Lupe Fiasco - DROGAS WAVE (Discussion Thread)

[Escobar305]

 

[ReasonableMatic]

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)

 

[Danie84]

WAV FILES on a HUNDRED, THOUSAND, TRILLION: WOW

...like Tackleberry Academics took a Backseat like Hightower

HappyTimbuk2Day/Imagine/Cripple/King Nas/Mural Jr./Manilla/Down/Alan & Jonylah Forever

 

[newworldafro]

I'm a Lupe Stan and I understand he is trying to connect to Transatlantic slave trade, but some of the lyrics have me like are you talking about breh....

I understand his lyrics can be enigmatic, and fuuck with Tetsuo & Youth heavy, but this shiit just has me with a lot of it.

I'm going give it a 3rd listen before I provide my early numerical number out of 10, but it ain't looking good.....

Right now "Selassie" , which is an old song is best thing on the album.

Production overall is cool, a good 7.8/10 right now

I'm usually out here stanning against the haters, but I'm lost on a lot of these tracks....I can't be the only one

 

[Escobar305]

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)

woooooooo

 

[JMurder]

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

Manilla (money) - Wikipedia

Atlantic slave trade - Wikipedia

Yeah guys, I need a little more than that. You're telling me what is really apparent from listening to the intro and outro of the song. Doesn't help me with lines like "
Level layers, several shades of grey, submission for it
MILF lover under silk covers who kiss her horses
Pilates central to preservin' the body temple
Jazz classics combatin' the fattest ass, status"

This nikka Lupe spitting way over my head

 

[Shadow]

Walking on water.

Walking on water.

The whole album is dope. XO is a potential hit. Mural Jr. is more accessible (to a wider audience) than Mural and doesn't overwhelm like Mural can. The King Nas flow is crazy. Drogas is dope and I don't even speak the language. California Drug Deals, Imagine, Quotations, Timbuck2, etc. These are scatterbrained thoughts. I'm still digesting.

Lupe's writing inspires me. And it's funny because I don't think his penmanship will ever be widely respected like it deserves to be.

 

[Amestafuu (Emeritus)]

Per someone I was talking to the other day regarding Lupe’s bullshyt approach to rhyme:

A perfectly fine MC says:

“Dope on a rope, a bar of soap”

Lupe says:

“Ivory shavings attached to the cords that reeled the slave’s in/where do you drink and spend your savings? combine that with the aforementioned shavings”



If you all don’t come to grips with this goofy ass say nothing motherfukker already.


You know an MC ain’t shyt when cats argue if Skysnooze is on his level.

Goes without saying why you wouldn't be into this album

I'm surprised they lifted the ban hammer on you...

Album is pure BLACK EXCELLENCE.

 

[Patrick Kane]

Walking on water, wow, wow
Walking on waaaater....

Easily Lupe best album since The Cool

Replay value on this joint is CRAZY.

 

[Dboy41]

I'm a Lupe Stan and I understand he is trying to connect to Transatlantic slave trade, but some of the lyrics have me like are you talking about breh....

I understand his lyrics can be enigmatic, and fuuck with Tetsuo & Youth heavy, but this shiit just has me with a lot of it.

I'm going give it a 3rd listen before I provide my early numerical number out of 10, but it ain't looking good.....

Right now "Selassie" , which is an old song is best thing on the album.

Production overall is cool, a good 7.8/10 right now

I'm usually out here stanning against the haters, but I'm lost on a lot of these tracks....I can't be the only one

When he dumbed it down on Lasers and Drogas light people complained. Now he’s rapping to good and its a problem? Lol

 

[ball15life]

Can somebody help me understand Manilla

I'm waiting for the lyric breakdown of that one too.

 

[10:31]

When he dumbed it down on Lasers and Drogas light people complained. Now he’s rapping to good and its a problem? Lol

This album is no where as cryptic as T&Y

Once you get the concept it’s easy to digest

 

[Zero]

This album is no where as cryptic as T&Y

Once you get the concept it’s essy to digest

Right.

Nothing on this album is more perplexing than, say, Dots & Lines, Adoration of the Magi, or They Resurrect Over New on the first listen.

 

[Zero]

@Gil Scott-Heroin is just mad that when he listens to Lupe, he's no longer the smartest person in the room

 

[Shameonyou]

I need to hear jcole and lupe on a cripple remix pronfukkinto