Lupe Fiasco announces his retirement

[mmckoy24]

So happy he didnt retire.......Hip Hop would be officially dead

[MrChicagosports1]

U guys know this was 2 years ago right.

[iroknike21]

He was going to retire before lasers. but he is under contract by Atlantic and they know they can make more money off him so they are forcing him to make more albums

[slappy30000]

Man this nigga aint gone quit!!! he coming out wit two more albums "the great american rap album and "LASERS"

[liketshirts]

if he retires i dunno if real hip hop will live but yooo man thumbs up if you say he is one of the best

[cacapoopoo2327]

The industry did it to themselves. They raped people for cd's for 10-15 years which is what provided the incentive to create Napster, etc. If they kept it between 5 & 10 bucks it might have lasted for a while longer.

[hedgeblock]

oh shit i aint know lupe was wit dem

[oowatwat]

Stay with us man.

[MrCULTURE401]

he got a deal got his name known gonna indie so the company wont rape him he can sell on line and mixtapes

[utubemyspaceaim]

he should at least make music and put it on the internet that way he doesn't have to deal with the business but the fans can still get to hear his music

[kittyluva95]

nooooo plz don't go! ur amazing

[LPUXero]

lol lupe won't be able to retire i can almost garuntee it

[cookiesncreme99]

Lupe is too young to retire.

the game needs him.

[WSW2004]

@cookiesncreme99 The people and rap need him. The "game" is the laughable remains of the former glory of hip-hop. The "game" is probably why he's quitting.

[FreshtoDeath90]

Wasalu Muhammad Jaco is his birth name

[grwef]

Damn, I feel soooo behind...I need to check out that album he was talking about from 2001.

[WowzaBoyz]

oh shit 93.9 wkys! that's my local dc radio station! lol i vote yes to kys!

[cenatown]

actually Wasalu is arabic not african.

[Ghostface2point0]

actually, its west african

[phenomenonnarutokun]

not its an arabic name, because he's a muslim

[Ghostface2point0]

he's muslim, but its a west african name. muslims r in africa 2.

[JaLomangino]

@phenomenonnarutokun wasalu is swahili for warrior.....

[jaxtripleaxle09]

@phenomenonnarutokun Muslim is a religion, not a race so you dont have to be a particular race to be muslim...

[damedave]

what did he say his real name was?

[shikamai14]

who homecoming in 2001

[dunkmasta]

lupe you cannot fucking retire cuz u the shyt out there in canada u inspire me man!!

[fariszfm]

you're the man...love your music. ive been checking your website every other day for the past three months to see when Lasers would come out...better hurry up! sorry to hear you're retiring man...don't stop making the music tho! we need it!

[anbu1kabutoxx90]

hahah lupe an african name?

[SuperWilly112]

can som1 tell m if this dude trin to shy away being an Africans?

[LuLusQueen]

No he isnt...He is just saying that his name(well actually his nickname) is not African. LUPE? Now his real name Wasulu is African like he said. All you had to do was pay attention to get that!

[SuperWilly112]

thanks dude well am from lagos West Africa .... I love hipop am addicted to it ..I wish this Niggaz stays in the game ..there is something new in this lupend...He now USE words like Niggax ..fuck....etc ..trin to keep it real b4 exit :) loov that

[RyeRye06]

man dis dude was one of da best Rapper man but hip hop iz dead itz all bout money cars and bytchs man dis sucks dat he gone

[Videogamekid1992]

He still raps, lol. He's decided to come out with more albums. He's releasing one like this coming December and like two next year and then he's out. So, he'll probably be out of the rap game by like 2,011, assuming everything goes to plan.

[xInsaNe88]

post-poned.

releasing 3 more albums before.

[SilverDragonX10]

man thizz dude wuz a perfect rapper good luck to him 2 hie future best of luck i will miss hizz music GOOD LUCK LUPE FIASCO

[Videogamekid1992]

He's still rapping. He's releasing 3 more albums.

[LuLusQueen]

Lupe an African name? LUPE?lmao...Ignorance can be funny sometimes!

[OMERTA011]

that's not ignorance.. it's just plain stupidity

[SuperWilly112]

crazy punk ....why are u fucked ...Africanz ARE the best ...if u were given 2nd chance bitch u should be a black American

[LuLusQueen]

Wow your an idiot....Clearly, you didnt get what I was saying! I was quoting basically what Lupe had responded to when someone in the studio asked him whether his name was African....Which is stupid because its not....Like I said before, Ignorance can be funny sometimes. Word of advice, never ASSUME because you'll make an ASS out of U and ME!

[DinoBoy31]

The best of luck on his future plans and ill miss his music LUPE!!!!!!

[icedragon220]

yo everybody look out for TOONe im gonna be on dat FNF label one day

[KillSwitchStidios]

Stfu your a fail.

[icedragon220]

see y do u people do that it seems that im really that important for u to take time out your day to tell me im a failure thank u very much for makin me a part of ur life and if u reply back to this i must really be important

[KillSwitchStidios]

You fucking know it.

[icedragon220]

thanks G

[iamtoni08]

You're Gonna Make It!

[icedragon220]

thank u at least somebody is nice enough to admit to their true position on my success

[dapadawan]

im not trying to be sarcastic i just wanted to let you know youre important

[Gdon2222]

Yo I`m from All the way from Barbados bro U are one of the REALISE Mc out there keep doing yr thing boss U got FANs World wide

[Quija787]

Lupe dont leave!!!niggas jus dont understand what u saying.... thats y......U leave there wont b real rapers up there..only a few

[xDannyhouston]

He's only leaving because he wants to step back and be more of a producer then a artist he has alot of material out and prefers to be in the background helping other people shine. cool ass lupe

[Keytap15]

Don't leave Lupe! There are barely any real rappers out there anymore.

If you do........

At least keep up CRS.

[pharez7777777]

lil wayne did not help kill rap.... GET OFF HIS DICK...

n i hate wen niggas say lupe suk cause he skateboard..... SO WUT!!!!!!! people say that Kick Push is weak cause itz bout skateboarding... SO!!!!!! if u really think bout it.... dat Kick Push waz raw az hell

[singmeasong88]

DONT GO PLEASE?

[croon777]

if he wants to retire hell retire...i think its bec he aint getting enough publicity and his songs aint really up there

[jrust91]

how wrong u r kid

[CrazedWalnut]

lupe will be back....hes the best rapper ever

[Nat5Lil]

dont retire man

[EnragedBullet]

Damn it!

[asannder]

lupe is a down cat fsho, I always thought about being famous for a little bit too, lol, do the whole rap game, then bounce into chapter two, whateva

[windmillingman]

People.

When you have too much candy, it doesnt taste as good as when you only have a little bit.

Lupe is real.

[xPurpleHartzx]

Fux. Fux Fux FUX! God he was my Favorite Rapper.All of his Music wasent about bitches and hoe's.Most hade meaning and even the one that ding dint have to use things like drugs and things to pull out his music :L. To all my Rock fans let my tell u the sevarity of him quitting. Its like when Soad broke up. This is sick. God man.

[YungCyfe]

fuck lupe, we need you bitch and your leaving the game

[eddy181844]

I'm sure his contribution to hip hop will be done once LUPend comes out. Who knows, he might come back strong after that album like Jay-Z did.

[Ltron9]

Jay-Z's "retirement" was a fake. He just wanted to leave and then come back like Jordan did. The only difference is when Jordan came back it set the world on fire and he came back hot with 3 more championships. Jay came back commercial and weak, he was NOT the same rapper from his first albums.

I think Lupe is serious about NOT making studio albums. I do think he's ALWAYS will rap on mixtapes for fun as he persus his new career....

Lupe rocks!!!!

[reeree113]

he fine as hell

[monkeygo]

OMG LUPE U CANNOT RETIRE AND U HAVE TO DO A SONG WITH b.o.B PLZ LUPE DO IF 4 DA FANS LIKE ME WHO R TEENSAGERS AND EXPIRENCE SOME OF THE THING U TLK BOUT IN UR MUSIC

[LondonzFinestt]

Damn I wis I could meet Lupe Fiasco he such a nice guy n we got soo much in commen I bet I could have a proper intellegent conversation with him about hip hop n rap

FnF!!!!!

[bboycane]

Very cool guy. Down to earth type cat.

[carlos1ga]

he has mnoey

[jabrisc]

your retarted.

what does that have to do with anything?

[airsoft99]

i know i'm just some random guy on the internet who you may not know or probably wont even read this message...but kids like me kids around the world need music like yours man...aspiring artists people who need to escape for the day to day focus of life...kids who need love and find it in the lyrics you write...sitting up all night think your lyrics is tight, and perhaps they will be like you, your songs let the think they just might...don't quit man...don't quit

[blackdragon7730]

YEAH I FEEL YOU >>> I HAVE BEEN UP ALL NIGHT AND MORNING TILL 6 AM JUS TO FALL IN LOVE WITH THE WORDS OF LIFE LOVE PEACE

I STAND UP FOR PPL NOW AND LUPE HELP ME DONT GOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!! /cry "FEEL MY FIRE"

[KevinIso09]

noooooooooooooooo u cant retire lupe we need something real real real something we can feel feel feel

[aoppeneer]

there is still hope...

check out myspace . com/theUofSAV

[maquise13]

NOOO!!!!!!

[bigt2259]

he absolutely amazing. he cant retire

[gamer3425]

Lupe retires, hip-hop is almost dead. ALMOST.

[jaxriaj7]

he's going to come back like jay...

[xblackholesun]

YOU AINT COMIN TA MY SHOW!?

[Ko0LKiiD786]

what is his real name?

[KillaKail94]

Wasalu

[soldierbreed]

what he say his real name is

[kgutta]

Wasalu Jaco

[alexis01011]

now remember yall, Jay-z said he was retiring and now look

[GunzNCoke09]

no lupe dont my generations needs ppl like you .dont retire cuz!!!

[10DLM01]

please dont retire!

[kwame2525]

i say we kidnap lupe and make him rap. lol

[PowShredder801]

@kwame2525 too late.....Atlantic already did.

[temp9747]

@PowShredder801 sad but true

[Kingofweasles]

Didn't Dr.Dre only release 3 solo albums?

[butterz040]

if he would just name his last album "LUPend?" then he could avoid all of these retirement questions

[Billlz152]

he did.

[silentkill14]

Dont retire man

[TheBigBlue19]

Theres still 10% chance.

[coolestkid88]

Lupe! My nigg! PLEASE DO NOT RETIRE MAYNE! we need dat good muzik!

[20josh09]

Lupe in my city...if I knew i would have been there quick...happy retirement Lupe

[AlphaKillaX]

why did he retire?

[butterz040]

hw hasn't retired genius

[Sidkneninja]

"We're stavring out for dat good music man we need dat"(5:22) I didn't say it, he did. Even though it's probably for the best I guess I can see how frustrated he must be to be writing these great songs with actual meaning and getting shafted for fricken songs like Lollipop and Get Silly.

I guess it's just an obstacle he decided to stop at. Good Luck Lupe, you were the best thing that happened to hip hop after 2002.

[DNice5865]

Well atleast he said he's gonna rap but there's just not gonna be any more Lupe Fiasco "albums". But whithout him we really really only have Jay Z, Nas, and Kanye.

[bsavoy08]

93.9 is a radio station is in dc

[RiCaNSoLjA3]

no matter what he plans to do in the future, he is the best hip hop artist no dought, fux ya haterz he spits stuff worth actually listening too and bout real stuff that u can connect ta, and like he aint ah gangster he even says it proudly my african skater lmao but yeaa thiss mi dude right heaa,

sbz ova jordans all dayy lmao!

NANDO!

[leaf0622]

gonna miss lupe so much :(

its cool how the ppl just chill in the radio station ;D

[ryaknow121]

after his retirement, Lupe has left his mark on the hip hop society, he might or should i say HE HAS been able to inspire future hip hop artists and he/she will bring "legitness" to the table and might spark up to be a phenomenon, and will bring up more people to listen to the hip hop we all know and love

[MDHaroge]

Even if Lupe does retire, for those who actually listen to his lyrics, and actually support how much real he spits, Lupe would have made a mark.

[bigishsmallishblack]

as much as i love lupe and would hate him to stop rappin do what makes you happy do what makes but all i have to say is we have to listen to weezy now as the hip hop king like whats wrong with the world

[benjiemooncakes]

the reason he retirin cuz he's tired of the music business and i can't blame him. there's alot of work that needs to go into what he's doin. plus, he's the co-owner of fnf.

i think he isn't motivated anymore as well, why? cuz he's seein crappy rappers like soulja boy and lil weezy gettin all this money while he still not makin that type of dough. so i dont blame him. do what makes you happy my man.

[blackdragon7730]

HE SHOWED ME THAT MONEY ISNT EVERYTHING

WE STILL HAVE PPL OUT THERE LIKE LUPE, "LINKIN PARK"

"LEAVE OUT ALL THE REST" good song when some one good is leavin FNF STILL UP!!!!!!

And don't resent me

And when you're feeling empty

Keep me in your memory

[tyster207]

that was an amazing comment, you're absolutely right, thts my fave ever rock song from my fave rock band, lupe is (was) the best ever rapper, but he'll not be forgotten, he's an inspiration to the world!

[madrridista]

you know he wont retire he is still young and at his top. you know he got something up that intellegent mind i'm sure.

[eddy181844]

Man, dats a shame...

[KidFlo369]

man if he retire il b pissed he like da bes rappa alive

[jdav19]

Can't wait for "LUPEnd". I'm sure it'll be epic.

But you know what I think though? I think he'll just do like my boy Jay-Z. Make it look as if he's retiring, come back with a new album and smash the charts with some rap that actually sounds like something.

[OedipusRex7334]

lupe fiasco will retire as a single artist for a while, which sucks dont get me wrong hes the greatest MC of this time but he still has CRS with Kanye and Pharell (Child Rebel Soldier). he may do some stuff with them and try to promote his record label. Hopefully he will come back but i have my suspicions that hes teling the truth. hes retiring

[matthewgleddy]

He won't do it. He just wants a lot of hype for LupEND, He wants everyone to think its going to be the shit (and trust me it will), but I don't think he'll do it. He's getting too much recognition, why leave when your at the top? People don't get out at the top, they get out when they start declining from being on the top. Much respect to Lupe. He's my second favorite rapper (second to Jay), and he only has 2 CD's out, and a lot of mixtapes which are very nice too. Much respect.

[SkittleszBabyG69]

Oh My God..He cant retire!Yo..Ima cry if he retires..as in rap hes the most i listen to..i got 31 tracks of just Lupe..he cant go just behind-the-scenes..cuz then the onli real hip hop we gon have left is Kanye West, Juelz Santana and Lil Wayne.My God..I hope he changes his mind.

[TJC859Westside]

Juelz Santana and Lil Wayne? wtf? Sorry, but that's shit hop.

[BlackvvvFist]

take out lil wayne. He sucks.

[SkittleszBabyG69]

well damn..lol jus tried to give dem the benefit of the doubt..cuz IF Lupe DOES retire..ion think dere a way dat people culd only listen to Kanye.so I slipped dem in

[BlackvvvFist]

But still... lil wayne is NOT a rapper. In fact, he helped kill rap.

[prominentdude]

the name lupe sounds more latino then african. i could see why he reacted that way. he's one of the greatest lyricsist, rapper out there.

there's no way he can retire. who the hell am i gonna listen to? i hope this is a publicity stunt like the one jay z pulled.