Lupe Fiasco has always had a tremendous pen game, but with the spirit of Amy Winehouse within him, he's somehow been even deadlier lately. "SOS" is another great example of his talents, including his skills behind the boards. He helped produce this single alongside Nicolas Isaiah and Anthony Perkins, and it's equally as tight as his rhymes.
It's a jazzy sonic bed with soulful saxophones and it caresses the ears beautifully. Lupe shreds it to pieces with potent and layered rhyme schemes. "Recorded this out in Califo, but feel like Dallas to a palindrome, a salad on my palette, bro / Still eat a cannibal sandwich, though, mix the poison with the antidote and terrorize the whole talent show / Metal detector, capture the underground sound made of pallets out my catacomb."
The chorus is also very telling of this whole Samurai era, as he raps about prioritizing substance over style. Although, he's got plenty of the latter, too.
This is now the second offering from his forthcoming EP, Samurai DX. The digital version will include two new songs from this run, with "SOS" being one of them. Then, there will be an additional three remixes of songs from the 2024 project.
Those who cop the vinyl will be treated to instrumentals of all five tracks as well. It will arrive on August 22.
Lupe Fiasco "SOS"
Quotable Lyrics:
The rumor, that runs like a puma throughout the Uma that we still believe in humor
Gotta have hunger when you under to go from junior to humongous in the Dunya
Yea, and get your hibiscus and petunia way before you have your funa- uh
Abbreviate it for the dopery, my poetry don't deserve flowers, deserves potpourri
Word to Dough Burger of the poetry to stop the sting like a broken bee, runaways versus overseas
