Lupe Fiasco – Food & Liqour [2006]
Score: 
[3.5]
Review
2006 should be hip-hop’s revival, led by this Chicago native, Lupe Fiasco. Don’t get me wrong, in no means is he a 3.5 score rapper, his album just kind of stacked up to that. he’s more of 4.0-4.5 based on his incredible creativity of lyrics and wordplay. The rap industry has absolutely dropped the ball the past few years by investing all their time and money into club whore music, it’s real nice to see a debut album by a true MC. Most new acts on the scene lately have just been these one-hit wonders who say the same thing as some other dude, but just wear different coloured clothes.
But enough of that, the album itself, is good, but i feel like it could have been better. Lupe as an artist is great, I haven’t yet gotten to his mixtapes (which are highly recommended to me through a friend) but listening to the album about 5-6 times made me realize that this guy is actually something promising. He’s got great character and really diverse lyrics.
Forget about the score, if you like hip-hop, this is a must-hear album. I just couldn’t bring myself to give it any higher, maybe cause I was sickly disappointed with the track with Jay.
-Jamie
BRC-MUSR-3.5-HH
