Super Cold

"Super Cold" is a song by American rapper Lupe Fiasco, released as the eleventh and penultimate track from his mixtape, Friend of the People: I Fight Evil (2011). It samples the 2010 song "Bad Wings" by The Glitch Mob.
== Critical reception ==
Pitchfork said, "drops an incredible floss rhyme."Greene, Jayson (January 18, 2012). "Lupe Fiasco: Friend of the People". Pitchfork. BET noted of its reference to The Shining: "The song masterfully draws parallels between the protagonist's descent into madness and the artist's own journey in the rap industry.""A Dark Twist on Rhymes: Horror Movie References in Hip-Hop Lyrics". BET. October 30, 2023.
== Trivia and cultural references ==
* Free Willy (1993) narrates the story of a 12-year-old boy named Jesse who befriends a captive orca named Willy at an amusement park. When he discovers that the park owner plans to dispose of Willy, he hatches a scheme to break him out of captivity. Fiasco compares this to his friend and business partner who is incarcerated and wants to free Chilly out of prison.
* Milk has different fat percentages, where Fiasco names skim, whole, and 2%.
* TEC-9 pistols are equipped with vented barrels to help cool down the heat generated while shooting.
* Old Man Winter is a personification of winter.
* Ernie "Hercules" Klump Jr. is a character from the film, The Nutty Professor (1996).
* Universal Soldier (1992) tells the story of reanimated U.S. soldiers who were cryogenically frozen. They must take ice baths to regulate their body temperature.
* Chicken Noodle Soup for the Soul is a company that publishes self-help, inspirational true stories about everyday people.
* Iceman is a Marvel Comics superhero and is a founding member of the X-Men. He is a mutant born with the ability to manipulate ice and cold by freezing water vapor around him.
* Shaun White is an American former professional snowboarder and skateboarder.
* The Shining (1980) is based on Stephen King's 1977 novel of the same name and centers on Jack Torrance, a writer and recovering alcoholic who becomes the new caretaker of the Overlook Hotel. His son Danny possesses "the shining," a psychic ability that allows him to read minds and perceive events from both the past and future. In the film adaptation, Jack freezes to death in the hedge maze after chasing Danny.
* André 3000 goes by many aliases, including Three Stacks and Ice Cold.
== Lyrics ==
== References ==
Category:2011 songs
Category:Explicit songs
Category:Friend of the People: I Fight Evil
Category:Lupe Fiasco songs
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