The production feels very Nujabes inspired, which is what really made me love this album
@ponolan19814 ай бұрын
@@SilentPhoenix__ Surprised he didn’t talk more about the production.
@-ASTROMAGIC4 ай бұрын
These were my first thoughts as well, reminded me a lot of the production Nujabes had on Hydeout Productions
@rareix4 ай бұрын
Felt the same, made me really happy listening to it
@19andrewhb924 ай бұрын
That was exactly where my thoughts went to when I saw the album cover
@Shaun.is.typing4 ай бұрын
Agreed 💯
@LeBeautiful4 ай бұрын
Samurai Champloo extended with Lupe. This is DOPE.
@JohnDoe-sl6mb4 ай бұрын
Omfg it’s LeBeautiful!!
@augustochavez94494 ай бұрын
I was listening to the track Samurai driving as I passed a bunch of sunflowers today and couldn't help but feel this very real Samurai Champloo moment. It was great and so is this album!
@slicknickkcin3 күн бұрын
samurai champlupe
@NatsumiMovies4 ай бұрын
It's amazing how this album did Amy Winehouse more justice than her movie biopic did
@fernandoreyes6804 ай бұрын
As someone who hasn't watched the biopic I agree
@WakaJawaka69Ho4 ай бұрын
So true bestie
@Advent35464 ай бұрын
The Amy documentary was WAY better
@ohnoitsdominoes53934 ай бұрын
@@Advent3546honestly the director of Amy is probably the best documentarian working today. His Maradona film is also amazing and Senna might be one of the finest documentaries of the 21st century which transcends the medium and becomes and overwhelmingly emotional and potent film, much like Amy does
@PeytonPearson4 ай бұрын
IT'S!!! FUCKING AMAZING!!!!!
@ohnoitsdominoes53934 ай бұрын
Quietly one of the best rap albums of the past few years, there isn’t an inch of fat on this thing. Probably will go down as a lofi/jazz rap classic in time.
@Summonergeek4 ай бұрын
Lean and dense AF. I agree with Lupe that this album rises to the level of fine art(A Gagosian gallery would be appropriate, to be specific. LOL).
@paultapping95103 ай бұрын
100%. I can absolutely see this standing alongside the likes of Jazzmataz and Shades of Blue
@ugonwigwe51363 ай бұрын
easily
@whaletheking11 күн бұрын
No doubt
@felipedenis8709Күн бұрын
Ez, all classy jazz rap song on this slaps hard asf
@Shablamski4 ай бұрын
Palaces as the least fav track is a war crime
@ModernMan234 ай бұрын
Palaces is elite and the 2nd verse is literally perfect
@wakhidhasyiempa93794 ай бұрын
Fantano not shining enough😂
@realfake37834 ай бұрын
Did you not watch the video or something? He called it interesting and said it has a great beat switch too. He just wasnt crazy about the verses on it.
@Shablamski4 ай бұрын
@@realfake3783 yeah I did watch it and I can kinda understand I thought the verse were pretty good tho.
@abusus754 ай бұрын
totally my favorite from this project
@claudiuralea69084 ай бұрын
There are pararels that he draws between him and Amy Winehouse about how the industry messed with them and how they didn't receive enough support from their team / label.
@Porcuspine3604 ай бұрын
Lupe actually dug up and cuddled with Amy’s corpse for inspiration😊😊
@Summonergeek4 ай бұрын
Yes! The album is both of them speaking. One then the other or both at the same time. This is an extremely dense 31 min.
@paulm3944 ай бұрын
@@Summonergeekfacts. And I think Lupe’s the homeless dude character that grabs her in the park. Last verse of palaces isn’t the Amy character and other spots on the album.
@Summonergeek4 ай бұрын
@@paulm394 You might be right. Refer to the lyrics "waking up with a song on her heart" at the beginning and the alarm going off at the end. It' a circle. This paired with his lyrics in Cake; "a kabbalist novelist in my esophagus". Google that shit. It will give you a lot more perspective. Shit is DEEEEEP!!! Going to his show in 5 days!!! WOOHOO!!!
@whaletheking11 күн бұрын
It's really incredible
@buzzybuzzbuzz7604 ай бұрын
I will always remember Lupe as the guy who beat Daigo at Street Fighter (staged or not).
@kneelb4me4 ай бұрын
Just don't remember Daigo that way 😂
@rellify34 ай бұрын
10,000% staged lol, but a fun moment.
@Meetwad4 ай бұрын
Nah wasn't staged. People just love to cope.
@mogullll4 ай бұрын
this is now a fuck street fighter 5 thread, fuck v trigger
@buzzybuzzbuzz7604 ай бұрын
@@mogullll I love SF5. Zeku for life!
@mattsunshine92524 ай бұрын
It’s a very ambitious concept, but Lupe has already done so much that this seems so simple in terms of his abilities. It’s almost like watching a KD step-back 3
@milinlekhak4 ай бұрын
Spot on
@TheBrotherHoodSports4 ай бұрын
I can't believe there's a normal comment on this channel.
@mikekoll30194 ай бұрын
Ehh...he's doing what he wants. That's what matters
@Radioface77794 ай бұрын
@mattsunshine9252 it's a good Album but it's not exactly "F.A.M.E" by Chris Brown (2011) great
@a3per8184 ай бұрын
I rarely ever see KD take stepback 3s so i decided to check, he has only taken 67 step back 3s in his entire 17 year career (made 47.8% of them because he is like that 😤).
@shahzainalisharif41254 ай бұрын
Palaces worst???? Naw that's crazy
@JasonBassettphotography4 ай бұрын
YA WTF LOL
@wumzum8374 ай бұрын
made me feel like didn't lisssten😅
@henryjames18804 ай бұрын
@@wumzum837 tbf it doesnt seem think he disliked any of it so its not really saying much to have a least fav. though it is kinda lazy that he put all the songs as his fave besides one hah.
@Tragz4 ай бұрын
One of the best songs on the album.
@microwave3024 ай бұрын
Favorite song on the album. No question
@BradTasteInMusicOfficial4 ай бұрын
Camila Cabello made a concept album where she is playing herself battling with her own artistic identity. You should really give it a try
@CameronShull4 ай бұрын
BradTasteinMusicOfficial
@agora_the_rapper4 ай бұрын
Make another video where you cry and play victim
@Kanyewestbiggestfan1234 ай бұрын
@@CameronShullCameronShull
@default32524 ай бұрын
Brad BASED in Music
@PeterBarkerMusic4 ай бұрын
She Brad on my taste until I music
@phothewin60194 ай бұрын
Lupe getting two 8/10 albums in a row is so cool.
@whaletheking11 күн бұрын
He deserves it
@kelinator20004 ай бұрын
This is one of the best albums to listen to while driving alone on a rainy nights
@TickTockVideos4 ай бұрын
Interesting. I think this is a great summer chill album
@aftermath59814 ай бұрын
@@TickTockVideosin the UK that's the same thing lol
@waldezurbe4 ай бұрын
Maybe, a lupe 'n drive.
@lordbauer59834 ай бұрын
@@waldezurbeEnd up driving out to the sea at night, or to watch the cherry blossoms fall in the Spring.
@Blockidk-i1n4 ай бұрын
@@aftermath5981 Lmao
@knwhr4 ай бұрын
Lupe is Chicago’s Andre 3k real shit
@zvodin12093 ай бұрын
Agreed!
@aubrey68344293 ай бұрын
He is better a than Andre 3k because he's still going but takes chances 🔥🤷🏾♂️
@knwhr2 ай бұрын
@@aubrey6834429 Lupe himself would disagree
@signalsfromthesource55644 ай бұрын
I understood this record as much as I have understood the Story and Lore of Elden Ring. Maybe I'll dive deeper in the future, Ima enjoy it with my own interpretation on the surface level for now. Dope LP none the less.
@mikemeansbizness4 ай бұрын
Appreciate the emotional awareness
@logarithm14Ай бұрын
if only this album had item descriptions
@KOKOW0RLD4 ай бұрын
Amy Winehouse is a true treasure, and honoring her with such a body of work feels like really doing her name justice
@theboi55844 ай бұрын
this album proves that AI will never truly replace artists
@alang41904 ай бұрын
watch lupe reveal that he used ai as a social experiment on if ppl notice the difference
@theflamebringer4 ай бұрын
no seriously, what AI could ever come up with a concept like this, write bars like this, etc.
@GuyWhoLikesTheSnarkies14354 ай бұрын
AI should never be used for that purpose anyway, at least until a few centuries to come. But using AI as a distinctive toolset to aid your music production over specific areas is fine imo, it's kind of like utilizing specialized plug-ins into your DAW production but with extra versatility.
@AhmedMahmoud-or3zs4 ай бұрын
Lupe said that he used AI for most of the loosies he dropped this year & lasty year. But he said he will never use it on his albums tho.
@davidtharp21254 ай бұрын
AI can and will get better…
@MisterKOak4 ай бұрын
I had zero idea that Samurai is a concept album centered around Amy Winehouse, as a battle rapper... huh. That said, this is, easily, one of my favorite Lupe Fiasco albums (and Food & Liquor is one of my all-time favorite albums, in any genre). If I had to name two favorite songs, it would be "Cake" & "No. 1 Headband". Also, like you, Anthony, I was spazzing off of the "Do it to 'em, chewin' through 'em without doing it dentally" bar! Everything about that song is classic.
@themusicnerdguy4 ай бұрын
truly one of my favorite albums to come out this year, absolute fucking bangers all around. also a beautiful tribute to amy, shockingly wholesome but expectedly really kind. adored this project, maybe a 9/10 for me
@whaletheking11 күн бұрын
I agree 9/10 for me
@domcactus4 ай бұрын
Nice!! Yet again, Lupe Fiasco delivers one of my fav rap albums of the year. He's unbelievably consistent, and his pen game has gotta be top 5 in modern times
@OscarvSerrano4 ай бұрын
Lupe Fiasco my favorite rapper. 🏂
@Defort-jd8xe4 ай бұрын
Lupe is the secret GOAT of rap.
@Sway_Boogie4 ай бұрын
The Akuma of rap
@peterstanchev31564 ай бұрын
if people discredit Eminem in the goat convo because of Revival, why should Lupe be in it with albums like Lasers? Drogas Light and F&L 2 are mediocre for his standarts too. On the other hand some of his contemporaries like Kendrick hasn’t missed on an album so far.
@Defort-jd8xe4 ай бұрын
@@peterstanchev3156 do you have Schizophrenia? Are you hearing voices? Because I never even mentioned Em in my comment.
@peterstanchev31564 ай бұрын
@@Defort-jd8xe I just explained why I don’t think Lupe is the goat of rap and made a reference to Eminem because people always discredit his goat status and rightfully so because he has made some terrible records but we’re ignoring when Lupe has done it?
@Defort-jd8xe4 ай бұрын
@@peterstanchev3156 so go talk to these people that "always discredit" bla bla bla, I dont care, nobody asked you. p off.
@LucaIsAFraud4 ай бұрын
Absolutely love this album, you just don't hear hip hop like this anymore.
@mole9864 ай бұрын
I really like the artwork for this album as well
@addictedtoJB3 ай бұрын
No.1 Headband is an anime reference. It's hard to dissect his work without flipping every stone and using everything at your disposal.
@_clorp4 ай бұрын
9.5/10 Whole album gets better with each listen
@jonsmith19564 ай бұрын
If Lupe got bit by a goat, you'd give this a 10
@krispy4L4 ай бұрын
Yall mfs say the same shit everytime🤣🙏🏿
@smallw20034 ай бұрын
He gave Tdoss a 5😶
@amazingdodo60973 ай бұрын
Lowkey I think this is a 10/10 album, thats just me though. Its so easy to just put on and listen to, the style is not very explored often anymore and its just done so phenomenally. The lyricism is obviously incredible as its a Lupe album and the story and concept of Amy Winehouse being a battle rapper is just chefs kiss. I hope this ages well and people look back on this album.
@WhoaNellyJake4 ай бұрын
I immediately was blown away with that classic “The Cool” Lupe delivery
@thenerdster_4 ай бұрын
til eternity>>
@TheTinyTimmyTimTim4 ай бұрын
Horns on that track are crazy
@121von4 ай бұрын
Lu has really stepped it up lyrically on this project, but he's been this sharp since Testuo and Youth. I see sometimes you have to keep creating till the people come around... hence why being a real creative can be alot. You know how nice you are, but how do you convince the fans and people to see your vision or respect your skill. Lu's amazing
@Johnged154 ай бұрын
Glad you did a review on this.
@RappersDelight8084 ай бұрын
Took you enough time fantano lol. This is AOTY so far, I'm from London and hung out where Amy used to go all the time. It got better and better. When i noticed all the London slang and little English things lupe throws in along with his amazing flow, cadence made me come back for more and more. I smile every time Lupe goes into London mode and it funny af in a good way. Love how he adds that. I'm on about 30 plays of the album so far. I was not expecting this at all. The concept and little nods to jazz too adds more depth. The fact I think Lupe is one of the best and one of the few proper lyricists about these days. He doesn't rely on auto tune or overproduction. His flow, bars are what he shines on. Like it should be imo. Most of fav rappers have this, but not on the Lupes level. The concept of it being Amy all about her being a battlerapper samari, the little nods to London, Jazz, his flow, cadence, production is all near perfect to me. Gonna take a lot to beat this for it to be my album for 2024. 8.5/10, would be a 9 if it was longer.
@Roooh4 ай бұрын
Eminem’s album? 🤔:?
@RappersDelight8084 ай бұрын
@Roooh what about it? Take nostalgia and old shock factor away (which isn't going to get close near to it's going to rely on. The shock factor 2000s gone. As he won't really say the same level And for sales be at the maximum on par with the proper. I'm not a betting man, but If I was I'd bet it have all the clichés from "slim shady" but slim shady version of Em is so dated. He will pretend to be edgy & controversial, but on the scale of the early em/shady 2000s shock factor, that won't be as bad in new bars (see the first song put out, he'll pretend to not give a fvuk. All aimed at new teens and old fans that will lap it up) It's all been marketed and hyped up by msm and people who are blinded by their teen loving, 16 year old self back then. Props for using his fanbase for a nice payday. And maybe the last proper album rollout or full album by any aliases.
@Roooh4 ай бұрын
@@RappersDelight808 You listen to Em's album yet?
@julicomo98154 ай бұрын
@rooh as an em fan for 20+ years, I think the album is still a husk of his former glory. He half assess the shock value and it feels force or shoe-horned. Aside from 3 tracks the rest of the album is mid at best. I think that em set the bar so low in the past decade that this mid stuff looks amazing.
@Roooh4 ай бұрын
@@julicomo9815 yeah there were 3-4 tracks are in constant rotation. Everything else should’ve been developed more.
@boomsitkle4 ай бұрын
The goat (I'm talking about Lupe)
@fernandoreyes6804 ай бұрын
I know people love Food & Liquor and The Cool era of Lupe, and I get why. But I feel like he's in his prime now. Drill Music In Zion is still one of the best albums of the 2020s so far, and this album is similar quality. Top 5 dead or alive idc
@godofnothing4284 ай бұрын
Top 5 dead or alive is an insane take. But respect to you for that.
@fernandoreyes6804 ай бұрын
@@godofnothing428 I feel like his discography is very overlooked. At this point, he has 6 albums that range from great to classic. The only rappers that I can put over him are Nas, André, DOOM and Black Thought
@oliviertrudel23844 ай бұрын
@@fernandoreyes680 i have nas at no2 and lupe 1. tetsuo, dmiz, drogas wave, samurai, the cool, food and liquor, food and liquor 2 his discography is just too stacked even tho nas has bangers
@peterstanchev31564 ай бұрын
@@oliviertrudel2384you’re listing all of his good projects why ignore the mediocre and weak ones??
@oliviertrudel23844 ай бұрын
@@peterstanchev3156 like what drogas light and lasers? Damn thats so much lol +in the good one he has pharaoh heights and fahrenheit
@Kanyewestbiggestfan1234 ай бұрын
Palaces as worst song is insane
@HedidNorth_MP34 ай бұрын
Fr tho Cake is way worse
@LxrdLucid4 ай бұрын
Even though it's the "worst song" it's still a banger the album has no misses
@Kanyewestbiggestfan1234 ай бұрын
@@LxrdLucidpalaces is my favorite on the album but yeah this album has no skips
@republicblocks61604 ай бұрын
That’s actually wild. That’s probably my favorite song on the album.
@republicblocks61604 ай бұрын
Bigfoot and outside is worse imo. Still great tracks tho.
@shepardharris4 ай бұрын
ITS A 9 MELON
@ashtonphoenyx4 ай бұрын
It’s definitely a 9, but it’s Anthony so let’s give him a pass lol
@philterskilter91654 ай бұрын
Haha, another incorrect rating from Anthony. It is absolutely a 9, can't stop listening to it
@shepardharris4 ай бұрын
@@philterskilter9165 melon usually pretty on point imo
@philterskilter91654 ай бұрын
@@shepardharris To be fair I do agree with a lot of his ratings, now and then I definitely don't though.
@novanebula80044 ай бұрын
Facts bro literally named every track on the album aside from 1 as a favorite
@WEBPMAFIAONYOUTUBE4 ай бұрын
Lupe didn't drop a fiasco
@hanjigbf4 ай бұрын
Can't wait to see that art behind you in a future video, very neat.
@starkeye4 ай бұрын
Listened to this recently. Amazing album. Variety, yet consistent with the delivery of quality. Love it.
@DrewTubeSkyWalker2 ай бұрын
Cake & Bigfoot are my favs, Lupe always puts out solid albums, Drogas Wave was one of the best albums ive ever heard, and alot of people are unaware of it 😢
@221blu74 ай бұрын
I think this will turn out to be an accidental classic. The beats are on point beginning to end. The bars are on point beginning to end. The overall sound is cohesive through the whole project. I wish there was an actual battle rap on there, to no one and everyone at the same time. Outside of that little critique, this is a master class on artsy lyricism. I'd say 9.5/10 for now, Bigfoot hasn't grown on me yet, it's not bad, nor does it inspire me to skip it, that's just my least favorite song on the album.
@oliviertrudel23844 ай бұрын
bigfoot grew on me very fast. i didnt like it but i very rapidly started to appreciate it
@karmotrine8494 ай бұрын
oh my god an actual battle rap would be amazing
@umarkhan1334 ай бұрын
Cake is kind of a battle rap. Absolute savagery.
@Wunderfizz.4 ай бұрын
Lupe is one of the GOATS. Give the man his flowers. Drill music, Drogas Wave, so many great albums. Also how tf is palaces your least favorite
@codypops30004 ай бұрын
His last 3 albums are fucking amazing
@paultapping95104 ай бұрын
Really enjoying Lupes flow on this. Gives me Saul Williams vibes
@sterben67224 ай бұрын
The Nujabes effect is real and much needed in today’s music world
@christiandale44284 ай бұрын
Palaces at worst track is insane, literally has been in rotation nonstop for me since the album dropped.
@oliviertrudel23844 ай бұрын
top 3 for me, no1 headband and til eternity are a bit better imo
@Matay0004 ай бұрын
This has been such a great summer for music
@goldenwario4 ай бұрын
I listened to Cosmogramma today and seeing it on the background here felt so surreal 😭
@theghostofchillhop4 ай бұрын
I'm extremely biased because I think Lupe is the best lyricist around. I definitely agree with you that I wish there was more songs and that the picture he paints is more clear. But album after album I think we maybe need to see that is what Lupe has fun with. He's not gonna make it clear. Maybe he wants you to feel like you want more and you're searching and digging through the lyrics. Another great album though and I'm sure 90% went over my head and I'll discover what these song are actually about over the next several years like all his albums
@godspeedhero36713 ай бұрын
I personally really liked the dream sequence where "Amy" gets her rap powers.
@thabo38664 ай бұрын
This album is one the best this year, if not the best
@nellyar0014 ай бұрын
FR
@clinton44844 ай бұрын
@@nellyar001 awehhhh
@SilentPhoenix__4 ай бұрын
To Pimp A Samurai
@landonwalker6654 ай бұрын
To samur a I
@gestalticavia3224 ай бұрын
Mash-up loaded...
@jordangrammatikopoulos49374 ай бұрын
Good samurai maad city
@firstofawll4 ай бұрын
To BRAT a Samurai
@yuvalc4 ай бұрын
SAMURAI.
@caroljoval19774 ай бұрын
Hello, from the Philippines. I love the way you review albums. I would like to introduce you to our local music specifically the album 7sins by Felip. He is a member of a boyband SB19 but they have solo projects too. I hope you include this album to your list. Much love and respect from the Philippines. Thank you so much.
@kahnxo4 ай бұрын
imo, this is rap album of the year and I will only hear arguments for Vince Staples and Mach-Hommy. Maybe I'll listen to points for Yeat and Schoolboy Q but thats about it imo
@chrithwaddle4 ай бұрын
Absolutely in love with this album. Haven't spotted playing it for a little while now.
@EvansAtm4 ай бұрын
Cutting edge reviews you mr fantano are the lupe faisco of reviews 🤺
@ringer13244 ай бұрын
Palaces take is insane
@teewhyeee4 ай бұрын
Lupe is a legend
@CompletelyInadequate4 ай бұрын
what a phenomenal year for hip hop
@car_guy_wana_be14 күн бұрын
Lupe continues to make underrated bangers
@Alex-vm6ef4 ай бұрын
Really enjoyed this, been finding myself enjoying many concise ~30 minute concept/themed albums in the past few years. I hope they keep coming. The Fool by Bladee is my favorite one for anybody wondering
@JasonBassettphotography4 ай бұрын
palaces is my favorite track. production is beautiful in addition to everything built around and within it. Gorgeous project
@lionheartzcs24 ай бұрын
DMIZ was my favorite rap album of the year and Samurai is just a great follow up the vibes are immaculate and it feels like Lupe cant pen a verse that doesnt have something witty, funny, or deep and thoughtful right now
@joaoii10824 ай бұрын
Yeah, I need Lupe Fiasco to rap about Sonny Liston now
@NIO4LIFE4 ай бұрын
The Pat Liston or the Ali Liston?
@joaoii10824 ай бұрын
@@NIO4LIFE Sonny Liston himself
@NIO4LIFE4 ай бұрын
@joaoii1082 that's the correct answer!!! I've seen a great documentary here on KZbin of Sonny Liston life.. it was sad seeing him expecting a warm welcome in his city a greatcelebration after his champion fight but there was nobody waiting there for him.
@joaoii10824 ай бұрын
@@NIO4LIFE yeah. He legit was the champion nobody wanted
@NIO4LIFE4 ай бұрын
@joaoii1082 because the man fitted in the narrative of a villain and Pat was clean. Sonny was a product of his circumstance.. I think later way later people appreciated his story even today people like you and me appreciate the man. The young Foreman idolized him and copied his demeanor
@ray_maestro_20 күн бұрын
I’m still listening to this. Almost everyday
@TheRareVideosXL4 ай бұрын
Great album review as always.
@OMLitsz4 ай бұрын
Title track actually goes insane, slowly creeping up to be my SOTY. Also, off-topic but would have loved to hear his opinion on the new Raveena, though.
@oliviertrudel23844 ай бұрын
samurai is like top 4 or 5 on the album
@LxrdLucid4 ай бұрын
Album of the year for me the rhymes are so fresh it's definitely up there in his discography
@Mighty_Atheismo4 ай бұрын
I didnt even know Lupe dropped that other album either! Hell yes brother
@nublahdough4 ай бұрын
Bigfoot as a whole is such an amazing song✌️
@Bigparr434 ай бұрын
It was a good album, but I feel like outside of the Amy Winehouse angle, Drill Music in Zion did a lot of this style much better. Still, i wish you had reviewed Lupe's collaboration with Aesop Rock in Pumpkin Seeds
@BLOOBLAYZER4 ай бұрын
A full Lupe/Aes album would go so crazy. Pumpkin Seeds is fantastic.
@TheBalance3054 ай бұрын
Palaces is one of the best track on there
@deecee18534 ай бұрын
It's such a good album. Honestly, way too many good albums this year have been released
@jannickpedersen46204 ай бұрын
WOOHOO I just got my Samurai Vinyl today !! Along with the long awaited The Cool vinyl. Only need Tetsuo now then i got every Lupe album as a vinyl. Included F&1 and 2 as a special double edition vinyl.
@Sonny-e4o4 ай бұрын
Lupe casually dropping another masterpiece.damn
@rellyrelishes4 ай бұрын
Great review
@cleigharmbrister75794 ай бұрын
Respectfully giving dark times by Vince and now samurai by Lupe a light 8 is weird. What does a rap album in 2024 have to be to get a 9 or at least strong 8 if not these two.
@thomasshortis5562Ай бұрын
Love this album and i also loved his ep house that came out a few years ago. Really feels like lupa is still in his prime
@jsaichek12204 ай бұрын
I appreciate this thoughtful analysis!
@muon3 ай бұрын
Mumble Rapping Samurais Cake Cake Caking Til Eternity I've been a devout Lu fan for 19 years and this was the first project I didn't consume on repeat. It really didn't feel like past projects. At first, I just took in the painting -- enjoying the aesthetic, flow, trakk work. Now I'm swimming in the brush strokes and fuck is it ever delightful. I genuinely feel like I expected to after The Cool and before Lasers -- before Atl choked him out. It's far from perfect but it really feels like he's Wass again -- no constraints, no bs, full creative control. Beautiful album.
@TASoulMusic3 ай бұрын
Absolutely loved this album
@DavC-zl2wh4 ай бұрын
You should review a band called Deadletter, especially their song titled "Mere Mortal". For a band which started relatively recently, they are quite impressive
@Goated_DannyBrown4 ай бұрын
Uhhhh where is the yellow flannel? You gave it an 8 melon, you should be wearing it.
@vaselinehands67234 ай бұрын
God lupe picked amazing production, it's so good
@emadrahim49693 ай бұрын
Looking forward to listening to this album.
@szolim_oh4 ай бұрын
One of the albums thats worth reading the lyrics and not only listening to it. Especially as an upcoming rapper feeling the things.
@vulnerable__4 ай бұрын
This album is AMAZING
@lotheruu4 ай бұрын
You tricked me with the white flannel, I was hate watching on 1.5x. You brought it back though, I thankfully don't have to change my opinion.
@philterskilter91654 ай бұрын
Lol
@Jamespolanc4 ай бұрын
Something about this Lupe album feels more accessible than his others. Loved it
@bucu73444 ай бұрын
valid rating mr. Melon
@jacobluttrull14704 ай бұрын
my rap album of the year.
@cesyneighistaut34514 ай бұрын
Peak (Cosmogramma) has been on the shelf a lot lately
@sadiq2008able4 ай бұрын
That description is insane
@Megaman.ExE74 ай бұрын
If any man could pull off a concept album imagining Amy Winehouse honing her battle rap prowess, it would probably be Lupe Fiasco, and he did.
@oogi54614 ай бұрын
why?
@loverboyclement67674 ай бұрын
@@oogi5461 it’s not an insane way to describe the album, but it’s insane that it’s an accurate description, if that makes sense
@cj93664 ай бұрын
Interesting but it's nothing special.
@brandaao3 ай бұрын
Favorite Hip Hop album of 2024 so far. Love how concise and focused it is.
@ewanoates82974 ай бұрын
Whats your opinion on Richard hawleys cole corner?
@csandreas4 ай бұрын
Lupe's concepts set him apart. Remember he made a song from the POV of a cheeseburger.
@brandonfranks35294 ай бұрын
DOUBLE BURGER WIT CHEESE HAAAAAAAAH
@desiredrapfilms4 ай бұрын
The song samurai is a jam
@vgenthusiast44 ай бұрын
I gave it the same exact rating when i listened to it playing midnight club 2, lets go
@jerome25greatness784 ай бұрын
Number 1 Headband wearer !!!!
@ptate59984 ай бұрын
Very fair summarization. I feel like I felt about the exact same way about it.
@MrJubesJubes4 ай бұрын
I like how he put the #1 Headband Afro Samurai reference on a album called Samurai, I gotta listen a few more times but I bet there’s a Champloo reference in there to