Same crew responsible for “The Ital” and “Put ‘Em Up”) make it ripe for an EDM Warbled synths and handclaps of “It’s Hood Now” (produced by 1500 or Nothin', the With a smooth jazz sax and live band anchoring the rapper’s balance of unbridledĬonfidence and constant questioning of the powers-that-be. Most clever, nimble and dexterous (“Now I flip cars like the ribs on Theīut as the rapper told us when we caught up with him atīeale Street Music Festival, “Form Follows Function” is, indeed, the highlight, Thumping drums and ominous, minor key synths of “Put ‘Em Up” shows Lupe at his ”The Ital (Roses)” addresses, in part, the rapper’sĬlaim last year that “Barack Obama was a terrorist” over synth stabs, while the A commentary on race by author James Baldwin, one of Lupe’s Soulful vocals over martial drums, sounding like vintage Kanye West mingling (The Art of Falling Off)” reinterprets Billie Holliday’s “Strange Fruit” with policy and Lupe straight rapping his ass off. The tracks played tonight split the difference between Rather than blasting the album over barely audible house speakers while journalists and publicists chat about rap minutiaeĪnd industry inside baseball, Lupe hand-picked six tracks from the upcomingġ6-track album to a small group of journalists, transforming the session into a 1 was that there was neither food nor liquor, Session for Lupe Fiasco's Food & Liquor 2: The The ironic and telling part of Wednesday night's listening
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