Dominican Barber

"**Dominican Barber**" is a song by American rapper Lupe Fiasco. It was released on January 17, 2024, to his social media and YouTube channel. It marks his first musical release of 2024, and uses the instrumental of "Im Him" by Sauce Walka.

The cover artwork is taken from the day he performed at Ryan Garcia's boxing match against Oscar Duarte for the walkout on December 2, 2023.

## Cultural references

* MetroCard is a magnetic stripe card used for fare payment on transportation in the New York City area.
* Visvim is a Japanese menswear brand.
* Nishigawa is a clothing brand started by Lupe.
* Cartier is a French luxury-goods conglomerate that sells jewelry, leather goods, and watches.
* LeBrons are a Nike shoe line, created with the American professional basketball player LeBron James.
* Pappadeaux is a seafood, Cajun and Creole restaurant chain.
* Tom Cruise is an American actor, considered a Hollywood icon with three Golden Globe Awards and four Academy Award nominations.
* Lanvin is a French luxury fashion house based in Paris.
* *Dennis the Menace* is an American sitcom that follows the Mitchell nuclear family. The son, Dennis, often gets into trouble.
* Mercedes-Bendz is a German multinational automotive corporation headquartered in Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg, Germany.
* Big Ben (formally known as the Elizabeth Tower) is the clock tower of the Palace of Westminster in London, England.

## Lyrics

**Lyrics**
[Intro: Lupe Fiasco]

What they say, what they say, when they say what they say

They be saying it to your face

Did they say when behind your back?

What do they say when they behind your back?

Check

[Verse 1: Lupe Fiasco]

Was in Dubai watching Mos Def in the press vest

In the trailer park like a redneck

Deion Barber got my feet up on the leg rest

Keep my taper far from the headrest

That's how I take a seat like the next guest

Behind the steering wheel of an FF

Chill home, homie, what you want for breakfast?

He said a calculator and a chess set

Blackballed, got a regular job

Wear a sweater in the summer, gotta weather the odds

'Cause you don't never know how they deliver the cards

Just keep my name when you praying and bow your head at the mosque

Don't care about money, 'cause it don't care about n\*\*\*as

If you let your enemies talk, they'll share their whereabouts with you

I show you how everything that you scared about shivers

MetroCard Lu, I get that fear about n\*\*\*as

Visvim moccasins, Nishigawa top I'm in, Cartier watch again

She look like a model, 'cause she be modeling

It ain't that mind-boggling

Know when to call a gangster a bitch, or when to give a cop a compliment

It's called common sense

You tryna go to jail, a home on your own, recognizance

Fuck it though, I'm at Pappadeaux

Trying to put more lobster on the top of my pasta bowl

The waitress like "that's impossible, it's impossible"

I told to Tom Cruise, these is Lanvins, these ain't LeBrons

If I get a pair you can't get a pair, these ain't Tom shoes

These is vintage, these is old, these is finished

They don't make these no more like episodes of *Dennis the Menace*

Limited edition, one on the list don't be limit my fish, then

Big Benz, watch it like Big Ben

Gull wing indoors they be flapping like chickens

Let that chick in, ugh

## References

1. ↑ "Lupe Fiasco (@LupeFiasco)". *Twitter*. January 17, 2024.