Fahrenheit 1/15 Part I: The Truth Is Among Us

Fahrenheit 1/15 Part I: The Truth Is Among UsMixtape by Lupe Fiasco
Released	2004
Genre	Hip hop
Length	55:36
Producer(s)	DJ Green Lantern DJ Marbll Needlz Nottz Prolyfic

Fahrenheit 1/15 Part I: The Truth Is Among Us is a mixtape by American rapper Lupe Fiasco, self-released as a physical CD in 2004. It compiles freestyles and old songs recorded while signed to Arista Records, and features guest appearances from Bishop G, GemStones, and Shayla G. It was played over Fiasco and Bishop G's weekly radio show, FNF Radio, where the record was available to callers as giveaways.

Critical reception

In a retrospective review, The Fader wrote of the tracks, "They capture Lupe Fiasco at his sharpest, before his work turned to labyrinthine, high-concept opuses, and before it was saddled with carrying a school of rap ideology he never really identified with. The tone here is markedly different from the one he would frequently adopt on his debut album […] it lays things bare but isn't judgmental; it's meaner but more empathetic. It was Lupe without the baggage of history, and he never sounded exactly like this again."

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Intro"	Wasalu Jaco		1:03
2.	"Twilight Zone"	Jaco		4:21
3.	"The Pen and the Needlz"	Khari Cain Jaco	Needlz	3:50
4.	"Knockin' at the Door"	Jaco	DJ Marbll	2:39
5.	"The Champ Is Here (Freestyle)"	Jaco	DJ Green Lantern	4:15
6.	"Failure"	Jaco	Nottz	4:57
7.	"Boss Playa" (featuring Bishop G and GemStones)	Jaco	Prolyfic	5:29
8.	"Muhammad Walks"	Jaco		4:17
9.	"WGCI Freestyle"	Jaco		1:52
10.	"Hater Hop"	Jaco		1:12
11.	"The Run Down"	Jaco		1:59
12.	"Ooh"	Jaco	DJ Marbll	3:46
13.	"Slow Down"	Jaco		3:19
14.	"Coming from Where I'm From" (featuring Anthony Hamilton)	Jaco		5:03
15.	"Shayla G Up" (featuring Shayla G)	Shayla Christopher Jaco		3:13
16.	"Radio Broadcast (Interlude)"	Jaco		0:21
17.	"Welcome Back Chilly"	Jaco		4:00
Total length:				55:36

Sample credits

• "Twilight Zone" samples "Thief's Theme" by Nas.
• "The Pen and the Needlz" samples "Mercy Mercy Me (The Ecology)" by Marvin Gaye.
• "Knockin' at the Door" samples "I Got The" by Labi Siffre and "I Put a Spell on You by Screamin'" by Jay Hawkins.
• "The Champ Is Here" samples "The Champ Is Here" by Jadakiss.
• "Failure" samples "Could Heaven Ever Be Like This" by Idris Muhammad.
• "Muhammad Walks" remixes "Jesus Walks" by Kanye West.
• "Hater Hop" samples "Tipsy" by J-Kwon.
• "The Run Down" samples "Still D.R.E." by Dr. Dre.
• "Slow Down" remixes "Diamond in the Back" by Ludacris.
• "Coming from Where I'm From" contains a sample from The Education of Sonny Carson by Michael Campus and samples "Comin' from Where I'm From" by Anthony Hamilton.
• "Welcome Back Chilly" samples "Welcome Back" by John Sebastian.