Lupe Fiasco Speaks on Lil Wayne surpassing Elvis

[SpaceGhostBlacc]

Q: You recently got in the headlines for speaking about the nihilism in rap. And furthering that topic, Lil Wayne just topped Elvis Presley’s record on the Hot 100 Billboard charts. I saw a headline that said a “foul-mouthed” rapper with violent lyrics beats Elvis? Is there a way out of this phase for mainstream rap?

Society as a whoe is innately nihilistic. American society is very, very crass and non-compassionate. Just as a construct. But the ideals and the nature of it comes from a very individualistic, get-mine-before-you-get-yours kind of thing and if you get yours before I get mine, I’m going to take yours. That’s something you can’t… it’s almost like well, what did you expect? If you look at the moral trajectory of different artists in different time periods, you can see certain people had a certain mass presence. Top 10 records… you can see that Lil’ Wayne is America at this point in its totality. He’s murderous, carefree, laissez-faire, erotic, overly sexual, but very rough around the edges. Obsessed with money…. There’s a certain truth, a certain artistic and philosophical truth to that. I don’t really… not that I don’t care…. but I expected that. I don’t find that jarring. It’s good to see a Black man beat Elvis [laughs].

But with that too, Elvis sung gospel records. He was a beautiful brother in that sense. A brother who dedicated a large portion of career to singing praises of Jesus, morality and things of that nature. Lil Wayne is a force of positivity for some people, even if they just latch onto the verse he did for that Damien Marley and Nas album about the generation and the future of this nation, the future of this world, and how they rest at the feet of his son.

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[Bill Laimbeer]

Lupe is so well spoken. He also took the high road and didn't take any shots at him.

But the interviewer should know of the work ethic that Wayne put in to get that spot.

[shaolinmonk06]

Q: You recently got in the headlines for speaking about the nihilism in rap. And furthering that topic, Lil Wayne just topped Elvis Presley’s record on the Hot 100 Billboard charts. I saw a headline that said a “foul-mouthed” rapper with violent lyrics beats Elvis? Is there a way out of this phase for mainstream rap?
Society as a whoe is innately nihilistic. American society is very, very crass and non-compassionate. Just as a construct. But the ideals and the nature of it comes from a very individualistic, get-mine-before-you-get-yours kind of thing and if you get yours before I get mine, I’m going to take yours. That’s something you can’t… it’s almost like well, what did you expect? If you look at the moral trajectory of different artists in different time periods, you can see certain people had a certain mass presence. Top 10 records… you can see that Lil’ Wayne is America at this point in its totality. He’s murderous, carefree, laissez-faire, erotic, overly sexual, but very rough around the edges. Obsessed with money…. There’s a certain truth, a certain artistic and philosophical truth to that. I don’t really… not that I don’t care…. but I expected that. I don’t find that jarring. It’s good to see a Black man beat Elvis [laughs].
But with that too, Elvis sung gospel records. He was a beautiful brother in that sense. A brother who dedicated a large portion of career to singing praises of Jesus, morality and things of that nature. Lil Wayne is a force of positivity for some people, even if they just latch onto the verse he did for that Damien Marley and Nas album about the generation and the future of this nation, the future of this world, and how they rest at the feet of his son.



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i dont like Lupe.
he made alot of good points though

[Guest]

Not really saying much about Wayne, but I see that it isn't a entirely comfortable or positive statement.

[DaFinest]

He's literally just babbling...it's an indirect insult to the people that enjoy his music at first...basically what aspects Wayne promotes is obviously not of his interest....then he contradicts himself by saying that everybody has the ability to perspectivize their taste in music...He's attempting to take shots at Wayne if you ask me...in a passive manner I guess lol

[TheMaker420]

He's literally just babbling...it's an indirect insult to the people that enjoy his music at first...basically what aspects Wayne promotes is obviously not of his interest....then he contradicts himself by saying that everybody has the ability to perspectivize their taste in music...He's attempting to take shots at Wayne if you ask me...in a passive manner I guess lol

Yeah I think so too, obviously not anything serious but he's being nice about the shots he's taking haha

[RoadToC4Fan]

He hates on Wayne when this nigga was founded by Kanye, and look at the music Kanye is making nowadays besides White Dress.

[fuckmaddenchamp]

i dont care how yall sugarcoat it he tryna take a shot at wayne. just like he did with nicki and chief keef...then he tries to "save it" lupe is a hater, true alot of wayne music isnt positive BUT HIS WORK ETHIC GOT HIM PASS ELVIS NOT HIS LYIRCS!. LUPE IS A FUCKING HATER. PEOPLE FALL FOR HIS ANTICS ALL BECAUSE HE'S WITH THIS "SOCIAL CONCIOUS" BULLSHIT AND GREW HIS HAIR NATURAL ALLOF A SUDDEN. SMH HE THIRST FOR ATTENTION, THEN WHEN HE GETS IT HE HIDES/BITCHES UP. JUST LIKE WHEN CHIEF KEEF SAID HE'LL SLAP THE FUCK OUT HIM WHEN HE SEE HIM. HE QUICKLY TRIED TO BE-FRINED KEEF AND THEN SAID HE WAS QUITTING RAP. LMFAOOO I BET ANY MONEY IF HE EVER SEE WAYNE IN PERSON HE SMILE, SHAKE HIS HAND AND EAT HIS WORDS. CLOWN

[TyIquan]

Idk. He didn't really take any shots. He just kinda spoke the truth. Who the hell didn't expect Wayne to take over at some point? He got to the top so damn young. It's obvious he's gonna have longevity when coupled with his ethic. And he speaks to what's relevant, like it or not. It isn't always positive, but it's what folks wanna hear. When he was doing deeper more intricate shit no one was really paying him any mind. How hot was he during C1 and C2, again? Sure, we all know he was dope af, and he eventually went platinum, but he wasn't crushing the charts nor was he on everyone's songs. Honestly it's only recently that everyone wants to act like they're some deep intellectuals and demand life-changing messages in their music.

So Lupe's right, IMO. He wasn't dissing Wayne. That interviewer obviously was, though.

[WeEeEeEzZzZyYy]

i dont care how yall sugarcoat it he tryna take a shot at wayne. just like he did with nicki and chief keef...then he tries to "save it" lupe is a hater, true alot of wayne music isnt positive BUT HIS WORK ETHIC GOT HIM PASS ELVIS NOT HIS LYIRCS!. LUPE IS A FUCKING HATER. PEOPLE FALL FOR HIS ANTICS ALL BECAUSE HE'S WITH THIS "SOCIAL CONCIOUS" BULLSHIT AND GREW HIS HAIR NATURAL ALLOF A SUDDEN. SMH HE THIRST FOR ATTENTION, THEN WHEN HE GETS IT HE HIDES/BITCHES UP. JUST LIKE WHEN CHIEF KEEF SAID HE'LL SLAP THE FUCK OUT HIM WHEN HE SEE HIM. HE QUICKLY TRIED TO BE-FRINED KEEF AND THEN SAID HE WAS QUITTING RAP. LMFAOOO I BET ANY MONEY IF HE EVER SEE WAYNE IN PERSON HE SMILE, SHAKE HIS HAND AND EAT HIS WORDS. CLOWN

[StevenHTX]

Nobody will ever know the true hard work Wayne put in unless you are one of us.

I hate knowing that about Wayne.

Unless you watch his documentaries, listen to his previous mixtapes/albums/sessions, you will hate Wayne.

I hate that.

[back on my bullish*t]

Nobody will ever know the true hard work Wayne put in unless you are one of us.

I hate knowing that about Wayne.

Unless you watch his documentaries, listen to his previous mixtapes/albums/sessions, you will hate Wayne.

I hate that.

totally agree with you