Lupe Fiasco - What Is Hip-Hop?!?!?

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[dashiboy]

lil wayne made 6 accounts to unlike this vid.

[thabest1995]

lupe :]

[ahhimazombie]

@thabest1995 best comment ever

[dadfifa]

Why every video I go to no matters who's video it is someone always hating on Lil Wayne its like all you people do is sit back and think of ways to hate on Wayne... Damn y'all need to get a life FUCKING HATERS!!!!

[zenzybar]

@dadfifa Lol WAYNE IS JELLY. But seriously you have to admit that wayne is kinda. . . not needed. He isn't saving hip hop or doing anything remarkable other than kissing dudes. He is still levels above Soulja Boi but still. . .

Lupe, J Electronic, most underground rappers like CYNE and such are people are trying to make some difference or say something. While (and i may be wrong) people like wayne say nothing a lot of the time.

[bprodigy1994]

@dadfifa hatin haters makes u a hater

[stunna400]

Lupe!!!!!!!!!!!!

[DanielCiurlizza]

You hip hop heads trying to make it, listen to this guy. And while you're at it, listen to some Igor Stravinsky.

[thacool101]

WE WANT LASERS

[cisseusa123]

@thacool101 we sure do lol

[thacool101]

@cisseusa123 march 11 2011

[cisseusa123]

@thacool101 yep. I can't wait. my mind is gonna be BLOWNNN haha

[TheUrbanLegend25]

Lupe is a G.O.A.T. !!!! like if u agree

[Ajak28Hype]

Good Music...even Hip Hop....Isnt Born from Hip Hop....Lupe doesnt have the Restrictions of being Fathered...so he grew up a rebel to the game itself...

deep shit

[mrdmcday]

Got a profound respect for Lupe. Despite him not being exposed to various Hip-Hop artists, he remains special because his lyrics are that of virtue and not of destruction. At least not anymore...you can literally watch his journey from boy to man through his older mixtapes to his current melodies. Hip-Hop isn’t just rap, it’s a life force, and he’s full of it.

[iwrinkle]

Hip Hop cant be defined BY ANYONE.. i lives were life is.

[deemoney2223]

hiphop is rapping about what u do and did and the lifestyle you live and not the life style they live be yourself

[ZGJDJD]

hiphop is not just rapping. it is a culture, a style.

[phenomenonnarutokun]

Exactly. Graffitis, Breakdance, rapping are just a few of the elements of Hip-hop

[iluddyproductions]

lets memorize ninja rap.. that in a nutshell is why lupe fiasco is so fucking cool

[jetdatboy]

1:57....helll yaaa I watched Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles pt 2 and replayed that Vanilla Ice song everytime as a little kid

[lupefiasco653]

lupe is da next nas

[ohigh6]

Lupe is Lupe....not Nas...Lupe is the best

[horndoggy555]

hahahahahahahha 0:45 thats bananas hahahahhahahahah thats awsome

[PharrellWilliams89]

Translate in italian.....Pleaseeee!!!

[coolkidde]

twice the MC like MC squared

[SaminSifat]

trust me i make it relate

[av3FLYGUY]

i love american terrorist

[ericsneadjr]

that just shows that he's original

[sonofman1979]

Checki it, B! I like Lupe and all. I mean the dude is nice wit his, but him not knowing his Hip-Hip history aint whats up. He don't know nothing but one Pharcyde song?! His first CD was Reasonable Doubt?! Again, he nice wit his his, but I cant respect the fact he don't know his Hip Hop history. That's like a Hispanic baseball player not knowing who Roberto Clemente is--That' fucked up!

[klassik18]

who cares? he can spit

[guttaville]

u gotta remember though, Lupe didn't really become the kind of artist he is until about 2001, before then he was just the basic rap fan. When he first got signed he was on the same shit that everybody else is on now, the fact thar he can make that kind of transition that fast and make seem as if he's done it all of his life, thats astonishing to me, MIDWEST HIP HOP FOR LIFE

[sonofman1979]

I feel you gutta. I'm not saying he ain't bout his, but he betta get up on his hip-hop history. I mean, I listen to jazz; I don't know everthing about jazz. Despite that I still collect and research the best jazz albums of all time. All I'm saying is...He gotta do better with his hip-hop history.

[liftingfe]

He's his own person that's what makes him great because he can come up with unique lyrics/creative beats. F the past he's the future!

[franciso7]

comon you dont really need to fuck the past...but Lupe is aight

[bigmikesamuel]

Too be real lupe fiasco and a few others is the only reason I still actually listen to hip hop ..I'm just fed up with hearing all the fake& glorified ignorant bullshit. There's just nothing cool at all about people strung out on drugs or seeing somebody shot to death. Really think about what I'm saying.

[nuneswhite]

People wo listen to music other than hiphop usually make the best and most original music

[nihonato]

I was the same way.I listen to classical then to pop. Now it's all about hip hop. I was like Nas who but now I know alot of Hip Hop artist after listening to Lupe Fiasco.

[HoodSta93]

hurt me soul is the greatest rap song i have ever heard

[PUERTORICANBLAZE]

wats the nwa video in the beginning?

[newbboyblazzing]

yo i remember that ninja turtal shit that he was talkin bout 1:56 lol

[malikzzzzz]

what were some of the songs they were talking about in the section 2:20? i know a tribe called quest, pharcyde, but what was the name of the group they mentioned last? something with "be back"?

[ltrage]

One of the best rappers ever

[GROVESTREETGUY]

and I thought I was the only one who thinks American Terrorist is his best track..can't wait for the finale.

[lupe23fiasco]

yo this kid is sick fnf up!!!!!!

[thisBANANAS]

I love Lupe but even in his song hurt Me Soul he says "I used to hate hip hop"

[jellybeen]

lupe is so modest.

[Blackmace]

yea pharcyde suck ass. Does anyone know anyother pharcyde songs? hell nah. ANybody copped their album? HELL NA.

[BigGreg187]

Pharcyde was the shit back from 92-95. Their albums speak for themselves. You're probably a Wayne dick rider so you wouldn't know shit about REAL hip-hop.

[Blackmace]

Pharcyde was SHIT. Wu-tang was good between 92-95 not pharcyde. And I don't even like wayne as much as lupe bitch eat a dick wit your pretentious ass. You prolly don't even know what hip hop is whiteboy.

[BigGreg187]

I'm not white dumb ass and even if I was what does that have to do with knowing about hip-hop? Beastie Boys were white and they have a major role on the introduction of hip-hop in mainstream. The Pharcyde were lyrical beasts ALL OF THEM and were very popular west coast rappers. They werent following the trend of gangsta rap that everyone else fell into, they were original. Do you even know what pretentious means? Learn your vocabulary and shut the fuck up.

[Blackmace]

...because they were white. and I don't care if Pharcyde is original, some people think kanye is original, doesn't matter because the quality of his music isn't as good as the UNORIGINAL Joe Budden, or beanie sigel. I called you pretentious because you are bitch, you don't know if I like or not like Wayne, and yet you front like your into "real hip-hop" and I'm not. GTFO here, I was born in and around Hip Hop, so take that back pack rap purist dick out your mouth and learn something faggot.

[BigGreg187]

Why would I want to learn about you? I don't know or care about you. I know the Pharcyde were a real good group and I KNOW that Lupe is a very lyrical informative rapper who isn't talking about how many cars or houses he has. You are a Lil Wayne dick rider, theres no disputing it. You've been in and around hip hop yet you know nothing about it. STFU

[jetdatboy]

Hiphop includes dance songs, gangsta rap, dope boy rap, bubblegum, lyricism, love songs....Its just we're focusing too much on the Dance/love/bubblegum shit right now...Hiphop is supposed to be balanced between all the genres within it.

[wiiboy555]

@ jetdatboy

wtf is dope boy and bubblegum rap?

and u left out alternative (hip hop)

[jetdatboy]

bubblegum is that souljaboy/lil mama/ News Boys/ shit. Dope boy rap= Young Jeezy/Gucci Mane/ Ti

[wiiboy555]

oh k

[iFightMuayThai]

@jetdatboy its new boyz

not news boys

aight

and u dont know wat ur talking about

[jetdatboy]

you're the one that doesnt know what you're talking about.

[iFightMuayThai]

aight

good job man

[jetdatboy]

thats right ho. bow down lol jk

[jetdatboy]

dope boy rap is rap like Young Jeezy...Bubble Gum is Souljaboy, Jerkin...and that stuff understand.

[jetdatboy]

shut up with that Lil wayne shit man....He is talented, just is making some bull music right now.....If you've listened to Carter 2 and all his mixtapes from back then you couldnt say he's not talented....And Lupe stated that he listened to Vanilla Ice and Mc Hammer....He never listened to TCQ or your "Real Hiphop"....I hate Lil wayne but yall got to stop with that shit about "Real Hiphop"....because back in 95 they were saying that Tupac wasnt real Hiphop....

[pkwarrior68]

all rite gj lupe :]

[EricSchwin22]

Lupe kick Lil Wayne in the nutz. Anyday nigga, FNF!!!

[mavsfan2k4]

gosh,its lyriclly

[323Royalty]

he keepin it real wat more can u ask for. he sayin tha same thing he sayin in his song Hurt Me Soul

[eevilstoo]

WTF is lupe sayin.. MC'hammer and vanilla ice.. AND POP!! :o Damn, man who can't turn to wrong way..

[1meOnly]

well if you didn't get his last album "FOOD AND LIQUOR", then get it!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! and while ya at it, pick up "THE COOL", and lets start support n a real artist, a real lyricist, and REAL HIP HOP :) THANK YOU <3

[masscommlarry]

Fiascogate

[blueberry1142]

lupe and kanye, the best

[Blacknaga96]

Lupe, Kanye, Pharrell = CRS

[regginscanjump]

wayne is garbage

ps wayne is garbage

[ItszLiLJeff]

lil wayne is not garbage, hes the whole fuckin landfill...one minute he's wearing baggy pants, the next minute he trying to dress like the Jonas Brothers

[iheartrealhiphop]

lmfao that so true i noticed that

[sKaMeR2010]

lol wow. ive noticed that style change.

[Boo9milli]

@regginscanjump liner notes...wayne is garbage

[kamrantahir111]

@regginscanjump ps wayne is garbage

[Youngjayz8]

lupe is hip hop

ps lil wayne sucks

[alexfritz10292]

what is hip-hop? LUPE FIASCO  IS FUCKING HIP-HOP.

p.s. - fuck wayne

[27Morpheus]

I listen to trip-hop too.

Wow, he's seriously, JUST LIKE ME, though you wouldn't know it by looks (half-way got tha stereotypical player/rappa. look goin on. Oh well...)

[Shiawo]

Lupe Fiasco Is The Best Rapper Alive.

[skylineTG1]

i 2nd that

[twatta5]

yea but if u think about it thats nas best album he didnt come back hard like lupe on the 2nd

[twatta5]

nah he startin out betta then nas honestly i like nas alot but lupe starten of betta

[abcdefghjklmnrst]

how do you start off better than illmatic?....i love lupe and i think food and liquor is a classic but i'm not ready to put it over illmatic

[koolkj14]

LUPE FIASCO AKA NAS JR lol thats who he sound likes to me he sounds like nas back in the 90s

[IsrealFloresto]

nas has an airyer voice

[blazey20]

raspier

[DearKrayzie]

if this nigga says "thats bananas" or "thats retarded" again ima go crazy

[shoudaddy]

This cat is more down to earth and more human and more relatable. A real leader by example. A real revolutionary by example.

[MvC2legend]

i am a fan of lupe. he is my second fav rapper.. Please dont shun meh =(. Shout out to Wale Dc all day..... anywho he is a lyrical dude lupe, but dont discount the soulja boi (how ever u spell that kids name) and the 36's of the game but rap is so huge dont confine it to this simple smart dumb thing... 50 and them are performers give them credit when credit is due...but i dont but them wack dudes.. i say they wack cause i think they suck lol but i respect they game

[aquander]

Wale! Get dat Ice Cream remix joint!

[MvC2legend]

YESSIR DC alday. i hope niggas know that we just aint reppin the city we reppin good hiphop.

[mossham82]

And Kanye West has over stayed his welcome...it was all down hill from his second album...he is a rappin producer and not an mc so please take him off your true mc list. just my opinion. what do i know?

[jmuckeroy]

well you obviously know nothing, all three of his albums geat better, i will agree that it is alot more different and pop-ish on graduation but thats what he was aiming for, a crowd banging record and thats what it does, i saw him live and that shit was crazy, he's a lyrical beast, and a talented producer and lyracist, and if you disagree i will give you as many crazy ass lines as i have to for you to see that he is a genious mc.

[mossham82]

i know that is what he was aiming to sound more pop to make more money...talented producer yes no lie but as a lyricist a few hot lines does not make you a beast. its really his delivery that saves him. holla at me tho wanna see those lines

[gotsteeze92]

listen to Failure. search it up and listen closely. every line has two meanings

[billclinton87]

yea failure go hard.

but twilight zone has to be his best song ever. he gives he mentions in that song personifaction and he gives it 2 meanings also you have to hear it a couple of tymes thought it comes with tyme.

none of that bubble gum shit like wayne be doing.

he wrecked it so damn hard.

[mossham82]

jsut good to see that the enforcement of good hip hop is all about pulling from everything and not just one spectrum of music. i only wrote poetry until my ppl told me to put music to it 5 years ago. Lupe is a lyricist and sad to see that chi town is takin it from nyc. we do have soime mcs still around from back when nas jayz etc but no one new.

[mossham82]

HAHAHA...im not really surprised that Lupe didnt listen to a lot of hip hop growin up because i didnt either. its more of a relief im tryin to start my career and i meet other cats and they know this song and that jsut hip hop historians.i really never listened until illadelph half life by the roots and i got that album by mistake. it mostly jazz oldies classical music.

[bggrgg13]

This Guy is special because he doesn't have the Rap history in him but he still come out with crazy lyrical skillz, he's hella impressive with his lyrics- imma new fan of his music because it's needed

[indepth713]

LOL "THATS BANANAS"

[thatladfromsheffield]

its sold only 640'000 to date

[sneakerfreakerchick]

b/c you have all these idiot kids buying all this crap like: three 6 mafia, soulja boy, etc.

most kids know NOTHING about quality music. that takes intelligence. :] in which, most don't have.

[lilaznbullet]

sneakerfreak speaks the truth. Half of the rap or should i say (c)rap these days are just about one catchy phrase with no lyrical genius ANYWHERE. Like wtf..soulja boy tell em? your kidding me right..there only good song was "Crank Dat" and not only that it wasnt good AT ALL. It was just steps to doing a really crap dance. Lupe Fiasco is a lyrical genius that no one appreciates because some of his songs dont have the best hooks or stuff. He reminds me of Kanye West..but kanye just got lucky ;D

[Muzik444]

It does take intelligence! Your so right! Why cant people nowadays buy music because its musical value, instead, they will buy it if soulja boy in the video wears a dress/t shirt and screams 'superman that ho' or whatever it is down a mic! If your a girl and you like hip-hop, and your in to sneakers (i can tell by the name) and theres no other catch. Come find me, by the time you get here, i would have bought you a ring! Haha!

Peace

[rochdalesleeper]

what is hip-hop? answer is lupe is hip-hop

[hotsauce2147]

ninja rap!! schweet

[MIATheU]

yo that painting anology is amazing...brilliant...

[nyomythus]

Hip Hop, at least as a dance, is a basic left and right sway or grate that loosens the Gluteus Medius which helps maximize flatulence, and this is great! This is where iconic terms in Hip Hop come from like "keep it real" and "nasty". Am I right?

[Markbeats]

Ninja Rap from Vanilla Ice was the first rap track that i loved as a kid.

Funny to hear Lupe talking about that wack song.

[DABAPEBOSS]

FNF UP!!!

[MCLyrical]

i cant find the exact number but im pretty sure your right, i hope he at least went gold though, that album was too good not to. best rap album nominee for 2007

[MCLyrical]

yo lupe is an honest individual, what other rapper you know would speak out in an interview and holler they disliked hip-hop in their youth?? answer: NO ONE fuck with dude. does anyone know what the final numbers were for Food & Liquor?

[MUN7001]

i think around 300,000. or Gold, That's what I got from a radio interview On HOt , something station in new york

[2PARAGON]

i like du, he never fronts on anything...

[chiefkc2002]

"come on everybody let's make cocaine cool..." Lupe

[Nej07]

He was speaking from the perspective of a typical rapper...He was quoting based on what they would normally talk about.Come on man..get your mind right.

[arf21]

You do know he was making fun of the state of music, not glorying it, right?

[SerioshiMazuno]

Lupe aint a hip-hop birth child!

[Project018]

Best rapper out!!!

[rovrola]

that being said, i think it's in good order that you go and buy the album (even though you've already downloaded it).

[lifestudentno83]

No matter how he came into made it into hip-hop, he has intergrated himself into the meaning of it.

[habesha99]

its like how Bob Dylan never wanted to be labeled a "protest singer" or "folk" even though he was the definition of it.

[njjkidd5]

American Terrorists is the joint!!!

[tjmack010]

Lupe is Hip-hop and people needs to kno this shit and even if he dont admits it, he is Hip-Hop's birth child.

[martaajoku1]

I completely agree with you I just got my late pass on this guy i totally fell asleep on him but i just got the album and that whole shit is fire there is not one song up there that i dont feel i completely see him as a hip hop artist the work is obvious. he is talented and its very ironic that he had no idea about the hip hop acts like the pharcyde or Tribe or De La