Lupe Fiasco- The Cool

[Thee1derboi]

i think this song is talking about how people never change and even if we were given the chance to re-do our lives, just like the personna of the song, we would still end up falling victim the circumstances we find ourselves and it'll almost be like a re-run of the events that transpired in our previous lives, just like the way the songs personna met his end similarly to the way he met his end in his previous life

[powerpier]

you must listen "Mars" remix version by Blu (Dela production)

;)

[CLOVERCITYY15]

food and liqor ...this is before lasers...the real gangsta shit...hard as fuck !

[NINJATRONdnb]

Atlantic records is dirty as hell yo .

[jmj540]

such an abstract kanye west beat

[mcgeexrvzu]

thums if you was juiced when you got your free ipad at bit.ly\tKCh2J

[TBDM214]

i love how lupe raps...like a fucking novel or something. i can picture this song in my head as a movie.

[Sparkyls1972]

Good song but this is not The Cool

[poetmm]

@Sparkyls1972 the song is from Food and Liquor and the song is call the cool

[qute2marc]

@Sparkyls1972 This is"THE COOL" you maybe getting confused with "THE COOLEST" in which is a completely different track from Lupe!

[TheDukex313]

This song is amazing.

[kingmeish]

nice one

[kburt2008]

Lupe speaks the truth none want to hear

He speaks of positivity and being the best person you could be in life

People dis him not understanding the meaning of his songs

He looks at the outside of the situation from the inside

If you don't understand what he is talking about maybe you need to find the greater meaning in the song

Stop thinking the actual words are the meaning

Ever heard of metaphor's(he uses them in all his songs)

Try listening to it instead of dissing you might learn something.

[silkyjonson99]

working like a... hmm? reverse archeologist

[RyGeus]

Lupe is the best! If you like lupe, check a rapper named Ry Geus

[d33pblue888]

This is real music!

[KDNBLK]

somebody needs to make a video of this song

[seahawksrule51]

damn this is one of those songs that doesn't even need a video because the words tell a vivid enough story...

[platypus1029]

2:36 "The only thing he had on his brain was brains". Lupe is comparing the gangster who came back from the dead to a zombie who only has a single focus.

[wheels687]

hustler for death no heaven for a gangsta

[scottyea]

his buried teasure was SUNSHINE :D

[pa1193]

1. Lupe Fiasco

2. Wasalu Jaco

3. Japanese Cartoon

4. Super Lupe

5. Michael Young History

[KAY9014]

@pa1193 I like this guy, Japanese Cartoon is underrated

[7footballfanatic7]

@KAY9014 ;)

[lilw1121]

I don't know why but the 3rd verse is my favorite. Forget lil wayne, Lupe's the best hip hop artist right now.

[ripsetdyt]

@lilw1121 lil waynes a fucking POP artist fagg

[shoman123a]

realest story in a rap song i ever heard since brenda's got a baby

[BSxyK]

1. Lupe

2. Lupe

3. Lupe

4. Fiasco

5. Lupe

[MachelleaAce]

Grab this tune at media outlet online. Simplly search it on Gooogle 8)

[airsoftforeva]

@wwesuperstar1234

1. lowkey

2.lowkey

3.lupe

4. low-key

5.lupe

[dtpheif]

i typed in lupe fiasco's greatest song ever, and this was an option. im not just making a joke, im serious try it.

[dtpheif]

@xlBlaZzZe he was a rapper in a skit on the chapelle show. he spits hot fire.

[omfgujew]

@dtpheif he was a real rapper from making the band and then chapelle did the parody

[chaptawon019]

This trk is so f*ckin ill cousin... u know it is, best joint on the LP... Thumb it up!!

[29thedream]

hustler fo death, no heaven for a gangstar. everytime i hear that line i get butterflies, such a sick line

[GMPro24]

@29thedream yea man thas a killer line

[CLOVERCITYY15]

IF YOU TYPE IN ....." DR. DRE - FT. T.I. FT. NAS YOUR EARS WILL BE RAPED...WHEN I FIRST HEARD THAT TRACK.....N HEARD T.I. HADDA REPLAY DAT SHIT WAS RAWW..THEN NAS CAME IN ALL WILD LIKE ALWAYS DUDE STILL HAS IT BUT JUST WAS NOT CONSISTANT....T.I. BEAT NAS ON THAT TRACK BUT REGARDLESS NAS HARDER LYRICIST ...NOT THEN EMINEM THO..IF U TYPE IN ..." EMINEM - TOPLESS FT. NAS " SAME BEAT DIF VERSION ..EMINEM HAS CONSISTANT SWITCH UP FLOWS N STYLES MULTI'S...DUDE HAS THE PACKAGE NAS HAD ONLY ON ILLMATIC

[andylavery]

this is bullshit how are we suppose to preview the songs before we buy the album...IM NOT GONNA STEAL!!! sheeet

[ryanmw17]

y the fuk they sue them for copyright, its not like hes taking credit for the song wtf

[tbaby673]

What the fuck is wrong with youtube.? Why are they taking all of Lu's videos and songs off?

[BadBall3r]

crap this is the only way can get my music

[ninja7654]

I bought both of his CD's because I first heard his music on Youtube. What rtards

[JohnnySoprano87]

TO HELL WITH ATLANTIC RECORDS for being DRM nazi's and taking down all Lupe's videos and music. The least they could do is oficialy post his video's on their own account like a lot of other record companies do but they don't so screw them.

[jaykay071]

delete this fukin video pleaaaaaaase i keep clickin on it and its reli fukin nippy

[prettygalwithabrain]

@JohnnySoprano87 There's a reason why they took them down. He doesn't fit "their" agenda. I think most of you know what I'm taking about.

[mattiscirom]

fuuck thats a let down

and this is a realy good song as well.

[miah0kun]

FUCKING FAIL!

youtube was the reason I even heard of lupe

[ccspence8]

wow...they deleted 5 of my Lupe Fiasco songs

Now they did it to this guy too. I can't believe his record company is stopping music that many people have not heard especially when its his mixtapes.

This is probably my favorite Lupe song even though its impossible to pick one considering 99% of them are dope.

[jaykay071]

delete this fukin video does ma tits in like

[marnixoranjewit]

another beat from kanye

[NSO82]

greatest 5 artists of all time(in no real order)

1.lupe

2.andre 3000

3.tupac amaru shakur

4.eminem

5.nso82

[lucini161]

The ingerdients OF A SUPER HERO smart cool and talented Lupe u are hip hop super hero he is nice smooth and cute your smile is like gold with no teeth

[FresshhPrince]

They figured that he wasn't from there

so they pulled out and robbed him

with the same gun they shot him with

Put it to his head and said "You scared ain't ya?"

He said: "Hustler for death. No heaven for a gangsta."

Lol this niga is...Sick.

[IIIIIISeanIIIIII]

I have committed blasphemy & should be stoned crucified, & put to death !

I just realized who I left off my list & he is one of my favorite Emcees to touch a Mic'

The one & the only Big Daddy Kane

I'll go head & add on Immortal Technique as well just

I did say my list was subject to change LOL ..well there you go people :)

[jorrit1988]

listen and learn not from this dude, but from dexter wansel's

'life on mars'

[IIIIIISeanIIIIII]

Rakim.Kool Moe Dee.Nas.KRS-One.Guru.Can-I-Bus­.Kool G Rap.2Pac.GZA.Inspectah Deck.Big L.Large Professor.Black Star (Mos Def & Talib Kwali).Jay-Z.The Notorious B.I.G.Lord Finesse.Common.

Lupe Fiasco.Pep Love (of Hieroglyphics group) .....NOTE: I could continue this list of other Wonderful Emcee's HOWEVER to keep it short of a list I targeted one's that stood out to me overall....the list is always subject to change :)

[duhstud16]

the blackstar album was the best ive heard good list bro

[IIIIIISeanIIIIII]

duhstud16, yeah that Blackstar album is an Amazing Album

[Martyrules]

do u lik Immortal Technique,AKIR,Apathy,Celph Titled,AOTP or Papoose?

[IIIIIISeanIIIIII]

Martyrules,those Emcee's good yeah I like them...I'm big fan of Immortal Technique & Papoose good Hip-Hop

[mashibl]

immortal technique

[IIIIIISeanIIIIII]

PLEASE NOTE: The list I have here is NO ranking order just random Emcee's that I respect over the years in Hip-Hop there too MANY good Emcee's too list to my satisfaction In fact on any other day the list can be subject to change to add-on's as I hear more material of given Emcee's & as new one's Emcee's come about You may even mention an Emcee that I LOVE but i may have over looked it's all good :)

[fatboy4816]

1. notorious B.I.G 2. KRS-one 3. Eminem 4. ludacris 5. tupac 6. black star ( mos def & talib kwali ) 7. run-dmc 8. common 9. ugk 10. outkast 11. rakim 12. jay-z my favorite MCs ( no order )

[clever46]

biggie,pac,rakim,krs-one,emine­m,gangstarr,cassidy,papoose,bi­g pun,jadakiss,talib kwali,snoop back in the day,nate dogg,nas,lupe fiasco.........just a list of tight rappers too me

[fatboy4816]

ill check them out maybe you will prove me wrong

[fatboy4816]

weeeeeeduh you have the game in your top 6? hahaha.  Where is ludacris who has had a bomb verse every track. where is KRS-one who has done it from the very beggining. no notorious B.I.G you have to be kidding me. no Eminem who is arguably the greatest. weeeeeeduh you need to listen to true hiphop. rakim and lupe are great rappers also jay-z but nas i used to like but ever since stillmatic he hasnt done shit

[J2theMillz]

lost tapes/god's son, check those out.

[IIIIIISeanIIIIII]

**** CLASSIC Lupe Fiasco Material ****

One of favorite Lupe Fiasco songs

Message...Concept/Creativity..­..Lyrics....Storytelling Structure = ABSOLUTELY BRILLIANT

This is an Emcee who understands the dynamics of creating Hip-Hop Music ... Now that's COOL!

check my youtube channel for variety of different styles of good Hip-Hop : )

[superstar0120]

love dis song

[muk5113]

this song kinda relates to wat happened to my bruv

[DjTroop101]

if yall wanna hear some hot beats go to my page

[McRenTheRapper]

lupe fo sho

[chrissevilla]

man this songs the shit but the die is cold

[MedellinBorn]

This song got me to listen to more Lupe. Glad I heard it.

[VanDaminator606]

i love this song, but if you wanna hear my favorite song listen to Daydreamin'. Or another favorite, Spray Paint and Ink Pens. Go feed ya ears :P

[gunkydood]

already did my friend, i'm so full i don't think i'll need to feed them anything new for the next few months. =)

[weeeeeeeduh]

no..

1. rakim

2. nas

3. lupe

4. jay-z

5. immortal technique

6. the game

[ChayenBros]

the game hahhha

[beauxanddanherenow]

1. Dylon

2. Dylon

3. Dylon

4. Dylon

5. Dylon

[kamineproperty]

Because he spit hot fiyah lol

[wwesuperstar1234]

1.Dylon

2.Lupe

3.Dylon

4.Dylon

5.Dylon

[ayeyoneek]

LMAO!!!!!!!!!!

[jezusnumba2]

@wwesuperstar1234 I SPIT HOT FIRE

[royalxanadu]

"except his buried treasure was sunshine

so when some shined through a hole that he had drove it reflected off the gold and almost made son blind."

That's like bird flu sick.

[gunshow1988]

this dude is Mono Sick.

[ChrisssssssssH]

lupes totally up there

[xGHILLEx]

1.Tupac

2.Notorious BIG

3.Lupe Fiasco

theres no top ten theres only them three

[trudon]

yh i no now. i thought it wasnt on da cool album.

[trudon]

y wasnt this on da album

[blackice445]

its from his 1st album

[Yafai4Lyfe]

it is....Its on the Food and Liquor album

[Yafai4Lyfe]

top 10.... 1. Old kanye 2. Ludacris(theatre of the min was sikk) 3. Lupe 4. Nas 5. T.I 6. New Kanye 9still feelin the lyrics) 7. Jay Z 8. The game 9. Eminem (could easily move up wit a strong comeback) 10. Lil Wayne (auto tune fucked him up) Now before u murder me about not havin KRS ONE or Z-Ro or some shit im talkin mainstrem only

[maroughl]

Top 10.... 1.Notorious BIG(Best Lyricist) 2.Big L 3.2pac 4.KRS-ONE 5.Nas 6.Jay-Z 7.Eminem 8.Rakim 9.Ludacris 10.T.I

[VanDaminator606]

Lupe aint really mainstream, and hes alot better than any of them, i wouldnt put half of those people on this top 10 list. But its just an opinion

[MieserAlsMies]

i wish the bastard get shot

[kazooie123456]

This shud be platinum

[lacafe16]

the best lyricists now a days dont go platinum.

[SuperJax]

One of the best rap songs evarr!

[Quagmire97]

, "Diamonds from Sierra Leone, "I Wonder".

He may not be the best, but seriously, just average? He even has funny lyrics:

" Win a superbowl and drive off in a hyundai"

Kanye aint the best rapper, but hes one of the best.

[Yafai4Lyfe]

definatly..lupes up there too

[Quagmire97]

Kanye West got insane lyrics.

"Ima star how can I not shine"

"How we stop the black panthers, Ronald Reagan cooked up an answer"

" Ayo, I know I got it first, Im christopher columbus, yall just the pilgrims"

"But I really make babies, when the mics on"

"You tell me, if my grandma was in the NBA, right now she would be Okay"

Seriously, hes got insane lyrics, I can go on and on. He has very powerful messages and storytellin skills like in "Never Let Me Down", "All Falls Down"

[Quagmire97]

first of all, you cant say kanye fell off if he is doing something that isnt hip hop. He even said it is pop. I cant really think of a list, but I'd put Nas, Kanye, Lupe, Jay, Mos, Rakim, and Common in the best rappers alive.

[Megrz14]

biggie, tupac, jay z, lupe, eminem not dead

[shotgunguy43]

biggie is dead and i think tupac is dead

[tinaLOVESfood]

you think tupac is dead? they made a movie about his life and death.

[shotgunguy43]

lupe isent dead (i think) jaz-z aint dead and eminem aint dead

[uptwiz1]

Now thats hip hop.....If you wanna mention the dead... hears the list.. 1.Big L 2.Nas 3.Tupac 4.Biggie 5.Eminem 6.Jay-z 7.Lupe 8.Rakim 9.Big Pun 10.Mos Def

[zatorith]

eminem aint dead jay z aint dead lupe aint dead

[uptwiz1]

If you're talking about the ten best mainstream (alive) hip hop rappers, this is the list...... 1.Nas 2.Eminem 3.Jay-z(as much as I hate him 4.Lupe Fiasco 5.Rakim 6.Mos Def 7.Black Thought(If you don't know him, hes in the roots...fucking sick flo..) 8.Common 9.Kanye(808's dropped him low on the list) 10.Ghostface Killah

[jonnybreal99]

sorry but top 10 wheres meth raekwon the game ice cube snoop dr.dre mobb deep yeah ya top tens good but ya cant av a top ten n not mention any of these, nas at no.1 yeah good choice but c'mon kanye over the likes ov method man or dr.dre naaaa!!

[dat1youngdude]

808 was not a hip hop based album at all

so you can imput that in

[KENRAWW]

"i got niggas that will assassinate you lyrically,really shut you da f#ck down,don't get your career ended, leave us the f#ck alone let us rock"-dame dash said that in a song

i wish he was talking about lupe cus he can shutdown any of these wack ass rappers that dont got shit to say in their songs except how much money and hoes they got and the cars they drive

[LATEGREAT]

i kno cux lupe like the only rapper that can do it

[shotgunguy43]

awsome song nice beat this is one of the best songs ever.

[angel07p]

lupe fiasco is da KING

[ewf1983]

i hope yall know kanye did this amazing beat

[shotcallaking]

lupe demolishes lil wayne!!

[jumpmanmb2]

def one of lupes best

[Scorpioking1987]

A Masterpiece ~ Absolute lyrical perfection. I would rate the song 10 stars on here if I could, Mos Def

[VampireBoyTwilight]

(1)He couldn't sip it fast enough so the liquor was just filling the casket up. Floating down by his feet was the letter from his sister 2nd grade handwriting simply read i miss ya.(2)Working like a ummmmm..... Reverse archeologist except....... his buried treasure was sunshine(you get it archeologist dig underground for stuff but since he is coming back from the dead to c his life after dying a gangsta which is y he has liquor in his grave poured by his home boys he digs searching 4 sunshine rv

[lindseyyy444]

if i died....id want this song played at my funeral no doubt!

[master2213]

lol

[draibop]

okay whats the song where he talks about being like Goku?

[kazooie123456]

Lupe the Jedi??

[IIIIIISeanIIIIII]

-Storytelling Is very vivid theater for the mind

-Delivers Real Life Message through Lyrics in song

-Every Verse is food for thought

-Creative song concept

Lupe is a REAL HIP-HOP Emcee Lyricist he is simply AMAZING!

[IIIIIISeanIIIIII]

notice the Kanye West discussion

Kanye West is a good PRODUCER who decided to RAP He's able to put together decent solid albums which are fairly good HOWEVER he is NOT an Emcee or a pure LYRICIST within Hip-Hop

The idea of mentioning Lupe in the same breathe as Kanye is absolutely ridiculous

I listen to vast amount of Hip-Hop beyond Kanye he is if any thing average

By the way i have Kanye's first 3 albums there good & interesting BUT he is NO Emcee-Lyricist :)

[thespursareadynasty]

i agree kanye is a sick ass producer but hes kinda overated as an mc. its probly cuz their isnt many good mcs in the mainstream today. still though kanye is the best rapper/producer of all time. RZA is the only other dude who is able to do both well

[DinkiDiDude]

eh? what about Jigga and Nas?

[IIIIIISeanIIIIII]

thespursareadynasty, you raise some interesting points

Hip-Hop is always growing with new producers/rappers everyday so it's hard to say who does it well HOWEVER as of the present time from what I've heard personally i would have to agree RZA actually does the whole producer/rapper very well of course we can name some more but come to think about it RZA excels at both at high standard :)

[saqib1]

hey ppl! bad trax!!

[DaKingOf310]

Lupe fiasco is the michael jordan of hip-hop.

[ahmad24lal]

no no no...Lupe is the Kobe Bryant of Hip-Hop!

[DaKingOf310]

then who's Michael Jordan?

[ahmad24lal]

no Doubt ..Kanye West! that dude is crazy!

[pookieduke772]

lupe shud b #23 MJ he ahead of everybodi in da game

[DaU9]

pac

[DaKingOf310]

LOL nigga you crazy as fuck

[Ricesiaw]

Lupe is the LeBron of Hip Hop. Nas is the Kobe and TuPac is the Michael Jordan. You've got to go by the years they started.

[DaKingOf310]

Hustla for death no heaven for a gangsta

[jonnybreal99]

wicked m.c there aint much better around now (TECHNICAL)

[jonnybreal99]

workin like a huum reverse archiologist

[panant007]

Hustler for death

No heaven for a gangsta

[lu2lad]

good song...but sorry NS028 do u honsetly thinkg Andree 3000 is better than tupac!! haha....your opinion..lol

[Username2413]

oooooo man "reverse archaeologist" that line is 2 sik...lupe 1 of the best..2 bad hes hasnt drop shit in a while

[jonnybreal99]

DA COOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOL

[jonnybreal99]

evri 1s top 5 has no wu-tang in there WOT THE FUCK

[jonnybreal99]

if ya like propper rap then you will like technical rap and lupe kills that shit if ya listen to his lyrics theres no 1 like him,he can tell a story rhyme and keep it flowin,so yeah hes up there as 1 ov da besy EAZY true artist all day!!

[Nggio]

Lupe Fiasco = Genius

[NSO82]

1. lupe fiasco

2. andre 3000

3. tupac amaru shakur

[moskri013]

that is top 3 in history of hip hop ? u gotta get urself some hip hop education...lupe is nice,but he aint in top 10 if u ask me...if u make a list of top rappers,make sure that rakim is in top 2 at least..if he aint,the list is funny...peace

[nubfoff]

rakim is the god of hip hop but he wasnt rly top 10 material

[moskri013]

rakim wasnt top 10 ?? get some education...

[nubfoff]

lyrically he isnt in the top 10 i'm sorry to say

[miah0kun]

the world is to medicore to put lupe up in the top 10 lyrically, lupe is on another level then industry whack candy shop fakestas ^^

[moskri013]

all i can say is : play "lyrics of fury,follow the leader,juice,the 18th letter,remember that,the mystery,guess whos back,whats on ur mind,r.a.k.i.m." and so on...lyrics,flow,beats - he is sick with it..probably the best lyrics ever..this lupe guy cant even compare to him..pay attention to what he actually say on the records,then listen crazy triple double rhyming lines..i mean,listen to that shit..i cant see how he cant be in top 10 lyrically..

[lm1991]

lyrically as in the metaphors and wordplay, not just rhyme scheme and vocabulary, rakim isn't top 10, nas' and eminems main streangths are that,

but i prefer lupes wordplay/metaphors and meanings ie. little weapon and hurt me soul