May 30, 2021Drogas wave is one of the best hip hop albums of the last decade and def has its spot in history imo. among his first 2 albums i feel like its worked out for him in the end
May 30, 2021·1 replyAtlantic records the wackest label
May 30, 2021
WESLEY THE GREATIt was partially Jays fault.
Jay was gonna take a position at Atlantic and persuaded Lupe to sign under him with Atlantic but ended up going to Def Jam instead and the rest is history.
- Hi-C 🦌May 30, 2021Saint Aquinas
its his fault for the trash music
- Hi-C 🦌May 30, 2021WESLEY THE GREAT
It was partially Jays fault.
Jay was gonna take a position at Atlantic and persuaded Lupe to sign under him with Atlantic but ended up going to Def Jam instead and the rest is history.
Damn that’s actually crazy tbh
- May 30, 2021·1 replyDAVIDP
Atlantic records the wackest label
I agree, they really f***ed over so many rappers it’s insane
- May 30, 2021·1 replyPNW
I agree, they really f***ed over so many rappers it’s insane
They've also signed so much trash too
- May 30, 2021·3 repliesDAVIDP
They've also signed so much trash too
They’re complete joke, I’m still salty we’ve never gotten that LUPEnd album we were supposed to get
- May 30, 2021PNW
They’re complete joke, I’m still salty we’ve never gotten that LUPEnd album we were supposed to get
right LOL
May 30, 2021·1 replyWhile I agree they didnt help, all media from that time makes it seem like it was kinda inevitable. Lupe was getting an ego, Chill was gone, he had some sort of fallout with the Gemstones guy and Soundtrakk. That Matthew Santos song and I'm Beaming didn't catch on like Dumb it Down did. Feels like he probably wouldn't have been able to follow The Cool regardless.
This is from a former Lupe stan. I still admirably believe that if album 3 went different he'd be in a difference space, but they let him drop an album with a black cover and any songs he wanted years later and he still fumbled it. F&L/The Cool still both in top 20 hiphop albums ever tho
- May 30, 2021·1 replyPNW
They’re complete joke, I’m still salty we’ve never gotten that LUPEnd album we were supposed to get
Not their fault tbh
May 30, 2021WESLEY THE GREATIt was partially Jays fault.
Jay was gonna take a position at Atlantic and persuaded Lupe to sign under him with Atlantic but ended up going to Def Jam instead and the rest is history.
jay let lupe down
- May 30, 2021Why Yesterday
While I agree they didnt help, all media from that time makes it seem like it was kinda inevitable. Lupe was getting an ego, Chill was gone, he had some sort of fallout with the Gemstones guy and Soundtrakk. That Matthew Santos song and I'm Beaming didn't catch on like Dumb it Down did. Feels like he probably wouldn't have been able to follow The Cool regardless.
This is from a former Lupe stan. I still admirably believe that if album 3 went different he'd be in a difference space, but they let him drop an album with a black cover and any songs he wanted years later and he still fumbled it. F&L/The Cool still both in top 20 hiphop albums ever tho
ding ding ding. People wanna blame the label but it's mainly his fault.
May 30, 2021
NEONICONDude hopped in the whip and said ay lemme play this lupe podcast
May 30, 2021·1 replyLupe got f***ed but I don’t see why some people act like dude was a complete failure, he had a good career all things considered
Three gold albums, 5 or so hit songs, a Grammy, name recognition, and he influenced a good number of rappers, made good investments, and just chills now, what’s wrong with that? Honestly
May 30, 2021
CLB Drunk DriverHonestly tho, even with the pop music pressure, Lupe could still make really good pop music like with The Show Goes On
That's when he messed up for me. Songs like THat
May 30, 2021He seems to be doing pretty alright. Independent, making the music he wants and making money off it, going on tours whenever and wherever he pleases, multiple webshows and documentaries about topics he cares about. He's his own man.
- May 30, 2021·1 replyTyler1999
Not their fault tbh
- May 30, 2021RX Nigerian Pastor
Lupe got f***ed but I don’t see why some people act like dude was a complete failure, he had a good career all things considered
Three gold albums, 5 or so hit songs, a Grammy, name recognition, and he influenced a good number of rappers, made good investments, and just chills now, what’s wrong with that? Honestly
Went to a Lupe show back in 2019 and I know Lupe's catalog, but the amount of great tracks he has for concerts that weren't just from Lasers still surprised me.
Like if there was ever gonna be a Verzuz for backpack rappers Lupe really might just sweep most of his competition
- May 30, 2021·1 replyPNW
Read Lupe's blog posts he even puts the blame on himself
- CKL TML 🌺May 30, 2021CLB Drunk Driver
They barely even promoted it or pressed CDs for it
I mean, CDs were a dying medium even for 2015, but stillCds were still good in 2015, they undershipped it like crazy. Had to order one from germany (i live in netherlands)
- May 30, 2021WESLEY THE GREAT
It was partially Jays fault.
Jay was gonna take a position at Atlantic and persuaded Lupe to sign under him with Atlantic but ended up going to Def Jam instead and the rest is history.
this is such a jay thing to do
- CKL TML 🌺May 30, 2021·edited·1 replyuser
lmaoo nigga what the f***
thank u for posting a reminder to always cover your own ass first
Yeah hate hov for that but then again def jam offered jay his masters back in like 30 years if he went with them instead of atlantic. lupe was fine with that I think
- May 30, 2021·1 replyCKL TML· edited
Yeah hate hov for that but then again def jam offered jay his masters back in like 30 years if he went with them instead of atlantic. lupe was fine with that I think
30 years? LMAO
- CKL TML 🌺May 30, 2021Tyler1999
30 years? LMAO
Yeah everyone thought he got his masters back when he went with def jam but ..