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Binding: Audio CD
EAN: 0075678995996
Format: Enhanced, Explicit Lyrics
Label: Atlantic / Wea
Manufacturer: Atlantic / Wea
Number Of Discs: 1
Publisher: Atlantic / Wea
Release Date: December 18, 2007
Sales Rank: 542
Studio: Atlantic / Wea
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The name of Lupe Fiasco's sophomore set sounds like a Kanye-ism, and that's fitting: The Cool spills over with Mr. West-style urgency, and it's just about as smart as anything Fiasco's more flamboyant mentor has issued. It could even land Lupe a little too close to the top of the hip-hop heap for Kanye's comfort. The Cool is cool not only for its sober, clear-headed vibe -- Fiasco ponders everything from the apocalypse to poverty to the weight of worldly possessions in these songs, some of them produced with a level of sensitivity uncommon among studio tracks by Soundtrakk -- but also for its potential. Songs like "Dumb It Down," about the music industry's insistence on the same old sorry themes, burn with relatability and realness. But others go deeper. "Little Weapon," produced by Fall Out Boy's Patrick Stump, and "Intruder Alert" shape-shift customary hip-hop dialogue to let the issues of the day come sharply into focus. They make you think. Overall, The Cool is fevered, fierce, and at times furious, but so is Lupe Fiasco, and the album easily earns its spot as one of the top 10 CDs of 2007. --Tammy La Gorce
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Lupe Fiasco's, The Cool, is just a fun CD to listen to. I am not a Hip-Hop expert by any means, but I like his flow and I enjoy the beats he uses. His collaborations with Michael Santos, Snoop Dogg and Sarah Green are great. When Superstar first came out, I was not a big fan of the song. The more I listened, the more I liked it and decided to give the entire cd a try after sampling all the songs on itunes. I was not disappointed. I am a big Tribe Called Quest fan and while Lupe is not in the ... Read More
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Lupe is much better on the re-up from his first album Food & Liquor. This joint flows with thought provoking and creative joints for the new millenium. What stops this album from being a classic is that it kind of falls off after Dumb It Down.
Top Joints:
Streets On Fire (Dope, reminiscent of Nas' What Goes Around(Poison)
Paris, Tokyo -
Hi Definition - This is my joint
Dumb It Down
Intruder - Dope
Go Go Gadget - Jacks Busta's flow perfectly
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wow. i wasn't expecting it to be this good, his first cd was sick, but this one....man...i'm speechless...
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Lupe Fiasco's "The Cool" is definitely a classic due to the fact that his lyrical content is vintage hip-hop material. It is so refreshing to hear something other than the same thing in our music such as drugs, sex, and violence. Like Common, Lupe delivers more of a poetic flow with a message behind what he's saying. Most artists these days rely on super hot beats from top notch producers to sale records but Lupe let's his lyrics do the selling for him. A true student of hip-hop, he truly upped ... Read More
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As a tremendous fan of his debut release, "Food & Liquor," I did not truly believe that any subsequent offering would in any way compare to such a monumental opus, which balanced superior intellect and aesthetic appeal (not surprising given the yin-yang evocation of balance in the title alone). How sadly mistaken I was, for "The Cool" does not merely maintain the level of quality that had been previously shown, but far surpasses it. This was the first album I purchased upon returning home from my ... Read More
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