I'd say after Drogas Wave, Lupe's kinda trailed off on his ambition musically and is fine with just having fun with his lyrical concepts while not caring as much about the production and the songwriting.

This, much like DMIZ, is solid but kinda got nothing to offer beyond great raps over decent production. The immediate songs that grab me are Samurai, No. 1 Headband, and Palaces but I don't think I'd return to anything else.

good ranking

I'd go

T&Y
The Cool
F&L
Drogas Wave
DMIZ
Samurai
Lasers
F&L2
Drogas Light

Drogas Wave
Tetsuo & Youth
The Cool
Food & Liquor
Samurai/Drill Music in Zion
F&L 2/Lasers
Drogas Light

Kindve wild how low FL2 is in retrospect 🥲

Just caught this bar from Cake

Well, did he do it or didn't she? Who are you mentioning?
Lu will do a dual identity, dueling enemies

The switching of the pronoun in the middle of that sentence and dual identity thing is a reference to Lupe playing as himself and Amy I think

Wrong. Musically this is miles above DMIZ and has more sonic identity

Nah it’s my last place you made a solid ranking tbh

I honestly think DMIZ had better production because atleast on first listen I enjoyed that front to back. I was immediately bored with every song here besides the 3 I mentioned and even then none of them really stand up to anything I consider top tier Lu

This is a more chill jazzy sound I guess some could call that boring but I prefer it to poppy beats personally. Special Things or whatever that song from DMIZ was called was wack musically

Pierce the ears like Mike

Like mics pointed at monitors

Lupe Fiasco (they/them)

When Lupe says the word “Cake” on Outside, an iPhone text notification sound is made

Is this related to the phone ringing right before the song Cake starts?

i totally agree. but when album like that gets made with that less of money and industry support behind it and DOESNT get the support and appreciation it deserves u start to think - is it even worth it ? why even try so hard ?

drogas wave is an anomaly in the rap scene and will never get the claim we want it to get . its sad but true

I hate how most of the songs are of a similar tempo and vibe. The whole project lacks sonic variety. Def not one of my fav Lu projects.

its only 8 tracks (30min) but u talk like its 15 tracks with no switch ups in the sound lol
what did u wanted ? one half bangers other melancholic raps? lmao

Is this really about Amy whinehouse being a battle rapper

Yep, listen to 1:27 in Palaces

"This album is about Amy Winehouse being a battle rapper
I f*** with the game but I'll never write a verse from the crapper"

I just listened to Palaces

Ah thanks. Makes more sense

this album is great, my favorite since drogas wave maybe my favorite since t&y 🫢🫢

No you are putting words in my mouth cuz someone doesn't love the album as you

Dmiz had two more songs but felt more diverse sonically.

Tetsuo & Youth
The Cool
Food & Liquor
Drogas Wave
Drill Music In Zion
Samurai
Food & Liquor 2
Lasers
Drogas Light

Hard for me to pick between The Cool and Tetsuo & Youth as his best.

Drill Music In Zion is more diverse than Samurai production wise even though he’s lyrically better on Samurai.

Still believe Lupe hasn’t reached his full potential making an album yet though independent or not.

honestly my only criticism of this album is that it's too short. needed at least 2 more songs