Tetsuo & Youth
by Lupe Fiasco
  • Record Label: Atlantic
  • Release Date: Jan 20, 2015
Metascore
80

Generally favorable reviews - based on 12 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 10 out of 12
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 12
  3. Negative: 0 out of 12
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  1. Rolling Stone
    Feb 12, 2015
    60
    Lupe Fiasco's fifth album is a swirl of double meanings, extended metaphors about yoga and math, and increasingly labyrinthine ways to say "I'm dope."
  2. Pretty Much Amazing
    Feb 10, 2015
    58
    The density of Tetsuo & Youth just could have benefitted from even the slightest dose of levity to throw its rhetoric and messages into sharper relief.

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#33 Most Discussed Album of 2015
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#75 Most Shared Album of 2015

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User Score
8.5

Universal acclaim- based on 279 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 247 out of 279
  2. Mixed: 12 out of 279
  3. Negative: 20 out of 279
  1. bopppet
    Jan 21, 2015
    10
    A Musical movie, that almost never misses a beat. An intellectually, and emotionally engaging album for all hour and half it goes through.A Musical movie, that almost never misses a beat. An intellectually, and emotionally engaging album for all hour and half it goes through. Lupe Fiasco doesn't hold back - this almost crosses over from Hip Hop to verbal art at certain moments.… Full Review »
  2. loco_ono
    Jan 21, 2015
    10
    This is the best hip-hop (although genre-bending) album I've heard since Hell Hath No Fury.. Yes better than Good Kid Maad City and MBDTF andThis is the best hip-hop (although genre-bending) album I've heard since Hell Hath No Fury.. Yes better than Good Kid Maad City and MBDTF and Yeezus... It's very fitting that he used one of his paintings as the album cover because it's more contemporary art than music. It's like a collage of different emotions, sounds, social issues, textures... I can't stop listening to it. It's a master at work. I can't believe people are comparing it to his early work - there is no comparison. This is something only he, today, can make.. all his personal and label struggles, all the hate and negativity he gets for trying to be positive.. it has all accumulated towards this.… Full Review »
  3. ChefJooce
    Jan 21, 2015
    10
    j snore flopped with the cheerleader chronicles, born **** and then boring ass drive

    WHEN I LISTEN TO THIS **** MY CAPSLOCK BREAKS AND I    j snore flopped with the cheerleader chronicles, born **** and then boring ass drive

    WHEN I LISTEN TO THIS **** MY CAPSLOCK BREAKS AND I CANT FAUFOIHAGOIDHPHAGSDOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOI[PASJHOPGDFJHOPDHO

    LUPE MAKES ME CUM CRINE

    **** SILKY **** FIJI

    I LOVE HOV, AND THAT BOY TIMETOLOOPY IS GOAT    … Full Review »
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