Lupe Fiasco - Drill Music in Zion ALBUM REVIEW

Drill Music may lack the density of both Tetsuo and Wave, but just about everything Lupe says here sticks.

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FAV TRACKS: THE LION'S DEEN, AUTOBOTO, PRECIOUS THINGS, KIOSK, MS. MURAL, NAOMI, DRILL MUSIC IN ZION, ON FAUX NEM

LEAST FAV TRACK: SEATTLE

LUPE FIASCO - DRILL MUSIC IN ZION / 2022 / 1ST & 15TH / CONSCIOUS HIP HOP

Y'all know this is just my opinion, right?

[jabydrill]

Lupe Fiasco deserves so much more love than he’s gotten honestly

[hishighness]

Bro made an album with garageband and a usb mic, and recorded the whole LP in three days and got an 8. Thats really impressive if you ask me.

[subzero]

Side note: Lupe made this album in 72 hours, using GarageBand and a $100 microphone

[GeorgeFloyds]

Lupe is really climbing the ranks on everyone’s top lists. He is one of the greatest rappers of all time

[poetiqkeyz]

I still can't believe he recorded this record in 3 days. Some artists could spend a whole year & can't produce an LP as potent as this one.

[andrewdebough]

You would've given it a 10 if the album was titled "Ridge Wallets in Zion"

[maotsedunk]

Incredible how this deep into his career Lu is still putting out some of the best conscious hip hop out there. Well deserved yellow flannel.

[matthewmorelli]

I’m the guy that organized the fiasco Friday protest for LASERS against Atlantic Records and it’s amazing to see Lupe just still killing it and achieving what I knew he would now that’s he’s independent

[brownsonarebojie]

I was looking forward to this review. Lupe has an incredible discography. Arguably one of the best emcees of all time imo.

[BronzDano]

Lupe doesn’t make “bangers”, he make Rembrandts. The true GOAT.

[Isaiahartis]

Can assure you Lupe fiasco is one of those artists that’ll be far more appreciated in future generations than now

[NateAlyn]

I know the record might not make the waves that it should but I have to applaud him trying to state the exact issue I have always had with drill music. HIs perspective is way more potent being actually from Chicago and literally watching people he cares about die to gun violence. This album surprised me and its great that I can still say that about an artist I have been listening to since 2006.

[dougmaqway]

So happy for Lupe. Seemed to get back to his groove with this project since Tetsuo & youth.

[Reflecter]

Given the teaser of Autoboto I was nervous about the overall outcome of what could become this project. It came off more like a Drogas Light or TapeTape like track. Nonetheless, I'm loving this project and never regretted getting into Lupe's music way back when. Been nothing but amazing albums, random tracks, and mixtapes alike.

[eastmax]

When you put your art above everything casual fans will fall off and that's exactly what Lupe wants. Fans that can understand and appreciate his work are much better than half hearted fans who jump ship the moment you don't bow to their will. I have, and will always, see Lupe as a legend weather he tops charts or not.

[nextel]

Lupe finally getting a yellow flannel on the channel is so great to see

[Spudsr-]

I was looking forward to this review. Lupe has an incredible discography.

[thedogfromraditude]

I’m glad you liked it! Lupe is easily one of my favorite MCs, and every album so far has been great. I don’t like this one quite as much as the conceptual opus that was DROGAS WAVE, but it’s still a solid follow up that I’ll definitely be coming back to.

[smh-TV]

as someone who’s worked as a mall kiosk employee (making custom tees, heat press jewelry and other novelty items) I gotta say that track slapped. Was relatable, yet somehow revealing about our economy. Rich or poor you’re a victim to deceit. It’s a fire album. I love the closing ON FAUX NEM. Ik its on foe nem, chicago slang for on my mama or persons. You can also see his criticism of ny/chicago drill music with lyrics in the song. If you rearrange the title you can see why Lupe used faux instead of Foe. He thinks drill rappers are fake to their culture every if they aren’t lying in their songs about the crimes they do. Gun violence is at an all time high yet these rappers keep rapping about killing each other, owning guns, sending shooters and we see year after year a few of these young men lose their lives. Rip. I like how this album is like a social commentary on the rap industry, our problems with christianity, Lu goes off and kinda bridges together the concept of Drill Music in Zion. Its kinda a presentation of society and maybe his feelings on his genre. To be out of place (drill music, loud/violent) in zion (Utah, national park, calm and beautiful). He’s either out of touch with these young guys or his critiques are letting us know that they are the ones out of touch and going about the music and their gang life the wrong way. Either way this album was deep, jazzy, Bars on bars on bars. Rap album of the year despite lack of sale/popularity. 9/10

[docauch]

When I was a teenager, my friends and I saw Lupe play at a festival and I caught a water bottle that he threw in the crowd. We used it as a GB to smoke out of when we got home, thinking we were so cool. Now im spiritually connected to Lupe forever.