Tetsuo & Youth

Hip-Hop · 2015 · 16 tracks · 1h 18m

Tetsuo & Youth

Dense, seasonal, and intellectually demanding. A sprawling masterpiece of abstract lyricism and orchestral hip-hop that rewards deep, repeated analysis.

It's like a 90-minute philosophy lecture delivered by the world's best rapper over a live orchestra.

An intellectually rigorous and cinematically lush exploration of cyclical life and social structures.

Tetsuo & Youth · vs · Lupe Fiasco

Surreal Abstract+3.0σ

The writing leans far further into surreal abstract than the rest of the catalogue.

Tracklist · 16 Tracks · 1h 18m

01

Summer

1:27

02

Mural

8:49

03

Blur My Hands

5:28

04

Dots & Lines

6:32

05

Fall

1:14

06

Prisoner 1 & 2

8:36

07

Body of Work

5:54

08

Little Death

4:29

09

No Scratches

4:22

10

Winter

1:32

11

Chopper

9:33

12

Deliver

3:53

13

Madonna (and Other Mothers in the Hood)

4:43

14

Adoration of the Magi

5:06

15

They.Resurrect.Over.New.

5:39

16

Spring

1:36

Moments Worth Waiting For

The relentless nearly nine minute single verse of Mural that never breaks for a chorus

The unexpected banjo breakdown in Dots and Lines that pivots the track into a bluegrass fusion

The jarring transition from the ethereal Winter interlude into the massive posse cut Chopper

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