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hip hop, lupe fiasco, Music, New Music, rap, review, tetsuo & youth, the cool, ty dolla $ign
Lupe Fiasco has had a tough career. The rapper had a massive hit with “Superstar” in 2007, and seemed like he was primed for more success. Unfortunately executive meddling led to the overly poppy (though actually not that bad) Lasers in 2011, and while it gave him the biggest hit of his career with “The Show Goes On,” album delays and a disappointed fan base stunted his growth a lot. His last album, the clumsily named Food & Liquor II: The Great American Rap Album Pt. 1 was an odd mix of pop singles that failed to catch on, and overly preachy lyrics that without good beats or melodies managed to irritate more than inspire discussion as Lupe intended. His latest release, Tetsuo & Youth is being touted as a return to form, but does Lupe finally get his mojo back, or is he destined to have peaked with The Cool.