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}} ''Tetsuo & Youth'' is the fifth studio album by American rapper Lupe Fiasco. The album was released on January 20, 2015, by Atlantic Records and 1st & 15th Entertainment. It was promoted by the Tetsuo & Youth preview tour, which took place on November 2, 2014 to December 15, 2014.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Lupe Fiasco Drops Dates For Tetsuo And Youth Tour Dates Okayplayer )〕 Lupe's label-mate Stalley was a supporting act on the tour, while The Boy Illinois took role as an opening act. The album was supported by the single "Deliver". ''Tetsuo & Youth'' received generally positive reviews from critics and fans alike, citing it as a significant improvement and return to form in comparison to previous work. The album debuted at number 14 on the US ''Billboard'' 200, selling 42,000 copies in its first week. ==Background== On February 10, 2013, on the red carpet for the Grammy Awards, Lupe Fiasco has announced that his fifth studio album would be titled ''Tetsuo & Youth''. LupEND (which is a blog for Lupe Fiasco fans) confirmed on his Tumblr account that features on his album would include the guest appearances from Rick Ross, Big K.R.I.T., Chance the Rapper, Ab-Soul, Ed Sheeran and Ty Dolla $ign, among others.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Whose featured on T& )〕 On October 25, 2014, in an interview with ''Rolling Stone'', Lupe Fiasco said that ''Tetsuo & Youths lyrical content was partially inspired by his upbringing in Chicago's crime-ridden Westside: "The content of it is like, 'Oh, shit, I didn't know Lupe could talk like that. I didn't know Lupe knew that guy. I didn't know Lupe was affiliated with that.'" In the same interview, Lupe Fiasco cleared up these rumors and stated that he did not name his album, after Japanese manga series ''Akira'' character Tetsuo Shima. However, Lupe Fiasco does admitted to being loosely inspired by the biker-gang member. "For me, Tetsuo sounds cool" he stated.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Lupe Fiasco's 'Tetsuo & Youth' Avoiding Politics - Rolling Stone )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Tetsuo & Youth」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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