AP2.0 and Inori discuss Lupe Fiasco's "Mural"

[AP3.0]

@Inori!!!!

WHERE YOU AT NIGGA!!!

TODAY IS THE DAY!!!

OH YOU THOUGHT I FORGOT?!?!

Tell everyone what your exact position about Mural is again. I dont want to misquote you. Is that you feel it's wack or overrated?

edit:

Once i saw this, this REALLY made me hear shit I didnt hear prior. Once i heard it, then I could visually see the shit when he rapped it just like this breakdown video

There are NO wasted bars on this song

 

[Al G. Rhythm]

After listening to mural a lot lately I think that song should end before it hits the 5 min mark

This is probably my favorite portion of the song

But Queen like white glove wave hand
And not wave hand like it's a heat wave
So you make a fan by waving your hand
I'm talking wave like you saying "hey"
Man, and not hay for horses and hoarse like you almost voiceless
You gotta treat your vocal chords like it's a fortress
And treat every single one of your words like reinforcements

 

[Silverfoxx]

@Inori!!!!

WHERE YOU AT NIGGA!!!

TODAY IS THE DAY!!!

OH YOU THOUGHT I FORGOT?!?!

Tell everyone what your exact position about Mural is again. I dont want to misquote you. Is that you feel it's wack or overrated?

Lupe Stan #4328 reporting in!

 

[Inori]

lmao at the all caps. Calm yo ass down nigga.

Yall overrate the fuck outa that song.

Stepping out shortly so I dont wanna hear no "Oh now he busy"

It'll be just as fuckin overrated when I get back as it has been for all these years

 

[AP3.0]

lmao at the all caps. Calm yo ass down nigga.

Yall overrate the fuck outa that song.

Stepping out shortly so I dont wanna hear no "Oh now he busy"

It'll be just as fuckin overrated when I get back as it has been for all these years

i wouldnt call it overrated but its a dope song/concept. It's not even my favorite on that album but its a pretty dope fucking song

dont worry b. Step out, step in...whatever you gotta do...respond when you can nigga

but it feels like you just wanna say the shit is wack...so if it's that...i need to read these reasons how you came to that conclusion

 

[AP3.0]

After listening to mural a lot lately I think that song should end before it hits the 5 min mark

This is probably my favorite portion of the song

But Queen like white glove wave hand
And not wave hand like it's a heat wave
So you make a fan by waving your hand
I'm talking wave like you saying "hey"
Man, and not hay for horses and hoarse like you almost voiceless
You gotta treat your vocal chords like it's a fortress
And treat every single one of your words like reinforcements

Goldie shitted on this so hard lol

well not this part specifically but the bars that came before it about rain man, reign man, etc...

 

[AP3.0]

i edited my OP

 

[Word....Life]

Goldie shitted on this so hard lol

well not this part specifically but the bars that came before it about rain man, reign man, etc...

Goldie got niggaz out here hatin’ Lupe and A Tribe Called Quest lol

 

[AP3.0]

ohhhh shit

@Gene Parmesan

after reading your post about your fav part of Mural, then thinking back to the Cool thread where everyone shitted on his breathing on that album...that shit makes perfect sense NOW... I never put 2 and 2 together. He's acknowledging his breathing was bad on F&L

THE TREASURE HUNT CONTINUES!!!!

 

[Eyerone]

My question is…overrated how?

When homie said he didn’t see why people hype it up the 1st time he said this shit, I didn’t understand. There is a small population of people who even know the song exists. The ones that do? Yeah they talk about it because the imagery and bars are pretty intense. It’s a lot of effort…considering all the wordplay, references, metaphors and what not.

To say it’s “overrated” is weak. Just say you don’t like the song

 

[Al G. Rhythm]

Goldie shitted on this so hard lol

well not this part specifically but the bars that came before it about rain man, reign man, etc...

I mean I get it because lupe not exactly killing it at that part but he swears he is lol

it sounds good though

 

[Eyerone]

I got plenty of favorite parts of the song, but imma focus on the ninja part of the shit cuz he spazzed on that shit.


Who’s the Boss? If it isn't Alyssa Milano
Dudikoff, ninja mission into the Congo
Polarize envy of the older guys
Black obi, shinobi hittin' Kenno in the face with all my throwin' knives
Sub-zero, guiding (Gaiden), hiding (Haiden), riding (Raiden) in the pack as well
Sound village, Leaf village, wolf spirit, magic spells
Dodging Rain and catching hail (hell)
Faith seers need samurais to catch the L

 

[AP3.0]

My question is…overrated how?

When homie said he didn’t see why people hype it up the 1st time he said this shit, I didn’t understand. There is a small population of people who even know the song exists. The ones that do? Yeah they talk about it because the imagery and bars are pretty intense. It’s a lot of effort…considering all the wordplay, references, metaphors and what not.

To say it’s “overrated” is weak. Just say you don’t like the song

its crazy i caught even more shit today rewatching that video LMAO

but yea...i was confused by him saying overrated as well cause it's not like it was a smash single or something that got universal praise, but its a really good song

 

[AP3.0]

I got plenty of favorite parts of the song, but imma focus on the ninja part of the shit cuz he spazzed on that shit.


Who’s the Boss? If it isn't Alyssa Milano
Dudikoff, ninja mission into the Congo
Polarize envy of the older guys
Black obi, shinobi hittin' Kenno in the face with all my throwin' knives
Sub-zero, guiding (Gaiden), hiding (Haiden), riding (Raiden) in the pack as well
Sound village, Leaf village, wolf spirit, magic spells
Dodging Rain and catching hail (hell)
Faith seers need samurais to catch the L

i was waiting on you to post this lol

you talk about this part often, but seeing the references in the video made it made sense to me as i didnt catch any of the references after Who's the boss..

the way he was prouncing "Sub-zero, guiding (Gaiden), hiding (Haiden), riding (Raiden) in the pack as well" on first listen, I missed all of this shit

 

[AP3.0]

I mean I get it because lupe not exactly killing it at that part but he swears he is lol

it sounds good though

to me it was the set up to the part you like so it was relative and kinda picky to isolate that part of the verse

 

[Al G. Rhythm]

to me it was the set up to the part you like so it was relative and kinda picky to isolate that part of the verse

Oh I feel you I was speaking from Goldie’s POV

 

[Eyerone]

i was waiting on you to post this lol

you talk about this part often, but seeing the references in the video made it made sense to me as i didnt catch any of the references after Who's the boss..

the way he was prouncing "Sub-zero, guiding (Gaiden), hiding (Haiden), riding (Raiden) in the pack as well" on first listen, I missed all of this shit

dude referenced mad niggas from Mortal Kombat, Shinobi, Ninja Gaiden, then flipped it to some anime shit. Who the fuck mentions Michael Dudikoff in raps? Dude was The American Ninja

 

[BRIAN B.]

 

[BRIAN B.]

I actually like the song tho lol


even made a beat from the same sample (Young Jeezy's "Beautiful" uses it as well)

 

[Inori]

Aite @AP2.0 im back.

Let me start off by saying... I dont hate the song. It's aite and I respect the artistry in putting all that shit together... but he aint really talkin bout shit!

Yall will explain it away by saying well he's just painting a mural with different images... yeah... tossing a buncha shit up on the canvas is more like it. Some people might appreciate that and call it a masterpiece or his greatest work.. I just happen to disagree.

I say this about Eminem as well.. while I can respect the technical part of putting the words together and flow etc.. all of that shit is meaningless if you aint really saying shit.

I've said it numerous times I don't like scavenger hunt ass music and this is the epitome of that shit. Conceptually and thematically this aint even top 5 Lupe songs in my humble opinion.