Lupe Fiasco - Tetsuo & Youth (Discussion thread)*Stream*

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Never in a million years did I think Myke C-Town off Dead End Hip Hop would be bigging up Lupe this heavy lmao. That boy hate himself some Lupe. He the @Big Mel of youtube hip hop reviews.
Breh listening to his review of T&Y all I could think about was how bad he shyt on FOTP and the other releases. Really surprising this album got this kind of reaction out of him.
 

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Breh listening to his review of T&Y all I could think about was how bad he shyt on FOTP and the other releases. Really surprising this album got this kind of reaction out of him.

FOTP is such an underrated project. The myth that he hasn't good music and projects since The Cool is so inaccurate.

Album is fire.

I put the Cool in the whip (SWIDT???) to see if i was just on some fukk Lupe shyt back then and it's significantly cornier than T&Y. The beats are bland, his flow is on that corny shyt cats were doing back then sounding like homos and shyt. I'm only up to 'Superstar' though. lotta album left. I recall liking the beat tp paris, tokyo & gold watch.

I'm glad he sounds tough now.

That was my favorite rap album ever till this came out. You got up to Paris Tokyo before that post? How could you not like The Coolest?

Streets on Fire, Dumb It Down, The Die, Paris Tokyo and Hip Hop Saved My Life all come after that.

Just typing those songs out reminded me of just how great that album was.

If you didn't have the :wow: at his bars on Gotta Eat then you're a stone cold hater.
 

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For shorter listening sessions, I'm a just start playing specific seasons depending on how I'm feeling.
I do something like that sometimes, but some songs are so long, I still get to my destination before the song is over. 1 round of Choppers and from work to wherever I decide to eat at that day, I'm pulling in their parking lot by Lupe's verse beginning.
 

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FOTP is such an underrated project. The myth that he hasn't good music and projects since The Cool is so inaccurate.



That was my favorite rap album ever till this came out. You got up to Paris Tokyo before that post? How could you not like The Coolest?

Streets on Fire, Dumb It Down, The Die, Paris Tokyo and Hip Hop Saved My Life all come after that.

Just typing those songs out reminded me of just how great that album was.

If you didn't have the :wow: at his bars on Gotta Eat then you're a stone cold hater.



The Coolest has awful, late 00's production. That is a really good example of the Lupe i despised song wise.

Just peeped streets on fire on itunes and there's a speedy track with a cac singing. trash.

The Die is awful sounding as well. like these don't sound like hip hop to me.
 

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The Coolest has awful, late 00's production. That is a really good example of the Lupe i despised song wise.

Just peeped streets on fire on itunes and there's a speedy track with a cac singing. trash.

The Die is awful sounding as well. like these don't sound like hip hop to me.

Lmao wow.

I think you'd probably like Food & Liquor - specifically the advanced version. It's less experimental in its sound and themes than f&l retail and The Cool.

YouTube ghetto story, game time, theme music to a drive by, and real recognize real.

Gotta Eat sounds like an awful Neptunes track.


This album is half trash @Versa

I think you guys being younger and raised on trash made it more digestible.

Nah that's not it. nikkas just loved the album and still love it. T&Y is better but his first two albums are still great in their own right.
 

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The Coolest has awful, late 00's production. That is a really good example of the Lupe i despised song wise.

Just peeped streets on fire on itunes and there's a speedy track with a cac singing. trash.

The Die is awful sounding as well. like these don't sound like hip hop to me.
You just shyt'd on 3 of my favorite Lupe joints :pachaha:

If you fukk with macho Lu you should dig into some of his early gangsta tracks.
 

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Lmao wow.

I think you'd probably like Food & Liquor - specifically the advanced version. It's less experimental in its sound and themes than f&l retail and The Cool.

YouTube ghetto story, game time, theme music to a drive by, and real recognize real.


I own F&L & The Cool on CD.

I liked Sunshine.


I really, really hate the beats on all those songs you mentioned.

i like beats like Gold Watch, Dumb It Down even Kick Push much more.

That's always been his issue. Weak beats and i didn't care enough about his lyrics to put effort into deciphering them.


That's all been fixed on T&Y.
 

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You just shyt'd on 3 of my favorite Lupe joints :pachaha:

If you fukk with macho Lu you should dig into some of his early gangsta tracks.



Those beats are dope to you????? This is a fundamental disparity in musical tastes. And everyone knows my taste is impeccable. And i'm elderly so i know from good.
 

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You just shyt'd on 3 of my favorite Lupe joints :pachaha:

If you fukk with macho Lu you should dig into some of his early gangsta tracks.


True. We been talking just about albums and shyt. Forgot pre-album Lupe perfected that violent drug dealer gangster rap before he even went conscious :pachaha:

Twilight Zone :wow:

Lupe The Killer :wow:

Damn Champ Is Here freestyle :wow:
 

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Those beats are dope to you????? This is a fundamental disparity in musical tastes. And everyone knows my taste is impeccable. And i'm elderly so i know from good.
Them shyts was hot fiyah to me :wow:
That's why I told you to stay faaaaaaaar away from Lasers. If you think THOSE tracks are wack you'll prolly throw T&Y in the recycle bin on GP of how Lasers sounds.
 

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True. We been talking just about albums and shyt. Forgot pre-album Lupe perfected that violent drug dealer gangster rap before he even went conscious :pachaha:

Twilight Zone :wow:

Lupe The Killer :wow:

Damn Champ Is Here freestyle :wow:
His Biggie impressions were top notch
Ooh freestyle :banderas:
Knockin At The Door :banderas:
4 Real :banderas:
 
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