Nov 4, 2021
brianwuzhereWith Food & Liquor, I think that’s an album that just about anyone can possibly learn from and make their own take on the duality of life. The Cool is a little more unique and you need to be in a more imaginative headspace to create characters like the Michael Young History, The Streets and The Game. Outside of the base narrative, it’s an equal celebration and condemnation of all things cool. Repping the Chicago double-time flow on one song and the next, saying he was lucky to make it out of there alive. Framing things like stardom, materialism and fast food as alluring, but you should probably run away from them. This fusion of good and bad elements is something he was already doing in small doses, but refined it to where he was able to address deportation and child soldiers while still remaining catchy. With the exception of The Coolest, the album is almost evenly split down the middle into a bright first half and a dark second half. Fighters is a little bit of both as a pick-me-up and Go Baby is a bonus.
That’s what I get out of it, but like the person above said, hate it or love it.
'Outside of the base narrative, it’s an equal celebration and condemnation of all things cool.'
This is it. Thanks for that insight. I'll relisten to it based on this post.
Nov 4, 2021BestowedI appreciate the album but I want it to click the same way Tetsuo & Youth clicked. Will relisten to Gotta Eat.
T&Y really just had mad complex lyrics that requires this fine tooth comb
The Cool uses extended metaphors and has Lupe portray characters, like a d*** dealer that also acts as a fast food item like on Gotta Eat, but I feel like every song hearkens back to the Michael Young character’s life, and that’s the big thing with that album. It’s a character concept project more than anything
Ezio 🎰Nov 7, 2021·1 replyBestowedI appreciate the album but I want it to click the same way Tetsuo & Youth clicked. Will relisten to Gotta Eat.
T&y has more layered songs but The Cool has a deeper overarching concept
- Nov 7, 2021Ezio
T&y has more layered songs but The Cool has a deeper overarching concept
I'm failing or fiascoing
at not grasping the deeper overarching concept of the album. Looking forward to the listen, prolly after this Caleno - Plant fight. Canelo in 10 lol 
Dec 26, 2021Hov think I’m Hov, Nas think I’m Nas
That’s the trick, you ain’t gotta think
when niggas already think you are
damn this s*** still factz. & still legendary
Mar 10, 2022·5 replies
took the drake route
Mar 10, 2022!https://youtu.be/bkon6Dix8Ukbest poster took the drake route
- Mar 11, 2022·1 reply!https://youtu.be/bkon6Dix8Ukbest poster took the drake route
you can't take the drake route if you started this s***
Mar 12, 2022Royce is a true weirdo.
Lupe smacked him around lyrically and Mickey stomped him lyrically.
This nigga wanna do everything but Rap.
Mar 12, 2022!https://youtu.be/bkon6Dix8Ukbest poster took the drake routeWhy is it the two people who refuse to rap talk so loudly
Mar 12, 2022!https://youtu.be/bkon6Dix8Ukbest poster took the drake routeThis nigga
How you gon say what you would've done when you started it
- Mar 12, 2022lacriminal
you can't take the drake route if you started this s***
You can't even take the drake route if you're not the bigger artist
Apr 20, 2022·3 repliesBump for no reason other than Royce still a b****.
Apr 20, 2022Why YesterdayBump for no reason other than Royce still a b****.
I agree with this bump
May 14, 2022Why YesterdayBump for no reason other than Royce still a b****.
This
May 14, 2022·1 replyYo can someone fill me in
- May 14, 2022009
Yo can someone fill me in
Me too
May 14, 2022!https://youtu.be/bkon6Dix8Ukbest poster took the drake routeBruh this hilarious
should’ve/could’ve/would’ve
head ass
Jun 16, 2022Stumbled upon this thread and spent the past hour reading thru it and listening to the disses.
Lupe is wild. He's def one of those dudes you don't want to debate/beef with because he will dissect you with no remorse.
Jun 16, 2022Man this was embarrassing. He really exposed Royce da clown
Jun 16, 2022Why YesterdayBump for no reason other than Royce still a b****.
