8. Put Em Up - I dont mind this shit. I mean...I dont really kno what the fuck he talmbout on this shit again but the beat kinda aight. Swear if you say you kno what this shit bout you either a muthafuckin liar or you able to decode this stupid shit cuz you fluent in Nerd or some shit yo.
9. Heart Donor ft Poo Bear - Still cant believe theres a grown man out there runnin round callin hisself Poo Bear yo. But that aint even the problem here b... I mean...this some shit I woulda expected from that unitard rockin boy wit the owl n budgie tats n two infant socks for eyebrows or Amber Rose's amphibian extraterrestrial life partner but I aint think Wasalu would go there wit this type a cakeboy shit...as in some I GOT SO MUCH LOVE TO GIVE N YALL CAN HAVE MY HEART N SOUL TO KEEP N SHIT CUZ IM A HEART DONOR type shit. Maaaan... son needs to get on the fuckouttahere express wit that childish shit...Thats like some bullshit little niggas be tellin broads in the 4th grade b.
10. How Dare You ft Bilal - This more like it. I mean if you gon do these happy go lucky joints make them shits some food for the soul that you can feel b....some shit that sticks to ya ribs nahmean. The homie Bilal dont play when it comes to this singin shit neither bruh. This beat might sound like some shit Dre put together n had Scott Storch tickle the ivories for n then threw in the vault wit the the other 7,845,947,652 beats he got locked away that nobody ever gon hear...n Lu might be sayin wack shit like "I hope its all up to ya standards...cuz babies really need to be pampered"...but this joint actually jus some easy breezy shit to get into. Its a two step joint you can play for ya moms or ya kids or whoever...yeah I fucks wittit.
11. Battle Scars feat. Guy Sebastian - Now this is jus some cold McNuggets b. If Skylar Grey was on the hook this would sound like a demo for a track Eminem left off a Relapse or some shit. Apparently this Guy Sebastian nigga is a pretty big deal in Australia n he got crazy plaques n whatever...n this is actually his joint wit Lupe bein the guest or some shit like that. Theres jus no need for this over the top dramatic shit tho bruh. This one goin to the recycle bins for sure yo.
12. Brave Heart feat. Poo Bear - Cmon son.... Lupe repeatin "I feel good about this one" over the intro...well you shouldnt bruh. I thought the Battle Scars joint was some corny over the top dramatic depressin shit...this shit makes it sound like Juicy tho. Shit got soldiers chantin n military drums n marchin sounds n electric guitars screechin n choir voices... Jus stop it Lu...talmbout "May the Lord have mercy on my soul".. Have some mercy on niggas ears b. Poo Bear on this shit too? Damn...
13. Form Follows Function - Dope song title bruh... Nah not really but I do fucks wit this joint. The beat is like some outer space alien blaxploitation type shit. The bars tho? Nah son jus sayin a whooooole lot a nothin on this shit par.
14. Cold War ft Jane $$$ - Durin the intro this shit actually sounds like a Food & Liquor joint forreal...but then it switches up into some cool head nod shit. I dont really dig the hook like that but the bars is kinda aight. He reflectin on the death of a loved one on this shit n he doin it without bein too annoyin or sayin too much stupid shit...so I respect that. That shit he yackin bout for the last 2 minutes of the song shoulda been faded out like a minute n 55 seconds sooner tho....
15. Unforgivable Youth (ft Jason Evigan) - Ok now this really do jus sound like some shit that was leftover from the Lasers sessions b. Im sayin also...when son be breakin out words like "unbeknownst" it jus makes me wanna hit the skip on this shit...but Imma be patient n see what he talmbout on this muthafucka instead nahmean. Cuz thats how you gotta approach a Lupe joint...you need the patience of a hundred Dalai Lamas b. I wont spoil the surprise for anybody who aint listened to this shit yet but he throws a twist in at the end. I aint sayin its a good twist...but he do got one.
16. Hood Now (Outro) - So basically this shit is bout how muthafuckas in the hood be takin the scraps n whatever society be allowin folk from urban communities to have n shit n be puttin they own spin on it OR makin the best of that shit to the point where even muthafuckas from privileged n upper class backgrounds be observin it n thinkin yo that shit kinda dope so Imma fuck wit it too. Like some reverse gentrification namsayin. The greatest example of this shit is hip hop itself yo. Niggas jus took what they had b...n they flipped that shit into some cool shit or whatever namsayin. What started out as jus some kids rockin parties wit some homemade speakers n doin backspins on cardboard boxes uptown...writin graffiti on trains n fightin for a chance to get on the mic n shoutout they peoples in the crowd bout 40 years ago done turned into the most dominant cultural phenomenon since rock n roll b. Hip hop n the influence of hip hop is ey'where yo. Taylor Swift listens to rap b... The president of the United States listens to rap... LL Cool J hosted the last Grammy Awards son...a show where they aint even use to televise the rap categories b. Will Smith aka the Fresh Prince is one of the biggest actors on the planet son...the list goes on yo. Muthafuckas is multi millionaires from this hip hop shit yo....niggas be ownin sports franchises n joinin the Illuminati yo. Thats a beautiful thing son. Rap dudes is doin some big things now bruh. Anyways yo...this aint my favorite joint on the album or nothin but the message aint nothin that Imma front on nahmean. Matter fact I salute Lupe for even touchin on this topic namsayin.
Basically Imma put it like this...is this shit my "cup of tea"? Not exactly bruh. For the same reasons that I mentioned at the top of the page yo... Its like theres two parts to Lupe namsayin. Then you multiply that by like a thousand n you got all the different characteristics n shit like that that be makin up sons DNA nahmean. You split all em pieces in half n you basically got the yin n the yan of how this dude is assembled b. You got that annoyin ass muthafucka who be talkin out his ass n actin like he better than ey'body else on one side of the coin n on the other its this humble dude who tries to lead by example n uplift his people namsayin. His stans be some clown muthafuckas too talmbout yo how you gon hate on Lu god? How you hatin on the realest dude in rap? Man I wish I was there to see Lupe part the Red Sea for yall muthafuckas. I aint hatin on Lupe ever yo...I jus be speakin on the shit he be sayin n doin. Unfortunately tho...son be sayin n doin a lot of stupid shit. When it comes to the music...its the same thing yo. I be feelin summa that shit n summa that shit is like man...you need to punch yaself b. Thats art tho. Yall get over it. Dont take it too personal namsayin.
Aight peace.
I gives this shit 3.5 Zeus Slaps outta 5
