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

[EarPlug0128]

They Resurrect Over New is just mind blowing.

 

[EarPlug0128]

"Black magic, matter of fact, if matter is fact,

a matter factory is in the making perhaps"

Ab Soul is genius

 

[JDSTAYWITIT]

Yo I was an art major. We were taught to anaylze works, looking for things intentionally put there by artists, and things that the artist may not have intended but arose as a result anyway. I apply this sort of analysis in all aspects of my life, and did it for the track "Mural." I'll leave it up to you to decide if it's Lupe's intent, or if it's just applying meaning after the fact. I don't know if anyone spoke on this already because I do believe some of the stuff people are coming up with about this album is b.s., but it is definitely clear this album is more than something to take at face value. Anyway,

There exists a style of painting known as Abstract Expressionism. It does not attempt to create the illusion of space; it does not have subject matter, nor theme; the content is paint. In Abstract Expressionism, the artist does not try to paint a picture (this is what cameras are for). Rather, he or she wants to stay true to the nature of the paint, not trying to bend the medium. It is literally going with the flow.

Jackson Pollock created a large scale painting titled "Mural" (1943). As with most of his work, the piece was done in the style of Abstract Expressionism. Given Lupe Fiasco's love of art, and that the cover of this album is a painting of his done in the style of Abstract Expressionism, I don't believe it to be much of a reach to say that Lupe is vocally emulating the style of Jackson Pollock. Obviously not in the purest sense, which would require him to be off-beat, random, and speaking in syllables that don't relate to each other. Rather, Lupe could be using the desire of Abstract Expressionists to create something free. Like Pollock's "Mural," Lupe's is a break from the traditional structure. Pollock's was a grandiose piece representing a break from representational painting that had dominated the western art world for thousands of years. Lupe's mural represents a break from the fiercely traditional structure of 16 bar verses with choruses in between that hip-hop is known for. Like Pollock's painting, it is grandiose in size, it is nearly 9 minutes in length, unlike the 3-5 minute average of most rap songs. Some describe Pollock's manner of painting as violent, because instead of carefully applying paint to the canvas as most painters have done, he flung it, threw it, and whipped it from his paintbrush. The style was unapologetic, as is Lupe's style on "Mural," in which he relentlessly throws hundreds (I haven't exactly counted) of bars at you. Through vastness, style, and repudation from all conventional methods of the past, "Mural" is as overwhelming as "Mural." That's how Lupe introduces you to this album.

I THINK.

I gotta agree .. the nigga said right there in mural that "I Like My Pictures In Word Form" ..

I mean then you couple that with what he was posting on his instagram in regards to the track .. which was a bunch of wall Murals of rappers no longer here IE Pimp C Biggie Pac Mac Dre Big L ... and you have to think what is a personal Mural actually? its a way to capture the essence of that person at the top of their game .. at their prime .. a token to who that person is summed up in one picture ... so listening to this 9 minute opus containing all kinds of lyrical wizardry i think in a literal sense this track is meant to define exactly who Lupe is as an artist .. like if you never heard a Lupe track and asked someone AYO whats this nigga Lupe about? .... all you would need to do is look at his "Mural" it will give you everything you need to know about his fundamental makeup as an artist

 

[aneed123]

Trying to find dinosaurs in the Bible.... Dope line.. reminds me of me getting in trouble in Sunday school for asking that question as a child

 

[MontyM.Max]

My nigga the biggest Lupe fan I know and he claims that the album plays in reverse as The Cool 2. Idk how true it is but he does say reference The Cool

on Body of Work.

 

[daboyag1]

My homie was putting me on to the whole youth concept of the album, the video game references in Adoration of Magi, TRON, and the bebe's kids reference on Delivery, etc..

 

[StoneColdMikey]

Can't stop bumpin this

 

[LcnsdbyROYALTY]

Just listened to TY and The Cool back to back. As much as I love The Cool...

Tetsuo and Youth >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>

 

[JDSTAYWITIT]

Can't stop bumpin this

Yea I'm bout to play this out ... I can already tell

 

[IceBergTaylor]

Just listened to TY and The Cool back to back. As much as I love The Cool...

Tetsuo and Youth >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>

Woooooow really??? Hmmm

 

[Listencloser]

I've been said this is his best album to date.

 

[c. skillz]

Been unproductive as hell at work for the last week listening to this. Not an album you can listen to in passing.

Love the album and that he made the album he wanted to make...Not ready to put it above The Cool tho, and doubt I ever will.

 

[Built 4 cuban linx]

I like this album alot but I cant put this over his first 2

 

[Built 4 cuban linx]

Also, It looks like lupe is back on twitter, he's asking everyone what should be his next video

 

[IceBergTaylor]

Lupe said during that Sway interview that his homie has been running his twitter.

 

[Built 4 cuban linx]

Oh, I havent gotten a chance to see his interviews yet, I watch them later

 

[LcnsdbyROYALTY]

Both F&L and TC have songs I can skip. I keep playing T&Y front to back.

 

[LurkdogAchilles]

y'all remember the old Windows Media Player had that feature

where you could slow down music ripped to the computer?

never have i needed that more than this album

 

[Stew]

Damn, just got done giving the album a run at the gym. Shit is flames, I'd go buy it right now if Best Buy didn't close at 9.

 

[BobOblah]

I sit back and watch the world through the eye holes in my oil paintings