Lupe Fiasco - Thank You Freestyle

New freestyle off Enemy Of The State: A Love Story Mixtape.
:::..Lyrics..:::
Ahh You don't get it
I'm just a Wolf inside a Lion suit/
A Shark shirt, a Panthers pants, Parahna hat and Tiger shoes/
I got a Lions Den inside the booth/
That right there is point blank, this here, is from where the sniper shoots/
Might take a long time to get it, by the time I hit it/
I done ran Bubble Tape around them Chiclets, POOF!!/
I aint the bomb, I'm the company that got the contract to rebuild during the aftermath, have a blast/
Goin' green, only usin' half the gas, the calmin' comes through after disasters have/
But this calm has the same fury that disasters have/
I should have a class, I'm the son of the South Pole plus Alaska's dad/
Got niggas like "DAG!!", flow is like crazy gone maad/
And villans gone baad, Punk ass niggas, dont be so daaft/
Baby, why you hangin' with those busters like Babs?/
They are such a drag, you should move 'em to the trash/
Feel like I'm walkin 'round upon Cassius' calves
Quite a different script, and such a Gift of Gab/
A big bass, shout out to Mistah F.A.B/
Young Frankenstein reportin' live from the lab/
I brought the bars out, put it on my tab/
If you came here to box, you'll leave in a bag/
I run the game, Bilderberg Group, in the lead with the flash/
Usian Bolt aint even leadin' this fast/
Why you take offense with your defensive ass/
Never Hussien in the hole/whole, not even in the half/
'Cuz nigga I aint hidin', I'm the whole world, nigga your an island/
And the seas/C's risin', if I keep shinin'/
You gon' have to take submarines to the drive-in nowwww/
- Credits to datkid1220 / 4ziATiC
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[@lesdow1891]

Lupe's slick. Nobody realizes he's talking about wooing a girl. He's telling us he's a wolf in sheep's clothing who seems harmless like the "company that got the contract to rebuild during the aftermath...but this calm has the same fury that disasters have" meaning he's just as bad as the men who've hurt her but he hides it better, appearing to come along to "rebuild" her broken heart. He even says "baby why you hangin wit those busters like babs...you should move them to the trash" basically gaming her up but remember, he's "going green, only using half the gas" basically saying he not gassing, or lying as much to get her as most guys are. He told us Enemy Of The State was a love story lol.

[@66SecondShorts]

thank you rap genius...

[@jerrydaniels3336]

BRO?! 8 yrs later 🤯

[@RandomBoxingGuy]

wow....Lupe says more in 1:56 seconds on a mixtape then most rappers say on every album combined in their career...In this one He's making complex lyrics about his complex lyrics...compared to others staright forward no-brained raps......WOW

[@jellybeansdescending]

Lupe really started of this song so sick! First time I heard this I was confused but I soon got it. Fucken Genious!

[@JCMthebrand]

Rhymes are too ahead of it's time

[@ThaDreamMerchant]

"They are such a drag, you should move em to the trash" After all these years I just caught that line which references where you can drag files & whatever else you don't need into the trash bin on computers. Lupe is BANANAS

[@opticenergy3333]

😂 the greatest, give this man his roses

[@hoc1992]

King of Lyricism

[@asharp12]

Also, a literal reference to dragging your trash to the trash can. A nice quick double.

[@randylahey345]

That's the coolest thing about listening to Lupe songs repetitively. There have been times where I understood a double entendre, but there was a third meaning leading into the next line. I truly believe he is the greatest lyricist of all time, especially when you consider the intricacy of how he leads into themes with different double meanings to flawlessly transition. DOOM is the only rapper that comes to mind with as good of transitions, but DOOM's lyrics were often so wacky and nonsensical that it made it easier.

[@chrislacy1990]

I used to think his opening bars were weird until I found out that it was a clever double entendre. “I’m just a wolf inside a lion (linen) suit, a shark (sharp) shirt, a panther pants (pair of pants), piranha hat (put on your hat), and tiger shoes (tie your shoes).” 🤯🤯🤯

[@Portthefirst]

Im a huge Lupe Fiasco fan and he is my number one rapper, but "panther pants (pair of pants)" is incorrect. He's clearly saying "panther pants", there's no other way around it.

[@sayidsarchive8639]

@@Portthefirst Incorrect, Lupe said it was pair of pants. Sorry buddy

[@Portthefirst]

@@sayidsarchive8639 listen to it a lot of times, if needed set the playback speed to x0,25, it's still panther pants.

[@dgayle2348]

Ehhhh.... Reach?

[@spaniardprince]

Someone explain these bars By the time I done hit it I done ran bubble wrap around the chiclets *poof*

[@livebreatheeatfitnessco.4146]

“If you came here to box, you’ll leave in a bag.” 🔥

[@chinortega3]

I've wanted that tatted for so long lol

[@Ginga]

Every track, this guy floors you with an out-of-this-universe punchline. It's a shame the masses don't appreciate him more.

[@JCMthebrand]

You get it, hope you’re good 12 years sheesh

[@Ocelot1937]

Cheers.

[@ewajackowska4115]

the shit is smooooooth

[@djreddog18]

I bought the bars out put it on my tab.. just caught that line after all these years.. lupe all ways bring hard bars in raps

[@niggastrippin91]

"and the seas rising, if i keep shining, youd go'n have to take submarines to the drive in" NOTHING MORE TO SAY

[@tjmack010]

@TheAmazingBrodriguez, Most rappers claim they are “the bomb,” and Lupe is sayin that he's the contract to rebuild everything that the "bomb" (rappers) messed up in the game after their gone, he's saying that once these rappers go away, he's still gonna be here to rebuild Hip-hop.

[@KobeMr]

"Might take a long time to get it, by the time i hit it, i done ran bubble tape around them chicklets(the small 2 peice bubble gums)" Lupe is prbly the single best person at their profession ive ever seen. Better than tiger at golf, better than kobe at ball, better than crosby at hockey, Ndal at tennis, ALi at boxing, Babe Ruth at baseball...etc LUPE IS THE G.O.A.T

[@kansr314]

love this wish it was longer

[@ulyssespeguero3687]

Bar for bar. The day MF passed, we witnessed the birth of a new lyrical king. All hail King Lupen the 3rd!

[@kiaraallen1378]

Lupe is the man.

[@whatup53]

"If you came to box, you'll leave in a bag" wow

[@zapdos2]

Usian Bolt aint even leadin' this fast/ Why you take offense with your defensive ass Never Hussien in the hole/whole, not even in the half 'Cuz nigga I aint hidin', I'm the whole world, nigga your an island And the seas risin', if I keep shinin' You gon' have to take submarines to the drive-in

[@AdjacentHarris]

"Flow is like crazy gone mad..." meaning his flows are INSANE.

[@BPT7]

wow..... it says it in the title Thank You Freestyle meaning the song is called Thank You. It's by Jay-Z

[@kevinknight6546]

I gave this the views

[@snakelord2]

dam he went so hard!!!!!!!!!!

[@HalfnHalph]

This shit will always be great

[@fonzo6959]

Intro theme just for showing up

[@phsycokidx000]

1:16 "if you came hear in a box then youll leave in a bag" haha does that mean what i think it means? like when your born and then you die? think about it haha funny but also deep lyric

[@Karma3500]

Its the quality my friend, not the quantity and this is quality shit right here

[@ahmad312]

I mean Kick Push is a song that you can compare to I Used to Love H.E.R. if that makes the argument simpler.

[@HybridHalfie]

@SpeekEZ23 haha good one. He is also making a reference to the House/techno group "Daft Punk"

[@fredmagic09]

No, thank you, Lupe for keeping Hip-Hop alive.

[@HipFamilyHop]

One of my fav jay-z beats cuz nigga im all-in i'm the hole world nigga your an island haha

[@kevinknight6546]

jay tang you gonn have to take submarines to the drive in

[@Punjabispitta]

No, thank YOU Mr. Fiasco.

[@deweyDB]

GOD FUCKING DAMNIT HES SOOO FUCKING GOOOD

[@consciousdynamic1]

I'm as big a Lupe fan as you are. The clever double and triple entendres...he does it better than anyone. The point is not really about making someone a bag, the point is "I will re-arrange your whole world, such that you'll leave in a different form than you came." A box and a bag both are used for carrying, but are very different. And it makes perfect sense in the context of what he's saying. It's a typical Lupe double entendre. I agree with you re Kick-Push. We can agree that Lupe=genius.

[@randylahey345]

No, he meant like if you want to box(the sport), you'll leave in a (body) bag. It's clever because both are forms of storage. You used a lot of words to say nothing bud. Not his best double entendre.

[@liteyagami6364]

Jesus Christ, what is that beat tho

[@djbingham5451]

thank you. jay-z blueprint 3

[@whatup53]

kanye made this

[@AnakinFlytalker700AF]

Baby why you hangin with them Buster's like Babs? (Tiny Toons Reference)

[@1moomed23]

sick so sick

[@coriejay]

Thank you thank you Lupe! You're far too kind! (Jay-Z voice)

[@CanadaBoy123]

Quite a grip for script, and such a Gift of Gab. That line alone... wow. Blarney Stone - According to legend, kissing the stone endows the kisser with the gift of gab (great eloquence or skill at flattery) Gift of Gab (movie) - stars Edmund Lowe stars as a man with the Gift of Gab (he can sell anyone anything)

[@derrickgotswagg]

Lupe is the truth in hip-hop...too bad these people don't recoginize true talent

[@3dakainsane]

"Baby, why you hangin' with those busters like Babs?/"

[@LilDthecomic]

If you came here TO box, you'll leave IN A bag, those are the lyrics he's not saying anything else

[@20775046]

plus id love to hear/see lupe break down his lyrics. I can bet that as much as his fans break it down he can have a completly different perspective... LUPE= the best kept secret!!!!!

[@FoodandLiquorr]

the wale version and the lupe version are both good but my vote goes for lupe. If you listen to the beat closely to both songs Lupe's is much more quiet and focused on his bars but if you hear wale's the beat is much louder and he himself is louder, almost to draw your attention away from the mainstream rhymes but its all good and before you say "oooo its your volume you moron smd" because i blasted both and heard it from every possible website same thing for every other version.

[@patslayer505]

@Ashmarto94Shizzle Im just an insidious bullet waiting to pierce through the fastidious people yo work for.Im trying to brake the barrier of your inferior people so i can rightfully clame what was mines.i spit venom in my words like a cobra so you could say that i envenomation or that i leave people soba wich means i make you as thin as the rhymes that have no meaning. my flows so real i leave people feinin. lol that suck'd so badly XD.btw i luve lupe to. i hope to become a lyrical rapper ^^

[@XXL123ful]

@westsidechamp yeah i know he's underated same as fabolous their both mainstream but dont receive alot of attention well except fab release's good songs for radio like make me better,so into you throw it in a bag but he throws hard songs like brooklyn,diamonds, gangstas dont play and imma do it and lupe throws sickist ryhmes and flow dont get me wrong they both got crazy flow.

[@HybridHalfie]

haha its funny how most ignorant people who listen to rap prolly have no clue what the Bilderberg Group is. Nice job on being informed Lupe damn in another he referenced Zeitgeist and now Bilderberg Group. Lupe is well read i can tell

[@s1ly0]

Why does everybody compare lupe & Jay-Z? If you were smart you would know thier isnt a comparison. Jay is a decent spitter but I think it was just the beats that made him sound good like the American Gangster album. As far as Lupe he just kills whatever

[@JCMthebrand]

A lot are missing this….in the beginning he’s playing off battler rap back then….loaded lux had a battle ground lionz den. So he took the animal skins as a metaphor.

[@cisseusa123]

When he says wolf inside a lion suit it's a reference to "Aesop's Fables" story about the sheep being inside a lion's hide. But instead he's putting himself in it. And if you're a linguist you know Lupe means "wolf".

[@PhyuckYiu2]

@NonePJ23 if u listen like ur not paying attention to the line he's describing an outfit lion's suit (linen suit), shark shirt (Sharp shirt) panther pants (pair a pants) piranha hat (put on a hat) tiger shoes (tie the shoes).

[@jarox16]

@DkMonster12 C notes = $100 bills and the other, he says "Cuz nigga I aint hidin', I'm the whole world, nigga your an ISLAND And the seas rising", he's drowning every1 else so there will be no more islands

[@cHaOsTw3nTy4]

hussien bolt aint even even this fast!! lupe.. i like how people say ohh so and so killed this song or so and so killed that album... LUPE KILLS IS EVERY TIME A MIC IS NEAR!!!!!!

[@tjmack010]

@royalnash, Dude this is a "freestyle", meaning that he's showing off his skills, it doesnt need a topic, I mean seriously, what could this song could have been about?, good manners?

[@Eatsoup3]

@missnininieva1998 Yes he is. Hopefully he's done fucking with Atlantic Records so he can go back to making amazing songs the way he wants to, not the way they want him to.

[@20775046]

did anyone catch when he said got N words like DAG (im white lol) flow is crazy gone mad.... hes refering to David Allen Grier because that Dude is completly insanly funny

[@mkadoza]

@NonePJ23 It means he's the predator. Usually its a wolf in sheeps clothing, but he's a wolf in the clothing of every animal that can tear you apart. He's THE BEAST!!!!!

[@tjmack010]

I ain't the bomb, I'm the company that got the contract To rebuild during the aftermath have a blast-Lupe Fiasco, do yall niggas know how deep that line is?."

[@MrEspnsportsfan]

thats true about J cole its almost like like hes rap mad...... but hes better den pety pablo bum ass nd at least he rap a hood...... P.S FAYANAM STAND UP:D

[@AppCandy]

@fredmagic09 drake is a fucking great rapper though mate, stop hating you aint real cos you listen to lupe, everyone knows lupe goes hard shit

[@SMCandLS]

lupe did this beat good check out my track over this beat off of my mixtape verbal tactics vol.2..its in the video response..real hip hop!!!

[@fredmagic09]

this right here is exactly why i want to slap people who say Lil wayne, gucci, drake and any other no talent rapper is "the best rapper alive."

[@deluongo]

Which makes sense in the context of both the boxing metaphor later on and the line "such a gift of gab" since Ali is known for his rhyming.

[@TBrailey777]

man im probably one of the few true lupe fans like back in 2001 mixtapes..this nigga always kills beats..but whats the name of this beat?!

[@RandomBoxingGuy]

@mattc678 ...yes, and the stuff on the radio...Wayne, Drake, Luda, etc....is NOT IT

[@damANblue45]

no sayin lupe isnt cold by why he shit so short im sorry to say bt i think its cuz he cant thonk of nothin to make it longer

[@deluongo]

Feel like I'm walkin 'round a pawn? cashers??/ is Feel like im walkin upon Cassius' (Cassius Clay or Muhammed Ali) calves

[@FIoresful]

does the seas part have a double meaning if it does i dont get it i was just wandering cause the lyrics say seas/c's

[@mike13400]

This was on repeat for ATLEAST a week straight in my head though. I couldn't get that rhythm out of my damn head haha. But why would i? if your interested in heartfelt music like this, swing by my page. Fuck spamming ... haha

[@TheFatboymike]

What Is The MEaning OF This Song SomeOnbe Help Me Cuz It Sound Like He TAlking About The End Of The WOrld

[@nikobelic85]

Lmao Stop hanging with those Busters like Babs!! Tiny Toons my nigga!! Lupe is silly with the metaphors!!

[@nfllovesme]

@BIGMrighthere It's not Literally Something Words, He Meant To Say A Play On Words, And No He Isn't If You Don't Listen It Sounds Like What @Chese22 said.

[@dariusdavie91]

Lupe is a great artist, HANDS DOWN but sometimes I don't know what the hell he talks about sometimes

[@purplesilverplatinum]

Drake should've have even recorded on this track.....Lupe just overpowered him like CRWAZYYYYY!!!

[@HybridHalfie]

@SpeekEZ23 Of course my apologies. My past comments credit should be given to SpeekEZ23 :)

[@blkMafiaMan]

@phsycokidx000 Nah, not what he said. But that would be fukn insane if he said that, can't lie.

[@D4017]

@3dakainsane Tiny toons remember Buster and babs bunny : ) good times...

[@VanessaAKnox]

@fredmagic09 Glad I'm not the only person who want to smack folks when they say that!!!

[@yannth123]

@MrNoobly sniper shots are longer range takes longer to get but when gets thats over

[@kobekeith8]

@NonePJ23 I would to think that he's saying that he's a beast. Point Blank! LOL!

[@sasuke2146]

what about drake's say what's real not really a drake fan but it a good song

[@cisseusa123]

@nfllovesme Yeah...I wrote a comment not too long ago explaining that part.

[@cisseusa123]

@royalnash listen closely and you'll notice he is on topic The ENTIRE time.

[@nickyjam33]

Cause nigga I ain't hiding, I'm the whole world, nigga you're an island

[@MrCdubz123]

Idk if its just me but his voice changed since his first couple mixtapes

[@ClickThisList]

'if u came here TO box' that'd be funny too tho, kid lupe's comical

[@vipr600]

@MrNoobly thats why his calm has the same fury that disasters have.

[@jethuy2]

@royalnash more sense then you think it's not. lol Just listen.

[@MrSodaBelly]

lyrics all him but flow sounds like wayne and drake be real

[@JailBr3ak3r77]

Put it on my tab if you came here to box, you’ll leave in a bag! 🔥😤

[@ramafia09]

@JW2K3 this song is better then jayz. lupe cant be touched.

[@blitzac2005]

I think Lupe is just smarter than me...haha. His IQ is just higher.

[@KawaiiFutureFriend]

I have to admit, Lupe's got some skills at a lyricist. But where did they go?

[@opticenergy3333]

To the ether, the world has sold out its' soul

[@asharp12]

It's been 9 years since this post. Have you heard any of his greatness since?

[@2Raw92]

all thumbs up cus lupe is da fuckin greatest PERIOD.

[@Trudon]

bilderburg group in league with da flash...lupe exposin shit

[@Telecasterluvr]

if you came here to box you'll be leaving in a bag.

[@blitzac2005]

@lwjohnson94 - probably above average, he's not dumb. lol.

[@Quent1124]

I wish he would have kept going lol. this is dope.

[@TheBullcrown]

If u came to here to box, u wil leave in a bag.

[@mattc678]

@SinCityMadman Have you ever listened to Hiphop?

[@lodesmond1234]

lupe and wale killed this song jay-z not so much