Lupe Fiasco's Food & Liquor

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For many fans, the first sign that Chicago MC Lupe Fiasco's long-delayed debut album might be something special was the single "Kick, Push." Over smooth, jazzy horn samples, Fiasco tells the story of a kid learning to ride a skateboard as a metaphor for struggling to find one's way in life and love ("He said, […]

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Debut album from the Chicago MC and Kanye West protégé is proudly out of step with contemporary hip-hop-- despite contributions from his mentor, Jay-Z, and the Neptunes.