WWJD He'd Prolly LOL Like WTF!

## Song by Lupe Fiasco featuring Lil Ronnie and Travis Barker

"**WWJD He'd Prolly LOL Like WTF!**" (stylized as "**WWJD He'd Prolly LOL Like WTF!!!**") is a song by American rapper Lupe Fiasco, released as the sixth track from his mixtape, *Friend of the People: I Fight Evil* (2011). It samples the 2011 song "On'n'On" by Justice.

## Critical reception

Adam Fleischer of *XXL* detailed, "the rhymeslinger takes rampant American consumerism to task, picking apart a dependence on things 'Built by the poor and designed by the smart', using Nike and Apple products to illustrate his point".

## Cultural references

* Steve Jobs (February 24, 1955 – October 5, 2011) was an American business magnate, co-founder of Apple.
* Siri is the digital assistant that is part of Apple devices, where users can ask queries. With technology having limits, they cannot answer everything.
* The thirteen Zodiac sign is Ophiuchus (also known as Serpentarius), represented as a man grasping a snake. In Greek mythology, it symbolizes the god Apollo struggling with a huge snake that guarded the Oracle of Delphi.
* Atheism is an absence of belief in the existence of deities.
* Visa is an American multinational payment card.
* Conspicuous consumption refers to the concept in economics of spending on goods or services of high quality/quantity to flaunt one's wealth or social status.
* McDonald's is an American multinational fast food chain, criticized primarily for its contribution in the American obesity epidemic and healthcare concerns.

## Lyrics

**Lyrics**
[Intro]

Really?

This is what you guys been doing?

Seriously?

[Hook 1]

Before daybreak there were none

And as it broke there was one

From moon to sun, it goes on and on

The winter battle was won

The summer children were born

And so the story goes on and on

Come on woman in your life beats

Those we buried with the house keys

Smoke and feather where the fields are green

From here to eternity

Become a woman in your own time

Far, far, far from the virgin vine

Rise on out from the dead leaves

Come back to me

Oh, she sings her favorite song

Left with tears and dreams, it goes and then on

[Verse 1]

Standing in line for the new one

Not the black, but the blue one

And I don't even know what it do, son

But Steve Jobs said that it's too fun

Fun in abundance what I need

It's cold out here, put my arms in the sleeves

I'll probably lose my place if I leave

But I really need to pee

If I do it right here they'll see

Makes you wonder, how do snipers

Marathon bikers

Next time: diapers

They say it has all new features

Faster processors and much better speakers

Great for kids, a necessity for teachers

For work or home

A revolutionary way of being alone

I mean, should we really get a loan?

Hey what's the matter, just tell it to your phone

Cupertino heart with Chinese parts

Built by the poor, but designed by the smart

They opening the door so you go

On your mark, get ready, set, buy

Imagine a world where everything starts with an ‘i'

But it still ends with a die

Probably got an app for that, you could try

From the iClouds, right into the great Wi-Fi

Siri, can iGod really hear me?

"Does not compute—can you repeat more clearly?"

"Woaaaaah"

[Hook 2]

A vessel in the bloodline

A thirteenth Zodiac sign

A stitch in time, it goes on and on

Become a woman on your own time

Far, far, far from the virgin vine

Rise on out from the dead leaves

Come back to me

Oh, she sings her favorite song

Left with tears and dreams, it goes and then on

[Verse 2]

Standing in line for some new Ones

Had a bunch of blessings but I blew them

Asked Google how to use them

They sent me to a section ‘bout used guns

New runs, nuns'll scream, moms with jeans

Match their teens' jeans and genies who try to chew gum

Aw man, it's so confusin'

Confusion in abundance what I have

Good thing that God accept cash

Maybe buy my way up out His wrath

Skeptically, why am I way up off this path?

Atheism's cheaper, and accepts Visa

My thoughts as I'm queuing up for sneakers

Won't discriminate – I'm getting all eight

In every color that they make

Beaverton hearts with Chinese parts

Built by the poor and designed by the smart

On your mark, get set, cop 'em!

Imagine a life that revolves around shoppin'

Conspicuous consumption

That means it serves no other function

But to show off to someone, or others

Who only try to show off to you—look at your fellow loyal customers

Isn't harmony great?

Look at all these friends that marketing makes

How many fries can these arteries take?

I'll give McDonald's a little help here

I think they should expand into healthcare

And then you'll have all ends covered

Even make caskets, have it all umbrella'd

Can you make the corporation fear me?

"Couldn't hear your order, can you speak less clearly?"

[Hook 3]

That which was put in the ground

Will someday come back around

From dust to dust it goes on and on

Before daybreak there were none

And as it broke there was one

And still the story goes on and on

## References

1. ↑ Fleischer, Adam (November 29, 2011). "Lupe Fiasco, *Friend of the People*". *XXL*.
2. ↑ Hanratty, Barbara (December 2012). "'McDonalds and KFC, It's Never Going to Happen': The Challenges of Working with Food Outlets to Tackle the Obesogenic Environment ". *Journal of Public Health*.