Any Questions For Lupe Fiasco?(I Will Ask Questions Directly From The Comments)
RealTalkNY is getting big and getting interviews like crazy now. We will now get the chance to interview one of the hottest MC’s in the game, Lupe Fiasco.
Leave your name and location with your questions because I will ask questions straight from the site to him. Also if you want any lyrics explained post them as well. Members of the RealTalkNY community will get priority since time is limited. The interview takes place early tomorrow.
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Album Review: Lupe Fiasco’s The Cool
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136 Comments so far
first…
ask him why he’s callin it quits after his third/next album
Ask him,
1.Does he know how to read/speak Arabic?
2. what kind of Muslim he is,Sunni or shia?
3.who are his top 5 MCs??
i would really I appreciate if you ask him that realtalkny.i think these are some good questions,do yall agree
1. Will any of the artist from the album i.e. Bishop G, and Mattew S. be on your tour starting next month?
2. What will be your next single after Superstar?
what are his top 3 rappers of all time?
where did he get the idea of creating the characters from his albums…”The Cool, The Game, The Street……etc?.
what are his plans after lupEND?
here is name Deng from Greensboro,NC, but originally from Sudan
Ask him what sites he checks daily lolll
Ask Him:
1. Is their any way he would consider prolonging his career and not retiring.
2. What would it take for him to do so.
3. Who’s his top 5 D.O.A.
4. What’s His top 5 Favorite Hip-Hip, and Rock Albums.
5. Do You feel anybody is on your level in the game today.
What books you prefer to read and what books have u read?
And how you strength your mind?
And what advice would you give up and coming emcees thats want to reach your level of word content??
Wichita, KS - yungworld
And this is important.. ask when is he coming to do a show again in NY since I’m not able to make it tomorrow.
Make sure you ask the nigga that! And I think my questions need to be asked despite not having a myspace rawkus blackplanet profile. I’ve been down with this site since Day 2 if not 1. Back when you were just a pup in the game and wasn’t saying shit but posting Beyonce concert pictures!!
1. Will he be touring the UK for his new album?
2. What are his top 3 albums of the year?
Jay, UK.
1. Ask him is lil wayne the best rapper alive!
2. Ask him how did he get his deal…threw mixtapes,or independent albums…etc..etc..!
ASK LUPE WHY HE SWITCHED HIS STYLE UP, HE SAID ON KAYSLAY HE USED 2 BE ON SUM GANGSTA SHIT
What does does he think of the current state of the hiphop industry? What role does he see himself playing in the industry?
NERD Bay Area, CA
1. In all honesty, how long does it take to come up with songs like “The Coolest” and “Gotta Eat”?
2. Do you realize the depth of your music (in terms of how it takes more than 1 listen to truly understand and analyze)? How do you think that affects sales and the reaction people have to your music in the new music age?
3. Do you think T.I.’s current situation will lead to more priority for you over at Atlantic?
Ask him what he thinks of todays rap.
Make him answer honestly.
Lean in (no homo) and look him in the eyes and say what do you think of todays hip-hop
Good or Bad.
And ask him why rappers aren’t promoting Barrack Obama.
1/ Ask him if he thinks the occurrence at the VH1 Hip Hop Honor’s awards will hurt him when it comes to sales of the album.
2/ Ask him what the concept of the album is
3/ Ask him if he plans to tour the U.S.
4/ Ask him if his readings on Nietzsche inspire some of his music
Thanks!
R2
Yeah is he coming back to the UK? He was a suprise opening act for Hov at the concert I was at last year but is he headlining any UK tour dates?
Why aren’t rappers promoting barrack obama?
what’d you thnk of 2 other ‘concept albums’ released earlier this yr, American Gangster, T.i. vs T.i.p.?
what the nxt single? paris, tokyo?
what anime’s you feel’n right now?
forget all-time, what current albums/artists u feeln?
1. What will it take for you to make a fourth album?
For you to have so much talent, why retire after your third solo album? The game can’t be that abd that you are already fed up.. (I’m only assuming)And wassup with the clothing line? My cousin was telling me you just paid 100 thousand for paperwork.
What his fav song that he has ever made ?
What song in his cataloge does he hate ?
Besides, CRS what other rapper would do a whole mixtape or album with ?
will he ever do another original mixtape
tell him to check out
somethinglikearapper.wordpress.com
1. Will the story of The Cool continue in the LupEND
2. Where Does he get them lil ninjas from that he wears on his
side.In fact where does he get his clothes from in general
3. Is the Streets on fire about Aids.
4. who are your top rappers/mc’s of 2007
5. Do Skittles pose the same problem as M
1. Out of all his albums and mixtapes, what is his favorite track that he has ever made?
2. Is there any chance that Lupe and NaS will ever get in the studio to make a track together?
3. What does he feel is the most important song that he has ever written?
El Flaco McFly- Bay Area, CA
are you still on kanye’s good music label..
if not were you ever.??
and do you plan to start up your own label one day?
WHY NO KANYE OR JAY FEATURES?
tupac or biggie?
What is your stance on the quality as well as overall message on “Food and Liquor”? Do you feel “The Cool” is a better album? What was your perspective going into the next 2 albums (The Cool and now The Lupend)?
its clear jay was interested in signing u…u think life would be different if u signed to the roc?
ASK HIM WHY HE STOLE HIS STYLE FROM SKEELO …U KNOW THAT GUY WHO DID “I WISH I WAS A LITTLE BIT TALLER.”
AND ASK HIM WHY HE DOESNT PUT OUT SOME FEEL GOOD PARTY MUSIC THAT HAS SOME DOPE RHYMING ON THERE…
ask him who is in his fav 5??
Please Ask Him
Name : Rootz , age 17
Location : Westcliff SSO
Question : What advice would you give an artist trying to persue dreams and a career in the Hip Hop Industry ? What nessesary steps did you take to acheive the succes you have today musically and financially ?
Thank You http://www.myspace.com/iamrootz
Lupe, you are my favorite artist and your lyrics give me strength when i am having a rough times. You motivate me to be a better person in my everyday activity and to always try my hardest in school and life. So thank you for that Lu.
1) How did people treat you when you were younger because of your interests (Martial arts, skate boarding, music, clothing, etc.)? Did you face a lot of adversity?
2) I saw you when you came to the House of Blues in Chicago a few months ago and you killed it! I was looking at your upcoming tour dates and i was wondering why you are not coming back to the Chi for another show? You know we need you and love you.
Peace and Much Love to you!
Eddie, from Chicago.
could you please ask him:
if he will be releasing any mixtapes similar to fahrenheit 1/15 part 1?
and please ask him how long it takes for him to write songs like Failure, Lupe The Killer, The Coolest and other songs with crazy metaphors etc?
pleaseeee ask him that and like yungowrld asked about what kinda books does he readt etc.
Thanks RealTalk
what is the truth behind the situation where he choked that girl after she didn’t like something he said?
1) Ask him what he thought of my review
2) Ask him to name some other young rappers who he feels represent a positive future for hip-hop as a whole
3) Ask him how it feels when the media ignores positive rappers such as himself, in order to zoom in on the negative aspects of hip-hop music
4) Ask him for his list of the 5 most underrated influential figures in hip-hop
5) His view on why the artists coming out the Chi (Him, Rhymefest, Common, Ye, Vakill, etc.) all seem to have a certain social-consciousness to their music
ask him why doesnt he rap about after the cool meets the kids in “The Cool”
And whos going to be on the remix of “Gold Watch”
You, Jay and a couple other cats are planning to retire after your next album. Do think you could get the “retirees” together to drop a few mixtapes, or an Indie album or two?
And what about CRS?
Actually, now that I mentioned that, the two other members of CRS are both super-producers. Do you ever think of taking up that role?
Why are you so slept?
When it came to Food
This T from Baltimore.
ask Lu,
1) why he felt the need to make “Dumb it Down”…
2) Does he feel like he isn’t getting the recognition he deserves because he doesn’t “dumb down” his tracks.
3) Ask him when he having another tour, or even some small performances at colleges.
Why are you so slept on?
Whey when it came to Food
1-Salam Lu, can you drop more solo albums after LupEND due to your large and loyal fan base!
2-You should get more beats from KanYe on your third CD
here is a great question
does he consider himself a backpack rapper?
Asking him which dead rapper he would of liked 2 work with, ask which rapper he would love to work with that he hasn’t already from Ahijah Birmingham, England
1. What does he see himself doing after he retires from rap?
2. With the coming out of people like wale from DC, the cool kids, and kidz in the hall both from Chi-town, its obvious that conscious rap is finally becoming more popular. Does he think his success might encourage record executives to spend more money in promoting these kinds of acts.
3. Will the bulls ever win another championship? lol
1. Why did you abandonned Skatebord theme songs!!??Kick Push is a known CLASSIC…i’m expecting a Kick Push pt.3 and/or Harflip Music on LupEND !!
I know the answer to that last one is gonna be NO, cuz KING JAMES 23 STILL PLAYS FOR THE C-A-Vs hahahaha. Just kidding, but honestly make sure you ask him that.
Q: What are your favourite mangas and animes?
Q: Do you lurk or post on any forums?
Lupe your lyrics are fire,
are you ever planning on coming to halifax…yeah I know canada but we got some dope slept on MCs up here
1) Does he sit and write a song out or are his songs collections of bits and pieces of things written? Does he put value in MCs who “do not write”? Does he feel it more special to write?
2) What is up with CRS? Is it going to happen?
3) Who is his favorite skater?
4) (Odd question) But does he realize that he is one of the rarest MCs in history in which you have to rewind him constantly in order to get what he is talking about or the point of his storys/words? Many MCs have a punchline to “wrap it all up”, but he may refer in line 8 about a mention in line 4, which is the basis of line 1 and 2.
5) Is he a writer of songs/words first then put them to the beat? Or does he need to hear the beat first?
-Dustin
Los Angeles
ask him about whats going on with CRS (him, kanye, and pharell)? tell him to make sure that album comes out
(1) Ask him does he do the blog that he shouted on at the end of his song, Fighters.
(2) If I wanted to send him some T-shirts, who would I need to get in contact with.
Looks like REALTALKNY did a good job promoting his favorite rapper… there are actually some ligitimate questions for this dude. He flows like canibus on steriods, i can barelly understand where the fuck he is coming from sometimes.
who’s in ur top 5 of all time
ask him what inspired him on this newest album! also just wanted to add this is a great album everyone reading this comment needs to go out and purchase it
Who/what are the hell are the Femme Fiascos? i keep hearing Lupe saying that name on his radio show….
HOW DID YOU FEEL THE FIRST TIME YOU EVER PREFORM ON STAGE?
He has a radio show?
ask him about his 1st group, ‘the pack’. who was in it how id they meet, and how they split up.
ask him about the group him unkasa and stack bundles was trying to form.
What are his thoughts of people comparing his album to Joe Budden’s MM3?
Check out the blog maybe people and you’d see that it’s not him, and just some dedicated ladies.
1. How do you come up with all your crazy metaphors and play on words, like failure, and pretty much any verse you put out.
2. Do you come from another planet?
3. Why the hell is that F.O.R jacket 1grand?
4. Are you going to make that red jacket from superstar in F.O.R, cuz its fresh!?
WHATS GD REAL TALK ASK THAT DUDE LUPE WHO HE GOT ON THE LP AND WHO DO HE RESPECT AS A ARTIST IN THE GAME
WHY ISN’T MIXMASTERMEGAN BACK ON FNF RADIO??
In this era of Hip Hop, I know you probably gonna say you do yourself and got your own style and don’t follow anyone, but who would you compare yourself to and what artist do you see that have similar style and lyrically that have talent/potential?
Any underground rappers or people that aren’t getting shine on or someone that is getting slept on?
Oh yeah!!! I would really greatly appreciate this RTNY if you can ask him this. I’ve been really trying to find this out. In the video, Daydreaming, what brand is that red sweater with the wings in the middle? I’m really feeling your clothes and your style.
THANKS FOR REAL HIP HOP!
yes ask Xman’s Q’s please!! he knows what hes talkin bout and not just askin random Q’s!
We Lupe fans need to kno how he made a track like ‘Failure’ off his first mixtape fahrenheit 1/15
Please ask him how long it took him to make that track cos it took me a while to figure out what most of it meant!!
And ask him which track of his does he like the best?
RealTalk you need to ask about failure seriously its probably his best track ever!!!
Stop begging RealtalkNY to ask your questions if ur not going to join the Realtalk community. Its not that hard and its free.
Join the community!!!! THAT’S HALF THE POINT OF THIS WHOLE POST!
on ur record u said jayz never prayed to god he prayed to goddy even tho he really said it…did u ever go on youtbe and check to see if hes a freemason…..
“somethin really stinks but i spanks like lion” wat does that mean ur mad lyrical i have more but that all i can think of
on the track the coolest he says “Inside my endless summer/
That was just the eye of the Unger” could you ask him what that means.
Also ask him how long it takes for him to make these sort of intricate rhymes which are also present in lupe the killer, failure and dumb it down.
“something really stinks, but I Sphinx (Spinks) like Leon/
or lyin’ (lion) in the desert/”
Leon Spinks - World Champion boxer turned bum and
Sphinx - the lion in the desert without a nose
Inside my endless summer
That was just the eye of the Unger
Felix, ’cause he is the cleanest among the
Younger, outstanding achieving up-and-comers
Felix Unger from Odd couple, he was a neat freak.
yea i knew that part. but i wanted to know about the eye of the unger part. because i thought it might have meant eye of the hurricane, deborah unger is in the movie ‘the hurricane’
i jus wanted to make sure because lupe is crazy with the lyrics
So many people don’t understand why this man gets so much hype from the peeps on this blog. Listen to Could been http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8XIuitrUYPo
i noticed you have a really big vocabulary, did you go to college? do you have a degree in anything, and I have to tell you this is one of the best albums I heard in a long time, PROPS!
LUPE,WOULD YOU DO A SONG WITH 50 CENT?
1. Was Fahrenheit 1/15 Part III: A Ryhming Ape a preview of The Cool. Seeing as the verses “Heat Under the Babyseat” was in “Little Weapon”, and a variation of the chorus from “I Don’t Feel So Good” was in “The Coolest.”
2. If you can, would you ever work with the Gorillaz together on a new project?
3. Will LUPend have a dark theme like The Cool?
Freak what everyone else is saying….are you single? Where is your “lady-friend?”
1) What happened with Prolyfic
2) Did you ever battle rap?
3) Are you a better freestyler or song writer
4) How was it recording your first song?
o yea one more thing. ask him if “The Die” is set before or after “The Cool”
1. when you speak of the character Michael Young History, are you playing on words and actually saying “My Cool Young History”
Eas from
New Jersey
http://www.MySpace.com/Easwood
Aside from the questions I have posted already, can you ask him…
1. Has he ever had an in depth discussion with NaS? Since we have all clearly seen the influence he has had on Lupe. If so, what did they talk about?
^^^Yea….ask him about him and Nas.
ask him what happened to him signing to rocafella…and would he still go there
Why doesnt he have a song with kanye west?
Album is awesome btw
Ask him what everyone wants to know, why is he stopping after his third album, and (for my benefit) ask him if he’s coming up north, nations capital.
Ask Lupe if he and Nas are ever going to do a song together and when does he anticipate LupEND and the CRS album coming out?
Ask him if he has a stylist or he dresses himself. And also ask what designers he likes and how to get at him if you want to get some dope stuff to him.
Might be a shot in the dark, but ask Lupe is there any way an aspiring producer could submit tracks to him for his next joint (but hopefully not his last like he claims) LupEND. Much Respect. Peace
1. Does being a rapper suck that bad?
2. What would you rather do?
ANY NEW THINGS COMING FROM YOU FT.PHARELL OR KANYE ??
WHERE DOES YOUR RELATIONSHIP STAND WITH Q-TIP, AND A TRIBE CALLED QUEST?
ask him what he thinks about people wanting to dress weird and gay to ride skateboards like he does and ask him how does it feel to be a fuckin clown that will not sell records in this climate of hiphop lool
for number 88, go to 930.com and buy tickets. He’s performing at 930 club on Jan 29th
Is Soundtrack and other FNF producers allowed to produce outside of FNF projects?
yo REALTALK BE LYING FREAKING jody WATEEVRE HER NAME BE ASKING DUMB QUESIONS THAT WE ALREADY KNOW.. ASK HIM DOES HE SEES HIMSELF DOING A FACEOFF ALBUM OFF LIKE BOW WOW AND OMARION .. BUT WITH HIM AND KANYE .THAT WOULD BE A GOODLOOK
Ask Mr. Fiasco,” Why would you want to only do one more album, knowing the limited variety of great lyricist such as himself and the disappointed loyal fans(such as myself)!
Ask Lupe if he’s coming to europe any time soon
and ask if he knows the site lupefiasco-lupend.blogspot.com
Amajanese
Yo Lupe, what was it like working with Pharrell? Will you work with him again? Also, what is the deal with Child Rebel Soldier? Thanks!
PS Who do you play as in Street Fighter?
you HAVE to ask him about CRS and tell him that shit NEEDS to happen
pz
Lu, What if Aspiring Producers Want You To Hear A Couple Of Tracks. And MySpace isnt the solution. How Can They Reach You? (I am A Producer Myself)
Ask him how do I go about telling my parents I’m a homosexual who loves to dress in women’s clothing .I want to have a sex-change operation also .I have low self esteem and nobody likes me because I’m like a little bitch .
I too cannot wait for CRS 2 make that album
top 5 mc and alla that but since Lupe like video games ask him which is he’s top 5 five games of all time.
“Why did you abandonned Skatebord theme songs!!??Kick Push is a known CLASSIC…i’m expecting a Kick Push pt.3 and/or Harflip Music on LupEND !”
Dude the song Intruder Alert sounds like a good KP3 if u ask me
Q 4 Lupe: Will any artists outside of 1st n 15th be featured on LupEND?
Ok Real talk ask him
Did Common influence him in any part of his career ?
How was his school grades ?
Lupe you been nominated for so many awards but havent won any,do you feel disrespected ?
Top 5 mc’s of this year ?
Top 5 albums this year ?
Does he really listen to hiphop,cuz i see i his interveis hes like rock and all that alternative shit ?
Lupe do you have anymore classic mixtapes coming out ?
Highly respected artist like jay-z,nas,and joe budden call you a future legend to you feel any pressure ?
Will you ever record a song wit nas ?
How do you feel about the Nas comparenson(dont know how to spell).Do you feel yall are alike ?
does he have the urgency to talk that gangsta shit sometimes ?
Whats your biggest life lesson ?
What a inspirational line from a hiphop artist that you admire ?
How do you feel about the atttack on hiphop ?
Do you feel you fit in wit the hiphop culutre ? cuz you call yourself the cool nerd/
Is your love for hiphop ? wearing off thats why your retireing ?
Im Done.
Joao Leao, Portugal
First of all tell me that he has to come to Portugal because he has ALOT of fans here…
Here are the questions:
Fall of Rome (Lupe’s clothing brand) sold out pretty quick, are you happy with the clothings? Do you design them? Do you have ideas?
Who had the idea of that rome theme?
how can he appeal to a broader audience?and why his critical acclaim hasn’t turned into commercial sucess?
Outside of CRS, do you see yourself on any of Skateboard Ps other projects, like the new N*E*R*D album?
ASK HIM THIS :
How do you think you have changed artisticly and personally in the process of making the new album?
What artists do you listen to today ?
What advice do you have for the upcomming rappers, that they can take knowledge from for a long time.
Could he give a shoutout to PST Saint if he supports hip hop.(lol prolly wont be asked, but if you do realtalk I owe yall a million favors)
Will there be any new mixtapes or albums from anyone else from the FNF crew ?
What are your favourite song and why on your new album.
SOME REAL QUESTIONS, PLEASE ASK.
Ask hin will he do a song with Saigon
Ask him will he do a song with Saigon
add this one to the list:
How was he related to Stack B?
im reppin milwaukee, wi
with the shape that “hip hop” is in, why are you only planning to have 3 albums? i mean, we havent had an artist like lupe in a while, why cut us short?
In the track “steady mobbin” you say you had the illest hoopers in high school in JOrdans where u doin some hustlin like wit kicks or what was ya motto in that lyric?..
Why is there such a delay in the release dates for the UK
and
What is his stance on drug dealing? as althouhg he doesnt drink or anything, he still references deailng often.
Do you realize that once you leave there will be few left to teach? We are losing Hip-Hop losing you. You bring self medication, life to a dead heart and mind. Plain and Simple, WE NEED YOU LUP.
Your number 1 student
Peace and SO much love
Tee
First of all tell Lupe whattup from RasRok (he should remember the name…?)….
1)Ask him what happened to Lil’ Man? ( he should recognize this question also….?)
2) Ask him how does he feel Gemini’s album is progressing? Work ethic? Concepts?
3)After going through so many years of industry red tape, trials and tribulations, why retire after 3?
4) With the pressure of his career and tour schedule how did he fair this Ramadan? lol ……A belated Ramadan Mubarak to him also….
5)Ask him is he satisfied with Atlantics handling of his second project and other ventures? His first project? Since Chill has been gone?
Tellem he should do jus an IGNANT ass mixtape, kinda like some of the earlier fiasco food and liquor shit…sumn thas not intellectual at all…jus gutter shit…..Failure pt 2…lol
Tell’em keep reppin and doin what he doin….he still the rawest…
Please ask him about Nas…
he said in interviews…it’s his favorite artist
Are they ever going to collaborate????
ask him if he had choice 2 join 2 go bak would he join roc, what going on with crs, what he top 5 artist
You said that MC Hammer sold 10 million records, so he had more impact and is more important in hip-hop than A Tribe Called Quest. Do you think sales are more important than a quality of an actual album?
ask him him if he had a chance to do a track with eminem on some lyrical shit would he?
ask him if hes planning on writing a book or making a movie with his characters from the cool
When Are U Comin To San Bernardino
All I want for you to do is ask him what is his favorite Anime of all time and what anime’s is we watching now.
Who is his favorite Pro Skater?
Ask him what he feels about following your dreams. Aspiring rappers which due to their presnt situation have to put down the mic and just take the sae side. Should they follow their dreams if they know they can chane the game or just sty in school?
And how did he make it in the GAME?
Name: Haqq
Location: Toronto
Question: I was wondering what he thinks about the war in Afghanistan and Iraq, should the US be in there or should they leave. And frm that question ask why is the MUSLIMS being targeted by both the American government and the media.
Thanks.
jay z or nas
ask him these questions
1.does he think lil wayne LYRICALLY is in the top 5 best rappers
2.is he going to go to famous producers like hi-tek and 9th wonder for help on his next album
3.is he ever going to do a song w/little brother because when they did a song with kanye it was great and i think yours would be better the song of the year
4.on the crs album are u guys going to do a song with you 3 and jay, nas, and common
5.have you heard of wale from d.c
6.i think you should do some remakes of midnight marauders i mean i know u didnt listen to them but and u dont have to but its real good quality music and ill listen to 8ball
Name: B.Davis
Location: New Jersey
what’s up lu, after the release of LUPend will you be featured on anyone elses albums or will you promise to do another album?
you need to, this game needs you like the game needs jay-z.
Ask him to explain “Streets on Fire.” I’ve heard people say it’s about AIDS, which makes sense (the nuns say it only infects the whores, the boys think it only infect girls) but I just need some clarification.
where can we purchase fall of rome clothing online or on the streets? n when?
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