Samurai (Lupe Fiasco album)

Samurai is the ninth studio album by American hip hop recording artist Lupe Fiasco, released on June 28, 2024, through 1st & 15th and Thirty Tigers.

He named it to be his "most personal album to date," and was inspired by a quote from the 2015 Amy documentary film, where Winehouse told her producer Salaam Remi, "I keep coming out with battle raps and they're just pouring out of me.

"[9] Jazmin Kylene, writing for Clash, stated: "Keeping us well-fed and in constant questioning, there is no doubt Lupe Fiasco is fulfilling his purpose and artistic servitude every time he obliges to step back into the dojo.

"[10] Sputnikmusic in similar praise called it "A well thought-out and carefully handled concept," adding it to be Fiasco's "best collection of work in nearly a decade, independent of its rhetorical aims.

"[12] Pitchfork editor Paul Thompson wrote, "reunites with producer Soundtrakk for a jazzy, subdued album that weighs the challenges and indignities of sustaining a career in the arts.