Lupe Fiasco talks about Kendrick, Yeezus and Falling Off

[@oblambo]

Lupe didn't fall off. He can stop and go whenever he wants. He's one of those very few mc's who can actually control his career. He's smarter than everyone else. And the part where he's talkin about kendrick and how there's many other unknown mc's that can eat him alive; that's lupe telling kendrick to show some humility. Lupe's thinking is far ahead of alot of people.

[@MrKenantheboss]

finally someone who sees it as i do!

[@Treetops27]

Agreed, he's kinda like Eminem, Jay Z or Nas. Best known for albums that dropped a decade and a half ago, but still have enough star power to their name that they could tour forever off their early work. They could release mediocrity for the next 2 decades and would still make many people's top 10 lists.

[@Zuri_SM]

I agree with you mostly, but Lupe seems somewhat bitter with the success Kendrick has gotten. He tried to say Logic was a better MC than him. Like, that actually happened (and Logic was biting Kendrick's stuff at the time).

[@SantiagoSernAZ]

@@Treetops27 does he own masters

[@bobbysequoia]

This aged interestingly

[@XpertizeTheMc]

of course lupe fell off mainstream wise, but he's one of the best mcs in the world. People don't want to hear the truth.

[@astarothamon2113]

bitch bad woman good

[@OriginalAsloe]

It Sickens Me How Much Lu Is Slept On , He Is One Of If Not The Greatest Lyricist Of Our Time.

[@24kobethebest]

one of the best definitely

[@fredflintstone522]

He just might be the best of our time

[@ezraprzytyk]

Definitely among the best but hes a bitter person who comes off in a jealous and pretentious way and that turned people off from him

[@ye23.]

lupe is so underrated. dude is a lyrical genius.

[@devindraco3594]

Why can't we all agree and say Kendrick and Lupe are both keeping hip hop alive, even Kanye (despite his ego) is keeping hip hop alive. If we have more artists like Lupe,Kendrick,J.Cole,Eminem,Kanye etc. hip hop will not die

[@KTKZon58]

I think you can also say that Kanye is the seed from which alotta these trees were planted, as far as how he broke through with College Dropout and made the gangsta archetype in hip-hop obsolete damn near overnight....

[@KTKZon58]

Alotta the new trees, that is...Drizzy, Kdot, Cole, Wale, Lupe, etc etc. These cats prolly woulda been on Slum Village or Dialated Peoples', or Jedi Mind Tricks' level (just as far as popularity goes, so don't say I'm hating) had Yeezy not broke the mold...

[@andrewgarfield4219]

+c dean I doubt that, Wale and Kendrick would still be doing what they do, its the J Cole Drake people that wont be here, cus you could only be a rapper if you came from the hood before Kanye

[@killerdadd]

I mean Lupe started the same time as Kayne back in 2000s, so thats not really true.

[@nopeace3689]

I agree 100% that Kanye is talented it's just he says so much stupid stuff it's hard to take him seriously these days he says a lot of stupid stuff

[@itstopic7973]

9 years later still waiting for a response from anyone to Kendrick!! 😂 just stop it Lupe. You are a great MC as well but Kendrick is on another level. He is sitting in the throne right now.

[@legendaryag1]

That was such a weird reply by lupe (who I absolutely love) it's like "I'm offended, but I'm trying to play it off like I'm not" lol my man, it's a competitive verse. Either compete or shut up but why are so offended lmao

[@TheSmilodon85]

But to me Lupe never fell off people just are to dumbed down to understand the intellectual rhyming master.

[@jcanimus6700]

Lupe isn't a product of the system. That's what it is really.

[@MrMatocho]

He got good content and he is a dope lyricist (one of my fav) but since the cool he did fall off. His albums and mixtapes never lived up to his previous projects. Lasers and friend of the people were musically garbage in my opinion even tho i liked some of the songs from each project.

[@aboutmillions]

Matteo Litrico FACT

[@TheSmilodon85]

What does my Judgement have to do with liking his music?

[@hopderp9623]

still think Lupe has fallen off?

[@giovannylugo7954]

I liked the little shout out to King Los. He's so underrated and he's better than most people in the game now

[@beauparker3128]

Lupe is my favorite rapper alive today, second all time only behind Tupac.

[@dopekidrepublic]

I despise how Lupe fans seem to be dismissing Kendrick's Lyricism. Lupe is the better lyricist but Kendrick is an insane lyricist too don't get it twisted

[@ReturnOfChef]

Yeah but his fans are the ones hating

[@upvoter8163]

Lupe is a more "complex" lyricist. Lyricism as a whole is far more than punchlines and vague/hidden metaphors. There's many facets of lyricism that Kendrick is better at than Lupe.

[@ReturnOfChef]

@@upvoter8163 Nah Kendricks work is repackaged. Remember the the best aint ever with the masses. Its art for noobs

[@medbeth9857]

​@@ReturnOfChef you're just coping. When it comes to art and *especially* music and literature, the most critically acclaimed are the most influential, most celebrated. Lupe is a master wordsmith but complexity is not the be all or end all of art. It needs to also have appeal, purpose and honesty, all of which Kendrick brings to the table. He's the better rapper, better artist, better performer and when it comes to painting a scene or telling a story, he's also far superior. Art is multidimensional.

[@MarcusTheMC]

@@medbeth9857shit, could’ve had wrote this any better 🔥

[@Evo303]

I get it, Lupe was once in Kendrick's shoes. Regarded as Hip Hop's golden child, but times change and new talent arises. Still that doesn't mean I will not acknowledge Lupe's contribution to the genre. With that said, Kendrick deserves all the praise he's getting. Don't be so quick to undermine the new generation, you'll just be holding hip hop back.

[@RealDwade78]

👍

[@tripleBworld]

Lupe is clearly annoyed by all the praising thats going towards Kendrick, but he kinda has a point. To pimp a butterfly was declared a classic by so many while the songs were mediocre at most. I understand the message is important and its what hiphop needs, but that doesn't justify the fact that the songs were not as good as he used to make them. Tetsuo and youth had a message and was a genius album, it was better than kendrick's album IMHO and so was under pressure by logic. This is coming from a longtime fan of K dot and his music.

[@RealDwade78]

+Mohammed W. Alshalalfeh... Not for nothing but it always seems like Lupe has qualms with Kendrick.

[@tripleBworld]

D. Wade Hes just sick and tired of people like Rosenberg praising him like hes a god, while there are many other rappers including lupe that are better.

[@montyuchiha117]

+Mohammed W. Alshalalfeh I dont think there are many people better than kendrick right now lol.... i dont know any rapper that is truly better then him right now. Ones that are damn good and def up there with him but not higher lol

[@Cooz-h1l]

Lupe fiasco- dots and lines. Boom

[@edwardpolenzani4900]

It sounds like "Tetsuo and Youth" changed quite a bit since this interview because it's hardly straight forward lol. I mean you can probably get the main message on the surface of it but the whole album is full of underlying messages and meanings. I think it could be lupe's best work yet

[@itachiovermadara]

Edward Polenzani what message did you get out of it

[@tripleBworld]

Edward Polenzani He talked about it in his interview with sway. His record label pushed him into doing radio tracks that he didnt like and felt would flop. After releasing Old school love, the label realized he was right and gave him full creative control, so he went full lupe mode with mural, and all the other genius tracks. Im really glad hes going indie now, im expecting hes gonna blow our minds again.

[@litedaya7657]

+Mohammed W. Alshalalfeh they didn't give him full creative control, they were ready to laser him, but anonymous threatened them.

[@09authentic09]

Eye agree

[@ItsAnEndlessWorld]

Then Drogas Wave came...

[@davidbrown7990]

Lupe is probably the smartest rapper out when it comes to explaining controversy and the realness of how entertainment industry and politics shapes our youth's minds

[@TheAuracle]

While I still feel like FL2 as an album was a bit wayward, there's one thing that Lupe is undeniably consistent about and that's his lyricism. My brother and I were talking about this the other day and I feel like we're coming full circle in hip-hop now. We're arriving back to a point where emcees are actually saying something constructive and meaningful, not just looking to make a fat wad o' cash off a track that really is a three-minute long chant/hook. Lupe got the ill-treatment from his label to those that refuse/simply can't understand him because he refused to deviate from his principles while everyone else wanted to participate in the minstrel show talmbout wealth, ho's, violent gangland fantasies, the false ideal of hyper-masculinity, and materialism. That's not only really admirable but that's real strength right there. I haven't seen a more intelligent emcee since Q-Tip & Posdonus. I can say that with confidence now.

[@Leviathan_Art]

Aye what goes around comes around right.

[@bleachbaby7225]

I love Lupe. He's phenomenal. Defiantly a great lyricist and an intriguing talented artist. However, although there is always a bit of truth behind an opinion, I think Lupe holds a bit of salty towards K Dot for being essentially what Lupe was suppose to be. The thing is, lyricism is a tricky concept. A lot of you in the comments are saying Lupe will murder K Dot. I can see where that opinion comes from, being someone who enjoys Lupe's work, can understand and grasp it, and considers him a top 5 personal favorite still making music (Excluding legends like Nas, Em), but it's a bit silly. What you people need to understand is a lot of Lupe's praise comes from his lyrical tendency to go over heads. Much like Jay Z. To me, like Jigga, and in my eyes, that doesn't make you 10x better, but unfortunately to most people it does. Just the fact that they grasp the magnitude of a power bar after the initial listen, blows their mind, and automatically the emotional excitement that comes with that puts it in your head, that he is ten fold of what he is. You got to understand, just because you don't get what someone says, doesn't make it hot. I call it a "Personal" bar, not meaning as far as their personal life, but a bar that is inspired by a spark of an idea, and is so vague, that only they would initially understand. That's it. Anyone with decent knack for writing can literally do it. Lupe is so personal with his bars, you have to look deeper to understand them a lot of the time. With that being said. Kendrick's style is so great because not only is he giving you a little of every lyrical ability such as wordplay, flow, delivery, complex rhyme schemes, metaphors, and entendres, but he does it WHILE appealing to your average listener, a.k.a the masses. That's not easy to do at all. Like a guy in these comments said "He found that sweet spot". It's very hard to find and walk that thin line that doesn't cross into being over lyrical like Jay Z's new style a lot of times; where he seems trash because he is TOO personal/vague with his bars, or being under lyrical, not saying shit. He's right between. Rapping with a greater message than any rapper in awhile, doing it so well. There's a reason he's praised the way he is. He is literally like Pac. Spreading knowledge, awareness, and provoking thought, lyrically as hell, emotionally, passionately, ALL WHILE appealing to the masses! To broaden the message and spread the idea. Revolutionary shit. Bigger picture. He spits like an underground rapper with the advanced vocabulary and yet sells that shit on a massive scale. That shit is RARE. He knows just the right formula like Pac and what puts the cherry on top is he's real as hell. Examples: His control verse. A lot of people hate because they think it's hyped. When the truth is, a real hip hop head appreciates the lyrical content in that verse, but that's not at all the MAIN reason we praise it, contrary to popular belief, but the fact that a rapper in Kendrick's position, who is relevant, selling, killing the game, and speaking truth was the one to drop a verse that was meant to purposely bring forth responses and reactions out of rappers, for the sole purpose of REAL MUSIC. Wanting to bring back that competitive, fun, natural rap like the golden era! While also playing a smart business move for traffic sales. Yet people assume we "Hype" it cause of him rapping his ass off, when that's far from the truth. Again, bigger picture shit. K Dot and Cole are literally the two kings of this shit rn, and Drake's the cash cow King, doing his own real thing, murdering the game on top. As far as the real rap MCs, Dot and Cole represent it for us right now, and that's what Lupe was suppose to be! Instead he got too lost in sacrificing the message for the sake of greater lyricism. Where only the real hip hopheads like us can understand him, and only then say, "Damn this kid is out of this world". Don't get me wrong. Lupe is a top tier lyrical genius. However, you CANNOT compare him and Kendrick. It's deeper than just lyrics. But, for lyrics sake, let's say you don't gaf about all this preaching. Listen to his control response to Kendrick. Wasn't the hottest shit. Though to his defense, I'll say he was playing around a bit as well. Still, Lupe doesn't want Kendrick, trust me. His style is too unorthodox and mysterious for diss tracks. His bars would fly overhead and about them you get them, he could've said 4 hot bars for the same message. It's the type of style not made for dissing rappers, and if he dumbed himself down, blow for blow, Kendrick would take the cake, because Lupe's over complicated lyrics MAKE him who he is. Take Nas' Ether for example. Arguably the best diss track ever made. Is it blatant, vague, or packed with double entendre power bars too complicated to understand? No. It's straight to the point, sweet, punchline/rhyme scheme style rhyming, straight shredding with bars and facts. Kendrick would do that better than Lupe. Trust. I love Lupe. His body of work is underrated and outstanding. But he doesn't take this beef is it ever happened so quit with the "Murder" comments, cause "Murder" means totally outclassing and if he somehow won the beef, it wouldn't be by a long shot, can tell you that. Moral of this long ass rant: Aside from the business, sales, and strategic aspects of rapping, styles matter the most when it comes to going at each other's throat, and Kendrick's style is better fit for that here. Case closed. Now let's jam some Tetsuo and enjoy the artistry.

[@conduitofthegospeldarrellb9154]

+Bishop Alexander I enjoyed reading your perspective on 'K Dot v. Lupe. Interesting and you made some pretty agreeable points. However, Kendrick wants no parts of Lupe in a battle. His only advantage in a battle versus Lupe would be the fact that Kendrick is currently hotter than him. Sadly tho, in the eyes f the public that fact would be significant enough to give Kendrick the W over Fiasco.

[@Ayplus]

+Bishop Alexander Longest comment Ive ever seen in youtube history. I will assume i agree with what ur saying.

[@xautok3659]

Kendrick, tasted fame and sold his soul. There is why some talented artist don't have fame like Kendrick or Wayne

[@xautok3659]

***** You just have to research, boss.

[@jebustavera8132]

+AresFitness watch God is gangsta. Kendrick is blatantly showing us he sold out.

[@kashstory]

I understand Lupe's sentiment here, but I don't think he understood where Kendrick was coming from. He wasn't on some "I'm gonna drop this and make everyone else obsolete". He just was trying to bring back the competition to Hip-hop in the mainstream, it was almost like an invitation to everyone. On some "I'm challenging you all to come over here and try to be the best" type thing. He left out some people, his own camp, and most notably OGs like Dr. Dre, Ice Cube, Snoop, and Lupe can be considered among them too. He respects all of them too.

[@MN-oi6np]

Lupe is light years ahead lyrically 🔮

[@CamilleStorm]

Lupe your forever my fave rapper

[@OracleEND]

Kendrick is cool. But Lupe still number 1 in my book. That's real.

[@letlhogonololetlhake6832]

💯💯💯

[@PajaritoBoomBoom]

Lupe is such a great music artist, good interview Rikki

[@mdhenry3843]

My dude wow it blows my mind how Blessed you are!!!!!!

[@yoohoo4blood]

lupe is so underrated .. he is a legend and known as one. food and liquor 1, the cool. hes the fucking man

[@harnoorsingh2240]

Lupe just keeps amazing me time after time. I noticed that a lot of the comments down below were saying stuff like "Why would he name it crack? Does he even know how much of an influence he is on society?" Let's go back to Kick Push, when he released that song in 06, he stated that the song was about skateboarding, AND ABSOLUTELY NOTHING ELSE because people thought that he was talking about pushing drugs and that that is was lupe's message was(considering he also had songs like Fast Money, DopeBoy, and Hustlaz Due at the time), but with this new song entitled "Crack," he is using reverse psychology by saying that this song is literally about smoking crack, and he wants to see what people take from that. Also now that people know the type of person that lupe is, they'll be like, "Oh, well everyone knows about his conceptuality, so this must mean something." Well, It does mean something. This song is going to be Kick Push, but in a parallel universe. Understand what I'm saying?

[@nooper]

interesting idea. definitely gets me curious to hear the song so I can judge for myself if he succeeds in doing that. it's a ballsy experiment, if anything.

[@CK-ky6ky]

Martinez is a well rounded interviewer Imo. Thank you.

[@Utada379]

I don't understand why there's a comparison. I've always loved Lupe's stuff. That shit is deep but Kendrick is good too. I will admit that I don't really like KL's new stuff but his old stuff hit me just as hard as Lupe. All this pitting black folk against other blacks is tired as hell.

[@SureYoureRight]

I miss Lupe so much

[@MrBlameLife]

Lupe be saying some real things, not only in his bars and the game but also being able to relate that back to real life and how everything comes together.

[@sophisticatedbrother6230]

This man is a genius

[@xavierturner5590]

If Only we know then what we know about Tetsuo & Youth Now lol ......Mural, Adoration of tha Magi, and Prisoner 1 & 2 .......This Guy truly had something for us ....I didn't see a Track Like Mural coming at all lol 😳💿😊

[@Dru9120]

"new nighas, just new nighas. Dont get involved." - Kdot Kendrick was literally calling out the OGs to come out and play.

[@BharaDaFundraiser]

Cassidy responded, Joel Ortiz king Los, Joe Budden, Parpoose, Kendrick never responded

[@finallydan]

kendrick name dropped lu on monster freestyle, then lu responded to that and control with slr, and then kendrick dodged him for over a decade 😂

[@SizzlerGoat]

Aye man shout out to my big brother Lupe for giving me and the rest of the graduates a $100 at the black star project graduation letting us know Chicago public schools ain't what it cracked up to be.

[@lachrome]

Lupe and this baddie vibing you know they fw each other

[@letlhogonololetlhake6832]

This is a very good interview,this lady did a lot of research, I like that ☺

[@ChimcharrNo1]

Lupe fell off? I’ve not heard a bad album from the guy. Ever.

[@odi9963]

he fell off from the mainstream

[@BankaiTousen]

Lupe hit it on the head.Theese newer generations are easily impressed.The whole control verse was above average but it had amazing delivery.When you stack a Kendrick verse against a lupe verse you will see the difference in the level of lyricism between the 2.Lupe is lightyears ahead of Kendrick in rhyming but commercial success Kendrick is ahead

[@htownhomie06]

I hear U!

[@zingerdinger112]

idk about lupe being light years ahead of kendrick lyrically. i think the main difference between lupe and kendrick is that in kendrick music you hear more of his personal story. and in lupe you hear more of other things

[@htownhomie06]

kendrick definitely puts more of his personal story into his rhymes, directly. though Lu is from westside Chi & puts his story in but indirectly. his vocabulary, command of language is, however, lightyears ahead of Kendrick. when he's done rapping, he could easily write books and/or Hollywood scripts IMO.

[@zingerdinger112]

htownhomie06 While that may be true I dont think kendrick has fully proven himself yet lupe does have a larger body of work still they are both great artists its nice good rap becoming popular again

[@htownhomie06]

right on

[@Carlos-xz3vi]

Not sure why people are comparing Lupe with Lamar; Lupe had a great first album, but Lamar has a string of records, that not only hip hop, but any musician would die for. From Section 80 to DAMN I believe Kendrick has established a legacy in a such a short time.

[@tylertesla3066]

A few things. One, this lady is an excellent hiphop interviewer. Two, watching this video just kind of saddens me, for strange reasons that I don't completely understand. Three, I find it harder and harder to separate and artist from news that I've heard about the artist, unlike my teen days, when I did tons of research on the artists and their music, and didn't care as much about opinion on the artists from other people, except seasoned critics. Four, Lupe is to rap music, what Philip K. Dick was to science fiction writing because people just don't get him for the most part, but in the future, when he becomes more irrelevant, I''m sure younger people will see how a genius was truly ignored in his time, for the most part. 5 Kendrick is the real deal in my opinion, and even though I prefer Lupe's content matter in his rap music, I can honestly say that Kendrick "gets it" far more than Lupe ever did, and it is sad to see him acknowledging that he fell off, however wittily he tries to play it off, while trying to offer Kendrick "advice." If I was Kendrick (and remember I really respect and like Lupe), I would tell him to shove that advice up his ass, and quit being so pretentious and haterish.

[@all_amira_all_day]

Nope, he said it right. There's always at least one artist that can lyrically eat you alive. Just because you are what's hot right now, doesn't mean you're the greatest. There's always someone lyrically better than you. Always. As he said better than Em, Jay and even himself & there were a line of people occupying hip hop before Kendrick. Keep it consistent if you're claiming anything.

[@twice2006]

I like that "Love Sosa" song by Lupe!

[@only1drewskiii]

Lupe is a legend cutt the fuck shitt haters gonna hate

[@stevenhoracius8218]

facts!!!!

[@bob123294]

Steven Horacius legend? i dont think so.... and i like lupe but he is no legend

[@only1drewskiii]

he is a fuckin legend look at what hes done for this hip-hop generation over the years...not the mainstream shit either even that if more real than alot shit you hear on the radio.

[@only1drewskiii]

quit puttin him down and support the real!

[@only1drewskiii]

huh?

[@MrEherndon5]

Lamborghini Angels, Ital, and Autobahn Ball Room are all really good.

[@edgarsaintilus]

yoooooooooooo, watching this interview i noticed that wale and lupe's mannerism are similar.

[@str8frmthacr8]

***** LOL!

[@aboutmillions]

Lupe lost his mind after he dropped "The Cool" fight it all you want, that shit was a PURE CLASSIC and he hasnt been the same since.

[@trizae2667]

LOL

[@dudekid19]

why do they let 16 year old girls interview rappers?

[@astarothamon2113]

shes not 16 is she

[@Rappatiligoe0419]

***** your response to him is so hyperbolic, sarcastic, and satirical itself that it's hilarious

[@NoPhame]

Because rappers aint got time for intelligent, unattractive journalists..

[@Covertghost]

cuz jailbait makes dudes open up

[@dostovan5142]

So they can learn n go teach their mumble rapper boyfriends

[@ladydon50]

I am 50 plus years old lived and learn and i can say this young man is his own man groomed with reality many want to have their ears tickle with things that stunt your growth however for him it's a challenge of the mind dare to think and question , as black people this is very important to do and the more you do the more literate you become. Everything you know was given to you however the more you learn the more you learn to think on your own and reason . He is not arrogant he just educated beyond secular education with that he have more insight .

[@Ocktober03]

She's real comfortable around Lupe lol got the leg up and everything

[@karimhussein3975]

hahahaha

[@jesseclifton]

I wanna know what Lupe thinks of Macklemore

[@gFemto]

he doesn't

[@jesseclifton]

Mack okay captain 1st & 15th ill refer back to you for any other info

[@gFemto]

Jesse Clifton I really don't understand what you mean.

[@Stevenonymous]

Tiberius no one knows

[@jesseclifton]

Tiberius 1st & 15th is his record label, if you knew anything about Lupe you would know that.

[@gantzguy]

Reading these comments really pisses me off. If youre gunna talk shit, you better have listened to ALL of Lupe's shit.

[@SupremeUchiha]

Lupe my fav rapper, not just cuz of his lyrics as epic as they are, i just really enjoy like 99% of his tracks, some people may have not like FnL 2, but i thought that shii was dope AF! the beats were more modern and i love it, like hood now and Audubon ballroom were just sick as hell, and lyrically he never fails to impress me, I don't want him to keep doing FnL original songs, i love the fact that he switching gears on the beats and flow! And i love kendrick just as much both lyrically and song wise, I enjoy both artists and i know both artists respect each other, K.dot is INSANE, I don't quite believe one is above the other, although lupe's complexity is defo past KL but KL rhyme scheme is genius, I simply prefer lupe....K.Dot and FnF up!

[@artheals8869]

This the same thing Lupe told Royce before they started beefin. I still need Lupe to explain that “Logic is better than Kendrick” sentiment though 😂

[@wirezts]

I love the way he's just chill & doesn't let anything get to him. Some of the things she says are a bit stupid and sometimes almost insulting but he just smiles & goes with it. She is pretty fit though .

[@lonnit4liph]

Luv Luv Luv Lupe!

[@allari1]

This is best Tetsuo and Youth interview so fAR

[@gkkkkkkkk]

great interview. long live lupe!

[@BoodaSDavis]

Baby nice 👌, anybody got her name? I was to busy listening to Lupe kick knowledge

[@daPancakeHomie]

He pronounced "lackadaisical" incorrectly @10:10

[@VictorGonzalez-ri5jz]

Lupe is the shit, he got hella bars.

[@ytwizzle]

Those shades were beast mode!!

[@raffialehambrick8194]

reason why Lupe fiasco fell off is because when he first came out he was unique. he envented something new, a new rap character. but after food&liquor, he decided to blend in. My favorite album of all time still. favorite songs on that album, real, instrumentals, hurt me soul, daydream, kick push.

[@Treetops27]

More like after The Cool. Lasers was a product of his shitty record label.

[@ibrahiimirvin2762]

Luke can ever do wrong in my eyes. Every thing he said was on point

[@Gwrightproductions1]

Lupe da genius. Been a fan sese kicj push then mixatapes to the cool forward. Being the greatest mc isn't all about lyrics and metaphors, but lupe is the nerd outcast of hip hop in a good way. But the nerd is always recognized for their success sooner or later.

[@kingrico2666]

Can't wait to Tetsuo And Youth!

[@Velcro_stickem]

No matter what anyone says Kendrick is the best rapper out currently that's not only my opinion but that's facts

[@justynaes5434]

That low voice! ♥

[@BTAKVE]

Lupe goes in, but I just listened to SLR2 since they were talking about it and uh, they still haven't found somebody who could come hard enough in entire songs what Kendrick did in a few short bars.

[@ugotevansd]

j.cole tko remix

[@IGGYBELYAVSKY]

Lupe will never fall off

[@dachamp023]

What's the name of the video he was talking about where can I find it?

[@ohla300]

How come ppl so shocked that Lupe locked his Twitter? We know how Online Bulling is so I think He is Smart and some ppl need to remember that we all have feelings. Lupe Your doing you and I have no complaints! Keep teaching me to Think

[@9livesSalute]

was big boy gone by this point

[@TheFilmSpace1]

Lupe The Great

[@2pkjs1351]

Lupe is a genius and always will be

[@manafloodin]

girl is pretty af

[@lionelgardner228]

Lupe just brakes it down every time

[@BmoreClark]

Thank god i seen the title i thought he was future

[@hoesonmadiq1657]

It sounds like tetsuo and youth was gonna be another underwhelming album reaching for a pop audience again. I'm so glad he scratched all that n came out with the classic it is today

[@AdrianCarter93]

judging from the comments. you either overestimate lupe or u underestimate lupe. there is no in betweenfrom what im seeing

[@dachamp023]

What's the name of the video he was talking about

[@dachamp023]

I look for 1234 nothing comes up

[@dachamp023]

Yes I have and still didn't come up

[@Dtrujillo22]

What's the name if the song about crack ??

[@rathyAro]

I've listened to lupe's 4 albums extensively (not as much the last one) and I'd say his first 2 albums were on a different level. I think the skill is still there, but his songs just seem simpler in concept now. Yeah kick, push was straight up, but then you have a whole other layer with kick, push 2, and the entire cool album was just an interesting work of art. It doesn't seem like he's really pushing his creativity any more, just talking about what he's interested in, in rap form.

[@93Nfinite]

Lupe's got some classic albums, ill give him that

[@johnhurd4878]

Only Letty will ask the right questions.

[@HD-ry6gr]

respect Lupe's old stuff but his new stuff doesn't interest me, and Kendrick kills about 90% of every record I heard so not sure about Lupe's perspective but i'd like to hear more from Fiasco and hope I feel his music again..

[@aceito28]

Ppl say lu fell off but fact is his type of music isnt even in demand any more, his former listeners are listening to future. Lu's fanbase wasnt just all hiphop headz, alot was regular hiphop consumers that go along with who ever has alot of promotion and lupe had that in 06. Now since he's not on ur tv all day everyday u say he fell off lol. F&L2 was a great album, so how he fall off?

[@ntedrain]

I love Lupe and for me, he's the greatest lyricist on so many levels... BUT! When he said that he has always written lyrics in a manner so that every listener would understand what he's saying by the first time listening to it, I couldn't resist saying: "That's a myth, Lupe". To this day, I still don't believe that I have understood even a fraction of THE COOL.

[@ecuaking87]

what video are they talking about ????

[@ReulMcGillolane]

I admit I don't "follow" hip hop, but when the heck did Lupe fall off???? Relevant substance + amazing word play AND originality AND positive (not preachy, either) and SUPER entertaining = LUPE. The heck????? A fall from space...indeed. {Plus he's Muslim}

[@harnoorsingh2240]

Kick Push : Lupe says that it is about skateboarding | People took it as a song about drugs CRACK : Lupe says that it is about crack | People are taking it to be much more than just a song about crack.

[@3ooth]

I love this guy

[@lalgerino91]

lupe is one smart dude

[@asiascott8495]

you can literally be smarter than everyone else but the idea of being a great rapper or Lyricist is to make others understand what you're saying, so that everybody even the most simplest person can pick it up. Which is why as an overall rap artist Kendrick is better. All the fame and awards kind of tell the same Story too!!

[@HULYRICSTV]

Many people aren't ready for this visionary souljah. He is fighting a system that he can not control using his creativity. "A mastermind" By Nas is to be heard to understand what I just said.

[@AgkDGMN]

"I'm not the greatest rapper... the greatest rappers' a lie." -Peace of Paper/Cup of Jayzus

[@el-emcee]

I have listened to every single Lupe track over 50 times... I have only managed to decipher 30% of his songs. The rest are soo deep down I cannot reach

[@jaygweedo3624]

Lupe my guy but bro Kendrick Lamar is the epitomy of Emcee

[@sophisticatedbrother6230]

Never compare this man to anyone in the industry his ghost is way better than anyone who will come in the next 100 years.Yall are tripping

[@imdetamilboy]

Yeezus was not that hard to get...wtf is Lupa talking about? It's industrial.

[@imdetamilboy]

James Low Haha I actually feel he improves with each album he makes in various ways with Yeezus being his best album. Lyrically not the best, yes, and possibly his weakest but vocally, musically, thematically and attitude wise, it's his best for sure. College Dropout is his weakest imo. It is his best lyrically though...tied with MBDTF...but idk.

[@lorca17]

No way, college dropouts has got to be his best album. I personally think graduation was a really good album, possibly as good as college dropouts. I think after 808, ye took really big risks and sometimes it worked. But yeezus wasn't that good. In fact, i think its a bit too much. Maybe its cuz it hasn't grown on me but i don't know man.

[@imdetamilboy]

Jason Chong Hyun Lee Personal opinion bro. I loved it.

[@imdetamilboy]

It's really not that complex...

[@JackDaScarecrow]

So many rapper butt hurt over that control verse Lupe is dope but there aren't a whole lot of rappers out there messing with Kendrick. He's a breath of fresh air in a rap game that is for the most part lacking substance and creativity. The best artist out right now get little to no radio play himself included. He should be thanking Kendrick for calling out all these wack ass rappers telling them to step up their game. As for Drake his reaction was so lame. Being that he is one of the few actually talented mainstream artist he should have had Kendrick's back for the sake of the culture. Instead he went and got his feeling hurt…….

[@rickyhill6795]

Lupe is the best out there. Sorry but kendrick don't wanna see him.

[@BankaiTousen]

***** you smoking bruh have you not heard any of Lupes material ? and not just Supestar and kick push .Lupe will destroy Kendrick with shit he wont understand till a year later.

[@BankaiTousen]

***** trust me I have and Lupes body of work is on another level.

[@2Fresh2356]

***** when kendrick puts together a modern day epic through three albums, plays in different genres of hip hop than his familiar gangsta rap, AND still kills with lyrical precision while promoting the bettering of mankind then maybe, MAYBE, he can compare to Lupe. Recognize that he has innovated rap and shown why it should be considered an art form. Trust i'm a big fan of Kendrick, but c'mon son, Lupe is beyond the people that preceded him and those that come after him.

[@187Wretched]

2Fresh2356 Kendrick "gangsta rap" ?? have you even sat down and listened to any of his projects? Look Lupes first two albums and the mixtapes around that time is god level mc type shit but I honestly think at the moment Kendrick is making better music. Section 80 vs Food and Liquor is a better question since we cant compare both artists as a whole because one is inconsistent and the other is brand new.

[@2Fresh2356]

Food and Liqour one or two? Both of those albums had a completely different focus, and even if we are talking one and Kendrick's section 80 in comparison, Kendrick still can't touch Lupe. Lupe is too diverse to even be in the same sentence as Kendrick. Kendrick is a sick lyricist, but what he has done Lupe has done 20 times over AND better. And honestly it aint even Kendrick fault. Lupe has more experience and from research I've done he's well read and well versed in his craft. Kendrick will get there, just know right now, Lupe is above him.

[@tanvirspro2]

whats her name

[@spcooper94]

I used to really like Lupe