This debate topic went up first on December 30 2021. Let’s revisit the topic, and then we’ll discuss it on HipHop-Album-Debate, “The Podcast,” Episode 86. Sounds like the play?
We’re going back to 2006, the year Lupe Fiasco and Game’s Lupe Fiasco’s Food & Liquor and Doctor’s Advocate, respectively, saw the light of the day. Let’s chop it up.
Lupe released his debut, Lupe Fiasco’s Food & Liquor, on September 19. The Chicago-native could have easily created an album that centers around his hometown’s high crime rate. However, Lupe took a more diverse approach. For example, his first single, “Kick, Push,” was a nod to the skateboard culture.
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“Kick, Push” was nominated for a Grammy Awards in two categories; Best Rap Solo Performance and Best Rap Song.
In “American Terrorist,” he let us know who’s the real terrorist in the U.S.
After Lupe’s standout verse on Kanye West’s, “Touch the Sky,” a dope debut was inevitable. And that’s why it unsurprisingly debuted at number 8 on Billboards 200 and earned him three Grammy nominations.
Game’s Doctor’s Advocate came two months later (November 14). “It’s Okay (One Blood),” featuring Junior Reid, was the first single and proof that this wasn’t your typical sophomore album.
“I’m the doctor’s advocate, n***a Dre shot ya/Brought me back from the dead, that’s why they call him the doctor/The ‘Math gone drop’em, if 50 ain’t rockin’ with him no more/It’s okay, I get it poppin’.”
Game kept the West Coast cockiness going in tracks like “Let’s Ride” and “Too Much.”
50 Cent and Dr. Dre — wasn’t along for the second ride. But it left minimum ripple effect. Doctor’s Advocate debuted at the top spot on the Billboard 200. It was certified 3X Platinum.
We have two albums – Lupe Fiasco’s Food & Liquor and Doctor’s Advocate – one may say: these two albums are like comparing apples to oranges. However, apples and oranges are both fruit. And in regards to the debate topic, they are both Hip Hop albums that are worthy of a conversation.
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Lupe Fiasco’s ‘Lupe Fiasco’s Food & Liquor’ or The Game’s ‘Doctor’s Advocate’?
[Polls Are Closed!]
The Game – Doctor’s Advocate – 57%
Lupe Fiasco – Lupe Fiasco’s Food & Liquor – 43%