Lupe Fiasco's Food & Liquor
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CRITIC REVIEWS
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Stylistically, Fiasco's flow, fussy pronunciation, and wordplay owe a sizable debt to Jay-Z, who executive produces and guests on "Pressure." But thematically and lyrically, there is no father to Fiasco's style.
12y
100
While Lupe Fiasco has become the quintessential next big thing, he will also suffer the same unfortunate fate that many others before him had to deal with... having to wait for people to digest how special this man’s gift truly is.
10y
90
Food & Liquor is the best hip-hop album of 2006.
90
Food & Liquor is one of the year's fresher efforts and future classics.
84
There is not a bad verse on it.
83
A messy, ambitious CD by a deeply thoughtful MC.
80
It's full of surprising, creative moments that recall Nas and Kanye West.
80
Soaring on slick orchestral swells, Lupe's fleet-footed rhymes unfurl slowly over multiple listens - and in this case hitting rewind repeatedly is no chore.
80
While Food & Liquor struggles with its own contradictions, it does so over scorching beats and with lyrical flair.
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1y
80
Lupe counteracts the philosophical quandary with strong narrative thought in his rhymes - every track moves towards a single motive; every lyric has a point.
80
Fiasco's impressive offering stands as a strong contendor for 2006's best debut album.
80
Food & Liquor just might be the steadiest and most compelling rap album of 2006.
12y
80
The album might not become a rap classic, but it is easily one of the best rap albums of 2006, and maybe one of the top records of any kind to appear this year.
12y
79
His first album's the work of an MC in love with rap's freedom of expression but at odds with its current landscape.
12y
70
All in all, this is merely promising rather than masterful.
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1y
60
Kanye West collaborator delivers with a little help from his friends.
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Lupe's albums are similar to the likes of Kendrick's in the sense that you haven't really listened to their music unless you've heard it more than once, that statement applies to even one of his simplest and far less conceptual albums to date; "Food & Liquor". Other than being a fun, excellently produced and beautifully cohesive body of work... with a little more focus one would be blown away by the metaphors Lupe uses to disguise his profound messages, ... read more
I've been meaning to give this a listen for the longest time, but my procrastinating ass finally got around to it. I had known about Kick, Push and Daydreaming before listening, both of which I love. But when I listened to this LP in its entirety, I was pleasantly surprised to find a handful of tracks that match, and sometimes even exceed those 2 records in terms of pure artistry. Food & Liquor is a gratifying listen in every sense. From the subtle MC'ing, to the orchestral production, to ... read more
Happy Birthday @RenIsNowNas :)
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Food & Liquor: Good & Bad
Suggested By: @RenIsNowNas
'Food & Liquor' is Lupe Fiasco's debut album and it's quite lovely, being filled with fantastic messages on many different topics or issues and it's crazy to see that most of what Lupe raps about is still relatable today as the topics/issues he's rapped about still do not have solutions and stand today, excluding the ... read more
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Track List
| 1 | Intro 3:06 | 76 |
| 2 | Real 4:01 feat. Sarah Green | 86 |
| 3 | Just Might Be OK 4:24 feat. Gemini | 90 |
| 4 | Kick, Push 4:13 | 97 |
| 5 | I Gotcha 3:58 | 86 |
| 6 | The Instrumental 3:26 feat. Jonah Matranga | 91 |
| 7 | He Say She Say 4:12 feat. Gemini, Sarah Green | 94 |
| 8 | Sunshine 3:55 | 88 |
| 9 | Daydreamin' 3:55 feat. Jill Scott | 95 |
| 10 | The Cool 3:46 | 88 |
| 11 | Hurt Me Soul 4:22 | 95 |
| 12 | Pressure 4:47 feat. JAY-Z | 88 |
| 13 | American Terrorist 4:40 feat. Matthew Santos | 88 |
| 14 | The Emperor's Soundtrack 2:56 | 80 |
| 15 | Kick, Push II 4:11 | 88 |
| 16 | Outro 12:13 | 62 |
Total Length: 1 hour, 12 minutes
Year End Lists
| #16 | / | A.V. Club |
| #16 | / | Rolling Stone |
| #17 | / | Cokemachineglow |
| #20 | / | SPIN |
| #32 | / | Pitchfork |
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2y
Happy 15th Birthday to this classic. Words can't even begin to describe how much I adore this masterpiece. Thanks Lupe.