- conscious, hip hop, rock, hip-hop
- 71 min
- 19 tracks
- Atlantic
Lupe Fiasco's The Cool is the second studio album by American rapper Lupe Fiasco. It was released on December 18, 2007, by 1st & 15th Entertainment and Atlantic Records. Recording sessions took place during 2006 to 2007, with Lupe Fiasco himself, alongside Charles Patton (Chilly) serving as the records executive producers.
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Character
Contemporary, grave, character-led and spare.
- contemporarynostalgic
- gravecomic
- character-ledplot-driven
- sparerichly built
- classical in formformally daring
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Metacritic 77/100
- AllMusic3.5/5 ★
- The A.V. ClubA−
- Entertainment WeeklyA−
- The Guardian4/5 ★
- MSN Music (Consumer Guide)A−
- NME9/10
- Pitchfork8.1/10
- Q4/5 ★
- Rolling Stone4/5 ★
- Spin7/10
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Tracks
- 1Baba Says Cool for Thought0:47
- 2Free Chilly1:02
- 3Go Go Gadget Flow4:10
- 4The Coolest5:13
- 5Superstar4:49
- 6Paris, Tokyo4:31
- 7Hi‐Definition3:52
- 8Gold Watch4:13
- 9Hip‐Hop Saved My Life4:03
- 10Intruder Alert4:00
- 11Streets on Fire4:40
- 12Little Weapon4:06
- 13Gotta Eat3:24
- 14Dumb It Down4:04
- 15Hello/Goodbye (Uncool)4:27
- 16The Die3:23
- 17Put You on Game3:03
- 18Fighters3:33
- 19Go Baby3:37
19 tracks, 71 minutes.
About the album
- Artist
- Lupe Fiasco
- Label
- Atlantic
- Released
- 2007
- Type
- Album
- Format
- Enhanced CD
- Country
- CA
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