Did Lupe fall off?

[duckbutta]

I think Lupe is more concerned about using rap as an art form and platform instead of using it as a means to make money so it's kind of hard to say he fell off when i think the driving force behind what he does is doing the music he wants to do when he wants to do it how he wants to do it...

Skill wise and concept wise...I can't think of 5 rappers out who could make an album like T&Y

Technically...from a wordplay standpoint when Lupe really wants to be he is one of the best if not the best out right now...

Severely underrated pop culture rapper...he does it every bit as good as drake...and pop culture rap is like...80% of what drake does

 

[Insensitive]

If you would've ask this around F&L2/Lasers time I would've said he
fell off and undoubtedly so, the clever rapper with slick production
from F&L was damn near unrecognizable when Lasers dropped
and F&L2 felt like he was trying to recapture feel that feel but he OD'd
on the food and forgot the liquor.

His music was starting to mimic his twitter personality.
Condescending, abrasive, riddled with pseudo intellectual quips
and a feeling of "Square Block forced into the Circle" type song writing.
"bytch bad" and it's use of "bytch bad, Woman good" was just...ugh, you really start
to get the feeling that the hooks in his songs serve no purpose but to get to the next
verse or to loosely connect the concepts.

T&Y has some of the same criticisms I mentioned don't get me wrong
but it's covered by having better song concepts and great production.
Even if he goes off on a worthy tangent like he did right in the middle
of mural.

He's not a bad rapper by any means but when I look at all the talent currently
bringing it I find Lupe's 2005/2006 novelty just isn't there. Back then being a non
gangster rapper with major label backing was damn near an anomaly but in 2015
it's worthy

 

[Apex]

He dropped arguably the best album of this year and one of the best in regards to this decade.

 

[the cool]

tetsuo and youth was fukking amazing


i wrote him off prior to this album

lupe is back

 

[Ineedmoney504]

Lupe one of the few Chi Town Rappers atill alive. And dude started his label doing life for moving bricks.

In this day and age after Blood Money, LA Capone, Jojo and Capo-


So the answer is No, he aint fall off, and he still alive n gettin money so How is that a L?

the fukk is this nikka even talking bout.

 

[erker]

Have you not heard Mural?

 

[KravenMorehead™]

His last album was Tetsuo & Youth

 

[YourMajesty]

He fell off somewhat but T&Y was dope



Miss this Lupe tho

 

[Hammer]

was this thread upped from 2009?

 

[AyBrehHam Linkin]

Lupe one of the few Chi Town Rappers atill alive.

nikka what

Freddie Gibbs, Chance the Rapper, Vic Mensa, Mick Jenkins, Kanye, Saba, Leather Corduroys, Lil Herb, Lil Bibby, Montana of 300, Noname Gypsy, King Louie, Tink etc...this cities rap scene is about as diverse and deep as you can get. aint no few nikkas still alive lol

 

[CHICAGOrilla]

nikka what

Freddie Gibbs, Chance the Rapper, Vic Mensa, Mick Jenkins, Kanye, Saba, Leather Corduroys, Lil Herb, Lil Bibby, Montana of 300, Noname Gypsy, King Louie, Tink etc...this cities rap scene is about as diverse and deep as you can get. aint no few nikkas still alive lol

half that list not even from the city

 

[AyBrehHam Linkin]

half that list not even from the city

they are based out of chicago they are chicago artists, it's not based on where they are born nikka. all those nikkas are Chicagoland anyway

 

[Grand Conde]

His last album was his best imo.

 

[ALonelyDad]

Nah, but in medias eyes..sure.

 

[spliz]

Tetsuo & Youth. Still the best album of the year to me.