This past week, Lupe Fiasco released his latest album, Food & Liquor II. I wasn't a huge Lupe fan before, but I heard that this new album was pretty good, so I decided to check it out, and I was amazed. I thought that the whole album from the first song "Strange Frution" to the Outro "Hood Now." Some people say that the best rappers are the ones who can tell a story and make it interesting, Fiasco does just that in almost every single one of his songs. My personal favorite being "B*tch Bad" However don't let the title deceive you, as it seems as if this could be a song disrespecting women like a typical trashy rapper would it is the exact opposite. It tells the story of how a boy listens to his mother saying she herself is a b*tch, then the story of a young girl who listens to rappers such as "Lil Wayne" and "Wiz Khalifa" and believes that being a "bad b*tch" is all that guys want these days. The song concludes with the boy and the girl meeting, and the boy not understanding why the girl thinks how she is acting is attractive to him.
B*tch Bad-
However even though I really like the album, it has gotten lots of mixed reviews from its critics. In my opinion it is a great album, and a must listen. Whats your opinion? Do you like Lupe's style, or do you prefer listening to other rappers over him?
As a musician who plays instruments, I prefer rappers who rhyme with a strict sense of rhythm, like Blackthought from the Roots, or Krayzie Bone. They've got a sharper flow, and they'll go over the bar line almost like a jazz soloist in terms of the rhythm that they rhyme with. Good examples would be The Roots - You Got Me, and Krayzie Bone - Thug Mentality. While I like rappers that have a relaxed style too, but not so relaxed that it feels out of time.
As a musician who plays instruments, I prefer rappers who rhyme with a strict sense of rhythm, like Blackthought from the Roots, or Krayzie Bone. They've got a sharper flow, and they'll go over the bar line almost like a jazz soloist in terms of the rhythm that they rhyme with. Good examples would be The Roots - You Got Me, and Krayzie Bone - Thug Mentality. While I like rappers that have a relaxed style too, but not so relaxed that it feels out of time.
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