Lupe fiasco wants his new album to be an act of service. On Friday, the esteemed rapper announced that he is releasing his ninth studio album, Samurai, on June 28 and also dropped the project’s title track. On the LP, Fiasco will delve into more personal stories while embracing the idea that you should be “at the service of other people.”
“I sometimes get tagged by my fans because I don’t make personal records,” Lupe said in a statement, “but I always tell people I’m in there, if you listen close enough. This album is one of my more personal records to date to.
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“It’s not a complete biography, but my personal experiences are woven into all my music. Many of the records are mine,” he added. “Some are from a character’s POV. and some are me. The album interweaves things from my life as an artist and touches on things that other artists experience.”
Fiasco enlisted Soundtrakk to produce the album after working with him on 2022’s Drill music in Zion. The album, produced by Charles ‘Chill’ Patton, will feature eight songs, including songs like ‘Bigfoot’, ‘Cake’ and ‘Palaces’.
“The word samurai means to serve,” Lupe says of the album’s title. “My relationship with that word has always meant being of service to other people, either in the community at large, or in this case the rap community at large that I’ve been a part of for years.”
Samurai will follow that of 2022 Drill music in Zionalthough he released several singles in 2023, including ‘Roc-A-Fella Y’all’, ‘Channel No. 3’ and ‘Outside’.
Samurai Tracklist
1. “Samurai”
2. “Mumble Rap”
3. “Cake”
4. “Palaces”
5. “No. 1 headband”
6. “Bigfoot”
7. “Outside”
8. “Until Eternity”
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