Lupe discusses his conflicting feelings about rap; he feels torn liking a genre that glamorizes misogyny and materialism; such corrupt influences hurt “he” (Jamaican for “his”) soul. Similar thematic exploration is done on “Words I Never Said.” In an A.V. Club interview, Lupe talks about how the song was inspired by his true conflicts with the genre of hip-hop, and battling the conflict by only facing its good parts: “Early on, it was like, ‘Whatever, I don’t like hip-hop.’ And then as I got into it, it went to the back burner. And then when I started making my own music, I was more… read more
Lupe discusses his conflicting feelings about rap; he feels torn liking a genre that glamorizes misogyny and materialism; such corrupt influences hur… read more
Lupe discusses his conflicting feelings about rap; he feels torn liking a genre that glamorizes misogyny and materialism; such corrupt influences hurt “he” (Jamaican for “his”) soul. Sim… read more
Wasalu Muhammad Jaco (born February 16, 1982 in Chicago, Illinois), better known by his stage name Lupe Fiasco, is a Grammy Award-winning American hip-hop artist and producer. He first became known to the mainstream hip-hop community in 2005 when he appeared on Kanye West's album Late Registration on the track "Touch the Sky." In 2006 Lupe released his debut album, Lupe Fiasco's Food & Liquor on Atlantic Records, and in December 2007 he released his second full length album, Lupe Fiasco's The Cool . His next studio album, entitled Lasers, was released o… read more
Wasalu Muhammad Jaco (born February 16, 1982 in Chicago, Illinois), better known by his stage name Lupe Fiasco, is a Grammy Award-winning American hip-hop artist and producer. He first beca… read more
Wasalu Muhammad Jaco (born February 16, 1982 in Chicago, Illinois), better known by his stage name Lupe Fiasco, is a Grammy Award-winning American hip-hop artist and producer. He first became known to the mainstream hip-hop community i… read more