Once in a while, a rap CD comes out with something totally fresh (in terms of music production and album sound) such as N*E*R*D's "In Search Of," Outkast's "Aquemini," Aaliyah's self titled album, The Fugee's "The Score," Kanye West's "College Dropout," Dr. Dre's "The Chronic," the Men In Black soundtrack, and Slick Rick's "The Art of Storytelling."
Well, after listening to Lupe Fiasco's first single "Kick Push" off his MySpace, I think his first album coming out early next year "Food & Liquor" is gonna be a hit. The subject matter (in this song) isn't about bling, it's a comparative metaphor between true love and skateboarding. The production sounds like where he comes from...very "Chicagoan."
He has another song called "Failure" which has that jazzy vibe to it too along with "Much More." He's a protege of Kanye West (of his music production) and a good friend of Jay-Z.
The kinda music coming out of this artist has that underground vibe to it but with a sort of confidence that comes from a mainstream artist.
Well, after listening to Lupe Fiasco's first single "Kick Push" off his MySpace, I think his first album coming out early next year "Food & Liquor" is gonna be a hit. The subject matter (in this song) isn't about bling, it's a comparative metaphor between true love and skateboarding. The production sounds like where he comes from...very "Chicagoan."
He has another song called "Failure" which has that jazzy vibe to it too along with "Much More." He's a protege of Kanye West (of his music production) and a good friend of Jay-Z.
The kinda music coming out of this artist has that underground vibe to it but with a sort of confidence that comes from a mainstream artist.