Artist: Lupe Fiasco
Song: Kick Push
Album : Food and Liquor
It might be hard to believe sometimes, but I’m a huge fan of hip-hop. I’ve always identified with the artists and the general subject matter of a lot of the early wave of hip-hop. A lot of people criticize current hip-hop and rap music, and while there is some validity to these criticisms, a lot of is hard to take seriously, because they always disregard the copious amounts of socially conscious, uplifting hip-hop, since it doesn’t fit into their world view.
I digress, but suffice to say that Lupe Fiasco is one of the vanguards of socially conscious hip-hop artists. His skills as an emcee are second to none and his electric combination of dazzling wordplay and quirky subjects make for a great listen.
Kick Push in particular sheds a light on the oft-overlooked subculture of black skateboarders. The rhymes are sick, the lyrics are on-point and the flow is superb. After first hearing this, I went on a Lupe Binge where I discovered my favourite song of his, from his second album, ‘The Coolest’. The entire album tells a tale of a young man, adrift in a cruel world, who eventually is seduced and destroyed by the streets he once called home.
Best Lyrics:
My man got a little older became a better a roller
Yea no helmet
Hell bent on killing himself
Is what his momma said but he was feeling himself
Yea no helmet
Hell bent on killing himself
Is what his momma said but he was feeling himself
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