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Fahrenheit 1/15, Part 2: Revenge of the Nerds
Hip-Hop · 2006 · 18 tracks

Fahrenheit 1/15, Part 2: Revenge of the Nerds

Lupe Fiasco

Technical lyricism and soulful production. This mixtape captures the hunger of a Chicago icon just before his global breakthrough.

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It is like a PhD in rhyming delivered over the smoothest soul samples you have ever heard.

A sharp, ambitious, and intellectually playful energy that feels both grounded in the streets and reaching for the stars.

Fahrenheit 1/15, Part 2: Revenge of the Nerds · vs · Lupe Fiasco
Focused Work+2.2σ

Focused Work saturates this record far more than the artist's norm.

Tracklist · 18 Tracks
01
Revenge Begins (intro)
2:09
02
Much More
4:27
03
Mean & Vicious
4:17
04
Didn't You Know
3:55
05
Don't Get It Twisted
2:22
06
Fast Money
3:56
07
Lupe the Killer
4:54
08
Handcuffs
3:38
09
Jedi Mind Tricks
1:34
10
Glory
4:20
11
Your Attention Please
0:54
12
I'm Coming (Freestyle)
1:12
13
Gemini (Freestyle)
2:35
14
Switch (The Science Project)
3:53
15
Conflict Diamonds
4:00
16
Clean
2:20
17
Outty 5000
4:14
18
Tilted in Any Colour You Like
4:11
Moments Worth Waiting For
The rapid-fire perspective shifts during the second half of Switch where the flow becomes a technical masterclass.
The haunting use of the Pink Floyd sample on the closing track creating a psychedelic hip-hop crossover.
The raw hunger in the Gemini freestyle where the wordplay feels like it is barely contained by the beat.
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