Heavy as heaven, the devil on me two tons too” Though I need a Holiday like Lady who sung “Blue” Like Shadow and Lavelle, I battle wit it well Waitin for God to come and get me, I’m too uncouth YOU! The more famous person you come throughĪnd the sexy lady next to you, you come tooĪnd then it hit me, standin outside of heaven Well your name ain’t on the guest list, who brung you? The world brought me to my knees, what have you brung you?ĭid you improve on the design? Did you do somethin new? Wanna believe my own hype but it’s too untrue Trying to cash his microphone check 2, 1, 2 Soundtrakk provides the soulful backdrop on this and a large number of the new album’s thought-provoking raps, from the struggling anthem “Gotta Eat” to the surprising Twista-style bounce rap “Go Go Gadget Flow” to hits like “Superstar” that are already working their way up the charts:
#LUPE FIASCO THE COOL MOVIE#
The story of “Hip-Hop Saved My Life” is an entire movie in only four minutes better than any Hollywood film you’ll see in what’s left of ’07 – probably most of 2008 as well. Is what keep him on track to be a great MC”įiasco doesn’t just rap to sound “cool,” he raps to tell stories that YOU will find cool. Of some Pampers and some food and a place to sleep He turns down the beat, writer’s block impedes He couldn’t think of nothin, ‘STACK THAT CHEESE’ Mother sister cousin, ‘STACK THAT CHEESE’ Somethin somethin somethin, ‘STACK THAT CHEESE’ With a screwed up hook that went ‘STACK THAT CHEESE’ That’s a track that’s weak that he got last weekĬause everybody in the stu’ was like “That’s that heat!”Ī bass-heavy medley with a sample from the 70’s I’d like to make it like the sights on TVīut it’s better than not bein alive from strapsĪgree – a Mead notebook and a big fat click
Write to make it right, don’t like where I be Fiasco has noted in interviews to largely being fed up with the music industry after having spent so many years to get on just to get where he is now, but songs like “Hip-Hop Saved My Life” will make one hope he thinks twice about retirement: In fact Fiasco’s breath control and lyric writing ability you would think he had released as many major label albums as Jay-Z, when in fact “The Cool” is only his second official record to hit stores. Fiasco is the modern day Bob Dylan of hip-hop without being cursed with Dylan’s now incomprehensible delivery. The word that best seems to describe Lupe Fiasco’s rap is “transcendent” as he writes rap songs that could speak to anybody from any walk of life. “The Cool” picks up right where “Food & Liquor” left off, once again using his Muslim background and Chi-Town sensibilities to inform his perspective without being rigidly bound by either. When faced with going left or right, Fiasco went under or over, in search of a new rap that spoke to something “real” – not really dope, really fat, really hip or really trendy – just real experiences from real life. Instead Lupe Fiasco chose his own path, rolling down the street “KAKUNK KAKUNK KAKUNK” on four wheels with no rims, as he went “Kick Push” on a skateboard that rolled straight to success. Lupe Fiasco also avoided the pitfalls of the anti-jiggy backpackers, relentlessly obsessed with not showing off material wealth to the point they often sound like jealous have-nots. Fiasco left that fiasco to much more boring contemporaries who obsess about their status amongst the nouveau riche, trying to prove the kid from the hood made good and now gets dap from Donald Trump and Diddy. The title may have been a little misleading to some since Fiasco doesn’t rap about eating caviar or drinking champagne that much. Last time out on “Food & Liquor,” Lupe Fiasco distinguished himself from an overcrowded field of up-and-coming MC’s through his intricately constructed lyrics paired with musical backing not only far superior to most debuting rappers but to most of his peers with an album that year. No heaven up above you, no hell underneath yeĪnd keep your faith, as we chase, the cool” Guaranteed to go and make you fail from your schoolĪnd hang with the players of the pool, fast talkin on the hustle
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