Why Lupe Fiasco Believes He's the Best MC Alive! | SWAY’S UNIVERSE

Dive into the world of Lupe Fiasco as he unveils his unmatched Samurai secrets in this captivating episode of "Sway In The Morning." Renowned for his lyrical prowess and deep cultural insights, Lupe takes center stage to discuss his personal journey and the profound influence of martial arts on his artistry. From exclusive stories about his upbringing and his father's unique martial arts teachings in the Chicago projects, to his thoughts on hip-hop's competitive spirit, this video is a treasure trove of revelations.
Join Sway and Lupe as they explore the intersection of Black culture and Samurai tradition, offering an eye-opening perspective on the often-overlooked history of Black warriors. Experience a raw and authentic conversation that touches on everything from industry challenges to Lupe's relentless dedication to his craft.
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CHAPTERS:
01:55 - Lupe Fiasco’s Father: The Blackest of the Black
08:16 - Yasuke: The Only Recognized Black Samurai
17:57 - Overcoming Writer's Block
19:55 - Removing Excuses for Success
23:24 - Child Rebel Soldier: Hip-Hop Collective
28:05 - Lupe Fiasco and Google’s Text Effects Engine
31:18 - Lupe Fiasco’s “Text Fx” Explained
33:38 - Publishing Rights for “Glass of Water”
37:11 - Upcoming Tour Dates
39:36 - Elizabeth from Texas: Listener Call
42:03 - Dre from Chicago: Fan Interaction
46:03 - C Brown from Little Rock: Audience Engagement
48:50 - Freestyle Performance
49:40 - Outro and Closing Thoughts
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[@Johnthoo1]

LUPE FIASCO DEFINITELY NEEDS HIS PROPS, FLOWERS AND RECOGNITION WHILE HE'S HERE HE'S SO UNDERRATED AND I FEEL LIKE MOST PEOPLE DON'T REALIZE HOW MUCH OF A LYRICIST HE AND HE STILL IS TO THIS DAY ‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾

[@xxJILLZxx]

He gets them flowers bruh ,, as long as people like me n u are here 🫱🏿‍🫲🏾🫡

[@Sirtainty]

Always said we need that Hov, Lupe', & Los record for the culture.

[@tatertots0046]

Jay Elec + Lupe is the collab we need.

[@niemak8219]

We need a album with all them on it ❤

[@zZzJohnnyBoyzZz]

Lupe said "the only reason people know about samurai swords is because of me" lmfao thats what I like about Lupe he's hilarious!

[@NickMintz]

Lupe Fiasco most definitely one of the greats. In my top 3 lyricists of all time.

[@sphiwemashaba2661]

Same here 🇿🇦

[@tyreechawkins9904]

Same here

[@eskimo3916]

Camera clarity is 💥

[@shayp3kicks]

Last man standing who can still free style off the dome... Spitfire Brown could throw that fire frfr 🌪

[@mastamonsta6159]

Top 10 all time

[@BlakJak003]

Lupe has been my favorite rapper since he dropped Kick Push

[@Jamaal_Eye_Ball]

Hope you heard his music pre kick push

[@kincamell2]

Gratitude

[@SkyBlew]

Dope interview 😎🤙🏾 Awesome to see Lupe still going strong and getting even better with time! 😊🙏🏾✍🏾💎✨🩵✌🏾🎨⛅

[@Nice2Know_Type24]

Im giving my flowers now. Too Lupe Fiasco. Much Thank for throw back tracks...

[@IshamaelMorris]

Definitely one of the greatest love Lupe

[@tatertots0046]

I would love to see Lupe do a song with Jay Electronica. Top 2 deepest MCs

[@taylorstation1319]

Lupe and Ka are the best right now.

[@khairt1731]

Lupe is top 10 forever. F everyone else who thinks otherwise

[@ShizAudi]

GOAT 🐐

[@prof3ssor178]

Lupe is that guy 💯 all his projects are dope! Definitely one of the best of all time in Hip-Hop

[@KOsight]

Treezen on ya heels 🌪️

[@RyanBirk]

Lupe for real freesryling 💯 🐐

[@Somegirl811]

I love this guy!

[@eduardoiniestra8007]

Lupe is one of the greatest. Not arguably. Factually.

[@htotc334]

💯 the ones that disagree never heard pens N needles

[@DjEgyptE]

Rakim, K rino. Lupe, Scarface ,Pac. LL. All Greatz and Much More. HIPHOP4EVER.

[@Johnthoo1]

I WANT TO HOPEFULLY DO SOME MUSIC WITH LUPE FIASCO ONE DAY IF THAT'S POSSIBLE AND PLUS I'LL EVEN SEND HIM SOME BEATS FOR HIM TO DO SOME SONGS ON TOO AS WELL

[@The2ndDavid]

Lupe is always legit

[@Fortune31Studios]

Outside of Nas ain't nobody touching Lupe. Kendrick & Cole are great but not in his weight class. The people that are in his weight class like black thought & kxng crooked don't have the solo catalog he got. Royce is in there too but we haven't seen much of him since lupe gave him the business. True 1 of 1.

[@khairt1731]

Facts. Kdot is very good but Lupe is special.

[@martyroberson2091]

So dope 🙌🏾

[@iDewThis4Yu]

Oh yeah for sure he’s atleast top 2. Won’t even argue it. But I just wish he’d stop hating on Kendrick so hard bruh

[@khairt1731]

Kendrick promotes buffoonery I dont like that either.

[@trillyandtruly211]

🐐🐐🐐🐐🐐🐐🐐🐐🐐

[@Pharoah510]

I will forever wish that we got CRS with Lu,Ye & P. I wanted to hear him spit on 2000s era Kanye West & Neptunes production for a full project since high school 😭 never gone get that,i know….

[@myles4193]

U definitely won't get anything from whoever tf CRS is🤦🏽‍♂️🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 learn how to proofread and edit champ snasty work on your comment side🤦🏽‍♂️😂😂

[@Shakax420]

Honestly he might not be wrong

[@michaelsinanan88]

I SAW LUPE AT BROOKLYN STEEL LAST NIGHT. LUPE IS THE EFFN GOAT. THERES NO MC BETTER

[@burningspliffs]

I wanna hear Lupe Fiasco on a Animoss or Roc Marciano beat foreal

[@FightOrGetKnockedOut]

Speak from the heart The Show goes on

[@twalayahala1424]

So do I🧠

[@Mr1and14orth]

The Goat!!! Saw him yesterday at his Samurai tour 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@DLHerrod]

Saying "I know" to someone after they tell you they love you is an asshole move 😂🤣😆

[@khairt1731]

Not really 😂 its acknowledgement.

[@tawandamickens6983]

💪🏿💪🏿💪🏿💪🏿💪🏿💪🏿

[@TreRedding]

Lupe should be respected more! Even Kendrick is scared to battle him.

[@DJGary0910]

Meh.

[@MacSavage503]

Thought he wasn't doing interviews anymore??

[@kjsakuma]

He said Sway was an exception

[@kjsakuma]

Now with Yee, idk but honestly not gonna watch that anyways lol

[@Roshuwah]

He's kinda gotten past that, I'm sure it was just how he was feeling back in that T&Y era ten ish years ago. But he's done a good amount since drill music in Zion

[@MacSavage503]

@@Roshuwah can't believe it was 10yrs ago?

[@Roshuwah]

@@MacSavage503 yeah just short of it, it was early 2015! Time flies!

[@otterdonnelly9959]

29:24 RH lame for that. I know Thom felt some kind of way about Ye but Frank Ocean is cool with Johnny Greenwald. He gotta clear it for the culture. CRS being a hip-hop ever living entity that’s passed down from one generation of artists to the next would be pretty cool.

[@williammaisonet8228]

Drogas wave Drill Music In Zion Samurai All true artistic masterpieces and he proved he could survive in the independent space. Lupe is a legend

[@Insubordinatenyc2]

Pharaoh Heights was excellent as well

[@X4Y7Z0]

RIP CRS 😢

[@paveyoung6121]

I don’t understand his raps anymore so I honestly can’t agree or disagree lol. His first & second albums are still classics tho

[@PrincD90]

Go and read some books 📚📚📚

[@MrMonopolistic]

read a book! expand your mind!

[@ANineOne]

Check his his latest album and Drill Music in Zion

[@CesarSanchezfool]

Such a legend. Need a Dee-1 and Lupe album

[@burningspliffs]

11:40 UNTIL HE RUN INTO ROME STREETZ, MACH-HOMMY OR SOMEONE THAT'S REALLY LIKE THAT

[@eyewinenigma1761]

Mach is crazy! But Lupe and Mach would be a interesting battle

[@mattybhoy6373]

Yo yo homies from Scotland glasgow mufu

[@ryankellz]

AB-SOUL.. LUPE ON DRUGS...

[@losadyos924]

Ubsoft paid ad to get Lupe talk about Yasuke and the failed backlash assassin creed game that’s bullshit sway

[@kingprince8011]

I am rap also, I think in bars

[@KillumiGnarly]

I had to see in the comments this is the gentlemen that made the song Kick Push. as a skateboarder and huge hip hop head that was nice to see him show some love for that! But when it comes to best lyricist of all time? i Personally would give that title to a Big Pun, K rino , Chino Xl , Bizzy bone Ect. Shout out to the amazing world of HIPHOP and RAP music. God bless you Sway thank you for Everything you do and continue to do!!

[@burningspliffs]

Definitely top 5 from/born in Chicago. No Order.. but guess who's the honorable mention. Earl Sweatshirt Kanye West Common Mick Jenkins Lupe Fiasco Lucki

[@AiphiLomu]

hard

[@marinorawmos9759]

Ever heard gemstones ?

[@FredericRoshan]

Fugazi Pharrell is overly crazy!!! 😂😂

[@mr.reliable8123]

Point me in the right direction to see if I can substantiate this claim..

[@gatornation1209]

GOAT

[@myles4193]

Y'all love celebrities more than your own family shit sad in these comments

[@AiphiLomu]

bruh said the biggest cease and decease however tf you spell it lmfao

[@losadyos924]

Good interview tho

[@myles4193]

Nobody is the 🐐 how can there be a goat when there's always someone out there better than the goat u claim

[@FleepacShakur]

Lu is without a doubt the greatest rapper alive. And it’s not even close. And if you disagree you just ain’t heard enough

[@paveyoung6121]

Nas is greater actually

[@FleepacShakur]

@@paveyoung6121 respect it. Nas is a rap god as well. For sure. He my #2 actually with #3 being Hov . But nah, Lupe raps better in my opinion. But I mean I can reference less than 5 songs from Lu that NO raper can top. I mean if we listen to his early projects, revenge of the nerds , the track “Switch” “much more” Cmon now. And I hate to even try and argue against Nas because I love tf outta him Pause.. but he don’t got a track that beats Switch.

[@marinorawmos9759]

Give me his top 3 popular songs and top 3 not so well known songs. Ive heard a little but y'all the experts on him. Thanks In advance

[@myles4193]

Greatest rappers alive should be your mother and father that dropped more jewels in your life than any rapper could #FactsOnly™

[@Me-cu9ci]

LUBE!!! PLZ DON'T GIVE UP ON YOUR BLACK QUEENS... 😢

[@capt_howdy]

who

[@leroygreen6310]

Lupe says he's the best then I'm not gonna disagree. In fact I'm gonna defend it tomorrow on A2HH. 💣💥🔥 Shout out to SOSA and Pendulum Ink

[@donblanco81]

He good dont get me wrong. But KXNG crooked the GOAT

[@rachaad]

I'm not mad at this and highly respect this !

[@burningspliffs]

NGL if we talking about 2000s era.. I'm choosing MF DOOM & Ghostface Killah over both of them easily.

[@3milyxm13]

N9ne 🤏😆🫶

[@rawdiggitydog]

Lupe is just another rapper. He's not the best emcee alive. To be the best at something, you have to be able to quantity it in some way. He hit his ceiling a long time a go. Rappers like jcole, Drake, kendrick, Eminem... Are doing things that we haven't seen in rap history.

[@nacerddinemahalli7074]

😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@TYBO-xl1xz]

Delusional

[@skillz2tthemaxx157]

Sway aint got the answers Lupe is washed up radio muzik he has talent but best mc doesn't match his raps smack battle rappers are way far better mc's

[@StreetsAintNoMyth5]

Emcees can make songs. Battle rappers can’t. Makes no sense at all. Nobody wants to be the greatest battle rapper. Everyone wants to be the greatest emcee

[@jenesishunter9674]

Except Chris Brown 😊

[@skillz2tthemaxx157]

@@StreetsAintNoMyth5 you have a point but ain’t nobody listening to Lupe keep it a 💯

[@K12127]

Lupe was at a festival this year that I went to. Tons of ppl were there rocking out and rapping along to his songs

[@ANineOne]

​@@skillz2tthemaxx157so all his vids and tracks have 0 plays right? That should be the case cause no one listens to him right?

[@jayclifton5812]

No he’s not !! 💯

[@dealowmorgan885]

Top 5 all time