Album of the day (#1596): The Cool by Lupe Fiasco

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Today's album of the day

The Cool by Lupe Fiasco (View album | Buy this album)

Year: 2007.
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Overall rank: 1,233
Average rating: 76/100 (from 73 votes).

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Tracks:
1. Baba Says Cool For Thought
2. Free Chilly
3. Go Go Gadget Flow
4. The Coolest
5. Superstar
6. Paris, Tokyo
7. Hi-Definition
8. Gold Watch
9. Hip-Hop Saved My Life
10. Intruder Alert
11. Streets On Fire
12. Little Weapon
13. Gotta Eat
14. Dumb It Down
15. Hello/Goodbye (Uncool)
16. The Die
17. Put You On Game
18. Fighters
19. Go Baby

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[Puncture Repair]

Pretty overlong and preachy. 'Streets on Fire' is cool tho.

[WindowAbove]

I can't really get into this one because of the pop hooks. There are definitely some great songs and Lupe's rapping is great as usual but I don't like these specific hooks. I like F&L and T&Y more.

[Precedent]

Extremely good. Not his best (Tetsuo & Youth is), but it's a darn good and probably in my top 50 favorite hip-hop albums of the '00s.