Lupe Fiasco - The Cool - UNCT ALBUM REACTION!

"The coolest" is probably the best song Lupe has ever written, the way he penned it out is actually pure poetry. Its a story about Michael Young Historys affinity for the street life, personified as a women named "The streets" It will drop your jaw if you can actually decipher the message of the song. I recommend watching some of ThethirdErnest videos on the MYH saga he breaks down all the songs in the saga and it will leave your mind blown that a rapper can actually be this talented.

Razatiger Ault

I haven't heard dumb it down since highschool and I'm 29 now. Dumb it down still is as strong as it was back then.

MackeyMoose

Streets be all like "Feed me, Feed mee!!"

Ohmz Law

I would absolutely love you doing Tetsuo and Youth or Food and Liquor 2!

This is the 5th time I'm watching this I think 😂😌 I love Lupe

Sabali Mafatshe

When you get to Tetsuo and Youth, the tracklist is in reverse order. You gotta listen to it from back to front, just like how Japanese manga is read from back to front.

Aaron

HHSL, Streets on Fire, Dumb it Down, and Paris Tokyo are still heavy in rotation in 2020. Genius album tbh.

Julian Left

Lupe is just ridiculous. Talk about a complete rapper from flow, bars, and lyricism. If I were you I would skip his next two albums and go straight to Tetsuo & Youth. Be warned Tetsuo & Youth will blow you away.

Christopher Jones

I just want to say, Jon your reaction to Dumb it Down was damn near EXACTLY how mine was the first time I heard it and it was exactly what I hoped it was lmao

NJ Dickson

Tetsuo and Youth is my favourite album of his, you gotta do that one next

Cant wait for drogas skulls, if thats what it's still going to be called. I love hearing new lupe

I believe that was a mixtape not an album? I may be wrong there but thats what i thought. The whole Fahrenheit 1/15 mixtape trilogy is so worth listening to as well, they are amazing!

Love this album and Streets on Fire is so wild to hear for the first time now with everything going on

Dominique

🗣️Welcome to the Fiasco Jon!... I can't wait for you to experience the rest of this man's art. So underrated really but appreciated still.

Sabali Mafatshe

One project I haven’t heard people mention is Friend of the People(I Fight Evil) by Lupe and it’s so underrated, it was right before Lasers and it was 🔥🔥🔥🔥

NJ Dickson

Oh man I really hope you do Tetsuo and Youth, Drogas Waves, and House

ramieru

Loving these Lupe reactions, really hope you do more. If you do, like others have said, I think you should skip to Tetsuo & Youth. Lasers and F&L2 aren't bad albums, just not quite on par. Most everyone agrees that T&Y is a real return to form and is the album Mural is on, it's my favorite album.

Denzel

YES! That should definitely be his next reaction, Enemy of the State! And Failure for a single song reaction too, if not Mural.

Mitul Shah

Lupe SZN lets go!!! So fucking HYPE to see how you react to Dumb it Down and Die especially but the project as a whole as well

NJ Dickson

Love this. Listening to lupe definitely makes it harder to appreciate lyrical records from other artists.

The enemy of the state mixtape goes crazy, AS WELL AS Friend of the people mixtape. UP THERE for Lupe. Then T&Y accompanied by genius. Mural lyric video is a must tbh

Kelsey Giddings

Maaaan this brings me back. My taste has evolved so much since The Cool, but watching you listen to it for the first time makes me remember why I loved it so much in the first place 🙏🏽

Jordan White

yoooo!! hardest working dude in the game!! top tier content creator man love to see your honest opinions on music that so strongly impacted not only my taste in music and hiphop but also just my general view of the world

Moziah Thompson

I love seeing people that can properly appreciate it listen to lupes work for the first time, hopefully next we can get T&Y as others have mentioned lasers and F&L2 are better than most rap albums but they aren't the same level as his best work mostly due to Atlantic though. I think you'll love Tetsuo and Youth and Drogas Waves

Such a great watch, glad you loved it, Tetsuo & Youth next, let's get it!

Matt Peterson

Great reaction again 🙌🏻 personally don’t think Lupe has reached the heights of F&L and The Cool since (at least with his studio albums). The fact everybody wants you to jump straight to T&Y says a lot about Lasers and F&L2 and I just feel that T&Y onwards never quite got the balance between accessible songs and super complexity. Two incredible albums that have and will continue to stand the test of time.

Just James

You're actually a comedian Jon, you're reaction to the the Little Weapon intro is hilarious. "Okay, here we go again" 😂😂

Sean Cavanagh

Fav Solo rap album ever....I can't wait to hear your thoughts on my high school sweetheart in 2008. Lupe's a true BOAT (Best Of All Time) because of this album, it meant so much to a generation.

One of my favorite albums of all time. Let's GO!

Jayden Howard

You have to do tetsuo & youth now... but be warned... it’s the MOST complex rap album ever made... have rap Genius open the whole time... even they haven’t caught everything yet.

JoeDurtay

Wahooooo

ramieru

YESSSS!! Tetsuo & Youth needs to happen fast.

Figgerson

Let’s goooooo, lupe fiasco szn is upon us

The Best Pizza Connoissuer

First!!!!!

Kelsey Giddings