >

But right now, he wouldn’t be able to handle Lupe on wax.. if they did a song it would be embarrassing

And wha his contributions to the wu albums , raes albums dont count?

Ghost deini is dope album on top of that.. it was critically praised by hip hop reviewers and shyt on by places like pitchfork and other cac mags.

Its an experimental rnb/rap album of which ghost has had those type of cuts on every album hes ever had. And its not like it was any different either. Anyone of those cuts woulda made it to a ghost album and noone would have even blinked. Its becaus there was 15 of em that people were put off.

Wizard was a passion project that was more than dope enough for a 15 year vet especiall when it dropped the same MONTH as cuban linx 2 another big album for him.

The reviews shytting on it shyt on it for being an rnb rap album. How you review something negatively for being the genre it said it was gonna be idk.

 

[Versa]

Epilepsy diamonds flicker foolish on the cuff wrist


PS: if any of you checked out after Lasers and this is your first Lupe project since then, don't walk, but run to your nearest streaming service and listen to Tetsuo & Youth.

Lupe Fiasco Tetsuo and Youth: Lupe Fiasco Tetsuo and Youth - YouTube

Being exposed to arguably the two best rap albums ever back to back in one weekend...I am jealous of you nikkas.

PPS: Even those who didn't check out might have missed Pharoah Height 2/30, which might be his best mixtape dead ass. Went way under the radar but shyt was short and perfect. Peep below.



Just making sure the brehs are caught up

 

[Conscious Pilot]

This cat really hates Lupe So much, every time I check this thread he’s arguing with someone about how trash Wasalu is




Get a life my nikka, it’s the weekend for Christ Sakes

 

[Da_Eggman]

Those opening bars on Imagine is just a showcase of how effortlessly this nikka can rap

I don’t rock with every song but he kills every fukking verse on it

 

[JMurder]

Can somebody help me understand Manilla

 

[Da_Eggman]

Why y’all talking about Ghost in a lupe thread

 

[Da_Eggman]

Can somebody help me understand Manilla

Manillas was a form of money usually made of cooper

A typical 18th century trading ship would bring manillas and other manufactured goods from Europe to West Africa to trade for slaves.



US Slave: Manila The African Money Of The Slave Trade

 

[MarcP]

I wonder if Lupe was inspired by Camp Lo is his later years because he has that abstract language tyle at times. I'm listening to Stronger and its both straight forward but still hard to discipher completely.

 

[Dontay Flaco]

Was bout to post this.
Free Max Biggavel.

 

[Big Mel]

I plan on listening to this during self immolation tonight.

#getonmylevel

 

[Cadillac]

 

[Th3G3ntleman]

Does Lupe have a better disco then EM? No brainier for me but got into it with my bro over some text.

 

[Neuromancer]

Ready.