Please support this album as much as you can. As a 24 tracks long independant project, this is immensly time and money consuming and NO ONE is talking about it. No reactions on youtube, no IG hip-hop page talking about it, nothing... We have the power to actually make this album sell better by just recommending it to people and talk about it more. Buy it, recommend it to your friends, recommend it to big reactions channels like Rock Reacts, Tabby or Lost in Vegas, just remind people that this amazing album exists
When Lupe rapped about Slaves blaming the Trees for being the woods used for their imprisonment and then the Tress apologized and asked to be burned as recompense, I lost my mind. Such amazing storytelling. Lupe is the greatest writer in the History of Hip-Hop
FreshPrince “cuz you don’t understand him it don’t mean that he nice, just means you don’t understand all the bullshit that he writes” - Shawn Corey Carter aka Jay Z . H.O.V.A. In response to nas stans ... There’s beauty in complexity, there’s also beauty in knowing when to simplify..... Lupe can’t let complex go and it’s simply not always effective.....
The beginning of the album follows the TransATLANTIC Slave Trade. There's a lot of messaging throughout the album but I think it's a metaphor for Lupe feeling like a slave on ATLANTIC records. That's one of the themes.
Spot on. I remember he had an EP back in 2014 or 2015 called ‘lost in the Atlantic ‘ with songs his record label refused to put on his album (Marzinger, haile selassie)
@@SrAkiddOice Yes. A Fucken Great Album That Has Its Moments. But I Still Say This: Lupe Couldn't Pick A Beat To Save His Life. I Still Love Him Though
Lupe Fiasco : " ...As I look back through all my work I think I’ve found my purpose. The main idea of my art...It is to resurrect! When I’m doing the work of the “resurrective” is when I’m in my flow state. It is the best thing I know how to do. Bringing things back to life. On “Don’t Ruin Us God Said, Wave” I resurrect many things, one being my autonomy and freedom from the clutches of an industry that tried to and did destroy me. It destroyed my joy and my innocence. It made me mean and inconsiderate. With this that joy of creation returns from the netherworld. I return to myself. No pressures & no expectations. Independence earned, the hardest way. “From the depths of the sea...back on the block...” 🌊
The mythology in Lupe's discography is so immersive and makes relistening to his music so rewarding. Lupe continues to have one of the most interesting career arcs in hip-hop.
More interesting than Naruto's War arc? Lol jk. Im really coming to terms that Lupe is in a tier by himself. Over Black Thought, DOOM, 3 stacks, Eminem, Hov, Killah Priest, Ghostface, all of em
Like Tetsuo & Youth, I'm gonna be listening to this album for years and still find something new.. That's the nice thing about Lupe's music and of course being a Lupe fan
Tetsuo & Youth solidified Lupe as top 5 for me. Was listening to it before I got this notification. It always excites me to see him get coverage cause I'd hate to see him become another forgotten legend in hip hop ✊🏿
He ain't for everyone. One day he won't just be considered one of the GOAT rappers he will be considered a GOAT literary artists. Hip-hop aint ready for him and neither is the literary world.
This album is WAY too good to be ignored. Been recommending it to everyone I know, Tetsuo and Youth didn't get the recognition it deserved and this project is arguably better and it'd be disgusting if DROGAS Wave gets no press.
I've been waiting for reviews to pop up but with it being so detailed and thought provoking, it's going to take a few takes and patience to gather up a honorable one. So patience it will be. Album of the year contender if word gets out on this one.
@@khalilygo I wish but they'll just probably just end up giving it to drake or Travis cuz they're super duper big. I'd give it to veteran by jpegmafia probably but I don't think jpegmafia is very popular on these types of hip hop head channels lol. But still this album was great
This is the album of the year to me hands down. Thank you for continuing to recognize Lupe Fiasco as an artist who continues to push the artistry of music. I honestly think he should also start doing movies as well.
@@NickMintz this album is perfect, not taking anything away from Wayne. But this shit is deep, I've been waiting for art like this since Anderson Paak's Malibu album
This album needs and deserves to be talked about. This album is like an interactive history session. Lyrically Lupe is an unbelievably talented lyrically genius. Spread the word.
Lupe to me as a child and now that I'm older is like the universe telling me it's not all bad. He showed me that you can escape the hellscape. He is the Internet of my world reminding me that there's always an equally beautiful side to existence.
The guy in the review video wasn't saying that it's a problem though. He was saying that it would be extremely difficult entry point for people who aren't used to listening to music like this. It wasn't that hard to understand. The critique absolutely makes sense from that point of view. I would tell people that this album is like reading a book and you need to give it that level of attention to make it worth listening to
I actually still hold Royce da 5'9 book of Ryan being better than this album. For my album of the year, but certainly this album is a solid number 2 or 3 for me.
The album is so dense, well structured and filled with gems and buried treasures (pun intended...Long chains.). Lovely listen, Most socially conscious album out this year when you think about it, no shades at KOD but this album was Fire, heat wave, tidal wave. Wave hit me hard!
Lupe is one of the best hip hop artists ever, it’s sad that he’s around in an era where he’s to smart for the average hip hop fan cause the music is so dumbed down. Thank you for this breakdown Justin, the album is super fire and original!
This album seemed like Lupe’s return to innocence for me...a struggle I’ve had myself with depression where the way you view life as a boy that made it possible to imagine and create worlds is infiltrated by mercenaries and traitors, giving the world a dark filter (which shows in the person btw - I know I remember the cynical Lupe that seemed much more closed off to a lot of things). Then there is the rebirth of the innocence and getting back in touch with your boyhood, but it takes intentionality now, not just a natural ease as it is when you are a kid. This is what I thought of when Lupe talked about how there is one thing that he would change, how natural all of his vigor, excitement and ease his craft came prior to his enslavement and depression. I can go on for days. Lu’s life and craft keep me up at night due to how parallel his story sometimes feels to my own, but I guess everyone will share similarities with another person’s life if it is shared honestly. Plus Lu is out there putting out classics and I’m writing TH-cam comments 😂. Thanks again, Justin. Definitely fun being a Lupe fan being able to dissect shit like this. Peace to ya.
I feel ya, Dominic. I too have struggled with depression and anxiety, and it truly is a beautiful thing that there's artists such as Lupe and music such as his that really do help in dark times. Great comment, mate and keep ya head up 👍🏻
I may not have gone through a depression, but I’ve had a huge lack of motivation for about 2 years until last summer, and this album had the most impact on me. I feel like I’m living back in the past again, despite being in a whole different environment, which was what I needed. I feel that Hip Hop has Saved me in general. Props to you if you got that last reference.
Does Drogas Wave help Lupe's case to finally getting a GOAT piece he truly deserves? I think it does Justin. Great video as always bro. You always seem genuinely excited to talk about Lupe and his work. You are truly a Lupe fan. Did you also go to Harvard to be a Lupe stan?
"go to Harvard to be a lupe stan" I love this project so far i'm so happy to be getting new lupe music even drogas- light i thought had really good moments. I'm happy someones covering lupe he just never seems to get the love or respect someone of his skill level deserves.
I am a content guy. The rappers that I like and my favorite songs are almost always the ones with the "heaviest" content to it. I just find it so creative to create concepts, themes or to rap about things that I personally can relate to more than what I feel most do. So Lupe's music is right down my alley. I was that smart kid who grew up in the hood, but had both parents, played video games, watched cartoons, played football and didn't go the gangster route in life. That's why I understand why people say Lupe content can be too much...I really do. But for my taste? His style fits me personally. I was 16 when Food & Liquor came out and Hurt Me Soul in particular those first 2 verse felt like what I was going through just a decade later than Lupe experienced and from listening to F&L I was hooked. He's been my favorite rapper since. So there's a lot of bias in how I probably feel about the album...with that said, I think its incredible and Lupe has grown a lot as an overall artist. So that's why I can kick back and listen to an album like Drogas Waves the way most people can kick back and listen to a Migos album or something.
Lupe, to me, was the GOAT that could have been. He’d be ruling this generation if it wasn’t for the system his art abides in. Which in an of itself is a tragic point about the times we live in and what a sincere artist must suffer to reach his potential
Album art: The manilla image and its shadow mimics a sailing ship. The greenish hue represents the Atlantic ocean (oceans). The black line cutting across denotes the horizon and the grey above it is the sky
Thank you for writing this information. I thought it had something to do with anchors at first. But, then I listened to the album and I knew he wanted to show something in correlation with the story of the album! Dope!
Honestly, I believe this my AOTY easily. No way it has any competition for my RN. But I think it's my second favorite album ever behind A Piece Of Strange. It's insane how much I'm in love with this artistic masterpiece. Haven't stopped digging into this album and I'm still finding shit. Truly beautiful
Lupe is one of the GOATs, truly one of the nicest behind a mic, & with the pen. So glad he has the Atlantic b.s. behind him & he can release his art uncompromised.
whether he knows it or not... in Xhosa culture we believe in our ancestors who live underwater, sometimes the living are called underwater for spiritual rebirth. After they finish the process they come back on land as spiritual healers and seers. As black people all around the world we seem to have a fear of the ocean, so many people go missing inexplicably in the oceans and hear their names being called underwater. all in all man, black people are MAGIC!!!!!!!!
Lira Mayne dude you have no idea how I resonate with what you done say AND the album. I'm Zulu so I know what you're talking about.it's amaaazing that Lupe spoke on it...well indirectly but yeah
Been rocking with Lupe since the first time I heard Kick, Push back in '06. I was in the 6th grade then. From then on I paid attention to whenever he dropped music just so I can listen to it and study it because I could always learn something. Over time he has released dope music and its songs that are timeless and you can always go back to and catch something new. Its one of the reasons he's been my favorite rapper since I was a kid. With Drogas Wave Im getting similar feels how I enjoyed an album since I first heard F&L. Lupe only gets better with age and hopefully he stays in the game and drops more gems like this. Its for sure needed and appreciated.
"The poor say the rich have the cure. The rich say the poor are the source. Revolutionary say its psychological warfare, just to have something to report..." #Timeless
I love how easy it is to listen to most of these songs over and over again and still learn new things about them. I've been listening to Tetsuo and Youth for three years and am still finding new points throughout it. Some of those songs are still on playlists of mine today. As of right now, Wave is becoming a lot like that. The fact that Lupe could do it twice is insane to me. Alan Forever and Stack That Cheese are my favorites at the moment. Those hooks by Crystal Torres and Nikki Jean fit so well with Lupe's style.
I feel like this whole album is about him. In nutshell, How the industry wanted him to be their slave but instead he jump of the boat and lived forever through his ART. I don't know WAV Files gave me chills, I almost breakout in tears. I agree about DOWN but whenever that song comes on while listening to the album, I just think of it as an interlude. I don't know. It's long but an interlude to me. And you are right, now we have 4 masterpiece albums of Lu now, I really don't know how many we can count on fingers who has that. I wonder if he's the last amongst the generations of MCs to dive in this deep in storytelling/narration/creating worlds I don't have answers to these questions Another great video!
This made me question why I didn't take a harder listen in my first listen as a Lupe fan...gonna put it on while I'm home and relaxing...not just driving around.
great lyrics , great flow,and of course great content, and i loved that he recalled a verse from the Quran in the outro , surat alnas ,I am an Arabian and a Muslim so its good to hear something familiar ! hahaha
Drogas Wave is the best rap album since Kendrick's To Pimp a Butterfly. It is simply a flawless masterpiece and the fact that it is 24 tracks of no filler with masterful flow and production, and top tier lyricism and storytelling. Everyday I find a new song that I can't stop listening to. And as usual with Lupe rap, the more you listen the more layers are pulled back.
@The Company Man tbh that could really turn a lot of people onto your content. Obviously its a quality over numbers thing but I think you have a valuable perspective that people would find refreshing and this kinda breakdown format lends itself to album reviews. That way you could also be more involved/recognized in the larger, current hip hop conversation maybe offering broader cultural insights as you so often do haha. I love when you and Jude are together talking about current events but the fact that its aired on satellite radio restricts the amount of people who ultimately get to enjoy your commentary. Do what's makes the most sense to you, but I definitely feel like the music review space is a field in which you'd excel. This video convinced me to check out Drogas Wave tomorrow so if I end up really liking it, THANKS.
I may be one of the few people that actually likes Lasers, and I like the song "All Black Everything". Lupe does an alternate reality narrative there too, really dope. There's something very comic book-ish about that (writing what if scenarios) yet it doesn't lose it's personal touch because you hear the story (Alan Kurdi becomes Olympic star swimming) and it makes you wish it were true; that it was this reality. So yea, very Star Wars or Game of Thrones feeling.
Sanjay Bradford I liked it too... If I'm being honest, I did give the hook the side eye with my first listen but it grows on you. The production alone in down is flawless.
Lately with Lupe, it has been a hit or miss. The miss started back with Lasers, and F&L II, then he drops Tetsuo & Youth which was mind blowing! Same thing with Drogas Light, it was a miss, now he dropped Drogas Wave and I'm at a loss for words! It's like he will disappoint you and then make it up to you at a later time lol. Great breakdown as usual Justin. By the way, you need to start having episodes/podcasts of album/song breakdowns. I NEED SOMETHING TO LISTEN TO AT WORK lol!
I thought Food and Liquor 2:The Great American Hip Hop Album was actually a really good album. I enjoyed that whole album. Not as deep as Drogas wave, Tetsuo, or Food and Liquor but really good none the less.
@@TheCompanyMan yeah, Idlewild could be considered a dud.. even though it's a soundtrack, but imo Andre dropped one of his top 5 verses on Hollywood Divorce. That alone has me not putting that effort as a complete miss.
Definitely one of Lupe's best work, and it gets better with every listen. I think i still prefer Tetsuo & Youth and The Cool, but i'm glad Lupe is still making awesome thought provoking music that is different from everyone else. I love seeing all of these Chicago artist keep making waves. (Pun always intended.)
Thank you bro I definitely wouldn't have been able to break this down but just listening to it without even understanding the deeper concept I felt a pure vibe. And now that I understand certain things my appreciation for it goes deeper. Lupe my top 3
Might be dropping a small youtube project on youtube in a couple of days, Justin Hunte is a major inspiration....... Thank You for your graceful excellence and ill skills as a communicator and a hip hop journalist and curator. You not only can weigh an artists strengths and weaknesses like a lesson, but you do it while promoting and celebrating every artist you mention. Beyond that the content is relatable fun young but mature and makes the viewer want to collect and digest the information while they dont even realize it because they are on a ride going from one interesting detail to the next. The Hip Hop community needs more Justin Hunte. All the new stuff you have been doing this year has been great and is building such an amazing foundation for the expansion of what you are doing with the BreakDown series, Cant wait To see more solid intellectually driven content in a likable format that creates discussions and broadens the scope of hip hop, we need more of that. Keep pushing and creating, the community is in full support of TCM and we all love these BreakDowns more than cartoons and the NFL. Thank You.
"This is all a narrative. None of this is real; but still, it's all happening." 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂 Now we just have to figure out a way to fit all of it on a T-shirt.
I've been sold on Lupe Fiasco since I was 10 listening to Food and Liquor on my big sister's CD player only knowing the brother for "Kick, Push" and having no expectations for the project then from start to finish was like a trip someone telling a different perspective of life and I hung on every word of it. To me Lupe has always been an underrated legend in the making and I'm glad he hasn't given up on music because he has fans and people out there that's gotta hear this, especially in a Hip-Hop where albums are just a collection of songs and not a story that you to hear from front to back. Keep up the great vids this is why I love this channel.
Hands down lupe is the best MC dead or alive. I like the fact you have to take time to learn what he's saying. He could have easily sold out for the money but instead he speaks for the people.
Drogas Wave is a great album from front to back. Manilla was my favorite track on here. Dope concept as well. Also agree that this might be his best produced album. I didn't know how he could follow up being versatile on an album since Tetsuo and Youth but he did. Can't say right now where I rank this outta his best albums because I need more time and listens and cause he has classic albums under his belt. I can say this is my new album of the year for sure. Its still Lupe the killa.
"My bones is why the beach is white. Where the beach is white. Cause they bleached us light. So I'm goin back home. I took a leap last night. So I'm walking on water til my feet just like Jesus Christ."
I can't stop listening to this project and I'm so glad you gave us this piece Justin! Very few quality Lupe videos in relation to this album right now.
To all those who appreciate music as an art and not just a clutter of sounds, this is it. Lupe lyrically paints an image whose end result is a conceptual object. To fully understand him one needs to have a standpoint and observe from the art point of view. How can people not see how he easily fits Haile Selassie's all important speech in this work? If you love Kendrick, J Cole you gotta love and appreciate Lupe. Here, he painted a picture that can outlive a museum and we're still discovering hidden paint strokes.
Thanks for helping me find more understanding. Because i was stuck on the first 8 songs and couldn’t understand what was the end of there story. But now i know. I loved this album. Glad lupe released this.
I didn't know what to expect at when Drogas Wave was announced, but I have to admit it. Lupe really crafted a masterpiece. I haven't loved a project of his in this way since Tetsuo & Youth and The Cool.
Love that he's back to world-building and flowing amazingly on this album. I really felt that his last couple projects were lacking in the FLOW department. XO, Happy Timbuktu Day, and King Nas proved that he still can flow at a top tier level when that's what he's trying to do. Thanks for saying everything I wanted to say about this album - now I can just share this for those who are interested in giving it a listen. One point of disagreement --- I thought Down was great. Reminded me of Animal Pharm a bit. And even though he and Nikki sound a bit silly, I like the risky decision he took. Peace!
SomeChannel silly is probably not the right word. It’s just a very left-field concept. So I think most people would find it corny - however I appreciate when rappers do things that go against the norms
Mural is Lupe defeating a boss(one of 3 "bosses" on that T&Y), which could be his label/past failures etc. Mural jr is Lupe resurrecting and reinventing himself and his career. This is the new Lupe that has broken off the chains from Atlanta which ties into the slavery theme throughout the entire album. Imo it's something along those lines, idk hard to decipher the GOAT.
Glad you showed love for Lupe. I actually wrote him off (again) after he released Drogas Light. But man, was I wrong again. Lasers, FL 2, Drogas Light... I could forgive him everything, considering how he came back with Drogas Wave.
I also must say that his third verse on 'WAV Files' moved me to tears. As a white guy from Germany, who barely knows any black people, him just listing off all the names of slave ships really hit me hard, considering all the lives lost and displaced. I'd go as far as to say that with this album I learned more about the slave trade than via our history lessons at school.
12 years since he was free. Lupe released his independent record 12 years after Atlantic. 12 years a slave. What's not really talked about is how Lupe himself is a long chain. He was a slave to Atlantic, killed his own career to become free, got a great, diverse fanbase from being "down", and now he's trying to be an example for the younger generation. The whole album is a mural and that's why it ends with mural jr. "This is junior's mural" because it serves as a picture of wide ranging subjects from warnings to triumphs for the people under him. Tetsuo and youth was about resurrection. It started where he won on murals. Drogas light was Lupe stretching his legs after his resurrection and drogas wave was a fully realized one punch ultra instinct Lupe being a long chain. Brilliant album, Lupe. See you at the house of blues on the 9th
Lupe The Jedi reminds us yet again that when he's focused he's one of the best to ever do it! The storytelling is impeccable, the production is top notch and the features were very good. This is my Album Of The Year. And kudos to you Justin for this breakdown.
Justin, you reviewed this album perfectly. You are dope! It earned you a subscriber my brother. Waves transcends Hip Hop music. It's an epic work for the culture.
This man has God Level Bars...with true art you have to bring something to it. An artist doesn’t always make it easy. The more abstract the more interesting in my opinion...7
Great breakdown Justin. One more thing I don’t think you mentioned is that not only was resurrection a common theme for the characters, but also proceeding to save others who were in the same position. Alan grows up to become a swimmer and save “himself”..Jonylah becomes a doctor and does the same...which is what the Long chains do.
Please support this album as much as you can.
As a 24 tracks long independant project, this is immensly time and money consuming and NO ONE is talking about it. No reactions on youtube, no IG hip-hop page talking about it, nothing...
We have the power to actually make this album sell better by just recommending it to people and talk about it more. Buy it, recommend it to your friends, recommend it to big reactions channels like Rock Reacts, Tabby or Lost in Vegas, just remind people that this amazing album exists
I bought it today... and a Wavy jump suit.
Can I stream it
Apple music. Tidal. Spotify.
@@TheCompanyMan
Thank you
word. I rec'd it to at least 10 of my closer friends and will @ blackyspeakz, shawncee, fantano, big quint and DEHH so they talk about it hopefully.
When Lupe rapped about Slaves blaming the Trees for being the woods used for their imprisonment and then the Tress apologized and asked to be burned as recompense, I lost my mind. Such amazing storytelling.
Lupe is the greatest writer in the History of Hip-Hop
Tupac_Senpai 🙌🏿🙌🏿🙌🏿
Then there’s phonte Coleman aka the greatest story teller in hip hop history
77tele bro I Iove me some Te but Lupe and a handful of others are better storytellers
Tupac_Senpai yea that shit humbled me too. Lupe doing what he's always been the best at. But better
FreshPrince “cuz you don’t understand him it don’t mean that he nice, just means you don’t understand all the bullshit that he writes” - Shawn Corey Carter aka Jay Z . H.O.V.A. In response to nas stans ...
There’s beauty in complexity, there’s also beauty in knowing when to simplify..... Lupe can’t let complex go and it’s simply not always effective.....
The beginning of the album follows the TransATLANTIC Slave Trade. There's a lot of messaging throughout the album but I think it's a metaphor for Lupe feeling like a slave on ATLANTIC records. That's one of the themes.
So many layers, it's crazy 🤯
Yes beautiful analysis, it clicked for me on Imagine. Crazy stuff
Spot on. I remember he had an EP back in 2014 or 2015 called ‘lost in the Atlantic ‘ with songs his record label refused to put on his album (Marzinger, haile selassie)
Lupe is a true storyteller.
I mean i agree...but did lupe just go all dethwater on us?
This album is Pulitzer prize worthy.
I swear
Kendrick Lamar Is Living In Lupe's Fans Rent Free.
@@axixngolola4845 have you heard Drogas Wave?
@@SrAkiddOice Yes. A Fucken Great Album That Has Its Moments. But I Still Say This: Lupe Couldn't Pick A Beat To Save His Life. I Still Love Him Though
@@axixngolola4845 Bruh the original comment was before kendrick won a pulitzer
Lupe Fiasco : " ...As I look back through all my work I think I’ve found my purpose. The main idea of my art...It is to resurrect! When I’m doing the work of the “resurrective” is when I’m in my flow state. It is the best thing I know how to do. Bringing things back to life. On “Don’t Ruin Us God Said, Wave” I resurrect many things, one being my autonomy and freedom from the clutches of an industry that tried to and did destroy me. It destroyed my joy and my innocence. It made me mean and inconsiderate. With this that joy of creation returns from the netherworld. I return to myself. No pressures & no expectations. Independence earned, the hardest way. “From the depths of the sea...back on the block...” 🌊
fuuuuck
Much respect to Lupe.
The mythology in Lupe's discography is so immersive and makes relistening to his music so rewarding. Lupe continues to have one of the most interesting career arcs in hip-hop.
the MOST INTERESTING.
More interesting than Naruto's War arc? Lol jk. Im really coming to terms that Lupe is in a tier by himself. Over Black Thought, DOOM, 3 stacks, Eminem, Hov, Killah Priest, Ghostface, all of em
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@@redpillproductions7187 maybe not DOOM but the rest of em? Sure
You really got approach a Lupe album like about your about to study for a midterm.
seriously.
And I'm trying to do both
Facts!
Man for real !
Get a whole encylopedia set !
You don't just listen to Lupe. That brother will make you smarter just to understand him.
Like Tetsuo & Youth, I'm gonna be listening to this album for years and still find something new.. That's the nice thing about Lupe's music and of course being a Lupe fan
Tetsuo & Youth solidified Lupe as top 5 for me. Was listening to it before I got this notification. It always excites me to see him get coverage cause I'd hate to see him become another forgotten legend in hip hop ✊🏿
He's too influential for us to let that happen.
He ain't for everyone. One day he won't just be considered one of the GOAT rappers he will be considered a GOAT literary artists. Hip-hop aint ready for him and neither is the literary world.
lol that's fair. I love those projects too ✊🏿
Lupe is the rogue knight of hip hop. He doesn't follow a path he doesn't believe in
"It's hard being a Lupe fan" Good vid Justin!
"it's hard being a lupe stan"
Go to Harvard to be a Lupe Stan
Intelligence isn't cool in the age we live in and it is a requirement to digest Lupe at his best.
Go to Harvard to be a Lupe Stan !
This album is WAY too good to be ignored. Been recommending it to everyone I know, Tetsuo and Youth didn't get the recognition it deserved and this project is arguably better and it'd be disgusting if DROGAS Wave gets no press.
VandalCabbage I loved tetsuo and youth
I've been waiting for reviews to pop up but with it being so detailed and thought provoking, it's going to take a few takes and patience to gather up a honorable one. So patience it will be. Album of the year contender if word gets out on this one.
Just a reminder Lupe now has 4 incredible albums 👀 F&L, The Cool, Tetsuo & Youth, DROGAS 🌊
MCFriedChicken1 helluva a resume
And amazing mixtapes too
5 FOOD AND LIQOUR II WAS AMAZING !
I thought the same thing lol no more holy Trinity XD
Can't forget about Pharaoh height 2/30
Albums like this should be winning the Grammys.... but you know how that goes
They over looked Tetsuo but maybe this will get that recognition
Lupe has had I believe 4 gram noms for best rap album, he has never won one but its not unfeasible for him to get a nom this year. We can hope.
@@khalilygo I wish but they'll just probably just end up giving it to drake or Travis cuz they're super duper big. I'd give it to veteran by jpegmafia probably but I don't think jpegmafia is very popular on these types of hip hop head channels lol. But still this album was great
Maybe not for best rap album, but he did win a Grammy for Daydreamin'
Grammys are a fixed popularity contest. Fuck the Grammys
I think this Drogas Wave album just wiped out every other project in 2018, another timeless masterpiece well done Lupe!
This is the album of the year to me hands down. Thank you for continuing to recognize Lupe Fiasco as an artist who continues to push the artistry of music. I honestly think he should also start doing movies as well.
Almost every track is thought provoking, makes me go research shit lol
Russell Robinson Hell yeah I always get my Googled up on a Lupe album
@@NickMintz this album is perfect, not taking anything away from Wayne. But this shit is deep, I've been waiting for art like this since Anderson Paak's Malibu album
So does anyone have a favorite song on the Drogas Wave album? It's hard for me to pick just one favorite song on here though myself.
@@NickMintz I've been listening to Stack that Cheese
This album needs and deserves to be talked about. This album is like an interactive history session. Lyrically Lupe is an unbelievably talented lyrically genius. Spread the word.
Lupe to me as a child and now that I'm older is like the universe telling me it's not all bad. He showed me that you can escape the hellscape. He is the Internet of my world reminding me that there's always an equally beautiful side to existence.
I just gained so much respect for you covering this over the bullshit going on in the industry distracting us from projects like this one
F&L, The Cool, T&Y, Drogas Wave. Lu is the Billy (goat) since 06. Thank you for covering the album. His work needs to be recognized.
If you think being too deep in rap is a problem, you’re the problem (my hot take of the day)
Kaleb Ward definitely!!
There is plenty enough shallowness to go around.
Pee In My Mouth, Mommy can people not look up things on there own 🤔, the point is for you to think, not everything has to be “vibe” music
Pee In My Mouth, Mommy if people are too stupid to break it down traen they don’t deserve it. Fuck off.
Thank you!!
The guy in the review video wasn't saying that it's a problem though. He was saying that it would be extremely difficult entry point for people who aren't used to listening to music like this. It wasn't that hard to understand. The critique absolutely makes sense from that point of view. I would tell people that this album is like reading a book and you need to give it that level of attention to make it worth listening to
The sad truth is that Lupe won’t get his roses till he’s gone, thanks for recognizing a legend 😭🙏🏿
Drogas Wave is the best hip hop album I've ever heard. AOTY hands down.
I actually still hold Royce da 5'9 book of Ryan being better than this album. For my album of the year, but certainly this album is a solid number 2 or 3 for me.
@@Dizzinator2114 Denzel Curry's Ta13boo is right up there too.
@@danielg7315 agreed.
Best album I've ever heard
not even close man. the concept of this album is the corniest shit I've ever heard and the rapping is boring as fuck.
*AND IF YOU HAVEN'T LISTENED TO THIS ALBUM YET PUNCH YO SELF IN DA FACE!*
The album is so dense, well structured and filled with gems and buried treasures (pun intended...Long chains.). Lovely listen, Most socially conscious album out this year when you think about it, no shades at KOD but this album was Fire, heat wave, tidal wave. Wave hit me hard!
Agreed, I think I prefer this to Tetsuo and Youth and that's hard to say
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Lupe got an iron clad discography and it's time he gets recognized for that.
I still listen to his old mixtapes. Like pre Food & Liquor.
It makes me sad that he's never listed in anyone's top 5...
Lupe is honestly my favorite rapper.
Bruce Snow mine as well. I love him.
Me too
Same
Yes
Lupe is one of the best hip hop artists ever, it’s sad that he’s around in an era where he’s to smart for the average hip hop fan cause the music is so dumbed down. Thank you for this breakdown Justin, the album is super fire and original!
Nathaniel Seaberry he’s in my top 3 all time 1. Kendrick 2. Lupe 3. Wayne 4. Eminem
@@johnnyaugustrossvegas9014 j Cole Kendrick and then Lupe for me
It's hard being a Lupe fan, go to Harvard to be a Lupe stan...
This project made me feel like I need to be at Xavier's School For The Gifted.
lmaoooooooooo
@@TheCompanyMan facts!!
SLR 2.
I ain't sayin that I'm harder, it's just harder when it's in Lupe hands. Welcome nigga! Lupe Land!
This album seemed like Lupe’s return to innocence for me...a struggle I’ve had myself with depression where the way you view life as a boy that made it possible to imagine and create worlds is infiltrated by mercenaries and traitors, giving the world a dark filter (which shows in the person btw - I know I remember the cynical Lupe that seemed much more closed off to a lot of things).
Then there is the rebirth of the innocence and getting back in touch with your boyhood, but it takes intentionality now, not just a natural ease as it is when you are a kid. This is what I thought of when Lupe talked about how there is one thing that he would change, how natural all of his vigor, excitement and ease his craft came prior to his enslavement and depression.
I can go on for days. Lu’s life and craft keep me up at night due to how parallel his story sometimes feels to my own, but I guess everyone will share similarities with another person’s life if it is shared honestly. Plus Lu is out there putting out classics and I’m writing TH-cam comments 😂.
Thanks again, Justin. Definitely fun being a Lupe fan being able to dissect shit like this. Peace to ya.
Salute to you, Dominic. Thank you for that.
I feel ya, Dominic. I too have struggled with depression and anxiety, and it truly is a beautiful thing that there's artists such as Lupe and music such as his that really do help in dark times. Great comment, mate and keep ya head up 👍🏻
This is the fool card in Tarot seeing the world purposely with young eyes creates a feedback loop of humility, happiness, and sometimes divine favor.
I may not have gone through a depression, but I’ve had a huge lack of motivation for about 2 years until last summer, and this album had the most impact on me. I feel like I’m living back in the past again, despite being in a whole different environment, which was what I needed. I feel that Hip Hop has Saved me in general. Props to you if you got that last reference.
Wav Files made me stunned. Felt like i was reflecting my life and was about to enter a second one.
EXACTLY
All i got is gold....gold n memories
ALAN FOREVER HAD ME TRIPPING. I seen the whole damn life, and the HOOK is Flamboyant!
Does Drogas Wave help Lupe's case to finally getting a GOAT piece he truly deserves? I think it does Justin. Great video as always bro. You always seem genuinely excited to talk about Lupe and his work. You are truly a Lupe fan. Did you also go to Harvard to be a Lupe stan?
This album is going to go down in history. Alan Forever is heart breaking
"go to Harvard to be a lupe stan" I love this project so far i'm so happy to be getting new lupe music even drogas- light i thought had really good moments. I'm happy someones covering lupe he just never seems to get the love or respect someone of his skill level deserves.
I am a content guy. The rappers that I like and my favorite songs are almost always the ones with the "heaviest" content to it. I just find it so creative to create concepts, themes or to rap about things that I personally can relate to more than what I feel most do.
So Lupe's music is right down my alley. I was that smart kid who grew up in the hood, but had both parents, played video games, watched cartoons, played football and didn't go the gangster route in life. That's why I understand why people say Lupe content can be too much...I really do. But for my taste? His style fits me personally.
I was 16 when Food & Liquor came out and Hurt Me Soul in particular those first 2 verse felt like what I was going through just a decade later than Lupe experienced and from listening to F&L I was hooked. He's been my favorite rapper since. So there's a lot of bias in how I probably feel about the album...with that said, I think its incredible and Lupe has grown a lot as an overall artist. So that's why I can kick back and listen to an album like Drogas Waves the way most people can kick back and listen to a Migos album or something.
UnlimitedProduction1 Hurt Me Soul might be my fave hip hop song of all time. 3rd verse hands down my favourite verse of all time.
Lupe, to me, was the GOAT that could have been. He’d be ruling this generation if it wasn’t for the system his art abides in. Which in an of itself is a tragic point about the times we live in and what a sincere artist must suffer to reach his potential
Album art: The manilla image and its shadow mimics a sailing ship. The greenish hue represents the Atlantic ocean (oceans). The black line cutting across denotes the horizon and the grey above it is the sky
David Mukka Didn’t know that at all. Thank you!
Thank you for writing this information. I thought it had something to do with anchors at first. But, then I listened to the album and I knew he wanted to show something in correlation with the story of the album! Dope!
You're most welcome. The cover itself has a place in the art galleries and I must admit it has more hidden meanings
Honestly, I believe this my AOTY easily. No way it has any competition for my RN. But I think it's my second favorite album ever behind A Piece Of Strange. It's insane how much I'm in love with this artistic masterpiece. Haven't stopped digging into this album and I'm still finding shit. Truly beautiful
Lupe is one of the GOATs, truly one of the nicest behind a mic, & with the pen. So glad he has the Atlantic b.s. behind him & he can release his art uncompromised.
I'm so tempted to skip right to Mural Jr., but I'm gonna take my time and listen to it from the beginning.
Every minute is worth it, trust me
Bro this album is a master piece! Its insane man
Super excited about this record...Tetsuo and Youth was a CLASSIC.
@@ceetruth4709 no such thing
Lupe is too advanced to be mainstream but too nice to be unpopular. He never needed a major label but he would be huge if he was on one.
whether he knows it or not... in Xhosa culture we believe in our ancestors who live underwater, sometimes the living are called underwater for spiritual rebirth. After they finish the process they come back on land as spiritual healers and seers.
As black people all around the world we seem to have a fear of the ocean, so many people go missing inexplicably in the oceans and hear their names being called underwater.
all in all man, black people are MAGIC!!!!!!!!
Lira Mayne dude you have no idea how I resonate with what you done say AND the album. I'm Zulu so I know what you're talking about.it's amaaazing that Lupe spoke on it...well indirectly but yeah
Been rocking with Lupe since the first time I heard Kick, Push back in '06. I was in the 6th grade then. From then on I paid attention to whenever he dropped music just so I can listen to it and study it because I could always learn something. Over time he has released dope music and its songs that are timeless and you can always go back to and catch something new. Its one of the reasons he's been my favorite rapper since I was a kid. With Drogas Wave Im getting similar feels how I enjoyed an album since I first heard F&L. Lupe only gets better with age and hopefully he stays in the game and drops more gems like this. Its for sure needed and appreciated.
"The poor say the rich have the cure. The rich say the poor are the source. Revolutionary say its psychological warfare, just to have something to report..." #Timeless
@@TheCompanyManbeautiful
I can't wait to check this out! Lupe is one of the best to ever do it, he needs to be recognized as such.
I love how easy it is to listen to most of these songs over and over again and still learn new things about them. I've been listening to Tetsuo and Youth for three years and am still finding new points throughout it. Some of those songs are still on playlists of mine today. As of right now, Wave is becoming a lot like that. The fact that Lupe could do it twice is insane to me. Alan Forever and Stack That Cheese are my favorites at the moment. Those hooks by Crystal Torres and Nikki Jean fit so well with Lupe's style.
I feel like this whole album is about him. In nutshell, How the industry wanted him to be their slave but instead he jump of the boat and lived forever through his ART. I don't know
WAV Files gave me chills, I almost breakout in tears. I agree about DOWN but whenever that song comes on while listening to the album, I just think of it as an interlude. I don't know. It's long but an interlude to me.
And you are right, now we have 4 masterpiece albums of Lu now, I really don't know how many we can count on fingers who has that.
I wonder if he's the last amongst the generations of MCs to dive in this deep in storytelling/narration/creating worlds
I don't have answers to these questions
Another great video!
This album had me emotional Justin. By track 5, I thought he wasn't gonna stop till he made us cry...
I'm literally on the phone with all my Lupe homies like, what's going on here? Why do I feel this way! hahahaha.
Same here bruh this album is so great in evryway
Alan forever brought tears to my eyes
This made me question why I didn't take a harder listen in my first listen as a Lupe fan...gonna put it on while I'm home and relaxing...not just driving around.
Justin you are the #1 hip hop journalist on the planet ! the greatest content ,the greatest rational ! thank you!
Salute, Saeed! Thank you sincerely. What do you think of King Nas?
great lyrics , great flow,and of course great content, and i loved that he recalled a verse from the Quran in the outro , surat alnas ,I am an Arabian and a Muslim so its good to hear something familiar ! hahaha
That's ill. I didn't know that.
me too , i had to read the lyrics to get that ! it really sound gebbirish spanish with the melody hahaha
Awesome thing I noticed with the track “XO”
He fuses flows from his older songs “The Instrumental” and “Streets on Fire” in every verse.
Ashura I like that about that joint. Nice catch! 👍🏿👍🏿👍🏿
Bold move for Lupe to go concept in the streaming era of 30s hooks, but I'm glad he is bringing that back to the culture with societal commentary.
I think that's part of why it's 24 tracks. Everyone gets a chance to like something.
Drogas Wave is the best rap album since Kendrick's To Pimp a Butterfly. It is simply a flawless masterpiece and the fact that it is 24 tracks of no filler with masterful flow and production, and top tier lyricism and storytelling.
Everyday I find a new song that I can't stop listening to. And as usual with Lupe rap, the more you listen the more layers are pulled back.
What about all amerikkkan badass?
I prefer it to tpab. Genuinely think it’s better
Ik you have a special appreciation for Lupe, but more album breakdowns like this are so welcome.
Never thought about doing reviews.
The Company Man not necessarily a review with a score but a breakdown like this song by song
@The Company Man tbh that could really turn a lot of people onto your content. Obviously its a quality over numbers thing but I think you have a valuable perspective that people would find refreshing and this kinda breakdown format lends itself to album reviews. That way you could also be more involved/recognized in the larger, current hip hop conversation maybe offering broader cultural insights as you so often do haha. I love when you and Jude are together talking about current events but the fact that its aired on satellite radio restricts the amount of people who ultimately get to enjoy your commentary. Do what's makes the most sense to you, but I definitely feel like the music review space is a field in which you'd excel. This video convinced me to check out Drogas Wave tomorrow so if I end up really liking it, THANKS.
It's lengthy, but it's well worth the listen.
I may be one of the few people that actually likes Lasers, and I like the song "All Black Everything".
Lupe does an alternate reality narrative there too, really dope. There's something very comic book-ish about that (writing what if scenarios) yet it
doesn't lose it's personal touch because you hear the story (Alan Kurdi becomes Olympic star swimming) and it makes you wish it were true;
that it was this reality. So yea, very Star Wars or Game of Thrones feeling.
Ninja lasers is my issssssh
All Black Everything is dope, regardless of how I feel about most of Lasers. Lu's said it was his favorite track off that album too.
I loved Down. The hook is really catchy.
Wardell Stephen Curry II Stan same here
Sanjay Bradford I liked it too... If I'm being honest, I did give the hook the side eye with my first listen but it grows on you. The production alone in down is flawless.
Lately with Lupe, it has been a hit or miss. The miss started back with Lasers, and F&L II, then he drops Tetsuo & Youth which was mind blowing! Same thing with Drogas Light, it was a miss, now he dropped Drogas Wave and I'm at a loss for words!
It's like he will disappoint you and then make it up to you at a later time lol.
Great breakdown as usual Justin. By the way, you need to start having episodes/podcasts of album/song breakdowns. I NEED SOMETHING TO LISTEN TO AT WORK lol!
Check my other videos on Lu. Every wack album was part of a new atlantic commitment.
The Company Man absolutely
Food and liquor 2 was a very underrated album
I thought Food and Liquor 2:The Great American Hip Hop Album was actually a really good album. I enjoyed that whole album.
Not as deep as Drogas wave, Tetsuo, or Food and Liquor but really good none the less.
Lupe one of the greatest ever, midwest whats good!
Greatest album of the decade🔥🔥
You know what... Lupe has a great argument to be The Greatest Rapper of All Time...
The greatest rapper alive cant have a stinker like Lasers in his catalogue ,no what ifs or but's.
I don't know, man. No one's above a dud. Even Outkast has Idlewild.
@@estlaz4813 I don't think there's even a single perfect discography
@@TheCompanyMan yeah, Idlewild could be considered a dud.. even though it's a soundtrack, but imo Andre dropped one of his top 5 verses on Hollywood Divorce. That alone has me not putting that effort as a complete miss.
@@w.4465 and to me Pharaoh Height 2/30 was a project that should not have gone unnoticed. Especially right after T&Y that was an amazing project.
Definitely one of Lupe's best work, and it gets better with every listen. I think i still prefer Tetsuo & Youth and The Cool, but i'm glad Lupe is still making awesome thought provoking music that is different from everyone else. I love seeing all of these Chicago artist keep making waves. (Pun always intended.)
Thank you bro I definitely wouldn't have been able to break this down but just listening to it without even understanding the deeper concept I felt a pure vibe. And now that I understand certain things my appreciation for it goes deeper. Lupe my top 3
Gotta love Lupe dude is creative with his concepts
Might be dropping a small youtube project on youtube in a couple of days, Justin Hunte is a major inspiration.......
Thank You for your graceful excellence and ill skills as a communicator and a hip hop journalist and curator.
You not only can weigh an artists strengths and weaknesses like a lesson, but you do it while promoting and celebrating every artist you mention.
Beyond that the content is relatable fun young but mature and makes the viewer want to collect and digest
the information while they dont even realize it because they are on a ride going from one interesting detail to the next.
The Hip Hop community needs more Justin Hunte. All the new stuff you have been doing this year has been great
and is building such an amazing foundation for the expansion of what you are doing with the BreakDown series, Cant wait
To see more solid intellectually driven content in a likable format that creates discussions and broadens the scope of hip hop, we need more of that.
Keep pushing and creating, the community is in full support of TCM and we all love these BreakDowns more than cartoons and the NFL.
Thank You.
Mr E Man congrats man! What’s the project? Can’t wait to hear about it
TUBE E HONEST!!!
So... I guess I’m the only one whole loves “Down”. That’s cool. I’ll just stand over here, by myself, as always.
There's a lot of people who feel like you in the comments. Looks like I'm the outlier.
Down is my fav on the album
The Company Man oh. Cool then. Lol 😂
I thought the hook was dope. didnt know wtf was being said in the verses tho. it was hella unsynced. but i loved it sonically
Nah, I love down
Just realized that Jonylah is the girl that Alan is talking to and marries in "Alan Forever".
Yes.. Incredible merging
Not a single minute goes to waste in this album. Surely one of the best to ever do it.
It took me the entire weekend to process the album but I really think this is Lupe's best body of work.
The company man you a goat, love you man
"This is all a narrative. None of this is real; but still, it's all happening."
😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
Now we just have to figure out a way to fit all of it on a T-shirt.
Maybe in Kanji or something.
That was legendary lol
Man. I’ve been waiting for him to drop a full release.
I’m gonna buy this soon as possible.
I've been sold on Lupe Fiasco since I was 10 listening to Food and Liquor on my big sister's CD player only knowing the brother for "Kick, Push" and having no expectations for the project then from start to finish was like a trip someone telling a different perspective of life and I hung on every word of it. To me Lupe has always been an underrated legend in the making and I'm glad he hasn't given up on music because he has fans and people out there that's gotta hear this, especially in a Hip-Hop where albums are just a collection of songs and not a story that you to hear from front to back.
Keep up the great vids this is why I love this channel.
tha Wavey Boii thank you!!!
Hands down lupe is the best MC dead or alive. I like the fact you have to take time to learn what he's saying. He could have easily sold out for the money but instead he speaks for the people.
Drogas Wave is a great album from front to back. Manilla was my favorite track on here. Dope concept as well. Also agree that this might be his best produced album. I didn't know how he could follow up being versatile on an album since Tetsuo and Youth but he did. Can't say right now where I rank this outta his best albums because I need more time and listens and cause he has classic albums under his belt. I can say this is my new album of the year for sure. Its still Lupe the killa.
"My bones is why the beach is white. Where the beach is white. Cause they bleached us light. So I'm goin back home. I took a leap last night. So I'm walking on water til my feet just like Jesus Christ."
The Company Man WAV files is phenomenal as well. Might be in my top 5 best Lupe songs. The Cool, Body of Work, WAV files, Mural, Put You on Game.
Somehow it always makes me happy when i see the notification saying Justin has uploaded a new video!
I can't stop listening to this project and I'm so glad you gave us this piece Justin! Very few quality Lupe videos in relation to this album right now.
To all those who appreciate music as an art and not just a clutter of sounds, this is it. Lupe lyrically paints an image whose end result is a conceptual object. To fully understand him one needs to have a standpoint and observe from the art point of view. How can people not see how he easily fits Haile Selassie's all important speech in this work? If you love Kendrick, J Cole you gotta love and appreciate Lupe. Here, he painted a picture that can outlive a museum and we're still discovering hidden paint strokes.
“Hmmm Fried Chicken, fly vixen, gimme heart disease, but need you in my kitchen!” That track was tough on Nas Untitled album. 🤦🏾♂️😂
Thanks for helping me find more understanding. Because i was stuck on the first 8 songs and couldn’t understand what was the end of there story. But now i know.
I loved this album. Glad lupe released this.
Woah "abstract braggadoccio" is the perfect term to describe "Manilla". Lupe out here creating new subgenres!
Lupe is back 🌋🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🌋🌋 !!
Already my AOTY.
I didn't know what to expect at when Drogas Wave was announced, but I have to admit it. Lupe really crafted a masterpiece. I haven't loved a project of his in this way since Tetsuo & Youth and The Cool.
Love that he's back to world-building and flowing amazingly on this album. I really felt that his last couple projects were lacking in the FLOW department. XO, Happy Timbuktu Day, and King Nas proved that he still can flow at a top tier level when that's what he's trying to do. Thanks for saying everything I wanted to say about this album - now I can just share this for those who are interested in giving it a listen. One point of disagreement --- I thought Down was great. Reminded me of Animal Pharm a bit. And even though he and Nikki sound a bit silly, I like the risky decision he took. Peace!
what do you mean they sound silly?
SomeChannel silly is probably not the right word. It’s just a very left-field concept. So I think most people would find it corny - however I appreciate when rappers do things that go against the norms
Soo good to have u back. No other Hiphop related content on youtube comes close to this.
Brilliant album. Everyone should check it out.
Thank you!! I've been waiting for someone to cover this masterpiece. AOTY! 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
Mural is Lupe defeating a boss(one of 3 "bosses" on that T&Y), which could be his label/past failures etc. Mural jr is Lupe resurrecting and reinventing himself and his career. This is the new Lupe that has broken off the chains from Atlanta which ties into the slavery theme throughout the entire album. Imo it's something along those lines, idk hard to decipher the GOAT.
Justin your work is very much appreciated. You are amazing, keep shining in your light and stay blessed. Thankyou
Glad you showed love for Lupe. I actually wrote him off (again) after he released Drogas Light. But man, was I wrong again. Lasers, FL 2, Drogas Light... I could forgive him everything, considering how he came back with Drogas Wave.
And T&Y. When he gets to do what he wants to do, we like it!
I also must say that his third verse on 'WAV Files' moved me to tears. As a white guy from Germany, who barely knows any black people, him just listing off all the names of slave ships really hit me hard, considering all the lives lost and displaced. I'd go as far as to say that with this album I learned more about the slave trade than via our history lessons at school.
Me too. It's a super rewarding project.
Dope video! Man Lupe deserves way more recognition! This and Tetsuo & Youth are my favorite albums by him
12 years since he was free. Lupe released his independent record 12 years after Atlantic. 12 years a slave.
What's not really talked about is how Lupe himself is a long chain. He was a slave to Atlantic, killed his own career to become free, got a great, diverse fanbase from being "down", and now he's trying to be an example for the younger generation.
The whole album is a mural and that's why it ends with mural jr. "This is junior's mural" because it serves as a picture of wide ranging subjects from warnings to triumphs for the people under him.
Tetsuo and youth was about resurrection. It started where he won on murals. Drogas light was Lupe stretching his legs after his resurrection and drogas wave was a fully realized one punch ultra instinct Lupe being a long chain. Brilliant album, Lupe. See you at the house of blues on the 9th
Lupe The Jedi reminds us yet again that when he's focused he's one of the best to ever do it! The storytelling is impeccable, the production is top notch and the features were very good. This is my Album Of The Year. And kudos to you Justin for this breakdown.
I'm just here thinking how's Kendrick Lamar gonna steal this great Project?????? JK
I fucking HOPE he does. Next Kendrick project would be CRAZY again. (damn was cool too tho)
@@hugoboss3689 damn was awesome But I wanna see what's Kendrick gonna with this complex concepts
Exactly. We got a fun Kendrick album. I hope the next one is gonna be complex and layered again.
@@hugoboss3689 Kendrick and Cole droppin albums 2019
@@jordanb3120 Where did you get that? All I know is that Kendrick has an upcoming collab track with Anderson Paak.
I had to revisit this video again Justin. This album is crazy. Even with all the new music coming out, this album is standing out!!
Justin, you reviewed this album perfectly. You are dope! It earned you a subscriber my brother. Waves transcends Hip Hop music. It's an epic work for the culture.
Rob R 🙏🏿🙏🏿🙏🏿
The wait really worth every single while. I'm still dissecting the album and probably will for the next several months.
This man has God Level Bars...with true art you have to bring something to it. An artist doesn’t always make it easy. The more abstract the more interesting in my opinion...7
Great breakdown Justin. One more thing I don’t think you mentioned is that not only was resurrection a common theme for the characters, but also proceeding to save others who were in the same position. Alan grows up to become a swimmer and save “himself”..Jonylah becomes a doctor and does the same...which is what the Long chains do.
Emmanuel D. That’s dope. I didn’t notice that! 🙏🏿🙏🏿🙏🏿