In some parts, Lupe Fiasco is known as just Kanye West's little protege. That's too bad because Fiasco is one amazing talent in an increasingly lackluster hip-hop pool. Like Talib Kweli and Common, Fiasco strives against mainstream hip-hop's obsession with material possessions and lack of imagination. Food & Liquor and The Cool showcased Fiasco's flair for words and disdain for the negative elements in hip-hop (poor treatment towards women being one sore point). He's not quite a mainstream star (and rumors of a last album might not change that) yet "Superstar" was quite the single. Smooth with a piano riff practically lifted from a Coldplay track, Lupe Fiasco's easy and calm flow and a sick hook by Matthew Santos. "Superstar" is filled with exquisite lyrics and show Fiasco's dexterity as a storyteller. If those rumors of impending retirement are true, then it'd be a sad loss for hip-hop; Fiasco is one of the genre's best lyricists.
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