And here it is, your first official taste of Food & Liquor II, produced by Simonsayz & B-Side . Click HERE to grab this from iTunes!
Food & Liquor II: The Great American Rap Album pt.1 - 9/25/12
New Music: Lupe Fiasco - Around My Way (Freedom Ain't Free)
And here it is, your first official taste of Food & Liquor II, produced by Simonsayz & B-Side . Click HERE to grab this from iTunes!
Food & Liquor II: The Great American Rap Album pt.1 - 9/25/12
Words can't describe how I feel right now Lu u did it ur shutting these fucking haters up I love u kid!!!!!
ReplyDeleteshut up about sampling the beat, this song is on point. it's perfect and the lyrics are truthful. and remember, was the beat from daydreaming original? classic lupe! #LupeBack
ReplyDeleteLet's not forget the official release date of 9/25/2012 for F&L II
ReplyDeleteEARGASM
ReplyDelete^exactly
ReplyDeletepete rock actin like hes relevant... what a tool.
ReplyDeleteyou made it a hot line lu made it a hot song!!!
Tell them to make their way to the exits cos lupes about to to burn it downnn!
ReplyDeleteI called the September release date.
ReplyDeleteI've given it a few listens already. I love it, love the lyrics, love the beat. Speaking of beat. I don't understand why Pete Rock is so pissed. I mean, don't they have to get approval to use/sample the beat from the previous artist(s)? I would think he would've known about this and approved it already.
ReplyDeleteI was expecting a release date for Food & Liquor II to be sometime in Oct. given The Show Goes On and Lasers had a 5 month difference. Hell, I'm not complaining though, it'll be a nice 3-day-early-birthday present to myself.
man pete rock talking like he a somebody...a guy makes a good beat and knows Lupe and say he a great guy ....STFU and just enjoy how he made your beat sound even better...lupe killed it in everyway there is ...f&l2 will be all dat mark my word
ReplyDeleteHere muthafuckas same http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BBhDaVg1E6Y
ReplyDeletesample shit
Great track, I haven't been this excited for an album since The Cool, but I've noticed that a lot of people that were bashing Lupe for Lasers and FOTP are all of a sudden back on his jock again, despite this track being epic, the subject matter of it was on Lasers, it just didn't have the so called "Hip-hop essence" type of beat on it that you people love so much, it just sucks how Lupe fans turn on him so easily just because of his beat selection.
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ReplyDeleteFirst off say peace to Pineridge, shame in all the damage that the white man wine did,
ghost dance penalty is 5 million beers a year & all that other crime did,
more pieces to the teachers of blind kids, to red bells & small cells keeping their mind big
To everythings’ hostile suicide bombers and prosperity gospels and “masegated?” models
With cocaine and blood pouring out their nostrils, they got to, just to stay awake on the catwalk of life where everybody watch you. Straight hair, high heels & a handbag.
Crucifixes racism & a land grab. Katrina, fema, trailers, human body sandbags. A peace sign & a pants sag, a money toss causing nine stipper mad dash.
A friend request following a hashtag, now everybody want it like the last laugh
A Michael Jackson jacket or a daft mask, purple Jordans on a mixed girl in your math class. Staplers when the bath had Bagdad, but corporate jets really had to have that gas ban. War & they hope they all fall for the rat-a-tat, cause that’s just more dinosaur for the Cadillac
2nd verse
(And we) Marvel at the state of all the man, who turn around and treat Ghana like the garbage can, Americas a big motherfucking garbage man, if you ain’t know you park parcel of the proveland. You say no you ain’t & I say yes you is. Soon as you find out what plan obselescense is.
You say no they didn’t & I say yes they did. The definition of unecessariness. Manifested saying we should protest just to get arrested, that goes against all my hustling ethics, a bunch of jail niggas think it’s highly ineffective. Depart from Martin connect on Malcom X tip, insert ball when the similar to separate, to me. The truth is more fulfilling then a meth hit, or finding really fast internet to have some sex with. It’s all one song short of a set list, couple croissants shy of a continental breakfast
They’re blowing out your birthday candles just to make a death wish, so absurd word to chiefbone necklace. Down at the lacoktasu casino a whole culture bored down to giving you pekino. I go as left as a hard in the chest, cause the horn of Africa is now starving to death
3rd verse
In all white Los Angelas the dream of Mr. Chandler hope & pray they take Columbus day up off the calendar, south central an example of God’s gift so shout to all them others raising babies in spa 6. The projects of Oakland city Detroit ghost towns, monopolies on poverty where D boy coke bound. Theres parts of manila like the video from thrilla but the US embasy is reminiscent of a Villa.
If poverty is chocolate & privel is vanilla then whats the flavor of the Sunday preachers pedophilla. Cash rules everything around these, as classrooms everywhere around me wither. Hither you can be Mr. Burns or Mr. Smithers the tyrant or the slave but nowhere in the middler. Of the extremes of Americas dream Floyd fighting Ne-yo, Freddie kruger refereeing.
It’s funny because T.R.O.Y. itself was originally sampled from Tom Scott’s saxophone cover of Jefferson Airplane’s “Today”. Hypocrisy. Pete Rock, take a seat (or two).
ReplyDelete^Bravo
ReplyDeleteLupe the goat
I can honestly say, I wasn't not expecting anything this good after hearing Lasers.
ReplyDeleteI was never hating Lupe, I was just disappointed with how Lasers turned out.
FOTP was pretty dope, never understood the hate for that either.
Back to the song though, amazing.
It's like revamp of Hurt Me Soul for the current affairs (not that much has changed since).
That beat is just so smooth too, I was expecting some catchy hook considering it's a single. Nice to see it stay relevant to the verses.
I'm just happy to heard Lupe back on form.
this is a great track. dont know how great yet. a lot of lyrics to dissect. Someone please get on that. lol
ReplyDeleterap genius already did haha http://rapgenius.com/Lupe-fiasco-around-my-way-lyrics
ReplyDeletewelcome back, lupe
ReplyDeleteReally? He thinks the Ba'ath were good in Baghdad? I mean do you see what's going on in Syria? Nationalistic groups like that are ruining true Arab unity.
ReplyDeleteI'm not Arab btw, I just couldn't get over that line w/o commenting.
DOPE!!!
ReplyDeleteLong live King Lupe the great. DOPE BOY!!!
ReplyDeleteCoachella....!
I was one who didn't care for Lasers and thought FOTP was meh, but add me to the list of people who love the song. Taking this as a sign of great things to come for F&L2.
ReplyDeleteBeen raping the repeat button since it dropped!!! I feel like all the Lupe Fans that joined during the Lasers Era have been properly introduced to Classic Lu!! Welcome to all!!!
ReplyDeleteFireeeee!
ReplyDeleteIt's been on repeat for 3 hours now, lol. Absolutely amazing song, I love how he said so many things in so little lines. Great references and messages through out, and the song is definitely very well rounded. The chorus is excellent as well, and I don't even need to comment on the beat. Pete Rock should be flattered that his beat got flipped and killed by this man.
ReplyDeleteYh this is te lupe I know, gotta pull out a dictionary and google to understand. LUPE BACK
ReplyDeleteThis song gave me a reason to live. I was ready to off myself after the Lakers lost haha
ReplyDeleteLupe! Congrads. I can't wait till the album!
Pete rock is dumb.
ReplyDeleteI wasn't listening to the song yet...I read the lyrics on a website first.. Lupe killed it. I love this song for lupe's lyrics not the beat, so... What the hell, stop praising yourselves,Pete..it's embarrassing!!!!
That's why he's the best. Haters have nothing to say HA! HA!
ReplyDelete^Just because you don't like a song or songs don't mean you're hater. You can't have an opinion? But this is dope though.
ReplyDelete^Don't be stupid
ReplyDeleteWhen Lupe does something unusual, people don't like it. And they come here and spew STRAIGHT hatred.
Its flabbergasting. Check out his fb...
Having an opinion IS different from just ""hating"" something. Haters don't have opinions though, they're just stupid :/
While I don't agree with Lupe using this beat without Pete Rock's permission. Lyrically, he kills it
ReplyDeleteYo chill out, you acting like Lupe is your family member or something. You don't have to call me stupid lol. Just because they don't agree with you doesn't mean they're hating.
ReplyDeleteIt's funny... People like this song more so for the lyrics than the beat. Pete should just be glad that Lupe went on this instead of one of the Young Money trash or Rick Ross and his trash label-mates.
ReplyDeleteA reminisce, a reminisce...
To all those calling others haters because they didn't like Lasers, you seriously need to stop. Lasers sucked ass. People didn't like it because it had poppy beats, dumbed down lyrics, and weak flows compared to previous records. Not because it was "unusual." It really just wasn't a good album. Thinking so does not make one a hater. BTW I do like this song
ReplyDelete^Exactly
ReplyDeletesure does what about abe? 2 ways? Wins? Never forget you? Letting go? Im beaming shineing down? Shut up
ReplyDeleteOh yeah wins and never forget you were lyrical gems...and shining down and I'm beaming were bonus tracks... and the other 3 were alright but clearly not at Lupe's previous efforts...soooooo Lasers still wasn't that good
ReplyDeleteI liked lasers but still not as much as the cool and food and liquor.. I love this song though!! Can't wait for food and liquor 2!!
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