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Interior of a 1926 Phantom Rolls Royce.

I miss times when we would swap mixtapes.  Vets and newbie rappers would remix songs left and right. The thrill was wondering what song would they do. Figuring out how they were gonna ride it. We would turn it up really loud and vibe out, we were farrrr too young to know what they were talking about lol but this tape is that feeling. All I ask of you is to ride out and push play.

 

-pens

I couldn’t tell you enough on how much of an impact this album and Lupe had on me at this time of my life. Im a die hard for this one. This album dropped around peak lil Wayne and he was not letting up with his domination. In came this nerdy, street smart, witty, verbal assassin of a kid named Lupe fiasco. My big bro and I were fans of Lu long before. His wave had been moving through the Midwest with his tapes like “chi-town guevera” and his Fahrenheit series. He was rapping on top of tracks that at that time in hip hop weren’t deemed cool. He was quirky. Gorillaz instrumentals, Gnarles Barkley joints (more about them some other time), NERD beats. He was doing him and I guess that’s what I would thank Lupe the most for. For being himself. Rapping like what sounded like his heart on the line and being supreme with it. I damn near missed the anniversary of this but I had to say something. Go listen to the WHOLE RECORD. you won’t be disappointed.

🖖🏾

– pens