Sledom

"**Sledom**" (stylized in all caps) is a song by Lupe Fiasco and Kaelin Ellis, released as the third track from their EP, *House* (2020). It features guest vocals from Crystal Torres and Graham Burris.

*DJBooth* summarized in their review, "about the practical and financial applications of modeling, from fashion to fast food to trafficking."

## Lyrics

**Lyrics**
[Intro: Lupe Fiasco, *Crystal Torres*]

You know I can really use a job

Yea, you can use a job

You know a job, you could have a good job

Not just any old job but a real good job

You know what I'm saying?

Any ideas? (*Hmm*)

Well, if I may, uh, look

[Verse 1: Lupe Fiasco]

Career decisions can be important endeavors

You gotta take your time, not jump whenever the weather

Feels a little better, priorities over pleasure

But there's nothing wrong with incorporating some leisure

There are other measures so that you're not hopelessly tethered

It's something like a meaningless pursuit (Pursuit)

It ain't gotta be necessarily cute

But you want something that grabs you by the roots

Right? A love quest so when your thoughts is black

An employ you can enjoy and look forward to that

Kinda like how I look forward to rap, something cool

And you ain't gotta go back to school

Set your own hours, powers, and agilities

Takes advantage of all of your natural abilities

Something like your dream occupation

A clean obligation, and esteemed operation

[Hook: Crystal Torres, Graham Burris, *Lupe Fiasco*]

Have you thought of modeling?

Using your body to sell things on the internet

Have you tried modeling?

Using your body to sell things on the internet, internet, yeah

Have you tried modeling? Have you looked into modeling?

Using your body to sell things on the internet, yeah, yeah

*You can do things like tea, you can sell like*

You can even sell me (You can even sell me)

*Uh, look, now check it*

[Verse 2: Lupe Fiasco]

You ain't gotta get automatically naked

You can be real selective, be real protective

There's many different ways that you can model these days

And be real respected and keep still your ethics

Nonerotic pose still wearing all of your clothes

Let's take a little trip to where modern modeling goes

You'd be surprised

There's Muslim women that just be modeling eyes

McDonald's models that just be modeling fries, look at these

Buy some from me, please

Ah, you're such a tease

Ooh, with extra cheese

Look at you, satisfying basic human wants and needs

But it's levels to it, there's many other leagues

You can model water bottles, to send to children in need

Or for the environment and bring attention to bees

[Hook: Crystal Torres, Graham Burris]

We're modeling, we're modeling

Using your body to sell things on the internet, yeah

Have you thought about modeling? The wide world of modeling

Using your body to sell things on the internet

[Verse 3: Lupe Fiasco]

You know, peep it

Modeling has been historically prestigious, look at Mona Lisa

Model, Michelangelo's cousin even modeled for Jesus

And that's from the Bible, Fabio was on the cover of novels

Mrs. Butterworth became a whole bottle

So many models on everything that we swallow

Even though bananas nasty and

I ain't mad at Chiquita for providing all that potassium

Ya, know the Barbizon books has started a lot

You can be one of the haircut models on posters in barbershops

Or maybe even one of the catwalk spinners that be swerving like dervishes

So many modeling agencies and services

If you think about dabbling but beware

It's certain agencies that are just onramps for human trafficking

But don't be scared

You'll be dazzling, European or African

[Hook: Crystal Torres, Graham Burris]

We're modeling, we're modeling

Using your body to sell things on the internet, yeah

Have you thought about modeling? The wide world of modeling

Using your body to sell things on the internet

We're modeling (Yeah) we're modeling

Using your body to sell things on the internet, yeah

(Using your body to sell things on the internet, yeah, yeah)

Have you thought about modeling? (Woo, ayy) The wide world of modeling

Using your body to sell things on the internet (You can even sell me)

[Outro]

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## References

1. ↑ Green, Dylan (July 24, 2020). "Lupe Fiasco’s 'HOUSE' EP Is a Sharply Produced Thought Experiment". *DJBooth*.