ScHoolboy Q is in awe of Lupe Fiasco‘s latest bundle of songs, and he has even shouted out the Chicago rapper’s lyrical prowess.
On Sunday (June 30), the Southern California rapper took to social media to praise the eight-tracks that make up Samurai and wrote: “Bro tone and pen is inspiring dawg. I love cHoppy raps & awkward sounds but Lupe got tHis super power wit words wHere He writes tHe prefect essay iono. Album dope.”
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Later that same day, his peer responded to the kind words with: “tHanx for tHe love my g… [prayerhand emoji, tornado emoji, golf-cup emoji, golfer emoji].”
Check out the wholesome exchange below:
tHanx for tHe love my g…
🙏🏾🌪️ ⛳️ 🏌🏾♂️ https://t.co/7RUrePYS4Y
— “SAMURAI” Now Playing (@LupeFiasco) June 30, 2024
Prior to its released last month, Lupe revealed that his album is a tribute a fellow musician who tragically passed away back in 2011.
“Samurai in 5… A loving & living portrait to and of one of my favorite artists, Amy Winehouse,” he wrote on social media. “I’ve done many portraits of people I admire over the years. Some public and some private. This one took on a life of its own and became an album. Looking forward to sharing it.”
The Food & Liquor MC first revealed that he was working on an album inspired by the late singer back in 2020.
“On this album, she becomes a battle rapper going around battling motherfuckers,” the rapper and educator said during an Instagram Live session. “The whole album’s a story […] Each scene in the story has its own song, just so n-ggas ain’t confused.”
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This concept traces back to a clip from the 2015 documentary Amy, wherein the British superstar leaves a voicemail for producer Salaam Remi about the battle rap-style lyrics she had been writing.
“Hello doll, it’s Amy,” she said on the audio recording. “Salaam, yeah, I keep coming out with all battle raps and it’s pouring out of me, like Wu-Tang [Clan] stuff. But really neat, very beautifully alliterated little battle raps.
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“So, next time you wanna come for me and have a battle-rap off, I’m gonna kill you because I’m a samurai. Before you ask yourself, ‘Is she drunk? Is she high? Has she been out? What’s she been doing?’ Yeah, I’m fucked up. I’m fucked up in the head.”
She added: “But I keep coming out with all this stuff all the time. All these lyrics, I don’t know why. But I realize it’s for the next album. So come on, sensei. Let’s do this. Love you, bye.”
