it sickens me when a video called "i has iron boobies" is even in the related videos in the first place but it also has almost 100k more views than this smdh
Did he take the "truth hurts in reverse" line from Tupac? If you listen to Ghetto Gospel some of the lyrics are "Everyone's ashamed to the youth cause the TRUTH looks strange
And for me it's REVERSED, we left them a world that's cursed, and it HURTS". Lupe uses the truth hurts line in a lot of his songs and this was always on my mind when I hear him say that.
@ChickletmanPawn That's a stretch and it seems like you're just looking for a reason to call Lupe out on something. The older generation is ashamed of the youth because they found the truth
Everyone is ashamed of the youth here, not because of what the youth did or have done, but because the “truth” is too hard to face—it looks “strange.” The truth is that these youth are tested in ways like never before because of the world left to them by the older generation
I'm just an unselfish person genuinely trying to help and speaking on the current state of our world. If I'm not part of the solution, I'm part of the problem. This is as real as it gets and if you happen to disagree, that is completely fine. We all have our own brains and can form our own ideas and express them freely :] If you do agree feel free to share/spread. It has nothing to do with me-no ulterior motives, rather just a message, a reminder :]
slugs/atmosphere version smashes this pinche llata?? este pendejo vale puro verga?_ pendejo puto mallate dont know what lifes about<.. jus another wack rapper up the goverments fukn ass... fukn llata
@KoldShadow word to the ignorant. Youtube is available worldwide... word to the stupid, the internet is worldwide... word the the retarded, people around the world speak different languages... word to the racist, quit being ignorant.
Get familiar . . . English is the de facto language of the internet. You're right about the internet and YouTube being available worldwide (well, maybe except China L0L) but as this video is an ENGLISH hip-hop track, the dude I replied to could have had the courtesy to make his entire comment in English, as he clearly speaks it, and all other comments I've seen on the video are in that language. I'm not racist (far from it) but I do get irked by a clear lack of etiquette.
@KoldShadow Don't talk about courtesy when you call someone a spic. You lost all rights of courtesy requests with that word alone, you racist. Lack of etiquette my ass, you could just skip the comment and on to the next one, but you chose to take a moment out of your time to call him a spic and tell him to speak English. If you would have approached him the same way you just replied to me, I wouldn't have bothered commenting. But you didn't you used an obviously racist word.
Yep, I called him a spic, and you (a fellow Hispanic) ran to his defense like a typical lame. I don't care what you think about my use of epithets, as my points were valid and I had the right to call him out on unnecessarily using a language other than English when he made it evident he spoke INGLES. I could have skipped the comment, but instead I chose to take a moment out of MY time and air him out. You might wanna mind your own business . . . I'm not authentically racist.
@KoldShadow Why does it irk you so much that he spoke spanish, to the point you call him a spic? How is speaking spanish on youtube a lack of etiquette?
I wasn't being serious, but since he started off his comment in English, I just wanted to troll him for switching it up. Why make a bilingual comment (on an English rap track) if you can speak English? His lack of etiquette derives from him insulting Lupe in Spanish when the comment began (and ended) in English. I'm not a bigot but the way he made his comment irked me . . . but I never intended to make this much controversy. lol
@KoldShadow i feel you, when people degrade lupe like that it irks the HELL out of me. but as much as it irks you you, have to realize when you argue with ignorant people,call our their race, it makes them hate you and lupe even more, makes them more hard headed and extremely hard to get your point across. in layman's terms you have to baby them =/
Werd up, I try to avoid trolling people when they make ad hominem attacks towards artists I respect but sometimes I can't resist. In this case, someone else entirely replied to my agitation and it led to a superfluous argument that has no basis in authenticity, because, as I have stated earlier, I am NOT racist . . . lol. Thanx 4 your insight.
Werd up, I try to avoid trolling people when they make ad hominem attacks towards artists I respect but sometimes I can't resist. In this case, someone else entirely replied to my agitation and it led to a superfluous argument that has no basis in authenticity, because, as I have stated earlier, I am NOT racist . . . lol. Thanx 4 your insight.
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Before listening to Lupe I thought all rap was about drugs, money, girls, and killing people. I refused to listen to it, instead I became a poet, trying to make meaningful poems. After I heard Lupe and Eminem all of that changed. I figured out that rap could be about real issues. Lupe had inspired me to be an mc. Check out my channel if you wanna hear my music.
One of the sickest rhyme schemes on any song. Classic Lupe. Perfect flow, delivery, metaphors, everything. Lasers was an Atlantic album. I can't wait for a "Lupe Album"... F&L 2 will be legendary.
This song, IMO, is lupe at his best...He continues ONE rhyme scheme throughout a 4.5 minute song, while telling a thorough story. While being limpid in the message throughout the entire song......
In my honest opinion, This man and NaS are the greatest lyrical rappers of all time.
Lupe Fiasco was talking about the Taliban poppy seeds in 2006 ... "in addition to the addiction, shit is bigger than just them planes" ... this is crazy
Lupe is probably one of those artists who are/were just too far ahead of their time, I'm pretty sure, in 20-30 years, Lupe's lyrics will be dissected in advanced English courses at school.
@Nr4747 I'm in a class like that right now, I bring Lupe into the conversation every single class, it just happens to be my favorite class for that reason
1. this song is about the struggles a concious rapper goes through when trying to deviate from the norm. it's as if lupe is giving advice to some one who is coming up. he's speaking from the standpoint of some one who has been there.
"When your spirit is strained and you limited to change
The lyrics in your limericks'll change
A different hook, the way the sentences arranged
More demented in your deliverance, more sinister in your slang
innocent witnesses oblivious to the THAngs ( CArs Clothes, Hoes, $) that Come To Ones ( RAPPERS) that Hypnotis Keep ENTERTAINEd ( YOU AKA the LISTENER)
i'm not sure, I think I just prefer Madlib's version of this beat more, same with atmosphere. I can listen to atmosphere's "they always know" more than I can listen to this one. Plus there's female vocals in this (while lupe raps as well), which I don't like as much.
i hate people who say lil wayne is the best no this is not true by absolute fukin miles he is and always be shit compared to lupe and real rappers that talk real shit its not bout how much shit u have but what they have experianced through life is what makes them real
this dude speakz truth and sounds gud with it sum dudez speak truth n sound boring wit it but lupe make it sound gud n rym with incredible flow i think this dude is the hardest in civilian clothes
Honestly man Lupe is the best to ever do it. When I think of Hip Hop as an art, it's something that people will debate and talk about what it means for a long time. Something like a picasso or da vinci painting. This is exactly what Lupe does...its honestly scary how nice this kid actually is...
lupe is sayin that the truth has no limits, if u drop the second T in Truth and look at it backwards it spells hurt which means that the truth hurts just look at the pain it can cause. You understand
"if you drop a "t" and look at it in reverse it could hurt.
I always thought that meant if you drop a t from it- which would make it "I", and look at it (yourself) in reverse (in the mirror) it could hurt
Basically when you look at yourself in the mirror it hurts to find out what you see (what you really are), not just the persona you build and what you pretend to be on a track.
some rappers mirror truth and reflect lies, but for most in fact it's just the opposite
you are over thinking it, the 'TRUTH" could HURT, if you drop the 'T' and look at it in reverse; TRUTH--TRUT, now look at it in reverse= HURT :<) . Metaphorically the masses of people often think the "truth" is synomous with painlessness or ease, when in fact the "truth" is what it is, happy or hurtful or just contentment, truth can never change, but a lie is forever changing to fit the story or situation, peace out
@PumpedGlock94 u guys know what he means by "man with one eye is the king"? look up dajjal aka anti christ... or just look on the back of a dollar bill
@moemoney9988 You do know the quote, "In the land of the blind, the man with one eye is king." Dip shit stop trying to relate it to illuminati/anti christ you faggot.
2:47 , there IS NO better way lyrically to describe what the media and our politicians lies does to the brain of the population and how you can combat their evil.He completely summed up the background of 9/11 of what wasn't seen/hidden.I know no 1 rapper can b the best, but..........
If anyone says Lupe is not one f the greatest lyricists, storytellers and rappers of all time, they clearly dunno WTF they are talkin about. Lupe Fiasco is HIP-HOP. Fuck what you heard!
wow the drop the 't' line is amazing...he says the truth is limitless in its range because it can 'hurt' if you reverse it (lie) or heal. just amazing..
"Truth is limitless in its range, if you drop a T and look at it in reverse it could hurt" Lupe is a genius with his lyrics. I'm still waiting for that new album to drop!!....come check out my rhymes on my page and let me know what u think J-WHIT
We are Lasers is the name of his next album, and as far as I know, it is set to drop on December 29, 2009. Hpefully we get at least a DOPE mixtape to hold us over the Summer
yall shud listen t this brotha as well hes pretty dope REKS, album name: Grey hairs. I LOVE his songs: stages and suicide note, but all the songs are dope.
Ugh no he's not play boi. This just shows me you really don't know shit about lyrical patterns and multi syllable rhymes because 50 cent has none of those . Rick Ross does. Get with the program bitch nigga
bitch u dont kno shit bout rap cuz rick ross cant spit for shit thass y he got murked. ross jus lies in his raps n says the same shit all the time. bitch learn sumthin bout rap for u start makin lists n soundin stupid
if ross was soo much better than 50 than he woulda came up wit more 2 say than jus callin him a monkey all the time bitch ass nigga u dont kno shit about hip hop
ur write bout the multi syllable rhymes and his rhyme scheme, but 50 pre GRODT was better lryically better if u break it down like dat, i think 50's songs over all are still better den ross, n 50 still owns ross in this lil beef, but Worldlaw12 is right wit regards to da actual rhyme pattern
What do you know my opinion is concrete truth Blazey. I know what I'm talking about homie. I' m talking about lyrics, songwriting ability, flow, and versatility. You can't just compare someone just on lyrics alone. There is alot that comes into account when comparing skills. Lupe is better lyrically, just because he hasn't been in the game as long as Andre doesn't mean he's not better then him now. Rick Ross has multi syllable rhyme patterns 50 doesn't.And there about even when it comes to songs
As for joe buddens and Saigon, Joe and Saigon are about the same when it comes to lyrics. But I think Joe is alittle more versatile. And when it comes to song writing who between the two has a hit song and a gold album. Not that that matters but it just goes to show who is better song writer. As for Fab and cass. Both are very good punchline rappers. But Fabs flow and lyrics is definitetly more creative and wittier then Cass hands down. Have you heard 6 min. I rest my case. That list is correct.
I do agree that I like Lupe more, and he's more creative in some ways with his lyrics. But 3k has been killin it since southerplayalistic. I think Lupes better, but its not that clear cut.
And Multi syllable rhyme scheme?
Look, what has Ross put out, that's touching GRODT?
& da whole point is I AINT no jay-z fan im a NAS fan befo ANY eastcoast nigca & I mean ANY. jay-z might've used 2 get robbed BUT he NEVA got beat up by anotha famous rapper like t.LIE(Lil Flip MOLLY WHOPPED dat tiny azz 5'7 130 lb nigca) + t.LIE made a crimestoppers commercial + he a CONFIDENTIAL INFORMANT 2 da FBI iono where u 4rom but dats WAAAY WORsE
dats yo 1st time seein dat shit??? u must not be 4rom da south? cuh EVERYBODY down here is talkin bout dat shit & dat nigca gets NO play on da streets down here no more
cuz u every were but b real nigga yeah t.i. did dat bitch ass 1 thing but dat dont rule out his pass u feel me jigga been a bitch all his life brookly boss ha!! cuz is a joke oh u can stop with that lil flip bull shit cuz every body get da ass whooped its bound 2 happen if it aint happened yet t.i. wasnt no fucking informant RoughEastsiderDatMoundREPINjCourt
WTF "1" thang?? he LIED about gettin MOLLY WHOPPED by Flip, he AINT no "weight man" in no fugcin A-town(& dats a FACT)NEVA has been a "weight man)" + a 7 time felon walkin da streets, on probation, pleads GUILTY, + pleads GUILTY 2 da FEDs! & gets his sentence reduced to 1 year & a day??? well iono bout where u 4rom but where im 4rom dats sNITCHIN at its FINEsT! name me "1" *FEDERAL case in american HIsTORY dat a nigca gets charged wit dat + dat has a "record" & gets dat amount of time? just 1..
k cuz i get wat u sayin n all but t.i. havent been out on da streets n a long time let me ask u a ? u eva been facin 20+ jail if u havent den i dont expect u 2 no wat tip goin through rite anotha thang tip neva said he was da biggest drug dealer in da A dem mexicans up n Gwinnet move all weight RoughEastsiderDatMoundREPINjco urt
it sickens me when a video called "i has iron boobies" is even in the related videos in the first place but it also has almost 100k more views than this smdh
bball2908 2 weeks ago
this song absolutley NEEDS to be heard and undersood by alot more people than 135,000
Ra1n0nY0u 1 month ago
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Ra1n0nY0u 2 months ago
There are few moments in life as fulfilling as having an epiphany about a Lupe lyric
lakerskins21 3 months ago
this track was supposed to be on food and liquor.
BIGMrighthere 5 months ago
Did he take the "truth hurts in reverse" line from Tupac? If you listen to Ghetto Gospel some of the lyrics are "Everyone's ashamed to the youth cause the TRUTH looks strange
And for me it's REVERSED, we left them a world that's cursed, and it HURTS". Lupe uses the truth hurts line in a lot of his songs and this was always on my mind when I hear him say that.
ChickletmanPawn 7 months ago
@ChickletmanPawn That's a stretch and it seems like you're just looking for a reason to call Lupe out on something. The older generation is ashamed of the youth because they found the truth
Everyone is ashamed of the youth here, not because of what the youth did or have done, but because the “truth” is too hard to face—it looks “strange.” The truth is that these youth are tested in ways like never before because of the world left to them by the older generation
AdraindePanama 3 months ago
@ChickletmanPawn quoted from Rap Genius.com
AdraindePanama 3 months ago
Beautiful jam, thanks for sharing
nawalwatani 7 months ago
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W3UnIT3 8 months ago
9 people are the lames
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mohassin1 9 months ago
lupe, eminem, mos deff and t.i. represent poetry+music= real rap
SuperGooner90 9 months ago
slugs/atmosphere version smashes this pinche llata?? este pendejo vale puro verga?_ pendejo puto mallate dont know what lifes about<.. jus another wack rapper up the goverments fukn ass... fukn llata
este4huey4pelon 10 months ago
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Wow speak English spic, this is YouTube!
KoldShadow 4 months ago
@KoldShadow word to the ignorant. Youtube is available worldwide... word to the stupid, the internet is worldwide... word the the retarded, people around the world speak different languages... word to the racist, quit being ignorant.
AdraindePanama 4 months ago 3
@AdraindePanama
Get familiar . . . English is the de facto language of the internet. You're right about the internet and YouTube being available worldwide (well, maybe except China L0L) but as this video is an ENGLISH hip-hop track, the dude I replied to could have had the courtesy to make his entire comment in English, as he clearly speaks it, and all other comments I've seen on the video are in that language. I'm not racist (far from it) but I do get irked by a clear lack of etiquette.
KoldShadow 3 months ago
@KoldShadow Don't talk about courtesy when you call someone a spic. You lost all rights of courtesy requests with that word alone, you racist. Lack of etiquette my ass, you could just skip the comment and on to the next one, but you chose to take a moment out of your time to call him a spic and tell him to speak English. If you would have approached him the same way you just replied to me, I wouldn't have bothered commenting. But you didn't you used an obviously racist word.
AdraindePanama 3 months ago
@AdraindePanama
Yep, I called him a spic, and you (a fellow Hispanic) ran to his defense like a typical lame. I don't care what you think about my use of epithets, as my points were valid and I had the right to call him out on unnecessarily using a language other than English when he made it evident he spoke INGLES. I could have skipped the comment, but instead I chose to take a moment out of MY time and air him out. You might wanna mind your own business . . . I'm not authentically racist.
KoldShadow 3 months ago
@KoldShadow Why does it irk you so much that he spoke spanish, to the point you call him a spic? How is speaking spanish on youtube a lack of etiquette?
Ra1n0nY0u 2 months ago
@Ra1n0nY0u
I wasn't being serious, but since he started off his comment in English, I just wanted to troll him for switching it up. Why make a bilingual comment (on an English rap track) if you can speak English? His lack of etiquette derives from him insulting Lupe in Spanish when the comment began (and ended) in English. I'm not a bigot but the way he made his comment irked me . . . but I never intended to make this much controversy. lol
KoldShadow 2 months ago
@KoldShadow i feel you, when people degrade lupe like that it irks the HELL out of me. but as much as it irks you you, have to realize when you argue with ignorant people,call our their race, it makes them hate you and lupe even more, makes them more hard headed and extremely hard to get your point across. in layman's terms you have to baby them =/
Ra1n0nY0u 2 months ago
@Ra1n0nY0u
Werd up, I try to avoid trolling people when they make ad hominem attacks towards artists I respect but sometimes I can't resist. In this case, someone else entirely replied to my agitation and it led to a superfluous argument that has no basis in authenticity, because, as I have stated earlier, I am NOT racist . . . lol. Thanx 4 your insight.
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Werd up, I try to avoid trolling people when they make ad hominem attacks towards artists I respect but sometimes I can't resist. In this case, someone else entirely replied to my agitation and it led to a superfluous argument that has no basis in authenticity, because, as I have stated earlier, I am NOT racist . . . lol. Thanx 4 your insight.
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GrenEggz 10 months ago
8 people are the listeners cus they lame.
BIGMrighthere 10 months ago
this is the best song ive ever heard
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Before listening to Lupe I thought all rap was about drugs, money, girls, and killing people. I refused to listen to it, instead I became a poet, trying to make meaningful poems. After I heard Lupe and Eminem all of that changed. I figured out that rap could be about real issues. Lupe had inspired me to be an mc. Check out my channel if you wanna hear my music.
jaguarsball 11 months ago
One of the sickest rhyme schemes on any song. Classic Lupe. Perfect flow, delivery, metaphors, everything. Lasers was an Atlantic album. I can't wait for a "Lupe Album"... F&L 2 will be legendary.
Legendary822 11 months ago 5
check out my bud, he's dope
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TheSuperCarlitosBoy 11 months ago
This song, IMO, is lupe at his best...He continues ONE rhyme scheme throughout a 4.5 minute song, while telling a thorough story. While being limpid in the message throughout the entire song......
In my honest opinion, This man and NaS are the greatest lyrical rappers of all time.
PowShredder801 11 months ago
@PowShredder801 not only one rhyme scheme ..but one DIFFICULT ass rhyme scheme ha fnf^
MrSeandon1 10 months ago
Lupe Fiasco was talking about the Taliban poppy seeds in 2006 ... "in addition to the addiction, shit is bigger than just them planes" ... this is crazy
sublime8992 1 year ago
For a Madlib blessed beat of a very similiar instrumental to this song:
Madlib - Sacrifice
MortenTheMartian 1 year ago
@MortenTheMartian def from another planet!
boombapaddict 1 year ago
@boombapaddict haha. Yes! :)
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MrUltraVirez 1 year ago
this is 2 sick for a mixtape
LedgeFLA 1 year ago
@LedgeFLA what mixtape was it on?
jesseclifton 1 year ago
madlib sample too
scarecrovv 1 year ago
Lupe is probably one of those artists who are/were just too far ahead of their time, I'm pretty sure, in 20-30 years, Lupe's lyrics will be dissected in advanced English courses at school.
Nr4747 1 year ago 32
@Nr4747 I'm in a class like that right now, I bring Lupe into the conversation every single class, it just happens to be my favorite class for that reason
FraglordTheGreat 1 year ago
@FraglordTheGreat lol get off his dick
WillMillion15 1 year ago
If you drop a t and look at it in reverse it could hurt... Damn, this guy's a poet in every sense of the word
HardCoreRoflers 1 year ago
holy shit this guy rhymed with the same phrase throughout the whole song
FarhaanMajor 1 year ago 4
whoever doesnt like lupe is a damn fool
habeybabey 1 year ago
A man amongst boys in terms of lyrical ability.
Ginga 1 year ago
this song reminds me so much of being a sophomore in high school. sigh.
mikeninety 1 year ago
ive never heard someone describe the state of hip hop so well. an he takes so much pride in what he stands for, thats why he is the best.
jesseclifton 1 year ago
@jesseclifton it not just hip hop, its the world in general.
heyho0334 1 year ago
FIRE FIRE FIRE FIRE FIRE FIRE
519Chawk420 1 year ago
this kinda music is why i haven't listened to the radio in 3 years... be you ppl... stay up.. it'll come back around
Hallsey8 1 year ago 4
@Hallsey8 word
Munb 1 year ago
@Hallsey8 3 wow i havent listend in 1
REMIXIT718 1 year ago
GREATEST LYRICIST EVER, ANY GENRE EVER
JayRocFly 1 year ago 16
1. this song is about the struggles a concious rapper goes through when trying to deviate from the norm. it's as if lupe is giving advice to some one who is coming up. he's speaking from the standpoint of some one who has been there.
"When your spirit is strained and you limited to change
The lyrics in your limericks'll change
A different hook, the way the sentences arranged
More demented in your deliverance, more sinister in your slang
Sounds more belligerent when it's sang"
Jtsizzle00 1 year ago 7
ya i think madlibs beat is better but these lyrics are seriously one of the greatest!!!!
EarBudz123 1 year ago
Listen to Atmosphere-They Always know....they use the same sample form Maldlib-Sacrifice
Applesauce5627 1 year ago 3
"In the land of the Blind the man with 1 eye is the king"-nas anuit coeptis
magikmr100 1 year ago
Jaisu fuckin murders this sample too, haven't peeped 'libs version yet but im bout to.
dopescale 1 year ago
innocent witnesses oblivious to the THAngs ( CArs Clothes, Hoes, $) that Come To Ones ( RAPPERS) that Hypnotis Keep ENTERTAINEd ( YOU AKA the LISTENER)
-LUPE
E-z
therealezzz 1 year ago
why did i just get the line? drop a t and look at it in reverse it could hurt. I know i was slow on that one. BOSS UP.
LUPE AND J COLE! SUPPORT REAL ART-IST.
irthgar 1 year ago 3
this is prob... some of the deepest lyrics in music. If their was a top 10 or 20 rap lyrics of all-time. This would make the cut.
ksvforever91 2 years ago 7
Where is the sample from?
BillyIvan 2 years ago
Check out "Reef The Lost Cauze Blood Pressure" - I think he has the best version.
MrEBRIGHTER 2 years ago
I think Lupe is The Best!........I KNOW Lupe is the Bes**
skyler91793 2 years ago 9
madlib - sacrifice (beat konducta vol 5-6)
atmosphere - they always know (leak at will)
^ all three versions of this beat are dope, but imo lupe's is probably my least favourite. lyrically though, this is great.
riiyam 2 years ago
why is it ur least fav?
ThisIzWeezyF 1 year ago
i'm not sure, I think I just prefer Madlib's version of this beat more, same with atmosphere. I can listen to atmosphere's "they always know" more than I can listen to this one. Plus there's female vocals in this (while lupe raps as well), which I don't like as much.
But like I said, goooood song though
riiyam 1 year ago
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riiyam 2 years ago
WHAT BEAT IS THIS?
SWACKSTARENT 2 years ago
lupe makes it so hard for u to choose a favorite song
kuggle7 2 years ago 9
i hate people who say lil wayne is the best no this is not true by absolute fukin miles he is and always be shit compared to lupe and real rappers that talk real shit its not bout how much shit u have but what they have experianced through life is what makes them real
balbyboy18 2 years ago 5
most people down south be saying that shit i never heard nobody in new york say that shit he ok for them southern artist
HipHop226 2 years ago
Truth is limitless in its range; if you drop a 'T' and look at it in reverse, it could hurt..... Holy shit!
clueless301 2 years ago 12
Funniest thing is that this was a mixtape release.
Now compare that to your basic lil wayne mixtape. Doesn't even come close!!!!!!!!11
krazyindian187 2 years ago 5
Thank god Lupe said it himself, he would never use auto-tune.
Bo6us 2 years ago 4
the deaf ears are the winners the listeners are the lames...pure magic
rocklobstarr333 2 years ago 2
So tragic. The world's got so many problems. People need discipline and guidance, and they're just not getting it. :(
XXxximaginexxXX 2 years ago
who the hell is lil wayne etc to lupe
kuggle7 2 years ago 4
wayne dumbs down music and people.
shutthefuckuploser 2 years ago 2
this dude speakz truth and sounds gud with it sum dudez speak truth n sound boring wit it but lupe make it sound gud n rym with incredible flow i think this dude is the hardest in civilian clothes
xXTALLESTXx 2 years ago 2
Honestly man Lupe is the best to ever do it. When I think of Hip Hop as an art, it's something that people will debate and talk about what it means for a long time. Something like a picasso or da vinci painting. This is exactly what Lupe does...its honestly scary how nice this kid actually is...
nicholas4690 2 years ago 6
i agree. He's heavily slept on
MVP07106 2 years ago
Christ's blood is Korean. Budda too.
It is true though it might be unbelievable.
A pope and a Japanese emperor are the bloods of South Korea.
It is about 10000 years ago.
It was proven by the researches on the excellent scholars in South Korea.
Ethnic Korean is a race who has the histories most in the worlds.
The culture and the history of Korea received a lot of invasions because it was too excellent.
xxsuilxx 2 years ago
great song
wmaproduction 2 years ago 3
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wmaproduction 2 years ago
if lupe and jean grae dropped a track...or an album....i would be the first one on it
xiefour 2 years ago
lupe....
one of the best rappers alive !!!!
urboimelo 2 years ago 3
he shoulda put this on food n liquor
legitballer14 2 years ago 2
I agree, but he said he wanted F&L to be a happy album. He wanted to save the darker stuff for The Cool.
brotherV09 2 years ago
best rapper realest rapper out da chi!
jrello22 2 years ago 6
the deaf ears are the winners & the listeners are the lames.
The truth is limitless in its range if you drop the T & look at it in reverse it could hurt look at the grimaces of the pain.
Lupe Nas & Eminem 3 best rappers of now.
"In the land of the Blind the man with 1 eye is the king"-nas
PumpedGlock94 2 years ago 53
That quote isn't originally from Nas, but I digress.
brw6 2 years ago
explain lupes quote please
oneitasee 2 years ago
lupe is sayin that the truth has no limits, if u drop the second T in Truth and look at it backwards it spells hurt which means that the truth hurts just look at the pain it can cause. You understand
PumpedGlock94 2 years ago 43
damn thats some deep shit
oneitasee 2 years ago
"if you drop a "t" and look at it in reverse it could hurt.
I always thought that meant if you drop a t from it- which would make it "I", and look at it (yourself) in reverse (in the mirror) it could hurt
Basically when you look at yourself in the mirror it hurts to find out what you see (what you really are), not just the persona you build and what you pretend to be on a track.
some rappers mirror truth and reflect lies, but for most in fact it's just the opposite
blackstar1737 2 years ago 2
you are over thinking it, the 'TRUTH" could HURT, if you drop the 'T' and look at it in reverse; TRUTH--TRUT, now look at it in reverse= HURT :<) . Metaphorically the masses of people often think the "truth" is synomous with painlessness or ease, when in fact the "truth" is what it is, happy or hurtful or just contentment, truth can never change, but a lie is forever changing to fit the story or situation, peace out
xanmere 2 years ago 2
correction; truth----truh in reverse hurt, my bag, peace
xanmere 2 years ago 4
@PumpedGlock94 even language is sampled/quoted "In the Country of the Blind the One-Eyed Man is King" - H.G. Wells
SixRonin 1 year ago
@SixRonin i kno but what other rapper would even quote something so real...none other than Nasty NAS
PumpedGlock94 1 year ago
@PumpedGlock94 wut about andre 3K
KidInsain 1 year ago
@KidInsain hahahahahahahaahahahaha are u fucking kidding me?? get the fuck outta here andre 3000...the mans a joke
yaaaaowa 1 year ago
@yaaaaowa r u serious , have even listen to andre yo his music is like peace on earth
KidInsain 1 year ago
@KidInsain how could u even think to compare andre 3000 to lupe or nas? go listen to lil wayne or some shit
yaaaaowa 1 year ago
@yaaaaowa I'm a huge Lupe fan. He's possibly the greatest lyricist of all time. But you got to respect Andre 3K. His lyrics are sick. Look deeper.
SaigonTheDon 1 year ago 3
@PumpedGlock94 u guys know what he means by "man with one eye is the king"? look up dajjal aka anti christ... or just look on the back of a dollar bill
moemoney9988 1 year ago
@moemoney9988 You do know the quote, "In the land of the blind, the man with one eye is king." Dip shit stop trying to relate it to illuminati/anti christ you faggot.
UnholyBringer 1 year ago
@PumpedGlock94 Isn't that quote from "minority report"?
TheSamSummersShow 11 months ago
@TheSamSummersShow its actually from a sixteenth century dutch philosopher
rtothepandj 7 months ago
2:47 , there IS NO better way lyrically to describe what the media and our politicians lies does to the brain of the population and how you can combat their evil.He completely summed up the background of 9/11 of what wasn't seen/hidden.I know no 1 rapper can b the best, but..........
NJKIDDRICO973 2 years ago 7
hes telling an upcoming mc how to act. listen between the lines.
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Katastraphy1 2 years ago
madlib on the beat and lupe on the mic, is always an instant classic
whyistheresomanyhate 2 years ago 4
lupe is the greatest rapper that ever live i dont care what anyone say
kethegreat 2 years ago 4
he go HARD & spit shit dat makes u think but da best dat EVA lived FUGC NAW
es4800 2 years ago
If anyone says Lupe is not one f the greatest lyricists, storytellers and rappers of all time, they clearly dunno WTF they are talkin about. Lupe Fiasco is HIP-HOP. Fuck what you heard!
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wadelkmxc 2 years ago
wow the drop the 't' line is amazing...he says the truth is limitless in its range because it can 'hurt' if you reverse it (lie) or heal. just amazing..
bunkercakes1 2 years ago 2
"Truth is limitless in its range, if you drop a T and look at it in reverse it could hurt" Lupe is a genius with his lyrics. I'm still waiting for that new album to drop!!....come check out my rhymes on my page and let me know what u think J-WHIT
jwhitdatman27 2 years ago
We are Lasers is the name of his next album, and as far as I know, it is set to drop on December 29, 2009. Hpefully we get at least a DOPE mixtape to hold us over the Summer
FolaHommie 2 years ago 2
Lupe>Andre 3K(Yes)
Nas>Talib Kweli(Yes but debatable up to a level. Blackstar work was very impressive.)
Fabulous>Cassidy(Debatable, I think Cass got it. Loso has his own unique act though.)
Ludacris>Wayne(No questions asked.)
Jay-z>T.I(Comparing the G.O.A.T. to just a great. No questions asked.)
Joe Budden>Saigon(Saigon had one hot diss, other then that he got blew away.)
Jadakiss>Lloyd Banks(Yes)
Juelz Santana>Cam'Ron(Meh.)
Rick Ross>50(Never, 50 and Em will rip him up)
Hieero 2 years ago 7
Man lupe makes me wanna go read a book..DAMNN!!..the wordplay in this song is FUCKIN DISGUSTING!
kbrow004 2 years ago 2
Can somebody tell me what's the meaning with this song???????
Galdim85 2 years ago
He's talking about truth:
Truth reversed = hturt minus the first t= hurt; he's an amazingly clever lyricist.
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sg8605 2 years ago
i dont get it truth minus the...?
whats hturt? thanks
i just sounded like a dumb blonde haha
ihatefilipinawhores 2 years ago 3
yes u did...
drop the 2nd T.
ikon36 2 years ago
好, I like dat!
Lupe keeps Rap and Hip Hop alive!
WrestlingKingTV 2 years ago
what did he mean by the "if u drop a t and look at it in reverse it could hurt" ?
JBtheJedi 2 years ago
like \when you drop a teeth*. his rapping is definitely smart
soint0you 2 years ago
wow
pnirala1 2 years ago
Madlib and lupe's version of this beat is crazy
munnier 2 years ago
wats madlibs version called?
SWACKSTARENT 2 years ago
madlib sacrifice
gottalovenewyork1 1 year ago
yall shud listen t this brotha as well hes pretty dope REKS, album name: Grey hairs. I LOVE his songs: stages and suicide note, but all the songs are dope.
reelballa 2 years ago
oh lupes flow over dis track and da meaning da essence is jus insane
lupe is the truth!
one of da minority of rappers that uses his brain before he raps to us
rapidkid11 2 years ago 4
for real man at least he doesn't make up words like that FAGGOT LIL' WAYNE does
lreco02 2 years ago 6
madlib is dope as hell
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jimiproductionz 2 years ago
Lupe > andre 3000
Nas > Talib Kweli
Fabolous > Cassidy
Ludacris > Lil Wayne
Jay-z > T.I.
Joe Buddens > Saigon
Jadakiss > Lloyd Banks
Juelz Santana > Cam ron
Rick Ross > 50 cent
Twista = Chamillionairre (thats a hard One)
Wordlaw12 2 years ago
How are these comparisons?
thisisronin07 2 years ago
r u stupid 50 cent killed rick ross same for saigon he killed joe
klassik18 2 years ago
I'm not talkin about beef dumbass I'm talkin about lyrical ability.
Wordlaw12 2 years ago
n 50 is lyrically better than rick ross dumbass
klassik18 2 years ago 3
Ugh no he's not play boi. This just shows me you really don't know shit about lyrical patterns and multi syllable rhymes because 50 cent has none of those . Rick Ross does. Get with the program bitch nigga
Wordlaw12 2 years ago
bitch u dont kno shit bout rap cuz rick ross cant spit for shit thass y he got murked. ross jus lies in his raps n says the same shit all the time. bitch learn sumthin bout rap for u start makin lists n soundin stupid
klassik18 2 years ago
if ross was soo much better than 50 than he woulda came up wit more 2 say than jus callin him a monkey all the time bitch ass nigga u dont kno shit about hip hop
klassik18 2 years ago
ur write bout the multi syllable rhymes and his rhyme scheme, but 50 pre GRODT was better lryically better if u break it down like dat, i think 50's songs over all are still better den ross, n 50 still owns ross in this lil beef, but Worldlaw12 is right wit regards to da actual rhyme pattern
Floridatillidie 2 years ago
Lupe>Andre 3K(Debatable..3k is as good And A vet)
Nas>Talib Kweli(Yes)
Fabulous>Cassidy(Nooooo Cass kills him)
Ludacris>Wayne(DEFINITELY)
Jay-z>T.I(T.I is realer, Jay is a better lyricist)
Joe Budden>Saigon(Bullshit, have you heard pushing buddens?)
Jadakiss>Lloyd Banks(Yes)
Juelz Santana>Cam'Ron(DUH)
Rick Ross>50(Fuck no...)
Twista and Cham.....I dont listen to either that much lol
blazey20 2 years ago
What do you know my opinion is concrete truth Blazey. I know what I'm talking about homie. I' m talking about lyrics, songwriting ability, flow, and versatility. You can't just compare someone just on lyrics alone. There is alot that comes into account when comparing skills. Lupe is better lyrically, just because he hasn't been in the game as long as Andre doesn't mean he's not better then him now. Rick Ross has multi syllable rhyme patterns 50 doesn't.And there about even when it comes to songs
Wordlaw12 2 years ago
As for joe buddens and Saigon, Joe and Saigon are about the same when it comes to lyrics. But I think Joe is alittle more versatile. And when it comes to song writing who between the two has a hit song and a gold album. Not that that matters but it just goes to show who is better song writer. As for Fab and cass. Both are very good punchline rappers. But Fabs flow and lyrics is definitetly more creative and wittier then Cass hands down. Have you heard 6 min. I rest my case. That list is correct.
Wordlaw12 2 years ago
I'm not comparing lyrics alone.
I do agree that I like Lupe more, and he's more creative in some ways with his lyrics. But 3k has been killin it since southerplayalistic. I think Lupes better, but its not that clear cut.
And Multi syllable rhyme scheme?
Look, what has Ross put out, that's touching GRODT?
blazey20 2 years ago
this nigca said t.LIE realer than jay-z hahaha WTF?!?!
es4800 2 years ago
Man Jay Z aint real, nigga was gettin robbed and jumped in them marcy buildings
blazey20 2 years ago
& da whole point is I AINT no jay-z fan im a NAS fan befo ANY eastcoast nigca & I mean ANY. jay-z might've used 2 get robbed BUT he NEVA got beat up by anotha famous rapper like t.LIE(Lil Flip MOLLY WHOPPED dat tiny azz 5'7 130 lb nigca) + t.LIE made a crimestoppers commercial + he a CONFIDENTIAL INFORMANT 2 da FBI iono where u 4rom but dats WAAAY WORsE
es4800 2 years ago
Hold on b, Jumped=beat up, robbed is almost worse.
I aint neva see no commercial, and idk about him bein a informant. i got da video of him in court but i aint watch it
blazey20 2 years ago
type in "t.i. crimestoppers" then you'll see what Im talkin bout on da real
es4800 2 years ago
Smh@ dat nigga
blazey20 2 years ago
dats yo 1st time seein dat shit??? u must not be 4rom da south? cuh EVERYBODY down here is talkin bout dat shit & dat nigca gets NO play on da streets down here no more
es4800 2 years ago
Yeah, I'm from UP NORTH
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blazey20 2 years ago
nigga u must b smokin tha crack he was sellin
tigga2425 2 years ago
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cuz u every were but b real nigga yeah t.i. did dat bitch ass 1 thing but dat dont rule out his pass u feel me jigga been a bitch all his life brookly boss ha!! cuz is a joke oh u can stop with that lil flip bull shit cuz every body get da ass whooped its bound 2 happen if it aint happened yet t.i. wasnt no fucking informant RoughEastsiderDatMoundREPINjCourt
Atl66vet 2 years ago
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WTF "1" thang?? he LIED about gettin MOLLY WHOPPED by Flip, he AINT no "weight man" in no fugcin A-town(& dats a FACT)NEVA has been a "weight man)" + a 7 time felon walkin da streets, on probation, pleads GUILTY, + pleads GUILTY 2 da FEDs! & gets his sentence reduced to 1 year & a day??? well iono bout where u 4rom but where im 4rom dats sNITCHIN at its FINEsT! name me "1" *FEDERAL case in american HIsTORY dat a nigca gets charged wit dat + dat has a "record" & gets dat amount of time? just 1..
es4800 2 years ago
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k cuz i get wat u sayin n all but t.i. havent been out on da streets n a long time let me ask u a ? u eva been facin 20+ jail if u havent den i dont expect u 2 no wat tip goin through rite anotha thang tip neva said he was da biggest drug dealer in da A dem mexicans up n Gwinnet move all weight RoughEastsiderDatMoundREPINjco urt
Atl66vet 2 years ago