I liked Lupe since Paris, Tokyo and Superstar, then I went back and found Food and Liquor. Lasers is still good; I mean, he fought through the shit with Atlantic records and still managed to produce a decent album. Definately my favorite.
if he does retire hes gonna come back like em no offinsive to lupe hes a great artist and words i never said gives me goose bumps its been a long time since i heard lyrics like that since pac was still around thats probably why i got goose bumps
Omg Lupe I've always had a crush on him just because I thought he was cute but Im getting older & Im starting to understand all his tracks that I never did before..& Im in Love with Mind & Soul Now. Stay True Lupe your purpose is being served. Im seeing whats Real & whats bullshit & I know if you"want the real shit". Lupe says "I Gotcha" I really like the Lasers album you can see the differences but it's till a very good albuym & worth buying compared to most hip-hop artist. ALL BLACK EVERYTHING
Yeah.... food & liquor was definitely ahead of its time, but still one of my all time favorites. Too bad it didn't get the credit that it deserved. Then again true hip hop heads can appreciate it, and that's all that counts I suppose
@sasuke9497 L.A.S.E.R.S. is a mainstream album, he's being featured on Jimmy Kimmel, MTV & BET is playing "The Show Goes On" video nonstop. I think that's being on the mainstream scene.
@FighterDragonAllStar You're exactly right.You can tell that he doesn't want to say that his album isn't that great,but he is.I've listened to the album and it isn't that great.and to everybody else,I don't think Lupe sold out.For the ppl that don't know,the record labels control everything and they want to do what all the other artists our doing which is why the music industry is fucked up now cuz everybody sounds the same and music ain't as good as it used to be.
**ATTENTION** if any of you knew how a atlantic contract works you wouldnt say his career is over. Atlantic makes u put out one mainstream album in which atlantic has all creative control, after that on lupes next album (great american rap album) he will have almost all creative control. we just have to push through the mainstream crap to get to the good stuff :)
@Latarax Yea, lupe's original plan was to make 3 albums and be done with the music business, at least for a career. He wanted to take up writing afterwards. But Atlantic is making him make more albums, and more "radio" sounding at that. Kinda like lasers was a whole dif sound than his first 2 albums. Lupe didnt like that Atlantic was forcing him to do only what they want, w/o a care for his own interest. So lupe almost pretty much quit the game. Good thing he didnt tho.
When I heard what really happened,it made me really mad cuz this has happened before.Lupe has always had problems with his record label which is another reason they forced him to release a mainstream album which is something he didn't want to do.His album isn't that great and i feel sorry for him that he has to go through this.
WOW! ... what can you say about Lupe' .. MAN SPEAKS THE TRUTH! .. Very few artist out there who dont rap about bullsh#t and he's one of them! .. Abit like lowkey and all his music including muhammad walks is just brilliant! .. I think if people took out racism or hatred of any religion from their hearts & realised how gullable we are to believe everything in the media... We'd realise this guy knows what hes talking about! :) Much LOVE & RESPECT for him, if you do to, just like ;)
@sasuke9497 Actually... he's very right. Lupe has admitted to hating this album, because its not his. Some of these songs were forced on him by atlantic, "show goes on" was pretty much held to him at gunpoint. There was SO much conflict put into songs like that, pushing him to the brink of suicide. Atlantic should be ashamed of themselves. As for you, sasuke9497, get your facts straight.
most people dont know the background of making "Lasers", but if u do know, u probably agree with me when i say, fuck Atlantic records for almost ending one of the greatest rappers out now career...and there's still a chance Lupe might retire, but i REALLY hope he signs with G.O.O.D Music...it really fits him and is more than definitely where he belongs
@superbomb330 i agree. It would be a real shame if he were to end his career on this album. I hope he gets off Diddy's label and does an album for himself and his fans and not for the corporate leeches
Atlantic surely wanted more income, so they're pushing their recording artists to make hits. Lupe doesn't necessarily want to make hits, he just wants to be heard. Unfortunately such act can be costly to his career, and Jay could only sign so much. Whatever happens though, I support Lupe.
@BloDatLoud412 idk... himself? shoot I've done it myself a few time long before wiz just for the hell of it to change things up, you can't jump to a conclusion like that over something so broadly done...
Lupe only wanted to make 3 actual albums: Food & Liquor, The Cool, and LupEND. But atlantic, being money hungry and not caring about having the artist do what they want to do or say what they want to, made him make more albums that were pop-ish sounding. He didnt technically wanna make the album, but not to say he doesnt like it. He just used it to expand his stuff. Kind of like a filler album. Except this filler album is the best album in the country. Not #1 album. I mean best album.
my favorite rappers in no order. Lupe Fiasco Kid Cudi B.O.B Eminem Chamillionaire. just wanted to put it out there lol and you might not like it well 2 bad.
@TrueHopTunes i think lupe signing with atlantic might be him trying to destroy THEM and other big labels subliminally and get the message out to more people, more than those who would hear it if he released his new album independently and with atlantic he can use their funds for certain things to get the message out but if it were an independant album it would come out of his own pocket to get the message out.. and lupes message isnt profitable enough for this day and age to be dumping outmoney
@Anabella1127 excuse me to good for G.O.O.D music everyone in good music are great creative artists just like lupe one of the many reasons lupe got alot of attention was because of kanye ??????
He said it didn't fit the time. Wrong Lupe, it made the time! There timeless because they will always be remembered. Food and Liquor was a classic and The Cool took the "sopho" out of sophomore. In 10 years time I'll still bump them two albums, in 10 years time Lasers will be boxed in my attic! Sorry to say!
If you divide this album in two, you get a good album and a shitty pop album. Some of the songs on here are singularly awful. Some are truly incredible. His last album was amazing. 12 tracks and 6+ are fluff... So disappointed.
some rappers can flow and talk eloquently just like they flow and some rappers can flow but can't really talk and sound actually kinda boring. lupe is one of them. he stutters and stalls too much
Lasers is not a very good album overall but he does speak the truth on the 2nd track which is amazing. "All Black Everything" is the only song on the album that sounds like him and therefore it's my favorite. But not a very good album overall. :(
I liked Lupe since Paris, Tokyo and Superstar, then I went back and found Food and Liquor. Lasers is still good; I mean, he fought through the shit with Atlantic records and still managed to produce a decent album. Definately my favorite.
i like that he doesn't change his style to break through the media. that's why we love you Lupe. LASERS!!!
Lasers is amazing. Hopefully meeting Lupe this Thursday in Norfolk, VA. Get my pre-order copy signed
if he does retire hes gonna come back like em no offinsive to lupe hes a great artist and words i never said gives me goose bumps its been a long time since i heard lyrics like that since pac was still around thats probably why i got goose bumps
Love
Always
Shines
Everytime
Remember to
Smile
lupe is the only rapper that i like now i was listeing to him when i was in middle school
Besides words I never said, Beautiful lasers is my favorite song on the album
Can't wait for 'Lasers'.
Lupe should write a book!
3/8 is a good day for Hip Hop- Reks, Raekwon & Lupe all dropping on the same day...
I've been waiting way to long for Lasers.
Go Lupe!
love fiasco and proud ..
dude is amazing
Omg Lupe I've always had a crush on him just because I thought he was cute but Im getting older & Im starting to understand all his tracks that I never did before..& Im in Love with Mind & Soul Now. Stay True Lupe your purpose is being served. Im seeing whats Real & whats bullshit & I know if you"want the real shit". Lupe says "I Gotcha" I really like the Lasers album you can see the differences but it's till a very good albuym & worth buying compared to most hip-hop artist. ALL BLACK EVERYTHING
Show Goes On iS So Tight Dude!
lol so much swag in the way he said ladies (:
Yeah.... food & liquor was definitely ahead of its time, but still one of my all time favorites. Too bad it didn't get the credit that it deserved. Then again true hip hop heads can appreciate it, and that's all that counts I suppose
The 4 original songs: Never Forget You, State Run Radio, Beautiful Lasers (2ways), Coming Up.
i think right now my fav rappers would be (also in no order)
lupe
b.o.b
j cole
kanye
jay
and common
love go baby!
@AddictedTooHipHop THANK YOU SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO MUCH:)
@z7kevin7z excuse me lasers is not "crap", if anything it is pure talent
@sasuke9497 L.A.S.E.R.S. is a mainstream album, he's being featured on Jimmy Kimmel, MTV & BET is playing "The Show Goes On" video nonstop. I think that's being on the mainstream scene.
@FighterDragonAllStar You're exactly right.You can tell that he doesn't want to say that his album isn't that great,but he is.I've listened to the album and it isn't that great.and to everybody else,I don't think Lupe sold out.For the ppl that don't know,the record labels control everything and they want to do what all the other artists our doing which is why the music industry is fucked up now cuz everybody sounds the same and music ain't as good as it used to be.
where can i get a shirt like that :P
Real Rap Raw
**ATTENTION** if any of you knew how a atlantic contract works you wouldnt say his career is over. Atlantic makes u put out one mainstream album in which atlantic has all creative control, after that on lupes next album (great american rap album) he will have almost all creative control. we just have to push through the mainstream crap to get to the good stuff :)
where can I get that shirt?
I have the shirt he's wearing!
Dang only 1 lupe hater. Lupe FTW!
OMG WHERES THE VID FOR WORDS I NEVER SAID???
dude wen i clicked on this video it says google server error. i wonder why.. smh
@urtypicalguy He said that he is actually working on a book. I am not sure if he still wants to do that or not. but he thought about your idea.
@Latarax Yea, lupe's original plan was to make 3 albums and be done with the music business, at least for a career. He wanted to take up writing afterwards. But Atlantic is making him make more albums, and more "radio" sounding at that. Kinda like lasers was a whole dif sound than his first 2 albums. Lupe didnt like that Atlantic was forcing him to do only what they want, w/o a care for his own interest. So lupe almost pretty much quit the game. Good thing he didnt tho.
THEY FROZE HIS BUDGET....lupe you dont need Atlantic records!!
IMMA NEEED THAT SHIIRT
When I heard what really happened,it made me really mad cuz this has happened before.Lupe has always had problems with his record label which is another reason they forced him to release a mainstream album which is something he didn't want to do.His album isn't that great and i feel sorry for him that he has to go through this.
WOW! ... what can you say about Lupe' .. MAN SPEAKS THE TRUTH! .. Very few artist out there who dont rap about bullsh#t and he's one of them! .. Abit like lowkey and all his music including muhammad walks is just brilliant! .. I think if people took out racism or hatred of any religion from their hearts & realised how gullable we are to believe everything in the media... We'd realise this guy knows what hes talking about! :) Much LOVE & RESPECT for him, if you do to, just like ;)
@MSaiid5 "U can go to sleep goodnight goodnight"
@sasuke9497 Actually... he's very right. Lupe has admitted to hating this album, because its not his. Some of these songs were forced on him by atlantic, "show goes on" was pretty much held to him at gunpoint. There was SO much conflict put into songs like that, pushing him to the brink of suicide. Atlantic should be ashamed of themselves. As for you, sasuke9497, get your facts straight.
Don't lose faith in Lupe(not like Lasers was EXTREMELY bad I'd give it a B-) Food & Liquor II will be next up, lyrically he is the exact same Lupe
i liked lupes old songs like super star an little wepon this sounds different it sounds like every other hit rap song until you listen to the lryics
most people dont know the background of making "Lasers", but if u do know, u probably agree with me when i say, fuck Atlantic records for almost ending one of the greatest rappers out now career...and there's still a chance Lupe might retire, but i REALLY hope he signs with G.O.O.D Music...it really fits him and is more than definitely where he belongs
@gregilo saying LASERS is mainstream is too general for the situation he's in. It's definitely not intentional on his part.
@Ramen1020 i completely agree. i love him to death but this was too main stream for me and especially after all the hype, i was a little let down.
@Nikodemis76 he has already said he is not going to retire he said " i cant retire now id hurt my fans "
Lupe and Kanye in the same concert... priceless
but you know what truth always prevails so if his cd was how he wanted or not the real songs will get far
@superbomb330 i agree. It would be a real shame if he were to end his career on this album. I hope he gets off Diddy's label and does an album for himself and his fans and not for the corporate leeches
@NitNeroIf words i never said was good!!!
Thumbs Up If You Heard Lu Shoutout Trey Songz On The F&L Outro
@arabforlife48 Let me guess, your a fan of lupe because you heard lasers
@OldshcoolTypeSoul Sometimes rappers have to dress like that, or in the way that's most appealing in the time to appeal and attract more people etc.
Ittits still caring o
@Nikodemis76 no it will be with N.E.R.D.
Don't lose faith in Lupe(not like Lasers was EXTREMELY bad I'd give it a B-) Food & Liquor II will be next up
Lupe >>>>>> everyone else in the rap game
@Latarax
His label made him release pop music and Lupe was mad. Basically summed it up
@LifeisMusic07 wait til you hear "bax." this kid... theres something special about him. (no nomo)
@650Pisces REDWOOD!
Lupe Is Making Food & Liqour #2. Lupe Isnt Gonna Be Done Anytime Soon.
@bestrapperalive162 Lol,now this the first someone said that as an answer..:)
Atlantic surely wanted more income, so they're pushing their recording artists to make hits. Lupe doesn't necessarily want to make hits, he just wants to be heard. Unfortunately such act can be costly to his career, and Jay could only sign so much. Whatever happens though, I support Lupe.
@BloDatLoud412 idk... himself? shoot I've done it myself a few time long before wiz just for the hell of it to change things up, you can't jump to a conclusion like that over something so broadly done...
Lupe only wanted to make 3 actual albums: Food & Liquor, The Cool, and LupEND. But atlantic, being money hungry and not caring about having the artist do what they want to do or say what they want to, made him make more albums that were pop-ish sounding. He didnt technically wanna make the album, but not to say he doesnt like it. He just used it to expand his stuff. Kind of like a filler album. Except this filler album is the best album in the country. Not #1 album. I mean best album.
my favorite rappers in no order.
Lupe Fiasco
Kid Cudi
B.O.B
Eminem
Chamillionaire.
just wanted to put it out there lol
and you might not like it well 2 bad.
he is soooooooo cute :D
@Nikodemis76 that'd be awesome ye & lupe but atlantic probably wont let him
@bestrapperalive162 Can't tell you..well i could..but i don't want to..its riddle to be solved..:)
i wish lupe fiasco was my brother...
It'd be better if he actually talked about the song "Words I never said", that would be interesting.
@TrueHopTunes i think lupe signing with atlantic might be him trying to destroy THEM and other big labels subliminally and get the message out to more people, more than those who would hear it if he released his new album independently and with atlantic he can use their funds for certain things to get the message out but if it were an independant album it would come out of his own pocket to get the message out.. and lupes message isnt profitable enough for this day and age to be dumping outmoney
@Nikodemis76 yeah you know after atlantic told him his lyrics were wack , he was comtemplating suicide , I feel bad for him cuz hes keepin it real
@unblended31 yeah nas is definately ill but i never really got hooked onto his music
I still don't know what Atlantic records did... Obviously they were trying to take control of his music, but what is it?
@Thegrandkru I suppose that's true, but garbage is garbage.
SOLVE THIS EVERYBODY: Riddle me this..riddle me that..what was in 1911..that youtube in 2011 has but, will never have??
Lupe HAS TO say positive things about LASERS to the media but inside and behind closed doors, he don't really like it.
@TheWingking66 yeah he just doesnt really describe my mood, so i dont really listen to him
@krayzel Watch his character approved award interview. Much better.
I'm a big Lupe fan but the leaked copy of Lasers that is out now is disappointing. It may grow on on me but as of now I'm disappointed.
@Anabella1127 excuse me to good for G.O.O.D music everyone in good music are great creative artists just like lupe one of the many reasons lupe got alot of attention was because of kanye ??????
kanye.lupe,jay_z THATS IT best rappers EVER!
He said it didn't fit the time. Wrong Lupe, it made the time! There timeless because they will always be remembered. Food and Liquor was a classic and The Cool took the "sopho" out of sophomore. In 10 years time I'll still bump them two albums, in 10 years time Lasers will be boxed in my attic! Sorry to say!
please don't sell out
@Hammilton2 hold on now lupe pop > than nicki minaj super bass anyday
just saying FNL 2 is going to be sooo much better than lasers
i dont want to boast too much LOL XD
some how he reminds me of Slash. He sort of got the same mouth. hahaha but it's cool
Two people don't know what's going on in the world.
0:23 WTF lizard.. a great rapper though
I bet that 1 person feels kinda stupid huh?
@imaginaries1 Im not glad that album sucked and he knows it
STSO.....
@888kermit no one cares, therefore your argument is null and void
If you divide this album in two, you get a good album and a shitty pop album. Some of the songs on here are singularly awful. Some are truly incredible. His last album was amazing. 12 tracks and 6+ are fluff... So disappointed.
some rappers can flow and talk eloquently just like they flow and some rappers can flow but can't really talk and sound actually kinda boring. lupe is one of them. he stutters and stalls too much
@SlowedMusic then all you have is attention deficit!!! LOL, sorry, couldn't help it...
Lasers is not a very good album overall but he does speak the truth on the 2nd track which is amazing. "All Black Everything" is the only song on the album that sounds like him and therefore it's my favorite. But not a very good album overall. :(