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Lupe Fiasco - American Terrorist III
Artist: Lupe Fiasco
Producer: Guy-Manuel De Homem-Christo
Album: Unreleased
Label: First&Fifteenth/Atlantic
As the DJBooth response to the Chi-town heavyweight’s previous features attests, hip-hop heads like Lupe Fiasco best when he’s speaking truth to power. (The general public when they come across his controversial comments in interviews… not so much.) Thus, it’s not hard to imagine the shockwave that went through the Twitterverse when Wasalu Jaco unleashed the sequel-plus-one to American Terrorist, a politically-charged cut off debut set Food & Liquor. On American Terrorist III, a moody synth groove by Daft Punk’s Guy-Manuel De Homem-Christo (originally featured on Kavinsky & Lovefoxxx’ Nightcall) thumps in the background as Fiasco ponders the topsy-turvy world we live in. Quoting his brother, whose experiences in the military drove him to question the received wisdom regarding his home country, he spits, “It’s silly how that our schools make us stupid and our jobs make us poor.” While this joint isn’t attached to any forthcoming project, the “III” in the title implies there’s a “II” waiting to be released—can we expect the middle installment to appear on Food & Liquor 2? Only time will tell, but fans can keep it locked to the DJBooth for all the latest news and tunes.
This song first appeared on the
Top Hip Hop / R&B Chart
on January 9, 2012
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I am not a fan of politically-charged raps (I like to separate the two), but Lupe always delivers. And this one came out of nowhere?!
Lupe, where is Part II? 
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| Posted on Dec 12, 2011 |
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Mr. Fiasco, it's good to have you back. So, about that third classic album?
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| Posted on Dec 12, 2011 |
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Lupe Fiasco is one of my favorite mainstream emcees. Food & Liquor and The Cool are one of my favorite albums. I was a little disappointed when I heard Lasers, but I didn't mind when he said that Atlantic Records made him put those songs on the album. I think it is safe to say now that Lupe is full of shit. He definitely likes these electronic kind of beats. I think Lupe really needs to go back to his roots. He needs to rap to dope hip hop beats. Well that's enough with the rambling. American Terrorist III is pretty much just like every song on Lasers. As far as rapping, Lupe is still there. The verses on the song are really dope. But this song just isn't that good musically. This song could have been a little better if Lupe got rid of that terrible chorus. It's a song that can be heard only once. I feel ashamed of even giving a Lupe song this low of a rating. But Lupe really needs to rap on hip hop beats again.
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| Posted on Dec 12, 2011 |
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The beat has a nice groove and bassline to it. It's pretty catchy. Lupe's flow was pretty good on here, but I'm ready for Food & Liquor 2!
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Lupe for me peaked with The Cool, I love his darker side when its not commercially saturated (i.e. Beautiful Lasers). However, he is still top 3 in my favorite mc's of all time hence the avatar pic
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| Posted on Dec 12, 2011 |
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solid 4....not classic (coming from lupe of course, who's classic work is something like 8 on these kind of charts)...but good song, goes to the point. The chorus should REALLY have been redone tho, but i'll overlook that since its a chorus that was taken from the original song.
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| Posted on Dec 12, 2011 |
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I think Part II is probably 'Words I Never Said'.
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Glad to hear more from Lupe. Always delievers
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| Posted on Dec 12, 2011 |
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The reason I like this song is because it's true, it tells a @*#$! story.
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| Posted on Dec 12, 2011 |
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Digging it!
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Everything Lupe does is gold!
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| Posted on Dec 13, 2011 |
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And to DjRohan....listen to the lyrics much??
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| Posted on Dec 13, 2011 |
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Pretty sure part 2 is 'Words I Never Said' if you pay attention to the lyrics, that's just a thought. This is pretty dope but Lupe's missing a lot in his music of late, just another thought.
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lupe be comin in all directions some might not like this but this is pretty tight when u get down to what matters
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| Posted on Dec 21, 2011 |
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lupe lyrics are cold as usual but the beat/hook is just sub-par at best. He really does need to go back to hip hop beats.
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Nice cautionary tale.
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I'm tired of these beats he keeps going on.
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