Lupe's Rolling Stone Interview: Not Giving A F*ck, Not Doing Interviews Any More, Inspirations ETC.

[Bawse D.Lox]

Bingo ...u u like it or not brother so why kare he gonna get money

The Lupe is still God MC I could give 2 fuxs if he was a asshole to the interviewer its the Rolling Stones for GodSakes they dont give a fux about hiphop

Lupe Keep It 5000, N I Love That

 

[idoitforhiphop10]

Kanye's a asshole all the time, but I don't see none of ya complainin about him.

 

[soul rattler]

Lol at niggas really saying they didn't see the condescending tone in this interview. Nigga litterally opposed every single thing the interviewer said.

Even the statements that weren't put out to be disagreed or agreed with.

Interviewer: So I see that it's a beautiful day outside. It's 80 & sunny.

Lupe Fiasco: Nah, it's not even that nice though. I don't see it that way b/c beauty is truly in the eye of the beholder. This weather starts fucking with my allergies and shit so I can't really seize the day how I want to seize it. And I don't care if anyone agrees with me or not.

Gotdamn Lupe... always answering questions with critical thinking. Stay in the fucking box.

 

[DR. JEK]

Kanye's a asshole all the time, but I don't see none of ya complainin about him.

because its a GIVEN that hes an asshole.

Must be a chicago thing

 

[blackrain]

I really like Lupe's music, and I understand how he's probably disenfranchised about the commercial aspect of music, but if wants people to hear his music anywhere other than the trunk of his car when he goes independent, he has to be at least a little cooperative during interviews and not shun the public a la Howard Hughes.

By being almost combative with the media in all forms, he's burning bridges that independent artists need to be successful.

He can say he wants to do it purely for the art, but the fact is, if he doesn't want to run into debt and lose whatever wealth he's accumulated from his career so far, he's going to have to play the game with interviewers and reviewers and other people that can either make or break music careers.

When magazines begin shunning him or giving him bad reviews because he keeps being an asshole when they try to interview him, he's going to do a reversal on his stance towards fan interpretations and media reports, but it might be too late.

Sometimes you just have to play the game and give a little to get what you want in return, and it seems like Lupe doesn't want to do that. Unfortunately, he's not popular enough nor have a large enough and loyal enough fan base to survive off this kind of isolatory strategy. Nor is his catalogue great enough where he can do whatever he wants and still get the airplay off the strength of his past works.

Lupe:Nah, for me it's art. I do this for the sake of myself. It's a selfish process. I don't really have any expectations from anyone for your comments or your reviews or your previews. Not to say that I won't see it, but that's not the point. I'm happy rapping a song like "Form Follows Function" for myself, the same way I can sit and watch a movie by myself or go to an art gallery by myself. Who do you listen to at the end of the day? Who do you look for to give you the thumbs up or the thumbs down about a certain thing? I don't really look to the public atmosphere for that kind of validation. I'm trying to find that validation in myself with my own art and put it on display, and if people like it, they like it. If they don't, they don't. Some stuff I don't even put out. I'll just be home, happy, creating something for myself, and then ball it up and throw it in the trash. It's less about trying to prove something or get on somebody's list or make a fan happy or make a hater mad or convert a non-believer. That's not the case for me anymore. Mixtapes, The Cool, whatever. We're done now. You get it, I get it, we're done. If you want to participate in this album, fine, if you don't, that's just as fine. I'll go on tour, go on vacation and come back next summer.

THen he can keep that shit to himself, and this is coming from a Lupe fan...thats one of the most bullshit statements rappers say. If he does music for him and doesn't care about what others think about it, there's no need to put it out there for public consumption. Just make music as a hobby and go get a normal job, plenty of people do it. You can't make your living making music and it not be for public consumption. Shit doesn't make sense

It's called being an artist. do u think Basqiuat was pondering, on who would be hanging his portrait on their walls???

no.

the nigga just painted. that's a true artist.

a true artist, don't give a fuck about fans. most fans are attached to an artwork, and they want you to paint the same damn artwork, over and over and over

EX: Kanye With CD or LR... Illmatic, Blue Print. ETC..

and once you start pandering to the public, and begin putting out the same thing over and over.

the fans by then, done figured you out. done got tired of you, and are ready to move on to the next thing.

It happened to; Jarule, DMX, Nelly, 50, Ludacris, Chingy. ETC.

Right Now: T.I., Jeezy, & Ross are on the hot seat.

a true artist just paints, just record, just dance off inspiration. and who ever likes it, likes it. who ever don't, don't.

the funny thing about being an artist is, that you don't know what the fans will gravitate too.

you may put out a "what's hot now record" and it won't be well received.

then in the same breathe, you put out something that you recorded because, you wanted to as an artist. and the fans love it.

i seen it with CB "Dueces", Kanye "Runaway", Many Of 2Pac songs. ETC ETC

@Bawse D. lox All of that has nothing to do with Lupe's asshole attitude he's taken on though, and truthfully got nothing to do with anything I said in my post. His JOB is to make music and put it out. You're right a true artist does do it for the love, but when you make it your job and your way of making your income, it then becomes about more than just doing it for yourself. Like I said eh doing it for himself the music is his hobby, his passion, but not his career. He need to go get a regular job and record/write on his own free time instead of crying/bitching about label politics or trying to make a living doing it.

 

[juan travolta]

Kanye's a asshole all the time, but I don't see none of ya complainin about him.

lol co sign. talk about money changing people kanye would be the prime example of that.

 

[bkkbully]

I really like Lupe's music, and I understand how he's probably disenfranchised about the commercial aspect of music, but if wants people to hear his music anywhere other than the trunk of his car when he goes independent, he has to be at least a little cooperative during interviews and not shun the public a la Howard Hughes.

By being almost combative with the media in all forms, he's burning bridges that independent artists need to be successful.

He can say he wants to do it purely for the art, but the fact is, if he doesn't want to run into debt and lose whatever wealth he's accumulated from his career so far, he's going to have to play the game with interviewers and reviewers and other people that can either make or break music careers.

When magazines begin shunning him or giving him bad reviews because he keeps being an asshole when they try to interview him, he's going to do a reversal on his stance towards fan interpretations and media reports, but it might be too late.

Sometimes you just have to play the game and give a little to get what you want in return, and it seems like Lupe doesn't want to do that. Unfortunately, he's not popular enough nor have a large enough and loyal enough fan base to survive off this kind of isolatory strategy. Nor is his catalogue great enough where he can do whatever he wants and still get the airplay off the strength of his past works.

Lupe:Nah, for me it's art. I do this for the sake of myself. It's a selfish process. I don't really have any expectations from anyone for your comments or your reviews or your previews. Not to say that I won't see it, but that's not the point. I'm happy rapping a song like "Form Follows Function" for myself, the same way I can sit and watch a movie by myself or go to an art gallery by myself. Who do you listen to at the end of the day? Who do you look for to give you the thumbs up or the thumbs down about a certain thing? I don't really look to the public atmosphere for that kind of validation. I'm trying to find that validation in myself with my own art and put it on display, and if people like it, they like it. If they don't, they don't. Some stuff I don't even put out. I'll just be home, happy, creating something for myself, and then ball it up and throw it in the trash. It's less about trying to prove something or get on somebody's list or make a fan happy or make a hater mad or convert a non-believer. That's not the case for me anymore. Mixtapes, The Cool, whatever. We're done now. You get it, I get it, we're done. If you want to participate in this album, fine, if you don't, that's just as fine. I'll go on tour, go on vacation and come back next summer.

THen he can keep that shit to himself, and this is coming from a Lupe fan...thats one of the most bullshit statements rappers say. If he does music for him and doesn't care about what others think about it, there's no need to put it out there for public consumption. Just make music as a hobby and go get a normal job, plenty of people do it. You can't make your living making music and it not be for public consumption. Shit doesn't make sense

It's called being an artist. do u think Basqiuat was pondering, on who would be hanging his portrait on their walls???

no.

the nigga just painted. that's a true artist.

a true artist, don't give a fuck about fans. most fans are attached to an artwork, and they want you to paint the same damn artwork, over and over and over

EX: Kanye With CD or LR... Illmatic, Blue Print. ETC..

and once you start pandering to the public, and begin putting out the same thing over and over.

the fans by then, done figured you out. done got tired of you, and are ready to move on to the next thing.

It happened to; Jarule, DMX, Nelly, 50, Ludacris, Chingy. ETC.

Right Now: T.I., Jeezy, & Ross are on the hot seat.

a true artist just paints, just record, just dance off inspiration. and who ever likes it, likes it. who ever don't, don't.

the funny thing about being an artist is, that you don't know what the fans will gravitate too.

you may put out a "what's hot now record" and it won't be well received.

then in the same breathe, you put out something that you recorded because, you wanted to as an artist. and the fans love it.

i seen it with CB "Dueces", Kanye "Runaway", Many Of 2Pac songs. ETC ETC

@Bawse D. lox All of that has nothing to do with Lupe's asshole attitude he's taken on though, and truthfully got nothing to do with anything I said in my post. His JOB is to make music and put it out. You're right a true artist does do it for the love, but when you make it your job and your way of making your income, it then becomes about more than just doing it for yourself. Like I said eh doing it for himself the music is his hobby, his passion, but not his career. He need to go get a regular job and record/write on his own free time instead of crying/bitching about label politics or trying to make a living doing it.

Lol oh so niggas can't complain about their jobs now? You telling me you've never complained about your job? Never had a bad day? Never had a boss or higher up piss you off to the point where you just said fuck it? Yeah, its music but its still a job and like everyone else with a job they complain no matter what it is they do.

 

[blackrain]

I really like Lupe's music, and I understand how he's probably disenfranchised about the commercial aspect of music, but if wants people to hear his music anywhere other than the trunk of his car when he goes independent, he has to be at least a little cooperative during interviews and not shun the public a la Howard Hughes.

By being almost combative with the media in all forms, he's burning bridges that independent artists need to be successful.

He can say he wants to do it purely for the art, but the fact is, if he doesn't want to run into debt and lose whatever wealth he's accumulated from his career so far, he's going to have to play the game with interviewers and reviewers and other people that can either make or break music careers.

When magazines begin shunning him or giving him bad reviews because he keeps being an asshole when they try to interview him, he's going to do a reversal on his stance towards fan interpretations and media reports, but it might be too late.

Sometimes you just have to play the game and give a little to get what you want in return, and it seems like Lupe doesn't want to do that. Unfortunately, he's not popular enough nor have a large enough and loyal enough fan base to survive off this kind of isolatory strategy. Nor is his catalogue great enough where he can do whatever he wants and still get the airplay off the strength of his past works.

Lupe:Nah, for me it's art. I do this for the sake of myself. It's a selfish process. I don't really have any expectations from anyone for your comments or your reviews or your previews. Not to say that I won't see it, but that's not the point. I'm happy rapping a song like "Form Follows Function" for myself, the same way I can sit and watch a movie by myself or go to an art gallery by myself. Who do you listen to at the end of the day? Who do you look for to give you the thumbs up or the thumbs down about a certain thing? I don't really look to the public atmosphere for that kind of validation. I'm trying to find that validation in myself with my own art and put it on display, and if people like it, they like it. If they don't, they don't. Some stuff I don't even put out. I'll just be home, happy, creating something for myself, and then ball it up and throw it in the trash. It's less about trying to prove something or get on somebody's list or make a fan happy or make a hater mad or convert a non-believer. That's not the case for me anymore. Mixtapes, The Cool, whatever. We're done now. You get it, I get it, we're done. If you want to participate in this album, fine, if you don't, that's just as fine. I'll go on tour, go on vacation and come back next summer.

THen he can keep that shit to himself, and this is coming from a Lupe fan...thats one of the most bullshit statements rappers say. If he does music for him and doesn't care about what others think about it, there's no need to put it out there for public consumption. Just make music as a hobby and go get a normal job, plenty of people do it. You can't make your living making music and it not be for public consumption. Shit doesn't make sense

It's called being an artist. do u think Basqiuat was pondering, on who would be hanging his portrait on their walls???

no.

the nigga just painted. that's a true artist.

a true artist, don't give a fuck about fans. most fans are attached to an artwork, and they want you to paint the same damn artwork, over and over and over

EX: Kanye With CD or LR... Illmatic, Blue Print. ETC..

and once you start pandering to the public, and begin putting out the same thing over and over.

the fans by then, done figured you out. done got tired of you, and are ready to move on to the next thing.

It happened to; Jarule, DMX, Nelly, 50, Ludacris, Chingy. ETC.

Right Now: T.I., Jeezy, & Ross are on the hot seat.

a true artist just paints, just record, just dance off inspiration. and who ever likes it, likes it. who ever don't, don't.

the funny thing about being an artist is, that you don't know what the fans will gravitate too.

you may put out a "what's hot now record" and it won't be well received.

then in the same breathe, you put out something that you recorded because, you wanted to as an artist. and the fans love it.

i seen it with CB "Dueces", Kanye "Runaway", Many Of 2Pac songs. ETC ETC

@Bawse D. lox All of that has nothing to do with Lupe's asshole attitude he's taken on though, and truthfully got nothing to do with anything I said in my post. His JOB is to make music and put it out. You're right a true artist does do it for the love, but when you make it your job and your way of making your income, it then becomes about more than just doing it for yourself. Like I said eh doing it for himself the music is his hobby, his passion, but not his career. He need to go get a regular job and record/write on his own free time instead of crying/bitching about label politics or trying to make a living doing it.

Lol oh so niggas can't complain about their jobs now? You telling me you've never complained about your job? Never had a bad day? Never had a boss or higher up piss you off to the point where you just said fuck it? Yeah, its music but its still a job and like everyone else with a job they complain no matter what it is they do.

I didn't say he couldn't complain, but that don't mean he has to be an asshole about it. There's plenty artists who release music and don't do interviews. He hates interviews so much, don't do them. It's that simple. The reporter got a job to do just like Lupe does and just because Lupe is pissed at his current job don't mean he gotta make somebody else's job harder. There's plenty artist dying to give interviews to talk about their music...

 

[Rock_Well]

Lol at niggas really saying they didn't see the condescending tone in this interview. Nigga litterally opposed every single thing the interviewer said.

Even the statements that weren't put out to be disagreed or agreed with.

Interviewer: So I see that it's a beautiful day outside. It's 80 & sunny.

Lupe Fiasco: Nah, it's not even that nice though. I don't see it that way b/c beauty is truly in the eye of the beholder. This weather starts fucking with my allergies and shit so I can't really seize the day how I want to seize it. And I don't care if anyone agrees with me or not.

Gotdamn Lupe... always answering questions with critical thinking. Stay in the fucking box.

lol this dumb...u only need to give an out-the-box answer when the box you think in sucks. How bout getting a better friggin box.

 

[bkkbully]

I really like Lupe's music, and I understand how he's probably disenfranchised about the commercial aspect of music, but if wants people to hear his music anywhere other than the trunk of his car when he goes independent, he has to be at least a little cooperative during interviews and not shun the public a la Howard Hughes.

By being almost combative with the media in all forms, he's burning bridges that independent artists need to be successful.

He can say he wants to do it purely for the art, but the fact is, if he doesn't want to run into debt and lose whatever wealth he's accumulated from his career so far, he's going to have to play the game with interviewers and reviewers and other people that can either make or break music careers.

When magazines begin shunning him or giving him bad reviews because he keeps being an asshole when they try to interview him, he's going to do a reversal on his stance towards fan interpretations and media reports, but it might be too late.

Sometimes you just have to play the game and give a little to get what you want in return, and it seems like Lupe doesn't want to do that. Unfortunately, he's not popular enough nor have a large enough and loyal enough fan base to survive off this kind of isolatory strategy. Nor is his catalogue great enough where he can do whatever he wants and still get the airplay off the strength of his past works.

Lupe:Nah, for me it's art. I do this for the sake of myself. It's a selfish process. I don't really have any expectations from anyone for your comments or your reviews or your previews. Not to say that I won't see it, but that's not the point. I'm happy rapping a song like "Form Follows Function" for myself, the same way I can sit and watch a movie by myself or go to an art gallery by myself. Who do you listen to at the end of the day? Who do you look for to give you the thumbs up or the thumbs down about a certain thing? I don't really look to the public atmosphere for that kind of validation. I'm trying to find that validation in myself with my own art and put it on display, and if people like it, they like it. If they don't, they don't. Some stuff I don't even put out. I'll just be home, happy, creating something for myself, and then ball it up and throw it in the trash. It's less about trying to prove something or get on somebody's list or make a fan happy or make a hater mad or convert a non-believer. That's not the case for me anymore. Mixtapes, The Cool, whatever. We're done now. You get it, I get it, we're done. If you want to participate in this album, fine, if you don't, that's just as fine. I'll go on tour, go on vacation and come back next summer.

THen he can keep that shit to himself, and this is coming from a Lupe fan...thats one of the most bullshit statements rappers say. If he does music for him and doesn't care about what others think about it, there's no need to put it out there for public consumption. Just make music as a hobby and go get a normal job, plenty of people do it. You can't make your living making music and it not be for public consumption. Shit doesn't make sense

It's called being an artist. do u think Basqiuat was pondering, on who would be hanging his portrait on their walls???

no.

the nigga just painted. that's a true artist.

a true artist, don't give a fuck about fans. most fans are attached to an artwork, and they want you to paint the same damn artwork, over and over and over

EX: Kanye With CD or LR... Illmatic, Blue Print. ETC..

and once you start pandering to the public, and begin putting out the same thing over and over.

the fans by then, done figured you out. done got tired of you, and are ready to move on to the next thing.

It happened to; Jarule, DMX, Nelly, 50, Ludacris, Chingy. ETC.

Right Now: T.I., Jeezy, & Ross are on the hot seat.

a true artist just paints, just record, just dance off inspiration. and who ever likes it, likes it. who ever don't, don't.

the funny thing about being an artist is, that you don't know what the fans will gravitate too.

you may put out a "what's hot now record" and it won't be well received.

then in the same breathe, you put out something that you recorded because, you wanted to as an artist. and the fans love it.

i seen it with CB "Dueces", Kanye "Runaway", Many Of 2Pac songs. ETC ETC

@Bawse D. lox All of that has nothing to do with Lupe's asshole attitude he's taken on though, and truthfully got nothing to do with anything I said in my post. His JOB is to make music and put it out. You're right a true artist does do it for the love, but when you make it your job and your way of making your income, it then becomes about more than just doing it for yourself. Like I said eh doing it for himself the music is his hobby, his passion, but not his career. He need to go get a regular job and record/write on his own free time instead of crying/bitching about label politics or trying to make a living doing it.

Lol oh so niggas can't complain about their jobs now? You telling me you've never complained about your job? Never had a bad day? Never had a boss or higher up piss you off to the point where you just said fuck it? Yeah, its music but its still a job and like everyone else with a job they complain no matter what it is they do.

I didn't say he couldn't complain, but that don't mean he has to be an asshole about it. There's plenty artists who release music and don't do interviews. He hates interviews so much, don't do them. It's that simple. The reporter got a job to do just like Lupe does and just because Lupe is pissed at his current job don't mean he gotta make somebody else's job harder. There's plenty artist dying to give interviews to talk about their music...

Word, I can feel you on that

 

[evoljeanyes]

Lupe is a clown!

 

[aneed123]

Kanye's a asshole all the time, but I don't see none of ya complainin about him.

i view him worse...