05 January 2008

Lupe Fiasco's The COOL


The Cool



My official breakdown of the last album I purchased of 2007.

1. Baba Says Cool For Thought - the intro is just a lady running down some sh*t in a poem form that happens in the society and basically sets up the idea of what's not cool. C+
2. Free Chilly - good harmonize song. B
3. Go Go Gadget Flow - hot song. A-
4. The Coolest - I'd like it better if the hook wasn't so N-word heavy. B-
5. Superstar - you know its a hit when my dad&mama listen to it. A+
6. Paris, Tokyo - a low key trip around the world. A
7. Hi-Definition - the only song to feature a major artist(Snoop Dogg). B
8. Gold Watch - straight forward flow. B-
9. Hip-Hop Saved My Life - good storytelling on this one. B
10. Intruder Alert - a song about a bad relationship, surprise its great. A+
11. Streets On Fire - a song about a virus, good flow, better hook. C+
12. Little Weapon - about little kids being used as weapons, good concept. C
13. Gotta Eat - not much to say about this one, middle of the road for me. C
14. Dumb It Down - that real fire if you like the real flow. A+
15. Hello/Goodbye - something very, very different. C
16. The Die - somebody dies. C+
17. Put You On Game - flowing to the point. B-
18. Fighters - the singing is the best part of this one but still hot to me. A
19. Go Baby - will make you dance, I even got an idea for the video. A+

Overall I'd have to say it was a good album, a few missteps here and there but solid if not classic.

Final Grade B+

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