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Steph Curry Reveals His Favorite Hip-Hop Album

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Steph Curry is easily one of the best players in the history of basketball. Overall, he is responsible for four NBA titles and a dynasty that has lasted over half a decade. Although Curry has struggled with injuries throughout this season, he hopes to carry his Golden State Warriors to the NBA Finals. They are the defending champions, and he would love to repeat, despite the odds. However, it is not going to be easy at all when you consider how the West is completely stacked this season.

Throughout his career, Curry has been eager to share his love of hip-hop. He has a deep appreciation for the genre, and he is always listening to new albums. Recently, Steph was Mistah F.A.B’s The Unc And Fab Show where he got to talk music. As you can see in the clip down below, Steph was asked about his music preferences. Specifically, they wanted to know what his all-time favorite album is. This subsequently led to Curry professing his love of Lupe Fiasco.

Steph Curry Praises Lupe

“It’s Lupe Fiasco The Cool,” Curry explained. “[I’m a] huge Lupe fan. I think that album — I don’t know how many Top 10 lists that album would come up on, but that for me, the time and place too. And he’s an amazing artist.” The Cool is an album that came out all the way back in 2007. Fifteen years later, this is still a significant album in Lupe’s career. In fact, the album recently went platinum, which is a huge designation for any artist. Regardless, it is clear that Steph Curry has pretty great taste in music.

Moving forward, Curry will likely have to find just a bit of motivation in music if he wants to get the Warriors where they want to be. This year could very well spell the end of the Warriors’ reign of terror. However, the West is for the taking, and if Curry somehow pulls off the impossible, he will be seen as a hero. Needless to say, there is a lot at stake for him and his team. Let us know what you think of his album selection, in the comments down below.

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Lupe Fiasco Declares His Best Album

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Lupe Fiasco is always willing to share his opinion. The Chicago rapper is gearing up for a tour honoring the fifteenth anniversary of The Cool, and in honor of the album, he discussed what he thought of it in a new interview.

The Cool, which just went platinum a couple days ago, is Fiasco’s highest-selling project, and he said that he believes that means it’s also his best. “Where would I rank it? It’s my number one selling record,” he said in an interview with HipHopDX. “I’ma start doing that, whatever sold the most is the best. That’s just easy, right? Who had album of the year? Whoever sold the most records. Cool? We’re done here. The Cool sold the most records, so that’s the number one record.”

CHICAGO, IL – MARCH 12: Lupe Fiasco performs at AT&T’s (312) Day at Revel Market in Chicago, IL on March 12, 2019 in Chicago, Illinois. (Photo by Jeff Schear/Getty Images for AT&T)

Fiasco celebrated the platinum milestone on Twitter. “Just got the 1st Platinum Album of my career,” he wrote. “Always wanted one of these for the team. [Prayer hands] The Marathon Continues.”

He elaborated on the accomplishment with HipHopDX. “Hip hop puts a lot into sales and certifications, so to achieve this milestone is great,” Fiasco explained. “It’s one of the things I’ve always wanted– the only thing that I hadn’t achieved in rap or in hip hop.”

“As superficial as it may be, it means a lot [to go platinum], especially in this era,” he continued. “To be in a streaming era and still putting up 192,000 records— it’s sitting at 1.1 million— and a lot of that came from streaming, at least to push us over and push us over so hard, it speaks to something that we’re still relevant to move units in this era.”

In the end, that’s why it’s the best to Lupe: “Listen, I’m not bullshittin’. Number one. It’s number one.”

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