I felt hip hop was dead 5-6 years ago. If only you guys knew how devastated I was. In high school the two artists I listened to constantly were Joe Budden and Lupe Fiasco. They were my favorite rappers and only two worthy of my ears. I’m beyond thankful for this year. “Lasers”, “The Wonder Years”, “Cole World: Sideline Story”, “Watch The Throne”, “Section.80”, “Camp”, “Take Care”. Hip hop is alive. Thank you, 2011.
New song off ‘Lasers’ called “I Don’t Wanna Care Right Now”. My camera got soaked, haha - I had to turn it off. :P
I miss the creative, original, gritty, avant-garde artist whose music I fell absolutely in love with. SCREW ATLANTIC RECORDS. FREE LUPE.
How does that even make sense? The song is all types of no. No. No. No.
This is very obviously one of those tracks Lupe talked about in the interview he did with Complex. A song that Atlantic forced on him in an ultimatum that suppresses his creative rights on an album that his name goes on. Breens said it best:
“I’m torn between wanting to support Lupe Fiasco and endorsing Atlantic Records for suppressing his creative control.”
Bunch of bullshit.
I want ‘All Black Everything’ and ‘Words I Never Said’ Lupe. The Lupe that has spoken to me since ‘06. Not this crap.
When I heard from you that Trey Songz was on the album, my soul wept. No Soundtrakk, Gemini or Matthew Santos. FUMBLE. I can’t handle this right now. Where is the Lupe we know and love? I have been waiting 3+ years for this album. THREE+ YEARS. How is that fair? Atlantic Records stole his artistic soul - I don’t want to fund this atrocity. They need to be charged for killing his creative expression. Atlantic won, Lupe lost. What a sad day for hip-hop; I’m going to pretend this didn’t happen. If he goes indie one day, my world will be right. Burying all his talent behind this trendy, synthesized pop sound isn’t doing it for me - currently on rotation ‘Revenge of the Nerds’. The Lupe on “Switch” vs. the Lupe on “The Show Goes On” doesn’t even sound like it was recorded by the same artist. It sounds so forced. :/ He’s a lyricist - not a puppet. There is solid music still left to be heard on ‘Lasers’ (“All Black Everything”) but as a die-hard fan who has been bumping his stuff pre-‘Food & Liquor’, I’m saddened by this. He’s capable of creating something much, MUCH greater. I feel like Atlantic Records twisted his arm and put him out of his comfort/creative zone - artistically and personally. The result? ‘Lasers’. They successfully sabotage rap careers. Rappers need to stop signing slave deals. Jive did the same thing to The Clipse and look how angry ‘Hell Hath No Fury’ turned out to be. He sounds so uninspired; this isn’t really a Lupe album and I don’t see how any fan can support it.
LASERS. T minus 34 days.
Lupe Fiasco is synonymous with the TRUTH. He consistently reminds me exactly why he’s my favorite rapper. Who says famous rappers can’t make money and still have a positive impact? He’s uplifting those who are too afraid to uplift themselves. I’m going to support Lupe’s cause by purchasing ‘Lasers’ on 03/08/2011. If we as listeners don’t support good music and positive messages… who will? How will it be continued to be made if the numbers and sales don’t show support?
And a bunch of other cover-ups
Your child’s future was the first to go with budget cuts
If you think that hurts, then wait here comes the uppercut
The school was garbage in the first place that’s on the up and up
I think that all the silence is worse than all the violence. 03.08.2011
