“Drill Music may lack the density of both Tetsuo and Wave, but just about everything Lupe says here sticks.”
“Drill Music in Zion is a strong but ultimately weighty ode to Lupe Fiasco's hometown”
“On his eighth album, Lupe Fiasco relinquishes his sanctimonious impulses and refocuses his vision on phonetic thrills and poignant reflection.”
“Inspired by the Japanese philosophy wabi-sabi – the perfection of imperfection – Lupe Fiasco wrote and recorded his eighth album in three days. Rush recording can be an excuse to coast on the fumes of creative fire, but it’s brought a welcome looseness to Lupe’s music after a gruesome chart-chasing phase. It would be optimistic to say the 40-year-old’s artistic best days are ahead of him, but this”
