The internet is loving Lupe's new track Shining Down. You can't go anywhere its posted or was posted and find many (if any) detractors to the record. That is until now. The song's creator hit his blog to vent over the early leakage:
"I DONT LEAK MY OWN RECORDS!!! I'M NOT A FAN OF LEAKING RECORDS OR OF DOWNLOADING!!! My entire first album leaked and possibly cost me from going platinum my first time out as the final estimates of how many people actually downloaded that album illegally was well over half a million. So how do u think i feel that everytime i come to this site where my "fans" are i see you putting up links to download my records???...I dont care about the other sites. I care about where my real fans are supposed to be active. If you come across it and you like it and keep it to yourself thats all cool with me but to make it where as other people are able to download it in a public forum is honestly an insult to me. Especially because of how much i love you guys. that shit is kinda like a slap in the face." Via LupeFiasco-LupEND.blogspot.com
I ain't mad at Lupe for this. I mean of course at the end of the day a hot song leaking helps you much more than it hurts, but if you're a artists and you're not mad at your shit getting leaked there's something wrong with you. I'm sure Lupe would rather this than the whole album like Food & Liquor though.
There was something more important in his blog post other than that rant above. Check out Lupe's assessment of Lasers so far:
"Lastly, the album is fucking ridiculous. I dont like to brag or shit like that but the album is sooooo fucking crazy at this point 95% done. and its all balls to the wall fire. I have the experience and the freedom now to make what i think will be the best received album of my career."
Now usually I don't take too much stock in rappers saying their albums are hot because that just what they do. Its like 2nd nature at some point. BUT the fact that its a person like Lupe, who has proven to be capable of making an exceptional album, I'm all ears. I'm excited for the album though there is no release date in sight. Its still on tap for the 4th quarter though so lets keep our fingers crossed for that.
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