Still riding on the success of his album, ‘Food & Liquor’, Lupe Fiasco will be releasing a new album titled, “The Cool” in November. The title track, is a nod to a track of the same name on his debut, which was produced by Kanye West and introduced a character in the song who was a hustler who gets killed and later comes back to life. He actually digs himself out of his own grave.
“[The song ends] with him making a statement to these two kids who put a gun to his head,” Lupe explained. “And he said, ‘Hustler for death, no heaven for a gangster.’ And it kind of ends. No one really knows what happens.”
“So what I decided to do was go back and expand on his story,” Lupe continued. “And I actually went and created other characters around him. It left me the freedom to go outside the realm, I guess, of reality. So I went and got real creative with it. Another character is the Game [not the rapper by the same name], and it’s the personification of the game. Whatever the game may be — the hustle game, the pimp game, the mack game. And there’s another character by the name of the Streets [also not the British rapper], and she’s the personification of the streets. Everything about street life that you fall in love with. So I built up this trio and put a story line to it. But I didn’t do it too heavy, ‘cause I didn’t want to get caught up in chasing this story and sacrifice me doing real records, like a single. But the album is very dark. It kind of focuses on … anyone who digs themselves out of their own grave.”
So far, Lupe said only about five of the album’s tracks will carry on with the concept. He said he wanted to avoid a concept album so he wouldn’t feel pressured to chase the story. But, he explained, the story line traces back to his mixtapes and throughout his first album.
“The little boy from ‘He Say She Say’ [a song from his debut] is actually the Cool,” Lupe said. “The lack of a father, he grows up being brought up by the Game, who acts as his father figure, so he grows up to become the Cool.
“But outside of that, I just made it so it’s also good music. It can be your interpretation of what you want it to be, however you want to enjoy it.”
Lupe concluded that he may put together some type of “guide” to help fans follow along with the story.
COMMENTS
yea, another dope and positive rapper
i thought this guy quit rappin cuz he was sick of the industry. fuck lupe and his positive conscious rap bullshit, i want to hear that real hip-hop, i'm talkin bout hurricane chris and solja boy. ha ha ha
Big Freeze Nigga u wouldnt know real hip hop if u slapped it outta ya ugly face. Lupe is real hip hop and this radio shit is starin to make me flu. If anyone is dont believe in this nigga listen to "revenge of the nerds" the mix tape he did and i bet that if u like that reall shit u cant do anything other than love it. fuck bullshit. hip hop aint dead but it's bout to retaliate on the hitman.
He aight...
the art of storytellin.........great lyricist and true rapper
lamme ass pop boy!!!thats it!
da kidd Lupe is sick...Lyrical giant..underrated...easily in the top 5 of mc's spitting today
YES. Lupe Number One hero. Wait...so Food & Liquor was a success ?
In my opinion it was a success. You cant determine success on album sales anymore..It's all about the quality of the music and Lupe puts out that fire
Lupe is a Lyrical Assassin Right Now!!!
Get Off Lupe Dick A Legend Already
The Best Rapper under 26 Years Old. Only can be compared to greats like Common, Mos Def, talib, Jay-Z, Nas Etc. Just about EVERYONE else is not in his league. Hip Hop is Dead!!!
Not to diss, but only dead in NY...
Damn if he do goes with that concept ,thats a classic album Fo sho
thats one real ass nikka! str8 up and down! i cant wait
this nigga is my favorite...and yes...it does sound like some trapped in the closet shit lol...but good concept
If yall listen to that song "The Cool" yall will see how much potential this man got. the line that really got to me was "Floatin down by his feet wass a letter from his sista. 2nd grade hand writing slimply said 'i miss ya.'" i have a sister in 3rd grade. this song really warned me not to get messed up in that kind of stuff cause my sister still needs me.
word, or check out "The Cypher" (ft Papoose & Styles): "...he rides around on a stray bullet/ with prostitutes, pimps, dope dealers and killas tied to it to pull it/ TV in his ear/a stripper slides down his legs/and he's known to ride around with the Feds" AND THAT'S A FREESTYLE!!
Lu is deep
The Cool is definatly one of the albums im gonna buy. This dude is my favorite M.C. right behind Nas. Just a lyrical genius.
real hip hop
didnt think little punk say he wasnt gonna rap anymore cuz he "aint into it anymore" fuck him
Yea he did say that shit and that was a bitch move... boy can spit tho
all i kno is that if he doesnt sell as much as he wants, he better not cry and say he wants to quit. with that said, i have a feeling that this album will be a classic
dis nigga is lyrically inclined
we need more MCs like him...kant wait 4 hte new album!
DAT NIGGA A GENIUS!!!!...A MUTHAFUCKIN NERD ASS GENIUS!!!
fnf up..lol...but on some real shit lupe being shitted on a lot cuz niggas think he jus some skateboardin ass nigga...lol...but he is prolly the best lyricist in the game right now...he's very deep with his raps and he doesnt dumb shit down...sumn a lot of cats out there do...fashos to lupe and fnf...
defnitley cant wait for his album, especially after hearin this
I really dont see nobody out now that has better lyrics that makes sence
album of the year no doubt
Lupe summed up in one word: the TRUTH!!!!!!!!
Da mans lyrics not only are deep but they paint a picture in ur head and dey are so unique i mean i've got all his material including his own OFFICIAL Mixtapes (1st and 15th Farenheit part's 1 to 3, It Was Written) etc. An example of this is a lyric from a track on his album titled the Emperors Soundtrack goes " i tell my niggas not to shiver the only time we quiver like an archer is we only fear God". Genius.
LUPE A ILL LYRICIST, BUT WUT DA FUCK IS UP WIT DEEZ RAPPERS SKATEBOARDIN??????? DAT SHIT IZ FUCKIN UP DA GAME. AND DA SHIT AINT HIP HOP. LEAVE IT TO DEM WHITEBOYS. U GOT NIGGAS IN HARLEM DOIN DAT STUPID SHIT. IN HARLEM!!!!!!!!!!! DATS WHEN U KNOW DIS RAP SHIT IS GETTIN FUCKED UP. SOON U GONNA HAVE NIGGAZ IN SOUTH CENTRAL SURFIN'. LUPE CAN DEFINETLY RAP BUT LEAVE DAT SKATEBOARDIN BULLSHIT ALONE.
I thought hip hop was all about being original and not doing what everyone else was doing. White folks get money too should we leave that to them also or does that only count for skateboards.
imma cop this, i need some more quality content, kanye brought that with graduation i know lupe wont dissapoint
man dont knock the nigga for what he do...so what if he skateboard dats him...all the other niggaz dat do it really just followers...but Lupe is the best rapper rappin in my opinion...the only reason he said he was gonna quit was cause all these niggaz out buyin Hurricane and Soulja boy and 50 non rappin ass and then niggaz overlook him...niggaz just be like o i dont fuck with him cause he skateboards...WTF...if Wayne was on dat skate board shit niggaz would prolly be skatin everywhere
"This aint't a pen it's a paintbrush and I intend to rearrange how they paint us." My favorite Lupe line. I can't wait for the new joint.
i thought he said he wasnt gonna drop any more albums...
YOUNGRIPPER U DEFINETLY A FUCK BOY. NIGGA U AINT GOT A CLUE OF WUT RAP IS ABOUT. SKATEBOARDING IS DEFINETLY NOT IN DA FUCKIN PICTURE U ASS. AN FUCK WEEZY, I DONT LIKE HIS MUZIK ANYWAY.
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YOUNG GIPPPER!
WTF...if Wayne was on dat skate board shit niggaz would prolly be skatin everywhere
couldnt have said it better!!!!
EXAMPLE!
SO...iTS NOT COOL TO SKATEBOARD!
I guess its okay to fall in love with a prostitute (Prostitute Flange though!
RIGHT!
I guess its okay to kiss you mans on the lips and get his face tattooed on you!!
RIGHT!!
I guess its okay to eat countless pussies (Pussy Monster) and then brag about like its cool!
RIGHT!!!
Oh! it must be okay to intake crack now (viva La White Girl)!!
Oh! Its not cool when the Clipses and Pharell Aka SKATEBOARD P (Coin-i-dink) to wear Baping apes
but when Wanye does!...its cool now
Get off his dick!! Be ypurself where what you wanna where not what you idol wheres!!
Oh Yeah Wanye is soooooooooooo cool!!
AND that is why Hip Hop is dead!
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need i say more