Lupe Fiasco's The Cool

by Lupe Fiasco

Lupe Fiasco's The Cool cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: 18 December 2007
  • Label: Atlantic
  • Country: United States
  • Length: 1:10:45
  • Community rating: 3.45/5 from 6 ratings

Album Notes & Community Reviews

A complex concept album about a character named The Cool who sells his soul for fame. Lupe Fiasco's lyricism is dense and metaphorical, critiquing hip-hop culture and street life. It features the hit 'Superstar' and is considered a high-water mark for lyricism in the 2000s.

Genres

Descriptors: technical, conscious, conceptual, rap, storytelling, political, groundbreaking

Tracklist

  1. Baba Says Cool for Thought (00:46)
  2. Free Chilly (feat. Sarah Green & GemStones) - Interlude (01:02)
  3. Go Go Gadget Flow (04:10)
  4. The Coolest (05:12)
  5. Superstar (feat. Matthew Santos) (04:49)
  6. Paris, Tokyo (04:30)
  7. Hi-Definition (feat. Snoop Dogg & Pooh Bear) (03:51)
  8. Gold Watch (04:12)
  9. Hip-Hop Saved My Life (feat. Nikki Jean) (04:02)
  10. Intruder Alert (feat. Sarah Green) (04:00)
  11. Streets on Fire (04:39)
  12. Little Weapon (feat. Bishop G & Nikki Jean) (04:05)
  13. Gotta Eat (03:24)
  14. Dumb It Down (feat. GemStones & Graham Burris) (04:03)
  15. Hello/Goodbye (Uncool) [feat. Unkle] (04:26)
  16. The Die (feat. GemStones) (03:23)
  17. Put You on Game (03:02)
  18. Fighters (feat. Matthew Santos) (03:33)
  19. Go Baby (feat. GemStones) (03:36)

Credits

  • Darrale Jones - a&r
  • Lanre Gaba - a&r
  • Nathan Cabrera - art direction, design
  • Righteous Kung Fu - creative director
  • James Auwarter - engineer
  • Chill - executive-producer
  • Lupe Fiasco - executive-producer
  • John Regan - layout
  • Jason Salvador - management
  • Tomiwa Aladekomo - management [art manager]
  • Chris Gehringer - mastered by
  • Andrew Painter - photography by
  • Lionel Deluy - photography by

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