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

[Colin$mackabi$h]

Yo what game was lupe talking about in the first verse of adoration of the magi?

 

[xiceman191]

Yo what game was lupe talking about in the first verse of adoration of the magi?

Double Dragon.

 

[Listencloser]

"There's food in them drums and boxes."

 

[xiceman191]

Also Final Fight

 

[playmaker88]

Its crazy I have been on plenty of sites when it comes to this album and most of the reviews are almost completely positive but, there is one site where it gets shitted on constantly and thats NeoGaf. WTF at so much hate for lupe in general there. Niggas really mad that some people think T&Y is better than TPAB. Asking dudes what rappers they like and who they think are influential and shit. FOH

Lol at lookin to neogaf for commentary on rap...

"Lupe is soooooooooo good"

 

[nickel-us P]

i barely remember double dragons

I wouldve said streets of rage first

 

[IceBergTaylor]

Resticky this shit just off the strength it'll make that one Kendrick fan mad as fuck

 

[KamPushMe]

FHD>>>>> Tetsuo and poop

Go ahead and flag me

 

[IceBergTaylor]

Resticky this shit just off the strength it'll make that one Kendrick fan mad as fuck

FHD>>>>> Tetsuo and poop

Go ahead and flag me

This little Preteen with peach fuzz was baited way too easily.

 

[KamPushMe]

Resticky this shit just off the strength it'll make that one Kendrick fan mad as fuck

FHD>>>>> Tetsuo and poop

Go ahead and flag me

This little Preteen with peach fuzz was baited way too easily.

im 18 so foh

 

[IceBergTaylor]

Resticky this shit just off the strength it'll make that one Kendrick fan mad as fuck

FHD>>>>> Tetsuo and poop

Go ahead and flag me

This little Preteen with peach fuzz was baited way too easily.

im 18 so foh

lmfao woah dere he's 18!! Oh shit watch out erybody!!!!!

 

[KamPushMe]

Lol fuck u

 

[eyes low]

I was listening to no scratches with my cousin and he was telling me he thought it was about lupes relationship with hip hop. I didn't even think about it till he said it lol

 

[Listencloser]

Still only 2 reviews. I don't want any Kenny or Cole fan crying "But Lupe only had 3 reviews!"

Like I said, it's easy. Copy paste the tracklist from Wiki or something write a sentence for each song and slap a score at the end. 130 words, done.

 

[Breezy_Kilroy]

Ill write one when I get off work.

 

[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.

 

[Roster Player #99]

I was listening to no scratches with my cousin and he was telling me he thought it was about lupes relationship with hip hop. I didn't even think about it till he said it lol

I thought it was more about him and the label.

 

[Listencloser]

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.

 

[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.

 

[LurkdogAchilles]

posted this review in the review thread:

TETSUO & YOUTH

if you've ever in your life been a fan of Lupe at any point in his career, this is the

album you've been waiting for him to make. lyrics on top of lyrics wrapped in lyrics,

with layers and layers of depth. this is the album for people who like their music to

make them think, or turn the lights off and enjoy a nice audio movie.

i think one of the things that makes this album special though, is you can not care

about super lyricism that much and this is still a great album. the MUSIC is great.

a lot of thought and planning went into how each song would sound, and how each

song sounds with the other songs. and how each song, along with the season interludes

set a mood for wherever you are within the album.

my favorite tracks are basically the Winter section: Chopper, Deliver, Madonna, Adoration of

the Magi and T.R.O.N.

initially i thought Chopper was too long, too many ehhhh rappers. now, while i still think a

couple guys could've been left out, everybody got it in on that track. if you can catch each

flow and hear what they saying, everybody did their thing. standouts Glasses, Buk and Billy Blu.

T.R.O.N. took a while for me to catch on as well, but man got damn Lu was spitting, and

AbSoul came through like a drunk driver and just wrecked shit. i think its the best verse i

ever heard him spit.

p.s. my favorite thing about this album: make a playlist with the tracks in reverse order. it

sounds like a completely different album, and imo its better. it tells a different story than in

the original order. if i listen to the whole album, its how i listen but that's just me.

total score: 9.5/10