# @therealcl24 on Instagram

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- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/Ce325rrLuk-
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/17601054-therealcl24-instagram
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- **Posted:** 2022-06-16T16:25:15.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** Carl Lamarre 🇭🇹 (@therealcl24) — https://gondola.cc/therealcl24

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@lupefiasco was super influential in my teenage years from a hip-hop standpoint. I remember as a fan listening to his “Blood Diamonds” freestyle or “Hustlaz” and “Much More” on HipHopGame and appreciating his razor-sharp lyricism. I even remember playing my older cousin Food & Liquor during my college visit at Howard. Fern must have played “Sunshine” 1100 times before ultimately buying his own copy of F&L. That leads me to The Cool. 

As I wrote: “Fiasco — who nabbed four Grammy nominations on his previous album, including a win for best urban/alternative performance for “Daydreaming” — set the table for his most potent, multi-layered project yet. In a no-holds-barred fashion, the Chicago MC unabashedly rapped about the perils of fame on the dark but pop-leaning single “Superstar,” gun violence on “Hip-Hop Saved My Life,” and health consciousness on “Gotta Eat.”

The Cool was rap gold for a senior like me in high school. 15 years later,  I’m glad that I was able to chat with Lupe and simply tell him, thank you. Give it a read.

Link in the bio ✍🏽 

#lupefiasco 
#thecool
#rap
#hiphop
#chicago
#blackmusicmonth

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blackmusicmonth, lupefiasco, hiphop, thecool, chicago, rap

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