Lost in the Atlantic

Lost in the Atlantic is a mixtape by Lupe Fiasco, unofficially released in October 2014 during the midst of his strained relations with his record label, Atlantic Records. The record features a guest on each track with Nikki Jean, Sirah, PJ, and Billy Blue. The songs (excluding "Pu$$y") were eventually removed from his SoundCloud page but left up on his YouTube channel.
== Background ==
With the delayed release of his album Tetsuo & Youth, Fiasco shared, "Atlantic Records won't release the album until they get a 'pop' single. [S]o putting together a mini-project while they find one for me. It's called 'Lost in the Atlantic Ocean' with a bunch of my friends to stay active and happy..." The post included a preview of the song, "Lilies". Despite the post being deleted fifteen minutes later, fans already spread the news.Harling, Danielle (October 15, 2014). "Lupe Fiasco Announces "Lost in the Atlantic Ocean" Mixtpe; Cover Art Released". HipHopDX. This followed by the snippet of "Haile Selassie"."Lupe Fiasco (@lupefiasco)". Instagram. October 13, 2014.
"Pu$$y" was first uploaded to SoundCloud on September 17, 2014. It was released digitally on October 21.
"Lilies" was released on October 17, followed by "Haile Selassie" in the same month on the 24th. The latter was included on his 2018 album, Drogas Wave.
Finally, "Mazinger" was released on October 31.
== Track listing ==
== References ==
Category:Lost in the Atlantic
Category:Mixtapes