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Lupe Fiasco Admits That He Hates This One Album in His Discography—and Not Because of the Music

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Typically, artists treat albums like their babies. It’s a massive labor of love, even when the music business can make them cynical. So it’s surprising to consider that Lupe Fiasco actually hates one of his albums. You would think someone so deeply intricate and intentional about their concepts and lyrical exercises would be even more protective about their work.

However, it’s not necessarily the creative process that made Lupe hate this album. It’s all the noise surrounding it that made him resentful. In a 2011 interview with The Guardian, he admitted that making Lasers was something he put his blood, sweat, and tears into. Consequently, he wanted it to be the biggest album it could be.

However, he blamed his........

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