Lupe Fiasco: "Metaphors and punchlines matter....don't need to be a great lyricist to tell a story....shouldn't rely on delivery and flow"

[spliz]

Not only am I not wrong.

I 100% know where Lupe bit that style from.

This sort of "Free association" style of writing is straight from that early aughts underground Hip-Hop.

Whether you think it's trash or not is whatever, it's blatantly obvious what was the source material.


Again, y'all gotta start listening to more Hip-Hop and read the interviews of the rappers y'all like/stan.


He stays on that "progressive" tip and Aesop Rock is like the poster boy for CACs who listen to entirely
too much Prog Rock and have Rockist opinions about Hip-Hop and how it should approach in order to be "respected".

The same opinions unironically echoed in this thread. I might add.

@Art Barr has mentioned that racism that was prevalent on those old Hip-Hop Infinity message boards
and dubious underpinnings of beliefs that fueled certain sects of "progressive" Hip-Hop.

Lupe liking Aesop Rock is on brand like Kid Cudi dikk riding Cage.

That dude liking Aesop Rock so much is such a fukkin mystery to me. That dude is dirt. Like son is horrible.

 

[waynep]

Mural is a bad example because the shyt just one long ass rhyme flex. These nikkas posting the wrong shyt to prove their point. And I love Mural. Better post would be something like this.

Dawg help me out. I always hear about the genius of Mural but it went over my head.
What made it so great?

 

[Piff Perkins]

That dude liking Aesop Rock so much is such a fukkin mystery to me. That dude is dirt. Like son is horrible.

Why is it surprising that Lupe's ears are broken and he over values masturbatory rhyme schemes and technical antics over shyt that sounds good. I bet he thinks Yngwie Malmsteen is a better guitarist than Jimi Hendrix too. Granted Aesop has a couple great albums but most of his shyt is just...not good. If I want to hear abstract raps I'll go listen to Supreme Clientele or DOOM.

 

[Marks]

Aesop is great man. He might have kinda gone off too deep indie but Labor Days is legit a great rap (backpack) album.

 

[waynep]

“DOG whatever they call you, GOD, just listen
I spit a story backwards, it starts at the ending”

The audacity of this guy with the subtle wordplay

Mane Nas a genius cuz he can simplify something super complex.

I feel Lupe has a similar genius, but he likes to keep complexity complex to challenge himself. He simplifies it when he chooses to which can be his Achilles heel for listeners

Been listening to this song for 23 years and never caught that.. Wow!

 

[NoHalfWay]

Been listening to this song for 23 years and never caught that.. Wow!

Subtle genius bro

“Dog, whatever they call you, god, just listen”

You can only laugh hearing that shyt. Like mane this nikka Nas dawg

These nikkas on this board go overboard with the meat riding at times but I understand dude is legit the greatest to ever do this shyt in my opinion

 

[TrifeGod]

Wait...Aesop Rock is trash to y'all

I see why Em had it easy

 

[Evil Grandson]

Lupe hasn't made a good song in 17 years

 

[spliz]

Dawg help me out. I always hear about the genius of Mural but it went over my head.
What made it so great?

It's dope cause it's just dope rhyming over a dope beat. Lupe blacked out on it. But it ain't some shyt u post to show the nikka can make good songs. Lol

 

[waynep]

Subtle genius bro

“Dog, whatever they call you, god, just listen”

You can only laugh hearing that shyt. Like mane this nikka Nas dawg

These nikkas on this board go overboard with the meat riding at times but I understand dude is legit the greatest to ever do this shyt in my opinion

Like u said so subtle too.. His wordplay is always like that. It's like he's not trying to beat u over the head with it.. On Ugly he said u really not a STEPPER n*gga just step to the side/ As I 2 step on the beat watch a veteran SLIDE/ Once I learned the new young dudes slang I said oh this is crazy lol

 

[maxamusa]

Story telling was already kiled beyond recognition by g rap on roots of evil.

It is like nighaz all wanna bite common sense biting o type star.
Along with seeing fake rappers like Ajax and his little brother win a game show biting Nas all using some pop house style bullshyt like cool rock steady till krs served him in Chicago.

Man.

Dude is flaug'n cap ass lie. That needed rocsfella hackers and fake accounts to stay afloat online here.

Plus neve rocked nowhere and kill shyt off the dome like all the written rhymes y'all hearing.


Stop the cap.

Even that while his dad shyt is cap.

His pop just rocked a gi and packed guns. His pop was no master and I know so because his pop was dangerous because he packed. On some karate gun shyt. Yet his pop was not the city all thorough guy either. His pop was dangerous just as any nikkaz and knew the gun plug eho was the master.




Art Barr



the lone wolf and the cub.
Who was babysat amd reared.
by the master.
While the wolf was away.

principle city heir of chicago.

I chose the sword.



Art Barr

LIEGE EXECUTIVE
lEAGUE lOTHARIO
CAPTIlIA
DOT INC llC
Po box 187
29645

you never lie breh.

this guy a whole fukking goofy.

if you really the MC killer like u say u is drop a diss Lupe. stop with the passive aggressive hoe shyt.

"free chilly" or whatever. you a street rapper or a conscious MC?

you saying he living off his pop's rep? he living off chilly for street clout 2. all the way Fugazi. Be your own man you like 40.

identity crisis at an all time high smell me. make up your mind who are you anyway Lupe feel me?

all over the place.

 

[maxamusa]

Dawg help me out. I always hear about the genius of Mural but it went over my head.
What made it so great?

this is the definition of blacking out(double entendre dont ask me how )on next level MCing. not mural.

shoutout PHILLY. @Sad Bunny

 

[Don Snow]

K dot stand pissed off cause that boy can’t do punchlines



Now nikkas saying Lupe don’t know what he talking about like be for real Dot and his weird alien voices bout to get exposed

 

[maxamusa]

K dot stand pissed off cause that boy can’t do punchlines



Now nikkas saying Lupe don’t know what he talking about like be for real Dot and his weird alien voices bout to get exposed

By who? Cole backed down. Drake aint even a real MC. Lupe using twitter fingers. Who gonna expose breh?

 

[Don Snow]

By who? Cole backed down. Drake aint even a real MC. Lupe using twitter fingers. Who gonna expose breh?

Well that boy just got hit with some bars by a fake MC

Even flipped the Prince Mike Jack line