Audubon Ballroom

"Audubon Ballroom" is a song by Lupe Fiasco, released as the fifth track from his album Food & Liquor II: The Great American Rap Album Pt. 1 (2012). The official music video was uploaded to YouTube on July 4, 2013. It was directed by Alex Nazari and combined into a trilogy with "Lamborghini Angels" and "ITAL (Roses)".
== Reception ==
Billboard wrote, "The song's opening piano line betrays its energy, but the production is self-aggrandizing (we see you, tuba!) and the chorus' vocal distortion makes it that much more obvious that Bruno Mars has priced himself out of Lupe's recording budget.""Lupe Fiasco, 'Food & Liquor II': Track-by-Track Review". Billboard. September 25, 2012. Pitchfork added of how the track, along with "Unforgivable Youth" and "ITAL (Roses)," was similar to "the most overwrought of Lasers rafter-clanging productions".Greene, Jayson (September 27, 2012). "Lupe Fiasco: Food & Liquor II: The Great American Rap Album Pt. 1". Pitchfork.
Sharief Easterling, writing for Huffpost, said of its visual: "How appropriate it be released on America's Independence Day. What validity does such a holiday have for our people when we're still so heavily influenced by the mental chains? With the "Slave Mentality" so prominent in our community, what freedom is there to celebrate?" He continued, "As the methods used to oppress our people become more sophisticated, so must we. It's imperative that we adapt to the times so the message can resonate throughout every demographic. The social media age makes a music video the perfect vehicle to deliver such a message."Easterling, Sharief (July 11, 2013). "Lupe Fiasco and the Greatest Rap Video of All Time". Huffpost.
== Credits and personnel ==
* Brian Gardner – masterer
* Bullit – producer
* Charles "Free Chilly" Patton – executive producer
* Christian Buttner – writer
* Christopher "Brody" Brown – producer, programmer
* Darrale Jones – producer
* Famities – producer
* Joe Peluso – recording engineer
* Marcello Pagin – writer
* Simon "Simon Sayz" Morel – recording
* Thomas Mueller – writer
* Wasalu "Lupe Fiasco" Jaco – vocals, writer, executive producer
== Lyrics ==
== References ==
Category:2012 songs
Category:Food & Liquor II: The Great American Rap Album Pt. 1
Category:Lupe Fiasco songs
Category:Songs
Category:Songs with music videos