Random thought.

I feel like Lupe Fiasco has managed to pull off what Talib Kweli has been working towards his entire career.

Smart, political, incisive hip hop, that people love for reasons beyond the message.

And I’m saying this as someone who LOVES Talib Kweli.

But there are things you listen to when you want a message. And things with a message you listen to, when you want to nod your head to the track instinctively.