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Lollapalooza

**Lollapalooza** is an annual four-day music festival held in Grant Park in Chicago, Illinois. Lupe Fiasco has been a recurring performer in the years 2006-2008 and 2020.

## Background

In 2006, Fiasco was a guest performer alongside Twista and Common for Kanye West. In 2007, he debuted the song "Superstar" (which was called "Superstardom" in news outlets) and told *Billboard* of releasing his album *Lupe Fiasco's The Cool* on October 31st.

In 2020, it was live-streamed exclusively over YouTube for free, due to COVID-19. It was also remarked of Fiasco being the "oldest archival set".

## Reception

*Vulture* wrote for Fiasco's 2007 performance, "Basking in the glow of a hometown crowd at Lollapalooza in Chicago yesterday, the rapper tore through an hour-long set in which he rhymed over samples of Thom Yorke and Gorillaz and duetted with Danger Mouse collaborator Gemini, but mostly tried to find out if the audience could "dig it.""

James Montgomery of MTV News wrote of his 2008 performance, "But the early part of Saturday belonged to Chicago's own Lupe Fiasco, who made a major statement on his third trip to Lollapalooza and emerged as a conquering hero, stepping *way* outside the shadow of mentor Kanye West, who closes Lolla on Sunday night. And he did it from the get-go."

*Study Breaks*'s Aubrey Doerr commented, "[It] had performances from Chicago natives like Lupe Fiasco and Chance the Rapper, which made the virtual festival stand out from its previous years in its celebration of Chi-Town."

## Set list

### 2006

1. "Kick, Push"
2. "Touch the Sky"

### 2007

1. "Paris, Tokyo"
2. "Superstar"
3. "Us Placers"

### 2008

1. "Kick, Push"
2. "Go Go Gadget Flow"
3. "Hip-Hop Saved My Life"
4. "I Gotcha"
5. "Dumb It Down"
6. "Hi-Definition"
7. "Daydreamin'"
8. "Streets on Fire"
9. "Paris, Tokyo"
10. "Superstar"

## Dates

 August 5, 2007
 August 2, 2008
 July 31, 2020

## Gallery

2006 poster2007 poster2008 poster2020 poster**@lollapalooza**: "This week's #TBTLolla photo is from #Lolla 2008 with @LupeFiasco ."
* January 22, 2015
* Twitter

Photo by Dave Mead
## References

1. ↑ Mitchum, Rob (August 8, 2006). "Lollapalooza 2006". *Pitchfork*.
2. ↑ Cohen, Jonathan (August 6, 2007). "Lupe Fiasco Unveils New Tunes At Lollapalooza". *Billboard*.
3. ↑ Doll, Scooter (July 28, 2020). "Lollapalooza 2020 YouTube Livestream: Everything You Need To Know". *Screen Rant*.
4. ↑ Williams, Kevin (August 2, 2020). "Review: Virtual Lollapalooza was just like real one with hits, dross and plenty of commercialism, but without the sunburn and sore feet". *Chicago Tribune*.
5. ↑ "Lupe Fiasco and My Morning Jacket Help Lollapalooza Stay Classy". *Vulture*. August 6, 2007.
6. ↑ Montgomery, James (August 3, 2008). "Rage Against The Machine's Lollapalooza Set Turns Ugly; Lupe Fiasco, Ting Tings, Wilco Play Day Two". *MTV*.
7. ↑ Doerr, Aubrey (August 8, 2020). "Here's A Recap Of Lollapalooza’s Disappointing Livestream". *Study Breaks*.
Lopez Tonight

***Lopez Tonight*** is an American late-night television talk show that was hosted by the Mexican-American comedian George Lopez. American rapper Lupe Fiasco performed his single "The Show Goes On" from his then-recently released album, *Lasers*, on March 9, 2011.

## References

1. ↑ Osei, Anthony (March 10, 2011). "Video: Lupe Fiasco Performs on "Lopez Tonight"". *Complex*.
Peapod Foundation Benefit

The **Peapod Foundation Benefit** is non-profit organization founded by will.i.am of The Black Eyed Peas and Polo Molina of Grassroots Productions. Their mission statement is to "create social change for children through the universal language of music." Lupe Fiasco performed at its fifth annual benefit concert on February 5, 2009, at the Congo Room in Los Angeles, California.

## Gallery

Photo by Michael TranPhoto by Stefanie KeenanPhoto by Patrick McMullanPhoto by Chris Weeks
## References

1. ↑ "Black Eyed Peas Announce Youth-Based Program, Lupe Fiasco & Boys II Men Celebrate At Launch Party". *SOHH*. February 6, 2009.
Packers vs. Bears

"**Packers vs. Bears**" is a song by Lupe Fiasco and Nick Javas, written as a Pepsi Max NFL-sponsored commercial for the game between the Green Bay Packers and the Chicago Bears. In the exclusive director's cut, Fiasco and Javas rap about the Bears-Packers game, and Jarvis raps solo in the second video on the Steelers-Jets game. Fiasco also references to Dick Butkus and Packer Hall of Famer Ray Nitschke.

## Lyrics

**Lyrics**
[Lupe Fiasco]

Whattup, this Lupe Fiasco

And you're watchin the Pepsi Max NFL Audible

[Nick Javas]

Hello sports fans, we're comin down to the nitty gritty

Who will be representin the city?

It's the moment that motivated you back in two-a-days

Allow me to pass it off to Lupe, get 'em!

[Lupe Fiasco]

Welcome to Chi-Town, lie down, nah never that

Packers and the Bears in the battle that, never lacks

They go forever back, to the days of Butkis

And Nitschke was simply on this planet just to run blitz

[Nick Javas]

Up against each other in this

The 182nd clash of titans, do the math

They're bitter rivals for 10 short of a century

No time to be friendly, who's applyin the better D?

[Lupe Fiasco]

For Chicago, comin off the end is a beast

Far as I know, Julius the Pepper to beat

[Nick Javas]

Put the season on it but Jennings steadily beats

The best of the DB's to get him his TD's

12 on the year like his quarterback wears

But he won't be signin any autographs here

The cornerback Bears got their hands to a button hook

Like you ain't got your guard up like when that man pulls

[Lupe Fiasco]

But the Packers better punt it out of bounds

Or Hester's, gonna turn them into clowns and jesters

And 22 be runnin through, they hummin blues

While beat jacks stay outside of the beat gaps

And why would you insist on tryin to split, Brian and Briggs

Supplyin the hits, denyin them six

So cue the violins for the losers, a bruise to the ego

A Superbowl ring is bein repo'd

[Nick Javas]

And it was right there, but now it lives in your nightmare

The pride of a Packer verse the fight of a Bear

The lion's share could only go to the king

See you next week, or see you in the spring

[Lupe Fiasco]

Dreams of rings that gleam upon the mantle are cancelled

If you plan to win it playin timid

[Nick Javas]

Quite the challenge; who's gonna be tryin their talents

In that one final fight in the Palace? ...

Pepsi Max

Zero calories, maximum Pepsi taste

## References

1. ↑ Gensler, Andy (January 21, 2011). "Watch Lupe Fiasco's Pepsi Ad for the Packers-Bears Game". *Billboard*.
Mike Shinoda

**Michael Kenji Shinoda** (/ʃɪˈnoʊdə/; Japanese: 篠田 賢治, romanized: *Shinoda Kenji*; born February 11, 1977) is an American musician, singer, rapper, songwriter and record producer. He co-founded the rock band Linkin Park in 1996 and created a hip-hop-driven side project, Fort Minor, in 2004.

## Background

Fiasco revealed that they first met at an MTV Video Music Awards after-party. He continued, "I told him I was a huge LP fan and I just so happened to have a bag of my mixtapes with me...which now that I think about it may have seemed a little odd...but I gave him one, we exchanged contact info and we kept in sparse contact after that. I found out from Jay-Z, another mutual friend, sometime after that Mike was putting together a solo project and that he was Co-Executive producing on it as he is doing on my album. Jay was like it would be hot if I was apart of the project and set it up and that was that..." He admitted that he was slightly intimidated at first due to Shinoda being from one of his favorite bands.

In 2006, Shinoda said of Fiasco, "He's just the greatest guy. Uhm, I can't say enough about this guy. He's technically so talented, his heart is in the right place, he's entertaining, and he killed it on this song. He writes in the same way that Jay writes, in a sense that he doesn't put anything down, he just goes in a booth and kinda thinks about things and lays them down. He'll get to let's say, a verse is 16 bars. He'll just sit there and vibe out to the music and he'll tell you to record and he'll put down the first four bars, and then he'll stop and then he'll vibe out on those 4 and add another 2, 4, 5, 6 bars, so he just kinda pieces it together and by the end he was probably finished with the verse from beginning to the end in I'd say less than 30 minutes. And he never puts a word down on paper."

In 2005, Fiasco and Shinoda collaborated for Fort Minor's "Spraypaint & Inkpens" (*Fort Minor: We Major*) and "Be Somebody" (*The Rising Tied*). Shinoda was also a producer for the songs "The Instrumental" (*Lupe Fiasco's Food & Liquor*; 2006) and "Resurrection" (*Download to Donate for Haiti*; 2010).

## References

1. ↑ "Fort Minor Unofficial, Interview With Lupe Fiasco". *forminor.co.uk*.
2. ↑ "Mike Walks Us Through 'The Rising Tied'". *Linkin Park Association*. October 27, 2006.
3. ↑ "Lupe Fiasco Rolls With Jay-Z, Shinoda". *Billboard*. March 13, 2006.
4. ↑ Kujundzic, Peter (January 21, 2010). "Lupe Fiasco & Kenna - Resurrection (Produced by Mike Shinoda)". *Hypebeast*.
Not a Costume

"**Not a Costume**" is a song by Lupe Fiasco, released on October 31, 2021; coinciding with Halloween. He delivers his verses over the instrumental of "Hovi Baby" by Jay-Z, where he congratulates the emcee for being inducted in the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame.

*HotNewHipHop* noted, "Fiasco gets a couple things off his chest, including some commentary about the COVID-19 vaccine [...] With numerous double and triple entendres littered throughout "Not a Costume," Lupe flexes his lyrical prowess."

## Lyrics

**Lyrics**
[Intro]

Yes yes

Spooky hour

Happy Halloween, yah

Congratulations to Jay-Z

On the Hall of Fame, ha

Boo, spooky n\*\*\*a

Yeah, uh-huh

Uh

[Verse]

He can be so cold-blooded

Colorblind when he bang

How he thug it

Black and white appetite

Blood dripping from his fangs

You can see it, synesthegic

Broke the microphone

Go and get this bitch a cane

He on menace minutes go and send this flick a cane

For the popo

Strawin' that bitch's neck

Sippin' her like a margarita made out of arterias

I'm oughta eat her

Deeper than the parts of pizza from Chicago, n\*\*\*a

Werewolf got Jasper graphics in his hairdo, ow

Devil can't handle any curses

I went to Halloween as a vaccinated person

Boo, beware the n\*\*\*as from the west

Might scare n\*\*\*a to death, bless

Might just impair a n\*\*\*a for wreck

Why not? Do Noob Saibot

On a n\*\*\*a eye

Turn his ass into a cyclops

Pull a high top on his high top

Keep trying, that other eye is gon' get blinder than I got

They say they don't like cops

They lying

If I pull up with the .9

They gon' be on the line for the swine like it's IHOP

You're really in a bind op

I'm Frankenstein with the mind, top gun

Mind of a pilot, climb in a hind and start flying like I'm Frylock

Shiny and BIPOC

Fine for thirty-nine

Look at all of this rhyming that I got

Undermining the sly plots to overthrow

Close the blinds on the Mayback and rode

Lupe

## References

1. ↑ Powell, Jon (November 1, 2021). "Lupe Fiasco Drops Off "Not a Costume" Freestyle". *Revolt*.
2. ↑ McCloud, Taylor (November 1, 2021). "Not a Costume". *HotNewHipHop*.
Leap of Faith

"**Leap of Faith**" is a collaboration song between EDM artists Rad Omen and SNDCLSH. It was released as a single on November 13, 2012, and features background vocals from Sami. Two remixes were created for its 2013 extended play of the same name—Knight Riderz and Vass.

## Gallery

* Knight Riderz
* Vass Remix

## Lyrics

**Lyrics**
[?] around those UFO foe [?]

We got the telescopes and they're pointed up at the sky

Here's why

'Cause they say, yeah

They say

Starships on the way

But I can't touch the ground now

So if you wanna go

You gotta jump right now

And you may never come

And you may never come down

You may never come

You may never come

You may never come back down

You gotta jump

You gotta jump

Starships on the way

But I can't touch the ground

So if you wanna go

You gotta jump right now

[Instrumental Break]

(Go, go)

(Jump)

(Jump, jump, jump)

Starships on the way

Starships on the way

Starships on the way

But I can't touch the ground

So if you wanna go

You gotta jump right now

Starships on the way

(Jump, jump, jump)

But I can't touch the ground

So if you wanna go

You gotta jump right now

Starships on the way

But I can't touch the ground

So if you wanna go

You gotta jump right now

[Instrumental Break]

(Go, go)

(Jump)

(Go, go)

(Jump right now)

(Jump, jump, jump)

Starships on the way

(Jump right)

Starships on the way

Starships on the way

But I can't touch the ground

So if you wanna go

You gotta jump right now

Starships on the way

But I can't touch the ground

So if you wanna go

You gotta jump right now

You may never come

You may never come

You may never come

You may never come back down

## References

1. ↑ Huynh, Davis (November 14, 2012). "Rad Omen x SNDCLSH - Leap of Faith". *Hypebeast*.
2. ↑ "Preview Rad Omen & SNDCLSH's "Leap of Faith" EP". *Complex*. January 29, 2013.
Juicy

## Song by SNDCLSH

"**Juicy**" is a song by American EDM duo, SNDCLSH, released as the fourth and penultimate track from their debut extended play (EP), *Don't Drop the Flag* (2015).

## Lyrics

**Lyrics**
You do what I want you to do

There won't be no question about it

You do what I want you to do

There won't be no question

*I do what you want me to do*

*I'm here wherever you are*

You do what I want you to do

There won't be no question

*I do what you want me to do*

*I'm here wherever you are*

*So juicy work it, so juicy work it*

*So juicy work it, hm*

*So juicy work it, so juicy work it*

*So juicy work it, hm*

*So juicy work it, so juicy work it*

*So juicy work it, hm*

*So juicy work it, so juicy work it*

*So juicy work it, hm*

*You got, you this thing about ya*

*You got, you, you, you got*

*You got, you this thing about ya*

*You got, you, you, you got*

*What's love got to do with me and you, me and you*

*I just gotta know the truth*

*What's love got to do with me and you, me and you*

*Babe, I gotta know the truth*

'*What's love, what's love*

*What's love, I just gotta know the truth*

'*What's love, what's love*

*What's love, I just gotta know the truth*

*Judge me, don't have [?]*

*Judge me, don't have [?]*

Got that magic, magic, magic, magic, magic

Magic, magic, magic, magic, magic, magic, magic, magic, magic

Magic, magic, magic, magic, magic, magic, magic, magic, magic

You got that magic too

*So juicy work it, so juicy work it*

*So juicy work it, hm*

*So juicy work it, so juicy work it*

*So juicy work it*

*So juicy work it, so juicy work it*

*So juicy work it, hm*

*So juicy work it, so juicy work it*

*So juicy work it, hm*
Kings

## Song by Lupe Fiasco

"**Kings**" is a song by Lupe Fiasco, released as the fourth track from his 2015 free mixtape, *Pharaoh Height 2/30*. It samples the 2014 song "King of the Fall" by The Weeknd.

## Lyrics

**Lyrics**
[Verse 1]

As I proceed to go dig through an old crib

Hold kids as I plunder through a pharaoh house

Thug Bones in gilded apparel piss

But arrow heads then let the marrow out

I literally won't leave litter since I've received the Brita

And when the sea leaves the land, who will feed the rivers, huh?

Crazy busy, make me, make me miss ya even when I'm with ya

If a phone calls in the club, but the music is too loud around to hear it

Do I still have to clear it?

Example: now I don't let samples in my lyrics

Myth be told, 60 souls perished in the parish bill

Wrote a pair of wills on 50 scrolls with a pair of quills

Answered the question 'Americause?' Amerikills

Been living inside in envelopes with a pair of sills

Tall man like terror bills downfall from a pair of stilts wearin' heels, that's high

As I proceed to find silver line in a stalagmite

Cat eyes and scarab crowns on a black grace

Too wave, not to see bubonic plague in your rat face

Practice on the uttering until it lactates

Then begin the buttering of the pancakes

Push it to the margin flood the garden to the land lakes

Associate with mates who spit inside of they handshakes, yeah

(Pharaoh, pharaoh, pharaoh)

Yeah, yeah, yeah

[Verse 2]

As I walk through the shadow of San Fernando Valley

Walkin' like fingers how, how they rally on pianos

Up and down the dial until I WKRP, in Cincinnati

Let's settle on the station like "Last gas for 100 miles"

May I have this last dance?

Grab her hands then proceed to do the runnin' child

Vindaloo the stomach growls, introduced to somethin' wild

Until we see civilization, Walmarts and Chik-a-fallacious

Patience, our art isn't intimidation

But you can't process the progress

If you get your style cues from outta Complex

Nah n\*\*\*a, that ain't hot

No, no and no shots, no boas and no thots

I walk 'em over the motorboat on the yachts

To go so sober on all the shirk and on overdose on salats, huh?

Francis Ford Coppola's spoken plots

Hyannis Port localists rollin' in open drops

Titanic corpse smokin' from openin' those with chops

Lycanic moonlit leader loc'in with loaded Glocks, huh!

## References

1. ↑ Hunte, Justin (September 3, 2015). "Lupe Fiasco - Pharaoh Height 2/30". *HipHopDX*.
Ignorant Shit (Freestyle)

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

## Song by Lupe Fiasco

### **Producer(s)**

Just Blaze

"**Ignorant Shit (Freestyle)**" is a freestyle by American rapper Lupe Fiasco, sampling the song "Ignorant Shit" by Jay-Z. Several of its lyrics would be used for his 2007 single, "Dumb It Down," with the following: 'Bishop G, they told me I should come down cousin / But I flatly refuse / I ain't dumb down nothin'.'

## Lyrics

**Lyrics**
[Verse: Lupe Fiasco]

And since I'm presently on the incline

I feel inclined to invite y'all

In the mind I'm feelin' real spiffy

Signed sealed illest label deal in the city

Check me and my fifty dollar fifty-nine fifty

Buyin' diamonds is just no longer in me

So no more chains flooded watches on the right hand

I work like a Mexican spend like a White man

That's right man

I could Bentley afford

Instead I copped a couple skateboards

And some sneakers

My kick game is crazy

Keep a French eyeglass, a backstage pass and a model for a lady

Charlie stop whinin' I got a bottle you babies

Don't get gassed up on what you pomp-pomps think

'Cause the heart still dark as Mont Blanc ink

But the real OG'S told me fall on back

You got a Secret Service now you call on that

If that ain't real, man, I fall on tacks

I'm feelin' real good

I think I might post in here

And hold the Westside down like it's a coast

This year

Bishop G, they told me I should come down cousin

But I flatly refuse

I ain't dumb down nothin'

Like BOW

Lovin' the Chi right now

Comm Sense the priest

Bump Jay the chief

Kanye the champ

Twista man the beast

Crucial still the king

Kato, rest in peace

And for those that ain't never met I

I own 1st and 15th

I'm Lupe the Jedi

Jay don't mind me I'm just blowin' my zone up

Doin' it bout as fly as a maggot grown up

And still got a life that's backing the poems up

Just give me a foldin' chair I ain't after the

Throne but

Got a broken lamp flow that nobody ain't touch

Just sayin if FNF ain't up

Friend, nah

This ain't a pen, this a paintbrush

And I intend to rearrange how they paint us

And
Nayirah

**Nayirah** (born March 10) is a singer and rapper from Chicago, Illinois. She was featured in Lupe Fiasco's eighth studio album, *Drill Music in Zion* (2022). She was an opener for Fiasco back in November 2017, for the House of Blues show.

## References

1. ↑ "Nayirah (@nananayirah)". *Twitter*. November 5, 2017.
2. ↑ "Lupe Fiasco (@LupeFiasco)". *Twitter*. July 7, 2022.
OneXOne Hope Belongs to Everyone

**OneXOne Hope Belongs to Everyone** (stylized as **ONEXONE Hope Belongs to Everyone**) is a benefit concert by the non-profit organization ONEXONE, that strives to help children in need around the world. On September 10, 2011, the event was presented by Diesel in Toronto, Canada, with featured performances by Lupe Fiasco, Melanie Fiona, and Kardinal Offishal.

Tristan Banning said of Fiasco's performance, "By the time Lupe came on, the crowd was ready to let loose. Accompanied by a full band, Lupe jumped right into his relatively extensive and solid catalog of songs. His set was well over an hour and a half with a continuously building energy that you rarely see in a hip hop show these days."

## References

1. ↑ Banning, Tristan (September 12, 2011). "Diesel Presents: ONEXONE with Lupe Fiasco, Kardinal Offishall, & Melanie Fiona". *Sidewalk Hustle*.
Knockin' at the Door

## Song by Lupe Fiasco

"**Knockin' at the Door**" is a song by American rapper Lupe Fiasco, released as the fourth track from his mixtape, *Fahrenheit 1/15 Part I: The Truth Is Among Us* (2004). It details a planned robbery, where the criminals wield guns but want to execute it undetected and perfectly as possible.

## Cultural references

* Ottomans are a piece of furniture, typically used as footstools.
* Little Berettas are pocket barrel pistols.
* Chryslers are an American automobile brand.
* MacGyver is a fictional character who uses non-lethal resolutions to conflicts.
* Ninjitsu is a type of Japanese martial arts, practiced by ninjas that began in feudal Japan for espionage.

## Lyrics

**Lyrics**
[Intro]

Uh, uh, still told

If you don't listen, you fucked up for real, though

If you wanna get

And not be taken

Uh huh, uh huh

Yeah, yeah, yeah

[Verse]

They wanna start again, no arguing, guns in the car for them

Hit 'em while they feet on they ottomans

Off-guard, uh-huh, blow 'em out they cardigans

They case hardening, they at the table bargaining

No time for stuck safeties or shaky targeting

Hit the face, hit the safe and the carpet and

Get the weight, get the cake, get the tape that we starred in

Escape, hit the interstate partying

They guardians is soft frames as jellyfish

Give 'em shirts they can strain spaghetti with

Extra button holes for touching those

They rarely kick, my readiness only matched by my pettiness

Get the change, where the couch at

Pick pocket fleas, please get the cheese off they mousetraps

Remember, they holdin' just like us

Burners under the furniture, 4-4's in floorboards

Murderers, burglars, they game just as hood

And they aim just as good, a little better

Little Berettas with suppressors

And all the et ceteras for whatever

We can pole climb, cut phone lines, the whole nine

But we gotta stay together, that's the key to this

Even if it's no longer secretive

They goin' start panickin' when they see that you backstage without the laminate

Don't ease up, n\*\*\*as tend to freeze up

Become mannequins, "What about you?" Don't worry 'bout me

I'm averaging fifty shots a game when it's crackling

Turn the lights off on they ambulance

Just, give me room to operate

They be in operating rooms with wounds to contemplate

Don't speak, no room to commentate

Make sure ya sneakers tied, no shoes to confiscate

Get aways, take cables out they Sables

Slash the tires on they Chryslers, no survivors

N\*\*\*as can't make it with MacGyver

Either you get them or they get you

No amount of karate class can keep you out of body bags

So save ya boxing and Ninjitsu

Don't be cheap, bullets is ten cents apiece

Give 'em each a saw buck the instant they reach

Moving on, make sure you know who's who

Who's you, who's not, and who to shoot upon

Friendly fire and hitting innocent standbyers it'll

Get your enemy wired and it's bad enough

So don't go gassing 'em up

Leave that for the shells, the 12's from the pumps

If done correct, the condo's on me

Gotta go, rock-n-roll, lock and load on three
Portrait of Royce

"**Portrait of Royce**" is a song by Lupe Fiasco, published to his Twitter on March 8, 2018. It samples the 2005 song "The Payback (Gotta)" by Madlib.

## Lyrics

**Lyrics**
[Intro]

Yo

What they say?

[Verse]

Royce sounds like Detroit's voice

[?]

Motor of the motor

Cartier third eye

That's that ladder sight

[?]

The top tier back

Do it for the culture

What you chopping up the science for

Back to back to back like an ultra

Audio sculpture of the lion lying

Never tires, hard to extinguish like a firestorm fireball

What's a search engine to a Chinese firewall?

Mechanics on the block, rhyme detective

Prime directives, even adversaries gon' cop

Clean as easter the eastern conference Isiah Thomas

On the streets, lay a five layered comet unconscious

On [?] at a concert on beat

Life and death on different floors

Different flows depending on which edition

## References

1. ↑ "Lupe Fiasco (@LupeFiasco)". *Twitter*. March 8, 2018.
2. ↑ Findlay, Mitch (March 8, 2018). "Portrait of Royce". *HotNewHipHop*.
NAACP Image Awards

The **NAACP Image Awards** is an annual awards ceremony presented by the U.S.-based National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) to honor outstanding performances in film, television, theatre, music, and literature. Lupe Fiasco was nominated four times; three being as an artist and one for his *Lasers* album. In January 2022, he tweeted, "Lol…I just re-remembered when the NAACP de-nominated me for an Image Award hahaha…"

## References

1. ↑ "Lupe Fiasco (@LupeFiasco)". *Twitter*. January 19, 2022.
2. ↑ "2007 Image Award Nominees and Winners". *The Hollywood Reporter*. March 1, 2007.
3. ↑ "NAACP Image Award Winners Include 'The Help,' Stars Octavia Spencer, Viola Davis". *The Hollywood Reporter*. February 17, 2012.
4. ↑ Sandell, Scott (December 11, 2012). "NAACP Image Awards: The Complete Nominations List". *Los Angeles Times*.
Grammy Jam

**Grammy Jam** is an annual concert by American jazz musician Robert Glasper that takes place around Grammy weekend. In its seventh annual year, it was presented by Uproxx and held on January 23, 2020, at the Teragram Ballroom in Los Angeles, California. It featured a surprise guest appearance from American rapper Lupe Fiasco, who performed with assistance from Herbie Hancock, Terrace Martin, Christian Scott, Derrick Hodge, and Chris Dave.

## Set list

1. "Kick, Push"
2. "The Coolest"

## References

1. ↑ Williams, Aaron (January 24, 2020). "Robert Glasper Celebrated Grammy Week with a Star-Studded Jam Session in Los Angeles". *Uproxx*.
Gridlife Alpine Horizon Festival

**Gridlife Alpine Horizon Festival**, stylized as **#GRIDLIFE Alpine Horizon Festival**, is an annual three-day motorsport party and music event held in Colorado Springs, Colorado. Lupe Fiasco was part of the 2021 lineup.

## References

1. ↑ "Alpine Horizon Festival (@alpinehorizonfest)". *Instagram*. June 29, 2021.
PAC Spring Concert

The **PAC Spring Concert** (also known as **PAC Presents: One Night Only Fest** or simply **ONO Fest**) is an annual event hosted by the University of Cincinnati's Programs & Activities Council. Lupe Fiasco was chosen as the headlining act for 2013.

## Set list

1. "Battle Scars"
2. "Words I Never Said"
3. "I Don't Wanna Care Right Now"
4. "The Show Goes On"

## References

1. ↑ Hoffman, Ryan (January 26, 2014). "Changes coming to PAC spring concert, bringing in two 'big' acts". *News Record*.
MTV Video Music Awards

The **MTV Video Music Awards** (commonly abbreviated as the **VMAs**) is an award show presented by the cable channel MTV to honor the best in the music video medium.

In 2007, "Kick, Push" was nominated in the Best Hip-Hop Video category at the MTV Australia Video Music Awards. It was broadcast live from Acer Arena on April 29 on MTV Australia. According to Getty Images, a handout photo was made available on March 1, 2007 by MTV, featuring a portrait shot of Fiasco.

In 2008, "Superstar" was nominated for Best Hip-Hop Video. Fiasco attended at Paramount Pictures Studios on September 7 in Los Angeles, California.

In 2011, "The Show Goes On" was nominated in the same category, where it took place at Nokia Theatre on August 28 in Los Angeles, California.

## Gallery

Photo by Christina RadishPhoto by Steve GranitzPhoto by Jeffrey MayerPhoto by Jeffrey MayerPhoto by Jeffrey MayerPhoto by Jeffrey MayerPhoto by Frederick M. BrownPhoto by Steve Granitz
## References

1. ↑ "MTV Australia Video Music Awards 2007". *Getty Images*. March 2007.
2. ↑ "2008 MTV Video Music Awards". *Rock on the Net*.
3. ↑ Anitai, Tamar (July 20, 2011). "And The 2011 MTV Video Music Award Nominees Are...". *MTV*.
Grubhub Sound Bites

**Grubhub Sound Bites** is a series of livestreaming concerts by artists, hosted by Grubhub. Lupe Fiasco and Tierra "UMI" Wilson participated in the event on August 7, 2020, where the proceeds went towards World Central Kitchen. It was broadcasted on Periscope, followed by a live Q&A with both artists at the end, where Lupe revealed that he did several unreleased collaborations with artists he's wanted to work with. The goal was to raise up to $100K meals for Black-owned restaurants and food-insecure communities, where viewers would leave a comment in the livestream's chat to share their favorite delivery order. Each comment would result in Grubhub donating $1.

## Description

We're LIVE NOW for Sound Bites by Grubhub with @WCKitchen - we're featuring performances by @whoisumi and @lupefiasco and donating $100K to Black-owned restaurants and underfed communities. Tune in here: #GHSoundBites

## Set list

1. "Around My Way (Freedom Ain't Free)"
2. "Kick, Push"
3. "Hip-Hop Saved My Life"
4. "Cripple"
5. "King Nas"
6. "Go Go Gadget Flow"
7. "Deliver"
8. "Adoration of the Magi"
9. "Superstar"
10. "Daydreamin'"
11. "The Show Goes On"
12. "Wild Child"

## References

1. ↑ "Lupe Fiasco (@LupeFiasco)". *Twitter*. August 7, 2020.
2. ↑ Montrose, Alex (August 7, 2020). "Watch Lupe Fiasco and UMI's Livestream Charity Concert". *Complex*.
Oh Yes

## Song by Soundtrakk and Lupe Fiasco

"**Oh Yes**" is a song by Soundtrakk and Lupe Fiasco, released off their 2020 record *Tape Tape*, which experiments heavily in trap. A departure from his usual lyrical work, Fiasco explained that this project is dependent on how many people vibe with it.

## Lyrics

**Lyrics**
[Chorus]

I push Lambo coupe, was in the fast lane

I push Rari too, was in the fast lane

I push SLS, I'm in the fast lane

Put that on the crew, now homie, that's gang

Free my n\*\*\*as, oh yes

Man, that's R.I.P. my n\*\*\*as, oh yes

I play R&B for them bitches, oh yes

N\*\*\*as they know me so they know it's no test

I push Rari coupe, was in the fast lane, yeah

I push Lambo too, was in the fast lane, yeah (Scoot scoot)

Vegas on my mind, but I play no games

Shout out to my homies, homie that's gang

So I free my n\*\*\*as, oh yes

I say R.I.P. to my n\*\*\*as, oh yes

I play R&B for yo' bitches, oh yes

N\*\*\*as they know me so they know it's no test

[Verse]

S-A-T in the L-A-B

Cookin' up, things are lookin' up, I might sell a key

Coast guard, coast guard rap game crack game

Homie, I might sell a key

G-Code prayers asking God to help us beat them felonies

I was nappy-headed, see my hair I never comb

I would grow up, get a Rolex and a yellow herringbone

I don't switch up, just don't pick up, I don't know that telephone

Looks just like yours, but it's vice lord's if I rock with an unknown

You ain't that, you ain't Stack, you ain't Trakk, you ain't Chill

You just cap, you ain't real, you ain't scrap, you ain't build, uh

I got architecture in my veins

Straight to the helicopter from the plane, yeah yeah

[Chorus]

I push Lambo coupe off in the fast lane (Lane)

I push Rari too off in the fast lane (Lane)

I push Shelby through right through the fast lane (Lane)

Put that on the crew, now homie, that's gang (Gang)

Free my n\*\*\*as, oh yes

I say R.I.P. to my n\*\*\*as, oh yes

I play R&B for those bitches, oh yes

N\*\*\*as know it's me so they know it's no test

## References

1. ↑ Findlay, Mitch (October 2, 2020). "Lupe Fiasco Gets In His Melodic Bag On "Oh Yes"". *HotNewHipHop*.
The O'Reilly Factor

***The O'Reilly Factor*** (originally titled ***The O'Reilly Report*** and also known as ***The Factor***) is an American cable television news and talk show. The final episode aired on April 21, 2017, after O'Reilly was fired from the network, assumed to be for the multiple sexual harassment lawsuits and claims against him.

American rapper Lupe Fiasco was invited onto *The Factor*, but allegedly declined. O'Reilly had reported on June 14, 2011, "possibly because he could not possibly defend that remark, which makes him a pinhead. Now the reason I say I wish I was named Lupe Fiasco, wouldn't it be great, 'The Fiasco Factor'? I mean, it would be tremendous". Fiasco caught news of this and tweeted out: "Whoa! I got invited to the O'reilly facter and turned it down??? Thats news to me...would NEVER turn down the opp to push billys buttons". Fiasco appeared on their show the following day on June 15, where they mainly discussed U.S. politics and forms of terrorism. The episode aired on June 20, 2011, though was edited from its original version.

## Critical reception

MTV News reached out to several music journalists for their opinions of the debate. *Rap Radar*'s Brian "B-Dot" Miller said, "The thing is it wasn't live; Lupe probably said a whole lot of things that were edited. But the points that were expressed, I felt like he had a good argument. I wish it could've gone on a little bit longer, but that's the power of TV". Adam Fleischer of *XXL* stated in agreement, "I'm glad that he went on because O'Reilly just calls out rappers a lot, [and] then they don't usually get a chance to speak for themselves". He continued, "I would like to see the whole interview because it was so clear that things were chopped up. They were switching from clip to clip".

Clover Hope of *Vibe* remarked, "I thought he actually did a good job of holding his own and clarifying that point that he just wasn't talking about Obama, just America as an institution. I just think it's too complicated to reduce it to 'Lupe thinks Obama is a terrorist'". She felt that neither of them "necessarily won that debate", as they mainly talked.

## References

1. ↑ Guo, Jeff (April 19, 2017). "Why Fox News Finally Dropped Bill O'Reilly". *Vox*.
2. ↑ Cole, Matt (June 16, 2011). "Lupe Fiasco Is Taping His "O'Reilly Factor" Appearance Today". *Complex*.
3. ↑ Lipshutz, Jason (June 21, 2011). "Lupe Fiasco Argues on 'O'Reilly Factor,' Defends Calling Obama a 'Terrorist'". *Billboard*.
4. ↑ Markman, Rob (June 21, 2011). "Lupe Fiasco Squares Off With Bill O'Reilly: Experts Weigh In!". *MTV News*.
MySpace LIVE

**MySpace LIVE** was a concert held on June 20, 2007, in Chicago, Illinois. It broadcasted exclusively on the T-Mobile Sidekick Profile, hosted by Nick Cannon and headlined by rapper T.I. Featured guest performers were Lupe Fiasco and Twista.

## Description

T-Mobile & MySpace LIVE presented T.I. and Friends. Hundreds of fans were invited to the exclusive invite-only via MySpace private show in Chicago, IL. A memorable night featuring opening DJ GQ, hosts Nick Cannon and Aubrey O'Day of Danity Kane. Also in the amazing lineup : Lupe Fiasco and guest Gem

## References

1. ↑ "T.I., Lupe Fiasco and Twista Perform at MySpace Live! Concert". *XXL*. June 19, 2007.
2. ↑ "MySpace LIVE presented by T-Mobile feat. T.I. & Friends 6/20/07". *MySpace*. June 20, 2007.
Keep It Gutta

"**Keep It Gutta**" is an unreleased song by Stack Bundles featuring Lupe Fiasco. They created the song early in the 1st & 15th days.

## Lyrics

**Lyrics**
[Verse 1: Stack Bundles]

[?] when they think drought

Got the fishscale

Rubber grip, pistol

Pop, like it's Cristal

Rich lip wow, [?] with the criss-cut

I don't fuck with the [?] wake up

Had to struggle to get my weight up

Left lane, left lane now they want me to wait up

Can't slow my pace, no time to waste

[?] who the fuck face-to-face

Gotta embrace the hate with this life of mine

Y'all wanna raise the stakes put your life on the line

Mine's is real

Stack Bun' signed and sealed

Got a mean watch game, keep the ice real

[?] I don't like talking

And I keep some hot wheels

Bitches catch feelings when I'm walking

Bop too gangster, Glock too heavy

No more turnovers I got Far Rock steady

[Hook]

I keep it gutter like

I keep it gutter like

I keep it gutter like

I keep it gutter like

[Verse 2: Lupe Fiasco]

You can see me, low key in a Ford

No keys, the doors open like grocery stores

Or see me four-fifthin

I had you n\*\*\*as pourin liquor out like it's prohibition

The piece that speaks for itself

And the row I gotta mention the flow that's tension

No flinching

Pop benching with them 245s

Or a large shipment moving pies like FOIs

Y'all don't know though

I'm the illest crime caught on tape since Caine and O-Dog

And I won't talk, even if I'm caught red-handed

Like don't walk, I flip it with no thoughts

Shit on, everything you big on

The faces with no cases

[?] clip ons

You can talk until you blue in the face

But you can pause it, if you ain't bluish in the face

[Hook]

I keep it gutter like

I keep it gutter like

I keep it gutter like

I keep it gutter like

[Verse 3: Stack Bundles]

Red n\*\*\*as got hate in they veins

I clap n\*\*\*as leave hate in they brain

Let me teach ya

The hood n\*\*\*as call me Roger

'Cause I'm flooded in carrots

And I floss every day like it's Easter

The beats the reason I rhyme

Streets the reason I grind

And I don't need heat to shine

'Cause I didn't when y'all oppress me

End up dead or missing like Elvis Presley

[Verse 4: Lupe Fiasco]

You know I keep a chick topless, keep my whip topless

Keep my spit toxic

You keep it in the closet

[?] things can get un-pretty

Like bars left from Chilly

For the sake I hope I keep everything quaker oats, real gritty

Or 3-0-50

On the rocks like Whitney

Filthy, [?] like spittin dutch and gillie

Close, but no Philly

[Hook]

I keep it gutter like

I keep it gutter like

I keep it gutter like

I keep it gutter like

I keep it gutter like

I keep it gutter like

I keep it gutter like

I keep it gutter like
Neighborhood

**Neighborhood** (stylized in all caps), also referred to as **NBHD**, is a Japanese streetwear brand founded in 1994 by Shinsuke Takizawa in Harajuku, Tokyo. On September 11, 2023, they uploaded to Instagram a photoshoot featuring American rapper Lupe Fiasco. It was in promotion of their collection that dropped through their stores, later that month, on the 16th.

## References

1. ↑ Foley, Gregk (March 11, 2020). "Everything You Need to Know About Neighborhood". *Highsnobiety*.
2. ↑ "Neighborhood (@neighborhood\_official)". *Instagram*. September 11, 2023.
Live on the Levee

**Live on the Levee** was a free annual concert series held in St. Louis, Missouri, during the summertime. Its inaugural year was held in 2006. Lupe Fiasco performed at the Arch on August 1, 2009.

## Set list

1. "The Instrumental"
2. "Hello/Goodbye (Uncool)"
3. "The Cool"
4. "Hip-Hop Saved My Life"
5. "Go Go Gadget Flow"
6. "Streets on Fire"
7. "Kick, Push"
8. "Superstar"
9. "Daydreamin'"
10. "Shining Down"
11. "Army Girl"

## References

1. ↑ Johnston, Kevin (May 16, 2008). "Live on the Levee: Which year's lineup is the best?". *St. Louis Today*.
2. ↑ Zaleski, Annie (May 20, 2009). "Complete Fair St. Louis/Live on the Levee Lineup for 2009!". *RiverFront Times*.
In the Jaws of the Lords of Death

***In the Jaws of the Lords of Death***, abbreviated as ***ITJOTLOD***, is the debut studio album by Japanese Cartoon, self-released on July 16, 2010. It was available for free digital download by registering on their website, All Sabotage. The group is composed of Wasalu "Double J" Jaco (vocals), Graham Burris (bass), Matt Nelson (keyboard), and Le Messie (producer). Fiasco explained that early songs were inspired by punk, hence his Mockney accent on some of them, which determined what time they were recorded at. He noted that his fake British accent "was becoming a hindrance to some people," so he dropped the articulation in later tracks.

*MTV* stated that the record paid homage to Joy Division, where Jaco's accent was to "better emulate" their late singer, Ian Curtis.

## Background

When Japanese Cartoon surfaced on the internet, it was rumored that Lupe Fiasco was the lead singer. The group denied these rumors, and added that the lead singer was actually a man named Percival Fats, and Fiasco helped to finance and produce the band. He eventually made public that he was part of the group, and in a 2010 interview, joked that the members were "Graham Burris, Matt Nelson, Le Messie and myself... Percival Fats pops in and out every now and then..."

Le Messie noted that their sound was "kind of a modern revival of the 70's rebellious punk mindset," and Fiasco added that they experimented different genres within the genre, including metal, trip hop, and electro.

## Track listing

All tracks written by Wasalu Jaco. All tracks produced by Le Messie.

## References

1. ↑ "Japanese Cartoon – In the Jaws of The Lords of Death". *Complex*. July 16, 2010.
2. ↑ Cooper, Roman (September 12, 2010). "Lupe Fiasco Details Japanese Cartoon's Upcoming EP". *HipHopDX*.
3. ↑ Anderson, Kyle (September 16, 2010). "Lupe Fiasco's Japanese Cartoon And The Best Alter-Ego Albums Of All Time". *MTV*.
4. ↑ Roberts, Steven (January 5, 2009). "Is Lupe Fiasco Fronting A 'British' Indie-Rock Band Called Japanese Cartoon?". *MTV*.
5. ↑ Ruano, Luis (August 10, 2010). "Interview with Japanese Cartoon". *Hypebeast*.
Killers

"**Killers**" is a song by American rapper Lupe Fiasco, released as a preview on December 5, 2016, to his Twitter. He made the conditional statement of if Du "NuckleDu" Dang won the championship title at the Capcom Cup video game tournament, he'd drop the track. The recording was revealed to be created on May 20, 2016. A snippet was used in promotion of the EVO *Street Fighter V* tournament held earlier in July.

## Lyrics

**Lyrics**
[Chorus]

Looks like we gonna be fighting in the streets

That's what its looking like to me (Nah)

So you stay right there as we bow our heads and say our prayers

It's a lot of killers in this room, mama (Yeah)

I hope I make it out pools, mama (Yeah)

I'm gonna show 'em what to do, mama (Uh)

I'm gonna take 'em off to school, mama

[Verse 1]

Here comes a new challenger, and I think they wanna battle

I gotta show him and let him know I'm king of my castle

He puts his [?], I'm so meanin', I ain't gotta [?] you

[?] peoples that [?]

I'm with the [?]

I'm taking all of your chokeholds, so going on me is a no-no

The trinity going loco

And [?]

Look at the damage, cameras can take a photo

[Pre-Chorus]

Fight Stick - like it cleaned, keep it wiped off

On the mic, but I fight, call me Mike Ross

It's about to go crazy turn the lights off

Done killing him and I'll come and be fighting y'all

[Chorus]

Looks like we gonna be fighting in the streets

That's what its looking like to me (Nah)

So you stay right there as we bow our heads and say our prayers

It's a lot of killers in this room, mama (Yeah)

I hope I make it out pools, mama (Yeah)

I'm gonna show 'em what to do, mama (Uh)

I'm gonna take 'em off to school, mama

[Verse 2]

He was talking that on stream

He was talking that online

You can say whatever you want

But you ain't talking that right now

Maybe you can tell yourself exactly how to take this game back

Save you from these combos, maybe help you out these frame traps

Moment 37 you to heaven with the Quickness

1-800-EX-TATSU call me if you whiff it

V-in-trigger, stands for Valle, now let's get to business

Evolution we just brought you up in here to witness

[Pre-Chorus]

Fight Stick - like it cleaned, keep it wiped off

On the mic, but I fight, call me Mike Ross

It's about to go crazy turn the lights off

Done killing him and I'll come and be fighting y'all

[Chorus]

Looks like we gonna be fighting in the streets

That's what its looking like to me (Nah)

So you stay right there as we bow our heads and say our prayers

It's a lot of killers in this room, mama (Yeah)

I hope I make it out pools, mama (Yeah)

I'm gonna show 'em what to do, mama (Uh)

I'm gonna take 'em off to school, mama

## References

1. ↑ Espinoza, Joshua (December 5, 2016). "Lupe Fiasco Releases His Video Game-Themed Track "Killers"". *Complex*.
2. ↑ Schwadron, Eli (July 18, 2016). "Lupe Fiasco Drops Video Game Bars in 2016 EVO 'Street Fighter V' Promo". *XXL*.
3. ↑ Lamarre, Carl (December 6, 2016). "Lupe Fiasco Drops Impassioned Ode to Gaming on 'Killers'". *Billboard*.
Shocktoberfest

**Shocktoberfest** is an annual event held at UC Irvine, California. Lupe Fiasco performed at its second annual year on October 26, 2007, with Kaba Modern as the opener. In the conclusion of his set, Fiasco accidentally called them "UC Riverside".

## Set list

1. "The Instrumental"
2. "I Gotcha"
3. "Kick, Push"
4. "Superstar"

## References

1. ↑ Lo, Jeffrey (October 29, 2007). "Shocktoberfest".
MTV Spring Break

***MTV Spring Break*** was MTV's annual coverage featuring live performances from artists and bands on location. Lupe Fiasco performed in the 2011 edition at the Palms Casino Resort in Paradise, Nevada, on March 8th. It aired later that month by MTV on the 29th.

## Background

*Jersey Shore* cast members DJ Pauly D and Deena introduced Fiasco, describing him as "a man who's definitely got style." Before launching into "Words I Never Said," Fiasco said, "We got the number one record in the country." He added, "Young people of the world. Young people all over the world. Make sure you stand up for what you believe in. Stand up for what's right in this life. Don't let things go by. Don't waste your time. Make a difference. Love always shines every time."

Fiasco told MTV News of his performance, "It's no different. I did a show for the hardcore [fans] yesterday and it was the same thing. The same energy. At the end of the day, it's about getting in touch with the energy—I don't want to sound too mystical—but that human energy. It don't matter if you black, white, Italian, Asian or in a bikini or have a fitted hat on thugged out, everybody wants to hear something and be moved by something, so for us, we want to take it to you as energetic as we possibly can."

## Reception

MTV News' Jason Newman wrote, "We're not sure how much the crowd cares about Lupe's lyrical concerns on the War on Terror and 9/11 conspiracy theories, but regardless, the MC still knows how to work a crowd..." It was added by Kathy Iandoli, "Despite the incredibly ominous tone in the lyrics of the single, the crowd didn't seem to mind, cheering and waving their hands playfully volleying balloons. Hopefully some of Lupe's message seeped into their chlorine stained heads."

## Set list

1. "Everyone Nose (All the Girls Standing in the Line for the Bathroom) (Remix)"
2. "The Instrumental"
3. "State Run Radio"
4. "I Don't Wanna Care Right Now"
5. "Words I Never Said"
6. "Go Go Gadget Flow"
7. "Kick, Push"
8. "Hip-Hop Saved My Life"
9. "Daydreamin'"

## References

1. ↑ Rodriguez, Jayson (February 24, 2011). "Wiz Khalifa, Lupe Fiasco Set To Heat Up MTV Spring Break In Las Vegas". *MTV*.
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Iandoli, Kathy (March 31, 2011). "MTV Jam Of The Week: Lupe Fiasco's 'Words I Never Said'". *MTV*.
3. ↑ Rodriguez, Jayson (March 29, 2011). "Lupe Fiasco Talks Spring Break Performance". *MTV*.
4. ↑ Newman, Jason (March 29, 2011). "Watch Snoop Dogg And Lupe Fiasco Perform At MTV Spring Break 2011". *MTV*.
Lupe Fiasco: The Future

***Lupe Fiasco: The Future*** is the second known official mixtape by American rapper Lupe Fiasco. It was released in 2003 while he was signed to Arista Records, and hosted by Tha DJ GI. It contains samplers and two freestyles.

## Track listing

Sample credits
* "Failure" samples "Could Heaven Ever Be Like This" by Idris Muhammad.
* "Life" samples "Just as Long as We Have Love" by Wilbert Longmire.
* "Coulda Been" samples "Mother's Theme (Mama)" by Willie Hutch.

## References

1. ↑ "Lupe Fiasco, Tha DJ G.I. - The Future". *Discogs*.