I can't believe it's been two and a half years since I first discovered "Us Placers." The single is the first from CRS- a supergroup comprised of Kanye West, Lupe Fiasco, and Pharrell Williams. Initially all information about the group was tightly guarded. Then there were mentionings of a CRS album in the works. Recently Lupe Fiasco commented that while joining Kanye and Pharrell on the "Glow In The Dark Tour" in 2008 they recorded four tracks. That makes a total of six completed CRS tracks (if you include the remix of "Everyone Knows," which also featured Pusha T of The Clipse). Lupe Fiasco also commented that Pharrell has been in contact with him and has been discussing getting back in the studio with Lupe and Kanye.
Check out the following link for the Green Lantern interview where Lupe discusses the CRS project: http://hiphop-n-more.com/2010/01/lupe-talks-lasers-crs-on-invasion-radio/
I discovered "Us Placers" and Thom Yorke's "The Eraser" at the same time and both songs became instant favorites of mine. I really hope that the music that they create together spans different genre's and is as outside of the box as "Us Placers" was.
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