Lupe Fiasco- Food & Liquor Cover

Avg Rating: 43210   4.9 ( 12 total votes )

Lupe Fiasco- Food & Liquor

Label: First&Fifteenth/Atlantic

Production: Pro, Soundtrakk, Needlz, Mike Shinoda, Pharrell Williams, The Buchanans

Lead Single: Kick Push

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After pushing back the release of his album numerous times, Lupe Fiasco can finally take a deep breath in and exhale.  His long awaited album, Food & Liquor, is now in stores and should impress everyone from the hip-hop heads to the skateboard punks.  The album extenuates every gripping aspect of hip-hop music (production, lyrics, flow, storytelling) and for it, Fiasco will be the beneficiary of lofty expectations after every piece of work he attaches his name and image upon. The production is stellar from the likes of Pro, Soundtrakk, Needlz, Mike Shinoda and Pharrell … ...Read the full album review

Fans can also check out Lupe Fiasco's previous albums: Lupe Fiasco - Food & Liquor II: The Great American Rap Album, Pt. 1 | Lupe Fiasco - Lasers | Lupe Fiasco - The Cool


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After pushing back the release of his album numerous times, Lupe Fiasco can finally take a deep breath in and exhale.  His long awaited album, Food & Liquor, is now in stores and should impress everyone from the hip-hop heads to the skateboard punks.  The album extenuates every gripping aspect of hip-hop music (production, lyrics, flow, storytelling) and for it, Fiasco will be the beneficiary of lofty expectations after every piece of work he attaches his name and image upon.

The production is stellar from the likes of Pro, Soundtrakk, Needlz, Mike Shinoda and Pharrell Williams.  Most impressive from this group is the quality of work from Gurnee, Illinois, native Soundtrakk.  Lupe’s hometown friend put his own special touch on the album’s lead single, Kick Push, which uniquely works both in elevators and clubs.

Much of the pre-release hoopla made over the album was thanks to Def Jam head honcho (but maybe not for much longer) Jay-Z .  Although he personally co-signs the work of Fiasco on Food & Liquor, Jay’s presence is minimally felt (Pressure).  I am sure Fiasco won’t mind all the hype attached to the project though, as it should lead to above average first week sales.

Fans of Lupe Fiasco will love this album.  Fans of hip-hop, unfamiliar with Lupe Fiasco, will also love this album.  Fellow supporters and anyone who has ever come into physical or mental contact with him will too appreciate the album.  The reasoning for the latter statement comes from track number 16.  The Outro is a total of twelve minutes and thirteen seconds and rivals We Are The World for the longest album track over ten minutes intriguing enough to continue listening past the two minute marker.  In it, Fiasco thanks everyone and their mother including his label, publicist, and owner of a local Chicago meat shop he patronizes.

If you drive around the west side of Chicago, you’ll see a Food & Liquor store on almost every corner.  Pretty soon his name will be just as widespread.

DJBooth Rating - 4.5 Spins

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Average Member Rating:   43210       Total Ratings:   12

tdotraza
Rating:  54321
Posted on May 18, 2008    

DjBigDee
DJ Booth Member

 
Total Ratings: 3
Rating:  54321
this rapper is different but i like him cause of that and the tracks are nuts


Posted on Jun 17, 2008    

miss c
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miss c
Total Ratings: 97
Rating:  54321
best album ever. classic +.


Posted on Jun 30, 2008    

Guest
Rating:  54321
       
"He Say She Say" great song, Great lyrics


Posted on Mar 02, 2009    

icarus1730
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icarus1730
Total Ratings: 22
Rating:  54321
It's a shame really. Like most of the greatest artists, Lupe's incredible talent goes mostly unrecognized by the general public. At least DJ Booth can recognize skill.


Posted on Mar 31, 2009    

p-stone
DJ Booth Member

 
Total Ratings: 3
lupes the tightest ever. muslim pride wit em and it suks that hes gana quit rappin


Posted on Apr 06, 2009    

Frmdabottom
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Total Ratings: 111
Rating:  54321
5* lyrikz 5* production


Posted on Nov 14, 2009    

DJ jazz 420!!
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DJ jazz 420!!
Total Ratings: 35
Rating:  43211
yo yo this is a sick album and i listenin to it when ever i want to feel like a pimp haha!!!!


Posted on May 13, 2010    

CookiePanda
Rating:  54321
Posted on Nov 10, 2010    

undadog4eva
Rating:  54321
Posted on Mar 09, 2011    

Guest
Rating:  54321
       
Only the tenth rating?! lol I just felt like coming back to this!


Posted on Aug 06, 2011    

Wyatt King
Rating:  54321
Posted on Sep 30, 2011    

JAMMA32
Rating:  54321
Posted on Apr 02, 2012    

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