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Lupe Fiasco & Soundtrakk – Apologetic
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[Verse 1] / Top-down coupe that breeze, it feel like woo / Shoutout to my niggas that's on lockdown just like Roots / Locked around some lifers, they got snipers on the roof
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Lupe Fiasco – WAV Files
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In this sixth song off of DROGAS WAVE, Lupe speaks from the perspective of kidnapped Africans that jumped overboard slave ships during the middle passage. Lupe spins the narrative
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Lupe Fiasco – Kick, Push
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Lupe Fiasco’s debut single from his first album Food & Liquor tells the story of young boy and his love for skateboarding. The lyrics follow the skateboarder through many stages of
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Lupe Fiasco – Mural
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A Mural is any piece of artwork painted, or applied directly on a wall, ceiling or other large permanent surface. A distinguishing characteristic of mural painting is that the
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Lupe Fiasco – Sunshine
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From the mind of The Cool saga comes a more lighthearted song about a first date, complete with tricky lyrics and extended metaphors. Lupe uses the song to not only express his
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Lupe Fiasco (Ft. Chef Tone) – Mission
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In 2014, Lupe joined Stand Up To Cancer (SU2C) as a celebrity ambassador. In a press release, they explained:
“Mission” is a track to empower those facing cancer, revere cancer
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DJ Chuckie (Ft. Lupe Fiasco, Snow Tha Product & Too $hort) – Makin' Papers
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[Verse 1: Lupe Fiasco] / In a whip that you’ve never seen before / Never blipped on your radar screen before / You’re doing what I was doing when I did it a couple magazines ago
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Lupe Fiasco (Ft. Skylar Grey) – Words I Never Said
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Lasers’s second single is a political statement by Lupe, and it was seemingly inspired by the events of the 2011 Egyptian Revolution.
Addressing topics such as war and racism
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Lupe Fiasco – Philosophy Sunday (Uomo Mangiato Tigre)
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The topic of Lupe’s final Twitter-based Philosophy Sunday discussion was his painting Uomo Mangiato Tigre, which was used as the cover art for his 5th studio album Tetsuo & Youth.
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Lupe Fiasco – Pound of Flesh / Paris Tokyo 2
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Remix of Drake’s song off Nothing Was The Same “Pound Cake/Paris Morton Music 2”.
Lupe’s title is both a play on the original and his own track, “Paris, Tokyo”.
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Lupe Fiasco (Ft. Bilal) – How Dare You
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[Hook: Bilal] / You shine like the lights of Las Vegas / You feel way beyond outrageous / You're confidence and appeal, so sexual / How dare you? How dare you? How dare you? / How
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Kanye West – Black Skinhead
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Making its debut on Saturday Night Live, “Black Skinhead” (stylized as BLKKK SKKKNHEAD in reference to the Ku Klux Klan) is a dark, rebellious and near-tribal record that threads
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Lupe Fiasco – And He Gets the Girl
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The song is about Lupe the Nerd trying to overcome his fear and talk to the chearleader-girl he likes.
Samples the N.E.R.D. song “Maybe”
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Lupe Fiasco – Bone (Babylon Remix)
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[Intro] / Bone / Come play with it baby / Uh / You know what I'm saying? / Yeah you already know / [Hook 1] / She's feeling herself a little too much / (Come play with it, you can
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Lupe Fiasco (Ft. RondoNumbaNine) – City of the Year
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Originally performed at various concerts during Lupe Fiasco’s “Tour for the Fans”, “City of the Year” was officially debuted as background music for ESPN; snippets of the song have
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Lupe Fiasco & Soundtrakk – Oh Yes
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[Chorus] / I push Lambo coupe, was in the fast lane / I push Rari too, was in the fast lane / I push SLS, I'm in the fast lane / Put that on the crew, now homie, that's gang / Free
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Lupe Fiasco – Animal Pharm
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The sample is from Atoms For Peace’s “Ingenue” and correlates to the George Orwell novel Animal Farm.
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Lupe Fiasco (Ft. Pharrell Williams) – Kick Push (Remix)
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[Intro: Lupe Fiasco] / Uh, what up, y'all? Yeah / Soundtrakk, what's poppin', baby? / Y'all ain't know, I go by the name of Lupe Fiasco / Representin' that 1st & 15 / Yeah, uh
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Lupe Fiasco – Ooh
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[Intro] / (Uh) Uh, yeah / Uh-huh-uh (Uh-huh-uh), yeah / F-I, A-S, C-O / Make you say / (Ooh) Uh-huh / Yeah, uh, uh (Y-yeah, y-yeah-y-y-yeah) / Ooh (Uh, check-ah, yeah) / Listen (
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Lupe Fiasco – Make Sure
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Set to be on the original “Food & Liquor” Album until the album leaked causing Lupe Fiasco to remake half the album with new songs removing the songs originally made for the album
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Lupe Fiasco – You My
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Fresh to def she is / From her steps to her set she is / So death might not let me live / Ya dig / Fresh / Yes she is / Had a feeling / That it would be a day like this / The
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Patrick Stump (Ft. Lupe Fiasco) – This City (Remix)
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[Intro: Lupe Fiasco] / Now what if I told you my city was the best / And my city was a threat to the rest / And my city was a threat to the rest / [Refrain: Patrick Stump] / This
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Musiq Soulchild (Ft. Lupe Fiasco) – B.U.D.D.Y. (Remix)
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[Verse 1: Lupe Fiasco] / Now I don't want your number, nor your name, nor a dance / I don't want your time, or your sign, or a chance / Because I'm so cool, I'm so straight / Look
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Genius Users – Genius Picks: Songs 2015
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Another year brings us a whole new batch of music. As we did last year, the Genius users have selected a Top 10 list of their favorite songs that dropped throughout the year.
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N.E.R.D. (Ft. Kanye West, Lupe Fiasco & Pusha T) – Everyone Nose (All the Girls Standing in the Line for the Bathroom) [Remix]
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Released in 2008, the remix to the N.E.R.D. single “Everyone Nose (All the Girls Standing In the Line for the Bathroom)” features the other two members of Child Rebel Soldier as
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DJ Audacity – Get Back Up
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[Intro] / (Beats by Sho-Down) / [Hook: Anna] / You can't let nobody stand in your way / You've just got to get back up yeah, you've just gotta get back up, ho-oh / And take down
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Genius – October 2020 Singles Release Calendar
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WELCOME TO GENIUS' OCTOBER 2020 SINGLES RELEASE CALENDAR!!!
For October 2020 album releases, visit this page
This page highlights the notable singles released in all genres
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Janelle Monáe (Ft. B.o.B & Lupe Fiasco) – Tightrope (WondaMix)
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Janelle Monáe has become a critical darling on the music scene for her unique music and personal style.
Here the singer remixes the single Tightrope with friends B.o.B and Lupe
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Genius
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... (sorry Tyler!) video for ... Lupe Fiasco's Long-Awaited Lasers…Cover Art. Read Rap Genius' exegesis of the cover art – or the meaning of nearly 100 of Lupe's songs.
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Genius – Song Ranking Page 2015
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Thread here.
UPDATE! Curation has occurred! Now we have to figure out where to put eveything. Here are some stats:
We have 58 songs on our “top 50 list” with a further 33 songs
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Kendrick Lamar – Dumb It Down
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Dot spits over the beat from “Dumb It Down” by Lupe Fiasco.
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YUNG'N (Ft. Skylar Grey) – Make Ya' Eyes Light Up Part 2
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[Intro: YUNG'N] / Shout out to God / Shout out to Lupe for this song man it's real as Bananas / Really Inspired me / I think, I think the people needed this one man cause you
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LUPE FIASCO VS PUSHA T
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Lyricism
Discography
Influence.
Knock yourselves out.
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Alex Dionisio – Oneonone
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I see, so let me ask you, how did you get into hip-hop? / My love for hip-hop really started in high school. I listened to guys like Nas and Eminem, Jay-Z, Xzibit and even 2pac and
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Logic – Growing Pains II
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“Growing Pains II” is the second installment of the series that includes “Growing Pains,” “Growing Pains III” and “GP4.”
Throughout this track Logic discusses his evolution as an
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B.o.B (Ft. Hayley Williams) – Airplanes
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“Airplanes” sees B.o.B. reminiscing about the simple, everyday life he led prior to catching the glitz and glamour of being a new-famed rapper on this catchy single from his debut
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