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Universal acclaim- based on 279 Ratings
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Positive: 247 out of 279
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Mixed: 12 out of 279
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Negative: 20 out of 279
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Aug 7, 2021It's a very good record. Mural is one of the best rap songs ever.
Best songs: Mural
Worst songs: Madonna -
Sep 8, 2017Amazing Beats Lupe Makes A Great Effort Lyrically Too
A Career Maker For Him. Hopefully He Stays Consistent
He Is Doing Something Unique Specially With The Beats Great Piano Sample In The Song "Mural"
Very Smart Lyrics Decent Bars
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May 25, 2017I put this album at the same level as Food & Liquor and The Cool. Those albums might just edge it out but not by much this album is truly great as well. Listen to it.
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Feb 13, 2017love this cd every single song up here is great. the beats are just as good as the raps. its about time lupe put something out since the cool I hope he can keep this up for the next cd he puts out
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Jan 27, 2017Lupe Fiasco here was very innovative and creative, something that was missing on him since "The Cool" dropped. He woke up from his coma and produced an absolute masterpiece. It's also a comeback to form lyrically (or maybe even a consolidation as one of the greatest lyricists ever).
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Oct 25, 2016
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Jan 21, 2016I gave 8/10 at first, but I changed my opinion. It's perfect album. Absolutely perfect masterpeace. I hope that this year he will do the same and destroy 2016 :)))
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Jan 6, 2016
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Apr 22, 2015Quite possibly the best rap album of the year. Although some of the hooks aren't top notch, everything else is ten out of ten. I'm very excited his future albums, "The Cool 2" and "Skulls".
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Apr 3, 2015The best hip hop album of 2015 so far. Lupe's lyrics and flow are on point, as always, and the production is way better than on F&L2 and Lasers. It's a classic album without a doubt. This album gets an A from me. Highlights: "MURAL", "Deliver", "Chopper". Worst songs: I don't really think there's any major weak spot on Tetsuo & Youth.
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Mar 22, 201510/10 ................................................................................................................................................
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Mar 5, 2015
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Feb 15, 2015
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Feb 11, 2015Lupe Fiasco is finally back, with some brilliant material: this album is great on so many levels. The beats, hooks and lyrics are so good. 2015 is going to be a great year for rap.
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Feb 10, 2015This album isn't for stupid people. It's under appreciated because a lot of people are only listening for catchy hooks and dope beats. But Lupe serves complex truth and intricate bars. He absolutely did HIS thing.
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Feb 5, 2015
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Jan 31, 2015It had great raps. It had many boring songs. The flow from track to track was awful. I was disappointed overall. His best ablums were the first two and nothing since has compared.
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Jan 28, 2015
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Jan 25, 2015
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Jan 25, 2015You literally feel like a mural is being painted (no pun intended), this album is truly an example of magnificent lyricism and is just a pure representation of hip-hop.
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Jan 24, 2015This album is fantastic. Everything about it is great, Lupe Fiasco is a great rapper. If you haven't listened to it yet, you should. There is really no reason not to.
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Jan 24, 2015Album of the decade, hands down....take some time and REALLY listen to it. Each time you listen the better it gets and you understand it more. Hip Hop at its finest and waY ahead of its time. Thank you Lupe!
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Jan 24, 2015Just fantastic lyricism and word play but not just for the sake of sounding smart. Instead the purpose is to deliver a message and comment on contemporary society.
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Jan 23, 2015
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Jan 23, 2015Tetsuo & Youth is not just a hip-hop album. Its a Masterpiece, a classic, that proves the amazing skill of Lupe Fiasco. One of the best project in the history of hip-hop.
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Jan 22, 2015
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Jan 22, 2015
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Jan 22, 2015Flawless hip hop album. Combines not only rhymes with a lyrical story, but an interpretive journey through emotional double and triple entendres. First listen may leave you scratching your head but a second listen will make you want to dive deeper into this work of art. Highly recommended album.
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Jan 21, 2015Lyricism is unprecedented. Only a few moments deny this album perfection. Each cut is lyrically complex, with rhetorical modes that take multiple listens to comprehend. Bravo, Lupe. Bravo.
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Jan 21, 2015
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Jan 21, 2015This is creatively Lupe's best album and that is much appreciated. The lyricism and production is great as well. The fact that people still haven't fully deciphered this album shows that Lupe's complex lyrics are the best in the game and no one is coming close.
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Jan 21, 2015This mad nice b. The beats are hot. This is the perfect example of what a hip hop album SHOULD BE. Real. Lupe brings the tough bars and they all have a spiritual and beautiful meaning behind them. Who else is making music as good as this? Answer: Nobody!
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Jan 21, 2015Tetsuo & Youth is a front runner for Album of the year. The Originality and Lyricism displayed on this album is a rare accomplishment in todays hip-hop culture. This is also Lupe Fiasco best work since The Cool which happens to be my favorite cd of all-time. Glad to see this album live up to if not surpass the hype.
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Jan 21, 2015This review contains spoilers, click expand to view.
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Jan 21, 2015A huge improvement from Lupe lyrics are kicking but it is quite not enough for me I want the old Lupe back from the food & liquor and the cool days he was so dope back then now his music is not like him the album is an improvement but it's not that great it has its moments so I think it's a kick start for him to go back to his true form
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Jan 21, 2015A 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.
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Jan 21, 2015
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Jan 21, 2015j 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
Awards & Rankings
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Feb 12, 2015Lupe 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."
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Feb 10, 2015The 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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Feb 6, 2015At the end of the album, it’s more than clear that third, fourth, and fifth listens are demanded to appreciate its scope.