Product Description

Debut album - which allegedly took five years to make - from young Chicago MC who has been showered with praise by fansand critics alike for his erudite lyricism and astonishing verbal dexterity. Championed by the likes of Jay-Z, Twista and Fort Minor's Mike Shinoda, this practicing Muslim and skateboarding freak fearlessly tackles a mix of subjects from the personal to the political, putting his unique stamp on each. Includes the singles 'Kick Push' and 'Daydreamin'' featuring Jill Scott.

Track Listing

1. Intro
2. 2 Real - Lupe Fiasco & Sarah Green
3. Just Might Be OK - Lupe Fiasco & Gemini
4. Kick Push
5. I Gotcha
6. Instrumental - Lupe Fiasco & Jonah Matranga
7. He Say She Say - Lupe Fiasco & Gemini/Sarah Green
8. Sunshine
9. Daydreamin' - Lupe Fiasco & Jill Scott
10. Cool
11. Hurt Me Soul
12. Pressure - Lupe Fiasco & Jay-Z
13. American Terrorist - Lupe Fiasco & Matthew Santos
14. Emperor's Soundtrack
15. Kick Push II
16. Outro

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #5886 in Music
• Released on: 2006-09-25
• Number of discs: 1
• Format: Explicit Lyrics

Customer Reviews

Amazing.
If anything can be said for Lupe, it's that he's a breath of fresh air for the hip-hop world.
I loved this album from beginning to end, there wasn't a single song I didn't like. He's different, he has morals and he's interesting.

This was one of the few albums I was seriously anticipating and then when it was released I wasn't disapointed in the slightest.

Each track in this album is flesh out nicely
I think this album is truly amazing. Food & Liquor has been on heavy rotation on my CD player, computer media, and in my car ever since it came out. He may have never had an album before but he surly has experience in the world of Hip-Hop. Lupe Fiasco, who has performed alongside Common and Rakim, created a huge stir in the Hip-Hop underground with the release of his three Farenheit 1/15 mix-tapes. Although there are several artists pushing the envelope of creativity, Lupe is just in his own category, creating his own path while encouraging others to do so as well.

Lupe is a Hip Hop artist that can successful put together good melodies and socially conscious themes without perpetuating harmful stereotypes. He is showing the hip-hop community that it can be cool to be smart and that not everyone has to buy into the trends set in the music industry. As many other's has stated in here this album is full of relevant issues about current events, an intelligent perception of life in poverty-stricken areas, and a young man growing up.

It's sort of hard to pick out a favorite track from this album but if I was force to choose it would be Real, Just might be Okay, Kick Push I & II, I Gotcha, The Cool DayDreamin, Pressure, Sunshine, and Tilted but as I stated on the title of my review the rest are just as nice.

Food & Liquor is not meant to be played in the background (unless you already know the lyrics by heart) it's clearly meant to be listen to, otherwise you will miss out on his intentions. Lupe maintains his integrity as a smart and skillful lyricist throughout the entire album. Highly recommend to all starving hip-hop fans.

A superb debut album
When i first bought this album i had only heard daydream, which i found a very decent track. And i certainly wasnt let down by the rest of the tracks. Instantly i was hooked to listening to this album again and again. every single one of the tracks has a very catchy tune, even the one or two no so good tracks. His lyrics are interesting to listen to and i think are quite unique. In my opinion there are five stand out tracks; daydream, i gotcha, the instrumental, just might be ok and pressure. the instrumental and i gotcha are by far my favourite songs and after this debut album, im hoping for big things from lupe fiasco in the future, and i look foward to any future albums. definately worth a listen even if you're not into this kind of music, and definately worth the money.