FIASCO.

Lupe Fiasco.

WARNING: THIS IS A HIP-HOP POST.

WARNING (edit) : IF YOU LOOK OVER THIS, YOU ARE MISSING OUT! YOU MIGHT LOVE IT.

Lupe has impressed me with his innovative and intelligent lyrics since  I first heard him on Kanye’s classic LP Late Registration. I know you’ve all heard his classics off Food & Liquor and The Cool but i’m wondering if you Lupe fans are sleeping on his mixtape shit! Fahrenheit 1/15 volumes 1 to 3 are easily some of the best made hip-hop mixtapes made are feature some of Lupes best performances.

Here is a new track that leaked about 5 minutes ago (thanks to Kanye)! Could this be off his upcoming album??

• Fire – Lupe Fiasco

Prepare to love this track:

• We On – Gemini ft. Lupe

Now if all that went over your head because you haven’t heard of Lupe or much of his stuff, I truely envy you. Some of his music when it was released was all I listened to, true brilliance forever scared into my memory. Certain songs have come to define times of my life. From here these tracks are ALL pre debut album mixtape real shit ENJOY!

These 4 were off his bootleg ‘leaked’ Food & Liquor that blew up on the internet months before its release. I can remember disregarding Lupe as a skater rapper until I saw posts on the HipHop forum I frequented claiming the ‘leaked album’ to be of classic status even before it was released. The ‘Leak’ contained a mix of a few final album tracks and unreleased other stuff including some beats that were used on the album but with changed verses. Hustlaz Song was apparently supposed to be on the album but didn’t make a sample clearance.

• Make Sure – Lupe Fiasco

• Real Recognize Real – Lupe Fiasco

• Hustlaz Song – Lupe Fiasco

• Slow Down – Lupe Fiasco

These 4 are off probably my favourite mixtape by Lupe, Fahrenheit 1/15 Pt 2: Revenge of the Nerds. Don’t Get It Twisted was one of the first times Lupe showed his real power; you may recognise some lyrics from ‘Go Go Gadget Flow’. Last track is a mashup between another underground Lupe track ‘Tilted’ and Pink Floyd’s ‘Any Colour You Like’; Lupe is daring.

• Mean & Vicious – Lupe Fiasco

• Don’t Get It Twisted – Lupe Fiasco

• Glory – Lupe Fiasco

• Tilted In Any Colour You Like – Lupe Fiasco x Pink Floyd

If you still haven’t heard Lupe’s albums you can pick them up really cheap at all good retailers near you.

BONUS: Here is a fan recorded performance of Lupe’s intro at some shows on tour last year. Rapping over LET THERE BE LIGHT by Justice.

Love CJ x.

~ by crookedjay on October 9, 2009.