Lupe Fiasco on Twitter airing out Lyor Cohen and Atlantic!! “My OG Big U called me during that time”

[Pop123]

I was with him...until he mentioned Big U. So you, as the smart ass knowledgeable man that you are and were then, decided what musical route you would take because a former feared OG gangbanger called you? What? This is the only problem I have with Lupe, he is probably the most skilled lyricist ever (to me) and he is genuinely intelligent, not just well read, but he always throws in some stupid/ignorant/street shyt in the mix, even when it's not necessary.

You are way smarter and know far more about the music biz than Big U, shut up, it sounds like he forced you to stay, on some muscle shyt


Whatever tho, Lupe is the guy who will talk about the way of the monk in one ig post then the next one he is showing off his guns

 

[jilla82]

cats need to realize this is a business.

You have no leverage until you show you can make some money.
What do they have to gain by pushing Lupe like that?

 

[FunkDoc1112]

Atlantic (and the music industry as a whole) have been documented doing grimey business practices since the 50’s/60’s so none of this shyt should surprise anyone. Lupe is just one of many rappers that got fukked by Atlantic during that ‘05-‘10 era (Little Brother comes to mind as well).



Cardi doesn’t even write her shyt. You think she has any ownership?

Saigon too. Atlantic shelved his album and by the time it came out his buzz was completely gone.

 

[prophecypro]

Yall know Atlantic and Lyor's history and yet you choose to shyt on Lupe still

 

[Amestafuu (Emeritus)]

Some tall Israeli is runnin this rap shyt

And he got that song taken off the album...

fakkit ass shyster

 

[KravenMorehead™]

Industry Rule #4080

 

[Amestafuu (Emeritus)]

Saigon too. Atlantic shelved his album and by the time it came out his buzz was completely gone.

My theory on that album shelving is pretty much the subject matter. Saigon was talking a lot of street knowledge shyt and calling out crakkkas repeatedly.

That album didn't get shelved for nothing.

Lyor Cohen was the most visible culture vulture in rap and nikkaz like young thug literally called him daddy but he signed that fakkit to a dead end deal and bailed ship to youtube. Left him there looking like a b*stard child after all the homosexual marketing tactics

 

[DaHNIC82]

And this just proves you didnt read a thing. He clearly said he didnt sign it idiot and as a result none of his albums have been promoted. I swear the way some of yall lay all the blame on the rappers and people who try to expose the truth about the industry and none towards the leeches that jump hop from label to label fukking artists for decades is sad.

I beleive alot of these cats work for these labels on the cool

 

[Victorious Secret]

That doesnt make anything he said less true though

Anyone who didn’t know the music industry was like this is ignorant



Let’s be honest...did anything Lupe said shock you?

 

[Easy-E]

I can get Dame forgiving Stoute, but, Lyor?

Basically lol...this was right after the cool went gold...and y’all know the history after that lol...it was a bloodbath

They tried to ruin our dude

 

[Anti-Anime]

Yall gave these b*stards the keys eons ago.

 

[Guvnor]

Wait so was Big U generally his friend or in his pockets?

Aside from that what they tried to do to Lupe was fukked up but glad he was one of the smart ones who avoided all that bullshyt.

 

[Guvnor]

I can get Dame forgiving Stoute, but, Lyor?



They tried to ruin our dude

Dame forgave Steve Stoute and Lyor?

 

[Taadow]

Bumpy Knuckles aired out Lyor on Industry Shakedown damn near 20 years ago. It's a shame people are still falling for his (and other executives) bullshyt, but good on Lupe for not falling for the okey doke

Sheeit - muthafuccin' Black Sheep aired Lyor out before then...

...but nobody was trying to hear that because they were "irrelevant" at that point.
...but they got less hits than most Atlantic (and Def Jam) artists Lyor handled, and they can still eat off that one hit today -
so y'all tell me who's right...

 

[SCJoe]

Wait so was Big U generally his friend or in his pockets?

Aside from that what they tried to do to Lupe was fukked up but glad he was one of the smart ones who avoided all that bullshyt.

It looks like basically aired those neighborhood dudes out as the muscle behind atlantic records.