This Is Lupe's Opportunity to Remind Everyone How He Gets Down.

[Waldo Geraldo Faldo]

Lupe’s album isn’t great. He is still a top tier lyricist in the entire genre. His making hits days are gone.

Yeah, I wasn’t looking for hits on this album, just good vibes and it has that. It’s a decent album.

He could have keep that Kiosk song, though.

 

[JustCKing]

Lupe's stage name has been one big self fulfilling prophecy: a Fiasco. Every album rollout he had some kind of drama that overshadowed the music or something he did that screwed up the album. Breh had like an album's worth of material produced by The Neptunes and somehow a couple of tracks from the sessions leaked that weren't supposed to. "I'm Beaming" was fire and one of his best songs, but I think it ended up being a bonus track somewhere. Then there's the sample of "T.R.O.Y" that was met with controversy. That whole "Lasers" album was a big debacle.

Lupe is an artist I wanted to see be HUGE and at one point he could've been. He had the same problem that Little Brother had: signing to a major like Atlantic all while making music that didn't fit with the vision of a major like Atlantic and then complaining when Atlantic wanted hit records. Then they were giving Lupe "ready made hits". I don't get it. I fully agree with an artist not wanting to compromise their artistry just to fit into a mold that goes against their artistic integrity. On the same token, why sign to a major like Atlantic knowing they are going to try to force you to make cookie cutter records. Then the artists go in without the leverage to drop an uncompromising, against the grain album because they haven't proven themselves commercially viable.

Imagine Southernplayalistic flopping and OutKast going to LaFace expecting them to greenlight ATLiens. Imagine Good Kid, Mad City flopping and Kendrick going to Interscope expecting them to greenlight TPAB.

 

[the cool]

I really thought lupe was gonna be the next nas after food and liquor + the cool


Then we all know what happen

Kick push, superstar, hip hop saved my life , show goes on all big hits imo

 

[Pillmattic]

I did like kdot’s latest project but I’ve heard a lot of good things bout the new lupe I’m def gonna check it out

 

[Sean7]

I really thought lupe was gonna be the next nas after food and liquor + the cool


Then we all know what happen

Kick push, superstar, hip hop saved my life , show goes on all big hits imo

Yep, Lasers happened and that was it pretty much for that comparison. I still like his music though but he had next as you said and dropped the ball there. I guess he is in his lane making the music he wants to though... Some of it I like some of it I don't.

 

[Tetris v2.0]

I liked the Zion album, but it was a bit boring to a non fan I would think and isn't moving the needle for his legacy

 

[the cool]

Yep, Lasers happened and that was it pretty much for that comparison. I still like his music though but he had next as you said and dropped the ball there. I guess he is in his lane making the music he wants to though... Some of it I like some of it I don't.

This song was prob the last song that sounded like fl, the cool lupe he released

 

[Rozay Oro]

Said that Nas sounds like J.Cole

Makes no sense

 

[Waldo Geraldo Faldo]

Lupe's stage name has been one big self fulfilling prophecy: a Fiasco. Every album rollout he had some kind of drama that overshadowed the music or something he did that screwed up the album. Breh had like an album's worth of material produced by The Neptunes and somehow a couple of tracks from the sessions leaked that weren't supposed to. "I'm Beaming" was fire and one of his best songs, but I think it ended up being a bonus track somewhere. Then there's the sample of "T.R.O.Y" that was met with controversy. That whole "Lasers" album was a big debacle.

Lupe is an artist I wanted to see be HUGE and at one point he could've been. He had the same problem that Little Brother had: signing to a major like Atlantic all while making music that didn't fit with the vision of a major like Atlantic and then complaining when Atlantic wanted hit records. Then they were giving Lupe "ready made hits". I don't get it. I fully agree with an artist not wanting to compromise their artistry just to fit into a mold that goes against their artistic integrity. On the same token, why sign to a major like Atlantic knowing they are going to try to force you to make cookie cutter records. Then the artists go in without the leverage to drop an uncompromising, against the grain album because they haven't proven themselves commercially viable.

Imagine Southernplayalistic flopping and OutKast going to LaFace expecting them to greenlight ATLiens. Imagine Good Kid, Mad City flopping and Kendrick going to Interscope expecting them to greenlight TPAB.

You leaving out an element I think people overlook with Lupe, Chill getting lock up really threw things off for Lupe.

Imagine early Kendrick GKMC-DAMN without Top and Punch helping guide/protect K Dot in the industry.

If Chill didn’t get numbers we would see a different Lupe…

 

[Ziggiy]

Makes no sense

Not at all.

And whats worse is he insinuated that Nas was somehow BITING Cole. I was almost shocked at what the fukk I was hearing

 

[Ziggiy]

Lupe's stage name has been one big self fulfilling prophecy: a Fiasco. Every album rollout he had some kind of drama that overshadowed the music or something he did that screwed up the album. Breh had like an album's worth of material produced by The Neptunes and somehow a couple of tracks from the sessions leaked that weren't supposed to. "I'm Beaming" was fire and one of his best songs, but I think it ended up being a bonus track somewhere. Then there's the sample of "T.R.O.Y" that was met with controversy. That whole "Lasers" album was a big debacle.

Lupe is an artist I wanted to see be HUGE and at one point he could've been. He had the same problem that Little Brother had: signing to a major like Atlantic all while making music that didn't fit with the vision of a major like Atlantic and then complaining when Atlantic wanted hit records. Then they were giving Lupe "ready made hits". I don't get it. I fully agree with an artist not wanting to compromise their artistry just to fit into a mold that goes against their artistic integrity. On the same token, why sign to a major like Atlantic knowing they are going to try to force you to make cookie cutter records. Then the artists go in without the leverage to drop an uncompromising, against the grain album because they haven't proven themselves commercially viable.

Imagine Southernplayalistic flopping and OutKast going to LaFace expecting them to greenlight ATLiens. Imagine Good Kid, Mad City flopping and Kendrick going to Interscope expecting them to greenlight TPAB.

The issue was Lupe was giving Atlantic hits on his OWN and Atlantic switched up on him when he wouldn’t sign a 360 Deal and was giving him “ready made hits” so that he wouldn’t get any publishing.


Kick Push was a hit record. Superstar was a hit single that hit the Top Ten. Show Goes On, which he was forced to make, hit number 9 on Billboard, which is only one spot ahead of Superstar; so its not like Lupe was flopping before Atlantic started meddling.

 

[Abstract83]

Not at all.

And whats worse is he insinuated that Nas was somehow BITING Cole. I was almost shocked at what the fukk I was hearing

I cant believe he said that shyt. Wtf.