Lupe Fiasco's Food & Liquor

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Lupe Fiasco's Food & Liquor is Lupe Fiasco's debut album, due to be released in September 19, 2006. The album features Jay-Z, Kanye West, The Neptunes, Three 6 Mafia and Mike Shinoda (frontman for Linkin Park and Fort Minor) as producers. Mike Shinoda produced several tracks. The album cover was designed by Chicago-based designer Chuck Anderson of No Pattern.

The album was leaked three times, including March 2006 and May 2006. However Lupe has stated that he will still release the album with new and revised tracks. “Hey shit happens. An unmixed version of Food & Liquor got leaked yesterday,” Lupe said. “It’s stuff like this that makes you wanna just be like, fuck it. [1]

The first single off the album was "Kick Push". The song stated Lupe's love for skateboarding. The second single is "I Gotcha" which is produced by The Neptunes". A video was just recently shot for the song and was featured on MTV's "Making the Video". The second single in Europe is "Daydreamin'" (Feat. Jill Scott).

According to Lupe's official website [2], there will be fourteen tracks on the cd.

Confirmed tracklisting

1. "Intro"
2. "Real" (Feat. Sarah Green)
3. "Just Might Be OK" (Feat. Gemini)
4. "Kick, Push"
5. "I Gotcha"
6. "The Instrumental" (Feat. Jonah Matranga)
7. "He Say She Say" (Feat. Gemini & Sarah Green)
8. "Sunshine"
9. "Daydreamin'" (Feat. Jill Scott)
10. "The Cool"
11. "Hurt Me Soul"
12. "Pressure" (Feat. Jay-Z)
13. "American Terrorists" (Feat. Mike Shinoda)
14. "The Emperor's Soundtrack"
15. "Kick, Push II"
16. "Outro"

References

• Lupe Fiasco Addresses 'Food & Liquor' Album Leak
• AllHipHop Editorial on Food and Liquor's album Leak