Why Lupe Fiasco's Tetsuo & Youth Is Underrated

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Nostalgia is a beast no artist can evade, so comparing this album to his previous work is an exercise in ineptness. Whether better than The Cool or worse than Food & Liquor is a distraction. Tetsuo & Youth deserves its own exalted podium. Jude and Justin explain why T&Y is underrated.
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@nikk796 7 лет назад

Technically Lupe Fiasco's Mural might be the greatest rap song of all time.

@terrellcole6281 7 лет назад

Nikhil Bhagat I think that title might belong to Eminem's Lose Yourself

@RUDEMusicUS 7 лет назад

Terrell Cole No. Mural blows it out of the water.

@nikk796 7 лет назад

Terrell Cole yeah that's a strong contender too

@GaseousGorgon 7 лет назад

*"OF ALL TIME!"* -(Justin Hunte hype voice)

@nikk796 7 лет назад

miggymartinezv let's break it down

@terrezharris5262 7 лет назад

Lupe Fiasco can literally spit 8 bars and each bar have at least 5 different meaning to them. The guy wordplay is on another solar system. Top 5 when it come to bars, don't @ me

@seandafny 5 лет назад

Example

@floko43 5 лет назад

Top 1 who else is on his level?

@bbekdip8729 4 года назад

@@floko43 tru

@serogolemogole2685 4 года назад

@@floko43 the closest I can think of is MF Doom, but even he isn't quite there with him

@agfromdai.e3806 2 года назад

@@seandafny listen to Mural

@BlackySpeakz 7 лет назад

Great discussion. I might've been one of the people who slept on the album unfortunately.. Gonna give it another listen again soon.

@jbeason2929 7 лет назад

if you do, I'd be interested on your personal thoughts on the album as a video topic

@BlackySpeakz 7 лет назад

Barre Jahbarre Great list man 🔥

@BlackySpeakz 7 лет назад

Jermaine Beason I will definitely be making something on Lupe soon

@KaizerMan 7 лет назад

Vegan Bari94 You foul for leaving out Guru

@Genesis_1984 7 лет назад

Kaizer-Man who would you take off

@GtheGreat1 7 лет назад

T&Y is a Classic album, an amazing piece of art!

@Genesis_1984 7 лет назад

Gary Tracy Top 100 hip-hop artist of all time(IN MY OPINION) The acquirement for this list is Impact lyricism/bars Album/Mixtape Influence Consistency Beats 1.)Eminem 2.)Tupac 3.)Jay-Z 4.)Notorious BIG 5.)Nas 6.)Lil Wayne 7.)Andre 3000 8.)Black Thought 9.)Kanye West 10.)Dr. Dre 11.)Kendrick Lamar 12.)Drake 13.)Ghostface 14.) LL Cool J 15.)Snoop Dogg 16.)DMX 17.)Rakim 18.)The Game 19.) 50 Cent 20.)Ice Cube 21.)Krs-1 22.)Big Pun 23.)Lauryn Hill 24.)Jadakiss 25.) Mos Def 26.)J Cole 27.) Common 28.)Missy Elliott 29.) Big Daddy Kane 30.)T.I. 31.)Pharrell Williams 32.)Cam'ron 33.)Immortal Technique 34.)Busta Rhymes 35.) Fabolous 36.)Slick Rick 37.)Public Enemy 38.)Bones Thug & Harmony 39.) Run DMC 40.)MF Doom 41.)Redman 42.)Beanie Sigel 43.)Raekwon 44.)De La Soul 45.)Kool G Rap 46.)Gucci Mane 47.)Absol 48.)Diddy 49.)Nicki Minaj 50.)Ludacris 51.)Lupe Fiasco 52.)Rick Ross 53.)Chance the Rapper 54.)J Dilla 55.)Young Jeezy 56.)Ja Rule 57.)Method Man 58.)Kurtis Blow 59.)Big K.R.I.T. 60.)Meek Mills 61.)MC Lyte 62.)Big Sean 63.) UGK 64.)Talib Kweli 65.)Joey Badass 66.)The Beastie Boys 67.)Tech N9ne 68.)Run The Jewels 69.)Big Boi 70.)Freddie Gibbs 71.) 2 Chainz 72.) Nelly 73.) Eve 74.)Future 75.) Wiz Khalifa 76.) Childish Gambino 77.) Boosie 78.) E-40 79.) Lil Jon 80.)Heavy D 81.)Wale 82.)ASAP Rocky 83.)Pusha T 84.) Kid Cudi 85.)Tyler, The Creator 86.)Injury Reserve 87.) Remy Ma 88.)Oddisee 89.)King Los 90.)Fat Joe 91.)Mase 92.)Lecrae 93.)Queen Latifah 94.)Digable Planets 95.)Goodie MOB 96.)Salt n Pepa 97.)Coolio 98.)Warren G 99.)Doug E. Fresh 100.) MC Hammer

@monk-ri4lg 6 лет назад

Yeah one of the best albums in recent years lupe alway brings that realness

@llc8508 4 года назад

@@Genesis_1984 your opinion sucks

@MrCbwTV 7 лет назад

I think Lupe's music is so layered and at times abstract that he goes over the heads of even the intellectual. That's why he is left out of conversations.

@TheCompanyMan 7 лет назад

No one's really tested Lupe. He dropped SLR, which is basically Control and no one responded. My man called himself a Two-album Jay Z, a one nigga wu tang, a young and hungry mos def, a conscious rapping lil wayne. No one said anything. No one wants it.

@MrCbwTV 7 лет назад

The Company Man The blows didn't resonate outside of his core following. He seems content speaking to them exclusively.

@RapNerdLeeb 7 лет назад

.....Shit "SLR 2" WAS the Control Response....he even gave us German bars....YEEZUS!

@georgekumria8652 7 лет назад

The Company Man You and Rude Jude should really have a discussion on the legacy of Shady Records for the next time you guys do this show together.

@georgekumria8652 7 лет назад

The Company Man Also, you and Rude Jude should really review Big Pun's first album "Capital Punishment" for slept on albums, that would be really amazing to see.

@evansalexandre 7 лет назад

yea that album is insane. Mural is straight bars

@gianniskokkwnhs2731 7 лет назад

Lupe Fiasco soooo underappreciated

@Naimad319 7 лет назад

I don't think he's under-appreciated or underrated at all. Really hip-hop/rap fans know Lupe is legend.

@Genesis_1984 7 лет назад

Giannis Kokkwnhs Top 100 hip-hop artist of all time(IN MY OPINION) The acquirement for this list is Impact lyricism/bars Album/Mixtape Influence Consistency Beats 1.)Eminem 2.)Tupac 3.)Jay-Z 4.)Notorious BIG 5.)Nas 6.)Lil Wayne 7.)Andre 3000 8.)Black Thought 9.)Kanye West 10.)Dr. Dre 11.)Kendrick Lamar 12.)Drake 13.)Ghostface 14.) LL Cool J 15.)Snoop Dogg 16.)DMX 17.)Rakim 18.)The Game 19.) 50 Cent 20.)Ice Cube 21.)Krs-1 22.)Big Pun 23.)Lauryn Hill 24.)Jadakiss 25.) Mos Def 26.)J Cole 27.) Common 28.)Missy Elliott 29.) Big Daddy Kane 30.)T.I. 31.)Pharrell Williams 32.)Cam'ron 33.)Immortal Technique 34.)Busta Rhymes 35.) Fabolous 36.)Slick Rick 37.)Public Enemy 38.)Bones Thug & Harmony 39.) Run DMC 40.)MF Doom 41.)Redman 42.)Beanie Sigel 43.)Raekwon 44.)De La Soul 45.)Kool G Rap 46.)Gucci Mane 47.)Absol 48.) Diddy 49.) Nicki Minaj 50.)Ludacris 51.) Chance the Rapper 52.)Rick Ross 53.)Ja Rule 54.)J Dilla 55.)Young Jeezy 56.)Method Man 57.)UGK 58.)Kurtis Blow 59.)Big K.R.I.T. 60.)Meek Mills 61.)MC Lyte 62.)Big Sean 63.) Freddie Gibbs 64.)Talib Kweli 65.)Joey Badass 66.)The Beastie Boys 67.)Tech N9ne 68.)Run The Jewels 69.)Big Boi 70.)Lupe Fiasco 71.) 2 Chainz 72.) Nelly 73.) Eve 74.)Future 75.) Wiz Khalifa 76.) Childish Gambino 77.) Boosie 78.) E-40 79.) Lil Jon 80.)Heavy D 81.)Wale 82.)ASAP Rocky 83.)Pusha T 84.) Kid Cudi 85.)Tyler, The Creator 86.)Injury Reserve 87.) Remy Ma 88.)Oddisee 89.)King Los 90.)Fat Joe 91.)Mase 92.)Lecrae 93.)Queen Latifah 94.)Digable Planets 95.)Goodie MOB 96.)Salt n Pepa 97.)Coolio 98.)Warren G 99.)Doug E. Fresh 100.) MC Hammer

@Gggg-cq1ih 6 лет назад

eminem is not the greatest lol wears prodigy?

@RoddyRodbb 7 лет назад

My favorite album of 2015

@louisgregoire3927 7 лет назад

Roddy Rod You a real one, I completely fucking agree

@RoddyRodbb 7 лет назад

Louis Gregoire TPAB comes in a close 2nd for me tho

@DominateNG 7 лет назад

Same here. I still play it next to The Cool.

@piolorenzoperez5277 7 лет назад

Roddy Rod 2015 alone wass a great year!

@Genesis_1984 7 лет назад

Roddy Rod Top 100 hip-hop artist of all time(IN MY OPINION) The acquirement for this list is Impact lyricism/bars Album/Mixtape Influence Consistency Beats 1.)Eminem 2.)Tupac 3.)Jay-Z 4.)Notorious BIG 5.)Nas 6.)Lil Wayne 7.)Andre 3000 8.)Black Thought 9.)Kanye West 10.)Dr. Dre 11.)Kendrick Lamar 12.)Drake 13.)Ghostface 14.) LL Cool J 15.)Snoop Dogg 16.)DMX 17.)Rakim 18.)The Game 19.) 50 Cent 20.)Ice Cube 21.)Krs-1 22.)Big Pun 23.)Lauryn Hill 24.)Jadakiss 25.) Mos Def 26.)J Cole 27.) Common 28.)Missy Elliott 29.) Big Daddy Kane 30.)T.I. 31.)Pharrell Williams 32.)Cam'ron 33.)Immortal Technique 34.)Busta Rhymes 35.) Fabolous 36.)Slick Rick 37.)Public Enemy 38.)Bones Thug & Harmony 39.) Run DMC 40.)MF Doom 41.)Redman 42.)Beanie Sigel 43.)Raekwon 44.)De La Soul 45.)Kool G Rap 46.)Gucci Mane 47.)Absol 48.) Diddy 49.) Nicki Minaj 50.)Ludacris 51.) Chance the Rapper 52.)Rick Ross 53.)Ja Rule 54.)J Dilla 55.)Young Jeezy 56.)Method Man 57.)UGK 58.)Kurtis Blow 59.)Big K.R.I.T. 60.)Meek Mills 61.)MC Lyte 62.)Big Sean 63.) Freddie Gibbs 64.)Talib Kweli 65.)Joey Badass 66.)The Beastie Boys 67.)Tech N9ne 68.)Run The Jewels 69.)Big Boi 70.)Lupe Fiasco 71.) 2 Chainz 72.) Nelly 73.) Eve 74.)Future 75.) Wiz Khalifa 76.) Childish Gambino 77.) Boosie 78.) E-40 79.) Lil Jon 80.)Heavy D 81.)Wale 82.)ASAP Rocky 83.)Pusha T 84.) Kid Cudi 85.)Tyler, The Creator 86.)Injury Reserve 87.) Remy Ma 88.)Oddisee 89.)King Los 90.)Fat Joe 91.)Mase 92.)Lecrae 93.)Queen Latifah 94.)Digable Planets 95.)Goodie MOB 96.)Salt n Pepa 97.)Coolio 98.)Warren G 99.)Doug E. Fresh 100.) MC Hammer

@ImoRelyT 7 лет назад

Apologize for my weird mix/ "What tastes like hot dogs and tear drips?/ and looks like pantomime and clear bricks?/ and smells like shotguns and deer piss?" Seriously one of my favourite bars of all time, each line refers to salt

@TheCompanyMan 7 лет назад

LOVE THAT PART TOO.

@BRobMint 7 лет назад

Tyler Scott "They on they hunt kinda SALTY that I'm going hard!"

@Genesis_1984 7 лет назад

Tyler Scott Top 100 hip-hop artist of all time(IN MY OPINION) The acquirement for this list is Impact lyricism/bars Album/Mixtape Influence Consistency Beats 1.)Eminem 2.)Tupac 3.)Jay-Z 4.)Notorious BIG 5.)Nas 6.)Lil Wayne 7.)Andre 3000 8.)Black Thought 9.)Kanye West 10.)Dr. Dre 11.)Kendrick Lamar 12.)Drake 13.)Ghostface 14.) LL Cool J 15.)Snoop Dogg 16.)DMX 17.)Rakim 18.)The Game 19.) 50 Cent 20.)Ice Cube 21.)Krs-1 22.)Big Pun 23.)Lauryn Hill 24.)Jadakiss 25.) Mos Def 26.)J Cole 27.) Common 28.)Missy Elliott 29.) Big Daddy Kane 30.)T.I. 31.)Pharrell Williams 32.)Cam'ron 33.)Immortal Technique 34.)Busta Rhymes 35.) Fabolous 36.)Slick Rick 37.)Public Enemy 38.)Bones Thug & Harmony 39.) Run DMC 40.)MF Doom 41.)Redman 42.)Beanie Sigel 43.)Raekwon 44.)De La Soul 45.)Kool G Rap 46.)Gucci Mane 47.)Absol 48.)Diddy 49.)Nicki Minaj 50.)Ludacris 51.)Lupe Fiasco 52.)Rick Ross 53.)Chance the Rapper 54.)J Dilla 55.)Young Jeezy 56.)Ja Rule 57.)Method Man 58.)Kurtis Blow 59.)Big K.R.I.T. 60.)Meek Mills 61.)MC Lyte 62.)Big Sean 63.) UGK 64.)Talib Kweli 65.)Joey Badass 66.)The Beastie Boys 67.)Tech N9ne 68.)Run The Jewels 69.)Big Boi 70.)Freddie Gibbs 71.) 2 Chainz 72.) Nelly 73.) Eve 74.)Future 75.) Wiz Khalifa 76.) Childish Gambino 77.) Boosie 78.) E-40 79.) Lil Jon 80.)Heavy D 81.)Wale 82.)ASAP Rocky 83.)Pusha T 84.) Kid Cudi 85.)Tyler, The Creator 86.)Injury Reserve 87.) Remy Ma 88.)Oddisee 89.)King Los 90.)Fat Joe 91.)Mase 92.)Lecrae 93.)Queen Latifah 94.)Digable Planets 95.)Goodie MOB 96.)Salt n Pepa 97.)Coolio 98.)Warren G 99.)Doug E. Fresh 100.) MC Hammer

@sukka4pain 6 лет назад

This is the worst top 100 list I've ever seen. By far.

@undergroundvagos8481 6 лет назад

The Brain Lmao Ikr?

@TR-nn4kg 7 лет назад

Let's not forget that Chopper is one of the hardest trap songs of all time. Lu's accomplishments go unnoticed way too often...

@TheCompanyMan 7 лет назад

Just pushed play on Chopper right now. Awesome 9 minutes.

@EagleZtoTheGrave 7 лет назад

TR Yes sir. Wish Lupe rapped more on it is my only gripe, but what little he gave was really good.

@PaintedHoundie 7 лет назад

It's all about the execution. The way he executes his stuff. I feel like he couldve easily mass promoted that track, made a crazy video and everything. But having such a long posse cut, with people that arent that well known, with such long verses, he would chart if he sized that down. But the way he made the track, almost like he made just for himself and his people. The more obscure you make your stuff the less appeal it has cause its not gonna reach a broader audience. Think of what tracks he's known for the most, kick push, superstar, his verse on touch the sky, etc.

@dibs0equiped 7 лет назад

Fuck yeah.

@Genesis_1984 7 лет назад

TR Top 100 hip-hop artist of all time(IN MY OPINION) The acquirement for this list is Impact lyricism/bars Album/Mixtape Influence Consistency Beats 1.)Eminem 2.)Tupac 3.)Jay-Z 4.)Notorious BIG 5.)Nas 6.)Lil Wayne 7.)Andre 3000 8.)Black Thought 9.)Kanye West 10.)Dr. Dre 11.)Kendrick Lamar 12.)Drake 13.)Ghostface 14.) LL Cool J 15.)Snoop Dogg 16.)DMX 17.)Rakim 18.)The Game 19.) 50 Cent 20.)Ice Cube 21.)Krs-1 22.)Big Pun 23.)Lauryn Hill 24.)Jadakiss 25.) Mos Def 26.)J Cole 27.) Common 28.)Missy Elliott 29.) Big Daddy Kane 30.)T.I. 31.)Pharrell Williams 32.)Cam'ron 33.)Immortal Technique 34.)Busta Rhymes 35.) Fabolous 36.)Slick Rick 37.)Public Enemy 38.)Bones Thug & Harmony 39.) Run DMC 40.)MF Doom 41.)Redman 42.)Beanie Sigel 43.)Raekwon 44.)De La Soul 45.)Kool G Rap 46.)Gucci Mane 47.)Absol 48.)Diddy 49.)Nicki Minaj 50.)Ludacris 51.)Lupe Fiasco 52.)Rick Ross 53.)Chance the Rapper 54.)J Dilla 55.)Young Jeezy 56.)Ja Rule 57.)Method Man 58.)Kurtis Blow 59.)Big K.R.I.T. 60.)Meek Mills 61.)MC Lyte 62.)Big Sean 63.) UGK 64.)Talib Kweli 65.)Joey Badass 66.)The Beastie Boys 67.)Tech N9ne 68.)Run The Jewels 69.)Big Boi 70.)Freddie Gibbs 71.) 2 Chainz 72.) Nelly 73.) Eve 74.)Future 75.) Wiz Khalifa 76.) Childish Gambino 77.) Boosie 78.) E-40 79.) Lil Jon 80.)Heavy D 81.)Wale 82.)ASAP Rocky 83.)Pusha T 84.) Kid Cudi 85.)Tyler, The Creator 86.)Injury Reserve 87.) Remy Ma 88.)Oddisee 89.)King Los 90.)Fat Joe 91.)Mase 92.)Lecrae 93.)Queen Latifah 94.)Digable Planets 95.)Goodie MOB 96.)Salt n Pepa 97.)Coolio 98.)Warren G 99.)Doug E. Fresh 100.) MC Hammer

@GeronFletcher 7 лет назад

I swear I was one of the only people around bumpin this album when it dropped

@TheCompanyMan 7 лет назад

Such an underrated album. Plus it's second best collection of beats outside of his mixtapes. No Scratches, Chopper. Dots & Lines. Prisoner 1 &2. Amazing.

@juanalej5717 7 лет назад

Geron Fletcher same

@silverghost29gaming44 7 лет назад

Geron Fletcher me too I still listen to this album even till this day Mural is my favorite song off that album

@Boomie88 7 лет назад

Me too man.

@CptRexFilms987654321 6 лет назад

Same yo, I was tryna get the people in my dorms to bump it back when it came out, but it didn’t work :(

@HipHopHeadsMixtapes 7 лет назад

It's good to see people recognising just how great the man is. That album was pure fire!!! Lupe by far one the most underappreciated artists to ever exist. He spits crazy, powerful, intelligent bars which nowadays generation can't grip because they're too busy listening to the trash that's big now. He will always be in my top 5 until the day I die. The man is a legend

@controversialmann5345 7 лет назад

The Mixtape King i think he okay i think he is a drama queen his old shit is dope after that he was inconsistent Dumb down then he went really fuckin complex not clever

@undergroundvagos8481 6 лет назад

Are you gonna post more Lupe mixtapes?

@jay-r6744 7 лет назад

THANK YOU JUSTINNNNNNN. Tetsuo and Youth is an absolute masterpiece man.

@jollyrancher2503 7 лет назад

Lupe Fiasco, one of my favorite rappers ever, his lyricism is just amazing, F&L The Cool Tetsuo & Youth Pharaoh Height Enemy of the state (it's a love story) Lupe The Jedi SLR 1,2,3 All my favs to listen to

@sidneylogan9270 6 лет назад

Jolly Rancher his Fahrenheit series is fire! That plus 3 legit classics...he’s right up there with the greats

@undergroundvagos8481 6 лет назад

And drogas wave of course :) (I know this comment is old)

@AntonioSneed 7 лет назад

Highly underrated due to previous releases. This is an amazing piece of work. He is one of the most skilled rappers ever, but the masses dont hear him. Great convo.

@kashstory 7 лет назад

Lupe was once my favorite rapper. Now he's my second favorite. The reason being is that his newer work seemingly sacrifices the organic element to his raps for more technical lyricism. He amped up the metaphors, entendres, wordplay, but in-turn compromised the simple, more direct, elegant nature of his rap. He always had the metaphors, entendres, wordplay, but his raps were more balanced back then, his old style had a more straightforward poetic element with the complexity. There was more emotion on his stuff, his delivery connected more with me. Now, he's more like a super computer. But of course, he's still great.

@TheCompanyMan 7 лет назад

T&Y stands out to me because the emotion returned. F&L2 was a bit cold. Lasers sounded frustrated at times. TC and F&L were so third person it created a bit of a distance. T&Y brought it all together. Who's your favorite now?

@kashstory 7 лет назад

This reply turned out longer than I expected, but bear with me if you can. I like T&Y as well, but it never quite resonated with me as his first two albums did. I see that the first two albums he could've given you more of a first person POV, but aren't they still more personal than T&Y? Maybe I've missed it, but I don't think there was much of a first person POV with Tetsuo and Youth. It's a great album, but it never quite gives you an "I Gotcha" moment or gets as emotional as "Hip-hop Saved My Life" for me. And something I feel that often gets under-spoken is how great the songwriting was on the first two albums. Everyone talks about how lyrical, real, and conscious they sound, but all of this was delivered in a powerful way, a form where Lupe seemed more elegant, how the lines would be deeply layered, but still was direct enough to connect. Also, the level of crafting that went into them still blows me away to this day. They had songs with fresh deliveries and narratives casting atmospheres which completely immersed you in, songs that were inter-linked with each other. For instance the song "The Die" tells the story of Michael Young History through dialogue, while the hook foreshadowed the death of Michael, and in the end of it he was shot dead while the song "The Cool" ran in the background, which revealed that the narratives of the two songs are intertwined, I thought that was really creative. But I'm not gonna go and say Tetsuo and Youth isn't a great album either, it's creative and profound as well. It's deeply intricate and clearly was crafted that. But it didn't engage or compel me quite like the first two did overall. There were moments on it that I think he returned to form, like on Prisoners 1 & 2. If there were more track like that, I would've hailed it in a higher regard. But I sometimes get lost in the project, because the delivery makes it more cryptic. Oh, and I'd say my favorite rapper is Kendrick Lamar at the moment.

@CriticalThought004 7 лет назад

I agree with on you on most points. Tetsuo and Youth is a technical marvel of an album but didn't feel it as much as I have TC or FL. In favorite rapper currently is Sadistik. He is lyrical and emotional at the same time in a way I have never heard in rap. You should check him out, especially his Flowers For My Father album, which was his magnum opus.

@kashstory 7 лет назад

Word. Yeah, I know Sadistik, he's pretty dope. I did already listen to Flowers For My Father, it was one of my favorite projects that year. But I wouldn't put him at that old-Lupe level because while he is very poetic and elegant himself, he doesn't have that street-level edge that to his pen that Lupe also did. Among many other reasons that he's not exactly one of my favorites. But I agree, he's definitely dope. The last rapper I discovered, that I felt was truly "amazing" is this new-cat Voli. He happens to be extremely obscure, I found him by chance, but his album The Wall absolutely blew me away. It's not an easy record to find because he's taken it down in some places for some unknown reason, but if you find it you're in for a treat.

@nyrisj 6 лет назад

He's still my favorite. I actually find it hard to get into Kendrick because a lot of the songs he makes are things I've heard already throughout my life, sort of beating a dead horse if you will. Lupe constantly gives me new perspectives because his ideas and opinions on a song are so nuanced.

@AmikYoungDon 7 лет назад

He's one of the greatest yet he's so underrated and underappreciated. I think that nobody can beat his metaphorically lyrical skill.

@Terrapin47-s8y 4 года назад

Yanuar Fahmi maybe Aesop Rock but I doubt that

@AmikYoungDon 4 года назад

@@Terrapin47-s8y Aesop Rock is much better in terms of vocabularies and word plays, both of em have their own strength

@ishaking6278 Год назад

@@AmikYoungDonAesop is nowhere near Lupe at wordplays lol. Lupe's wordplay is untouchable

@joshuaross6995 7 лет назад

Got this album bumping in the car right now! Happy to see Lupe appreciated so much by Justin over the years

@ManniLive 7 лет назад

Fuck thank god someone is finally talking about this!!! Tetsuo and Youth is a very underrated album! Just got a new sub

@CCullen95 7 лет назад

Lupe is easily in my top 5. I remember hearing Mural for the first time and I literally just paused the album after it finished and just sat there like "what the fuck just happened."

@Insomnia_Central_ 7 лет назад

Conor Cullen 😂same thing happened to me the first time I listen to murals

@lmv2.787 6 лет назад

It took me about 273 replays before I could even move to the rest of the album.

@ReedMySole 7 лет назад

Deliver, Dot and lines, Prisoner 1 and 2, and Chopper are my favorites. The whole album goes. Even the interludes went hard. Very under rated project.

@e5141981 7 лет назад

Onther thing to pimp a butterfly came out around the same time the t&y album came out so alot of people were more focused on kendric than lupe so yes this album is extremely underated, you will need to listen to it 100 times so you can get all of it.

@DawryMike 7 лет назад

Underrated Albums: 1.Earl Sweatshirt - I don't like shit I don't go outside 2. .... Uh shit I wasn't prepared let me regroup.

@16bitworld2 7 лет назад

IDLSIDGO is HELLLAAA underrated AND he produced every song

@MaTaNhy 7 лет назад

favorite 2015 album, whenever it rains I just think of it

@foreverkingmvp 7 лет назад

mikeframbo ig That album is 🔥🔥🔥, the lyrics are hella' dope, and I like the production on it, I can't wait until he drops his next album which might be on a new level

@FrancoisDressler 7 лет назад

Gets better everytime I hear it

@Genesis_1984 7 лет назад

mikeframbo ig Top 100 hip-hop artist of all time(IN MY OPINION) The acquirement for this list is Impact lyricism/bars Album/Mixtape Influence Consistency Beats 1.)Eminem 2.)Tupac 3.)Jay-Z 4.)Notorious BIG 5.)Nas 6.)Lil Wayne 7.)Andre 3000 8.)Black Thought 9.)Kanye West 10.)Dr. Dre 11.)Kendrick Lamar 12.)Drake 13.)Ghostface 14.) LL Cool J 15.)Snoop Dogg 16.)DMX 17.)Rakim 18.)The Game 19.) 50 Cent 20.)Ice Cube 21.)Krs-1 22.)Big Pun 23.)Lauryn Hill 24.)Jadakiss 25.) Mos Def 26.)J Cole 27.) Common 28.)Missy Elliott 29.) Big Daddy Kane 30.)T.I. 31.)Pharrell Williams 32.)Cam'ron 33.)Immortal Technique 34.)Busta Rhymes 35.) Fabolous 36.)Slick Rick 37.)Public Enemy 38.)Bones Thug & Harmony 39.) Run DMC 40.)MF Doom 41.)Redman 42.)Beanie Sigel 43.)Raekwon 44.)De La Soul 45.)Kool G Rap 46.)Gucci Mane 47.)Absol 48.)Diddy 49.)Nicki Minaj 50.)Ludacris 51.)Lupe Fiasco 52.)Rick Ross 53.)Chance the Rapper 54.)J Dilla 55.)Young Jeezy 56.)Ja Rule 57.)Method Man 58.)Kurtis Blow 59.)Big K.R.I.T. 60.)Meek Mills 61.)MC Lyte 62.)Big Sean 63.) UGK 64.)Talib Kweli 65.)Joey Badass 66.)The Beastie Boys 67.)Tech N9ne 68.)Run The Jewels 69.)Big Boi 70.)Freddie Gibbs 71.) 2 Chainz 72.) Nelly 73.) Eve 74.)Future 75.) Wiz Khalifa 76.) Childish Gambino 77.) Boosie 78.) E-40 79.) Lil Jon 80.)Heavy D 81.)Wale 82.)ASAP Rocky 83.)Pusha T 84.) Kid Cudi 85.)Tyler, The Creator 86.)Injury Reserve 87.) Remy Ma 88.)Oddisee 89.)King Los 90.)Fat Joe 91.)Mase 92.)Lecrae 93.)Queen Latifah 94.)Digable Planets 95.)Goodie MOB 96.)Salt n Pepa 97.)Coolio 98.)Warren G 99.)Doug E. Fresh 100.) MC Hammer

@louisgregoire3927 7 лет назад

THANK YOU ALL SO MUCH TETSUO & YOUTH IS MY FAVORITE ALBUM OF ALL TIME

@Ason.Unique 7 лет назад

Love this topic 🙌 lupe deserves more credit then he receives

@mrcrackdonald_1 4 года назад

even mural is a lot deeper than bars, there’s many messages and stories within it.

@shaipharaoh6830 7 лет назад

On God, I think when my dad left he bleached his skin, died his hair, and changed his name to Rude Jude

@TheCompanyMan 7 лет назад

HAHAHAHA! Sending this to him now.

@piecesofaman6419 7 лет назад

Was literally discussing how in 7 years this will be seen as a classic with my girl. Thank you for discussing this. Lupe is too underrated. "Narcissism on narcotics" has got to be also one of the illest lines I've ever heard. Mural is top 15 rap song for me. Lupe fan rant over 😂😂😂😂 Edit: Also Jude cannot deny Lupe's EMOTIONAL DEPTH😂😂😂

@TheCompanyMan 7 лет назад

Three buttons. See something. That's emphasis on Genesis.

@EagleZtoTheGrave 7 лет назад

Pieces of a man LOVE that line, that joint was hard. To this day I walk around and randomly that verse pops in my head, glad it's not just me lol

@piecesofaman6419 7 лет назад

EagleZtoTheGrave Whole album is nothing but gems man. Sometimes I'm just chilling. And "rollerskate maker or you just cobbling wheel shoes" pops into my head especially when I'm being lazy😂😂😂 and nah man you ain't the only one.

@orlandocalder1645 6 лет назад

Lupe will only be appreciated when he dies unfortunately

@JuJuDaGreat92 7 лет назад

Lupe has been and always will be my personal favorite rapper. He's a multi-layered person with a multi-layered skill set in regards to rhyming. Tetsuo and Youth is arguably his best work yet. The concepts expressed, the multitude of literary elements, themes of multiple religions with comparisons to video games, double and triple entendre, originality, links to past albums, etc. It's got so much in it as a project to not be entertained. Not to mention each song on the album has a drastically different feel than the next. Each season groups together songs that are similar in tone but each are individualistic in theme. I think this album will never truly get the praise it deserves for years to come, when it will be hailed as an overlooked gem that people just didn't see the relevance of at the time. I could go on about why he's my favorite rapper but anyone who is a Lupe fan already knows what's up. It takes a distinct pallet to enjoy his expression of depth in the form of music. I just hope in the future we get more T&Y level projects so he can continue to set the bar for lyrical mastery.

@dontworryboutitfckthegov7645 7 лет назад

Just turned my gf into a lupe fan , underrated but still a lyrical beast

@EagleZtoTheGrave 7 лет назад

Dontworryboutit Fckthegov good man lol Got my aunt hip to Lupe, she loves The Coolest

@elijahruby4540 7 лет назад

YES YES YES YES YES!!! I think this album has a very strong chance of being a cult classic. This is the greatest comeback album ever by far in my opinion. Prisoners 1 and 2, mural, that song with Ab Soul, and dots and lines are so fucking dope. People on the r/hiphopheads, hip hop amino, etc worship this album. In a perfect world this album would be fucking diamond. Honestly this album is better than the Cool, a classic album. This could be a classic in the underground like labour days, madvillany etc if people in the future in the underground community really get into this album. If anyone cares Another really underrated album is control System by Ab Soul

@TheCompanyMan 7 лет назад

Agreed on all fronts.

@foreverkingmvp 7 лет назад

Elijah Ruby Control System is definitely also slept on, mostly because his label mate dropped good kid, m.A.A.d city, I love tf out that album but always have prefered Control System due to themes, it had better lyricism imo, etc.

@iamnumber1200284 6 лет назад

Control System is a wonderful listen! Soul-o is too slept on in general

@MrAznable 7 лет назад

This album legit helped me out out my depression. I broke up with a woman who I was dating for 2 years but knew for 8 a few months before this album dropped. the whole situation hit me pretty hard because we had so many plans that just fell through. I kinda didn't even want to go on living anymore after the whole ordeal. fast forward to when Lupe's album dropped, I heard the first song Mural on RU-vid and knew I had to pick this up. after listening to this about 20 something times, i was inspired to keep moving forward simply by how many topics he covers with an amount of artistry and depth that's rarely seen in hip hop. Thank you Lupe for this fantastic album!

@dominicsouder4938 7 лет назад

Is Justin Hunte TimesNuRoman?? Glad Lupe is getting exposure. As a Lupe fan I get so excited when someone who has a credible voice talks about how amazing Lupe is as a rapper, as a social scientist. I swear there could be a class taught on a few songs of his. It would be so cool to talk to you and others about what they think Lupe's songs are about. When I first heard Adoration of the Magi I took it as Lupe saying that the most beautiful of things (a child), can come from the womb of a stripper who made a life decision. Yet, she is still a human and demands revere and respect. It came at a good time into life to listen to that song.

@TheCompanyMan 7 лет назад

A class on his whole career. It's harder to be a lupe fan. Go to harvard to be a lupe stan.

@dominicsouder4938 7 лет назад

The Company Man S-L, R.....FL...BARS. Of course there can be a class taught on his whole career, but there are certain bars and songs that I believe can be taught on for at least a few lectures😂😂

@TimesNuRoman 7 лет назад

No he is not. ;)

@CriticalThought004 7 лет назад

HAHAHAHA TimesNuRoman replied This is AMAZING

@dominicsouder4938 7 лет назад

Justin: *text message to Lupe* "Hey Lu let's fuck with this dude. Comment from your TimesNuRoman account"

@busyrand 6 лет назад

I'm a Lupe fan... From Chicago.... And, I'm totally guilty of sleeping on this one... Never heard of it till today. I simply listen to all my older stuff, and hard to find classics that I can locate now digitally. Thanks to this channel for putting me on. Peace.

@TNyce-tk6ed 7 лет назад

I think the cool is hella slept on too tho really

@TreksterPrime 7 лет назад

T. Nyce The Cool was the best album in 2007 and will always be a classic.

@TNyce-tk6ed 7 лет назад

TreksterPrime I agree 100%

@kashstory 7 лет назад

I feel The Cool is still his best work to date. Also, happens to be my favorite album of all-time.

@foreverkingmvp 7 лет назад

kashstory I think T&Y is his best work overall tbh, but The Cool is definitely my favorite of his, they're all classics to me regardless doe

@drinb133 5 лет назад

@@TreksterPrime check out blu and exile below the heavens, i think thats the best out of 20017 but the cool is a close one

@DominateNG 7 лет назад

The breakdown of the hook on 'The Adoration of the Magi' (7:00) is insane! INSANE!!! I HAD NO IDEA!!! Thank you TCM! Bless you.

@TheCompanyMan 7 лет назад

Dominate NG 🙏🏿🙏🏿🙏🏿🙏🏿

@84ShakaZulu 7 лет назад

Yeah its pretty great hook, the insane part is thats not even top most impressive of that song. Its kinda crazy intricate, look at this video, biggiest Lupe fan ever made these visual cues of the references: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-EpZfIyhp-ZA.html

@KaizerMan 7 лет назад

Dominate NG Word. I think I first saw it in a Genius article a while back and that was the main reason I listened

@vegancoastie9630 7 лет назад

Thank you Justin Hunte! Lupe is THE most underrated artist in the hip hop game. I don't know of any place where he is lacking, obviously in mainstream success but that is debatable as to why. LUP da GOAT!

@burningfire07 7 лет назад

Tetsuo and youth is one of my favorite albums OF ALL TIME. This project is timeless and that just speaks to Lu's greatness as an artist and lyricist.

@conduitofthegospeldarrellb9154 7 лет назад

Top 5 Songs off T&Y: 1. Mural 2. Dots & Lines 3. Prisoner 1&2 4. Madonna 5. Little Death

@louisgregoire3927 7 лет назад

Darrel Be no Body of work, adoration, or Tron? Damn I loved those but every track on here is great.

@letlhogonololetlhake6832 7 лет назад

Darrel Be chopper

@bhongonkumanda7630 6 лет назад

Deliver

@lmv2.787 6 лет назад

Dots & lines was so fire

@almightypancakeface8775 7 лет назад

Another slept on album you could talk about is Soul on Ice by Ras Kass, he was definitely ahead of his time with that one.

@mikejohnfish 7 лет назад

i thought i was the only person that thought tesuo and youth was really underratted....my coworker like outta no where was like you should listen to the new lupe fiasco joint i was like ok went and got it and i was like damb im really fuckin with this shit....i listen to alotta songs still to this day one of the most played albums in my fone....not tracks full albums that i like to listen to and let play like some 8 track shit lol no skips....very hard for me to find an album that i dnt skip and this is truly one of them

@trebubu3439 7 лет назад

I still listen to this shit, honestly think T&Y is his best album

@TheCompanyMan 7 лет назад

I'm right there with you.

@ChampD1012 7 лет назад

This album is the second best album released in 2015 behind TPAB. There aren't many MCs that can pull off Mural.

@krishnansen1301 7 лет назад

Agreed

@foreverkingmvp 7 лет назад

it could even be considered equal imo, both are lyrically crazy and were clearcut top albums of 2015 personally

@carichar87 7 лет назад

ChampD1012 ohhh, I was thinking about Mural too!

@hellhathnofury1398 7 лет назад

ChampD1012 Na TPAB, IDLS IDGO, B4.DA.$$, then Lupe, all though it's all opinions of course and that's just mine.

@foreverkingmvp 7 лет назад

Hell Hath No Fury I personally think T&Y is much better than those albums, but I still respect that lineup because those are amazing albums, 2015 had a lot of good ones, now that you mentioned it, I'm so excited to listen to Earl's next project lmaoo, and Joey's last album was very dope too

@SrAkiddOice 7 лет назад

This was by far the best rap album of 2015. Totally slept on, but Lupe Fiasco been slept on for years.

@MartyMcFly__25 7 лет назад

I was literally was just listening to this album. I paused it to watch the video 😂😂😂Tuesto and Youth is a master piece. Two years later and I'm still finding such dope gems. I honestly feel that this project in nearly perfect expect the Banjo on beginning of "Dots and Lines". I absolutely love this album and it might be his best honestly. His lyrical ability has never been higher the story telling and the beats are on point. I could talk about this album for hours.

@TheCompanyMan 7 лет назад

The storytelling is super serious with this one. No Scratches gets me everytime.

@fasjab 7 лет назад

The smile on my face when I saw this video title. "T&Y" is so underrated it's ridiculous. Not a weak song throughout, a true lyrical tour de force in "Mural", and an actual story that changes depending on how you listen to the album. I adore "TPAB", but for me "T&Y" was THE album of 2015 (which means two of the greatest rap albums of this generation came out back-to-back).

@kudabeen 7 лет назад

The videos cut together to illustrate Lupe's lyrics make you appreciate his lyricism and creativity even more...

@conduitofthegospeldarrellb9154 7 лет назад

THE most overlooked hip hop artist of all time!! Still incredible a decade later. Forever underrated due to being a black sheep. There is NO other rapper in the game that poses Lupe's skill and discography (high critical acclaim and hit records) that is not mentioned in the top 10

@ilikethatboulder.thatisani5496 6 лет назад

Lupe is a renaissance man, the only rapper who I can say makes intricate music. He's in a class of his own. Untouchable I would add.

@slowdownthere4802 7 лет назад

So very true. Lupe's album was overshadow in the minds of many by TPAB, but no matter which way you look at it, this album was probably the best work we've had in years from any artist. Lupe did his thing, going down as a Legend.

@jwood8769 4 года назад

I slept on this album when it came out. In my defense I was on drugs and didn’t want to hear this kind of music. I loved Lupe since Food & Liquor, but through life you go through phases, and when this album dropped I was just in a different phase. I was bumping Schoolboy Q, Danny Brown, ASAP Rocky phase. But I sobered up came back and checked it out and knew it was a classic first listen. A very beautiful album

@TheBatosai 7 лет назад

Justin i give you a million thank you, for putting me on to this album I didn't know this existed. great album mention and as always great analysys keep up the good work man!

@TheCompanyMan 7 лет назад

Thanks Hasanshi! Glad you found the project. It'll make you taller.

@joelbarreto645 7 лет назад

Wow! I had no idea that Adoration of Magi song had those references at the end to those album covers. I love how I can continue to listen to this album and STILL learn new shit about it.

@bboykabir2 6 лет назад

'Mural', 'hiphop has safed my life', 'instrumental' (< - must listen) and 'superstar' are daily meals for my ears for years

@TheVekGniwe 7 лет назад

I love the fact you highlight lupe. I preach lupe to anyone that'll listen. Definitely slept on. Keep up the good work !

@TheCompanyMan 7 лет назад

He's too important to be lost in a tornado of trending topics.

@InfiniteUmbra 7 лет назад

Another classic from a Chi-town legend. It's criminal how underrated Lupe and this album is.

@zain5167 7 лет назад

I'm so glad you mentioned the fact the album plays both forward and reverse. The way people were reacting to Kendrick saying he did that with DAMN. and people going crazy as if he was the first and only to do it low-key bugged me

@undergroundvagos8481 6 лет назад

Zain damn wasn't even good

@arandom1236 4 года назад

T&Y is conceptually on a complete different level though. Lupe sayd that on some tracks are 5 narratives told at the same time. When you play the album backwards it tells the story of MYH, Jesus and Lupe himself.

@runTMC3215 7 лет назад

Mind blown... never noticed that baby album reference.. Layers, man!

@GoodxJ 7 лет назад

Love Tetsuo & Youth!!!! Great album I forget sometimes but Lupe is up there with the greats!!!!

@dkbarbados4540 6 лет назад

Tetsuo and youth is an undeniable classic..

@darianborneo2236 7 лет назад

T&Y is my personal favorite

@uphillbackwards 7 лет назад

i love this album. if lupe aint in your top 10 somethings wrong tbh. the beat switch on prisoner gets me everytime, the energy he brings whew

@ginobds2344 7 лет назад

This is by far my favorite lupe project and one of my favorite albums period. I'm glad y'all are talking about it because I do feel it's super underrated. I think everything about it super clever, he even painted the album cover lol. Plus I have been jamming this album all week in my car lol

@JDT6712 Год назад

Lupe Fiasco is the best rapper I ever heard. He’s not the GOAT mc, but he’s the best, most versatile, rapper I ever heard. Like if there was a pound for pound ranking on lyrics.

@Nahom.YT2 7 лет назад

I'm still listening to this album and discovering stuff every time.

@JustAgreekPassing 7 лет назад

it shows that process rappers go through where they start off spitting rhymes and then find themselves having to "dumb it down" for the mainstream audience. Lupe got his shine. So Tetsuo & Youth and lost in the atlantic are his proper attempts at rap. Lost in the atlantic is such a good mixtape as well

@CorduroyClemens 7 лет назад

from one Justin 2 another, I fuck wit this tough! this album is still in heavy rotation & was the first thing I played on the way home from my son being born

@TheCompanyMan 7 лет назад

That's dope! Sharing this with Lu now. He'll love that.

@darrenpoole6073 7 лет назад

Mural is God-Level lyrical execution

@charlieprince8671 7 лет назад

It's on my top 10 all time. Its multilayered beautiful and deep. The production is top notch and Lupe feels evolved in this album.

@JacobHTMHF 7 лет назад

I remember putting this album on the first day it came out. My friend and I were the only ones listening to it in our area and to this day I still recommend it to every hip-hop head I meet, extremely underrated.

@FacelessProjects 7 лет назад

Few albums have hooked me with their opening tracks as effectively as Tetsuo & Youth. Run the Jewels & Run the Jewels 2 are other albums that managed to do the same thing. The interweaving of the instrumentals, along with the way that the album was broken up into season, made for an engaging listen on top of the incredible songs that filled this project. For me this is probably Lupe's best album; it is an absolute gem. I so appreciate Justin consistently calling out these smaller projects or artists, and I'm very proud of how much our tastes seem to align 😄

@celestialnubian Год назад

Tell Jude that we ride skateboards too. Lupe wasn't "pandering" to anyone. Lupe is the greatest ever.

@ryanambrus1122 7 лет назад

Lupe fans bout to rep hard. We're all vitamins and minerals

@TheCompanyMan 7 лет назад

#Represent

@gooseftw9992 7 лет назад

We should have a conversation of Masta Ace's mark on hip hop. Masta Ace from the Symphony, Crooklyn Dodgers, Masta Ace Inc, his crazy verse somewhat dissing gangster rap, to his evolution in his sound, to being somewhat under appreciated. How New York's possible best DJ is Texan, and his influence in 90's east coast sound. In my opinion Madlib would be an interesting subject to speak on, he's been reppin' dope production for a long time, very experimental. DJ Quik's influence on Dr. Dre's sound. Love your stuff bro.

@markasstwain 7 лет назад

YES!!! THANK YOU!!! LUPE HAS NEEDED THIS SPOTLIGHT FOR YEARS! So fucking underrated...

@jiggaman1116 7 лет назад

TMC put me on way back in the day with "This Is Where I Keep The Bars Like Bathtub edges"

@elparadox1575 7 лет назад

I haven't stopped listening to this album till today, I'm still analysing Mural to its fullest extent coz damn Lupe was going intellectually and mystically hard on that record bruh!! And I've been telling peeps about the greatness that is Testuo & Youth 🔥🔥

@tomp5183 7 лет назад

Lupe is amazing, lyricism above all.

@Draco44752 7 лет назад

well done vid, looking forward to GOAT week bro!!!

@chefbaxter2211 7 лет назад

I'd put it up against food and liquor and the cool.... I think it's that great arguably even better than both.

@TheCompanyMan 7 лет назад

I'm right there with you. I think it's definitely better than F&L. If it's not better than the cool, it's the closest one.

@peterh9649 7 лет назад

F&L is my favourite lupe album but I think T&Y is critically better

@TDefHipHop 7 лет назад

Insanely deep album. Changed my POV of Lupe forever

@invertexto. 7 лет назад

Because TPAB was the shining beacon of the year

@louisgregoire3927 7 лет назад

Myles John People sleep, T&Y is honestly better

@TheDarkAdventure 7 лет назад

T&Y was one of the best albums of the past decade.

@juliangarcia5598 7 лет назад

Louis Gregoire People sleep on T&Y definitely, but I definitely is not better than TPAB. TPAB is the best album of all time.

@joshk. 7 лет назад

tbh with you, 2015 was an amazing year for hip hop. best year for hip hop in ages

@Noxshus 6 лет назад

Lupe has never gotten the regard Kendrick has, let's be real. Regardless of which album you prefer, there was never a question as to who was getting the nod.

@dEViN1887 7 лет назад

Idk how much I listened to the album but I always come back to that firSt song , we definitely need more tracks that r 8 minutes of straight rap it’s so cool

@cordellboss 7 лет назад

The crazy thing to me is that Lupe will admit to you that he isn't the greatest lyricist he strictly awards that medal to Aesop Rock... Tetsuo and Youth is an incredible piece of work but man i still can't even comprehend or decode Aesop Rock's Labor Days like that shit is Dumb it Down x 1000

@TheCompanyMan 7 лет назад

He definitely gives the nod to Aesop.

@khulekanimagubane9153 7 лет назад

I remember exactly where I was and what I was doing and how I felt when I heard the song Mural for the first time. Spellbinding!

@lilfoenem8511 7 лет назад

My favorite album of all time

@TPBCollector 7 лет назад

Called it. 👍 Lupe addressing the same topics all while changing with the times in terms of sound, yet still maintaining an intermediate level of bars and flow. Just listen to the catalogue and you can hear the distinct differences in sound, but you know he's still talkin about the same stuff. And to top it off, my dude beat Daigo Umehara! Love Lupe man.

@therealmccoy2004 7 лет назад

Absolutely agreed..i bought this album the day it dropped and it stayed in my cars cd deck for a month.. Im a big fan of lupe, "little death" is my favorite cut on there..#shotout from MISSISSIPPI.💪

@mazzb305 7 лет назад

Lupe is criminally SLEPT ON and T&Y is arguably his best album. That last verse on Dots And Lines is 1 of the G.O.A.T

@qwampa1 7 лет назад

Lupe is my favorite rapper and I'm 37. Not one bad song on that album, every song is flames .

@edwardpolenzani1039 7 лет назад

The season thing in the structure is like just barely scratching the surface with that album

@kian26master 7 лет назад

Lupe Fiasco's music is like wine. The older it gets, the stronger it becomes and it's more appreciated.

@RapNerdLeeb 7 лет назад

T&Y dropped in January and rode for the entire year....if TPAB didnt drop...this would have been AOTY hands down!...Criminally slept on!

@BurningAshesProductions 7 лет назад

Love this album. I've been hyping it since the day I heard it. Completely underrated

@dejiadefuye2047 7 лет назад

My favorite Lupe project has to be Food and Liquor 2. Hood Now (Outro) is amazing!

@TheCompanyMan 7 лет назад

Brave Heart is criminally under discussed. "The feeling when you realize you've been working for your foes and the curtains have just opened and their worthlessness exposed..." Love that line.

@dejiadefuye2047 7 лет назад

YEEZUS

@jacksoninc.4062 3 года назад

The moment where Lupe said that he wants women to reign over the world like it's a women empowerment song and he corrected possible homophones like rain and rein and he added that he meant it's reign as in queens that reign over men, and he corrected himself again it's not Queen the band, but the Queen of UK that wears white gloves and waves her hand, and he goes to explain that it's not wave as in heat wave but when you wave hand to your homie like "Hey, man" and he's at it again w explaining homophones, this time hey not as in heigh, the noise that horses make or hay, the food for horses and the horse is not hoarse as in losing your voice I clicked. This dude is a genius. Creativity at its' finest. The 🐐 lyricist

@akilbrazier1421 7 лет назад

As a long time fan of Lupe, I'm so glad somebody is giving him the recognition he deserves and mentioned this album. Underrated as hell. This, and Big Sean's Dark Sky Paradise both got overshadowed by Kendrick's TPAB, but tbh I think T&Y is better than both of those. T&Y was so creative and layered and still has me finding new things out when I listen to it. Plus I love the production of all the songs. Mural is hands down one of the greatest rap songs of all time in terms of pure bars and display of skill. My favorite songs on the album are Mural, Prisoners 1 & 2, Madonna, Dots and Lines, Chopper, Deliver, and Tron. Lupe in general is as pure of a lyricist as you can get. On top of that his freestyling is something that can't be taken lightly either. What makes his freestyles so good is that he spits all those bars while going off the top (you know, true freestyling) unlike a lot of other rappers. People should watch his freestyle on Sway in the morning if they haven't already. There's just so much I can say about the dude but I don't wanna write a novel lol.