All Hip Hop Writes About Fathers Of Style And Includes Lupe

Freddy Krueger was the bastard son of 100 maniacs. The culmination of 100 nightmares given birth from the womb of a virginal nun. Currently, promising emcee Lupe Fiasco is a true bright spot talent wise in today’s muddled market. His music is punctuated by multi-layered metaphors, a hipster coolness, and a much wider variety of subject matter than most of his contemporaries.

Lupe is the Freddy Krueger of his generation, with the metaphors of Jay-z, the Chicago pedigree of Common and Kanye, the style of Pharell, and whether he embraces it or not, the cadence, delivery, and feel of Kamaal, The Abstract (Q-Tip). All of these factors combined in one MC give Lupe the inside track to become the MC of his generation if he ever decides to embrace that responsibility.

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