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Lupe Fiasco, unquestionably one of hip-hop’s most electrifying MCs and performers, has just unveiled a number of eagerly awaited concerts at some of America’s finest institutions of higher learning, including Yale, Brown, Ohio State and others (see attached itinerary).
Fiasco just won a Grammy for Best Urban/Alternative Performance, and his single “Superstar” is blowing up all over the radio - I would suggest you check him out.
College tour dates and “Superstar” after the jump! Read More »
Since the headline explains it all, let’s just get right to it, shall we?
For extra convenience I’ve broken down the acts into different categories, shown after the jump. While some acts may not be in the category of your liking, most are…so suck it. Read More »
Lupe Fiasco’s debut album Food and Liquor showcased the quick-witted rapper’s penchant for good vibes and G.O.O.D. beats, following in the footsteps of Chicago’s pride and joy, Common and Kanye West. His ambitious coupling of diverse subjects and long narratives (summarized with his heartfelt paean to skateboarding, “Kick, Push”) made for a well-rounded but exhausting listen (the nine-minute “Outro” was a miscalculation).
Being too eager to please all audiences may have stunted Food and Liquor ever so slightly, but not enough to consider it anything less than a good album by a promising artist. Now in 2007, The Cool is upon us.
After a poetry-slam intro and a forgettable, minute-long Akon-esque dirge The Cool picks up where Food and Liquor left off, with Fiasco’s witty wordplay and ever-changing flow dominating “Go Go Gadget Flow,” while “The Coolest” echoes latter-day Jay-Z over brooding synth-work. So far, so-so. Read More »
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