“He’s bright as hell, but dumb in the weight of the world. Young black men are going to listen to him. They are the ones who have decisions made for them, [decisions] that they are not even involved in, which is silly to me. You can’t go through life and not be a participant, and hope things work out for your benefit. When you vote or not vote, you are saying yes or no.”
- D.L. Hughley (Hot 93.7)
Just lettin you “Lupe Dumb Cuz He Don’t Vote” crowd know that if y’all don’t #LeeMeAlone my niggas #YallGoneGetThisWork. Yo @rolandsmartin obama ain’t gone lose cuz of me and my raps dawg…Now I’m begging you bruh bruh. Sick of u uppity black niggas hiding behind your political correctness…MLK JR would be ashamed of yall…we still dying in these streets.. Wasting away in these prisons and trapped in mental slavery and all you niggas can come up with is VOTE your way out?!?
Nigga what about the 4 yrs in between? DL hughley righteous ass still ain’t hollered about dropping that bread…u niggas is the worse. I got slave blood in these veins nigga this system you want us to participate in at 1point until very recently didn’t recognize my humanity. Let me heal from the wounds of 400 years of institutionalized agony and destruction first…then maybe I’ll think about voting… For a system and a government that kills and steals all over the fucking world with impunity and heartlessness for sake of what??? Not even in the name of GOD, in the name of corporate profit!! i aint voting 4 dat shit. U can unfollow if u want but #YallGoneGetThisWork
- Lupe Fiasco
Lupe Fiasco responds to comments by D.L. Hughley made earlier this week. Who do you side with in this argument?
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Lupe is a dumb smart nigga… He can influence people to vote but since he’s not other people won’t vote either..
Mr. Fiasco,
You are insulting others by telling D.L and others that MLK would be ashamed of them? And yet you use a derogatory term multiple times that has been an insult towards blacks for many years.
Sit your ass down.
So when it comes to DL Hughley and other “uppity niggas”, this boy can grow a pair and talk shit. But when someone like Cheif Keef makes comments about him, Lupe is on some brotherly love shit. Such a joke.
I fuck w Lupe lyrically but that doesn’t excuse the lack of acknowledgment this nigga have for for the pessimism he is influencing on the people who hold on to his every word as it were their own. Voting booths are private for a reason if your not gonna vote don’t vote nigga but don’t call Obama a terrorist in your interviews brah, not cool. You responsible for the lil niggas running begging you whether you choose to except the responsibility or not. Promote individuality not ignorance Mr Minaj
I’m with lupe Obama isn’t gonna do anything for us he was never supposed to all presidents are setup for a reason.
I like how he used “niggas” followed by using MLK to prove his point. Have a seat lupe.
I hate these self righteous old ass niggas why attack Lupe just because his the most vocal Kendrik and the rest of the black Hippy Crew said they aint voting either is he gonna Attack them ? when you’re the president of the USA and USA planes are bombing over Lebanon and innocent people get killed you are to blame. Niggas are fools if they think Lupe not voting is gonna decide who wins the election, the usa and who they elect hasn’t changed since Pac was alive like Lupe says were dying in the streets were killing each other and one single vote is not gonna change that with the corrupt usa officals the 9/11 cover up the unjust wars but no this old ass nigga comes out the closest to get his name out there what’s he doing to our brothers and sisters ? what’s he doing ?
I aint voting either and it aint got shyt to do with Lupe, but it does have everything to do with what Lupe just said. We live in the most foul and murderous nation that this earth has ever seen. We do unspeakable evils throughout the entire world behind closed doors and then pretend to be humanitarians when the lights are on. This is a wicked nation that’s about to be destroyed and Obama is the leader of this wicked nation. I can’t get behind this dude whatsoever. I have the right to vote and I have the right to not vote and you got the right to kiss my ass if you don’t like it. I’m not naive enough to fall for the whole “Hope” and “Change” bullshit. The more things change the more they stay the same. Romney aint bout to do shyt for ni99as and Obama aint either. He bought half you niggas with a stimulus check and now y’all pledge allegiance to the man that aint really done shit for you but put blinders on your eyes. I already know that the man is going to get re-elected because the powers that put him in office will put him there again whether I vote or not
“We live in the most foul and murderous nation that this earth has ever seen” ahahaha ..No we don’t ahahahaha don’t get out much huh
@InFamous Of course we do…are you retarded? Our foundation is built on raping and pillaging. Destroying other countries and enslaving them. No one else has used an atomic bomb, and we used it on civilians. Learn your history.
@t0ki You are SOOOOOO way off base. You are dead wrong. I’m guessing you don’t have a passport.
Even though im still going to put my vote on the card even though it doesn’t really mean anything… I agree with lupe fiasco, it is so true, why you going to hate on someone due to their views of this world. D.L Hughley was wrong for what he said, so what he pretty much saying is because I say I dont like something Im still suppose to agree with it. Lupe is not putting a gun to anybody head and say pull it. Everybody has a choice, you can lead or follow, and if you are a follower well go head and kill yourselves now, and followers will actual go do it, who are the real IDIOTS!
Lupe sounds like he’s going mad. Why would anyone take this guy serious…
Both have a point. Lupe should not encourage not voting. However, Im pretty sure Lupe does more than DL does for the community. Voting simply does not change everything. With the electoral college and swing states, votes in some areas dont mean much
Agreed. Which is why I’m not going to vote. I live in New York, which has been overwhelmingly democratic for a long time. My vote (either way) isn’t going to mean anything. If I lived in a swing state (Virginia, Florida for example) I would probably vote though.
To me, Obama (or any democrat for that matter) is the lesser of two evils. Obama might not do shit for blacks (I don’t agree) but at least he won’t actively try to screw us over like Romney will.
D.L Hughley is a puppet like every other mainstream celebrity he can’t be serious and say hey doesn’t see all the innocent people that die all around the world cause this country wants to spread “Democracy”. America is a big corporation and the presidency is like the CEO office for a CEO tell of a corporation that lets the workers im talking about the bottom of the food chain worker if they get to choose who will be their next CEO they don’t so what makes you think that “WE THE PEOPLE” make a difference if we vote for a president. If the powers that be already know who they chose to represent their corporation(AMERICA)..
Lol this dude really uses slavery as an excuse to be an outlaw. Give it up! you were not a slave, your parents werent slaves. mayber there parents, maybe. But you cant use shit like that as an excuse. Its hard for everybody out here. Stop making excuses. If you dont like it, leave. If you dont want to leave, stfu.
Gotta ride wit lupe on this one
Vote if you want to or don’t either way DO NOT listen to this jackass he’s just trying to promote his album. This fool said he has slave blood in his veins and obviously he still has that slave mentality. I bet MLK Jr. would be ashamed of your stupid ass for pissing on rights many have fought and died for us to have…if you so anti-american take your ass and go live in another country.
I respect his right to not vote. I respect all y’all right to not vote. I agree wit the murdering and stealing goin on in this country is out of control. I feel y’all on all of that.
But how is it that u don’t see how bad it is for him to say this publicly, or even for y’all to say it here publicly. It’s irresponsible. U can’t educate on the ills of our society and still vote. How don’t y’all see the influence y’all have over others younger than yourself?
Y’all say y’all 1 vote won’t matter and swing states do matter more etc etc, but when u say that how u know 5 lil niggas that can vote wont also, then 5 turns to 10, 10 to 50, 50 to 1000, next thing u know your blue state is now a red state and y’all gonna cry foul. Then have a get out and vote campaign to get us back in the booths, and by then we will be so used to being disenfranchised and not mattering we won’t return ever again.
U and lupe can go in the booth and close the curtain and not do shit and leave, that way your followers are still going to the voting booth.
Not voting is not a solution, it’s like u can’t find work so u stop showering and grooming. U not making it better at all.
I must say I love his music but in no way do I support his statement. How can you mention MLK Jr. in a statement about not voting. He fought and gave his life for blacks not to be called niggas, and for blacks to be citizens and have the right to vote. How dare him! Then to say “let me overcome the 400 years of oppression” is ridiculous. How can we move forward as a race or even as a nation if we live 400 years ago. For him to still feel oppressed, I can sort of understand but using “nigga” in the same statement about oppressed slavery is baffling. Nigga was a negative term for slaves, if you are so opressed change your language and respect hose that died for the right to vote. In addition, referring to d.l. hughley as uppity only adds to the black on black prejudice!!!
I don’t see why we the people don’t see why we all ain’t equal, yes this article is on Lupe but the subject appears to be about voting. I for one am glad to hear Lupe continue to keep it real fuck voting because I for one have never seen nobody who could ever fit the description of being in charge of america. I for one don’t like how it was so called founded how shit changed up for the best supposedly and the direction it’s going in.
We the people my ass!
In this country you have the right to vote and a right NOT to vote. People need to leave this man alone. I see where Lupe is coming from. One Vote isn’t gonna stop the murders, black people in prison, or the oppression of the black race as a whole. People delude themselves by thinking “hey, voting for Obama is good for black people” when in fact its not. I’m voting Obama for one reason: he’s better than the alternatives. But I’m not gonna sit here and act like the white house got my best interest at heart because we all know the truth. It’s just only a few who chooses to acknowledge it.
I agree with Lupe 1000%, he speakin’ that real…we live in the matrix…ain’t no rebloodican or democrip gon’ change that…why you think they only give you 2 choices for a political party? it’s like pepsi and cola…
Lost
It’s funny as I sit here a read all of these post. Some say Lupe was right some agree with D.l… I think they both make valid points I just think D.L shouldn’t target Lupe and criticize home for his opinion. I think we can all agree that America is corrupt and the government does not serve the people, they serve the big corporation. The problem I have with most of these post is that every is sayin thing are messed up but is doing nothing about it. If you want your voice to be heard than stand up and say something. Look at the tea party… They changed the the whole republican party… Why can’t you or me do the same? Stop always pointing your finger at others and get of your ass and do something! MLk and Malcolm X created movements that created change. They did sit if front of their computers and talk shit! That changes nothing and our society will alway be fucked up until we do something.
I totally agree. People need to understand the whole purpose behind civilizations in the first place. Folks choose to live in civilizations versus living in the wild based on the collective self-preservation of the individual participants. To choose not to participate is, in a sense, a return to the wild…..where anything goes. If we are to leave the beastly experience that Lupe is speaking of, we are gonna have to figure out how to govern ourselves…our society…our civilizations. Or remain in the jungle.
No church in the wild….
People are ungrateful, if you werent allowed to vote you all would be complaining about not being allowed to vote. What you dont realize is that by not voting you’re letting the people in goverment care about the issues relating to you. Why do you think all these conservatives are still relevant, because they vote!
Last Time I checked Lupe never said or told anyone to not vote. He was asked if he votes and he said no he doesn’t and gave his reason for why he doesn’t. I don’t see why saying he doesn’t vote or didn’t vote for Obama is a bad thing. People act as if Obama is going to save the US which he’s not. Get off lupe dick for once, so much dam hate for someone who actually is real and actually has his own opinion about things.
I used to respect Lupe a lot even when he originally stated he does not intend to vote. That time has past, I understand all the injustices we suffer as people (not just blacks) but what does his decision to seclude himself from the system accomplish? In fact, what does Lupe ever really do for the black community? At this point, he is part of the problem certainly not the solution. Lupe could use his status and fame to foster positive actions within the black community particularly young black males. But instead, he chooses to preach segregation and playing the victim. This goes beyond simply not voting. We do not build a better world through indifference and neglect but through persistent and committed effort.
I don’t know what to think … part of me agrees and the other part of me wants him to stay away from blogging cause he’s always saying controversial bullshit that gets people mad.
It is not even about controversial commentary. It’s the fact that this guy just seems to say things for the sake of saying them. Lupe mentions all these issues, but why has he never done anything about it. He could make more of a difference than ten thousand of us, yet he doesn’t. He prefers to make these controversial comments, perpetuating the stereotype of the angry, intelligent black man and not do anything to contribute to making this world a better place. How do you criticize the institution of slavery and the oppression that blacks endured and continue to endure, then use the n word multiple times? Lupe is a product of this system, and his lack of personal responsibility for the influence he holds is appalling.
Is this the same Lupe Fiasco who was supporting Hilary Clinton in 2008?
If you don’t head to the ballot box, you have no idea what they have stacked against you !! It’s more than just voting for a President !!!
“The oppressed are allowed once every few years to decide which particular representatives of the oppressing class are to represent and repress them.”- Karl Marx.
Politics, like the media, religion, education and etc., are Ideological State Apparatuses. ISAs function by ideology and manipulate people into accepting the hegemony in place. Lupe Fiasco is an organic intellectual who opposes hegemony by attempting to convey the ideologies and the binary oppositions that divide minorities. Binary oppositions such as black versus white, republican versus democrat, religious versus atheism and the list goes on. The only way hegemony can sustain itself is by manipulating people into accepting certain world views as status quo, as normal life. We don’t need voters but academics and organizers. Meaning, if we really want change then we need minorities, black and Latino, to develop a voice in the academic field and we need organic intellectuals, such as Lupe Fiasco, to organize outside of the academic field, expose ideology, unify all minorities by exposing that the gang life and drug-dealing lifestyle spills blood in the neighborhoods of minorities, we make addicts and prostitutes out of our brothers and sisters and live up to the stereotypes placed upon us.
I used to view Hip-Hop as a crucial way to expose ideology. But now Hip-Hop embodies capitalism. We hardly receive any knowledge out of the records we listen to. Although perception of Hip-Hop is arbitrary, what I mean is either we produce generations of academics, organizers, organic intellectuals and free-thinkers or minorities will forever be oppressed.
I was once asked in a graduate class, because I was the only minority in the class, whether or not I believed that a revolution was possible. I said yes because I have never seen minorities unify. Colonialism resulted in slavery for Africans and resulted in the U.S. stealing land from Mexico and murdering too many Latinos and Africans. I understand that my words will not contain merit or reason with every reader but ask yourself how long have minorities been able to vote and then ask yourself are Latinos and blacks equal in this country or still viewed as an inferior race?
The more academics and organizers we produce, the more we can educate and unify. When minorities unify, we are then a majority that politicians, the government, the upper class, bourgeoisie, elite, whatever you call it, a majority that they fear. Latinos and Blacks have never had equal control of this country or equal representation because we never produce enough minorities to represent us.
Well said bruh…
Preach!
And actually, colonialism is still alive and well. It can be geographic as well as demographic. The vast majority of minorities don’t own the businesses we work in, the homes we live in, or the factors of production that produce the goods or services we buy. All of it is owned by those who do not live or share their wealth in the community from which it is derived, e.g. Europe extracting the natural and human resources (labor) from the American colonies and sending it back home.
We have direct deposit and automatic bill pay. If you’re lucky you got a little bit left….until your transmission goes out.
What we have here is heavy taxation with no representation. And due to our indoctrination, we all know how the rest of that story goes.
Bottom line, freedom ain’t free…..
Kobe24, I respect a lot of what you said but I see inconsistencies between what you are proposing and what Lupe does. He feeds off of causing controversy. He sees these issues but what does he do about it? I may be wrong, but I’ve never once heard anything about Lupe organizing any civil activities ever. Yet, he comes and makes these grand, derogatory comments indicting the entire system and anyone who is a part of it. Sure, you don’t have to vote. But you can use your voice to contribute meaningfully to society. Lupe reminds me of the way I was a kid, just learning the reality of the world. I felt smart pointing out all the world’s flaws and harping on about my ideals, without ever taking any positive action towards making the world a better place.
Lupe lost a fan! I’m only rockin with the KC Gift! Straight fire! http://www.thekcgift.com/
I’m thinkin if he would have off’d himself like he said he contemplated he would have saved himself from lookin like an ass
Oh and #yougonsuckthatdick fuckboy
AMERICA, Lupe, LOVE IT OR LEAVE IT. peace gawd!
Ya Lupe, voting to change is the quickest way to make a change you dumb fuck. Ur still stuck on slavery while the rest of the world has moved on…The quickest way to help your race is to vote. Ps…I’m white
maybe chief keef should slap this jigga… lupe to smart to be so dumb. its going to be an election no matter what.
just wanted to say that since Lupe is a public figure and has voiced his views about voting he should be able to be criticized for them. As the saying goes to much is given much is required therefore if you’re not part of the solution then you’re part of the problem. It’s very easy to pick apart what is wrong with this country but if you’re not actively trying to solve problems why are you complaining.
It’s amazing how some of you can eloquently state these elevated arguments against voting and you have all these “facts” to “back” them up. The reality is, you are more like these politicians and the system you rail against. You take these blurbs and study them and form your opinions on partial truths or partial lies. In my opinion, it is a HUGE mistake not to vote. Not solely because of the federal appointments, but most importantly because of the state appointments. These are the things that directly have a bearing on your lives. If Lupe wants to wallow in a slave state then that’s cool, BUT it’s not healthy. Actually, he’s not honoring them at all. The pain, the torture, the degradation, the humiliation, etc means nothing to him. The ancestors would not want us feeling any of that pain, so why wallow????
Dont agree completely with Lupe but one thing for sure he made sense in was the comment he made “what about in between those 4 yrs”. I find it amazing rappers and actors can go in neighborhoods, do commercial and all to vote but you dont catch not one going to those neighborhoods trying to help those individuals who are unemployed in finding a place of employement. And so what the guy doesnt want to vote. Some religions dont vote at all for their beliefs and other reasons, so why judge a man who has a strong opinion on something he stands for?
Big Mouth LUPE… needs to keep his trap shut
If any of you here on this blog feel that America has done you wrong, please, please, please…leave! If you refuse to live in the past and prop up names like MLK in hopes that your message is somehow validated by the rest of us, you are sorely mistaken. America being the worst perpetrator in the world???? If it weren’t for Corporate America being as powerful as it is (or used to be) then Hip-Hop nation would have never prospered and given you a voice!! Corporations are made of people…please educate yourself and start voting based on merit, not rhetoric.
Serious question (without getting into the historical and societal arguements of this situation): have any of you ever heard of the electoral college? If not, please look it up and understand the real power (or lack-there-of in the case of presidential elections) of your vote.
Yall need to do your research… I completely agree with Lupe… Yall need to wake up they always try to embarrass the one who speaks the truth HE IS IN SHAPE FASHION OR FORM CRAZY he just knows the truth…
lupe STFU and make a hit record nicca nobody wanna hear yo preachin azz
Yo yall some hypocrites I swear. Its cool for all these rappers to make music about nonsense and influence the yooth in that manner but a positive dude speaks his political opinions, not facts, not telling people do what I do but simply state his point of view and yo becomes Americas favorite person to hate smh yall cats are funny man real talk be concerned with the teenagers on ya block thats gonna get join a gang cuz his favorite mc and his big brother did not the cat who speaks his mind and means no harm.
lupe is dat nigga lol. DL Hugley need to stay in his lane and tell jokes
Alot of you guys are fuking idiots. since there are several dumbasses i want to adress, becasue there are several special types of idiots in this comment section, ill seperate my points in two. See if you can spot which idiot you are.
1. (the “black panthers”) you guys really just dont get it… everything is always about race with you types. “Oh, lupe is right, these “niggas” b killin our brothus and sistus, and sendin em to jail nd shit” no dumbfucks, the government is not influincing you to commit crimes or kill other colored ppl. They aren’t putting any extra special flouride in the water system in the ghetto. Maybe stop making drug dealing and killing look like the only viable (and cool) options for blacks, (even lupe trys to act gangsta sometimes, talking about how hood he is and about guns like he’s an intellectual thug) and also, stop blaiming white folks for stuff or treating eachother like were a superior race in a fuking role playing game. guess what, when you die, your skin doesn’t go with you, and defining your character soley based on your race is shallow and ignorant as fuck. 1 last thing, slavery is older than most of your grandparents, and i bet quite a few of you know as little about it as you do them. Also, rascism isn’t race exclusive. Get the fuck over it (and yourselves). Also, D.L. an uppity black? he was in soul plane for christ sake (if you want to call that an uncle tom move, however, remember that he was also the only one to have the decency to appoligize for it)
2. (the political advocates) I’ll keep this one short since plenty of people have already corrected/rebuteld your ignorance. First off, its quite obvious a few of you are just either paroting what lupe said, or are the ill-informed type that believes in shit like the illuminati. Well, for the first group, i just have to say…. lupe is a dumbass. Sure he’s articulate, and good at expressing himself, but that alone is not the sign of true intelligence. He is so far up his own ass, he cannot be told (or explained to) anything, and therfore cannot learn anything (the actual deffinition of intelligence). And you are the sheep blindly following his ignorance. None of you can no for sure how much of an impact your voting has on the election, (of course one vote, in itself, isn’t that significant) its about adding your vote on top of others who believe in what you do. Thats what makes the difference. Also, stop decrying America as if it’s the worst nation in the world (lol at most violent, watch A and E much?) For all the corporate espionage and political horror stories, at least you can say we don’t militarize children (though it seems, gangbangers and thugs have no problems doing that) or kill (and advocate the killing of) others over religious beliefs(at least in this day and age) or advocate the extincion of an entire race (and you still dont hear jews bitching about that all over the place, despite that event being more recent than slavery). Every nation in the world has a dark, bloody past, but it takes just the most dramatic, arrogant assholes of America to act like America has a monopoly on national deviancy, (not to mention disrespectful to the names of those who fought to make and keep this country as good as it is) you want to live in an almost guilt free nation? Move to Sweden. Of cousre im not saying this to say that i think America is so awesome (becasue im not a douche like you) im only saying it is one of the better options for a place to live, and we are all lucky we are here, rather than say, lebanon.
And to the second group, well, most of the stuff that applies to you is in #1. lol not worth reiterating or moddifing for you idiots
Btw I feel compelled to leave you with the fact im black, lest one of you decides to dismiss all the above as a racist diatribe. But im sure i’ll just get the classic uncle tom comment either way. You can’t win against ignorance, at least with reasoning.