Music Spotlight : Lupe Fiasco

Im a big fan of this dude. I wasnt right away doe. Kick push was wack to me when he first went commercial so it was quite a while he had been out till I heard his track called "He say She say" on a community empowering radio show (street soldiers) on a sunday night. I almost felt like crying. Real shit. I didnt know who or what the song was called but I did my research and sure enough, I found him and immediately got the rest of his work accordingly. So when "the cool" dropped I was already a fan. His latest album "Lasers" I feel was pushed more so by the fans and not Lupe's drive for the love of music. There was speculation that the fame he was gaining was getting to him or some usual artist shit, and his last album was near or could have already been made. So typical. Im a little late to listen to this cd but Im a fan. here we go.

Lupe drops his lyrical bomb threats and then explodes (no homo) over some uptempo beats. I guess it should be no coincidence since the album's namesake is "lasers". Techno beats and shit. The album art is dope too. No lie. He has some features with a few no names, his usual crew of artists, and a sprinkle of widely known artists. I think that's a great formula everybody should consider. Although the songs pretty much mesh into a blob, each track stands on its own. My faves would have to be "Words I never said", "Never forget you" , and " Beautiful Lasers". I wish 'Beamin remix" made the cut but yeah. Also this album doesnt begin like the previous two with a poem like track that is thought provoking.

All in all...it gets 4 licks outta 5. I can play it straight through but eh...it leaves me hungry. Go cop it if you havent yet.



Lupe Fiasco- "Lasers"

Disc 1

1	“Letting Go” feat. Sarah Green
2	“Words I Never Said” feat. Skylar Grey
3	“Till I Get There”
4	“I Don’t Wanna Care Right Now” feat. MDMA
5	“Out of My Head” feat. Trey Songz
6	“The Show Goes On”
7	“Beautiful Lasers, (Two Ways)” feat. MDMA
8	“Coming Up” feat. MDMA
9	“State Run Radio” feat. Matt Mahaffey
10	“Break the Chain” feat. Eric Turner & Sway
11	“All Black Everything”
12	“Never Forget You” feat. John Legend