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| Artist: Lupe Fiasco |
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Product Summary
Format: CD
Manufacturer: Atlantic / Wea
Buy.com Sku: 202717418
UPC: 075678395925
UPC 14: 00075678395925
Release Date: 9/19/2006
See more in Rap / Hip-Hop
Song Listing
Disc 1
Song Title
Sample
1. Intro ~ Lupe Fiasco
2. Real ~ Lupe Fiasco
3. Just Might Be OK ~ Lupe Fiasco
4. Kick, Push ~ Lupe Fiasco
5. I Gotcha ~ Lupe Fiasco
6. Instrumental, The ~ Lupe Fiasco
7. He Say She Say ~ Lupe Fiasco
8. Sunshine ~ Lupe Fiasco
9. Daydreamin' ~ Lupe Fiasco
10. Cool, The ~ Lupe Fiasco
11. Hurt Me Soul ~ Lupe Fiasco
12. Pressure ~ Lupe Fiasco
13. American Terrorist ~ Lupe Fiasco
14. Emperor's Soundtrack, The ~ Lupe Fiasco
15. Kick, Push II ~ Lupe Fiasco
16. Outro ~ Lupe Fiasco
| There was a buzz surrounding rapper Lupe Fiasco (thanks to a botched deal with Arista, an association with Kanye West, and a postponed record release date) for some time before his debut dropped in 2006. Thankfully, however, the hip-hop world's high hopes were met in full with FOOD & LIQUOR. Innovative, conscious, and boasting work from top-shelf producers like West and the Neptunes, the album comes on strong and doesn't let up, offering a battery of agile, articulate, laid-back rhymes over a backdrop of sophisticated, retro-tinged tracks. FOOD & LIQUOR announces the arrival of a talent poised to take his place in a lineage that includes Nas, Common, and West himself. |
Album Notes and Credits
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Personnel: Lupe Fiasco (rap vocals); Jill Scott (vocals); Gemini, Jay-Z (rap vocals). |
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Audio Mixers: Craig Bauer; James Auwarter; Bojan Dugich; Patrick Viala. |
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Recording information: 1st And 15th Studios; Record Plant; Right Track Studios, NY. |
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Photographer: Mireya Acierto. |
Producer: Kanye West; Craig Kallman; Soundtrakk; Prolyfic; I Monster; Mike Shinoda; The Neptunes; Brandon Howard; Kanye West |
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Engineer: Greg Magers; Bojan Dugich; Andrew Coleman |
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Musical Guests | |
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Jay-Z |
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Jill Scott |
Artist Overview
Representing the Windy City, rapper Lupe Fiasco is a friend and contemporary of hip-hop game-changer Kanye West. And like West, Fiasco offers an interesting alternative to the bling-obsessed thug rap that dominates much of mainstream hip-hop in the 2000s. A devout Muslim, Fiasco refrains from nearly all the typical indulgences of the rap lifestyle, and rhymes about diverse topics such as skateboarding, addiction to TV and other social ills, and the tenuous state of hip-hop in general. Though he is a somewhat left-field presence in the rap game, his fierce skills and commitment to the hip-hop community have garnered him the respect of a diverse and impressive list of peers.
Artist Influences
A Tribe Called Quest | AZ | Brand Nubian | Cee Lo Green | Common | Crucial Conflict | De La Soul | Ed O.G & da Bulldogs | Freeway | Gang Starr | Intelligent Hoodlum | Jay-Z | Mos Def | Nas | Q-Tip | Spice 1 | Two Kings in a Cipher
A Tribe Called Quest | AZ | Brand Nubian | Cee Lo Green | Common | Crucial Conflict | De La Soul | Ed O.G & da Bulldogs | Freeway | Gang Starr | Intelligent Hoodlum | Jay-Z | Mos Def | Nas | Q-Tip | Spice 1 | Two Kings in a Cipher
Artist Contemporaries
Childish Gambino | Danny! (Rap) | Jean Grae | Kanye West | Little Brother | One Be Lo | Ray Cash | Rhymefest | Talib Kweli
Childish Gambino | Danny! (Rap) | Jean Grae | Kanye West | Little Brother | One Be Lo | Ray Cash | Rhymefest | Talib Kweli
Compilation Appearances
Associated Artists and Works
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King, Emily |
Technical Info
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Release Date : 09/19/2006 |
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Original Release Date : 2006 |
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Catalog ID : 83959 |
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Label : Atlantic |
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Number of Discs : 1 |
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Studio/Live : Studio |
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Mono/Stereo : Stereo |
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SPAR Code : n/a |
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UPC : 00075678395925 |
Professional Reviews
Rolling Stone (p.126)
- 4 stars out of 5 -- "Fiasco reflects on the personal and the political, and reminds fans of everything hip-hop can be. It's full of surprising, creative moments..."
- 4 stars out of 5 -- "Fiasco reflects on the personal and the political, and reminds fans of everything hip-hop can be. It's full of surprising, creative moments..."
Rolling Stone (p.104)
- Ranked #16 in Rolling Stone's "The Top 50 Albums Of 2006" -- "Fiasco's debut is smart, ballsy hip-hop both backpackers and Jay-Z fans can love."
- Ranked #16 in Rolling Stone's "The Top 50 Albums Of 2006" -- "Fiasco's debut is smart, ballsy hip-hop both backpackers and Jay-Z fans can love."
Spin (p.59)
- Ranked #20 in Spin's "The 40 Best Albums of 2006" -- "[H]e's the hip-hop Morrissey, which is exactly what the genre needs."
- Ranked #20 in Spin's "The 40 Best Albums of 2006" -- "[H]e's the hip-hop Morrissey, which is exactly what the genre needs."
Entertainment Weekly (p.71)
- "[The songs] show a young man reaching for the sky, and touching it often enough." -- Grade: B
- "[The songs] show a young man reaching for the sky, and touching it often enough." -- Grade: B
XXL (Magazine)
(p.140)
- "Lyrically dense with a strong moral undercurrent, the album delivered on Lupe's promise of thinking-man's hip-hop..."
(p.140)
- "Lyrically dense with a strong moral undercurrent, the album delivered on Lupe's promise of thinking-man's hip-hop..."
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