Not too sure about what to think about the cover. It's...umm...different. But so is Lupe and his music. As long as the music's good that's all that matters I suppose. I caught some promotional pictures in VIBE & XXL last month that had some crazy astrological designs that I figured would be included on the cover, but I guess not. Anyway...The new album "The Cool" is a follow-up to Lupe's first album "Food & Liquor" and will hit stores on December 18th. The title refers to a character from a track of the same name on Fiasco's debut album. The new album will follow 3 characters, "The Cool", "The Game" + "The Streets". All three are supposed to embody different aspects of life's ills. "The Cool" refers to a dead drug dealer come back to life (as detailed in the track on Food & Liquor), "The Game" is a sexy bitch who's all about money, and "The Streets" is married to "The Game" and is a wannabe rapper from the hood. A little confused? Don't worry...so am I. I'm sure we'll understand things more when we actually hear the album. Anyway...aside from the semi-confusing concept, the album will feature appearance from some of Lupe's stable of singers including Matthew Santos, Pooh Bear, Sarah Green, + Gemini and will also only have one guest spot from a rapper...in the form of the one and only: Snoop Dogg. The production on the album will be handled largely by FNF's own Soundtrakk, + Cool and Drop. It will also feature a track from Chad Hugo of the Neptunes + Patrick Stump of Fall Out Boy.

Here's the official track list:

01. Isesha Poem (Intro)
02. Free Chilly (Interlude) (ft. Sarah Green)
03. Go Gadget Flow
04. The Coolest
05. Superstar (ft. Matthew Santos)
06. Paris Tokyo
07. High Definition (ft. Snoop Dogg & Pooh Beer)
08. Gold Watch
09. Hip Hop Saved My Life
10. Intruder Alert (ft. Sarah Green)
11. Streets On Fire
12. Lil Weapons
13. Gotta Eat
14. Dumb It Down
15. Hello/Goodbye
16. The Die
17. Put You On Game
18. Fighters (ft. Matthew Santos)
19. Go Baby

Click here to read a track by track breakdown from Yahoo music & URB.com

Click here to read info on the whole cast of characters on "The Cool"

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