If you think about it, Kanye West and Lupe Fiasco were the guys who led off this sort of dark, almost emo-rap subgenre that has made stars out of Kid Cudi and Drake. More than that, though, when Lupe came out, he seemed like a throwback to the times when rappers had substance and an eye for narrative. In hip-hop these days, the bright spots appear even brighter because there are so few of them. Lupe’s debut, “Food & Liquor”, […]