One thing has remained consistent from Lupe Fiasco’s 10-year trip from hip-hop’s critical darling to the over-30 outsider: His verses have always remained dense (yes, including some off Lasers). Fiasco may have claimed he was cool with falling out of relevance, but that didn’t mean he was going to completely dumb it down. A Lupe project in 20andforever means there are plenty of bars that will aim for the head, whether it’s in a hook-less fusillade like “Mural” or more traditionally structured songs like “Deliver.”
Tetsuo & Youth is an immediately satisfying listen, but many of the metaphors, concepts and references will fly over your head on the first listen — maybe even the second and third. But they are humorous and filled with truth bombs. Check out what verses are packed with the most below. Take the following with a grain of salt: It’s very likely there are missed metaphors in the other songs.
“Mural” —
7 Mind-Blowing Verses From Lupe Fiasco’s ‘Tetsuo + Youth’ Album was originally published on theurbandaily.com
