Lupe Fiasco

Lupe Fiasco-

Much more than a mere sequel; instead, equal halves American history documentary and honor roll rap skill exhibition. 
Your average Hip-Hop album features a tall guest list andshort stack of truth. F&L2 offers a welcomed imbalance of features to facts.

"What I've learned is not to take anybody's advice. If you rely solely on your fans, it sets you up for the downfall
on the industry side and if you rely on what your label is saying, it will disconnect you from your fans."
-Lupe Fiasco (lupefiasco.com)

Bitch Bad-

Lupe uses this song to address misogyny inHip-Hop. He explains how the meaning of the word Bitch is often misconstrued by youth based on the context in which it is being used. He also addresses how “Bitch” can be seen as a “positive” ornegative.

Kendrik Lamar- Swimming Pools (Drank)
Album: good kid, m.A.A.D. City
Released: October 22, 2012

Kendrik Lamar-

“Everything on the album is 100% real. It was easy for me towrite it that way because I couldn’t fabricate anything,” Lamar says as his eyes peer up from underneath his “LA” hat. “I know that the people close to me, when they finally get to hear it, they’llbe like ‘whoa, he’s revisiting demons,’ and this album was really about me moving on with my life.”

“Truthfully, being able to get that out is a lot of skeletons in the closet that put a burden onyour life is significant,” he continues. “My best way of venting is telling the truth about it. To the youth of this generation: I come from where you come from. I made a change within myself to dosomething positive at the end of the day and you can do it too.” (http://lifeandtimes.com/kendrick-lamar-talks-album-t-d-e-and-illmatic-comparisons)

Swimming Pools (Drank)-

Kendrik addressesthe use of alcohol as a vice for escaping reality, fitting in or just feeling good. He acknowledges the peer pressure to drink and how drinking skews perceptions of reality and lowers inhibitions....