Lupe Fiasco is back out of the woodwork with a new track, "LAW," which stands for "Love All Ways."
"LAW" is an unreleased song off of his latest album, "Tetsuo & Youth."
The auto-tuned slow jam discusses the Chicago emcee's journey through love -- he admits to wanting companionship but declines the use of titles in this Floss & Flames-produced cut.
"I don't wanna be here by myself / But I'm just like you, and you don't wanna be by yourself," he kicks off the love ballad. " Wanna put my name on it, but don't wanna end the friendship / Cause that's a declaration, of independence."
"I just want to be here alone, alone," SimonSayz jumps on the smooth summer jam. "Tell me, how do you feel?"
The song seems to be more than just a love ballad, but a positive anthem about upward mobility.
The conscious rapper lays down rhymes like, "Now you all business, started up yourself small business / And we all in this, no half-stepping, we high heel / All inches, high yield, small interest, hell yeah" and "If you a senior, be a senior / Don't be runnin' around like some fraught n***as / Snapbck is great, but you about to graduate / Take your hat off n***a."
Such positive messages are a continuation of uplifting notes from Fiasco, who penned a public letter to hip-hop artists on his Instagram account two weeks ago, in light of the Drake vs. Meek mill feud.
The "Daydreamin'" rapper titled the letter, "The Haunting," and addressed issues of ghostwriting and authenticity in music today, scrutinizing commercial radio and its ability to ruin the music.
Fiasco began by saying that ghostwriting has always been a part of rap music and does not completely deem it deplorable.
"Modern Radio and the commercial realm of music has injured rap. It set up ambiguous rules and systems for success that don't take into consideration the quality and skill of the rappers craft," he wrote, regarding commercial radio and its monetization of songs that ruin the true art. "It redefined rap as just being a beat driven hook with some words in between and an entire generation has surrendered to chasing the format instead of chasing the art form."
In closing, he addresses Meek and Drizzy by name, admitting that he is a fan of both of their productions, regardless of the beef: "Meek Mill struck a nerve accusing Drake of having a ghostwriter and the entire rap world reacted on all sides of the fence because rap is alive. It's active and it feels. Its rules and traditions are vibrant and responsive. I enjoy both these brothers music and find inspiration and appreciation from both of them."
Hopefully, the two rappers will be able to take Fiasco's deep words into account, as they move forward in their ongoing feud.
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