Lupe Fiasco is a name you've probably heard, but if not you should probably go get yourself a copy of his 2006 album "Food & Liquor". Don't expect to find trailer park references here, instead you'll find top rate soulful production and nicely chilled lyrics. Thankfully you also won't find any of those inane 'interludes' that are littered throughout so many hip hop albums these days, taking up valuable cd space where instead more music or even dead air would be a better choice.
This is a 'must have' hip hop album. When I first heard it I couldn't wait to hear more from this guy. Sadly I felt that his 2007 follow up effort fell a bit short, though there were a couple cool tracks on it. He's releasing a massive three-disc effort soon, though, and since he's taken his time getting it done, I'm expecting something pretty solid.
This particular track is one of the highlights of his first album, and features the outstanding R&B vocalist Jill Scott in the big-money chorus. You may have heard this song in an AT&T commercial. It's much better when you listen to the whole thing.
Another great one here.
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