I'm just trying to do the opposite of left, as long as there's the opposite of death, ya know Lupe Fiasco More Quotes by Lupe Fiasco More Quotes From Lupe Fiasco My father had been in the military and he was a weapons specialist, so he had an affinity for weapons but also for the discipline of it. He taught us how to shoot when we were young. He opened up karate schools in the worst parts of the city, on purpose, and then he would systematically clean out a three-block radius, all of the gang-bangers and drug dealers and everybody of nefarious character. Lupe Fiasco block military father The rewards we get by being those weird guys going against the grain to me are way more massive than selling a million billion records. I like climbing mountains or going on undersea dives for whales and stuff like that. Lupe Fiasco whales climbing guy First of all, you are not really that supreme. Lupe Fiasco supreme firsts Everybody has their opinion on what's 'real,' and what's they choose to listen to and their personal preference. Whether they're 2 years old or 200 years old. And people can listen to whatever they want. Lupe Fiasco real people years Whats the biggest commercial for aggression, sexuality and materialism? What gets pumped into these kids heads? Taking someone elses girl, which is so laissez-faire in hip-hop, will get you killed in the streets, but it doesnt seem to be an issue when you hear it on the radio. Lupe Fiasco issues girl kids I don't really get the same kinda romance that I would get from, like, jazz. And even to a lesser extent to rock 'n roll. Rock 'n roll has a romance to it - how can I put it? A very vulgar romance, but still a romance; whereas hip hop has more facade. Lupe Fiasco romance rocks hip-hop I don't mind payin' for the police and for streets and sanitation, or road work, bridges, trains, food subsidies and welfare. But I don't wanna pay for bombs to fight proxy wars in the middle of nowhere against enemies in the night. Lupe Fiasco fighting night war I definitely want to work with Thom Yorke. I want to work with Damien Marley; there's a few international artists I wouldn't mind working with - like Massacre Children would be ill, and I still have an affinity for the UK hip hop scene. Lupe Fiasco hip-hop artist children I love her (Lucifer), with all my heart. She said that she would give me greatness, status, placement above the others. Lupe Fiasco greatness heart giving I don't think that politics are as complex as people like to make them seem or out to be. Lupe Fiasco complexes people thinking If you're going to fight terrorism, to me, you fight the root causes of terrorism. Lupe Fiasco causes fighting roots I'm not in competition with nobody. I want to make good music for my fans who want it, who enjoy it, who learn something from it. And that's what it is. Lupe Fiasco competition fans want I think you have to ask yourself does voting work on the level that you are trying to effectuate change; that is the conversation you must have. Lupe Fiasco voting trying thinking You know, my goal, once I leave the music business, is like, 'Man, Lupe didn't lead us astray.' It comes directly from Islam: leading people astray is the worst thing you could do. Especially in perpetuity; like, your music continues to go on and live without you. That risk is too great for me; I'm gonna keep it positive. Lupe Fiasco goal men people People don't understand that where I come from, everyone is either a convict, been in jail, been in a gang, is a hooligan of some sorts, but those are my brothers, my family and the people that I travel with. Those are the people that I roll with. Lupe Fiasco jail brother people I trust people to be human. Sometimes you do things that make amazing amounts of sense; sometimes you do things that don't make any sense whatsoever. Lupe Fiasco humans sometimes people We have to make the physical music a little more valuable instead of just having a download link and a bunch of songs you downloaded from some torrent site. People try to make the music value-less, and I don't think we're going to stop that train, but the one thing that they can't devalue are things that are in the outside world. Lupe Fiasco song people thinking Chief Keef scares me... not him specifically, but just the culture that he represents. Lupe Fiasco chiefs scare culture There is no line of demarcation between the amateurs and the pros; everyone is using the same tactics and playing in the same arenas. The only thing that separates them is radio, but the artist doesn't control who goes to radio and who doesn't. Lupe Fiasco tactics lines artist I always preach that you have to be active as a citizen no matter what, and some people just voting as an excuse not to do anything. Lupe Fiasco voting matter people
