I think his impartial witnessing to the World and just writing songs that represent the issues and show compassion for the reality of good and evil in the world is what makes him so unique. Everybody inherits flaws and stereotypes and the only thing you can do is be aware of how you think. To question is the only way you can rise above it.
he really took almost all my discussions with my parents, friends and teachers and summed it up in little under 6 minutes. this is why i really appreciate lupe man. we need more people like him around. spread this video for truth. thats word
@ 4:05 ... where he talks about the Black elders vs. the Black youth. that's soooo true & it needs 2 be addressed. The elders deserve respect & have 2 much wisdom they don't pass along 2 the coming generations. But Black youth should know their strongest supporters comes from those who walked in their shoes b 4 them. There's definitely a disconnect that must be rectified.
MAN!!! im really feeling this interview. he brought up some major points that we as all people need to discuss. Me personally though would give up the word nigga, pride, and history if it meant the next generation could live a life of nonsperation and discrimination.
This is why I love Lupe Fiasco! What people dont understand is that the things he is talking about is and has been a serious policitical movement and perspective for a long time. Get some knowlegde people and lead yourself!!!!!!!!!
Smart Guy and good words from Lupe..."U know what im saying?"...i mean this guys is a legend and his flow is tight "U know what im saying?" and hope people will learn one day from his words "U know what im saying?"
Don't know if it was intentional or not, but earlier in the vid he said one way to get rid of racism was to not teach history involving racism. Then says that its not gonna happen because we have to much pride (that comes from history). Later in the video, he says that he loves the word ni**a and that he disagrees with Al Sharpton in abolishing the word because the word represents his history. He just more or less proved what he said in the first part of the video.
Yeah... Lupe is an idiot. He got his ass handed to him on national television by Bill O, and then proceeded to break down over Chief Keef's retarded twitter taunts. As weak and as unintelligent as they come. To address his non-"points", here. 1.) Racism, sexism, ethnocentrism, classism or any other ''ism'' will not be overcome by ignoring the history of these isms or by teaching the next generation that they never existed. In fact, by doing so you are merely setting these same groups up to repeat history again as their sole tool towards socio-economic mobility (education) is now snatched out from under them, leaving them more disenfranchised than before. What Lupe doesn't understand is that the way you get past ''Racism'' is to both fix things at the institutional level, and educate at the personal level. Then and only then can racism of both the private and public sphere be corrected. Anything short of that is guaranteed disaster. Which is why every country with a significant minority population in the Western Hemisphere has failed it's previously enslaved and oppressed minorities. As you pointed out, this dumb guy's logic is so flawed that it even fails right in the very same damn interview! Morons like this don't know what to think but they continue to talk mainly because like the sound of their own voice.
Imran Sa'id What is there not to be understood? Lupe Fiasco contradicts his own pretentious talking points, is that not what you wrote? I simply expounded on WHY he contradicts: Lupe's claim is that the only way to get rid of racism is to not touch up on its history and therefore the populace will naturally ''forget about it''. But then turns around and critiques Sharpton for utilizing the exact same logic in his attempt at trying to ''abolish'' the N word. Sharpton's being that if we stop using the N word, the populace would also overtime naturally ''forget about it'' and its racist usage would dwindle. Both perspectives come from the same place!: _Let's bury our head in the sand about our problems, and eventually we will all forget about our problems!_ Of course, Lupe can only realize how flawed this perspective is when it's coming out of the mouth of someone other than himself. He, like most people, can't see the fact that his his and Sharpton's simplistic POV are really the same thing.
Yea, he really is smart and even though he says you know what im saying alot, he still has a rather large vocabulary and could speak better than most rappers or people in general. Lupe is my boy and he's one of the reasons that i still listen to rap nowadays
i love how he doesnt curse in his music. he tells stories and he doesnt need to say fuck every other word. im not saying i dont like that every now and then ahaha its just nice to hear someone be intelligent in their rhymes.
i'm white.....but i totaly feel this.......lupe is tha man.......he totaly got tha point......keep it real.......say no to racism.....peace from belgrade,serbia....
this man is the truth! how many hiphop/rap artists that you know can actually give knowledgable facts about the world and don't look stupid saying it. But seriously though lupe spoke the truth and really sounds like he knows what he's talking about.
i totally agree. wish there were more positive thinkers like you. i am white but my boyfriend is african and experiences a lot of racism here in the US by both african americans and whites. i spent a lot of time working with kids in africa and come back to face racism here as a white person with a black man in a black neighborhood. its a difficult situation for everyone... but yes we need to expand our horizons. thx!
damn ..lupe is the best ....no doubt about that ....i respect him ....he is my no1 rapper .... i have the same oppinion..... word on everything he said right here .... LUPE!!! peace people... peace!! =)
I enjoy listining to him because he's real and true to his beliefs. Thats why i fucks with Lupe, he does his own thing and don;t change to fit in with the mold "We will not lose, cause were not losers, we are lasers"
He had traveled to Mecca and learned that people of all cultures could exist in harmony together, worship and pray together, and positively impact the world together - changed his whole worldview. Again, this is why they had to go. Together we stand, divided we fall. Because both leaders were realizing this and could have potentially led people to solidarity (“WE are the 99%”) against the powers that be (1%), they were feared. And murdered.
Straight up, Fiasco! Brother Malcolm X, after he went for the Hajj Pilgrimage to Mecca in 1963/64 and became a Mainstream Muslim, did change his opinion drastically. Because he saw the "Blackest of Blacks" standing shoulder to shoulder the "Whitest of Whites" He pushed for cooperation with those who wished well for the Afro-American community, including Whites. Malcolm X (RIP) was right on.
It may be selfish, but I feel that Lupe is here for ME!!! To dispatch me from the debauchery of the minstrel generations so called music. I'm sure more then 300,000 people feel the same way.
just by listening to what this guy says you can tell that he is extremely intellagent. if only more rappers were like him, because it seems to me that he could have been a loyer or banker or something but he chose hip-hop because he beleived he had a valuable thing to offer it.
he never meant that he wanted a new generation to forget the past so that racism would stop, he said that that would be the only way racism could stop, he made the point that it was and is necessary in making people become themselves, aspiring to greatness or falling into their own darkness. Just listen and respect another person giving their opinion, and if you disagree you can explain your own opinion, dont emphasis your disagreements take the time and use ur energy to tell people what u think
and they got stanley crouch and all these differnet black.... NE NE NE. i love how lupe talks so deeply and intellectually and he was never asked a question. He just has so much to teach
he's very smart, very well educated, self opionated. bet you lil wayne wouldnt say this. i never thought of it like that. its a good idea to lead ur self sometimes. i say go with wat u feel is good, be ur self. not always bad to follow someone at times, lupe fiasco is my idol, i look up to him, he symbolizes freedom (being ur self) inspiration, something so much different than lil wayne would ever talk about(the whole bitches and the cars like every other rapper) i think he all around amazing
I think his impartial witnessing to the World and just writing songs that represent the issues and show compassion for the reality of good and evil in the world is what makes him so unique. Everybody inherits flaws and stereotypes and the only thing you can do is be aware of how you think. To question is the only way you can rise above it.
he really took almost all my discussions with my parents, friends and teachers and summed it up in little under 6 minutes.
this is why i really appreciate lupe man.
we need more people like him around.
spread this video for truth. thats word
This. It's beautiful when someone really explains things well.
Yaknowimsayin?
lol
Brilliant guy, the smartest and well-educated rapper I know. It's inspiring.
For sure but got many races to consider. More than black to rep
Lupe Fiasco is your favourite rappers, favourite rapper. LITTERALLY
thanks for that Lupe! you always give us something to think about
I love this, a minute into his musings I completely got what he was saying and it all made perfect sense. This man is ****ing awesome.
Lupe being the genius he is as always
@ 4:05 ... where he talks about the Black elders vs. the Black youth. that's soooo true & it needs 2 be addressed. The elders deserve respect & have 2 much wisdom they don't pass along 2 the coming generations. But Black youth should know their strongest supporters comes from those who walked in their shoes b 4 them. There's definitely a disconnect that must be rectified.
MAN!!! im really feeling this interview. he brought up some major points that we as all people need to discuss. Me personally though would give up the word nigga, pride, and history if it meant the next generation could live a life of nonsperation and discrimination.
Very well spoken and great points.
now, i have a better understanding of things :D
totally agreed with u bro...really good point out.
thank you lupe. you are an inspiration
Excellent interview
awesome. love lupe
This interview really helped me understand "Lupe Fiasco - All Black Everything"
Well said! one of the most intelligent comments i have seen. Just had to say that.
thanks for making my point JJ...
dats real talk am feeling lupe
Lupe dats real talk your a very educated individual... More artists need to be like you.
thanks
I love his music
This is why I love Lupe Fiasco! What people dont understand is that the things he is talking about is and has been a serious policitical movement and perspective for a long time. Get some knowlegde people and lead yourself!!!!!!!!!
This guy is excellent! "LEAD YOURSELF!"
lupe is so intellectual so many ppl should follow him
Lets Go For a New Interview
i respect lupes way of thinking and agree.
I love lupe!
Word.
yo whats good with the beat though name of the beat or the song that the beat belongs to?
Once again..Lupe Drops Knowledge
Smart Guy and good words from Lupe..."U know what im saying?"...i mean this guys is a legend and his flow is tight "U know what im saying?"
and hope people will learn one day from his words "U know what im saying?"
knowledge!
something many commercial rappers lack...
one of the realest emcees out there
preach lupe!
Good word from the best rapper alive.
Don't know if it was intentional or not, but earlier in the vid he said one way to get rid of racism was to not teach history involving racism. Then says that its not gonna happen because we have to much pride (that comes from history).
Later in the video, he says that he loves the word ni**a and that he disagrees with Al Sharpton in abolishing the word because the word represents his history.
He just more or less proved what he said in the first part of the video.
yea i was just about to say this. I'm a big Lupe Fiasco fan but he definitely contradicted himself in this video.
Yeah... Lupe is an idiot. He got his ass handed to him on national television by Bill O, and then proceeded to break down over Chief Keef's retarded twitter taunts. As weak and as unintelligent as they come.
To address his non-"points", here. 1.) Racism, sexism, ethnocentrism, classism or any other ''ism'' will not be overcome by ignoring the history of these isms or by teaching the next generation that they never existed. In fact, by doing so you are merely setting these same groups up to repeat history again as their sole tool towards socio-economic mobility (education) is now snatched out from under them, leaving them more disenfranchised than before.
What Lupe doesn't understand is that the way you get past ''Racism'' is to both fix things at the institutional level, and educate at the personal level. Then and only then can racism of both the private and public sphere be corrected. Anything short of that is guaranteed disaster. Which is why every country with a significant minority population in the Western Hemisphere has failed it's previously enslaved and oppressed minorities.
As you pointed out, this dumb guy's logic is so flawed that it even fails right in the very same damn interview! Morons like this don't know what to think but they continue to talk mainly because like the sound of their own voice.
You guys are simple minded.
Umm, I'm not sure if King David and F Miller understood my comment....
Imran Sa'id
What is there not to be understood? Lupe Fiasco contradicts his own pretentious talking points, is that not what you wrote?
I simply expounded on WHY he contradicts:
Lupe's claim is that the only way to get rid of racism is to not touch up on its history and therefore the populace will naturally ''forget about it''. But then turns around and critiques Sharpton for utilizing the exact same logic in his attempt at trying to ''abolish'' the N word. Sharpton's being that if we stop using the N word, the populace would also overtime naturally ''forget about it'' and its racist usage would dwindle.
Both perspectives come from the same place!:
_Let's bury our head in the sand about our problems, and eventually we will all forget about our problems!_
Of course, Lupe can only realize how flawed this perspective is when it's coming out of the mouth of someone other than himself. He, like most people, can't see the fact that his his and Sharpton's simplistic POV are really the same thing.
What song is that, from the start of the video to :12 ?
What's the beginning song? It's dooope
RAW TALK!!!!
Deepest/realest thing i've heard on youtube
Right on The Money!
you see, this is why i bangs with lupe... a rapper with a brain. big ups lupe.. keep doing yoour shyt
"ya nah'm sayin'" haha love lupe
its good to see that rappers like lupe still exist becausei thought that the sincere rapper died with pac even though nas does drop knowledge
Real talk
Very true lupe
Smartest realest rapper out
Yea, he really is smart and even though he says you know what im saying alot, he still has a rather large vocabulary and could speak better than most rappers or people in general. Lupe is my boy and he's one of the reasons that i still listen to rap nowadays
lupe fiasco - super star
where do you live? Canada?
type in "syllables response" the kid is killing it!!!!
i love how he doesnt curse in his music. he tells stories and he doesnt need to say fuck every other word. im not saying i dont like that every now and then ahaha its just nice to hear someone be intelligent in their rhymes.
real talk
Respect to this dude.
i agree, you are cool !
i'm white.....but i totaly feel this.......lupe is tha man.......he totaly got tha point......keep it real.......say no to racism.....peace from belgrade,serbia....
Old but
Relevant
Great response to racism...
this man is the truth! how many hiphop/rap artists that you know can actually give knowledgable facts about the world and don't look stupid saying it. But seriously though lupe spoke the truth and really sounds like he knows what he's talking about.
lead yourself, well said Lupe
i totally agree. wish there were more positive thinkers like you. i am white but my boyfriend is african and experiences a lot of racism here in the US by both african americans and whites. i spent a lot of time working with kids in africa and come back to face racism here as a white person with a black man in a black neighborhood. its a difficult situation for everyone... but yes we need to expand our horizons. thx!
wow hes soo smart, and he explains an excellent point to be so young
damn ..lupe is the best ....no doubt about that ....i respect him ....he is my no1 rapper .... i have the same oppinion..... word on everything he said right here .... LUPE!!!
peace people... peace!! =)
Let Go
my bad lol. good talk tho. mad respect!
he is intelligent. he completely makes sense the way he broke down the subject.
home is where the heart is. it has nothing to do with ur physical home. so, make the best of where u live, and never forget ur roots
i agree.
I enjoy listining to him because he's real and true to his beliefs. Thats why i fucks with Lupe, he does his own thing and don;t change to fit in with the mold "We will not lose, cause were not losers, we are lasers"
ONE WORD THAT FITS HIM
Wisdom.
Can't believe what he says he goes so into perspective and thinks of what other people thinks , well I mean that's kinda the reason lupe is my hero
damn.. Lupe is speaking mad real in this.
He had traveled to Mecca and learned that people of all cultures could exist in harmony together, worship and pray together, and positively impact the world together - changed his whole worldview. Again, this is why they had to go. Together we stand, divided we fall. Because both leaders were realizing this and could have potentially led people to solidarity (“WE are the 99%”) against the powers that be (1%), they were feared. And murdered.
lupe fiasco drops his new album Lupend feb 24!!
True that I believe alot of what he said and feel the same way
@simplidopeofficial YESsSSS to that LUPE fr prez!
i jus like that theres more educated artists commin out. fans of lupe hit up my page got mad new music need feedback
3:00 to 3:32
So True
Straight up, Fiasco!
Brother Malcolm X, after he went for the Hajj Pilgrimage to Mecca in 1963/64 and became a Mainstream Muslim, did change his opinion drastically. Because he saw the "Blackest of Blacks" standing shoulder to shoulder the "Whitest of Whites"
He pushed for cooperation with those who wished well for the Afro-American community, including Whites.
Malcolm X (RIP) was right on.
1 luv...Peace
Lupe Fiasco iz 1 of the reasoins HipHop iz Alive
this guy is just beautiful, he is a genius, i wanna be a kinda guy he is when i grow up.
that your freedom starts where someone elses freedom ends
It may be selfish, but I feel that Lupe is here for ME!!! To dispatch me from the debauchery of the minstrel generations so called music. I'm sure more then 300,000 people feel the same way.
Truth...
Although i don't agree with everything that he is saying, (most) he still presents his opinion very respectfully.
Ignorance is also looking past the topic to find a fault. Why don't you appreciate that fact that he did compliment Lupe Fiasco for his views.
"They told me I should dumb down cousin, but I flatley refused I ain't dumb down nothing"
-Lupe Fiasco
I fucking love Lupe Fiasco!
just by listening to what this guy says you can tell that he is extremely intellagent. if only more rappers were like him, because it seems to me that he could have been a loyer or banker or something but he chose hip-hop because he beleived he had a valuable thing to offer it.
he never meant that he wanted a new generation to forget the past so that racism would stop, he said that that would be the only way racism could stop, he made the point that it was and is necessary in making people become themselves, aspiring to greatness or falling into their own darkness. Just listen and respect another person giving their opinion, and if you disagree you can explain your own opinion, dont emphasis your disagreements take the time and use ur energy to tell people what u think
i luv how this guy represents himself, no airs, no extra crap, just HIM
and they got stanley crouch and all these differnet black.... NE NE NE. i love how lupe talks so deeply and intellectually and he was never asked a question. He just has so much to teach
This kids a young wise man!
and i agree with Lupe
he's very smart, very well educated, self opionated. bet you lil wayne wouldnt say this. i never thought of it like that. its a good idea to lead ur self sometimes. i say go with wat u feel is good, be ur self.
not always bad to follow someone at times, lupe fiasco is my idol, i look up to him, he symbolizes freedom (being ur self) inspiration, something so much different than lil wayne would ever talk about(the whole bitches and the cars like every other rapper)
i think he all around amazing
how many times did he say "u know wut im sayin"
Dam man this is deep i rapper with a brain a true mentor.
Very educated... Doesnt speak like most rappers. One of the many reasons he my favorite
lupe is the truth
we are all human
there shouldn't be a place for racism in this world.