Track Listing

1. Baba Says Cool For Thought
2. Free Chilly
3. Go Go Gadget Flow
4. The Coolest
5. Superstar
6. Paris, Tokyo
7. Hi-Definition
8. Gold Watch
9. Hip-Hop Saved My Life
10. Intruder Alert
11. Streets On Fire
12. Little Weapon
13. Gotta Eat
14. Dumb It Down
15. Hello/Goodbye (Uncool)
16. The Die
17. Put You On Game
18. Fighters
19. Go Baby

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #558 in Music
• Released on: 2007-12-18
• Number of discs: 1
• Formats: Enhanced, Explicit Lyrics

Amazon.com
The name of Lupe Fiasco's sophomore set sounds like a Kanye-ism, and that's fitting: The Cool spills over with Mr. West-style urgency, and it's just about as smart as anything Fiasco's more flamboyant mentor has issued. It could even land Lupe a little too close to the top of the hip-hop heap for Kanye's comfort. The Cool is cool not only for its sober, clear-headed vibe -- Fiasco ponders everything from the apocalypse to poverty to the weight of worldly possessions in these songs, some of them produced with a level of sensitivity uncommon among studio tracks by Soundtrakk -- but also for its potential. Songs like "Dumb It Down," about the music industry's insistence on the same old sorry themes, burn with relatability and realness. But others go deeper. "Little Weapon," produced by Fall Out Boy's Patrick Stump, and "Intruder Alert" shape-shift customary hip-hop dialogue to let the issues of the day come sharply into focus. They make you think. Overall, The Cool is fevered, fierce, and at times furious, but so is Lupe Fiasco, and the album easily earns its spot as one of the top 10 CDs of 2007. --Tammy La Gorce

Customer Reviews

A Fun CD 4.5 Stars
Lupe Fiasco's, The Cool, is just a fun CD to listen to. I am not a Hip-Hop expert by any means, but I like his flow and I enjoy the beats he uses. His collaborations with Michael Santos, Snoop Dogg and Sarah Green are great. When Superstar first came out, I was not a big fan of the song. The more I listened, the more I liked it and decided to give the entire cd a try after sampling all the songs on itunes. I was not disappointed. I am a big Tribe Called Quest fan and while Lupe is not in the same league as Tribe, he reminds me of them. Many of the reviewers here seem to like Lupe's first CD as much, if not better, than this one. I am excited to give a try.

Almost a classic (4.5 stars for "The Cool")
Lupe is much better on the re-up from his first album Food & Liquor. This joint flows with thought provoking and creative joints for the new millenium. What stops this album from being a classic is that it kind of falls off after Dumb It Down.

Top Joints:
Streets On Fire (Dope, reminiscent of Nas' What Goes Around(Poison)
Paris, Tokyo -
Hi Definition - This is my joint
Dumb It Down
Intruder - Dope
Go Go Gadget - Jacks Busta's flow perfectly

damn...
wow. i wasn't expecting it to be this good, his first cd was sick, but this one....man...i'm speechless...