Hurt Me Soul

"Hurt Me Soul" is a song by Lupe Fiasco, released as the 11th track from his debut album Lupe Fiasco's Food & Liquor (2006). Production was handled by Needlz, where Fiasco reflects upon his conflicting feelings towards hip hop music. He told The A.V. Club, "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 about recreating what I was hearing. And then it got to the point where I was like "Hold on." I noticed that I had some control over what I was saying, and the effects that it's going to have on people. I wanted to focus more on the positive side of things, which are more in tune with my morals and ethics."Rabin, Nathan (October 31, 2006). "Lupe Fiasco". The A.V. Club.
== Critical reception ==
Eric Thurm of The A.V. Club wrote, "Fiasco takes umbrage at the misogyny that permeates much of rap music ("I used to hate hip-hop / Yup, because the women degraded"), but gets pulled in nonetheless ("But Too $hort made me laugh / like a hypocrite I played it"). He eventually starts to call women bitches himself after dating an unpleasant girl, but he still feels guilty. [...] What distinguishes "Hurt Me Soul" from "Bitch Bad?" It isn't just the specificity of "Hurt Me Soul" as an examination of Fiasco's struggle, but also its acknowledgment that hip-hop misogyny is troubling in part because of the genre's social realism."Thurm, Eric (March 11, 2013). "Lupe Fiasco's "Hurt Me Soul" tackles hip-hop misogyny in 22 seconds". The A.V. Club. AllMusic described "Hurt Me Soul" as "deep-thinking reflections," while Pitchfork named it as the album's "best song."Kellman, Andy. "Food & Liquor – Lupe Fiasco". AllMusic. Retrieved September 17, 2009.Fennessey, Sean (September 21, 2006). "Lupe Fiasco: Food & Liquor". Pitchfork. Retrieved September 17, 2009.
== Analysis ==
In the opening verse, Fiasco acknowledges his own hypocritical tendencies during his younger years, and even more so the overbearing presence of hypocrisy in the modern rap scene. Afterwards, he makes reference to the fact that contemporary rap music is being flooded with the glorification or subliminal promotion of misogyny, drug-dealing, materialism and violence. Despite his strong opposition for the genre, Lupe contradicts himself by questioning whether or not hip-hop should be criticized for such things. In doing so, he explains how rap legends such as 2Pac, Nas, Too Short, and Jay-Z (who are frequent sources for such glorification) rap about these subjects as they are in reality "coming true," despite the vulgarity of it all.
As the track arrives at the last verse, Fiasco lists a lengthy catalog of what he believes corrupts the world. Consequently, in the three different hooks, Fiasco speaks as a representative for numerous anonymous people suffering from this corruption, still bearing the general theme that virtually everyone on earth is susceptible to misfortune.
== Lyrics ==
== References ==
Category:2006 songs
Category:Explicit songs
Category:Lupe Fiasco's Food & Liquor
Category:Lupe Fiasco songs
Category:Songs