Lupe Fiasco - Tetsuo and Youth Official Album Discussion 1/20/15

[Listencloser]

Apparently if you are a Lupe stan your review "is hard to take serious"

For that simple idiotic logic I feel tempted to review his last 3 projects before T&Y (all which were underwhelming except F&L2)

Keyword is bolded as a sign of my complete objectivity.

apparently u and others are mentally retarded and cant comprehend.

2 niggas reviewing it and giving it 100 score is just as bad as one voting a hundred and another voting zero and having the score put on the front page as 50, making it look like a below average album, that would ALSO be hard to take serious, for the last time ill explain i suggested more reviews so it looks less skewed, yall gon stan regardless so nothing can be done about that. dumb ass emotional muthafuckas.

on another note explain to us why a stan should be taken serious anyway.

Give it a good listen and review it then. I gave TPAB a good try and took the time to write something up.

 

[Roster Player #99]

Interludes

Liked em. All were relevant. Creative and masterfully performed and written. The nigga had a gotdamn string section for Christ sake. The detail, etc. I can go on. Tens

Mural- shit was crazy on the first listen. I was 8 songs in and was still shakin my head in disbelief at this song. Do we even have to question this? Tens.

Blur my hands - the weakest point on the album. But I like the fact that it came as early as it did. A lot of simile/references lines. Lyrics-10, hook-9, beat-7.

Dots and Lines- banjo threw me off at first. But I figured there was some significance. Never know with this nigga. Whoever it was played the shit out of it. As a lover of STEM and music I really liked the references on this one. The hook is catchy too and the beat is tight. A lot of textures that didn't collide, I can appreciate that (808s, violins and synths). The fact that he can package life lessons in the manner he did reaffirms his status amongst the great writers in hip hop. If not the greatest (yea nigga I said it). Tens.

Prisoner 1&2- I thought it was an ode to Chilly. But I saw it was deeper than that. There's a nod tho which I can appreciate, beside the fact Chill's arrest affected me personally. His imagery and storytelling ability was vivid as shit. You'd think the nigga been to jail before. Or had written a treatment for OZ or some shit. Then the second part. Mad energy. Liked the hook. Shit is just clever and well put together as far what he wanted to convey. Tens.

Body of work- this shit so dope. The hook. The beat. The lyrics and that GOTDAMN SAX SOLO. Y'all niggas already broke down the references and wordplay so I won't go into that. But shit is too cold. Tens nigga.

Little death- aiight. So it took a while for me to like this. Because the three different subjects didn't coincide with the hook at first. And didn't understand what she was sayin when she said le petit mort until a friend a mine understood it. I likes the verses. Especially how he opened it. Shit was smooth. Plus i have debates like this at work all the time which summarizes in a couple bars. One thing that stood out was the use of sfx. I heard it more prominently as it faded out at the end. And it tied it all together for me. Idk if he did that or what but the shit is genius. It's a recurring thing throughout the album too. Tens.

No scratches- I hate the beat the most. But what kept me listening were the bars. It was a personal record. I thought it was geared more towards his situation with the label. With the weekend at Bernie's lines and the walk thru echo park shit and the "I know you're in the seat but let's get outta that before injuries" line, amongst other shit but idk. The hook is tight too. And the sfx tie a lot of his metaphors and similes together. 9.5/10 tho.

Chopper- I get it. I really do. Plus i thought it kinda alludes to subject matter behind "deliver". But fam-lay kinda fucked this up for me, badly. And I used to like that nigga too. But his verse sounded like what I'd imagine Steve Francis would look like if played in the nba right now. Beat knock tho. I think my favorite verses outside Lu's are Billy's and Trouble. But everybody else did they thing too. 9.9/10

Deliver- dope concept/play on words and apparently homophone use with the piece of man/pizza man shit. But this nigga flow from beginning to end is flawless dog. And ever worse he double times it at the end with some dope cartoon references. Beat is tight, you know the hook. Tens my guy.

Madonna- maybe my favorite on the album. Idk. Hard to choose. But this shit is just hard. Really like how he opened it. The hook is dope as hell and the beat is tight. I like the story of the song and how he coupled it with a paralleled scenario in the video. 10.

Adoration of Magi- to me this one has the da Vinci level of sophistication that "Madonna's" coarse storyline didn't. It's like a timeline/synopsis of his childhood and coming of age story. Flow is tight. Imagery, duh. Hook is dope. Beat is dope. Tenzo.

TRON- nigga. Blackout is an understatement. Word play for days. Flow is retarded. I used to skip this shit. But I listened closer. It's crazy. And ab solidified a new fan with this verse and few others I've heard from him. Beat is insane man. Ten/10.

Like I said. The attention to detail on this album made me appreciate it a lot more as an artist and as one that covets gems. Finding meaning in things that aren't necessarily there or valued at a surface made me appreciate the depth of this album. Always been a fan of lupe. Granted I've never heard FL2 and Lasers. They don't exist to me. But this nigga is retarded good. Like heralded writing good. In most cases unparalleled.

His presentation is cold and off putting on the outside. Because I think a lot of people think he's an asshole. But that's thought of most intellects. The fact that he can fit his level of intellect in a rap or album cover or then me is most impressive about dude. Fact is: You can't remember rap better than this nigga. He can actually get on a track with Jay and not look foolish. Not many can do that. And he could do it when his career was in it's infancy. So respect him.

AOTY bruh.

if not then it's tied with Kdot shit for it.

Until Ye shit drop, hopefully it ain't wack but I got good hopes for it.

Throw a total score on this and post it in the review thread to count.

nigga no

 

[silverfoxx]

The album makes more sense when u listen to it in reverse order. Its not a coincidence why the theme of TRON and Adoration of The Maji both use video game references.

Body of Work is pretty much today's society and the Cool 2. Its a really deep song and really depressing if you listen to what he is trying to say, speaking on the anatomy and "make up" of the current time . The way Terrace Martin ended it left a emotional and really sad tone to the song, it was like he was weeping and was in pain. I could really feel what they were trying to do. I took me a lot of listens to really "feel" where he was trying to do. I think the fireworks in the beginning represents celebration of the "cool" not in a good way if that's possible, but in a way were we all adore the evils that will "be the death of us".

In reverse order the song actually speaks on many stories, birth, peer pressure, evils, ultimately death, prison (physically, mentally) loving yourself, and ultimately a eulogy of the Lupe Fiasco life on his Murals. His swan song imo.

The album can be viewed plenty of ways from the life/death, video game, music industry evils, etc. This album is veeeeeery diverse. Probably the most diverse hip hop album I ever encountered.

 

[playmaker88]

Man that Sax on Body of Work...

 

[Rubato Garcia]

I think the banjo before Dots & Lines is supposed to be some minstrel show shit, like he was tap dancing for Atlantic.

 

[power_wisdom]

Interesting^

 

[IceBergTaylor]

Apparently if you are a Lupe stan your review "is hard to take serious"

For that simple idiotic logic I feel tempted to review his last 3 projects before T&Y (all which were underwhelming except F&L2)

Keyword is bolded as a sign of my complete objectivity.

apparently u and others are mentally retarded and cant comprehend.

2 niggas reviewing it and giving it 100 score is just as bad as one voting a hundred and another voting zero and having the score put on the front page as 50, making it look like a below average album, that would ALSO be hard to take serious, for the last time ill explain i suggested more reviews so it looks less skewed, yall gon stan regardless so nothing can be done about that. dumb ass emotional muthafuckas.

on another note explain to us why a stan should be taken serious anyway.

Nothin you said in the bolded matters to me...

but if someone who you consider a stan or considers themselves a "stan" can articulate why they like the album from that artist, keyword is articulate and give you a breakdown as to why.... why should it be discredited? Would you take it more seriously if the said, stan didnt like the album?

 

[eyes low]

I think the banjo before Dots & Lines is supposed to be some minstrel show shit, like he was tap dancing for Atlantic.

Or maybe he was listening to mumford and sons before he made that song

 

[Rubato Garcia]

Press play before you scroll down

 

[gman82]

Dead at that last pic

 

[power_wisdom]

Anybody know how many Mic the Source gave this? I know they do bs rating. Just curious.

 

[Built 4 cuban linx]

The source is still around?

 

[power_wisdom]

I think so. XXL only do the website.

 

[Built 4 cuban linx]

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[Built 4 cuban linx]

I see the source website but I Dont see anything on the source rating for the album

 

[LcnsdbyROYALTY]

They never reviewed it

 

[rip.dilla]

The Reason review >>> all them magazines reviews

 

[Peezy_Jenkins]

Apparently if you are a Lupe stan your review "is hard to take serious"

For that simple idiotic logic I feel tempted to review his last 3 projects before T&Y (all which were underwhelming except F&L2)

Keyword is bolded as a sign of my complete objectivity.

apparently u and others are mentally retarded and cant comprehend.

2 niggas reviewing it and giving it 100 score is just as bad as one voting a hundred and another voting zero and having the score put on the front page as 50, making it look like a below average album, that would ALSO be hard to take serious, for the last time ill explain i suggested more reviews so it looks less skewed, yall gon stan regardless so nothing can be done about that. dumb ass emotional muthafuckas.

on another note explain to us why a stan should be taken serious anyway.

Nothin you said in the bolded matters to me...

but if someone who you consider a stan or considers themselves a "stan" can articulate why they like the album from that artist, keyword is articulate and give you a breakdown as to why.... why should it be discredited? Would you take it more seriously if the said, stan didnt like the album?

Perhaps if what was said in the bolded matter to u u would finally get thru ur dumb ass skull that I never said a good or well articulated score should b discredited at all, in fact I said there should be more, to make it seem less skewed, this is part of y I say ur fatherless. Clearly u lack understanding n keep trying to make this into me dissing u or other Lupe stans

 

[Built 4 cuban linx]

They never reviewed it

Lol I swear I thought that source shit was done until I just looked and saw the site today, I knew xxl was still up tho

 

[IceBergTaylor]

Apparently if you are a Lupe stan your review "is hard to take serious"

For that simple idiotic logic I feel tempted to review his last 3 projects before T&Y (all which were underwhelming except F&L2)

Keyword is bolded as a sign of my complete objectivity.

apparently u and others are mentally retarded and cant comprehend.

2 niggas reviewing it and giving it 100 score is just as bad as one voting a hundred and another voting zero and having the score put on the front page as 50, making it look like a below average album, that would ALSO be hard to take serious, for the last time ill explain i suggested more reviews so it looks less skewed, yall gon stan regardless so nothing can be done about that. dumb ass emotional muthafuckas.

on another note explain to us why a stan should be taken serious anyway.

Nothin you said in the bolded matters to me...

but if someone who you consider a stan or considers themselves a "stan" can articulate why they like the album from that artist, keyword is articulate and give you a breakdown as to why.... why should it be discredited? Would you take it more seriously if the said, stan didnt like the album?

Perhaps if what was said in the bolded matter to u u would finally get thru ur dumb ass skull that I never said a good or well articulated score should b discredited at all, in fact I said there should be more, to make it seem less skewed, this is part of y I say ur fatherless. Clearly u lack understanding n keep trying to make this into me dissing u or other Lupe stans

Recycled insults mean nothing.

If there was a misunderstanding its in large part to your delivery in your message.