One of SuperSonic SpeakerBox's favourite MC's, Lupe Fiasco, has just dropped a brand new track on us like a net on top of a frightened bear. After releasing his highly anticipated 4th album Food & Liquor 2 at the end of last year, which I was personally rather disappointed by, with only a handful of standout singles that left the rest of the album sounding mediocre, not typical of the high standards set by Lupe in his previous three critically aclaimed records. Nevertheless Lupe's lyrical content and magnificently conceptualised raps were on point as always, and the album was nominated in the Best Rap album category at the Grammy awards (not that we care). Anyways the album was planned to be released in two parts, leaving us hoping for more Fiasco fire with the release of the other half. But alas, that has now been cancelled, and a new album has been announced for this year called Tetsuo & Youth. The genius that is Lupe is always toying with the idea of quitting music, but with a creativity and talent as tremendous as his he simply cant seem to resist making more cerebral rap music for our ears and minds, and we're not complaining.
I digress, the point of this post is that he has released a new track called Light Blue. Not quite sure if it will be on the new album, but I quite like the sound of it. The beat is quite tight, electronic, bassy and head-bounce inducing. The lyrics will pass over the head of the average ignoramus hip hop fan, but that's exactly how we like it. Mr Fiasco, never stop making the intelligent and infectious hip hop that you do so well!
Lupe Fiasco - Light blue
Shayne
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