DUMBING IT DOWN First Fiascogate and now this? Lupe Fiasco loses major cool points every time he opens his mouth to do something other than rap.
When the gangbangers would try to pull it, I was like, “Yo, I will fuck you up. And if you wanna call your cousin, call him. I’ll call me! I’ll call me right now.” We were shooting TEC-9s when we were babies, so the whole gangsta image, that ain’t nothing. When I was growing up, there was a crack house next door to us and they were trying to expand. My father was like, Are you serious? He took his gun, walked next door, and said, “You’re done,” while I aimed my gun out of the window. I was 13 or 14 and to see that, a lot of the facade and the upkeep [of trying] to impress people was eliminated very early for me.
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"I’ll call me! I’ll call me right now.”
Ok, Lupe.
SMH…chasing the cool. Why is it that my favorite rappers are idiots when they aren't on the mic? My "nigger" Nas and now Lupe hates Obama and used to buss tecs at the dealers next door.
Lu, we don't believe you, you need more people.
But yes, The Cool was an excellent album…still hear new hidden meanings everyday.
It just sounds…simple and stupid. "I'm over the whole gangsta thing because I was a gangsta/did gangsta stuff"
The best part is him saying that he was aiming his gun out of the window. LMAO!
And I once caught a fish T H I S big.
Oh Jesus. WHAT is Lupe talking about? I really hope he's joking and he's one of the few celebrities actually being taken out of context. Maybe this is performance art.
I think we need to stop expecting musical artists to be good role models. After all, alot of them are "raised by the streets," and don't have much of an education. It's the music we love and not them personally.
I lost respect for him when he couldn't remember the words to "Electric Relaxation".