2Pac - "So Many Tears" (1995)

As I suspected when I decided to start focusing on B-sides, the blog was becoming a bit “indie”-orientated. But what better way to break that up than with a bit of ‘Pac?

Lupe Fiasco - Lasers (2011)

Lupe’s latest offering sees him become his own worst nightmare

Lupe Fiasco has made a name for himself as the alternative voice of modern hip hop. In a genre inherently afflicted with inflated bravado, here was a geeky skater kid from Chicago writing the sort of socially and politically conscious rap which is being pushed further underground. But despite having two successful and acclaimed albums under his belt, Atlantic Records seemed to have felt that they could give a boost to their artist’s sales and radio play.