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Fundamentals

"**Fundamentals**" is a song by Billy Blue featuring Lupe Fiasco, released as a non-album single on June 24, 2016. The official music video was uploaded to YouTube on December 8, 2017. They performed the song during Fiasco's tour, Tour for the Fans.

## Lyrics

**Lyrics**
[Hook: Lupe Fiasco, *Billy Blue*]

I just keep it real n\*\*\*a, fundamentals

If she ain't got no chill, give her fundamentals

She ain't got no problems, she got fundamentals

N\*\*\*as need some dollars, they need fundamentals

G-code, G-code, G-code n\*\*\*a, fundamentals

Keeping it a hunnid, that's so fundamental

*If you ain't got no money, stick to fundamentals*

That's the key to life, n\*\*\*a, fundamentals

[Verse 1: Billy Blue]

Boy, I pick up when I call now stick to fundamentals

Playing with my gangstas, now that ain't the type of shit I'm into

Ridin' with that .44 loaded, 'cause that shit's essential

Mess around me, I, n\*\*\*a, squeeze a bullet in your temple

How you trapping? You ain't got no cash n\*\*\*a

But you got them J's, you's a ass n\*\*\*a

You ain't paying bills, ain't got no stash n\*\*\*a

Your stupid ass ain't learned from the last n\*\*\*a

Stick to fundamentals, key to life ain't sentimental

(?) governmental, that is not coincidental

Keep your life confidential, n\*\*\*as watching incidentals

Making it past twenty one in my hood, that is monumental

[Hook: Lupe Fiasco, *Billy Blue*]

I just keep it real n\*\*\*a, fundamentals

If she ain't got no chill, give her fundamentals

She ain't got no problems, she got fundamentals

N\*\*\*as need some dollars, they need fundamentals

G-code, G-code, G-code n\*\*\*a, fundamentals

Keeping it a hunnid, that's so fundamental

*If you ain't got no money, stick to fundamentals*

That's the key to life, n\*\*\*a, fundamentals

[Verse 2: Lupe Fiasco]

May you die a death of like a hundred pistols

If you out here faking on your flex and being unofficial

Careful what you wear and where you are and who you running into

Think it's accidental then a n\*\*\*a sent to come and get you

Bitches wanna play, I tell them it's essential

Tell that bitch don't say no more, be instrumental

Pull up in the car, it better not be no rental

Unless you out here serving, then my nig', continue

I can see it in you that you got potential

If you take the time, you will get credentials

We ain't got no patience for no imitations

Well, I know innovations see my demonstrations

[Hook: Lupe Fiasco, *Billy Blue*]

I just keep it real n\*\*\*a, fundamentals

If she ain't got no chill, give her fundamentals

She ain't got no problems, she got fundamentals

N\*\*\*as need some dollars, they need fundamentals

G-code, G-code, G-code n\*\*\*a, fundamentals

Keeping it a hunnid, that's so fundamental

*If you ain't got no money, stick to fundamentals*

That's the key to life, n\*\*\*a, fundamentals

## References

1. ↑ Ju, Shirley (August 22, 2016). "Billy Blue & Lupe Fiasco Give You the "Fundamentals"". *HipHopDX*.
Drill Music in Zion

* *Drill Music in Zion* (album)
* "Drill Music in Zion" (song)

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2022 World Games

The **2022 World Games** were an international multi-sport event held from July 7 to 17, 2022, in Birmingham, Alabama, United States. The lineup featured Lupe Fiasco, who performed on July 10, 2022, at the Main Stage.

Originally Fiasco was set to perform on the 9th, though due to the poor weather conditions, organizers had to push back the concert and activities to the following day. World Games' CEO Nick Sellers confirmed Fiasco's performance, reporting, "I just spoke with him. He's doing this for the World Games, says he wants to support."

## Set list

1. "Three Little Birds" (Opening) (Bob Marley and the Wailers cover)
2. "Wild Child"
3. "The Show Goes On"
4. "Superstar"
5. "Touch the Sky"
6. "Go Go Gadget Flow"
7. "I Gotcha"
8. "Hip-Hop Saved My Life"
9. "Out of My Head"

## Gallery

**@cityofbhamal**: "The World Games Plaza turned WAY up for @LupeFiasco tonight! #twg2022"
* July 10, 2022
* Twitter

## References

1. ↑ "World Games 2022: Officials reschedule Lupe Fiasco concert, City Walk activities canceled due to storms". *AL*. July 9, 2022.
Class & Charter

**Class & Charter** is an annual school concert hosted by the Campus Activities Board (CAB) of Hamilton College. In 2017, Lupe Fiasco headlined the event, with rapper Luke Christopher and DJ Luke Gernert as the show openers.

## Set list

1. "Dopamine Lit (Intro)"
2. "Jump"
3. "Around My Way (Freedom Ain't Free)"
4. "Hip-Hop Saved My Life"
5. "Kick, Push"
6. "I Gotcha"
7. "Go Go Gadget Flow"
8. "Touch the Sky"
9. "Next to It"
10. "Out of My Head"
11. "Paris, Tokyo"
12. "Wild Child"
13. "Superstar"
14. "The Show Goes On"
15. "Daydreamin'"

## References

1. ↑ Foster, Holly (May 8, 2017). "Lupe Fiasco Headlines Class & Charter Concert". *Hamilton*.
Black Power L-Word

"**Black Power L-Word'**" is a song by American rapper Lupe Fiasco, published to his Twitter on October 29, 2017. The word, revealed at the very end, is 'Lupe.'

## Cultural references

* The 1984 film *The Karate Kid* centers on Daniel LaRusso, a teenager who is taught karate by Mr. Miyagi to defend himself against his bullies. The lyric 'tai-chi cranes' refers to a stance LaRusso practices during the film.
* The *Transformers* franchise has the catchphrase "Autobots roll out," commanded by leader Optimus Prime.
* Frank Gallagher is a character in the TV series *Shameless*, who once fed Valium to a baby in hopes to stop their crying.
* Floyd Mayweather is a former professional boxer, whom Fiasco compares himself to upon firing lyrical punchlines.
* Kal-El is the birth name for DC superhero Superman. One of his powers is Super Breath, that has the ability to freeze things.
* Al Haymin was the manager of Mayweather, where Fiasco ties this back to the *Karate Kid* reference ('left Daniel-san hanging, haymakers for Al Haymin.')

## Lyrics

**Lyrics**
[Intro: Lupe Fiasco]

Yeah yeah yeah, yeah-yeah, breakfast sketches, yeah?

Yeah, alright, and they say, uh

[Verse 1: Lupe Fiasco]

Zombie, I need brains

Right on time like high speed trains

Pull up real slow like tai-chi cranes

That's an excellent Karate Kid reference

But I'm leave it there like negligence

To focus on the dead that I said in my very first testament

Re-animate it, (roll out) Roll-out mines, Frankenstein times Optimus Prime

Zorro bombing on cars how I write these names

Rail spike, snail life, I need change

That's transformers, ass warmers, ass styles for the wilin'

Frank Gallagher rubbing Valium on the mouths of the violent to make them silent

What a shame, taking on weight, and jumping on the plane

Lucille take it to the head, thumbs up to the mules, break another leg

Can Donald Bob Mueller and shake another fed?

He'll probably weave Bob, we'll wake up when we're dead

Dream team scheme to king Azizim

Don't sleep on that, that's a sword with 3 swings

Right across the chest, Mayweather your wig

Right across the left, rig weave

Have powwows and wigwams

Indeed, I spit freeze like Kal-El, only bow down for Islam

Back to the training, this mental bomb left Daniel-san hanging, haymakers for Al Haymin

[Outro: Lupe Fiasco]

Back way when, I would say then, they would do it, when I say when

When go, left, no, (roll out) stay, L-Word: Lupe

## References

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

**DePaul FEST** is an annual student-run music festival held at DePaul University in Chicago, Illinois. Lupe Fiasco performed in 2007 and 2012.

## Set list

### 2012

1. "Words I Never Said"
2. "Superstar"
3. "Go Go Gadget Flow"
4. "The Show Goes On"

## References

1. ↑ Catchcart, Tricia (May 20, 2012). "Chicago native Lupe Fiasco headlines FEST 2012 lineup". *The DePaulia*.
Bubba's Block Party

**Bubba's Block Party** is a free event hosted by NASCAR driver William "Bubba" Wallace in efforts to bring the racing sport to broader audience appeal. In its second annual year, the Chicago date was held on June 28, 2023, in promotion of the forthcoming inaugural NASCAR Chicago Street Race that weekend. American rapper Lupe Fiasco was announced as the special musical guest performer.

## Background

Wallace explained the initiative to *Chicago Tribune*, "We were brainstorming ideas on how we need to keep trending forward and moving the messages forward, moving our visuals, our fan base forward, and not staying stagnant and doing the same old stuff. I was like, 'Hey, you know, there's a lot of people that want to come to race. They don't feel safe, they don't feel welcomed. Why don't we make a welcoming environment beforehand? Have a party at the racetrack, like a block party?'"

## Set list

* "Around My Way (Freedom Ain't Free)"
* "Kick, Push"
* "Autoboto"
* "The Show Goes On"

## Gallery

**@XfinityRacing**: "It's gonna be a Superstar weekend. Thanks to @LupeFiasco for kicking off @NASCARChicago weekend at Bubba's Block Party!"
* June 28, 2023
* Twitter
**@power92chicago**: "Now that's how you throw a block party @bubbawallace 🔥 @djwillthethrill on the 1's and 2's got Chicago pumped for Nascar weekend. There were food trucks, racing activities and a special performance by @lupefiasco 🔥 Chicago are you ready for Nascar weekend?? ⬇️⬇️"
* June 23, 2023
* Instagram
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## References

1. ↑ Washburn, Kaitlin (June 28, 2023). "Bubba Wallace Throws a Block Party in Hyde Park to Introduce NASCAR to a New Audience". *Chicago Sun-Times*.
2. ↑ Taylor, Shakeia (June 26, 2023). "NASCAR and Bubba Wallace Are Bringing 'Bubba's Block Party' to a South Side Museum in Chicago". *Chicago Tribune*.
Candy

## Song by Gemini featuring Lupe Fiasco

"**Candy**" is a song by Gemini, featuring Lupe Fiasco on the hook. It was released as the fourth track from Asylum Records and MTV2's *My Block: Chicago - The Soundtrack* (2006).

## Lyrics

**Lyrics**
[Verse 1: Gemini]

Let's go, let's go

See them twenty fours on that chevy, ridin' clean on the scene

Blowing green in the trunk

Four fifteens that will leave a n\*\*\*a slump

If I think he trying to scheme

Out the shelf I got a dump, out this fuckin' magazine

That ain't really what you want

Twenty-inch plasma screen, I came out here to stunt

Fendi candy on the frame, music bangin', let it thump

Let it hit it let me bang, tempos screamin' out the trunk

Fifty n\*\*\*as be switchin' lanes bitch and guess who in the front

You can hear my music bang miles away from where you from

Hundred-thousand dollar chain anything to catch a stunt

Ain't anything off in this game, Gemini gon' get with looking

Wetter than when it rain when that paint job hit the sun

If you come in here to stain on my seats, you better don't

You ain't dealing with no lame Gemini gon' get it crunk

Keep a Glock 9 handy

I'm coming down on candy

[Chorus: Lupe Fiasco, *Gemini*]

*I'm coming down on candy*

*I'm coming down on candy*

*I'm coming down on candy*

*I'm coming down on candy*

Woof go to woofers and

Tweet go to tweeters as

Push goes to pushers and

Creep go to creepers, ay ay

*I'm coming down on candy*

*I'm coming down on candy*

[Verse 2: Gemini]

Penny Candy on anything that I drive, you ain't dealing with no lame

Groupies screaming "Let me ride," windows tinted, dripping stains

I just threw some suicides on that whip, blew out the brains

You can find me in the Chi, Stony Islands, switching lanes

Bad buster on my side, things ain't always what it seems

Head ducking as she rides, she ain't looking for no change

Red custom Chevy job, Penny Candy-colored paint

Head buster till I die, F-N-F is in my veins

Sounds banging, 24-inch Perellis on the road

Ground shaking from the feet, brace your [?], my speakers exposed

Clowns probably think it's sweeter than the paint on my doors

But if you creep me, best believe they goin' be grieving your soul

Penny Candy's the only flavor my vehicles hold

Just another name for candy-coated paint in the cold

N\*\*\*as hating 'cause them Oasis ain't thirties and fours

They can't stand me… But shit, I'm coming down on candy

[Chorus: Lupe Fiasco, *Gemini*]

*I'm coming down on candy*

*I'm coming down on candy*

*I'm coming down on candy*

*I'm coming down on candy*

Woof go to woofers and

Tweet go to tweeters as

Push goes to pushers and

Creep go to creepers, ay ay

*I'm coming down on candy*

*I'm coming down on candy*

## References

1. ↑ Zisook, Brian (October 9, 2006). "Asylum Records & MTV2 Present My Block: Chicago - The Soundtrack". *DJBooth*.
AM/FM

## Song by Young Buck featuring Lupe Fiasco

"**AM/FM**" (also known as "**Am/Fm Radio**"), is a song by Young Buck featuring Lupe Fiasco. It was released as the fifth track from the former's mixtape, *Back on My Buck Shit Vol. 2: Change of Plans* (2010), hosted by Drumma Boy.

## Lyrics

**Lyrics**
[Verse: Lupe Fiasco]

Where they do that at?

I'm at it, leaning in my automatic

Up and down the dial tryin' to find meaning through the static

Weaving through the traffic, there's no chiefing in my status

So I leave it to the beats to put some peace off in my attic

Feeling blessed, feeling like a million in this mess

Musician on a mission, shake that voodoo and that hex

With this Kingsun and Ajuju comin' out my deck, boy…

And help me get that Anna off my chest

And that iPod is on shuffle, MC Hammer came on next

MGMT after him, that's just how I like to blend

Lupe, Buck, and Drum, got that soundtrack for the slum

Make you feel like paradise, when your feeling paralyzed

Huh!

## References

1. ↑ Kujundzic, Petar (October 31, 2010). "Young Buck featuring Lupe Fiasco - AM/FM". *Hypebeast*.
Amen Break

***Amen Break*** is a film directed by Mahfuz Sultan, documenting Virgil Abloh's Spring/Summer 2022 collection. It stars Lupe Fiasco, GZA, Goldie, Saul Williams, Issa Perica, Caleb Femi, JIM JOE, Kandis Williams, Thelma Buabeng, Octavia Burgel, Julian Eugene Tsukasa Williams, Damian Eugene Nagisa Williams, Shabaka Hutchings, and Malik Le Nost. The title refers to the 1969 drum solo that has been heavily sampled in popular music.

The collection has been praised by the publication *August Man* for "blurring the gender divide and eradicating gender labels" by its clothing and cross-cultural representation. It has also been noted by *Lampoon Magazine* of its sustainability, which included materials obtained by organic agriculture or responsible farming, in cotton and wool, respectively. Their written review opined, "In a fusion of genders, Abloh's design merged archetypal women's silhouettes with traditional men's garments, in a transition which links his design with the subcultural expressions of empowerment and strength."

## Synopsis

A dystopian world filled with polar opposites seeks to find harmony through common threads.

## Description

*Amen Break* the film explores ideas of transmission: the act of passing on something from one person to another, activating waves of change across generations, and impacting the lives of others. An abstract interpretation of the story of artist Lupe Fiasco, the film depicts a father and son united by an unnamed loss, crossing a dream world to deliver a message to the other side. By employing martial arts as another way out for young people in the Southside of Chicago amid 1970s and 80s gang turbulence, Fiasco's father impacted a generation with ideas of peace, understanding and empowerment.

## Soundtrack

* "Dassai Menace" by Goldie
* "Liquid Sword (Intro)" by GZA,
* "The Axe" by Benji B
* "Masterclass" by El Michels Affair
* "Souvent Femme" by El Michels Affair
* "Menace (Crash Devil Mix)" by Nguzunguzu
* "Dojo Theme" by Nguzunguzu feat. Shabaka Hutchings
* "4th Chamber" by GZA
* "Immersive #1" by Goldie
* "Timeless (with Saul Williams)" by Goldie

## References

1. ↑ Chin, Amos (June 29, 2021). "Louis Vuitton Presents Their Spring Summer 2022 Through A Film, The Amen Break". *August Man*.
2. ↑ Falovo, Cecilia (July 21, 2021). "Louis Vuitton's Amen break – a place where subcultures meet". *Lampoon Magazine*.
3. ↑ "Louis Vuitton Spring Summer 22 Collection : Amen Break, Juxtaposing Gender Barrier, and much more.". *SWF*. June 28, 2021.
DITA Eyewear

**DITA Eyewear** (also known simply as **DITA**) is a eyewear fashion and retail company founded in 1995 by Jeff Solorio and John Juniper. They produced an exclusive pair of sunglasses for American rapper Lupe Fiasco in 2008.

## Background

Fiasco named his Dita sunglasses to be one of his Top 10 Essentials. He told *GQ*, "I remember one of my first videos was 'I Gotcha,' with Pharrell, and one of my homies, Woody, had on a pair of Ditas. I was like, 'Y'all I need some sunglasses for the video.' I was always one of those dudes who shied away from sunglasses. So I put them on and they were fresh. It just so happened that my friends in Tokyo took what I was wearing in that video and made a t-shirt out of it, so there's this iconic Lupe Fiasco cartoon character who's rocking Dita sunglasses and a hoodie."

While embarking as an opening act for Kanye West's Glow in the Dark Tour, Fiasco sported a pair of Midnight Special sunglasses, where five pairs launched to DITA's online store for originally $961 USD.

## Midnight Special

* Lens: D.Grey Gradient
* Size: 57/13-138
* Handcrafted Zyl Temple Tips
* Floating Lens w/ Color Monofilament
* Flexed Nose Pads
* UV Protected Lenses
* 10 Produced for Lupe Fiasco while on the "Glow in the Dark" Tour with Kanye West
* 5 Available Exclusively through Ditalegends.com

## References

1. ↑ Reddinger, Paige (October 20, 2015). "Dita Eyewear Turns 20: Catching Up with Co-Founder Jeff Solorio". *Daily Front Row*.
2. ↑ Green, Mark (June 13, 2012). "10 Essentials: Lupe Fiasco". *GQ*.
3. ↑ Kan, Eugene (July 23, 2008). "Lupe Fiasco x Dita Midnight Special". *Hypebeast*.
4. ↑ "Midnight Special". *Dita Legends*. Archived from the original on August 1, 2008.
G-Ball

**Greg "G-Ball" Magers** (born June 27) is an American recording and vocal engineer from Chicago. He is credited on Lupe Fiasco's following albums *Food & Liquor* (2006), *The Cool* (2007), *Lasers* (2011), and *Drogas Wave* (2018). He happens to share the same birthday as Chilly and Fiasco's sister, Afrika. He was given a shout-out on the closing track "Outro" for Fiasco's debut studio album.

## Background

Because of *Food & Liquor*'s leak that occurred months prior to its official release date, Fiasco took extra precautions to ensure it would not happen again. The files were stored "on two LaCie hard drives in Chicago," which only he and Magers had access to. He continued, "I have a real serious trust thing going with him. He understands what it meant for *Food and Liquor* to leak."

## References

1. ↑ "Men's Health TechGuide 2008". *Men's Health*. Archived from the original on December 2, 2007.
100 Chicagos

"**100 Chicagos**" is a song by Lupe Fiasco, first posted to his YouTube channel on January 26, 2022. It was released as a single on April 1, 2022, his first that year, along with its music video. Fans speculate that the track will appear on his upcoming album, *Drill Music in Zion*.

## Lyrics

**Lyrics**
[Intro]

Shit, yeah, uh-huh

Yeah, uh, uh, uh

Yeah, uh

[Verse 1]

My dome golden

My heart bleed Madison and Homan

Yeah, back to Madison and Kedzie

Madison and Albany, we right back into home again

Where them dwellings wasn't buildings

Intelligent ain't skilled until the fellas got the felons in they feelings

Yelling to the ceiling

Scale again, the pelicans is skeletons and villains

Oh no, no, I'm just rolling, I can't even flee

When I see old money, old money

Veterans and millions, elegant and brilliant

Ain't no food and liquor three, we on that medicine and killing

Off top, free Chill, yeah, uh

Generating Zen with some nice sword practice

Rest In Peace Virg', LV, it's Vice Lord backwards

A simple flip of the monogram

That ain't shit, I had similes on my sonogram, my momma's man

Before I was born, I was doing reconnaissance

My barber taught me how to chop a n\*\*\*\* with my chopper hand

Not at all prophetic

Just chauffeurs in Allah's Lexus

The realest n\*\*\*\* alive, no prosthetics or cosmetics

Might catch the Holy Ghost and start speaking in Nas records

Hah, hah, hah, said he came through the town

Had the flames on his crown, the youth was all excited

And Memphis drooped his whole fuckin' name into the ground like

[Interlude]

Gangsta Boo, what up?

Yeah, hah, yeah, yeah, yeah

[Verse 2]

That's this, what if rap had a blacksmith?

The day you catch me lack

Is the day Farrakhan eats catfish as a Catholic

Reporting live from the blacklist

Accustomed to being this bad cause he packed it

But if they ask, that ain't my bag cause I traffic

See the lights from the O spark

Feeling like Austin meets Oak Park

A hundred Chicagos, they want no parts

He at the MCA yelling "Go, Art"

At the strip club with his eyes closed and throat parched

Westside with my whole heart, heart

[Outro]

Westside with my whole heart

Westside, ooh

## References

1. ↑ "100 CHICAGOS". '*YouTube*. January 26, 2022.
2. ↑ "100 Chicagos - Lupe Fiasco". *Apple Music*. April 1, 2022.
3. ↑ Rashed, Ayana (April 3, 2022). "Lupe Fiasco Pays Homage to the City That Raised Him On "100 Chicago's"". *Respect Mag*.
Brian "Busy" Dackowski

**Brian "Busy" Dackowski** is an American music executive. He is the Executive Vice President (VP) of Viral Marketing and Analytics at Atlantic Records, and served as a new media executive or A&R director for the albums by American rapper Lupe Fiasco until 2015. He first met the rapper in 2006, where Fiasco said he "understands the artist's sensibility and can translate that to whatever it is online." Along with this, Fiasco assigned the trait of "very critical," where Dackowski may dislike a song but still work with and market it.

In 2015, Thomas Golianopoulos of *Grantland* reached out to Dackowski for an interview regarding Fiasco's fifth studio album, *Tetsuo & Youth*.

## References

1. ↑ Aswad, Jem (March 4, 2022). "Music Industry Moves: Capitol Records Launches in China". *Variety*.
2. ↑ Johnson, Miranda (July 17, 2015). "Plus One: Brian Dackowski". *XXL*.
3. ↑ Bertagnoli (April 12, 2014). "The Internet Guru: Brian 'Busy' Dackowski". *Chicago Business*.
4. ↑ Golianopoulos, Thomas (April 28, 2015). "Messiah Music: Investigating the Hidden Meaning of Lupe Fiasco's 'Tetsuo & Youth'". *Grantland*.
All While Doing a Rubik's Cube One-Handed

"**All While Doing a Rubik's Cube One-Handed**" is a song by Lupe Fiasco, uploaded to his Twitter account on October 25, 2017. He samples the instrumental from Jay-Z's "Marcy Me" and Lil B's Rolling Loud speech. It was inspired by the incident where Lil B was jumped by crew members of A Boogie wit da Hoodie and PnB Rock minutes before his set, and chose peace and forgiveness instead of violence or anger.

## Lyrics

**Lyrics**
[Intro: Lupe Fiasco]

What they say, what they say now

What they say, what they say now

What they say, what they say now

What they say, what they say now

Protect Lil B, at all costs, namsayin'

[Verse: Lupe Fiasco]

Last club, left the bathtub

Like a flash flood baptism

Caps sizzle packs in the van

That's thizzle as Mac Drizzle

Deal is half pickle

Jammed as bad pistols

The poorly dressed

The correlated, the laureates

No relation unless it's coronated to coronets

As well, Oswald Cobblepot, Alpo

How so?

Pepperpot love a heartless man in a letter that's penned to Gwyneth Paltrow

The ends justify the outro

Black hue, Hugh Heffner to the heifers

The boy cow's a gaucho

L'Oreal, story tales

Rush blush on the rough cuts of the [?]

You are not the cannon fodder, relax

Catch me outside, how 'bout dat

Trust all the Einsteins if you want the facts

Fuck Harvey Weinstein if you want to act

White people having serious brand issues, can't kiss you

Behind the scenes, fuckin' us from the back

Got too comfortable with Barack

Now uncle Trump's making me feel so un-wonderful with the hat

Who watchin' you by the cap

Make America great again

I just don't to wait at these great American gates again

Patiently staying in place for three hours for a rollercoaster is ridiculous

Well isn't it?

Protect Lil B and all lowercase betas

To overtake the haters

To motivate the saviors

Yeah, yeah, yeah

[Outro: Lil B]

It's all love, I don't promote violence, I'm never with the violence. So I love them and it's all good, you feel me? I'm still here, I got jumped by like 10 mothafuckas, you know what I'm sayin? Been by myself. It's all love though, like I said, it's all love

## References

1. ↑ Darville, Jordan (October 25, 2017). "Lupe Fiasco's new song samples Lil B's Rolling Loud speech". *The Fader*.
2. ↑ Gonzalez, Eddie (October 25, 2017). "Lupe Fiasco Puts Lil B’s Rolling Loud Speech Into A New Song And Wants To 'Protect Lil B At All Costs'". *Uproxx*.
Billy Blue

*Tetsuo & Youth*This article is part of the Tetsuo & Youth era.Released: January 20, 2015
Label: 1st & 15th Entertainment / Atlantic RecordsCategory

## **Billy Blue**

### **Born**

Pedritho Dorsonne
 (1981-08-04) August 4, 1981 (age 42)
New Rochelle, New York, U.S.

## **Musical career**

### **Labels**

Poe Boy

**Pedritho Dorsonne** (born August 4), professionally known as **Billy Blue**, is a Haitian-American rapper from Miami, Florida. He has done four collaborations with American rapper Lupe Fiasco. In November 2015, it was reported of the two recording in a Miami studio for Blue's upcoming album, *Revelations*. In 2016, he was an opening act for Fiasco's tour, Tour for the Fans, where they performed their single "Fundamentals" two times every night.

## Background

Blue called to *Vibe* that the Chicago rapper heard his song, "Every Man For Himself." He continued, "In 2011, he came to Miami because he had a tour going on. He stopped and jumped on a radio station and before their interview was over he said 'Yo before I leave I want to give a very special and big, big, BIG shout out to one of my favorite gangsta rappers and as a matter of fact, he's from Miami.' People were like he's probably going to say Trick Daddy or Rick Ross or someone like that but then he said 'Billy Blue.' Then my phone went to ringing! After that, it was all uphill from there. He called me. We met up with each other and we became real cool fucking friends. This tour right here was what really brought us together."

He added, "I'm already a humble person, but [Lupe Fiasco] made me even more humble. He's broadened the way I see things. He showed me that this world we're in is like a box that we all live in. This box doesn't have a locked door. There's a door to this box and you actually open the door and walk out the box. You can extend your thoughts, broaden your vision and see from a different perspective. Read, you know what I'm saying? It's not hidden. The books are there. But he says to read this book, read that book, learn about that person. He's a great educator man. When it comes to education, he takes it so serious that it motivates you to know knowledge and learn more knowledge."

## References

1. ↑ Ju, Shirley (August 22, 2016). "Billy Blue & Lupe Fiasco Give You the "Fundamentals"". *HipHopDX*.
2. ↑ Centeno, Tony (March 10, 2016). "Conquering the Blues: 8 Reasons Why Billy Blue Has a Bright Future in Hip-Hop". *Vibe*.
Born in Blue: Remixed and Reissued

**Born in Blue: Remixed and Reissued** was a music exhibition for the 75th anniversary of Blue Note Records. It was held on September 10, 2014, at Sonos Studio in Los Angeles, California. Along with the display of album artwork through the years and conversations focused on jazz music, there was a live performance by Robert Glasper and Derrick Hodge, with surprise guest Lupe Fiasco joining them onstage.

## Gallery

Photo by Chris WeeksPhoto by Chris WeeksPhoto by Chris WeeksPhoto by Chris Weeks
## References

1. ↑ "Lupe Fiasco's Surprise Performance At Sonos Studio's Born in Blue Exhibit Sponsored by STILLHOUSE Moonshine". *DM Fashion*. September 15, 2014.
2. ↑ Guinto, Richard (September 15, 2014). "Sonos Studio and Robert Glasper Present – Born In Blue: Remixed and Reissued". *The 5th Element*.
All Sabotage! (STSO)

## Song by Japanese Cartoon

"**All Sabotage! (STSO)**" (stylized as "**All Sabotage!! (STSO)**") is a song by American indie-rock band Japanese Cartoon. It was released as the second track from their debut studio album, *In the Jaws of the Lords of Death* (2010).

## Lyrics

**Lyrics**
[Intro]

Suck the shine out

Suck the shine out

Throw the mind out

Throw the mind out

[Verse 1]

Now my heads all fuzzy and my bodies all numb

And my wheels all busted and my minds all dumb

And I can't think straight with your proflin' in my face

There's suspicion in the air and oppression at the gate

Bow to the women the directors of the state

Cow chow to the wisdom of suppression of your fate

Now fit all your possessions even though they all fake

Ya blind now, hope you find out

Suck the shine out

Throw the mind out

Throw the mind out

Your Babylons burnin', your Babylons burnin' empires on fire

And your Sodom is in front us

The power needs opponents and the struggle needs to learn it

The truth crystallizes and the future undetermined

The media is a joke with a mind full of hope

Makes it easier to cope so that you don't fill the rope as it sneak around your throat

Till they throw you from the oak

[Intermission]

Hold on, time out, time out, time out

Suck the shine out

Throw the mind out

Suck the shine out

Suck the shine out

Throw the mind out

Hey baby just lay back and relax Im in control, close your eyes, this won't hurt a bit

[Outro]

No shackle, no sugar, all sabotage all sabotage

No shackle, no sugar, all sabotage all sabotage

(Suck the shine out)

No shackle, no sugar, all sabotage all sabotage

No shackle, no sugar, all sabotage all sabotage

Throw the mind out!
Forbes

***Forbes*** is an American business magazine founded in 1917 by B.C. Forbes. In 2012, they did an interview with American rapper Lupe Fiasco at Cedar Lake Studios in New York, where he held his album launch for *Food & Liquor II: The Great American Rap Album Pt. 1*.

## Interview

**On Occupy Wall Street:**
"Just because you support Occupy Wall Street doesn't make you a firm, staunch anti-capitalist. You are never going to get away from capitalism, even communism has money making elements to it. … Any type of political ideological system, there is some money made by someone, somewhere."

**On being an anti-establishment artist:**
"You can definitely can market it and monetize it, just like anything. And definitely build on it as a brand and create this whole following. It has legs financially. I'd hate to say it's completely non-capitalistic, because that would be untrue."

**On other artists who may not be "conscious" enough:**
"I don't want to put that tag too quickly on people. You know, saying that because they are successful, they are not 'conscious' … You have people who, on the surface, seem that they are not 'conscious' or socially aware, who reach a certain status financially who can in one check write away the ills of those [disadvantaged] communities."

**On holding companies accountable:**
"You challenge Samsung and say, 'Hey man, are you guys putting illegal coltan in your phones?'” They take it more seriously because now they just paid to sponsor one of your tours, and now they kind of have to put themselves on the line. … It's an interesting, complex, contradictory, hypocritical relationship that we all embrace. But it's just something I just don't think we are going to escape, to be honest."

## References

1. ↑ Greenburg, Zack (October 19, 2012). "Power of Music Part 2: Lupe Fiasco and the Business of 'Conscious Rap'". *Forbes*.
2. ↑ McIntyre, Hugh (December 13, 2016). "Is Lupe Fiasco Retiring From Music?". *Forbes*.
3. ↑ Pranam, Aswin (October 17, 2020). "The Lupe & Royce Show Is Podcasting at Its Finest". *Forbes*.
Fahrenheit 1/15 Part III: A Rhyming Ape

***Fahrenheit 1/15 Part III: A Rhyming Ape*** is a mixtape by American rapper Lupe Fiasco, self-released on July 16, 2005, before its upload to Datpiff on March 10, 2006. He raps over the British virtual band Gorillaz's second studio album, *Demon Days* (2005). It features additional vocals from Matthew Santos.

## Background

Fiasco told *Pitchfork* it was conceptual rather than a "full mixtape," where it was "more about marketing and stuff like that, shocking people." He added, "The Gorillaz really appreciated that when I had a chance to play it for them in London, like, 'Oh, I wish we'd used that here.' So I'm really conscious when I'm sitting down and writing my album."

Fiasco and the Gorillaz actually did a collaboration together, according to a 2013 tweet. He believed that they put Theophilus London on it instead. It was intended for the band's *Plastic Beach* record.

## Critical reception

Sean Fennessey of *Pitchfork* wrote, "shows a marked improvement in his rubbery flow and storytelling abilities, but is again dragged down by obvious." He called it "kind of a gag," where "Lupe rocks over beats from Gorillaz's *Demon Days*. It's basically a lark, but amplifies Danger Mouse's sometimes derided stylings into something more fruitful."

## Track listing

All tracks written by Wasalu Jaco. All tracks produced by Lupe Fiasco and Greg "G-Ball" Magers.

## References

1. ↑ "Lupe the Gorilla". *Hypebeast*. July 16, 2005.
2. ↑ Breihan, Tom (May 14, 2006). "Lupe Fiasco". *Pitchfork*.
3. ↑ "Lupe Fiasco (@LupeFiasco)". *Twitter*. July 16, 2013.
4. ↑ Fennessey, Sean (February 5, 2006). "Lupe Fiasco *Fahrenheit 1/15*". *Pitchfork*.
LemonOrange

Lemon Cookie x Orange Cookie

## Canon

Orange and Lemon seem to be good childhood friends. Both cookies mention each other in their character descriptions. According to Lemon Cookie's description, it mentions he has an only friend, who was fascinated by his cube tricks and taught him new ways to solve them.

This "childhood friend" is implied to be Orange Cookie. They both mention eachother in their respective relationship charts, and still seem to be in touch. Lemon is shown to be annoyed by the fact she always treats him like a charger or battery, although it is described in his relationship chart he trusts her nonetheless. When Lemon Cookie couldn't control himself, Orange Cookie was always there for him and stuck by his side.

Lemon Cookie is the first epic cookie to have two trials. His first trial includes his actual pet, whilst his second trial includes Orange Cookie's pet mouse! Mini Orange Mouse also has two seperate costumes which seems to be inspired by Orange Cookie's costume and Lemon Cookie. According to Mini Orange Mouse's description, the two childhood friends met because of it.

Orange just seems to mention and comment on how Lemon is her good childhood friend. Orange Cookie's affection jelly implies how close they are, stating that it's a pity most cookies don't know the 'true Lemon Cookie'. Although they do not have much similarities, as Orange seems to have a interest in tennis while Lemon is more interested in electricity, they are still best friends. They are both citrus fruit-based Cookies, like Lime and Grapefruit.

On Lemon Cookie's costume, 'God of Lightning', it is shown that Orange Cookie was the one who got him to put it on. Despite the fact the beard was uncomfortable, Lemon Cookie kept the costume on. When Lemon Cookie is given a Fresh Orange Slice, he gives +15 affection points.

## Quotes

"Hmm.. Where is that charger.."
- Orange Cookie
"One orange contains just as much vitamin C as one lemon."

t

as much vitamin C as one lemn."

- Orange Cookie's April Fools joke

"A pity that not all Cookies know the true Lemon Cookie!"

- Orange Cookie's Affection Jelly

"My good childhood friend!
- Orange Cookie's relationship chart quote about Lemon Cookie
"I only wish she didn't treat me like a charger..."
- Lemon Cookie's relationship chart quote about Orange Cookie
City Harvest

**City Harvest** is a non-profit organization founded in 1982 by Helen verDuin Palit, Harley Brooke-Hitching, and Peter Schmidt. It is one of New York City's largest food rescue organizations.

American rapper Lupe Fiasco attended their 2019 "Electric Rock" Gala, co-hosted by Chrissy Teigen and Antoni Porowski for that year. There, he met Nas and the following day both were at the Mass Appeal Studios where he brought up the "Amy Winehouse record" in possible collaboration.

## Gallery

**@lupefiasco**: "Caption this for me.
@nas (Student meets his Sensei)"
* April 30, 2019
* Instagram

## References

1. ↑ "Chrissy Teigen and Darren Criss Rocked and Rolled at the 2019 City Harvest Gala". *Vogue*. May 2, 2019.
2. ↑ Centeno, Tony (May 2, 2019). "Lupe Fiasco and Nas Hit the Studio". *XXL*.
3. ↑ Mahadevan, Tara (July 26, 2020). "Lupe Fiasco Wants to Do an EP With Nas". *Complex*.
4. ↑ "Lupe Fiasco (@lupefiasco)". *Instagram*. April 30, 2019.
FNF Army Invades

## Song by Lupe Fiasco

"**FNF Army Invades**" is the second track from American rapper Lupe Fiasco's mixtape *Fahrenheit 1/15 Part III: A Rhyming Ape* (2005). It samples the 2005 song "Fire Coming Out of the Monkey's Head" by the Gorillaz.

## Lyrics

**Lyrics**
Once upon a time

At the foot of a great mountain

There was a town where the people known as happy folk lived

Their very existence a mystery to the rest of the world

Obscured as it was by great clouds

Here they played out their peaceful lives

Innocent of the litany of excessive violence

That was growing in the world below

To live in harmony with the spirit of the mountain called Monkey was enough

Then one day, strange folk arrived in the town

They came in camouflage

Hidden behind dark glasses

And no one noticed them

They only saw shadows

You see

Without the truth of the eyes

The happy folk were blind
Beijing

## Song by Japanese Cartoon

"**Beijing**" is a song by American indie-rock band Japanese Cartoon. It was released as the fourth track from their debut studio album, *In the Jaws of the Lords of Death* (2010).

## Lyrics

**Lyrics**
[Verse 1]

She was a morphine fling with four finger rings

She had fourteen drinks and fourteen dreams in one night

She was a Thompson sub-machine, the mob scene queen

The most obscene thing that you've ever seen in your life

[Chorus]

She was amazing, blazing, Beijing laser beam

Alright!

She was amazing, blazing, Beijing laser beam

Alright!

[Verse 2]

She crucified posh on a Kalashnikov cross

She beautified loss and gave you all types of insight

She had emerald eyes, told Orson Welles lies, she shed Shakespeare tears

Fought the battle of Algiers on both sides

A high-heeled thriller, the ideal killer, she keep her finger on a trigger

Sends six-foot shivers down your spine

She had celestial fire from a Zippo lighter, just a mad dynamiter

She'll send you out of your mind

(Your mind)

[Chorus]

She was amazing, blazing, Beijing laser beam

Alright!

She was amazing, blazing, Beijing laser beam

Alright!

[Guitar Solo]

[Verse 3]

She's all gritty, Kowloon Walled City

And she's waltzing with the devil on your grave in the pale moonlight

Now ain't that a sight?

She's just a star-crossed lover from a magazine cover

She's a rolling stone mother, when the powers of darkness unite...

Then she'll take flight! That's Right!

[Chorus]

She's got amazing, blazing, Beijing laser beams

She's got amazing, Beijing laser beam, laser beams

She's got amazing, blazing, Beijing laser beams

She's got amazing, blazing, Beijing laser beam

Alright!
Billboard

***Billboard*** is an American music and entertainment magazine. Lupe Fiasco was featured on the cover of their #28 issue, published on July 15, 2006. This happened after the release of his single, "Kick, Push," accompanied with the headline "A Self-Made Career About to Go Boom." He gave a shout-out to the magazine in his song "Outro" (2006).

## References

1. ↑ "Lupe Fiasco Makes Billboard Magazine's Cover". *Hypebeast*. July 8, 2006.
2. ↑ "Lupe Fiasco Sets Sights on Pink Floyd for New CD". *Billboard*. December 11, 2006.
3. ↑ Crosley, Hillary (November 27, 2007). "The Unclassifiable Lupe Fiasco". *Billboard*.
4. ↑ Frazier, Walter (December 30, 2010). "Lupe Fiasco Drops Label Beef to Focus on 'Lasers'". *Billboard*.
5. ↑ "Lupe Fiasco on Calling Obama a Terrorist: 'I've Got Nothing to Clarify'". *Billboard*. June 9, 2011.
6. ↑ Hampp, Andrew (March 10, 2013). "Lupe Fiasco Talks Creative Director Role at Higi, His New Health and Wellness App, During SXSWi". *Billboard*.
7. ↑ Golianopoulos, Thomas (January 15, 2015). "Lupe Fiasco Talks New Album, Defending Iggy Azalea & Quitting Twitter: 'I Don't Want To Be Relevant'". *Billboard*.
8. ↑ Diep, Eric (April 18, 2018). "Lupe Fiasco Talks Guest-Starring on 'ELEAGUE The Challenger: Street Fighter V,' Nicki Minaj's 'Chun-Li' & His Upcoming Music". *Billboard*.
9. ↑ Lamarre, Carl (June 16, 2022). "Black Music Month: Lupe Fiasco Talks Dodging the Sophomore Jinx With 'The Cool'". *Billboard*.
Chuck Anderson

> I think for Lupe, I got the sense that rap was really a vehicle for him to talk about things that meant a lot first and foremost.
>
> Chuck Anderson to *Medium*

**Chuck Anderson**, also known as **NoPattern**, is an American photographer and digital artist based in Chicago, Illinois. He created the album artwork for Lupe Fiasco's debut studio album, *Food & Liquor* (2006). He mentioned one of the Easter eggs with the following tweet, "That's a NoPattern pin on the cover. It was @LupeFiasco idea for me to include it. 10 years later, still grateful 🙏🏼." He also helped with the artwork for "Stellar Light" and "Thieves," and was in attendance for Fiasco's Red Bull Music Festival 2019 performance, where he also designed the promotional poster.

## Background

Anderson recalled to *AllHipHop* that he met Fiasco prior to the *Food & Liquor* project. He explained, "I was asked by a magazine based in New York to shoot photos of him. We had a mutual friend who ran that magazine. [...] The guy asked if I would meet up with Lupe, so Lupe and I met at a store in Chicago called Saint Alfred which is like a streetwear clothing shop. I took photos of him there, and that's where he and I first met."

## Gallery

**@NoPattern**: "Honored to collaborate w/ @ussoccer @LupeFiasco @David\_Rudnick & Futura on this!"
* June 26, 2014
* Twitter
**@NoPattern**: "New work for @SNDCLSH ( @SkyGellatly + @LupeFiasco ) track 'Thieves'. Handstyle by @FUTURADOSMIL , symbols by @EIKNARF ."
* April 29, 2013
* Twitter
**@NoPattern**: "Happy 16th anniversary to @LupeFiasco 's 'Food & Liquor', an album and project that changed the course of my career after working with Lupe on the cover when I was just 20 years old. Every September 19 I find myself opening up the PSD just for a bit of fun and nostalgia."
* September 19, 2022
* Twitter
**@NoPattern**: "Happy 16th anniversary to @LupeFiasco 's 'Food & Liquor', an album and project that changed the course of my career after working with Lupe on the cover when I was just 20 years old. Every September 19 I find myself opening up the PSD just for a bit of fun and nostalgia."
* September 19, 2022
* Twitter
**@NoPattern**: "Happy 16th anniversary to @LupeFiasco 's 'Food & Liquor', an album and project that changed the course of my career after working with Lupe on the cover when I was just 20 years old. Every September 19 I find myself opening up the PSD just for a bit of fun and nostalgia."
* September 19, 2022
* Twitter

## References

1. ↑ Jefferson, J'na (February 3, 2020). "14 Years Later, 'Lupe Fiasco's Food & Liquor' Remains Societal Soul Food". *Medium*.
2. ↑ "Chuck Anderson (@NoPattern)". *Twitter*. September 18, 2016.
3. ↑ Kyles, Yohance (December 10, 2019). "A Conversation With Photographer Chuck Anderson On Shooting Lupe Fiasco's Iconic 'Food & Liquor' Album Cover". *AllHipHop*.
4. ↑ "Chuck Anderson (@NoPattern)". *Twitter*. June 26, 2014
5. ↑ "Chuck Anderson (@NoPattern)". *Twitter*. April 29, 2013.
6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 "Chuck Anderson (@NoPattern)". *Twitter*. September 19, 2022.
Fake Shore Drive

**Fake Shore Drive** (**FSD**) is a Chicago-based music blog and media company founded in October 2007 by Andrew Barber. They have covered American rapper Lupe Fiasco's career over the years. Barber had also launched the show, *Coda Collection*, where he interviewed Fiasco.

## Gallery

* Leaked Music
* SWAGGER Anniversary Show Backstage
* The Lupe Fiasco Foundation

* Chapter 1
* Chapter 2
* Chapter 3
* Chapter 4
* Chapter 5
* Chapter 6
* Chapter 7
* Chapter 8

## References

1. ↑ "Behind the Blog: An Interview with Fake Shore Drive's Andrew Barber". *Vivid Seats*. October 21, 2019.
2. ↑ "Andrew Barber Launches New Show with Coda Collection, Debuts Interviews with Lupe Fiasco and Freddie Gibbs". *Fake Shore Drive*. February 19, 2021.
Drogas

## Song by Lupe Fiasco

"**Drogas**" is a song by Lupe Fiasco, released as the second track from his album, *Drogas Wave* (2018). It includes additional vocals from Letty in the introduction. Along with 'drogas' meaning 'drugs' in Spanish, Fiasco raps in this language for the song's entirety.

## Lyrics

**Lyrics**
[Intro: Letty]

Socio, 101.5

¡Buenos días, mi gente!

Leticia aquí, mandándoles saludos donde quiera que estén

En Texas, México, Los Ángeles, hasta Colombia, Centro y Sudamérica, Miami, mi pana del Caribe, Barcelona y de regreso a Chicago

Les mando besos (Mmmuah)

¡Saludos! Y que este día les traiga amor, dinero, prosperidad

¡Ay, mira no más! ¡Que sorpresa! Nuestro amigo Lupe Fiasco me dejó unas canciones para jugarles

¿Están listos? ¡Ándale, pues! ¡Aquí les va!

¡Drogas! (Yaaay)

[Chorus: Lupe Fiasco]

Dios es mi droga, si no a qué soy adicta

Bonita chica, se encuentran de Costa Rica

O tal vez Colombia y cantar sobre política

Ambiente reggae, esto lucha en tono a esas mujeres

Paz, paz, paz, paz sin pistolas (Pistolas)

Sólo rosas, es mejor que la coca

Coca, tranquilo

Señorita, ven para ir a Barranquilla

[Verse: Lupe Fiasco]

Besos, besos, besos, besos, besos

¿Cómo me veo? ¡Realmente bueno!

Bueno, bueno

Bueno, bueno

Besos, besos, besos, besos, besos

¿Cómo me veo? ¡Realmente bueno!

Bueno, bueno

Bueno, bueno

Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah

Yeah, yeah

[Chorus: Lupe Fiasco]

Dios es mi droga, si no a qué soy adicta

Bonita chica, se encuentran de Costa Rica

O tal vez Colombia y cantar sobre política

Ambiente reggae, esto lucha en torno a las mujeres

¡Paz!