I always preach that you have to be active as a citizen no matter what, and some people just voting as an excuse not to do anything. Lupe Fiasco Read Quote
I find it somewhat liberating to jump, to dive into things that are the opposite of me. Lupe Fiasco Read Quote
I’m trying to fight the terrorism that’s actually causing the other forms of terrorism. You know, the root cause of terrorism is the stuff that the U.S. government allows to happen, and the foreign policies that we have in place in different countries that inspire people to become terrorists. And it’s easy for us because it’s just some oil. Lupe Fiasco Read Quote
You know, my goal, once I leave the music business, is like, ‘Man, Lupe didn’t lead us astray.’ It comes directly from Islam: leading people astray is the worst thing you could do. Especially in perpetuity; like, your music continues to go on and live without you. That risk is too great for me; I’m gonna keep it positive. Lupe Fiasco Read Quote
We have to make the physical music a little more valuable instead of just having a download link and a bunch of songs you downloaded from some torrent site. People try to make the music value-less, and I don’t think we’re going to stop that train, but the one thing that they can’t devalue are things that are in the outside world. Lupe Fiasco Read Quote
The only person who really impressed me with making new music is Cudi. Everyone else seems to be jumping on the same music, the producer-made stuff, but the one person that’s made new music to me is Cudi. Lupe Fiasco Read Quote
With ‘Hip-Hop Saved My Life,’ I attempted to make ‘Kick, Push,’ but for rappers. To give a real basic play-by-play of the life of a rapper before he makes it – if he ever makes it, because you can get stuck in that and be trying to make it for the rest of your life. Lupe Fiasco Read Quote
Oh yeah, I’m literally walking through my house now looking down and there are maybe, like, 15 pairs on the floor. For real. Real talk. It’s just simplicity. They’re something I wear every day. Before I got a deal with them, I was wearing some type of Vans all the time. I would just order them by the box, like, 10 at a time. Lupe Fiasco Read Quote
I think that American presidents, that position in itself, as well as American foreign policy, it has terrorism in it. CIA agents going to overthrow certain governments – they’re using terrorist tactics. They’re not going in there like, ‘Hey, you wanna have some cake?’ Lupe Fiasco Read Quote
This game wears on you. It tears you down. It’s perpetual motion for some people who’ve achieved a level of independence, like Madonna and Jay-Z – they don’t need to do music anymore. But there’s people who need it. And in that need, that’s when it’s tough and it tears you to pieces. Lupe Fiasco Read Quote
