On Lupe Fiasco’s 39th birthday, be sure to revisit one of his most compelling tracks, the haunting “Put You On Game.”
Seeing as it’s Lu’s 39th birthday today, it feels appropriate to celebrate the ambitious lyricist by highlighting some of his most compelling work. As it happens, he dives headfirst into “Put You On Game,” his narrative prowess in full effect as he embraces the evil within. What makes it so interesting is the cold detachment within his lyricism, almost as if he’s surveying the world as an omniscient and omnipotent narrator. While it’s seldom celebrated as one of his defining works, it’s certainly one of the most immersive, likely to linger long after the fact like a particularly unsettling dream.
Happy birthday Lupe Fiasco — may there be plenty more conceptually-driven highlights still to come.
QUOTABLE LYRICS
I taught them better than that
I taught them aim for the head and hope they never come back
I’m glad your daddy’s gone, baby, hope he never comes back
I hope he’s with your mother with my hustlers high in my traps
I hope you die in his trash
I can’t help it, all I hear when you’re crying is laughs
I’m sure somebody find you tied up in this bag
Behind the hospital, little baby crack addicts had
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