Joaquin Phoenix

"Joaquin Phoenix" is a song by American rapper Lupe Fiasco, released as the fifth track from his mixtape, Friend of the People: I Fight Evil (2011). It features Lil Ronnie on the hook and Travis Barker of Blink-182 as the producer.
== Critical reception ==
Writing for XXL, Adam Fleischer expressed admiration, highlighting the lyric of the Michaels: 'Flow is in the microwave, call it Michael Tyson flow / Killing is a dirty job: Michael Myers, Michael Rowe / Bring it back like Michael Fox, see how far them Michaels go / I feel like I'm Michael Crichton writin' with a microphone'.Fleischer, Adam (November 29, 2011). "Lupe Fiasco, Friend of the People". XXL. Consequences Adam Young called the same line "head-spinning" and added, "Now, that's the kind of mind-boggling, smart rhymes we want and expect from Fiasco".Young, Alex (December 8, 2011). "Album Review: Lupe Fiasco – Friend of the People Mixtape'. Consequence. Jayson Greene of Pitchfork also gave high praise, penning, "full of head-turning lines, both self-deprecating [...] and silly". He continued, "On the page, when he's engaged, Lupe is invincible. Even his quasi-philosophical nonsense comes with a poetic touch—'Atheism's cheaper and accepts Visa' might not mean anything, but it's a sharply turned, gnomic phrase".Greene, Jayson (January 18, 2012). "Friend of the People by Lupe Fiasco". Pitchfork.
== Cultural references ==
* Tilt-A-Whirls are amusement rides, in which passengers spin around an undulating track.
* Robert Paulson was a former bodybuilder in the Fight Club franchise. With his misuse of steroids, he got testicular cancer. Due to hormone imbalance from treatment, he developed gynecomastia, otherwise colloquially known as "bitch tits".
* Michael Tyson is an American former professional boxer, regarded as one of the greatest heavyweight boxers of all time.
* Michael Myers is a serial killer in the film series Halloween.
* Michael Rowe is the host of Discovery Channel's Dirty Jobs.
* Michael Fox is an American activist and retired actor. He is known for his role as Marty McFly in the Back to the Future trilogy.
* Michael Crichton (October 23, 1942 – November 4, 2008) was an American writer and filmmaker.
* The line, 'Life is like a box of chocolates', is from the 1994 film Forrest Gump.
* Joaquin Phoenix is an American actor. One of his roles was Commodus in the 2000 film, Gladiator.
* Superman is a DC superhero, created by Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster.
* Fiasco interpolates the line 'let 'em recognize from Long Beach to Rosecrans' from 2Pac's song, "California Love".
* Riddick Bowe is an American retired professional boxer and former heavyweight world champion.
* Beauty and the Beast is a French fairy tale, narrating a maiden who falls in love with the Beast, seeing beyond his ugliness.
* Braveheart is a 1995 historical drama film directed by Mel Gibson. It centers on Scottish warrior William Wallace, who leads his countrymen into rebellion against their tyrannic ruler King Edward I of England.
== Lyrics ==
== References ==
Category:2011 songs
Category:Collaboration songs
Category:Explicit songs
Category:Friend of the People: I Fight Evil
Category:Lupe Fiasco songs
Category:Songs