Whatever it was that N.E.R.D was in search of: Lupe Fiasco found with his 2007 release The Cool. What is Cool? Cool is a living contradiction.
Lupe doesn't avoid the nature of Cool - he clutches to it like an insomniac to the other side of the pillow. This album lives The Cool through and through.
Cool is atmospheric. Literally, the beats breathe slightly-above-sub-zero basslines. A slight chant, minimal piano, and percussion ride along like a strut on "The Coolest."
Lupe serenades a distant lover in "Paris, Tokyo" as he lyrically waltzes over Eumir Deodato's "San Juan Sunset" sample.
Hard bass, synthed strings, and staccato snares fuel the tech-driven "Go-Go Gadget Flow." The beats keep the pace of the album: solid, strong, steady, smooth, with cold snaps thrown in to keep the chill from getting too lukewarm.
There are those tracks that tend to swelter and simmer, but that's when Lupe highlights the heat of the hype versus the hush of The Cool.
Click HERE to read the full article!
Lupe doesn't avoid the nature of Cool - he clutches to it like an insomniac to the other side of the pillow. This album lives The Cool through and through.
Cool is atmospheric. Literally, the beats breathe slightly-above-sub-zero basslines. A slight chant, minimal piano, and percussion ride along like a strut on "The Coolest."
Lupe serenades a distant lover in "Paris, Tokyo" as he lyrically waltzes over Eumir Deodato's "San Juan Sunset" sample.
Hard bass, synthed strings, and staccato snares fuel the tech-driven "Go-Go Gadget Flow." The beats keep the pace of the album: solid, strong, steady, smooth, with cold snaps thrown in to keep the chill from getting too lukewarm.
There are those tracks that tend to swelter and simmer, but that's when Lupe highlights the heat of the hype versus the hush of The Cool.
Click HERE to read the full article!
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