| Mixtapes have taken the music industry by storm. | | | | category and is on the verge of excelling it. Though |
| They are the new in thing and there are a number of | | | | Enemy-of-the-State is brilliant as a mixed tape, it does |
| fine artists who are dabbling in mixtapes. In the current | | | | have its share of rueful mistakes. The introductory |
| music scenario, the one singer who stands out in the | | | | piece is a torture device of synch-cord and |
| business of mixed tapes is Lupe Fiasco. His latest | | | | simultaneous electro-thump. The second song is a |
| mixtape Enemy-of-the-State is a fine blend of songs | | | | superb rendition of Radioheads The National Anthem. |
| that may not be as good as his full-length versions, but | | | | The rap number punches in sped up word stitching and |
| the album does come with interesting twists and some | | | | the lyrics remind us of the current sate of affairs of |
| very intelligent and quality lyrics and use of beats. This | | | | hip-hop culture and politics. The one deadly mistake |
| album is undoubtedly among the best rap-releases of | | | | that Lupe makes is packing his mixtape with beats of |
| our time. The album has twelve awesome tracks, | | | | other rappers, which compromises on Lupes original |
| which are actually rip-offs from one song or another. | | | | melodies. There are direct imports of beats from |
| Lupe mixes the rip-offs so well that they have | | | | Jay-Z, Lil Wayne and Timbaland. These beats have a |
| become very good hip-hop songs in their own right. | | | | rhythm and poppy, club-like feel to them that dont |
| The signature style and quality of Lupe makes this mix | | | | match up with Lupes own witty and clever bars and it |
| offering one of a kind. The world of mixed tapes has | | | | affects the impact of his personal musicality. Lupe |
| had some sad disappointments from the most | | | | works hard to maintain his own originality in his mixes |
| promising stars in the mixed tape music segment. | | | | by keeping the songs short and pumping up the lyrics |
| Kanye West did not follow-up his path-breaking debut | | | | quotient. The album is enriched with ingenious and |
| with anything substantial, Lil Wayne is nothing more | | | | clever one-liners that stay with you. Though the |
| than plain mediocre, Jay-Z has bettered his flow and | | | | mixtapes beats are recipes for disaster in more than |
| 50 Cent makes you laugh. | | | | one instance, the album itself reveals Lupes way of |
| Lupe Fiasco has best used the mixed tape music | | | | looking at the hip-hop world. |