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CD Reviews / Opinion / Mike McCray / News Mixtape review: Lupe Fiasco
Posted By Mike McCray on Mon, Nov 30, 2009 at 11:17 AM
The Good: Well, the flows still there. Lu drops gems from start to finish like, "The game is lookin' weak, the whole scene starved/So I came through with some Muscle Milk and protein bars." He skillfully mixes his overtly political message with a blend of references from Zeitgesist to Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventure while still proclaiming to rep for the block and blogosphere. Hood nerdery at it's finest.
The Bad: Mad short! 22 minutes is literally a tease. The beat selection was all over the place, almost made you think he'd been sitting on some of these tracks for a minute. Lil Wayne's "Fireman" is hot but damn, didn't that drop in 2005?
The Verdict: Not his dopest mixtape, but he crushes a few new and familiar beats. Thankfully Lupe's camp came off the split version. While the cassette style tape was dope and I completely understand the artistic intent, it's always fun to skip around to your favorites without holding fast forward. Always good to hear from him.
Tracklist:
01. Intro
02. The National Anthem
03. Turnt Up
04. Yoga Flame
05. Lazers (Skit)
06. Angels Remix
07. So Ghetto
08. Say Somethin
09. Thank You
10. The One
11. Popular Demand
12. HP Skit
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