Lupe Fiasco - American Terrorist III
Hat tip to Pigeons & Planes on pulling this totally unexpected release off of Lupe’s twitter. He leaked it this weekend and I love that it gives Kavinsky the honors of providing backup. If you don’t recognize it, the song’s from the soundtrack of Drive, a movie I consider among the best in years. Kudos Lupe…I still want something really brilliant from you soon but I’m definitely paying attention.
Lupe Fiasco - I Don’t Wanna Care Right Now (feat. MDMA)
The new Lupe album, LASERS, is getting slammed by critics. Interestingly, it’s getting slammed by Lupe himself; he’s had a heavily covered string of disputes with his label Atlantic Records who shelved this release for over two years because it wasn’t commercial enough. It’s a pretty shallow, pop-chart facing album, and it seems Lupe doesn’t even like it. There’s a good synopsis here, if you’re interested…if you just like listenable music I do recommend checking out the album, because despite the drama it’s definitely worth a listen.
