Hip-hop listeners last year were quick to anoint Lupe Fiasco the new savior of the genre, based on the strength of his brainy, socially aware 2006 debut, "Food & Liquor." As is always the case when the public believes a rapper can single-handedly return hip-hop to thoughtful, responsible lyri... -
'The Cool': Lupe Redeems Himself, if Not a Genre
Hip-hop listeners last year were quick to anoint Lupe Fiasco the new savior of the genre, based on the strength of his brainy, socially aware 2006 debut, "Food & Liquor." As is always the case when the public believes a rapper can single-handedly return hip-hop to thoughtful, responsible lyri...-
By Sarah Godfrey