Lupe Fiasco presents “Rap Theory & Practice: an Introduction”

[@dsayvongsa]

Class mate: “Hey what did I miss in class yesterday?” You: “Lupe Fiasco”

[@rorybridges7353]

ME : LOL What did they have for lunch ?

[@LvUpRED]

I would never be able to live that down

[@officialasa]

I’d cry man

[@ossyboy9392]

​@@officialasa It would be a really sad day

[@LxrdBreezy00]

A fuckin fiasco. A Lupe fiasco

[@lukeypukey6119]

I clicked the thumbnail thinking Lupe ends up writing all those equations to help explain rap theory

[@blackmusik109]

Lupe: "......And I introduced this concept in my song Dots and Lines when I said "Big whirls have little whirls that feed on their velocity. And little whirls have lesser whirls, and so on to viscosity."

[@baghelbhagtana]

lupe completing all the side missions in life

[@vinylninja00]

YOooo! Why was I just thinkin' this yesterday from my own life... Like if you actually take your time, you can run through the game of life with maxed out stats and be constantly givin' bosses a run for they money. LOL! 😂

[@oc6617]

He's trying to unlock the secret ending.

[@beatsbyxeez8812]

😂

[@rigo1124]

Mission Passed! Respect +

[@cyphi1]

Refactoring Attitudes and Paradigms of Society. Lupe don't steal my shit jk.

[@Hhuhater]

To anyone who dont know- lupe one of the finest lyricist to come out of the 2000s hes one of the most qualified to speak on the topic

[@oregonvibez]

2010s maybe

[@obsessedwiththegreatness]

@@oregonvibez Both.

[@andthelastshallbefirsttoim2795]

​@@oregonvibezFood and Liquor and the Cool were what put Lupe on the map and those came out in the mif oughts.

[@3katsime]

Lupe is one of the finest lyricists in all of hiphop, point blank

[@francois5504]

Thank you if you know you know

[@jayseth]

"rhythmic access to peoples souls" is so fire 😅

[@sarah-anneperry6932]

YESSSS

[@pakoserumola8864]

RATPS

[@RF-Leo]

@@pakoserumola8864 Rhythmically Accessing People's Souls. I got you dw

[@Yoshi2x]

That sounds demonic af

[@thefearofg0ds758]

I remember an English teacher telling me in 9th grade it stands for "Rhythm And Poetry". This was in like 1999 or 2000 and I've been running with that ever since.

[@nikoenciso01]

While Kendrick and Drake go at it my guy teaching college classes Lupe a living legend from Westside Chicago

[@prodpoonk]

He put Kendrick in the lecture though 😂 @36:53

[@Goldenarmnumber1]

Kendrick visited a highschool in Jersey to inspire the kids about 8 years ago

[@ImInYourBrains]

@@prodpoonk He put himself in it too. What is your point?

[@Nazhussain07]

Brother this was a year and a half before all that

[@Arthur-be3qu]

wasnt he beefing with cudi

[@brandon11111]

I am amazed that the room is not jam packed. If I heard Lupe Fiasco was going to be speaking at MIT and I went there, I’d sneak into the class

[@ImInYourBrains]

Someone else (who was there) said there was a severe storm and other difficulties in getting there. The free seating tickets were "sold out" which means that the whole class would've been packed if those who got tickets attended.

[@phonkyfeel1]

Also, factor in the intelligence quotient around that university. I’m thinking that if it were Quasimoto or Edan the Humble Magnificent, then you would have seen a much higher turnout-regardless of weather.

[@young_raymond47]

Them missing the Dumb It Down reference personally offended me.

[@zacharywoloszynski4258]

@@chrischris8919 Nah I wouldn't say that

[@lemmmakestunes8312]

@@chrischris8919 not true, everyone in my school loves lupe lmao

[@Johnnysenk]

“Reflect aggressively, penetrate subconsciously” - RAPS 🔥

[@highmedic2351]

Rap: “Rhythm & Poetry.”

[@nostalgiatrip7331]

Rhythmically Acute Phonetic Strings - RAPS

[@ninjachannel007]

Rhythmic American Poetry. RAP. Not "rapS" That's the ORIGINAL meaning, which of course everyone must change 100 times to feel like it's new.

[@TheFineGreat]

9:18 He said an acronym and nobody caught it “reflect aggressively, penetrate subconsciously”

[@Jacob-L]

i was waiting for someone to say something but no one did

[@Sixosicco]

sheesh he was dropping gems before i was even ready!

[@ryangranato5010]

He did it again 29:18! What a mind.

[@hammloc]

They did catch it, and multiple chuckles were heard. Do you want them to say it outloud or sumn?

[@undergroundvagos8481]

Lupe didn't hold back. Like bro, you're supposed to teach not confuse us even more 😅

[@lordkira9791]

im an assistant professor and I know one thing for a fact this guy is REALLY good at teaching

[@BlackCat-v7v]

Lupe, taught martial arts at his father’s Tornado martial arts dojos in Chicago.He’s got the heart of a teacher and knows how to formally communicate a manual.

[@MrClapTrap]

Food & Liquor is still one of the greatest hip-hop albums of all time. Such an underrated classic.

[@Figs3]

There aren't many in music. But I can say it is a perfect album.

[@Veteran_Influencers]

Speak

[@phonkyfeel1]

Better than Blowout Comb??

[@Liquidsunn87]

Facts

[@andyoneill526]

True words

[@macklord7644]

Brother Wasalu is still in the mix. I'm Proud to say we went to high school together. Keep overachieving in life .

[@Str82Tay222]

Awe man, what a great to go to high-school with

[@issahgyandi3365]

He's not overachieving. He's fulfilling his potential.

[@wellfedced]

So many references just landed so flat on this crowd! Keep up the fantastic work Lupe!

[@imagiman3362]

Cooking dance !

[@pvillanueva15]

16:29 My favourite song

[@desmundlighten3603]

He needed to “dumb it down” for them

[@ptt619]

I don't think so, you can acknowledge or recognize a reference without making a noise or interrupting the class.

[@thedarksideoftheforce6658]

Because people can be more into numbers and can't really understand things in an artistic abstract view. You can be a rocket scientist but not a rapper or good with words. Two different things. It went over their heads of course. My friend made straight A's in math but hated philosophy.

[@charlesjoseph1031]

"seem silly, it won me a grammy" said like a boss

[@Drbasuraba]

I am not going to lie 57:26 is one of the coldest quotes of the whole video. I came back years later to find it because it reigns true. You’re going to learn, either you intentionally understand how the world works through motivation, curiosity and self improvement or learn through the experience. Cold… Powerful..

[@HomoFullyErectus]

Lupe's phenomenal, happy to see this man getting respect from academic institutions

[@divineinyang5384]

"Reflect Aggressively... Penetrate Subconsciously.." He got one right there and they didn't even know it.

[@justinmayhew6848]

Wow nice catch

[@otocyon2431]

I thought exactly the same thing when he said that. I think he put it there to see if someone catches it. Or to have somebody figure five years later ;)

[@justaguynamedryan]

he definitely knew it

[@b.u.g.i.g.a.n.g.a]

Can you provide the timestamp? Thank you :)

[@DarKiRage.13]

@@b.u.g.i.g.a.n.g.a 9:16

[@rose_d_mary]

we need to protect this man AT ALL COSTS. wisdom and knowledge at this level are exceedingly rare. he is perfectly balancing knowledge, creativity, and spreading the truth. this man has the most respect from true hip hop artists and fans.

[@joulejolt]

Please post all his lectures. I would love to get this whole course.

[@ryanswift5411]

“The game is to be sold… not told”

[@BionicLatino]

I imagine he was just visiting that day.

[@Jefflon_Zuckergates]

@@BionicLatino nah he’s doing a whole course

[@bradleyamos9519]

@@BionicLatino you must have missed the part where he said he would fail them

[@hakeemluqman]

Yea please

[@bigjabba]

So impressed by this lecture. I think a lot of the students came in not taking him seriously but he really delivered an MIT caliber lecture here.

[@vbyte.]

it's Lupe fiasco I'm sure a bunch of them took him seriously

[@A-MAN-12]

His verse on “Touch The Sky” is still fire.

[@idk-dm1od]

That song is amazing was just listening

[@TheR3negadeMaster]

He didn’t write it though lol

[@bfg2150]

@@TheR3negadeMaster well it's a Ye song

[@sourcr3357]

@@TheR3negadeMaster he did lol

[@Scrabble12]

I forgot Lupe was in that to be honest

[@siiiiiuu7]

Lupe is a true artist. A gentle, brilliant soul. Always respected him.

[@teecox3981]

This is great! Lupe is a walking example of “ your gifts will make room for you”.

[@BLKSHEEPSTUDIOS]

Lupe is literally made for this….i mean who else from the modern era can teach and break down the art of rap with an actual existing masterful grasp of the artform. As a long time Lupe fan this is special truly.

[@gc679]

From Lupe's era? Joe, Joell Ortiz, Royce, Chamillionaire.

[@alexandre7634]

Tyler the creator would be the best ever, and he knows a lot about the art, for real 💖🤣 Steve Lacy is really knowledgeable as well, but he's more into rnb and funky stuff

[@DerpishDerp]

Kanye West, Tyler The Creator, Jay Z, Kendrick Lamar… there are many talented rappers that master the art of rap nowadays. It’s a different vibe, but they could also do that.

[@Kimi9507ip]

Nas

[@jonasmaya941]

Q-Tip

[@noirczar5280]

Lupe is the Bruce Lee of rap. He is so profound, and a complete master of his craft.

[@telepathy90]

Agreed!

[@ShaakFilms]

That’s actually facts.

[@FinalFlash2110]

Nope that is Afu-Ra sorry.

[@MFsnow420]

I think it would be mf doom no one comes close

[@nickpayne4724]

@@MFsnow420 DOOM for the skills, but i think RZA for the shaolin philosophy, although DOOM is no slouch in philosophy

[@Dynasty19]

One thing that was so astonishing about Lupe when he first arrived in music was the seamless way in which he could intertwined conversational introspection into his lyrical delivery, of course it had been done with artist before but he never broke form in any verse nor did he ever seem to have his thoughts out of place it all seem so well refined. He doesn’t get enough credit for the uniquely refined flow he introduced to the game which in many was retooled by Wale, Kendrick, Cole and Drake.

[@NameOfTheChannel]

It feels so weird, but this is future. Rap will be taught at schools just like jazz and classical music. One thing this does foreshadow however, is what Lupe talked about. Rap is ready to be overthrown and quantized. Really makes you wonder what's next.

[@Aardvarked88]

It will never be taught or analysed anywhere near as much as jazz or classical music

[@starryburst863]

​@@Aardvarked88haha you'd be surprised because that was what they said about jazz. Only time would tell.

[@AminaPhilosophy]

And white pple will be the face of it, right?

[@RenzoAse]

@@Aardvarked88 famous last words.

[@coldloner7453]

Bro it’s already happening in some of my English courses

[@성형수-f7o]

Lupe deserves to be a rap professor for sure what an honor for rap students

[@staygoldleeway]

i could listen to lupe speak all day. this actually got me wishing i was still a student in boston. please PLEASE upload the rest of these classes, so many people can benefit from this knowledge

[@AngeloLukombo]

😊

[@Green_Ninja325]

"I've won, many things I've done, but this one here, this one takes the cake."🎶

[@imperiex4]

"I run the gambit like I'm throwing cards From popular mechanics to overdosing hearts Paint cold pictures like nova scotia landscapes Nerd game make mandelbrot sets when we handshake" - MIT Scholar

[@Sinsae717]

Been listening to that song for years and I still find something new almost every time I listen to it.

[@FromTacoma]

Lol yeah Tetsuo and Youth is incredible

[@helicopter_traffic]

omg what song is that

[@redjames7349]

@@helicopter_traffic Mural.

[@diddy-did-it]

@@helicopter_traffic mural. Insane song. He just goes off for 10 minutes over a crazy beat.

[@alpineswiftai]

Top quotes: 1. "Hip hop teaches a lot. It's one of the most ultimate teaching tools. It's ridiculously capable. Can also teach you how to kill people, teach you how to sell drugs, teach you how to die, teach you how to go to prison, teach you how to survive in prison" - Lupe Fiasco. 2. "I don't believe in writer's block. I believe that there's some times when you just shouldn't write. My greatest teacher, his name was Mr. Kendrick. He's like, fuck all this. I'm going to just give you this D so you can pass, so you can focus on what you want to do. So take this stuff. And then how can we apply it to what you already do?" - Lupe Fiasco. 3. "Focus on the basics. Mastery of the basics is mastery period." - Lupe Fiasco. 4. "Instead of building a world, let's build a universe." - Lupe Fiasco. 5. "There's a range. And I don't want to pigeonhole. And I also don't want to just point out or limit you to think that what's available on Spotify on the playlist is the only thing that you have and the only

[@d.t.6072]

Good cliff notes variation for those that don't make it through the entire video. 😁

[@robbiefeng8902]

Mr. Fiasco is just amazing. Straight out from Chi-town and now teaching symposium at MIT. WHAT A MAN! Keep updating more lectures please I will really appreciate it 😍

[@markoerow150]

Lupe being a teacher? Teaching about rap n rhymes? This is cool asf

[@thenewculture.]

He hinted the answer when he said I want you to Reflect Aggressively i want you to Penetrate, Subconsciously.

[@felipenaran4152]

Wow

[@felipenaran4152]

I didn’t realize that, very clever

[@adammontgomery7980]

I'm sure people who go to MIT know what an acronym is.

[@chaco_kid]

I can easily see why Lupe is teaching at MIT. This is a masterclass on story, thinking, surprise, and rap. This is fabulous! And worth every minute of attention... more than once!

[@spdcrzy]

LOVE that Lupe went deep into an analysis of Stan. If you haven't heard that song, you're completely missing out.

[@WhirlwindQuest]

As both a Lupe and Eminem fan it was great to see him do it

[@thedarksideoftheforce6658]

@@WhirlwindQuest Eminem is dope but a lot of his subjects lack content. Putting a lot of words together that doesn't change your soul for most of his battle rhymes. Lupe albums are well thought out and words make sense and teach. He's light years above Eminem in that sense. Not taking away from Eminem flow pattern but his first album and several albums songs consisted of mainly taking pills, wanting to kill his kids mother, making fun of pop stars. Nothing really deep. Later on he had songs which had more meaning but for the most part Eminems music is funny and not to be taken seriously. Eminem flow is godly but his subject matter is generally the same for all his albums. He's not really that educated. Doesn't make him less dope. Stan is where Eminem got deep and taught a lesson. His deepest song.

[@thedarksideoftheforce6658]

@@WhirlwindQuest Lupe said it best most rappers don't know how to teach.

[@germanmeza5193]

It makes him a Stan lol

[@Tcrror]

@@thedarksideoftheforce6658 Umm.... Darkness? Soldier? You're Never Over? There are so many Eminem songs that are DEEP and have multiple different meanings. Just because he isn't "educated", doesn't mean he isn't one of the most intelligent people in the history of hip hop.

[@ImInYourBrains]

What Lupe is doing is more important than people realize. Lets consider the original acronym, Rhythm and Poetry. The rhythm part is the musical part and is very well represented in academia primarily in schools of music. You can find many courses on rap being taught in these institutions, but what about the poetry part which represents the literary side to the art? First off, you wont find many courses on this side and the ones you do find often cover the art's impact on history and culture rather than the literary components used in the art i.e the poetry i.e. the lyrics/lyricism. While some of the subjects Lupe says he will cover fall under the umbrella of performance and delivery, the core will be about the literature side of the art. While Lupe is viewed as a top-tier hiphop artist by hiphop heads, he is no longer viewed as one by the mainstream. However, nobody who knows anything about him and the rap scene in the last 2 plus decades can deny he is a top tier lyricist. His lyricism is nearly universally acknowledged by other rappers, from the legends to the ones that are popular now. Jay-Z called him one of the best writers of our time. Naz said he is the one that reminds him most of himself. When asked who is the best lyricist in rap, LL Cool J immediately thought of Lupe. Lupe teaching at MIT is not just something that MIT decided on a whim. They have been working with Lupe for years. Nick Montfort (the MIT professor who introduced Lupe), was one of the earliest members of SOSA which Lupe founded for rappers to study rap seriously. Universities with huge reputations don't make moves like this without confidence, trust, and awareness.

[@ZfromBrooklyn]

Well said

[@fre4645]

Rhythm and Poetry was an acronym invented later. Rap derived from African tribal languages, which tranferred to the enslaved African-Americans, with a meaning of speaking rhythmically to music, so eventually it became the term for one of the 5 elements of hip hop.

[@MyMainMan90]

@@fre4645 fair enough its not the original acronym but it has developed a long way from what it originally was that its very much the definition of rap. The rap of Lupe's era is nothing compared to the tribal derivation you speak of

[@undergroundvagos8481]

Y'all need to do some research. Rap originated in ancient Greece. Rap is a Greek word (Rapisma) meaning to beat/hit. It's where the word "Rapsody" originated from. [Rap + Ody (song)] Hip Hop is an African American subculture. Rap is a Greek art.

[@HorrorLe1L]

Its inspiring to see so many writers in that room

[@savesoil3133]

Quite cool! 🔥🔥🔥 #ConsciousPlanet

[@DummieGambino]

Rap will never be defined.. because rap is everything… as long as everything changes so will rap ❤

[@davidiadeleke]

Absolutely enjoyed this. I'm glad Lupe is doing what he loves (and wants), and continues to inspire us.

[@shawnbravo5201]

Agreed !!

[@kowardlywow]

This is so cool to see wtf. As a college grad he has an insanely natural way of engaging with the room. He's gonna make a great professor if he keeps at it.

[@louiiviable]

He’s a rap professor graduated in rapcoligy 😂

[@infinitesavant]

This class almost made me cry. I can't believe my culture has made it this far. Gratitude to Lupe and MIT for helping us grow.

[@Theandara]

Our culture didn’t “make it this far”. We are the culture. We are American history.

[@cit0110]

@@Theandara😂 it's just rap relax...

[@WishMount]

@@Theandararap is worldwide bruh

[@BlackCat-v7v]

As an educator, I am grateful to see Lupe teach and do it so well. Not to be formally trained.

[@Qiah-c4g]

He’s been trained his whole life in one way or another. Look up his parents. Transferable skills.

[@theycallhimmav9940]

Rhythmically articulated poetry

[@dgoodall]

That’s really actually perfect.

[@herculesmclovin]

I thought this too, but then felt like conflating Articulate/d and Poetry together is overlapping definitions. Because poetry itself is an articulation of words... in other words... you can remove Articulated and have the same thing. It's then basically the same as the textbook definition of rap, 'rhythm and poetry' Therefore I came up with: Reconjure and Articulate Perception by Sound. Rhythmic Articulate Prose. or, Rhythmic Articulate Prose; Salient.

[@weignerleigner3037]

Yeah that’s pretty much an accurate title for what rapping actually is.

[@spanellaful]

That is poetry

[@LogicA002]

I can't believe no one noticed that Daniel Goodall was rearranging abbreviations precisely

[@baschoen23]

Lupe is a genius. I've always thoroughly enjoyed his music, Fighters, The Cool, The Show Goes On, Little Weapon. Now I can see exactly why his music is often so thought provoking. The guy literally teaches a class on the concept of surprise 😅

[@chelioss8567]

Old school Fahrenheit 115!!! Lupe the Jedi!!

[@CCSMrChen]

He is speaking a lot to my pedagogy in the classroom for all my classes. I've been feeling lagging behind my curriculum. Slowness. Stuckness. The concepts of reinventing, shapes (big ideas), micro-decisions, and surprise. This is all inspiring real changes for my approach to teaching when we all come back from Christmas break.

[@Begeru]

“Mastery of the basics, is mastery. Period” - Prof Lupe

[@whereskevan]

I hope these classes go on youtube for the public to watch. I LOVE Lupe Fiasco and this opportunity to learn from him.

[@Wh00t_]

You can see this in full effect with the recent battle between Kendrick and Drake. Kendrick used the element of surprise to its full effect, in his timing of release as well as the releases themselves, showcasing many different styles of rap and saying the quiet parts out loud in a masterful flow. Drake surprised people when he named his last track "The Heart Part 6," what Kendrick would potentially name a sequel to "The Heart Part 5." Drawing out and shortening parts of words. Drake with "Freeeeeeze" and Kendrick in response with "A Minorrrrrrrrr;" their soundbytes between lines too.

[@GridMassTAC]

This commentary went over their heads. Great stuff.

[@ImInYourBrains]

Its like you took nothing from this lecture except the generalities about surprise. Forget about the plot break structure, how can we relate surprise in general to the current hot topic? Ok, let me back off a bit because the intention here is at least an attempt to analyze things and thats way more respectable than pure stan motivated glorification, but I still wish people listened to this lecture and got more of the concept than that its just about surprising people. Lupe is talking about surprise in the lyrical content of raps. He lays out how to setup the groundwork to make whatever is going on sematically more surprising. Like plot break structure. You establish a pattern to generate expectation and then you subvert those expectations. So how did Drake and Kendrick do that? What pattern did Kendrick establish that got people expecting one thing so that he can do the opposite and surprise everyone? That would be closer to what Lupe is talking about in this lecture. Also, how did the surprising scenerios and the intentional subversions make the disses more memorable? Did Drake go along with a narrative to make people think one thing only to flip it all at the end to say another thing entirely? Answering these might convince me that we are seeing "this in full effect with the recent battle between Kendrick and Drake." The only thing I can think of is how Drake created a subversion of a pattern by naming HIS diss track The Heart Part 6. The pattern was pre-established but the issue is that in this case, the subversion of this pattern is not what made the name surprising. Nobody expected Kendrick to make a Part 6 for this diss battle. If people were expecting The Heart Part 6 to be the name of Kendricks next diss against Drake but then Drake swoops in and calls his diss to Kendrick that, then that would be using the formula Lupe is teaching with a new tweak

[@Macieay]

the battle between drake and kendrick..they use up the whole dictonary for christion and his angels.. they can make up stories from a storie.. numb some of these antichrist rapper down.. at last there gonna come holy choosen ones.. are there the same stories from different individuals..

[@cngotham4111]

Kendrick did the art of war tactics. He literally did this after drake just got done tour,he got information,he uses drake weakness against him and ect ect although drake did well by giving him fake info he still got slaughtered.

[@embracethechase3539]

The goat literally teaching hip hop at MIT. The moment I heard Fahrenheit 1/15 it was written he is untouchable.

[@PoppaCYS]

I've always been impressed with Lupe Fiasco. He's a great lecturer.

[@jaakezap]

Lupe still making the show go on, what a legend

[@undergroundvagos8481]

Lupe looked stressed during the whole session. But it's an honor to be taught by him!

[@silversmith8995]

Thank you so much for posting this online.

[@PurpleSixBeats]

I like these kind of lecture/learning videos. And for free online. Much respect to this channel.

[@codyladson]

Came here after Samurai dropped! Crazy he had been working on that album for a long time even before this. It’s a masterpiece

[@BreakyTime]

Thanks Lupe. As a punk/synth rock/rock musician and an enormous rap fan, these lessons have transcended into both how I write and perform and how I enjoy and perform (to my ability lol) rap. I'd get into it but I'd be here all day lol. Both genres are much much more than meets the eye, and have drastically changed my life.

[@cmaestro6206]

DUMB IT DOWN still one of the all time greatest lyrics out out in my opinion… slept on

[@BobbyRunout_EverydayWorld]

"Focus on the basics. Mastery of the basics is mastery, period." - Sensei

[@tomvonheill]

Thank you for uploading this, I came from the robert glasper experiment video, long time lupe fan, and made it here. So great

[@alexl6582]

Stan, Dance with the devil, Sing about me, Warning, Regulate.. so many great storytelling songs in raps

[@LeilaLee-b6h]

@Alex L The Waitress too, awesome mentions :)

[@aryansinha7207]

4 Your Eyez Only, Ville Mentality, and She's Mine Pt. 2 - all Cole are some of the only songs that have made me cry, I will wholeheartedly say that 4 Your Eyez Only (The song) is as good poetry as anything ever written.

[@mud5377]

A very good friend of mine was obsessed with and showed me "Hip-Hop Saved My Life" by Lupe Fiasco, I still remember that like it was yesterday. When your good buddy has a song on repeat every day for some time, ya tend to either love it or hate it :P Turns out that was one of those tracks that I could listen to forever and not really get tired of it. Definitely worth checking out if you've not heard it before!

[@jonathanbell5815]

My favourite track at one point.

[@BericBuilds]

Too bad he sold his soul... used to love his music, then I realized he was just another tool in the fruitcake rap industry.

[@youngflyprince1331]

@@BericBuilds how so?

[@ladon1468]

Interesting. Very compelling. Answered questions I’ve always had for him, but also answered questions I never knew I needed answers to. Broke things down in ways I never would’ve thought of-if I didn’t watch this video. Challenged my mind to open up to new ideas and ways of writing. THIS WAS GREAT! Shout out to Lupe, I been saying he is one of the greatest rappers ever SINCE his FIRST ALBUM!

[@YumFit1]

Lupe Fiasco always had meaningful songs. Wish more rappers were like him

[@davidrodgers5857]

One of the best lyricists to ever touch hip Hop Lupe fiasco for sure

[@monfernova]

There are a lot of conscious rappers, a LOT - it's just much harder for them to reach the kind of audiences Lupe has, but they still have followings in their state, country, town etc. Just keep digging

[@Arc-Obsidian]

There are, but all people don’t eat the same food. Nor is said food good for everyone.

[@lashellpitts6651]

I agree with Lupe music I can truly say his music is like Nutrition to the body he's on a whole other level with his music 🐐🔥🔥💪🎯🎯

[@jonathananaya]

I hope people that wouldn’t usually go deep into rap, listen to this man’s work. Specifically, the song “put you on game”. That song best and most completely describes the concept of “The Cool”. That song personifies what it is to be cool and tells HIS story as he comes to life. Man, it’s so good. Gives me chills. And as a rapper, it means that much more to me.

[@theperspectivestu]

! will absolutely watch this if MIT continues to post this class. Some of these concepts are completely new to me (surprise!) and they are cross functional into other artistic disciplines.

[@herculesmclovin]

💯

[@xnightwolf665]

The Cool is definetly my favorite album from Lupe. And this video surprised me. I'm so happy to see Lupe thriving and sharing his craft

[@brieanaduckett-graves6234]

That album helped to get me through my junior year of high school…and my parent’s divorce. It holds a very special place in my heart

[@iceywolf1]

When he said dumb it down and no one got it my heart broke...

[@Valleyoftexas-43]

That’s exactly what I thought

[@TheClassicalKids]

Had me wishing I was in that classroom so bad 😂 would be so tempted to shout out “You’re going over people’s heads Lu!”

[@undergroundvagos8481]

We don't deserve Lupe

[@TheGmsmith928]

I think all rappers or aspiring rappers should attend this class because it shows the beauty and structure of rap and help ppl become better rappers

[@Sellner82]

Lupe the legend, now the educator. MIT of all universities!? Day and night did more for me than most rap songs.

[@robinjeong3875]

I was born and raised in South Korea and the first music album that I ever bought is Lupe’s “Food and Liquor”

[@HakiZoro-]

Glad this man is still out there spreading his prideful self! He is such an great person overall.

[@amandasmith2324]

This was AMAZING!! @lupefiascco I’d like to mention Jayz “Meet The Parents” to that SURPRISE list. Definitely one of my favorites!! Amazing job Lupe. As literally one of your biggest fans , I am so proud of you ! Great job ! 👏

[@MrAlbarranjose]

This was very interesting and informative. This just shows that Lupe is just another human being trying to bring more positive things into our future especially in education with RAP.

[@DrVenture45]

Lupe was always one of my favorite rappers. His style was never steeped in the dogma of incoherence, lazy vocabulary or aggressiveness. As an artist he spoke a thinking person's version of rap, much like Kendrick Lamar. Their rap game is on a whole other plain.

[@MomentumMarketingTips]

Add JCole and Drake (when he decides to rap with intention) to that list.

[@halloweenfan158]

@@MomentumMarketingTipsdrake and j cole are nowhere near lupe’s level plus j cole is overrated

[@duncanmulenga9285]

I always saw how smart Lupe is from his records now his throwing more knowledge at MIT. I'm not "Surprised".

[@midable-mc2cz]

That was good thank you for this Lupe and MIT. They should bring this over to England, I went Uni in 2008 - 2012 and I love rap so it would have been a course I really would have been interested in. I can rap now too.

[@Ave_Rage_Joe]

Shout to you all for even posting this lesson. It's appreciated for sure

[@rednightreviews]

The fact that he brought up "Stan" shows how much he knows and respects the art of true rap

[@poeticsearthwide]

What an irrepressible sense of justice. I’m deeply grateful to have heard this. I wonder what a dialogue between Lupe and KRS-One would involve?

[@TheIcemanthomas]

A lot of mathematics and lyrical exercise

[@LG-qm9zp]

@@TheIcemanthomas But what would Lupe say? Lolol

[@dubkonnection3420]

A secret handshake

[@MuftiMasala]

Lupe and krs ons discuss krs ones track '13 and good'

[@RomarioDjameh]

Man I love Lupe Fiasco, he had a huge influence on me when i was growing up and i'm here to give him his flowers！！！ He's had a great international influence

[@shinobiouterspace4905]

Restricted action personified. I write this from the perspective of someone 1 week out from surgery in moderate pain. Stuck in bed yet scheduled to be at work in 2 hours. Our rap poetry is an escape into a sonic or even just literary adventure to mitigate the limitations between our imaginations and reality. Like casting a spell, the power of words can manifest in a tangible experience

[@cishikawa0]

facts

[@Magic_dawn]

Amazing teaching skills and lecture by Lupe, must have been unreal being there in person.

[@visuallization]

I love how drastically the talk changes with the speaker switch. It is such a completely different flow and feeling. :D

[@dennismontero6808]

This is awesome the way he describes each song is amazing. Just shows how music is just another form of storytelling amazingly explained by lupe!

[@fitzgerald434]

The way Lupe broke down Stan was awesome

[@sincerelylatasha]

So happy for Lupe, getting to showcase his skills artistically and intellectually! Reminds me of 9th Wonder teaching at North Carolina Central University in NC.

[@wolfblitz7821]

Putting this on my to watch list Peace Lupe for being a mover and shaker in the positive aspect for di Yut dem 💪🏾

[@rastalungz3670]

lupe making hiphop saved my life as an homage to houston texas rap is just beautiful.

[@EvsPersonal]

YOO this is gonna be so dope to watch. I can't believe a college let this happen lmao that's sick

[@youngapollothegawd6043]

Lupe Fiasco is the one person in hip hop to bow out of the spotlight, go be successful at multiple other things while gaining notoriety from those niche groups, so much so that he lands on the world stage again and again, and still drop an album every 2-3 years that would’ve decimated the charts if the government forcing labels and radio stations to constantly push artists to make music that glorifies the horrendous environments that hip hop artists today were forced to come from because of government agendas.

[@vwilliams8196]

He is a teacher down to his soul. I loved the way, he told them you will not come in class in play.

[@UnDark1]

This is great. Wish more artists would teach the art form this way. Respect to Lupe

[@krazywasp23]

Thank you for posting this. I would be so grateful to catch a class live

[@kennethpmccormick3073]

Peaceful surroundings are always the best for your family. Thank you for all your help. My cousin Majid invited me 20 years ago too YouthUprising in Oakland Ca.. to hear LupeFaisio..good brother. Keep it 💯

[@akimbah]

Look how far hip hop has come,thank you Lupe

[@ocmonmane]

I loved the three little pigs example. I’d love to watch this whole course if it were online

[@ManoDGoat]

27:42 When Lupe said," Rappers know how to rap but they do not know what they are doing because they were never formally taught" in reference to rap being a teaching tool, it reminded me of something similar that I once thought of, about how Africans survived many years ago before any "formal education" was introduced. For example, cow farmers used to keep count of their livestock with a number of rocks(if you own 5 cows you will keep a pouch with 5 rocks). They knew how to count but they did not know what they doing up until they were "formally educated" in the knowledge of numbers and counting. This all goes back to Rappers and rap, it is an emerging art in terms of relativity to other music genres and it is not taught anywhere unlike most music genres. In conclusion, teaching Rappers about rap( the fact that it is the most influential teaching tool across the world) and educating them on what makes good rap music will lead to the world having better Rappers, better rap music, rap music that is used for its sole purpose, to influence and teach. As a lecturer for this module/course,Lupe Fiasco is going to remembered as one of the greatest Rappers to have ever lived and a pioneer in an art style that was once regarded as destructive but turned into a modern music genre that can even be taught at University level. My appreciation and craze over Lupe has gone beyond the roof🙌🏾

[@boopboop9356]

My acronym is reality ascending people’s sayings/sentiments Reaching above planetary situations Raw anthologies perspectives stories Wow this was fun lol. I forgot how fun it is to use your brain and be creative using words, haven’t done it in a while.

[@jbigs444]

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