Lupe Fiasco - Samurai (June 28th)

[Ziggiy]

This is how I always imagined a video for Gold Watch would be like.

 

[JayBaldacci]

Ha... he referenced Larry Wheels.

 

[Prince.Skeletor]

Listen man...
I'm a huge Lupe fan
But that album cover????

The album is not a reflection of the cover
You see that cover you expect something underground magnifficient
But dude singing too much
I'm a huge Lupe fan, probably top 6 Lupe Fan at the Coli.

I understand the Amy Winehouse angle
But I want a hard Lupe album!!!
That album cover misleading

 

[SunZoo]

Gonna let this digest, a lot of the songs aren’t grabbing me right away but when it comes to Lupe it’s usually one track that gets a hold of me for a week or two then I kinda form a relationship with a different song.

On Bigfoot now, I fux with it.

 

[areohbee824]

No. 1 Headband

 

[TripleAgent]

My bro who is a way bigger Lupe fan than I ever was, said this had 3 good songs, but is otherwise wack.

 

[ReasonableMatic]

I love Lupe Fiasco, but this album ain’t it.

Not even because son ain’t spittin, because he is.

But even with the Jazzy beats, the album just feels.. SOULLESS?!

And Lupe needs to stop these mumble half-effort sing songy hooks too, it’s just lazy.

It just feels like he approached the album too “formulaic”.

Even though that’s an inaccurate description because there’s a formula to rap/Hiphop.

But this SAMURAI album feels damn near robotic to me.

Bigfoot prolly my favorite song on the album.
It feels the most natural/organic sounding song me, even though he went offbeat a couple times tryna cramp in too many words a couple bars.

Samurai is extremely bland, it lacks seasoning..

 

[Loose]

Forgot this shyt came out today, listening now fire so far

 

[Why-Fi]

love his originality and the beats are tuff...not sure about the monotone hooks on every joint but i like the project on first listen. i did repeat palaces a few times

 

[Playaz Eyez]

Such a fire beat switch on “Palace” and that shyt lasted like 40 seconds that should’ve been a full song by itself

 

[Paper Boi]

he has a very good ear for beats

 

[Paper Boi]

This sounds like the last 3 Lupe albums

I hate how this Lupe sounds

Singing every hook on lo fi beats

you sound like my polar opposite


i hated commercial lupe, he been on fire the past 6 years

 

[Soymuscle Mike]

Just read on twitter that Lupe is rapping in the perspective of Amy Winehouse if she was a battle rapper

Album on first listen is very solid though.

Yo I know I heard/read that before but I must've tuned it out.

Corniest concept ever.

This is why Nas changed his number on dude. Imagine telling a real life friend of hers that you want to do this concept album with him

 

[MarcP]

Calm lil Album/EP.

Need that Skulls album next.

When he said he was the overseer of the 5 classics Skulls was #5. Last 2 joints been spur of the moment.

 

[winb83]

Upon the initial listen last album was way better.