DROGAS Light
The Japanese kanji character for “light” adorns the cover of Lupe’s album—an accurate description of the contents within. The Chicago MC sheds megawatts of insight, bobbing and weaving over musical beds ranging from trap to vintage dirty south to electro-funk. “More Than My Heart” is a love letter to mothers. “NGL” is a cautionary tale. On “Made in the USA,” Lupe drops a rap history lesson. *DROGAS Light* is a convincing master class about staying true.
By embracing the detuned bass and dope boy cool of state-of-the-art trap, Lupe Fiasco delivers his most subversive album yet.
The sixth proper Lupe Fiasco full-length nonetheless materialized the following February.
It’s difficult to tell what Lupe Fiasco is trying to achieve with Drogas Light, the first of three albums from the Chicago rapper.
Long-time Lupe Fiasco fans will find something to appreciate on his sixth studio album, DROGAS Light, but it might be a poor introduction fo...
Following claims that he'd left music permanently and the promise of three albums in 2016, Lupe Fiasco's 'Drogas Light' feels like a bunch of offcuts.