Music Monday: The End Of The World (Friend of the People Mixtape) by Lupe Fiasco

I posted the awesome M83 track "Midnight City" as a Music Monday song a few weeks ago, and now one of my favorite rappers has used that beat to lay down their rhymes. Two great things together, to make a really fantastic song.

Lupe Fiasco released a new mixtape recently and "The End Of The World" is a highlight! Listen to the song right here:

Music Monday: Words I Never Said by Lupe Fiasco

I went to UCLA's Jazz Reggae Fest yesterday and had an absolute blast. I'm super sunburned, but it was worth it to see Lupe in concert again. I mainly went to see him, but was also looking forward to Talib Kweli. Unfortunately, Talib only played one song, as a part of someone else's set. He was prominently featured on the promotional materials, but only got a few minutes. I was very surprised he didn't get his own set, considering he was one of the bigger names. When he came on stage, most of the crowd got to their feet and rocked out to his song. I'm sure I wasn't the only one disappointed to see him go so quickly.

Lupe puts on such an energetic show and I'm just a big fan of his music. One of my favorite of his new tracks is Words I Never Said. Check out the official video after the break.

Music Monday: I Don't Want to Care Right Now by Lupe Fiasco

Lupe Fiasco's new album had a hard journey to the stores. Lupe has come out and said that the lyrics are his, but the beats are the labels because he eventually just gave up on fighting for what he wanted to make. 3 years in the making and it was the hardest time of his life. I can definitely hear a difference between this and his older work, with many of the songs being much more radio friendly and sampling modern music hits.

While it's unforetunate that Lupe is so upset about this album, there are some great tracks on it. Listen to I Don't Want to Care Right Now after the break.

Music Monday: The Show Goes On by Lupe Fiasco

The first track of his new album is pretty awesome. The record drops tomorrow, you can order it on iTunes or from Amazon below.