ITAL (Roses)

"ITAL (Roses)" is a song by Lupe Fiasco, released as the third track from his album Food & Liquor II: The Great American Rap Album Pt. 1 (2012). The accompanying music video was uploaded to YouTube on July 4, 2013, as "#1234". It was directed by Alex Nazari and combined into a trilogy with "Lamborghini Angels" and "Audubon Ballroom".
== Critical reception ==
Billboard wrote in their track-by-track review, "Lupe opens "Ital" speaking to the children directly, continuing a career-long crusade and advising them against the influence of rap videos. The second verse is for the adults who are raising these children, and the third is more or less for whoever is still listening to the song.""Lupe Fiasco, 'Food & Liquor II': Track-by-Track Review". Billboard. September 25, 2012. Pitchfork criticized, "The moral of "Ital (Roses)" is a sound one (don't buy what you can't afford), but Lupe can't get the point across with sounding didactic. "It's called being fiscally responsible," goes one especially difficult-to-swallow line."Greene, Jayson (September 27, 2012). "Food & Liquor II: The Great American Rap Album Pt. 1". Pitchfork.
== Credits and personnel ==
* Brian Gardner – masterer
* Charles "Free Chilly" Patton – executive producer
* Christopher "Brody" Brown – producer, programmer
* Darrale Jones – producer
* Jason Speck – recording
* Joe Peluso – recording engineer
* Larrance Dopson – writer, producer, programmer
* Simon "Simon Sayz" Morel – recording
* Trevor Astey – guitar
* Wasalu "Lupe Fiasco" Jaco – vocals, writer, executive producer
== Lyrics ==
== References ==
Category:2012 songs
Category:Explicit songs
Category:Food & Liquor II: The Great American Rap Album Pt. 1
Category:Lupe Fiasco songs
Category:Songs
Category:Songs with music videos