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KJazz

"**KJazz**" is a song by American rapper Lupe Fiasco. It was released the same day as "Black Power L-Word" on October 29, 2017, to his Twitter account.

## Lyrics

**Lyrics**
[Intro: Lupe Fiasco]

If you rolling around Los Angeles right now

This one right here is for you (Keep it true)

And they say, and they say, and they say, and they say, now

Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah

[Verse 1: Lupe Fiasco]

Sunsets Los Angeles undressed like

The sky put on a skirt to hurt the slum sets

Then hit Hollywood boulevard like spars

Light taps that fight back, high heels covered in stars

Lounge gowns standing downtown up in W. Dubois'

Rolls Royce, Choice, the Hoist, and other comfortable cars

Shooting club doormans, speaking love of the warfare

What we're doing is ordering Ubers to Soho JoJo, everything is bizarre

Malibu Member's Only sitting lonely in the Rolex when these Denny's mirage

In-N-Out bagels, Katsu your crab rolls, East LA food trucks, bossa nova mastros

Half-glued eyes on the night time wide search

Chanel purse gone down on the I-5 side

Mulholland hill shops, house party chill spots

Valley versus ills in the south central will shops

Saudi's versus Persians, Hasidic temples [?]

Santa Monica helicopters and Compton KJazz

KJazz

[Outro: Lupe Fiasco]

If you see nighttime out there, tell her I said hello

KJazz

## References

1. ↑ Saponara, Michael (October 30, 2017). "Lupe Fiasco Drops New Songs 'KJazz' & 'Black Power L Word'". *Billboard*.
Kara Walker

"**Kara Walker**" is a song by Lupe Fiasco, released on February 1, 2021, where he freestyles over the instrumental of the 2019 song "Streets" by Doja Cat. This was inspired by the Silhouette Challenge, where the song title also references to silhouettist Kara Walker.

## Lyrics

**Lyrics**
[Verse]

All blood

Trip and get the power stripped from the small plug

All black everything, throwaway, wall rub

Head on my shoulder 'til its all shrug

Play the whole role, golf ball to a golf club

Get that

If you bit fat with the chit-chat

Listen to Ab-Soul 'til you six-pack

That's Kit Kats, now your brains are washed and wig are clean

Take head off shoulders just to place them on guillotines

I'm from an era where they picked us up in limousines

Still I persevere, network like tennis teams

In modern day

But now it's Jets though

Age can bе a klepto, apologize for my retro

That tеxtbook F flow if let go can turn little hugs to X O

In one swipe of a Metro

That's a champagne train of thought

Talk a awfully Kara Walker off-the-wall author

With no competitors, I play both sides

I'm a Wall Street bet, Reddit editor

Plus the secretary of treasury, et cetera, et cetera

God bless the United States of America

Good night

## References

1. ↑ "Lupe Fiasco Goes in on "Kara Walker"". *HotNewHipHop*. February 1, 2021.
Intro (The Truth Is Among Us)

## Song by Lupe Fiasco

"**Intro**" is a song by American rapper Lupe Fiasco. It was released as the lead track from his mixtape, *Fahrenheit 1/15 Part I: The Truth Is Among Us* (2004). Accompanied by choir vocals and reporter voices, Fiasco presents the 1st & 15th crew from Chicago.

## Lyrics

**Lyrics**
[Verse]

"I've always been amazed that the very people forced to live in the worst parts of town, go to the worst schools and who have it the hardest are always the first to step up."

"Lupe Fiasco is here."

1st & 15th, 1st & 15th

1st & 15th, 1st & 15th "Lupe Fiasco" "1st & 15th"

1st & 15th, 1st & 15th "Who got Chicago's own, Fiasco!" "Is here"

1st & 15th, 1st & 15th "Lupe Fiasco" "1st & 15th" "Fiasco" "Lupe"

1st & 15th, 1st & 15th "Gemini" "Shayla G" Chilly" "Fiasco" "Lupe"

1st & 15th, 1st & 15th "Chilly" "1st & 15th" "F&F" "F&F" "F&F" "F&F"

1st & 15th, 1st & 15th "The heart of the city" "Chicago in the Westside"

1st & 15th, 1st & 15th "Chicago" "Chicago" "Chicago" "Chicago"

Woo! "Chicago"
Outside Lands Music and Arts Festival

The **Outside Lands Music and Arts Festival** is an annual music festival held in San Francisco, California, at Golden Gate Park. Lupe Fiasco performed in its inaugural year on Day 2 on August 23, 2008.

## Set list

1. "Kick, Push"
2. "Go Go Gadget Flow"

## Gallery

Photo by Tim MosenfelderPhoto by Tim MosenfelderPhoto by Tim MosenfelderPhoto by Tim MosenfelderPhoto by Tim MosenfelderPhoto by Tim MosenfelderPhoto by Jason Merritt
## References

1. ↑ Meline, Gabe (August 10, 2017). "10 Years of Outside Lands: A Look Back in Photos and Memorable Moments". *RQED*.
Power to the People

**Power to the People** was a benefit concert held on March 18, 2018, in San Juan, Puerto Rico. It was hosted by Bazaar Royale and Power 105.1 The Breakfast Club's Angela Yee in support of the island, which was drastically affected by Hurricane Maria on September 20, 2017. Sponsored by Lottery.com, all proceeds went towards the U.S. territory. Lupe Fiasco was announced as one of the headlining acts.

## Set list

1. "Jump"
2. "Superstar"
3. "Kick, Push"
4. "Hip-Hop Saved My Life"
5. "Touch the Sky"
6. "Out of My Head"
7. "The Show Goes On"

## References

1. ↑ "Busta Rhymes, French Montana & More to Headline Puerto Rico Benefit Concert". *Billboard*. March 15, 2018.
Marty McFly

"**Marty McFly**" is a song by American rapper Lupe Fiasco. It was included in the fanmade mixtape, *Before There Were Lasers*, titled as "Freestyle IV" (2010).

## Lyrics

**Lyrics**
[Intro: Lupe Fiasco]

Busy, the A and R

Lupe, Chi-town, n\*\*\*a

Yeah, FNF up

[Verse 1: Lupe Fiasco]

Busy let's see what this inspire

From begin to the end I intend my entire tenure to be fire

And then start stealin', when I'm fittin' to be fired

I intend to go as quiet as an entire choir

Singing higher than a man walkin' on a wire

Electric lines I'm six wires higher

Can't hang sneakers from me, I'm doin' my thing

And you can't see the money Mister McGuire

But you can see the rider on his spit fire tires

R.K.F. attired I recruit in this game

1st and 15th

Long for FNF out shooting at the snakes like leather neck man

Uh a ghetto boy that got etiquette, and

You got the game messed up gotta press reset man

Or you can just ask for me and ill put you up on it like Channel 3

In some shanghai dunks in a camo tee

Step stuttered like ca-ca-ca Crambone g, it was mean especially if I'm looking for a string

Hardly ever seen

I was on the creep joe

MCs ain't see me like I was hear no and speak no

Momma said I was special but theres only one eye like a peek hole

But if I poke like moe you can't peep joe

My people start calling me neo I said nah

Now its growing on me like creep show

Haters want to put x’s in my eyes like cars

But before

I let it happen I go back before the action happen with factions

That want to make a model out I

Pull up in the coupe

And get the drop up on your troops

Me and my homies in the booth mister marty mcfly fly

Hardy Har my army and I

Burn like Dame pouring a bottle on a model

And got some mami in the eye

To my peeps Marty

Benitan

My army

My mommy and my guys peace

[Outro: Lupe Fiasco]

FNF up (yeah), FNF up

FNF, agh, Lupe in here

I know you see me doin my thing know what I'm talking 'bout, Busy!

Righteous Kung Fu, yeah Chad, Pharrell holla at me man, I need one of these of my own
Moment 4 Life (Freestyle)

"**Moment 4 Life (Freestyle)**" is a 2011 freestyle by American rapper Lupe Fiasco, which he performed on BBC Radio 1Xtra, hosted by Tim Westwood at the time, along with other freestyles. He raps over the instrumental of the 2010 song by Nicki Minaj.

## Lyrics

**Lyrics**
On another track don't want none of dat that

With no water and no slaughter

No breaks I just continue on, but no takes

I keep going, keep flowing, no stopping that

You see everybody watching that

You see I got the lock so I'll be lockin' that, you can't get the keys

Especially from me, I keep 'em so tight in my the pocket

You'd better watch it, as a matter of fact you'd better stop it

I'm too hot, better hop scotch it and go up down the block, or you might catch a shot, one two—plah, plah

My flow is like I'm straight

For your face when I come through

I ant hear the hearts, I'm just aimin for the brains

Tryin to make 'em smart and take 'em outta dangers way

I say maintain the day

I show the shoulders how to maintain the way to sole righteous

The nicest, and do it like its priceless, iceless

No, I got a couple those watch us in a couple cars

And I keep a couple flows in a couple bars

And I keep a couple hoods in a couple stars

And my bag pocket you can bag watch it

You better bag stop it like its cricky

I keep a wicky doogly when I stick it, be like the bat man itchy

You can come through just like don't pinch it out

I'll knock it out the park it be so dark

By the time I'm done, there'll be no sun

There'll be no one, see the crowd so empty,

I'll still be there rhymin' see it don't tip me,

I don't feel guilty either, I feel so filthy when I…

Flowin' like ether Burnin' that shit down and turnin' them broads around

And showin' 'em there's better ways to get it down

Yeah, yeah, I'm feeling like an iPod look at my god, I got my head down to heaven

See I pray to the east, I try to do it seven times a day

Do my way, may god forgive me for the prayers that I didn't do

And for the fast that I didn't fast

I hope you make my success last longer than the rest of them

Or if not, keep so intelligent that I stay beyond it and don't care about the success or the change

I don't care nowhere, but I do care about you, don't ever let 'em doubt you

Don't ever let 'em try to put the mouth to the violence, the silence

That I bring is so deafening to the ears and the eyes

And they can watch if they want to

See us gonna haunt you

The ghosts of the past come through so fast

You lay 'em down but the they can't

You try to put it in the trash but it jumps out the garbage

Yet it still returns to be the hardest on the market

## References

1. ↑ Osei, Anthony (February 19, 2011). "Listen: Lupe Fiasco "Moment 4 Life (Freestyle)"". *Complex*.
New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival

The **New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival** (commonly called **Jazz Fest** or **Jazzfest**) is an annual celebration of local music and culture held at the Fair Grounds Race Course in New Orleans, Louisiana. Lupe Fiasco performed on May 6, 2011.

## Reception

For *The Times-Picayune*, Doug MacCash wrote, "One of my favorite segments of the performance was when Fiasco issued the string of tongue-twisting staccato syllables in tribute to his hometown Chicago [...] Mr. Fiasco was new to me, but the crowd seemed to have memorized every lyric. Part of the fun was watching everyone else wave their arms in unison, sing along, and otherwise be enmeshed in the spectacle. In the end, my impromptu consultants asked, "So, are you a Lupe Fiasco fan now?" Yes, I suppose so."

## Set list

1. "Kick, Push"
2. "Go Go Gadget Flow"
3. "Superstar"
4. "Daydreamin'"
5. "Words I Never Said"
6. "The Show Goes On"

## References

1. ↑ Spera, Keith (January 20, 2011). "New Orleans Jazz Fest 2011 to feature Arcade Fire, Bon Jovi, Kid Rock, Wilco and many more". *NOLA.com*.
2. ↑ MacCash, Doug (May 7, 2011). "New Orleans Jazz Fest crowd delighted by Lupe Fiasco". *NOLA.com*.
Quran

> I'll see friends who smoke and unfortunately some friends who drink, and some other things that we're not supposed to be seeing or doing [...] I try not to [judge] anybody, any capacity. My fellow Muslims, non-Muslims, Christians whomever at the end of the day we're human, we have faults, we make mistakes.
>
> Lupe Fiasco on *World 3.0*

The **Quran** is the central religious text of Islam, believed by Muslims to be a revelation from God. It is organized in 114 chapters, which consist of verses.

American rapper Lupe Fiasco grew up Muslim and has quoted or referenced the Quaran in his works. It was featured on the cover artwork of his very first album, *Lupe Fiasco's Food & Liquor*, while his name was written in Arabic for his second album, *Lupe Fiasco's The Cool*. He recited part of the Al-Fatiha in *Food & Liquor*. In 2015, he has published the open letter "#BeastMode: A Tale of Two Quarans" on Instagram, which contains his musings on the religion.

## Songs

Songs that reference to the Quran or his faith include:

* "Didn't U Know" – 'I hope I get it correct / Before the sun rises in the west / And god sends his Messiah'
* "Muhammad Walks" – 'A'udhu Billahi min ash-shaytaan-i'r rajeem. Bismillah-i'r Rahman-i'r Raheem'
* "Intro" – 'A'uzu billahi min ash shaitani r rajimi / Bismi 'llahi 'r-rahmani 'r-rahim'
* "American Terrorist" – 'Camoflauged Torahs, Bibles, and glorious Qurans / The books that take you to heaven and let you meet the Lord there'
* "The Emperor's Soundtrack" – 'God place me in ya armor, I prescribe no partners'
* "Hurt Me Soul" / "Outro" – 'Astaghfirullah'
* "All Black Everything" – 'Followed by Bill O'Reilly who read from the Quran'
* "King Nas" – 'Min sharril wawaasil khannas'

## References

1. ↑ Muhammad, Latifah (June 11, 2014). "Lupe Fiasco Talks Challenges of Being a Muslim Rapper". *BET*.
Monochrome

***Monochrome*** (stylized in all upper case and titled as ***Undefeated: Monochrome***) is a documentary film that premiered on ESPN's *Black History Always* in July 2021. It "discusses and celebrates the Black experience within skateboarding" featuring Zion Wright, Samarria Brevard, Ray Barbee, and Lupe Fiasco.

## References

1. ↑ Wenerd, Brandon (July 30, 2021). "ESPN+ Debuts Monochrome – A 'Black History Always' Skateboarding Documentary". *BroBible*.
Los Angeles Clippers

The **Los Angeles Clippers** are an American professional basketball team based in Los Angeles, California. On February 10, 2023, Lupe Fiasco performed at their halftime against the Milwaukee Bucks at the Crypto.com Arena.

## Set list

1. "Superstar"
2. "Autoboto"
3. "The Show Goes On"

## References

1. ↑ Greif, Andrew (February 10, 2023). "Clippers' Title Chase Takes a Seat for at Least One More Game in Loss to Bucks". *Los Angeles Times*.
O Music Awards

The **O Music Awards** (commonly abbreviated as the **OMAs**) is an awards show presented by MTV to honor music, technology and intersection between the two. Its inaugural year was held in 2011, where Lupe Fiasco was a featured performer at Fremont Street Experience in Las Vegas, Nevada.

## References

1. ↑ Gallo, Phil (April 19, 2011). "Lupe Fiasco, Matt & Kim, Lil B Performing at MTV O Awards". *Billboard*.
Phoenix Suns

The **Phoenix Suns** are an American professional basketball team based in Phoenix, Arizona. On February 7, 2020, American rapper Lupe Fiasco performed at halftime before their game against the Houston Rockets as part of the Valley Honda Dealers Suns Music Series. The stadium, Footprint Center, hosted a free pair of tickets giveaway, along with a signed skateboard.

## Set list

1. "Kick, Push"
2. "Superstar"
3. "The Show Goes On"

## Gallery

* Black History Month
* Performance

Photo by Barry Gossage
## References

1. ↑ "Lupe Fiasco, Sincerely Collins to Perform at Phoenix Suns Halftime Shows". *ABC15.com*. February 5, 2020.
2. ↑ "Footprint Center (@FootprintCNTR)". *Twitter*. February 7, 2020.
Neva Eva

## Song by Ace Mac featuring Lupe Fiasco

"**Neva Eva**" is a song by Ace Mac featuring Lupe Fiasco, released as the nineteenth track from the former's mixtape, *All Aces Vol. 2* (2014).

## Lyrics

**Lyrics**
[Verse 1: Ace Mac]

Never snitched on a n\*\*\*a

Never ran from my foes

Never took orders from a pussy

Never ran with no hoes, never

I keep expanding my goals, I know am good in every hood

'Cause I'm a man on my own, I never

Ever chased the status' quo, gave my cash to a ho

Or put my stash in my nose

I never broke the code of silence, never shy from some violence

I'm from Chicago where they get for just rocking your finest

I never leave the crib without the Glock on my side

I'm poppin' five in a coward before he throw up his sign

And I never ever told this fuckers I'm ill

They hear my music and they feel it 'cause the language is real

And I never took a penny from who didn't deserve it

And I been working on urgency

Nobody is perfect on Earth is just different persons at work

Somebody's last is your first, then someone's first is your last

So do I lurk in my past? Never

[Verse 2: Ace Mac]

And still I'm rugged, don't you get it confused

I could walk through any city, you don't fit in these shoes

Never, I was taught to finish my food

Move packs, hold bangers, n\*\*\*a put in my dues

And many nights were spent up cooking thinking "what am I doing?

Shit, I could go to college, I should try" but I was influenced

By goons, never thought I'd live to see 22

But when that 23 came I had to get in the game

But never, ever lost my grip of the truth

I keep that shit on my hip, and spit that shit in the booth

But clever, half the shit I did for my crew

The other half for my kids, I wasn't thinking bout you

Whoever, bitch I came from visions of Lou

Dodging prison sentences, living recklessness was my youth

And never, never did I think I would lose

It wasn't 'cause I'm the best, it's just 'cause I would refuse like never

[Verse 3: Lupe Fiasco]

Reduced into a gesture, send a message through a closed mouth

Never talk to hoes through the hole of your saw house

They're going south, but you keep it cool

Like it's no clothes and there's no house and it's cold out

Ayy, let me tell you what that ball 'bout

Laying on the floor full of hoes, letting ghosts out

Who you gonna call to take the hauntings out of your house?

Exorcised the demons out the deep end of your profile

We are, oh such a beautiful role now

No mouse did wanna sing like a musical soul child

Eyes on the prizzize, that's all lizzize

What lies inside is the prize, keep your eyes on his eyes

Disguised, closed curtains on the windows of my rizzide

So you can't see me getting head on the inside

Disguised, what's life if ain't nothing that rib eye?

G, I keep it real, vampires getting killed, goodbye

## References

1. ↑ "Ace Mac - All Aces 2 | LiveMixtapes.com"
Past My Shades

## Song by B.o.B featuring Lupe Fiasco

"**Past My Shades**" is a song by B.o.B, released through Atlantic Records as the third track from his debut studio album, *B.o.B Presents: The Adventures of Bobby Ray* (2010). It features vocals from Lupe Fiasco.

## Personnel

* Ali Warren – drums
* Bobby "B.o.B." Simmons Jr. – lead vocals, writer, producer
* Chris Gehringer – mastering
* Greg "G-Ball" Magers – audio recording engineer
* Joe Fitz – audio recording engineer, mixer
* Kato – bass guitar
* Kyle King – guitar
* Wasalu "Lupe Fiasco" Jaco – featured artist, writer

## Lyrics

**Lyrics**
[Intro: B.o.B]

If you asked me what's on my mind, you probably won't believe it

'Cause if life was one big pool, I'd be in the deep end

So I play my role and never ever speak it, like a secret

And all the while you just try to figure me out (What?)

[Chorus: B.o.B]

But you can't see past my shades

Past my shades, past my shades

And you can't see past my shades

Past my shades, past my shades

And you can't see past my shades

Past my shades, past my shades

And you can't see past my shades

Past my shades, past my shades

[Verse 1: B.o.B]

Well, ask me a question, I tell you no lies

'Cause there's nothing to hide, my soul's in my eyes

And I'm ahead of my time but I cannot rewind

The only thing I fear is the mirror in my bathroom

People look and try to see a disguise

But there is nothing that nobody can't see in light

If it's a song with a rhyme or a verse with a line

Then you understand my mind

[Chorus: B.o.B]

But you can't see past my shades

Past my shades, past my shades

And you can't see past my shades

Past my shades, past my shades

And you can't see past my shades

Past my shades, past my shades

And you can't see past my shades

Past my shades, past my shades

[Verse 2: Lupe Fiasco]

Who else but Lu else?

You know I got two belts, the black and the white one

I begin and I master

I see in my eye glasses

But they saying what I'm seeing through is false like Ross

I can hear him through the wall like "Walk

This Way", trying to dissuade my thoughts

I'm a slave to myself and disobeyed my boss

It's all in disarray this parade I walk

They get amazed when they catch a chain I toss

Amidst this array of different ways I talk

And it hangs from your brain if my chain you caught

Like I cough without covering my mouth

I tip the scales like the king of the south

Forgot that I was fat, I lost my way

But now I'm back looking for the shade I sought

And not wonders, I'm Scott Summers

So don't make me take off my stunners

Bobby Ray, you know you got my numbers

And them deer can't see us like hunters

[Chorus: B.o.B]

But you can't see past my shades

Past my shades, past my shades

And you can't see past my shades

Past my shades, past my shades

And you can't see past my shades

Past my shades, past my shades

And you can't see past my shades

Past my shades, past my shades

## References

1. ↑ Huynh, Davis (April 18, 2010). "B.o.B featuring Lupe Fiasco – Past My Shades". *Hypebeast*.
Los Angeles Times

The ***Los Angeles Times*** is a daily newspaper founded in 1881 by Nathan Cole Jr. and Thomas Gardiner. They have done coverage on the career of American rapper Lupe Fiasco. They have reviewed only two of his studio albums, *Lupe Fiasco's The Cool* (2007) and *Lasers* (2011).

## References

1. ↑ Nelson, Steffie (December 23, 2007). "Double Dose of Cool". *Los Angeles Times*.
2. ↑ "Lupe Fiasco Isn't Impressed with the Idea of Cool". *Los Angeles Times*. December 18, 2007. Archived from the original on December 21, 2007.
3. ↑ Martens, Todd (March 7, 2011). "Album Review: Lupe Fiasco's 'Lasers'". *Los Angeles Times*.
Intro (FNF Mixtape Vol. 1)

## Song by Lupe Fiasco

"**Intro**" is a song by American rapper Lupe Fiasco, released as the opening track to his first official mixtape, *FNF Mixtape Vol. 1* (2002).

The song is used on the unofficial compilation mixtape, *Lupe the Jedi*.

## Lyrics

**Lyrics**
[Verse]

Wooo, yo! Ha

Whoever's listening, wherever you at, whatever city this is playing in right now, you about to witness something very special man

F-N-F! First and fifteenth

Mixtape volume one man, yeah

This is the beginning, man

You know what I'm talkin' about? (Yeah, yeah)

Chi-town! Harlem! Michigan city man, worldwide

Me? Oh, I'm the vice president man (First and fifteenth)

Executive (That's right, that's right) slash artist

Lupe Fiasco, man AKA (Fiasco man) Was

What up Chilly? You know I brought my crew with me

(Sport!)

You know what I'm sayin'?

Gemini, Southside Chi-town (We definitely in the building, man)

Unkasa! One-fourth-fifth, man, blam

Taliban where you at man, New York is in here (NYC, NYC)

Mikwik, Mikwik, B-12, Mag (What up gangsta?) Indiana, yeah!

And that's just the hip hop, man

R&B? R&B?

[?] man, [?]

Makada

It's not a game

Kendall, what up, man? Mia Lanksy, enough said on that, man

Bryce, what up? What up gangsta?

Pro, producer extraordinaire

Boss, Wonderboss

Damn right, it's nothing nice, man

Mixtape volume one, n\*ggas!

F-N-F, Chi-town

Harlem (NYC, NYC), Michigan City man (Indiana, Indiana)

And if you didn't know before, you damn sure y'all know now, man

Word

So, with all that said man, all the minor introductions, and acquaintances made

Let's get into man

Let's step off into it, man

Yeah!
Graham Burris

*Lupe Fiasco's The Cool*This article is part of the The Cool era.Released: December 18, 2007
Label: 1st & 15th Entertainment / Atlantic RecordsCategory

## **Graham Burris**

### **Born**

Graham Collin Burris
 (1981-05-15) May 15, 1981 (age 42)

### **Occupations**

* Audio engineer
* record producer

## **Musical career**

### **Genres**

* Rock
* hip hop

**Graham Collin Burris** (born May 1981) is an American audio engineer and record producer. He has worked with American rapper Lupe Fiasco since *Lupe Fiasco's The Cool*, and plays the bass in the indie-rock band Japanese Cartoon.
Left to Right

"**Left to Right**" is a song by Lupe Fiasco, published to his Twitter account on September 30, 2018. It uses the instrumental of the 2018 song "Mona Lisa" by Lil Wayne featuring Kendrick Lamar, where he also focuses on a painting, choosing Leonardo da Vinci's *The Last Supper*. He took to Twitter to explain, "I had a couple hrs 2 kill so I wanted to practice. [...] I took davincis the last supper & put a story to it that reads left to right. If u listen to the song while looking at the painting you’ll see."

## Lyrics

**Lyrics**
[Intro]

Yeah, yeah

Left to right

[Verse]

N\*\*\*as gather round, we about to feast

Boy, get your hands off the table, you can have a seat

Blood won't you talk to your homie, think he in on it?

Hold up, I ain't got nothing to do with it, I put 10 on it

Yea, playboy got the shank, he gon' poke him up, ayy

Don't be talkin' behind my back, say that to both of us

Look, middleman chillin', say somebody gon' kill him

What? We been with you since day one, from here to the ceiling

Wait, wait, back, back, both of y'all get out your feelings

Eh, whatchu tryna say? Big man, why you trippin'?

We can't cross you, you know that's the Lord, that's religion

Ain't no flaw in our mission, why you think somebody snitching?

Yeah, police probably canvassed it but that don't mean they planned the hit

Cuzzo like, "Who's man is this?" We running with a pacifist

I see y'all in that corner like y'all plotting on and planning shit

Thought y'all was a fan of this, I put y'all in my manuscripts

Evangelists

[Bridge]

Hey, look at what I gave you, enough bread to go around

I told you I can save you, my head will bear the crown

But you tried to slay me and play me like a clown

I was gonna pick you up, you wanna lay me down

[Chorus]

Last supper, at that last supper

At that last supper

Last supper, man, that last supper

Man, that last supper

## References

1. ↑ "Lupe Fiasco (@LupeFiasco)". *Twitter*. September 30, 2018.
2. ↑ "Lupe Fiasco (@LupeFiasco)". *Twitter*. September 30, 2018.
3. ↑ Findlay, Mitch (October 1, 2018). "Lupe Fiasco Reimagines Lil Wayne's "Mona Lisa" with "Left to Right"". *HotNewHipHop*.
Lake FX Summit + Expo

**Lake FX Summit + Expo** is a free event organized by the Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events. In April 2016, the second annual Lake FX Summit and Expo, it was announced of Chicago natives Rhymefest and Lupe Fiasco headlining free concerts the following month. Fiasco performed on May 14th.

## Biography

A special guest performance by Lupe Fiasco in support of Lake FX is the finale for the Saturday showcase. The GRAMMY® nominated Chicago rapper and producer has enjoyed tremendous success throughout his career as an artist and a record producer. With his 2015 release of Tetsuo & Youth, many of the songs were inspired by his growing up in Chicago.

## Set list

1. "Coulda Been"
2. "Adoration of the Magi"
3. "Superstar"
4. "Touch the Sky"
5. "Next to It"

## References

1. ↑ Swartz, Tracy (April 19, 2016). "Lupe Fiasco, Rhymefest to headline Lake FX Summit showcases". *Chicago Tribune*.
2. ↑ May, Mary (April 19, 2016). "Special Guest Performance by Lupe Fiasco in Support of Lake FX and Rhymefest to Perform at the Evening Showcases During the Lake FX Summit + Expo at the Chicago Cultural Center".
PopMatters

***PopMatters*** is an international online magazine of cultural criticism founded in 1999 by Sarah Zupko that covers aspects of popular culture. They have done coverage on the career of American rapper Lupe Fiasco, and rated six of his albums.

## References

1. ↑ Hayes, Neal (November 5, 2006). "Lupe Fiasco: Food and Liquor". *PopMatters*.
2. ↑ Schonfeld, Zach (January 6, 2008). "Lupe Fiasco: Lupe Fiasco's The Cool". *PopMatters*.
3. ↑ Amidon, David (March 9, 2011). "Lupe Fiasco: Lasers". *PopMatters*.
4. ↑ McGuire, Colin (September 27, 2012). "Lupe Fiasco: Food and Liquor II: The Great American Rap Album Pt. 1". *PopMatters*.
5. ↑ McCarthy, Sean (February 6, 2015). "Lupe Fiasco: Tetsuo & Youth". *PopMatters*.
6. ↑ Oliver, M. (October 1, 2018). "Lupe Fiasco's 'Drogas Wave' Could Have Been a Great Album with a Bit of Editing". *PopMatters*.
7. ↑ "The 80 Best Albums of 2015". *PopMatters*. August 12, 2020.
Life, Death and Love from San Francisco

## Song by Lupe Fiasco

"**Life, Death and Love from San Francisco**" is a song by American rapper Lupe Fiasco. It was released as the eighth track from his 2011 mixtape, *Friend of the People: I Fight Evil*, and samples the 1965 song "Acknowledgement" by John Coltrane.

## Critical reception

Adam Fleischer of *XXL* praised, "his decision to rap over "Acknowledgement" […] is outstanding."

## Lyrics

**Lyrics**
[Verse 1]

She said love is a hard thing

Somewhere between golfing and gardening

Or parole board pardoning

But she was still down for a hard swing

Flowers she would pick like guitar strings

For a real good whiff

Of how life behind par seems

Until then she a bar-teend

And pour hot lead shots out of carbines

If an inmate ever even think about departing

Before it's time for the theft of a hard thing

Wanna see what a bum riding BART dreams

Before he get gunned down, cause some sharp scene

Saw it all on the way to the art scene

Around the time they kicked us out, they had the park cleaned

She ain't living in a car she just RV-ing

Life on ice like the San Jose Shark team

Hard times, tryna duck 'em like Darkwing

Known for burning clothes and petty car-keying

And other less harmful skylarking

Bought a bag out of American Rag

A small Chinese-made American flag

Took a dollar bill then split it in half

The picture that she bought wouldn't fit in the cab

On the train trying her best not to live in the past

A bum probably asked could he spit in her ass

And that was it, fits, tantrums random

Helter-Skelter, a world gone Manson

[Verse 2]

And I'll spare you the details

Dinner is ceviche out of seashells

Annoyed cause her date really can't speak well

But she forced to press on like Lee Nails

Next table was abhorred by the weed smell

She was done at the moment that the tee fell

A thick wool jacket on a cool night

Unimpressed by poems or the moonlight

Doesn't satisfy her like a game of pool might

Thinking "what if Fantasia had a broom strike?"

Tuned right out of that school life

Soon as reality became a camera crew and a boom mic

So what do you do like?

She said "Absurd last words from a dude off a Zoosk site"

And then left him

Like the Roots left Geffen

And the state Howlin' Wolf left Chess in

Stop to watch flows have an unpaid session on the steps of a Westin

She really need to check in

And to apologize to her best friend

New bras to put her chest in

Love life and death in...

## References

1. ↑ Fleischer, Adam (November 29, 2011). "Lupe Fiasco, *Friend of the People*". *XXL*.
Kaelin Ellis

**Kaelin Ellis** (born June 9, 1997) is an American record producer from Lakeland, Florida. He was originally part of the internet producer collective, Lofalab, which included Kaytranada and Tek.lun. In 2020, he collaborated with American rapper Lupe Fiasco on the extended play, *House*. He was featured on *The Lupe and Royce Show* in episodes "Sandwiches" and "Birthday".

## Background

In 2020, Ellis uploaded his beat "White Walls" to his Twitter account that caused a user to tag Fiasco. Fiasco caught wind of this and rapped over the beat. This led to Fiasco reaching out to Ellis for more beats that turned into a project.

Ellis recalled to online magazine *Passion of Weiss*, "That whole thing came from me creating all those beat videos over time. I had this chord progression idea at the beginning of 2020, and I just kind of put it off. For whatever reason, this idea just stuck with me and that turned into Lupe Fiasco screen recording and rapping over it and putting it on social media. It took off, but that was like a culmination of what I have been doing six to seven months prior." For him, *House* was a seamless project to put together, where every beat sans "Dinosaurs" was created "in 2017 after I got home from work." He added, "when Lupe was like, 'Do you have any beats to send me?' I was like, 'Let me go back to my archive from 2017 and 2018.' That turned into Lupe compiling the entire project from just the loops. He took those loops and looped it up in GarageBand. That was the really, really neat part about that project."

## Production discography

### Extended plays

* Label: 1st & 15th, Thirty Tigers
* Format: CD, CS, DL

## References

1. ↑ Handley, Joel (April 6, 2021). ""What's the Most You Can Do in a Minute?": An Interview with Kaelin Ellis". *Reverb*.
2. ↑ Bell, Max (May 5, 2021). "Loop Dreams: Kaelin Ellis". *Passion of Weiss*.
Help Houston Heal

**Help Houston Heal** is a benefit concert hosted by Robert Glasper in aid for victims of Hurricane Harvey. It was held on September 18, 2017, at Troubadour in West Hollywood, California. Lupe Fiasco was part of the lineup, where he joked, "I'm coming to help out Houston...but I'm staying to make fun of @robertglasper all night."

## References

1. ↑ Williams, Aaron (September 19, 2017). "Robert Glasper’s Houston Benefit Concert Channeled Electric Freestyle Sessions For A Good Cause". *Uproxx*.
2. ↑ "Lupe Fiasco (@lupefiasco)". *Instagram*. September 8, 2017.
Lean

"**Lean**" is a song by American rapper Lupe Fiasco, recorded in 2001 for Arista Records. It is rumored to be part of the six tracks recorded with producers The Buchanans.

## Lyrics

**Lyrics**
[Verse 1]

Gangsta, gangsta, gangsta, gangsta

F-I Westside Chi-Town thank ya

Moms and pops what drove me crazy

Spice-1, Twista, Biggie, Jay-Z (Yeah)

Inspirings for writing in my spiral

Then put violence into firin' like opposite of hirin'

'Cause weren't nobody hirin'

They packin' the four fifth

Back to tacting, sink your warships

Climbs your walls invade your fortress

From battling and hassling from samplings from rapping

And I'm trackling off Madison to trafficking in-to trampling

He be, easy, back again

Focused attacking them, the unbelievable

It's a mack back here like [?]

Don't be fooled by the packaging

I'm back to school like September

L-U-P Emperor

[Hook]

Suspects falling gangstas ride (Lean n\*\*\*a, lean n\*\*\*a)

Ladies ballas, haters hide (Lean n\*\*\*a, lean n\*\*\*a)

F-N-F is major now (Lean n\*\*\*a, lean n\*\*\*a)

Don't you love it it's just I (Lean n\*\*\*a, lean n\*\*\*a)

This is how we get down

[Verse 2]

Jump!

Put your lighters in the air it's a fighter in your stare

How you gonna escape If I set fire to the stairs?

How you gonna equate us it's like a hare compared to a lair full of lions, tigers, and bears

You don't like sharing his the [?] the medium rare, the well. Well you're in there

They think they gonna take me off of their square (Nah-Uh)

But I am far from a Now and Later rapper (Wrapper)

Down to take a matter back up to with clappers

From tapping young trapper don't get caught up in my snare

Far from a producer dawg

Every block that you set up I'm will shut down

Turn your computers off, It's surprising though

Flow so wired requires tying to a chair

Somebody better come and get it cause I'm about to kill it

Just enough for every city and village to feel it

[Hook]

Suspects falling gangstas ride (Lean n\*\*\*a, lean n\*\*\*a)

Ladies ballas, haters hide (Lean n\*\*\*a, lean n\*\*\*a)

F-N-F is major now (Lean n\*\*\*a, lean n\*\*\*a)

Don't you love it it's just I (Lean n\*\*\*a, lean n\*\*\*a)

This is how we get down

[Verse 3]

Yeah!

This is how we get down this is how we get down

Like a top floor fire and I found the fire escape to get to the ground

I'm a top floor fire give 'em a pound

Sho'nuff respect to the young upset

The three at the buzzer hand to the fam

Sleeves of a hustle

He's ever upper

Crust, trust, sucker free like doctor visits

Wasa is it? Yup, yuck Sickening

Tipping, tipping, tipping, tipping

Chi-Town's rhetoric for getting it

Listen, lift them off the flow off we go

Piffin', recording, give 'em gore

Ninety-Two Bulls, Jordan's, Pippen

Welcome, cross 'em, caught you slipping

Off to the bucket don't make me un-tuck yeah!

## References

1. ↑ "Lupe Fiasco - "Lean"". *Complex*. February 8, 2010.
Landstreff

**Landstreff**, also known as **Landstreffet i Stavanger**, is an annual music festival in Stavanger, Norway. Lupe Fiasco performed on May 3, 2013. He tweeted the following day, "Shout to all the peeps who came out to the show last night. Stavanger, Norway was liiiiiiiive!!!!"

## Biography

Den amerikanse rapperen er for tiden aktuell med hitlåta "Battle Scars" sammen med australieren Sebastian Guy! Låta gikk til nummer 2 på VG-lista og ble den Grammy-vinnende og samfunnsengasjerte rapperens definitive gjennombrudd her til lands. Gjennom flere år har han bygget seg en dedikert fanskare både i Norge og resten av verden, og nyter stor respekt for sin frittalende og kompromissløse stil. Lupe Fiasco er klar for Landstreffet i Stavanger 2013, og vi gleder oss MYE!

Lupe Fiasco har flere baller i lufta enn en gjenomsnittlig sjonglør, men fikser det med glans. Chicago-rapperen, som i sin tid ble tatt under Jay-Zs vinger, har hatt en fantastisk karriere der han på elegant vis har balansert sterk samfunnsbevissthet og kommersiell suksess.

Wasalu Muhammad Jaco slo igjennom for fullt i 2006 med albumet "Lupe Fiasco's Food & Liquor", et album som satte standaren for politisk engasjert hiphop på 2000-tallet. Inspirert av tekstene til Jay-Z og Nas, samt legender som Gil Scott-Herons spoken word-materiale, peker Lupe Fiasco stadig på urettferdighet og ujevnheter i dagens USA og er på ingen måte redd for å stå opp for sin egen meninger.

Han regnes som en pionér innen den politisk engasjerte hiphopen på 2000-tallet, og han har også jobbet tett med en annen rapper med sterke meningen, nemlig Kanye West.

I 2008 vant han en Grammy for låta "Daydreamin", sammen med Jill Scott, og har hatt æren av å bli nominert til den samme prisen hele 12 ganger… I fjor slapp han del 2 av debutalbumet, "Food & Liquor II: The Great American Rap Album" til overveldende kritikker og beviste på ny at han er en av de viktigste rapperne der ute. Også dette albumet ble nominert til en Grammy i kategorien "Best Rap album".

## Set list

1. "Words I Never Said"
2. "Out of My Head"
3. "Hip-Hop Saved My Life"
4. "I Don't Wanna Care Right Now"
5. "Touch the Sky"
6. "Superstar"
7. "Kick, Push"
8. "Battle Scars"

## References

1. ↑ "Lupe Fiasco (@LupeFiasco)". *Twitter*. May 4, 2013.
2. ↑ "Artister 2013 | Landstreff"
Of

## Song by Lupe Fiasco

"**Of**" is a song by Lupe Fiasco, released as the third track from his 2015 free mixtape, *Pharaoh Height 2/30*. It samples the 2006 song "The Diff'rence" by J Dilla.

## Lyrics

**Lyrics**
[Verse]

Young peerer over Dilla

Behind the mic like the wheel of a vehicular killer

The threading, put it together like a three minutes to wedding

In less than three minutes of meddling, over melody and grand piano peddlings

I do represent the mind like IQs, intelligent signs in our kinds of haiku

Cobra Kai turn high top fade to Caillou, who inspect a man stance and fight the kaiju

Way beyond a hundred kicks, breaking bottom bricks and he on number six

This is that “there should be a name for it”

Hideo should go and make a game for it

Mama should make you change for it

Kinda rap that sends jaguars running back into the rain forest

Plans over panic, when Superman scans deadpan over planets

Make the fat man hand over the ham jam and lamb and Spam sandwich

A face black eyes and hand-to-hand damage

Make 'em believe you can manage to have swam the span, fam

It's Sesame the bird big, and the master plan mammoth

Yeah!

(Pharaoh)

## References

1. ↑ Hunte, Justin (September 3, 2015). "Lupe Fiasco - Pharaoh Height 2/30". *HipHopDX*.
People, Politics, and Power

**People, Politics, and Power** is a local event presented by 1Hood. Lupe Fiasco was a featured guest at the Blaxk Box in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, on October 27, 2022. He discussed his career, conscious hip-hop, and community building.

## Biography

L﻿upe Fiasco is an American rapper, singer, record producer, and entrepreneur. He rose to fame in 2006 following the success of his debut album, *Lupe Fiasco's Food & Liquor*. He also performs as the frontman of rock band Japanese Cartoon under his real name. As an entrepreneur, Fiasco was the chief executive officer of 1st and 15th Entertainment.

In addition to music, Fiasco has pursued other business ventures, including fashion. He runs two clothing lines, Righteous Kung-Fu and Trilly & Truly; he has designed sneakers for Reebok. He has been involved with charitable activities, including the Summit on the Summit expedition, and in 2010 he recorded a benefit single for victims of the 2010 Haiti earthquake. Fiasco is also noted for his anti-establishment views, which he has expressed in both interviews and his music.

## References

1. ↑ "1Hood (@1hoodmedia)". *Instagram*. October 21, 2022.
2. ↑ "1Hood Presents: People, Politics, and Power featuring Lupe Fiasco". *Evenbrite*. Retrieved November 5, 2022.
Live in Alaska

**Live in Alaska** was an exclusive one-day concert presented by Showdown held on July 25, 2021, in Downtown Anchorage. Lupe Fiasco was the headlining act featuring Grieves, with support from local acts Brother Buffalo, Saint Deon, and AG Two Tone. Fiasco said in the press interview, "I have no idea what [Alaskan] people want and what the expectations are. So, I'm just going to make sure we got a little bit from every album. And you know, when people start booing, you know, we'll figure that one out. But I'm going to come with the thunder to make sure everybody gets more than their money's worth and is properly entertained."

## References

1. ↑ "ShowDown Productions (@showdownalaska)". *Facebook*. June 18, 2021.
2. ↑ Shipe, O'Hara (July 21, 2021). "Showdown is back! Dillon Francis and Lupe Fiasco will have F Street bumping on back-to-back nights this weekend". *Anchorage Press*.
Grantland

***Grantland*** was a sports and pop-culture blog owned and operated by ESPN from 2011 to 2015. Journalist Thomas Golianopoulos conducted an interview with Brian "Busy" Dackowski, the VP of Marketing for Atlantic Records, to discuss Lupe Fiasco's album *Tetsuo & Youth*. He also briefly talked to record producer MoeZ'art, who told them on the theory of *T&Y* meant to be played in reverse, "I'm not sure about that one. He has so many different layers to him. I can't even begin to understand some of the things. I'm still digesting the album myself."

## Article

**What was Lupe going for as far as a theme or story on the album?**

I don't think that was ever the purpose of there being, like, one overall theme sort of like the way *The Cool* had. There was no structure like he wanted to tell a particular story. I think each song has its own story and message.

**Have you heard the theory about playing the album in reverse order?**

Yes, I did read that.

**Is there any truth to it?**

Not that I'm aware of, no. That's very interesting. The songs were definitely grouped together based upon how they sound — that's why it was structured the way it was between "Spring," "Fall, "Summer, "Winter." He definitely took time in sequencing this thing. Either way, I see how people can feel that. I don't think that was a conscious decision on his part. But he doesn't really tell me everything.

**People on the message boards point to the DJ Skee interview when Lupe held the album upside down and ran his finger up and down the track list.**

He's no stranger to the message boards, either, so he definitely will play with that one when given the chance. He definitely reads a lot of them. He scans the web from time to time.

**He loves the message boards?**

He absolutely loves it. That's why he'll never go on a Rap Genius and want to explain his lyrics. He loves to just leave it open and let people go crazy in terms of them thinking what this means or that. It started in the early days with him when people thought "Kick, Push" was about drug dealing instead of skateboarding.

**Is there any overlap between *Tetsuo & Youth* and *The Cool*?**

Not that I know specifically. The character of *The Cool* is definitely on his mind right now, and has been for the last year. I would not be surprised if that pops its head up again pretty soon.

## References

1. ↑ Golianopoulos, Thomas (April 28, 2015). "Messiah Music: Investigating the Hidden Meaning of Lupe Fiasco's 'Tetsuo & Youth'". *Grantland*.
Bon Appétit

***Bon Appétit*** is a monthly American food magazine. An interview with Lupe Fiasco was conducted in 2012, in the section 'My Morning Routine,' where they talk with celebrities.

## Article

If I'm doing my due diligence, I wake up for the fajr prayer--I'm Muslim, and it's the first morning prayer. It happens before the sun comes up.

If I'm not, though, and it's been a long night, I'll probably wake up at 11 o'clock.

I enjoy a good breakfast--I do some eggs, and I'm definitely a toast guy. But I have to have apricot jam. I don't mean as an accoutrement--not as a condiment--but as if it's bacon. Like it's a real part of the meal. I can eat spoonfuls of it. I like Smucker's. Sarabeth Jams are good, a little fancy shmancy, and I do that sometimes. But I usually stick with Smucker's.

I always read the BBC for mainstream news, and then Cryptogon is where I get my underground anarchist news. Then I turn on the Velocity channel, which is the Discovery channel's sub-channel for cars and automotive stuff.

My mom was a chef, but my father was a straight fast food guy. So you knew, if we were with my father, we were eating out. But my mom's a good cook, and wouldn't splurge. She'd be real basic: lentils, rice, eggs and rice, or she would make these White Castle-style little sliders. Every so often, she would dip off to gourmet land, challenging us with some tofu or a machination she learned in school.

There are two things I can make well. There's this scallop dish I can throw down on real tough--a stir-fry Chinese hybrid-type thing I'm really badass at. And there's a spaghetti dish I learned watching Anthony Bourdain. It's just spaghetti and onions, a Sicilian dish, and I am f$%king awe. some. at it. You take five or six onions--full-on, grapefruit-sized onions--and cook them super slow in butter, some oil, a little bit of garlic, and some apple cider vinegar. You normally cook it all down with wine, but I don't use alcohol, so I substituted the cider for that. The onions lose all their acidity and harshness because you cook it for f$%king three hours, and it becomes this super-sweet sauce in itself. It's so good.

I do restaurants differently depending on what city I'm in. I just went to Europe and went all Michelin Stars. Brussels, Barcelona, Paris--all high-class dining. It was a little odd: I would just get tables for one, and it would just be me, eating some world-class, 200-euro meal. But they were great. If I'm in New York, I'll just go to Katz's and get some big messy sandwich. But in Chicago, it's [Gibsons Steakhouse].

## References

1. ↑ Dean, Sam (November 16, 2012). "What Rapper Lupe Fiasco Eats for Breakfast". *Bon Appétit*.
Hater Hop

## Song by Lupe Fiasco

"**Hater Hop**" is a song by American rapper Lupe Fiasco, released as the the tenth track from his mixtape, *Fahrenheit 1/15 Part I: The Truth Is Among Us* (2004). It samples the 2004 song "Tipsy" by J-Kwon.

## Lyrics

**Lyrics**
[Chorus: Lupe Fiasco]

See I live it, Charlie

And then I write it, pimping

Then I record it, dirty

Then it's a song!

But then they hate on me

'Cause they can't take, homie

That I might break, homie

From my home

[Verse: Lupe Fiasco]

Which is the Westside

F I wicked as the witches from the

Westside in the wizard

You see I live it, scribble it

Deliver it, then I distribute it

To my n\*\*\*as, But yet I

For the life of me

Can't understand the rivalry

Said about my number one fan, my man

He used to ride with me

But now he spitefully uses fighting words to frighten me

Slightly perturbed I war at his words rightfully

I should be lightning like in his ass

But I pass and lightly brush off the ash

From the square of that square

You see I really don't care

But it's a whole lot of insulted n\*\*\*as over here

Bear in mind some of them mind, all of them won't

Some of them rhyme, all of them don't

Most of them grind, all of them inclined

To see you signed and combined

To be on your ass so serious

[Chorus: Lupe Fiasco]

You see I live it, Charlie

And then I write it, pimping

Then I record it, dirty

Then it's a song!

But then they hate on me

'Cause they can't take, homie

That I might break, homie

From my home