01/04/07 - Lupe Fiasco Lookin To Drop "The Cool" this summer!!!

de Ronne · 01-04-2007, 02:56 PM

Sure, his surname may be synonymous with disaster, but Lupe Fiasco is looking for anything but when it comes time to roll out his sophomore album, The Cool, tentatively slated for summer release.

The Chi-Town rapper topped multiple year-end lists with his debut LP, Food & Liquor, but his critical acclaim didn't exactly match his album sales, largely due to an Internet leak that pushed his project back a few months. So for his next effort, Fiasco said he's taking extra measures to avoid any bootlegging pitfalls.

"The timing is gonna be pop, pop, pop," he explained. "There's gonna be a lot of setup and a lot of preproduction on this album, so it's gonna be in pieces. But the pieces won't come together, seriously, until like three weeks before it comes out. We'll probably record everything in, like, a week. So we're just gonna get it all together, map it out, have it done to a T, and then go and record. Then fresh from the studio, fresh to mastering ... so it eliminates a lot of time and error that was surrounding [my debut]."

Aside from changing his marketing and promotion plan, Lupe also hinted at a few more changes. The skateboarding MC said not to expect any high-profile collaborations this time around — like production from the Neptunes or a guest verse from Jay-Z — save perhaps a beat from Kanye West. According to him, The Cool will be handled all in-house by his First & Fifteenth Entertainment producers and artists.

And with such a whirlwind end to his 2006, from his three Grammy nominations to being honored by GQ at its Men of the Year banquet, the rapper admitted he's experiencing what he called a "reboot" stage. He hasn't written a rap in months while touring, he's sworn off the Internet temporarily, and he's turned into a bit of an insomniac, he said. He's building and destroying himself, he said, in order to begin the next phase of his career.

"You got to take in everything," he explained. "Jay-Z's assistant, she pulled me aside at the GQ Men of the Year thing and she was like, 'Now I know you're in the process of rebuilding. You gave everything that you had. So now you got to take the experiences that you had throughout this process; putting out the album and traveling, doing all this stuff. And now you got to tell those stories.' So it's a whole 'nother side that people are about to see, [more] experienced."

One thing the rapper won't change when it comes time to record, however, is the characters he said he slightly introduced on his debut. He expressed delight that most of his fans didn't notice certain characters on Food that he plans to bring back throughout The Cool. "It's gonna be weird," Fiasco said of the idea. "People are gonna see it and be like, 'Wow, ain't that the dude from this song?' I'm building concepts now for the album," he continued. "I got the title, and I work top down. ... This album is gonna be a bit more streamlined and a little bit more focused, I guess you could say.

"Not a concept album," he continued. "But I been wrestling with how to make the concept about what I want to make the album about fit but still have enough room where it's just not a full-on story about somebody else. Where you still get all the — what I think are — necessary ingredients to do a good, good album."

This report is provided by MTV News (MTV.com)

that-damn-good · 01-04-2007, 03:17 PM

damn big props, cant wait for this album i loved the first i hope he can deliver again

ns_diplomat · 01-04-2007, 03:23 PM

props........

SiLenT_KillaH · 01-04-2007, 03:24 PM

lupe>>>>>>>>>>

MaliQ · 01-04-2007, 03:28 PM

propzzzz....

Shady176 · 01-04-2007, 03:31 PM

His next album is gonna be tight as fuck, cant wait.

Blackout · 01-04-2007, 03:42 PM

propz... good info

whookid17 · 01-04-2007, 04:25 PM

theres gunna be sum hot rappers gunna be droppin there shit n the summer, are u sure lupe will be able to keep up

common sense · 01-04-2007, 05:06 PM

i think it will be pushed back but i can't wait to hear his new album.hope he manages to put out another album on the level of food & liquor-and why not better

BAnk$ 82992 · 01-04-2007, 05:26 PM

Hope it don't leak 2-3 times like the other one. Maybe he'll acctually get a plaque this time.

Zhiwai · 01-04-2007, 06:16 PM

Propsssssss

blackjin · 01-04-2007, 06:44 PM

proppppsssssss can't wait

P$C 4 LIFE · 01-04-2007, 06:56 PM

First album was tight n im sure this will be better

SiLenT_KillaH · 01-04-2007, 07:15 PM

can anyone get me lupe fiasco failure video......come on

FAmE0uSZ 187 · 01-04-2007, 07:21 PM

props ill hear dat shit

Shady176 · 01-04-2007, 07:22 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by whookid17

theres gunna be sum hot rappers gunna be droppin there shit n the summer, are u sure lupe will be able to keep up

Are you serious

FAmE0uSZ 187 · 01-04-2007, 07:29 PM

lol he a dickrida

CHi GORiLLA · 01-04-2007, 07:30 PM

Dat Album Is Going 2 Sell

FAmE0uSZ 187 · 01-04-2007, 07:32 PM

^^^^^^....................

TeamChronic · 01-04-2007, 08:23 PM

this nigga is bout as gay as kayne west

SiLenT_KillaH · 01-04-2007, 08:48 PM

whoever thinks lupe is gay or garbage must be one dumb ass bitch

SiLenT_KillaH · 01-04-2007, 08:48 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by CHI-TOWN KING

Dat Album Is Going 2 Sell

thats a crazy ass avy

brainwashin shit

MC B STREETZ · 01-04-2007, 08:58 PM

AAEE LETS GET IT POP'PIN

Aiyyo propz 4 da 411

G G G-UNIT

C.insidious · 01-04-2007, 09:41 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by TeamChronic

this nigga is bout as gay as kayne west

the fuck are u on?

Magic Da Hooligan · 01-04-2007, 09:50 PM

Can't wait 4 it...But damn seems like Lupe got some personal problems...

01-04-2007, 02:56 PM	#1
de Ronne myspace.com/tisderonne Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Belgium Posts: 2,111 Repped: 103 Repped 2,555 Times in 492 Posts Neg Reps: 1 Neg Repped at 0 Times in 0 Posts	01/04/07 - Lupe Fiasco Lookin To Drop "The Cool" this summer!!! 01/04/07 - Lupe Fiasco Lookin To Drop "The Cool" this summer!!! Sure, his surname may be synonymous with disaster, but Lupe Fiasco is looking for anything but when it comes time to roll out his sophomore album, The Cool, tentatively slated for summer release. The Chi-Town rapper topped multiple year-end lists with his debut LP, Food & Liquor, but his critical acclaim didn't exactly match his album sales, largely due to an Internet leak that pushed his project back a few months. So for his next effort, Fiasco said he's taking extra measures to avoid any bootlegging pitfalls. "The timing is gonna be pop, pop, pop," he explained. "There's gonna be a lot of setup and a lot of preproduction on this album, so it's gonna be in pieces. But the pieces won't come together, seriously, until like three weeks before it comes out. We'll probably record everything in, like, a week. So we're just gonna get it all together, map it out, have it done to a T, and then go and record. Then fresh from the studio, fresh to mastering ... so it eliminates a lot of time and error that was surrounding [my debut]." Aside from changing his marketing and promotion plan, Lupe also hinted at a few more changes. The skateboarding MC said not to expect any high-profile collaborations this time around — like production from the Neptunes or a guest verse from Jay-Z — save perhaps a beat from Kanye West. According to him, The Cool will be handled all in-house by his First & Fifteenth Entertainment producers and artists. And with such a whirlwind end to his 2006, from his three Grammy nominations to being honored by GQ at its Men of the Year banquet, the rapper admitted he's experiencing what he called a "reboot" stage. He hasn't written a rap in months while touring, he's sworn off the Internet temporarily, and he's turned into a bit of an insomniac, he said. He's building and destroying himself, he said, in order to begin the next phase of his career. "You got to take in everything," he explained. "Jay-Z's assistant, she pulled me aside at the GQ Men of the Year thing and she was like, 'Now I know you're in the process of rebuilding. You gave everything that you had. So now you got to take the experiences that you had throughout this process; putting out the album and traveling, doing all this stuff. And now you got to tell those stories.' So it's a whole 'nother side that people are about to see, [more] experienced." One thing the rapper won't change when it comes time to record, however, is the characters he said he slightly introduced on his debut. He expressed delight that most of his fans didn't notice certain characters on Food that he plans to bring back throughout The Cool. "It's gonna be weird," Fiasco said of the idea. "People are gonna see it and be like, 'Wow, ain't that the dude from this song?' I'm building concepts now for the album," he continued. "I got the title, and I work top down. ... This album is gonna be a bit more streamlined and a little bit more focused, I guess you could say. "Not a concept album," he continued. "But I been wrestling with how to make the concept about what I want to make the album about fit but still have enough room where it's just not a full-on story about somebody else. Where you still get all the — what I think are — necessary ingredients to do a good, good album." This report is provided by MTV News (MTV.com) __________________ myspace.com/chuklaronne

01-04-2007, 03:17 PM	#2
that-damn-good Cerebral Assassin Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: MTL Posts: 7,589 Repped: 859 Repped 4,150 Times in 472 Posts Neg Reps: 0 Neg Repped at 0 Times in 0 Posts	damn big props, cant wait for this album i loved the first i hope he can deliver again __________________

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ns_diplomat Reppin' 514 Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: 514 - MTL - 514 Posts: 14,944 Repped: 664 Repped 1,321 Times in 537 Posts Neg Reps: 42 Neg Repped at 76 Times in 61 Posts	props........ __________________ G-Unit/Shady/Aftermath!! "Shout out to all the people in Montreal - Montreal is real hood. Real gangsta out there." - Juelz Santana

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SiLenT_KillaH -_- Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Chicago Posts: 10,025 Repped: 2,119 Repped 595 Times in 281 Posts Neg Reps: 465 Neg Repped at 123 Times in 89 Posts	lupe>>>>>>>>>> __________________ "1+1+0=11"-Buck Marley 07

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MaliQ 08[Detox-L.A.X.-BISD]08 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: ??? Posts: 4,514 Repped: 342 Repped 1,822 Times in 177 Posts Neg Reps: 0 Neg Repped at 3 Times in 2 Posts	propzzzz.... __________________ Sunny days wouldn't be special, if it wasn't for rain... Joy wouldn't feel so good, if it wasn't for pain... Death gotta be easy, 'cause life is hard... It'll leave you physically, mentally, and emotionally scarred. - 50 Cent

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Shady176 Def Jam Intern Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: New York City Posts: 1,545 Repped: 15 Repped 367 Times in 18 Posts Neg Reps: 0 Neg Repped at 0 Times in 0 Posts	His next album is gonna be tight as fuck, cant wait. __________________

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Blackout Veteran Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 1,809 Repped: 637 Repped 531 Times in 74 Posts Neg Reps: 7 Neg Repped at 1 Time in 1 Post	propz... good info

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whookid17 Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 763 Repped: 330 Repped 7 Times in 3 Posts Neg Reps: 0 Neg Repped at 0 Times in 0 Posts	theres gunna be sum hot rappers gunna be droppin there shit n the summer, are u sure lupe will be able to keep up

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common sense Veteran Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Sofia,Bulgaria Posts: 1,573 Repped: 44 Repped 6 Times in 3 Posts Neg Reps: 0 Neg Repped at 0 Times in 0 Posts	i think it will be pushed back but i can't wait to hear his new album.hope he manages to put out another album on the level of food & liquor-and why not better

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BAnk$ 82992 Buck The World March 27 Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Mobile, Alabama Posts: 3,976 Repped: 2,508 Repped 407 Times in 46 Posts Neg Reps: 0 Neg Repped at 0 Times in 0 Posts	Hope it don't leak 2-3 times like the other one. Maybe he'll acctually get a plaque this time.

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Zhiwai G_unit_soldier_Chang Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Puerto Rico Posts: 9,469 Repped: 15 Repped 49 Times in 8 Posts Neg Reps: 0 Neg Repped at 0 Times in 0 Posts	Propsssssss

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blackjin Veteran Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 1,762 Repped: 131 Repped 80 Times in 53 Posts Neg Reps: 3 Neg Repped at 4 Times in 4 Posts	proppppsssssss can't wait

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P$C 4 LIFE Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: ATL Posts: 484 Repped: 116 Repped 0 Times in 0 Posts Neg Reps: 0 Neg Repped at 0 Times in 0 Posts	First album was tight n im sure this will be better

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SiLenT_KillaH -_- Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Chicago Posts: 10,025 Repped: 2,119 Repped 595 Times in 281 Posts Neg Reps: 465 Neg Repped at 123 Times in 89 Posts	can anyone get me lupe fiasco failure video......come on __________________ "1+1+0=11"-Buck Marley 07

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FAmE0uSZ 187 Banned Join Date: May 2006 Location: NEW YORK Posts: 5,456 Repped: 1,146 Repped 771 Times in 131 Posts Neg Reps: 0 Neg Repped at 0 Times in 0 Posts	props ill hear dat shit

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FAmE0uSZ 187 Banned Join Date: May 2006 Location: NEW YORK Posts: 5,456 Repped: 1,146 Repped 771 Times in 131 Posts Neg Reps: 0 Neg Repped at 0 Times in 0 Posts	lol he a dickrida

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CHi GORiLLA WINDY CITY Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: CHICAGO- DA WINDY CITY- Posts: 5,396 Repped: 2,593 Repped 239 Times in 121 Posts Neg Reps: 1 Neg Repped at 0 Times in 0 Posts	Dat Album Is Going 2 Sell __________________

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FAmE0uSZ 187 Banned Join Date: May 2006 Location: NEW YORK Posts: 5,456 Repped: 1,146 Repped 771 Times in 131 Posts Neg Reps: 0 Neg Repped at 0 Times in 0 Posts	^^^^^^....................

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TeamChronic Igot Blunts Bongs Bitches Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Toronto Posts: 1,160 Repped: 29 Repped 0 Times in 0 Posts Neg Reps: 0 Neg Repped at 0 Times in 0 Posts	this nigga is bout as gay as kayne west

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SiLenT_KillaH -_- Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Chicago Posts: 10,025 Repped: 2,119 Repped 595 Times in 281 Posts Neg Reps: 465 Neg Repped at 123 Times in 89 Posts	whoever thinks lupe is gay or garbage must be one dumb ass bitch __________________ "1+1+0=11"-Buck Marley 07

01-04-2007, 08:58 PM	#23
MC B STREETZ YAYO'S ADVOCATE/HYPE MAN Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: FIND ME IN YA CRIB WIT DA NINA WHERE DA MONEY AT Posts: 18,198 Repped: 3,566 Repped 21,968 Times in 2,198 Posts Neg Reps: 58 Neg Repped at 51 Times in 45 Posts	AAEE LETS GET IT POP'PIN Aiyyo propz 4 da 411 G G G-UNIT

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Magic Da Hooligan Rattails & Cardigans Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: ATL (Zone 5:::::Cobb County)///////Born In M.C. ("The City of Palaces" Mexico City DF) Posts: 2,186 Repped: 296 Repped 753 Times in 275 Posts Neg Reps: 203 Neg Repped at 125 Times in 90 Posts	Can't wait 4 it...But damn seems like Lupe got some personal problems... __________________

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