Lupe Fiasco became really popular back in 2006 when his debut album Lupe Fiasco's Food and Liquor came out and only got more popular after that. His fame probably peaked in 2010 when the album Lasers was released with hit single The Show Goes On peaking at number 9 on the US charts. After that Lupe Fiasco went quiet for a good few years before releasing this album.
In Tetsuo & Youth Lupe has left behind the more radio friendly songs like in The Show Goes On and has gone back to what he is really good at his fantastic Lyricism. Dropping from fame has allowed him freedom to write and rap whatever he wants to. For example in Mural Lupe raps for a solid 9 minutes with no hook or repetition.
The album is definitely not perfect and there are a few songs that could have been better but as a whole the album is remarkable. As always Lupe's superb lyrics set this album apart from the rest. In one of the more traditionally structured songs Deliver his lyricism really shines through.
"The ghetto was a physical manifestation/
Of hate in a place where ethnicity determines your placement/
A place that defines your station/
Remind you n****s your place is in the basement/
White people in the attic/
N****s selling dope, White people is the addicts/
White folks act like they ain't show us how to traffic"
Lupe fashions these outstanding lyrics with his eloquent style and rhythm. The deeper meaning in his song is hard to catch sometimes but every time you listen to the songs there seems to another layer. This album is by far the best collection of music that Lupe Fiasco has come out with in a very long time.
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