Lupe Fiasco pays homage to his Chicago roots in new music video for “No. Fiasco.” 1 headband. The visible, launched on Friday (June 28), reveals Lu driving round his hometown to self-reflect and ponder his upbringing. In fact, it would not be a Lupe Fiasco track if he wasn’t wielding the microphone like a Wazikashi blade, attacking any rapper who dared to high him.
Moreover, the title of the track is “No. 1 Headband” referring to the anime Afro Samurai, tells the story of the aforementioned characters as they embark on a journey of revenge. The No.1 headband within the anime lets different fighters know that that individual is the most effective fighter on the planet, which can be mirrored within the lyrics of the track. If that is not sufficient, the third part is full of anime references, with subsections mentioning Dragon Ball Z, Voltron, and extra. All of this exposes the top-notch jazz-rap manufacturing delivered to you by Lupe Fiasco’s frequent collaborator Soundtrakk, who creates an lively head-nodding reduce very harking back to the Chi-City emcee’s work throughout his performances. Meals and alcohol period.
“That is the way in which of the warrior, to wade via crystal clear waters,” he says within the first verse. “Lyric stain, piercing the ear, like a microphone/Like a microphone pointed at a monitor, choosing up a fever like a thermometer/We burn, we flip it again, like a thermostat/Like Mississippi and furnaces, thermoses and gates Burn/Simply after brat, after that/We settle down and leap again within the pool, that is Samurai, how are you?
In vogue the place nature fails miserably, warrior Its themes supply greater than the ear can hear. throughout an interview wager, the veteran host opened up in regards to the album and what impressed its creation. Lupe revealed that when creating the artwork, he appeared to Amy Winehouse’s life and puzzled what she would say if she have been a battle rapper. subsequently, warrior The report was born and located a tortured artist eager for belonging and goal.
“What would it not be like if she have been a battle rapper? She type of talked about – I do not know the total context of what was happening in her life at the moment, simply watching the documentary and the way in which they laid it out, like she left it to the producers. Identical to leaving a voicemail,” Lupe informed the outlet. “That individual one needed to be about rap. It simply began as a track, warrior, after which went into, ‘Nicely, what if she’s combating? What would these raps sound like?
warrior Now out there to buy and play.
Watch “No. 1 Headband” above.
Courtesy of Lupe Fiasco
