Lupe Fiasco - DROGAS Light (Discussion Thread)

[Versa]

Ok cool. I don't do twitter so I didn't know . I just saw what was posted in the thread. It's amazing how someone can record a 14 track album just for jokes. Lupe is a interesting character.

Just for jokes isn't the wording I'd use. I don't think as many people would enjoy the album if it was just some big inside joke we were all in on lol.

He isn't trolling. He just made a conscious effort to make records that aren't as lyrically dense and hit both the streets and the mainstream. Hence drogas LIGHT. The first half is the street records and the second half is more experimental/poppy. I'd more so say the last 3 or 4 songs, as even after the first half we get Tranquillo and Kill which are the best songs on the album in my opinion.

I'm surprised anyone could listen to NGL, Dopamine Lit, City of The Year, Kill, Tranquillo, Jump or More Than My Heart and be like "Okay, Lu, quit playing. Where's the real album?"

I don't think you need to be a hardcore fan to recognize those are some damn good songs. He's still spitting on all these tracks too (with the exception of Promise which is strictly turn up party music). Even Lupe taking his foot off the gas is nastier on the mic than the majority of the rap game lol.

 

[Zero]

I mean I understand if it's just supposed to be fun, but why drop ass on purpose and ask people to pay for it and justify liking it knowing damn well you half assed it? Maybe it's just me but it should have been a mixtape, i mean he basically named this shyt Diet Drogas

You right but breh been a troll for a good minute now

I'll salvage what I can and wait for the real joint

 

[Versa]

You right but breh been a troll for a good minute now

I'll salvage what I can and wait for the real joint

You said you rocked with it up to track 9 right?

9 out of 14 tracks ain't a bad ratio lol

 

[CarltonJunior]

Sounds like Lupe tried to dumb it down a bit for this one. It still sounds good overall but I'm not that far in

 

[Zero]

You said you rocked with it up to track 9 right?

9 out of 14 tracks ain't a bad ratio lol

I'm only really rocking with 7 tracks and one of them is iffy (Jump)

 

[Umi]

Sounds like Lupe tried to dumb it down a bit for this one. It still sounds good overall but I'm not that far in

for real? Like he ain't called it Light on purpose and said most is pre-existing material.

 

[CarltonJunior]

Well I haven't been following this at all. I just saw it and started listening

 

[criminology]

Got some decent songs that might make some playlists. Definitely not touching T&Y.

When's Drogas coming?

 

[Arithmetic]

Listening to all his albums today in order. I'm on T&Y right now. "Little Death" to be specific.

 

[GoldenGlove]

1-9 and then song 14 are cold, every release isn't going to be perfect or close to it, let that nikka live.

Now when he does a show he can perform some songs that are lit, instead of having to grab the hottest beats out and freestyle over them, or play songs like Next 2 It 4 times during a show (last time I saw him live, he played this joint back literally like 4 times... ) it was hype tho.

 

[MIKE SPLEAN]

So what the coli verdict on this

 

[D.C Young]

Man I love this song!


Cause I got chillin' by the million, tranquillo by the kilo
nikka, nikka, what, and I got kilos by the speedboat
And I ain't talkin' 'bout them drugs
I'm talkin' 'bout that love
For myself and all my nikkas
All my bytches and all my thugs, what's up?
Cause I got chillin' by the million, tranquillo by the kilo
nikka, nikka, what, and I got kilos by the speedboat
And I ain't talkin' 'bout that work
I'm talkin' 'bout that worth
Of myself and all my nikkas
Every diamond came out the dirt, nikka

 

[Illmagic]

Just for jokes isn't the wording I'd use. I don't think as many people would enjoy the album if it was just some big inside joke we were all in on lol.

He isn't trolling. He just made a conscious effort to make records that aren't as lyrically dense and hit both the streets and the mainstream. Hence drogas LIGHT. The first half is the street records and the second half is more experimental/poppy. I'd more so say the last 3 or 4 songs, as even after the first half we get Tranquillo and Kill which are the best songs on the album in my opinion.

I'm surprised anyone could listen to NGL, Dopamine Lit, City of The Year, Kill, Tranquillo, Jump or More Than My Heart and be like "Okay, Lu, quit playing. Where's the real album?"

I don't think you need to be a hardcore fan to recognize those are some damn good songs. He's still spitting on all these tracks too (with the exception of Promise which is strictly turn up party music). Even Lupe taking his foot off the gas is nastier on the mic than the majority of the rap game lol.

That's honestly what I was thinking. Looking at the thread I thought everyone was being sarcastic. Lol. I gotta disagree though. Those songs are ok but very underwhelming to me. Some of these joints on here are laughably bad. I'd take Lasers over this.

 

[Versa]

1-9 and then song 14 are cold, every release isn't going to be perfect or close to it, let that nikka live.

Now when he does a show he can perform some songs that are lit, instead of having to grab the hottest beats out and freestyle over them, or play songs like Next 2 It 4 times during a show (last time I saw him live, he played this joint back literally like 4 times... ) it was hype tho.

It makes me sad that I'm the only one who loves It's Not By Design

 

[ALonelyDad]

I keep it 100000 i promisssssssssssse