On the eighth anniversary of the release of The Cool, Lupe Fiasco took to Twitter today (December 18) to give an update on The Cool 2 and its projected release date.
“‘The Cool’ celebrates its 8th birthday today,” he writes. “The Cool is dead….long live The Cool 2. Winter 2017.”
The Chicago emcee also shared The Cool 2‘s cover art, which shows a skeleton spread out on a diagram with various images around it.
(This article was first published on October 20, 2015 and is as follows.)
It appears that Lupe Fiasco fans have something to be excited about. Taking to Instagram, the Chicago emcee teased what presumably is a portion of the cover art to The Cool 2, the sequel to his vaulted 2007 release, Lupe Fiasco’s The Cool.
“Sneak peek…!!!…#C2,” Lupe captioned. “It’s gonna be a whiiiile…but we are working!”
View Lupe’s Instagram below.
Should The Cool 2 arrive as expected, it will be the second time Lupe Fiasco’s released a sequel to a previous album. 2012’s Food & Liquor II: The Great American Rap Album Pt 1 is the continuation to his 2006 classic debut, Lupe Fiasco’s Food & Liquor.
“To paraphrase Thomas Jefferson, [Hip Hop] must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants,” HipHopDX stated in its Food & Liquor II review, which received a 4 out of 5 rating. “Lupe’s ironically been branded with both since his ’06 bum rush. But there remains something noble about Chi-town’s Guevara relentlessly waving his beliefs without fear of backlash. Someone has to shine a light on all the world’s ills, right? If not Lu, then who?”
For more on Lupe Fiasco, view the DX Daily below:
Yaaaasss Lupe
Winter 2017? You know it’s winter 2015 at the moment right? The fuck?
I had to look at that four times. Came to this same conclusion.
I just jizzed in my pants.
Lupe is my favorite rapper but thts a typo or he’s trolln*I kno you’re working but damn*2 yrs is more than awhile*long live the 80s & 90s*
tHAT wOULD mAKE iT tHE tENTH aNNIVERSARY oF tHE cOOL. cLEVER lUPE!!!
2017 , winter…??? people will forget about u by then..i remember when Jay Z used to drop every year now I see rappers giving you 2 years notice.. smh
Why is this even news? Two whole years?
if TPAB by K DOT was not released…TETSUO & YOUTH would be the #1 “lyrical” RAP album of 2015…..THE COOL 2 is going to be huge…THE COOL one is still LUPE at his best ever!…..#DUMB IT DOWN…#PUT U ON GAME…the whole damn album is a CLASSIC!…LOL
It doesn’t matter what Kendrick did cuz Tetsuo & youth was better anyway. TPAB good, but way over hyped.
I hope it’s as hot as the first one
Big lupe fan!!
Been waiting for this album can’t wait
Anything from Lupe is a blessing
Shout out to Lupe he dropped two Jewels this year.. Be Healthy y’all
T&Y was a classic. This is why I love Lupe, he makes sure he delivers quality. Ill patiently wait for his timeless music.