He's rapping about an epidemic that hits the world. i believe that someone said that he was rapping about the AIDS epidemic and how it hit hard during the eighties and people didn't know what was going on.
i think dat he's comparin how life on the streets has taken alot of people's life just like a disease spreadin worldwide because there are streets everywhere and it's on these streets where there's drug dealing, shootouts, robbery, prostitution and many other problems that are ruining society.
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well i meant the song was one of the best... but for rappers lupe has what he needs to be one of the best... i wonder who he likes too.... probably weezy LOL
revolutionaries say it's physclogical war invented by the press just to have something to report. Lupe is the deepest,......I mean who thinks of shit like that.
this song is so deep!!! i hate that he wont headline his own show here in detroit, muthafuckas is so stupid here he mite feel like he dosen't have a strong enough fanbase to come here, i try to let people listen to lupe but all they care about is making it rain and killing each other, if a song dosent have those elements they think its wack!!
exactly i feel the same way, but he did come here last summer for the taste fest and performed a free show, and it was packed and he put on one hell of a show
Damn you are so rite, that is a beautiful combination, now that you say that, and i replay the movie in my head it fits perfectly, the whole grove of the song and the theme of the movie mesh perfectly.
no it's deeper than aids, if you go into the lyrics deeper in the 2nd verse it's about how society is trying to tell you what to think and how to act. If the first verse was about aids would the "scientists say it only infects the mind".
IT's about one thing.. the streets.. if you know anything about Lupe his album The cool
has a story in it continued from his first album. The characters are The Game, The Streets (which is what the song is talking about.. its personification streets is compared to be a woman and she has traits compared to how the streets is in life)and The Cool.. aslo known and Micheal Young History
Wasulu!!!...he's a rock star!!!...like fa real you can tell he really follows groups like Linkin Park and UNKLE cuz his swag on stage is totally "lead singer" type of stuff...look at all the passion in his stance
On July 18, 1980 a girl named Marilyn Dobson was attacked by a crazy homeless man on her way home from school. She was brutally raped and her throat was slit. Before she took her last breath she heard the man say DULCE ET DECORUM EST. Now that you have read this Marilyn will appear in your bedroom tonight while you sleep and slit your throat. Re-post this message on 5 different videos to be saved. THIS IS NOT A JOKE!
Is it possible to rap that fast?
babycarrot21 10 months ago
Wow his energy when he raps.. wow
InHancedTLOMusic 1 year ago
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couldnt find this on the web, ended up just getting it on tubemusicdownload com
mariooncotillard 2 years ago
I feel like I just watched something great. This song gives me goosebumps. I can't stop listening to it.
KuddIeBunny 2 years ago
this is my shit!
TheUncoolest 2 years ago
YOu see lu
You see that
thats what it is
well done lu
well done
ronnellmacklin 2 years ago
This song is perfect for explaing Swine Flu in a couple of years!!
ethiolove098 2 years ago
man i wanna go to one of his shows
gArBgebIN 2 years ago 2
to me this song is scarier than thriller and more epic one of the greatest songs ive ever heard
mokaljordan 3 years ago 6
does anyone the the meaning behind the song? i have no idea what he is talkin about.. but this song is dope as fuck
rymelyte 3 years ago
A lot of interpretations. A lot of people subscribe to the "how fucked society is", for example.
ArAncalime 3 years ago
the first verse is about aids but then again its not really aids since thats just a metaphor for societys problems
jsd013 3 years ago
He's rapping about an epidemic that hits the world. i believe that someone said that he was rapping about the AIDS epidemic and how it hit hard during the eighties and people didn't know what was going on.
Otodat 3 years ago
i think dat he's comparin how life on the streets has taken alot of people's life just like a disease spreadin worldwide because there are streets everywhere and it's on these streets where there's drug dealing, shootouts, robbery, prostitution and many other problems that are ruining society.
datniggaknox 2 years ago 2
lupe got crazy energy..i gotta see him in concert 1 day :)
bpackkid 3 years ago 4
lmao lupe was going crazy!hahahaa
thewhiteys256 3 years ago
just wow
HoodSta93 3 years ago
WA SHOES ARE THOSE
aAtTuUhH 3 years ago
i luv lupe i went to one of his concerts in calgary it was SIIICK!!
k2xShinobi 3 years ago
Would i be getting ahead of myself if i said "one of the greatest hip hop joints" ever?
superdavelane4 3 years ago 17
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hell yea...Lupe aint shit
turnejo02 3 years ago
hahahhaa actually he is fucking GREAT. who do you consider to be one of the greats or up there on your list? jsut curious...
wHaTxThExPhO122 3 years ago 3
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well i meant the song was one of the best... but for rappers lupe has what he needs to be one of the best... i wonder who he likes too.... probably weezy LOL
superdavelane4 3 years ago
i say lupe and nas coz they're arent gangsta rap which is so easy it seems
original rap is like poetry and making GOOD poems are harder than people think
tubetime3 3 years ago 6
soo true
LovelyDaze11 3 years ago
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f u
blakskata 3 years ago
no u wouldnt
slitherdoggy260 3 years ago
lyrics are amazing
iamrupertgrint 3 years ago 2
revolutionaries say it's physclogical war invented by the press just to have something to report. Lupe is the deepest,......I mean who thinks of shit like that.
Lowedunnit 3 years ago 6
lupe's an amazing performer.
koreanrobot47 3 years ago 2
this song is so deep!!! i hate that he wont headline his own show here in detroit, muthafuckas is so stupid here he mite feel like he dosen't have a strong enough fanbase to come here, i try to let people listen to lupe but all they care about is making it rain and killing each other, if a song dosent have those elements they think its wack!!
Lowedunnit 3 years ago 6
exactly i feel the same way, but he did come here last summer for the taste fest and performed a free show, and it was packed and he put on one hell of a show
lildotty313 3 years ago
this song need s a music video
thenexttmac36 3 years ago 11
this song need s a music video
thenexttmac36 3 years ago 2
man they should have fucking put this on I am legend
god dam wat a combo
shanemayn 3 years ago
Damn you are so rite, that is a beautiful combination, now that you say that, and i replay the movie in my head it fits perfectly, the whole grove of the song and the theme of the movie mesh perfectly.
Lowedunnit 3 years ago
I love this song =D
Man.. Matthew Santos is so hot! =D
lvl08 3 years ago
I cried when i saw this video. Ill make it one day to where he it is
0lyricist0 3 years ago
they need to have this song playing in some dramatic or horror movies...itd be a good look for lupe
igotem16 4 years ago
no it's deeper than aids, if you go into the lyrics deeper in the 2nd verse it's about how society is trying to tell you what to think and how to act. If the first verse was about aids would the "scientists say it only infects the mind".
Glitterati93 4 years ago 2
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best music on the planet
TonyFA 4 years ago 9
loving the energy
lildotty313 4 years ago
THIS IS PERFECT FOR IAM LEGEND
jackwakmac 4 years ago 6
I Freakin' love this song, wasn't this from I am Legend?
RawrSkyeee 4 years ago
THIS IS DOPE!!!
GeniusJenkinsTV 4 years ago
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yea kanye made a monster but kanye still better
sbdnks22 4 years ago
lupe is a better lyricist than kanye and he talks on more stuff but hey thats just my opinion
ryoma22454 4 years ago 3
every one say that but its not true
think about its easy to talk about aid all u have to do is take wats goin on in the world about aids and make it rhyme i did it alot with sb dunks
sbdnks22 4 years ago
yeah now that i think about it that is right lol
ryoma22454 4 years ago
lol yea try it
sbdnks22 4 years ago
this song is definitely not about aids
Glitterati93 4 years ago
actually this song is about aids.
KDUB111 4 years ago
it isnt about aids
wackpdot 4 years ago
IT's about multiple things.
AIDS
Corrupt Government
Power
Money
Corruption.
Dirty deeds
War
Listen the lyrics, all three of you.
Bushiey 3 years ago 2
IT's about one thing.. the streets.. if you know anything about Lupe his album The cool
has a story in it continued from his first album. The characters are The Game, The Streets (which is what the song is talking about.. its personification streets is compared to be a woman and she has traits compared to how the streets is in life)and The Cool.. aslo known and Micheal Young History
blackjoshcc 3 years ago
well it could definitely be argued that it is.. "the poor say the rich have the cure, the rich say the poor are the source"
geezer89 3 years ago 4
that it is about aids that is..
geezer89 3 years ago 2
both money and cure for aids
greg33ipod 3 years ago
lol, lupe fiasco is like, the best rapper ever dude!!!!
greg33ipod 4 years ago 2
BUY THE COOL. ALBUM IS FIREEE!!!!
onpoiint 4 years ago 4
BUY THE COOL! MATHEW SANTOS GOES
sp0ng3b0bg03s 4 years ago 3
Matthew Santos is fucking awesome. He needs to drop a new album.
AnArChYKnIgHtS 4 years ago 3
Wasulu!!!...he's a rock star!!!...like fa real you can tell he really follows groups like Linkin Park and UNKLE cuz his swag on stage is totally "lead singer" type of stuff...look at all the passion in his stance
highlander619 4 years ago 3
I love Matthew Santos he be killin the hooks
tays016 4 years ago 3
one of the best tracks on The Cool... Hopefully if Lupe comes out wit a video, it becomes a #1 hit
Jiggaman360 4 years ago 4
he really needs to perform this at david letterman or something. instant standup ovation
djcritikalmusik 4 years ago 6
he is the best everybody should buy his Album The Cool
niners1raul 4 years ago 6
this iz da liiiivest shyt ive ever seen
Essence121212 4 years ago 7
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On July 18, 1980 a girl named Marilyn Dobson was attacked by a crazy homeless man on her way home from school. She was brutally raped and her throat was slit. Before she took her last breath she heard the man say DULCE ET DECORUM EST. Now that you have read this Marilyn will appear in your bedroom tonight while you sleep and slit your throat. Re-post this message on 5 different videos to be saved. THIS IS NOT A JOKE!
wwesuperfan10 4 years ago
i cant wait to see him in austin.
projectMECCA 4 years ago 2
Awesome song.
Awesome performance.
Awesome performer.
Crazy shit.
Sangfroidation 4 years ago 6
OMG I gotta see him live b4 he retires!!
DivaLeo87 4 years ago
thanks for the vids. man lupe is the best !
angelo1405 4 years ago
he got alot of energy lol
txgurl88 4 years ago 2
This is not even my favorite song on his album but after seeing this performance I like this song a whole lot more!!!
carlosins83 4 years ago
This is not even my favorite song on his album but after seeing this performance I like this song a whole lot more!!!
carlosins83 4 years ago
he is sick live i gotta go to one of his concerts
umari123 4 years ago
amaaazzzziiiinnnggg performance that has to be the best hiphop performance i have ever seen
BIGHARVEY2005 4 years ago
fav track on the album
propayne93 4 years ago
Streets....on.....fire..... man my FAVORITE song on the album. Props to Lupe
regime2008 4 years ago 2
AMAZING song.. AMAZING performance... LOVE IT... COSMIC CHRIS YOU DID YOUR THING ON THIS TRACK!!!
FNF UP
Lelani29 4 years ago