![]() A strong exception, however, is ‘Angels’, which, while slow, features one of the best lines in Lupe’s history as well as emanating Lupe’s ability to manipulate your listening experience via a song’s mood. Most of the tracks here are pretty much the same way although barely standing up to Lupe’s past mixtapes, the songs do contain a few memorable moments strewn throughout. ‘Yoga Flame’, on the other hand, simply makes me not want to use zShare. ‘Turnt Up’ ends interestingly and will probably lead you to rewind the song, which is worth mentioning as it stands out when looking back at the album. The following tracks, ‘Turnt Up’ and ‘Yoga Flame’, aren’t nearly as good as The National Anthem but are still enjoyable, ‘Turnt Up’ more so than ‘Yoga Flame’. “Feeling like a soldier, I ain’t talking where the Bears play/ Flair, look how I Fred Astaire down the staircase”. Besides making all the Radiohead fans happy, Lupe’s verses vary wildly in terms of intensity, but keeping his lyrics steadily impressive with lines like: ![]() This track is easily my favorite off the mixtape, and the most memorable as well. While Enemy of The State doesn't top all of his previous mixtapes, it shows that his lyrical prowess hasn't gone anywhere.Īfter the annoying and fairly unnecessary opener, Lupe heads straight into ripping apart Radiohead’s ‘The National Anthem’. ![]() In fact, any real Lupe fan will tell you that his real skill is often buried deep in his Fahrenheit 51's, Lupe The Jedi's, and A Rhyming Ape's. Rather than giving us Lasers, we've been stuck with Enemy of The State instead, with Lasers instead, but that isn't so bad. Regardless, we've been f***ed, and Lupe feels bad about it. I'm not sure who's been f***ing with us, Lupe Fiasco or Atlantic Records. Review Summary: After (and before) months of delaying Lasers, Lupe clears at least some of the fog surrounding his ambiguous future with the amazing "Enemy of The State".
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