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First Look: Lupe’s Hip-Hop Saved My Life Video

Drops 3/18 on iTunes. Props to JB for the heads up.

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118 Responses to “First Look: Lupe’s Hip-Hop Saved My Life Video”

Willy Swagger Says:
March 12th, 2008 at 12:42 pm
*silent and deadly* Whoever smelt it dealt it
Ghost Writer Says:
March 12th, 2008 at 12:43 pm
Lupe
Willy Swagger Says:
March 12th, 2008 at 12:45 pm
Method Man aka Cheese is a decent enough actor IMO
RIGZ Says:
March 12th, 2008 at 12:46 pm
# Boosie Says:
March 12th, 2008 at 12:42 pm

The best rapper is your favorite rapperâ€¦.cant we just all get along?

Some people like fruity pebbles and smacks, and some people like Captain crunch and cinnamon toast crunchâ€¦.And others prefer corn flakes and grape nutsâ€¦.

Iâ€™m just glad there is cerealâ€¦.and Iâ€™m just glad that there is music that I like.

^^^^^

There IS no best rapper. Just favorite rappers.

Other than that…

The cereal analogy was one of the funniest things I’ve read on NR for some reason. The sincerity in the last line was priceless…
Willy Swagger Says:
March 12th, 2008 at 12:47 pm
Yo Cold I got Long Long time ago from Pan’s Lybrinth as my ring tone…….thats some musical shit by Javier Navarrette
KLO Says:
March 12th, 2008 at 12:48 pm
Jacky Moon Feat. Weezy F. Baby

http://tinyurl.com/2ahtzb
JayDeez Says:
March 12th, 2008 at 12:48 pm
Best track off The Cool.

Cant wait to see this… and of course the lovely Nikki whatever her name is.

Off to some corny training…

*hangs head walks from desk*
b-ease Says:
March 12th, 2008 at 12:48 pm
Willy Swagger Says:

March 12th, 2008 at 12:45 pm
Method Man aka Cheese is a decent enough actor IMO

^^^
Fa sho. Belly wouldn’t have held up at all without him and Taral Hicks
KLO Says:
March 12th, 2008 at 12:48 pm
Jacky Moon Feat. Weezy F. Baby

tinyurl.com/2ahtzb
catch22 Says:
March 12th, 2008 at 12:48 pm
if method man plays another role besides a street nigga, then i would say he’s a decent actor. its not acting when you just do what you normally do.
RIGZ Says:
March 12th, 2008 at 12:49 pm
# catch22 Says:
March 12th, 2008 at 12:40 pm

RIGZ Says:

March 12th, 2008 at 12:36 pm
NOT FOR NOTHING:

^^
no, acutally it was for nothing.

^^^^

????????

Isnt that what I said…? Or am I going crazy here…?
Mark Twain Fame Says:
March 12th, 2008 at 12:50 pm
yeah video seems like it will be good…got Bun B in it…

and ah yes Nikki Jean…sweetness.

well just bout time for lunch…later.
b-ease Says:
March 12th, 2008 at 12:50 pm
i thought “Paris, Tokyo” was the next single? This’ll work tho. Me and my girl been debating whether the Snoop joint would make sense as a single. I say no, she says yeah based off Snoop’s omniprescence right now. I say the hook is too fucking horrendous for the song to have a fair shot.
Willy Swagger Says:
March 12th, 2008 at 12:51 pm
Blu > Lupe
catch22 Says:
March 12th, 2008 at 12:51 pm
jackie moon > weezy f. baby
b-ease Says:
March 12th, 2008 at 12:52 pm
From last post :

b-ease Says:

March 12th, 2008 at 12:45 pm
Boosie Says:

March 12th, 2008 at 12:42 pm
The best rapper is your favorite rapperâ€¦.cant we just all get along?

^^^
Not necessarily. Ghost is probably my favorite MC but Iâ€™d rank a good amount of heads over him on the all time list. I see what youâ€™re saying tho.
b-ease Says:
March 12th, 2008 at 12:53 pm
jackie moon > weezy f. baby

^^^

jackie gleason > weezy f. baby
icon (trillbert arenas) Says:
March 12th, 2008 at 12:53 pm
Willy Swagger Says:

March 12th, 2008 at 12:51 pm
Blu > Lupe

***negative- Blu’s dope, but Lupe’s wordplay and lyricism are unmatched…
No more ty big's just call me Kenard Says:
March 12th, 2008 at 12:53 pm
Willy Swagger Says:
March 12th, 2008 at 12:45 pm
Method Man aka Cheese is a decent enough actor IMO

…. I think he is a damn good actor, he played the hell out of that role IMO, true it’s not too much of a stretch from being a rapper but still, I was glad to see Slim Charles get him though, cause the motherfucker was a snake and Slim was always one of my favorite characters, he was mad loyal and always was thinking about shit logically and rationally and the scene from season 3 when he was telling Avon ” if it’s a lie then we fight on that lie ” when talking about people assuming Marlo killed Stringer was a classic wire scene
KLO Says:
March 12th, 2008 at 12:53 pm
catch22 Says:

March 12th, 2008 at 12:51 pm
jackie moon > weezy f. baby

^^^ LOL….yo that sh*t is crazy…
Mark Twain Fame Says:
March 12th, 2008 at 12:53 pm
dotn start that ish again fuxie…ha. there beena few blu vs. lupe discussions already ha.

*Daps in the way of The Chutzpah*

aight lunch…later.
Digital scales Says:
March 12th, 2008 at 12:54 pm
the coooooooooooool-o

get it culo

you know ass in spanish
catch22 Says:
March 12th, 2008 at 12:54 pm
i haven’t listened to “the cool”. it was mostly because i hated on lupe for the ATCQ fuckery, but whatever. im over it.

is the cool > food and liquor?
icon (trillbert arenas) Says:
March 12th, 2008 at 12:54 pm
Jeah- Jill Scott tonight!!! Never seen her live before….
Willy Swagger Says:
March 12th, 2008 at 12:55 pm
icon (trillbert arenas) Says:

March 12th, 2008 at 12:53 pm
Willy Swagger Says:

March 12th, 2008 at 12:51 pm
Blu > Lupe

***negative- Bluâ€™s dope, but Lupeâ€™s wordplay and lyricism are unmatchedâ€¦

^^^^^Nah Holmes, Blu’s rhyming about everyday type shit and still keeping it lyrical and witty is > Lupe’s redundant shit he has been spitting as of late …….dont get me wrong though both are dope
icon (trillbert arenas) Says:
March 12th, 2008 at 12:55 pm
catch22 Says:

March 12th, 2008 at 12:54 pm
i havenâ€™t listened to â€œthe coolâ€. it was mostly because i hated on lupe for the ATCQ fuckery, but whatever. im over it.

is the cool > food and liquor?

***I think so- it definitely shows growth (no Buddens album coming out in 2000 and never)
RIGZ Says:
March 12th, 2008 at 12:56 pm
Lupeâ€™s wordplay and lyricism are unmatchedâ€¦

^^^^

Really???
Big Homie Says:
March 12th, 2008 at 12:56 pm
Jeah- Jill Scott tonight!!! Never seen her live beforeâ€¦.

^ Where at?
icon (trillbert arenas) Says:
March 12th, 2008 at 12:56 pm
SMH @

Rapper C-Murder continues to build on his successes in the literary world as the rapper announced today (March 11) that he has signed R&B superstar Akon to a book deal with TRU Publishing. Akonâ€™s new book will be titled Thug Politics and is the second release from C-Murderâ€™s TRU Publishing company. The first release from the new company was Jacki-Oâ€™s title Grown and Gangsta, which landed in book stores last month. According to a representative for TRU Publishing, Akonâ€™s book Thug Politics is due in stores in April or May.

For the full story log on: allhiphop.com/stories/news/archive/2008/03/11/19450212.aspx
No more ty big's just call me Kenard Says:
March 12th, 2008 at 12:56 pm
damn whatsup with people from Montclair/Glen Ridge ( same shit ) Nj raping special ed. students with broom sticks
Willy Swagger Says:
March 12th, 2008 at 12:57 pm
is the cool > food and liquor?

^nope
icon (trillbert arenas) Says:
March 12th, 2008 at 12:57 pm
Big Homie Says:

March 12th, 2008 at 12:56 pm
Jeah- Jill Scott tonight!!! Never seen her live beforeâ€¦.

^ Where at?

**DAR Constitution Hall

@ RIGZ- I think so- I hated the kid for that ATCQ fuckery, too, but I give props where props are due…
Digital scales Says:
March 12th, 2008 at 12:57 pm
^^^
who wants to read a book
Boosie Says:
March 12th, 2008 at 12:58 pm
# b-ease Says:
March 12th, 2008 at 12:50 pm

i thought â€œParis, Tokyoâ€ was the next single? Thisâ€™ll work tho. Me and my girl been debating whether the Snoop joint would make sense as a single. I say no, she says yeah based off Snoopâ€™s omniprescence right now. I say the hook is too fucking horrendous for the song to have a fair shot.
______________________________________________________________

Everytime I hear that joint, I immediatley think of Black eyed-peas….Shit sounds like a “we are the world” type song…

It’s not as bad as I thought but I just thought they were reaching on that Joint….Like an fly high as the sky joint.
No more ty big's just call me Kenard Says:
March 12th, 2008 at 12:58 pm
opps I forgot to drop the link

damn whatsup with people from Montclair/Glen Ridge ( same shit ) Nj raping special ed. students with broom sticks

http://www.nj.com/news/ledger/index.ssf?/base/news-13/1205300215279400.xml&coll=1
Digital scales Says:
March 12th, 2008 at 12:58 pm
kick push kick push > anything on the culo
icon (trillbert arenas) Says:
March 12th, 2008 at 12:59 pm
Digital scales Says:

March 12th, 2008 at 12:58 pm
kick push kick push > anything on the culo

***Robots and skateboards, nigga?
Big Homie Says:
March 12th, 2008 at 12:59 pm
Liquor and food > is the cool & Food and Liquor
catch22 Says:
March 12th, 2008 at 12:59 pm
Digital scales Says:

March 12th, 2008 at 12:57 pm
^^^
who wants to read a book

^^
smh. ignant ass. better question is who wants to read a book by jackie-o or akon?
Astro Says:
March 12th, 2008 at 12:59 pm
# RIGZ Says:
March 12th, 2008 at 12:56 pm

Lupeâ€™s wordplay and lyricism are unmatchedâ€¦

^^^^

Really???

^^
REALLY
Digital scales Says:
March 12th, 2008 at 1:00 pm
its that beat
Casual T Says:
March 12th, 2008 at 1:00 pm
Lupes allright.. I dont really mind him… somehow I kinda gave him a flagrant foul for that Tribe shit too…

Once Im done with this Black Milk …I’ll bump the cool…

oh btw

Elzhi > Lupus..
G7 Says:
March 12th, 2008 at 1:00 pm
that wayne track is mega garbage!!!*regrets listening*. I hope my ears forgive me.

*daps to all 12:42-1:01*
Astro Says:
March 12th, 2008 at 1:02 pm
Damn that new Roots joint is bananas…birthdaaayyy girlll, it’s your biiirrthhdaayyy
No more ty big's just call me Kenard Says:
March 12th, 2008 at 1:02 pm
catch22 Says:
March 12th, 2008 at 12:48 pm
if method man plays another role besides a street nigga, then i would say heâ€™s a decent actor. its not acting when you just do what you normally do.

.. theres more too it than just being yourself though, timing screen presence all that shit comes into play and is not as easy as it seems, true it’s an extension of what he does with rapping but there are plenty of rappers who can’t come close to making that transition ( DMX, Ja, Beanie and freeway etc. etc ) now Common Mos Def and Pac were probably the 3 best shit Pac played a cop and a dope fiend and played them well …
SpotOn Says:
March 12th, 2008 at 1:02 pm
*unlurks*

Nah man

Food and liquor > The Cool,

F and L comes off more natural. The Cool seems like he didnt balance vibing to the music with thinking about concepts, i.e. heavier on the thinking. The Cool probably took more work, but at the end of the day its music. I guess it depends on what you look for in your music, but both are quality albums.
Casual T Says:
March 12th, 2008 at 1:03 pm
** pats himself on the back for not being a Weezy fan**
G7 Says:
March 12th, 2008 at 1:04 pm
>>kick push kick push > anything on the culo

^dumb it down > kick push
No more ty big's just call me Kenard Says:
March 12th, 2008 at 1:04 pm
catch22 Says:
March 12th, 2008 at 12:54 pm
i havenâ€™t listened to â€œthe coolâ€. it was mostly because i hated on lupe for the ATCQ fuckery, but whatever. im over it.

is the cool > food and liquor?

nope not even close, I tought the cool was alright but Food and liqour is damn near if not completely classic IMO
icon (trillbert arenas) Says:
March 12th, 2008 at 1:05 pm
catch22 Says:

March 12th, 2008 at 12:59 pm
Digital scales Says:

March 12th, 2008 at 12:57 pm
^^^
who wants to read a book

^^
smh. ignant ass. better question is who wants to read a book by jackie-o or akon?

***LOL…I haven’t read a book for pleasure (none), in a minute- all school related shit…when I went to Borders yesterday to look around, though, I was surprised @ how much of the black lit section was bullshit erotica noir (Zane and ish like that), hood stories (B-more careful, etc), and books “written” by rappers (50, snoop, etc)…damn, are there any actual writers left? LOL…
Astro Says:
March 12th, 2008 at 1:06 pm
The Emperor’s soundtrack was super ill !!
icon (trillbert arenas) Says:
March 12th, 2008 at 1:06 pm
Astro Says:

March 12th, 2008 at 1:02 pm
Damn that new Roots joint is bananasâ€¦birthdaaayyy girlll, itâ€™s your biiirrthhdaayyy

***Yeah, it’s bananas…in a tailpipe (no Beverly Hills Cop)
SpotOn Says:
March 12th, 2008 at 1:07 pm
Smh @ “Supreme associate attacks prosecutor with shank” in nahright lite
Richie Cunning Says:
March 12th, 2008 at 1:07 pm
Lupe doesn’t like rap music.
No more ty big's just call me Kenard Says:
March 12th, 2008 at 1:08 pm
G7 Says:
March 12th, 2008 at 1:04 pm
>>kick push kick push > anything on the culo

^dumb it down > kick push

… agreed but that song and hip-hop saved my life are the only songs that could fuck with F& L, IMO…

the kick push remix is better than dumb it down though at least for replay value, Dumb it down is real real dope and an crazy ill concept but after a couple of listens you don’t wanna hear it as much
No more ty big's just call me Kenard Says:
March 12th, 2008 at 1:09 pm
Richie Cunning Says:
March 12th, 2008 at 1:07 pm
Lupe doesnâ€™t like rap music.

.. he likes gangsta rap ….
G7 Says:
March 12th, 2008 at 1:10 pm
No more ty big’s just call me Kenard Says:

March 12th, 2008 at 1:08 pm
G7 Says:
March 12th, 2008 at 1:04 pm
>>kick push kick push > anything on the culo

^dumb it down > kick push

â€¦ agreed but that song and hip-hop saved my life are the only songs that could fuck with F& L, IMOâ€¦

====
gold chain, tokyo, japan? i thought those were pretty hot. F & L is better though.
Willy Swagger Says:
March 12th, 2008 at 1:10 pm
Yeah, itâ€™s bananasâ€¦in a tailpipe (no Beverly Hills Cop)

^^CLEVER
CiCi The Intern Says:
March 12th, 2008 at 1:10 pm
Rapper C-Murder continues to build on his successes in the literary world as the rapper announced today (March 11) that he has signed R&B superstar Akon to a book deal with TRU Publishing. Akonâ€™s new book will be titled Thug Politics and is the second release from C-Murderâ€™s TRU Publishing company. The first release from the new company was Jacki-Oâ€™s title Grown and Gangsta, which landed in book stores last month. According to a representative for TRU Publishing, Akonâ€™s book Thug Politics is due in stores in April or May.
^^^

Killing black literature one day at a fucking time. Langston Hughes is rolling in his grave and Alex Haley and Toni Morrison are tossing in their sleep
Willy Swagger Says:
March 12th, 2008 at 1:11 pm
WEB DU BOIS too ……. hey anybody ever read the Philidelphia Negroe?
catch22 Says:
March 12th, 2008 at 1:12 pm
Killing black literature one day at a fucking time. Langston Hughes is rolling in his grave and Alex Haley and Toni Morrison are tossing in their sleep

^^
and superhead is “laughing straight to the bank with this.”
G7 Says:
March 12th, 2008 at 1:12 pm
the Cool as a concept was kinda disappointing. before the album he made it seem like the whole thing was gonna be based on that character, but only 3 or 4 songs did.
SpotOn Says:
March 12th, 2008 at 1:13 pm
That new Roots single is kinda garbage, but theyll get on TRL. Ill still cop the album. They tapping into the gym class heroes/FOB fan base. Though Gym class owes the roots some dues obviously.
b-ease Says:
March 12th, 2008 at 1:13 pm
Even though it has a higher percentage of weaker songs, I dont think the best songs on F&L are as dope as the best songs on The Cool.

And, as of RIGHT now, Lupes the #1 MC in the game.
G7 Says:
March 12th, 2008 at 1:14 pm
>>Killing black literature one day at a fucking time.

^BLID
icon (trillbert arenas) Says:
March 12th, 2008 at 1:14 pm
Killing black literature one day at a fucking time. Langston Hughes is rolling in his grave and Alex Haley and Toni Morrison are tossing in their sleep

***Exactly…but I guess, @ one angle, it’s better for the masses to read garbage than nothing at all- these rapper scribed books are no worse than celebrity autobiographies, or pulp fiction novels…besides, with no rapper books, we wouldn’t have “the World According to Pretty Toney”, lol
No more ty big's just call me Kenard Says:
March 12th, 2008 at 1:14 pm
gold chain, tokyo, japan? i thought those were pretty hot. F & L is better though.

.good songs yes, I liked them I just don’t think they can compare to american terriost, I gotcha, just might be ok, instrumental, daydreamin, the cool, hurt me soul so on and so forth
catch22 Says:
March 12th, 2008 at 1:14 pm
read invisible man (not THE invisible man) by ralph ellison. one of my favorites. if you ever been hated on cuz your black, brown, high-yellow whatever. you should read it.
NerdwithSwag.com » Initial Looks At Lupe Fiasco’s Music Video For ‘Hip-Hop Saved My Life…” Says:
March 12th, 2008 at 1:15 pm
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SpotOn Says:
March 12th, 2008 at 1:16 pm
Even though it has a higher percentage of weaker songs, I dont think the best songs on F&L are as dope as the best songs on The Cool.

^^^Cohesiveness (is that a word) is part of making a classic album. Food and liquor can play all the way through with very few skips.
RIGZ Says:
March 12th, 2008 at 1:16 pm
And, as of RIGHT now, Lupes the #1 MC in the game.

^^^^

I dunno man…

Reading Lupe’s rhymes > Listening to Lupe’s rhymes IMO

Maybe I’m on a spaceship.
icon (trillbert arenas) Says:
March 12th, 2008 at 1:16 pm
SpotOn Says:

March 12th, 2008 at 1:13 pm
That new Roots single is kinda garbage, but theyll get on TRL. Ill still cop the album. They tapping into the gym class heroes/FOB fan base. Though Gym class owes the roots some dues obviously.

***Noz (sp?)trashed them on XXL- for once I agree with him…get the fuck off that punk, smooth shit, man, get with that rough shit (none) (c) Hurricane G
b-ease Says:
March 12th, 2008 at 1:16 pm
Soul on Ice changed my mufuckin life. yea, Eldridge turned out to be a bitch ass, but the book still stands.
Boosie Says:
March 12th, 2008 at 1:16 pm
I never saw anything wrong with what lupe said about tribe….Does he have to listen to them?
Willy Swagger Says:
March 12th, 2008 at 1:16 pm
catch22 Says:

March 12th, 2008 at 1:14 pm
read invisible man (not THE invisible man) by ralph ellison. one of my favorites. if you ever been hated on cuz your black, brown, high-yellow whatever. you should read it.

^^ Does it talk about getting hated on cuz I am Fly and Slender, make mothafucka’s want to test my steez …… I am a skinny nigga that knocks big niggas out(c) Styles P
SpotOn Says:
March 12th, 2008 at 1:17 pm
Killing black literature one day at a fucking time. Langston Hughes is rolling in his grave and Alex Haley and Toni Morrison are tossing in their sleep

***Exactlyâ€¦but I guess, @ one angle, itâ€™s better for the masses to read garbage than nothing at all- these rapper scribed books are no worse than celebrity autobiographies, or pulp fiction novelsâ€¦besides, with no rapper books, we wouldnâ€™t have â€œthe World According to Pretty Toneyâ€, lol

^^^Word
Astro Says:
March 12th, 2008 at 1:17 pm
RIGZ Says:
March 12th, 2008 at 1:16 pm

And, as of RIGHT now, Lupes the #1 MC in the game

^^
Approval Stamp POOF!
cOLD Says:
March 12th, 2008 at 1:17 pm
*currently at the park working on my script*

*plays http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RjZZd0fP_Ow&feature=related in background*

*salutes fux*
G7 Says:
March 12th, 2008 at 1:18 pm
>>Cohesiveness (is that a word)

^yes
Willy Swagger Says:
March 12th, 2008 at 1:18 pm
Boosie Says:

March 12th, 2008 at 1:16 pm
I never saw anything wrong with what lupe said about tribeâ€¦.Does he have to listen to them?

^^No its how he went about it
icon (trillbert arenas) Says:
March 12th, 2008 at 1:18 pm
catch22 Says:

March 12th, 2008 at 1:14 pm
read invisible man (not THE invisible man) by ralph ellison. one of my favorites. if you ever been hated on cuz your black, brown, high-yellow whatever. you should read it.

**That shit ended weird, but it was expertly written- I almost copped Juneteenth, but I hate posthumously finished books, so I skipped it…
RIGZ Says:
March 12th, 2008 at 1:18 pm
Astro Says:
March 12th, 2008 at 1:17 pm

RIGZ Says:
March 12th, 2008 at 1:16 pm

And, as of RIGHT now, Lupes the #1 MC in the gam

^^^^^^

I never said that lol
Boosie Says:
March 12th, 2008 at 1:19 pm
The cool isnt that bad it’s just not as cohesive…But there are more than a few good songs on there. Sometimes his lyricalism gets in the way of actually creating music…But His flow is very listenable….

Lupe isnt popular cause of his lyrics…It’s that he has a new age “po pimpish” type of flow that mesh with his meta physical lyrics….a phenomenon unseen.
cOLD Says:
March 12th, 2008 at 1:19 pm
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ebGorMugbAA&NR=1

^this captures the mood, subtle yet brolic
No more ty big's just call me Kenard Says:
March 12th, 2008 at 1:20 pm
catch22 Says:
March 12th, 2008 at 1:14 pm
read invisible man (not THE invisible man) by ralph ellison. one of my favorites. if you ever been hated on cuz your black, brown, high-yellow whatever. you should read it.

… see Joe Budden song invisible man, he said that song was based off that book,
* puts down stan hat * …
b-ease Says:
March 12th, 2008 at 1:21 pm
**That shit ended weird,

^^^
Man, the WHOLE book was weird. Tried to get thru it, but just couldnt (and yes, i was ashamed). I always told myself I was gonna get back to it tho…
Willy Swagger Says:
March 12th, 2008 at 1:22 pm
damn Cold I am going to let that ish play the back all damn day. I still have nightmares occasionally with that soundtrack, But instead of running from that music I choose to embrace it. Ima find the link I had for the soundtrack and send it to you.
KilluminattI7 Says:
March 12th, 2008 at 1:23 pm
LEAVES LURKDOM MOMENTARILY TO SAY:

CO-SIGN CATCH-22 AND B-EASE’S LITERARY RECCOMENDATIONS
Ghost Writer Says:
March 12th, 2008 at 1:23 pm
KilluminattI7 Says:

March 12th, 2008 at 1:23 pm
LEAVES LURKDOM MOMENTARILY TO SAY:

CO-SIGN CATCH-22 AND B-EASEâ€™S LITERARY RECCOMENDATIONS

^
Co-sign
KilluminattI7 Says:
March 12th, 2008 at 1:23 pm
^^^
my bad- no SAMUEL L. JACKSON

*ghostrides the capslock*

OOPS!!
No more ty big's just call me Kenard Says:
March 12th, 2008 at 1:24 pm
Boosie Says:
March 12th, 2008 at 1:16 pm
I never saw anything wrong with what lupe said about tribeâ€¦.Does he have to listen to them?

… when your performing a tribute to them than yes, if you don’t listen to them don’t accept the invitation and forget the words, also if it wouldn’t be such a big deal if his whole style didn’t sound like a direct descendant of tribe, see : Paris, Tokyo …
cOLD Says:
March 12th, 2008 at 1:25 pm
as I sit here in my car and witness the people jogging. But no matter how fast and far, they still remain.

The cars driving in the opposite direction makes it even more abnormal, who am I to judge.
Willy Swagger Says:
March 12th, 2008 at 1:25 pm
Niggas is sleeping not adding some bass and drums and just rhyming all on that soundtrack, I see Styles P going on in.
catch22 Says:
March 12th, 2008 at 1:25 pm
b-ease Says:

March 12th, 2008 at 1:21 pm
**That shit ended weird,

^^^
Man, the WHOLE book was weird. Tried to get thru it, but just couldnt (and yes, i was ashamed). I always told myself I was gonna get back to it thoâ€¦

^^

HOW DARE YOU QUESTION MY LITERARY TRENDSETTING? DO YOU REALIZE WHAT THIS BOOK BRINGS TO THE TABLE?
Boosie Says:
March 12th, 2008 at 1:25 pm
# Willy Swagger Says:
March 12th, 2008 at 1:18 pm

Boosie Says:

March 12th, 2008 at 1:16 pm
I never saw anything wrong with what lupe said about tribeâ€¦.Does he have to listen to them?

^^No its how he went about it
________________________________________________________

Personally I thought he went about it the right away…but to each his own…I was kind of glad he stuck it up the asses of those who feel he should listen to midnight marauders.
Big Homie Says:
March 12th, 2008 at 1:25 pm
Congrats to Wale for inking that deal
Ghost Writer Says:
March 12th, 2008 at 1:25 pm
*FARTS really loud*

*back to lurk mode*
b-ease Says:
March 12th, 2008 at 1:25 pm
Wale on Def Jam (or Interscope)?!? When are ninjas gonna realize that the major deal just isnt the way to go anymore. Unless Wale’s got a “The way I are” up his sleeve (and he just mite), he’s better off independent. Also, whats the deal with Marc Ronson? Is he just his manager or something?
KilluminattI7 Says:
March 12th, 2008 at 1:26 pm
I never saw anything wrong with what lupe said about tribeâ€¦.Does he have to listen to them?

^^^
naaw but its the way he went about it.. I hatet 2 admit it, but I kinda stopped fuckin wit young Wasalu Jaco based on that sh*t.. and acutally, STILL heven’t listened to the Cool yet
CiCi The Intern Says:
March 12th, 2008 at 1:26 pm
***Exactlyâ€¦but I guess, @ one angle, itâ€™s better for the masses to read garbage than nothing at all- these rapper scribed books are no worse than celebrity autobiographies, or pulp fiction novelsâ€¦besides, with no rapper books, we wouldnâ€™t have â€œthe World According to Pretty Toneyâ€, lol

^^^

I don’t have a problem with hip-hop lit, street lit, hood lit, whatever you want to call it. There was, and will be, always a place for that in black literature period. But my issue is that publishers, major publishers, are only publishing black books like this or like Black erotica because the shit sells. It’s retarded. Black people read more than that. If you look at Toni Morrison, BeBe Moore Campell (RIP), hell even Terry McMillian…they could WRITE. Ninjas can’t write anymore

*gets of soapbox*
No more ty big's just call me Kenard Says:
March 12th, 2008 at 1:26 pm
The cool isnt that bad itâ€™s just not as cohesiveâ€¦But there are more than a few good songs on there. Sometimes his lyricalism gets in the way of actually creating musicâ€¦But His flow is very listenableâ€¦.

co-sign fully ” now thats a fully ” (c) Jim Bruer half baked
G7 Says:
March 12th, 2008 at 1:26 pm
b-ease Says:

March 12th, 2008 at 1:13 pm
Even though it has a higher percentage of weaker songs, I dont think the best songs on F&L are as dope as the best songs on The Cool.

====
for me the good songs on the Cool get better with each listen, but the weaker songs have gotten worse for me or remained stagnant. there’s a handful of tracks on it that are straight snoreville!
b-ease Says:
March 12th, 2008 at 1:28 pm
HOW DARE YOU QUESTION MY LITERARY TRENDSETTING? DO YOU REALIZE WHAT THIS BOOK BRINGS TO THE TABLE?

^^^
lol
KilluminattI7 Says:
March 12th, 2008 at 1:28 pm
other reccomendations for NahRight negro literature book club:

Blood in my Eye and Soledad brother by Comrade George Jackson
-and-
Revolutionary Suicide by Huey P.
green eyes Says:
March 12th, 2008 at 1:28 pm
cooooooold

stop looking for distractions and get back to work on the script!
Willy Swagger Says:
March 12th, 2008 at 1:28 pm
Lakers got the best bench in the NBA , all them young dudes go on in with energy and gusto!
Boosie Says:
March 12th, 2008 at 1:28 pm
SO,

Had lupe done a tribute to somebody else, like a No Limit member, would you guys have felt the same way?….

Is tribe really held a holy grail?
cOLD Says:
March 12th, 2008 at 1:29 pm
i’m very abstract right now, The chutzpah is promulagating into existence and to that fact should become law of the land.
CiCi The Intern Says:
March 12th, 2008 at 1:29 pm
WALLEEE!!!

*blasts Breakdown*

*Philly people get mad because I’m blasting the gogo*

*starts beating my feet in Nike Boots for good measure*
QdotSmith Says:
March 12th, 2008 at 1:30 pm
@icon

im a writer woring on a novel right now…im 6 chapters deep. it takes alot of effort and alot of time to put together a piece of lieterature… but there are still black writers/authors out there… and im not on some erotica, super thug shit neither. the books titled “And I Did it My Way…” i’ll shoot you over the introduction if your interested. thats all im releasing to people right now. i’ve started a decent little buzz about it locally. gotta start somewhere you know?
SpotOn Says:
March 12th, 2008 at 1:31 pm
iâ€™m very abstract right now, The chutzpah is promulagating into existence and to that fact should become law of the land.

^^^You going over niggas heads cold…dumb it down. The f is a promalgamation?
Boosie Says:
March 12th, 2008 at 1:33 pm
# No more ty big’s just call me Kenard Says:
March 12th, 2008 at 1:24 pm

Boosie Says:
March 12th, 2008 at 1:16 pm
I never saw anything wrong with what lupe said about tribeâ€¦.Does he have to listen to them?

â€¦ when your performing a tribute to them than yes, if you donâ€™t listen to them donâ€™t accept the invitation and forget the words, also if it wouldnâ€™t be such a big deal if his whole style didnâ€™t sound like a direct descendant of tribe, see : Paris, Tokyo â€¦
___________________________________________________________

I dont think he is a direct descedant of them….He has a mellow pattern of making rap music, but I dont think it’s similar to Tribe…

I think people associated him with tribe cause there are some external similarities….But tribe music has been in existence before them and many people have made mellow rap songs…

It’s like Uncle murder and MOP are similar, in that they are consider loud hardcore rap, but I neccessarily would say they are the same or a direct descendant….
icon (trillbert arenas) Says:
March 12th, 2008 at 1:33 pm
@ CiCi- my favorite authors are John Edgar Wideman and Marita Golden, so I gotta co-sign…black lit has lost a step- half of the book covers either have some nigga with dice and a gun, with a title like “da game done gone bad”, or some chick in a bikini, “the baller’s jumpoff”…I thought Kenji Jasper “Dark”, “Dakota Grand” was a standout in the genre, though…

@ Fux- they’re giving your boy Nick Young some props, for his game last night….(none)

tinyurl.com/3dhuuq
The Dunce Says:
March 12th, 2008 at 1:36 pm
did you say invisible man? You did? Okay. Good read… problem is: i, like the protagonist, have not figured out what to do after going underground… any suggestions???? Oh yeah, i failed to mention- I bought some lightbulbs to light my way…
s/d.fkgj Says:
March 12th, 2008 at 1:52 pm
Lupe = dicksucker
Solo Says:
March 12th, 2008 at 2:40 pm
daamn!!…I LOVE THIS SONG
Alexander Hamilton Says:
March 12th, 2008 at 3:33 pm
jackie moon > weezy f. baby

^^^

jackie gleason > weezy f. baby

^^^

Jackie Brown > weezy f. baby

*turns on a Tarantino flick*

Oh, and intruder alert/fighters/streets on fire are sick lyrically IMO
es Says:
March 12th, 2008 at 4:25 pm
STACK DAT CHEESE

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