It is but this type of reaction is why this type of music disappeared in rap and everyone is just trying to make the Boston Richey or Baby Smoove song or whoever it is that month

Niggas afraid of being too different or too cheesy. I miss the 2000’s song archetypes that don’t exist anymore like this or “I’m the illest rapper”

i had to read this three times but i see u

Is that diddy's hand?

Song is great

Nobody “clears” Lupe

Just say hes better

Song is better the way it is tbh, woulda been generic just having her sing the whole hook

the drums def

turned out good tho still overall imo

Nah I'm good ill say it how I did

the pot gets hotter

Wiz version clears imo

lupe pop songs outside of the few on his first two albums (and even some of those are just mid) is the worst & hurtful thing about his career

yall made lupe think he can make lazers

He didn't fight against a hit but this song has a similar vibe

Yep, Lupe did some of the only good rap pop crossovers in that era.

and he didn't want to make LASERS. Atlantic made him

the zune in the intro is wild

who produced this

yeah atlantic made him because of feign success of his other hits and a whole album of it which isnt lupe's bag to begin with

its a self fulfilling prophecy from the get

some rappers aint made to do pop imo and one of them is lupe - most of the time

Neptunes

Idk if you don't remember that era but Lupe was just doing the same formula as everyone else. The formula and era sucked ass.

sounds like he's rapping to a different song tbh

the beat and the vocals feel like from two different sources

You have to commit to it like this:

his version drowning out and taking out all the dynamics of the arp is criminal

hell nah