President Obama was not verbally attacked in the making of “This City.” I repeat, President Obama was not verbally attacked in the making of “This City.” Instead, Patrick Stump and Lupe Fiasco express their adoration for Chicago on the aforesaid track scheduled to appear on the former lead singer of Fall Out Boy’s debut album Soul Punk. And according to Stump himself, the song’s demeanor is indicative of what to expect from the rest of the LP.

“I’m kind of pop but a little left of center,” Stump told Steve Hyden of The A.V. Club. “It sounds kind of like it makes sense on the radio but at the same time doesn’t at all. It’s very me.”

If we’re comparing this year’s Chi-Town anthems though, Mikkey and Twista’s audio testimonial remains the cream of the crop from a personal vantage point. There’s pop appeal in this, however. So if “This City” becomes at least a marginal hit record, it wouldn’t exactly be the biggest surprise in the world.

Respect: Drew