To celebrate the 8th anniversary of The Cool, Lupe announces details for 5 upcoming albums!

Lupe started 2015 off with a bang by releasing his fifth studio album Tetsuo & Youth then followed it up with his first official release as an independent artist, the mixtape Pharaoh Height 2/30. It appears that Lupe does not plan on slowing down any time soon!

The 8th anniversary of Lupe's sophomore gold-certified album The Cool was just a few days ago. Since then, Lupe has released tons of information about future plans. First, we can expect SNDCLSH to finally release their Don't Drop The Flag EP before the end of this month. Next up, Lupe announced that he will be releasing 3 full albums in 2016. The first of those will be #DROGAS which will include a track titled "Mural Jr.". (It appears that Lupe may have released the cover for #DROGAS a while back as well). There isn't any information yet on what the other 2 albums coming in 2016 are but speculation is that it may be previously announced Skulls with Soundtrakk, Black Vietnam with S1 or M.I.L.K Is For Pussies with Japanese Cartoon!

Finally, its been well documented that Lupe has been working on the sequel to his sophomore effort for some years now. We will have to wait a little while longer as Lupe announced that The Cool 2 will be dropping in the winter of 2017, possibly on the 10th anniversary of the original album. 2 years is a long time, but judging by the above artwork for the project, it will be well worth the wait!

Which of these projects are you most excited for? Tell us in the comments below!

A Closer Look at the Art: Did Lupe Share a Hint for The Cool 2's Story?

With Lupe recently deciding to share some art with fans, anticipation for his upcoming album, The Cool 2, has been steadily growing. While it has been stated that the release of the album will not be any time soon, the art alone, has got me wondering what significance it may have to the narrative.

Having that in mind, I couldn't help, but make a connection between the sneak peak from a few days ago and the original album cover of The Cool. The Cool's cover beautifully displayed aspects of it's story, so, I'm hoping the same will apply for The Cool 2.

The similarities between the two are very obvious, but, there are also clear differences that could be meaningful to the new story. To see the distinctions clearly, above, there is a cropped image of The Cool, next to the picture Lu posted on social media.

From listening to Lupe's second album, one would know that the cover's skeleton hand, lock, and skull represent characters, The Cool,The Streets, and The Game. In Lu's latest posted artwork, The Streets can be seen in the same position as in the previous album, but it appears that the hand of The Cool is reaching towards a new symbol that has not yet been featured.

Researching the symbol showed that three linked rings are usually known as Borromean Rings, which can represent a variety of things, from math to the Trinity. Removing any one of the three rings makes the two other rings separate.

In a page written by The University of Liverpool, it was mentioned that the three linked rings of snakes are call Borromean Snakes, and have been viewed in a cathedral in North West Wales, Great Britain. Towards the end of the page, they show another design of the three rings, where a snake is biting it's own tail. It is mentioned that the top two circles look much like an infinity symbol.

Without sharing my wild, conspiracy theory-esque thoughts, I'd like to know if you think the artwork means anything. Did anything I mentioned make sense and seem like something Lupe would incorporate on an album? Share your thoughts in the comment section!

Lupe Fiasco Confirms He's Working on The Cool 2, Teasing Fans With Possible Album Art on Twitter and Instagram!

Sneak peek...#teamcool2 is hard at work! Looong long way from being done but 👍🏾💀 #C2 pic.twitter.com/N73RkxkyUc

— Lupe Fiasco (@LupeFiasco) October 20, 2015

Lupe Fiasco continues to answer the prayers of fans around the world by reaffirming on Twitter and Instagram that he's working on The Cool 2, a followup to his 2007 conceptual sophomore release, The Cool.

Along with the update, it's believed that Lupe also revealed a part of the album art. Since last year, Lupe had entertained the possibility of creating a sequel to The Cool, stating that he had ideas of a story involving Michael Young History and his daughter.

He continued to fuel that fire, when tweeting about the song "T.R.O.N", from his most recently released album, Tetsuo & Youth. In March of this year, Lupe responded to a fan on Instagram, stating that he was writing Skulls and The Cool 2, and just last month, he mentioned that he is working on his latest project.

The sighting of this artwork is great news, since it shows that the album is slowly but surely, coming together. Lupe's ideas seem to be materializing from the drawing board, and with his latest mixtape, Pharaoh Height, speaking volumes, one can only expect another great album.