Studio Album · No. 5
Tetsuo & Youth Songwriting Credits by Lupe Fiasco
Produced by BloodPop, DJ Dahi, JackLNDN, Keyz, Lupe Fiasco, Marcus Stephens, MoeZart, Quality Kid, Symbolyc One, Simonsayz, VohnBeatz, Wiz Buchanan
1st & 15th / Atlantic
Hip Hop
Complete Artist
100%
Authorship
Holds writing credit on 16 of 16 tracks
Authorship Breakdown 16 / 16 documented
Who wrote the songs?
Scored across the 16 tracks with documented writers, by whether Lupe Fiasco carries a lyricist or composer credit.
16 trackswritten by Lupe Fiasco
0 tracksoutside writers
Lupe Fiasco's roles on this album
Share of the 16 tracks where a band member is credited, by role.
Lyricist75%
Composer100%
Producer38%
Performer100%
By the Numbers
16
Tracks
25
Lyricists
13
Producers
79,000
Worldwide Copies Sold
2015
Released
Data Insight
Twelve of the sixteen tracks carry his name. The other four are the seasonal instrumentals that break the record into quarters, and no source names a writer for any of them.
Tetsuo & Youth came out on Atlantic in January 2015, his last album for the label, and has sold 79,000. It runs to nearly eighty minutes.
Track Listing & Credits 16 tracks
Written by the artist
Written by outside writers
| # | Title | Lyricist(s) | Composer(s) | Producer(s) | Performers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Summer
|
Not documented | Wasalu Muhammad Jaco | BloodPopDJ DahiJackLNDNKeyzLupe FiascoMarcus StephensMoeZartQuality KidSymbolyc OneSimonsayzVohnBeatzWiz Buchanan | Lupe Fiasco (Performer) |
| 2 |
Mural
|
Lupe FiascoS. JohnsonThe BuchanansDevan HamptonAlain Mion | Wasalu Muhammad JacoS. JohnsonKyle DavidsonDevan HamptonAlain Mion | Wiz BuchananKeyzQuality Kid | Lupe Fiasco (Performer) |
| 3 |
Blur My Hands
|
Lupe FiascoSymbolyc OneJavohn Griffin | Wasalu Muhammad JacoLarry Griffin, Jr.Javohn Griffin | Symbolyc OneVohnBeatz | Lupe Fiasco (Performer)Guy Sebastian (Featured Vocals) |
| 4 |
Dots & Lines
|
Lupe FiascoSimon MorelJack Aisher | Wasalu Muhammad JacoSimon MorelJack Aisher | Lupe FiascoSimonsayzJackLNDN | Lupe Fiasco (Performer) |
| 5 |
Fall
|
Not documented | Wasalu Muhammad Jaco | BloodPopDJ DahiJackLNDNKeyzLupe FiascoMarcus StephensMoeZartQuality KidSymbolyc OneSimonsayzVohnBeatzWiz Buchanan | Lupe Fiasco (Performer) |
| 6 |
Prisoner 1 & 2
|
Lupe FiascoMaurice Thomas | Wasalu Muhammad JacoMaurice Thomas | MoeZart | Lupe Fiasco (Performer)Ayesha Jaco (Featured Vocals) |
| 7 |
Body of Work
|
Lupe FiascoL. Griffin Jr. | Wasalu Muhammad JacoL. Griffin Jr. | S1VohnBeatzLupe Fiasco | Lupe Fiasco (Performer)Troi Irons (Featured Vocals)Terrace Martin (Featured Vocals) |
| 8 |
Little Death
|
Lupe FiascoL. Griffin Jr.Nikki Jean | Wasalu Muhammad JacoL. Griffin Jr.Nicholle Leary | S1VohnBeatz | Lupe Fiasco (Performer)Nikki Jean (Featured Vocals) |
| 9 |
No Scratches
|
Lupe FiascoSimon MorelR. Kelly | Wasalu Muhammad JacoSimon MorelRobert Kelly | Simonsayz | Lupe Fiasco (Performer)Nikki Jean (Featured Vocals) |
| 10 |
Winter
|
Not documented | Wasalu Muhammad Jaco | BloodPopDJ DahiJackLNDNKeyzLupe FiascoMarcus StephensMoeZartQuality KidSymbolyc OneSimonsayzVohnBeatzWiz Buchanan | Lupe Fiasco (Performer) |
| 11 |
Chopper
|
Lupe FiascoDJ DahiFrank DukesJeffery RobinsonTroubleFam-LayTrae tha TruthGlasses MalonePedritho Dorsonne | Wasalu Muhammad JacoDacoury NatcheAdam FeeneyJeffery RobinsonMariel OrrNathaniel JohnsonFrazier ThompsonCharles PennimanPedritho Dorsonne | DJ Dahi | Lupe Fiasco (Performer)Billy Blue (Featured Vocals)Buk of Psychodrama (Featured Vocals)Trouble (Featured Vocals)Trae tha Truth (Featured Vocals)Fam-Lay (Featured Vocals)Glasses Malone (Featured Vocals) |
| 12 |
Deliver
|
Lupe FiascoMaurice ThomasTy Dolla SignPJ | Wasalu Muhammad JacoMaurice ThomasTyrone GriffinParis Jones | MoeZart | Lupe Fiasco (Performer) |
| 13 |
Madonna (And Other Mothers in the Hood)
|
Lupe FiascoDJ DahiNikki Jean | Wasalu Muhammad JacoDacoury NatcheNicholle Leary | DJ Dahi | Lupe Fiasco (Performer)Nikki Jean (Featured Vocals) |
| 14 |
Adoration of the Magi
|
Lupe FiascoDJ Dahi | Wasalu Muhammad JacoDacoury Natche | DJ Dahi | Lupe Fiasco (Performer)Suga Mama (Featured Vocals) |
| 15 |
They. Resurrect. Over. New.
|
Lupe FiascoDJ DahiMichael TuckerAb-Soul | Wasalu Muhammad JacoDacoury NatcheMichael TuckerHerbert Stevens | DJ DahiBloodPop | Lupe Fiasco (Performer)Ab-Soul (Featured Vocals)Troi Irons (Featured Vocals) |
| 16 |
Spring
|
Not documented | Wasalu Muhammad Jaco | BloodPopDJ DahiJackLNDNKeyzLupe FiascoMarcus StephensMoeZartQuality KidSymbolyc OneSimonsayzVohnBeatzWiz Buchanan | Lupe Fiasco (Performer) |
Songwriter & Credit Spotlight 56 contributors
WM
Wasalu Muhammad Jaco
Writer
LF
Lupe Fiasco
Writer · Producer · Performer
DD
DJ Dahi
Writer · Producer
DN
Dacoury Natche
Writer
LG
L. Griffin Jr.
Writer
MT
Maurice Thomas
Writer
NL
Nicholle Leary
Writer
NJ
Nikki Jean
Writer · Vocals
SM
Simon Morel
Writer
SO
Symbolyc One
Writer · Producer
A
Ab-Soul
Writer · Vocals
AF
Adam Feeney
Writer
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Frequently Asked Questions Tetsuo & Youth
Who wrote Tetsuo & Youth?
Lupe Fiasco on all sixteen tracks, with co-writers on twelve of them. The four seasonal interludes are instrumentals he is credited with alone.
What are "Summer", "Fall", "Winter" and "Spring"?
Instrumental interludes that split the album into four parts. No writer is published for them.
How did it sell?
79,000 in the United States.
Did any single chart in the Hot 100?
No single from the album entered the Billboard Hot 100.
Are engineering credits published?
No. The album article names no engineer.
Is it his last on Atlantic?
Yes. Everything after it came out through Thirty Tigers with his own 1st & 15th imprint.
How long is the album?
78:43 across sixteen tracks, the longest single-part record he made.
Data note: The four seasonal interludes, "Summer", "Fall", "Winter" and "Spring", are instrumentals and carry no writer on the album article or the Discogs release. Genius credits all four to Lupe Fiasco, so his legal name sits in the composer column and the lyricist column stays empty.