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Lupe Fiasco Says He's on Pace to Become the "G.O.A.T. Lyricist"
Does Lupe deserve to be on hip-hop'sMount Rushmore?
Lupe Fiascohas been one of the best lyricists in hip-hop since he hit the scene, back in the mid-2000s.
So after a career that's spanned more than a decade, the question deserves to be asked: where does Lupe rank amongst the greatest rappers in hip-hop history?
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It's a topic that the rapper brought up on Friday afternoon. In a string of tweets, Lupe talked about the past, tweeting about the making of "Dumb it Down" and what it was like to be praised by Jay-Z early on in his career.
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And then here's the kicker: Lupe tweeted that he's on pace to be the "GOAT lyricist." Here are the tweets:
\u201cDumb it down was initially called \u201cSpace Traveling\u201d and was meant to be a stream of consciousness bar fest. My A&R didn\u2019t like the hook\u201d— \u201cDRILL MUSIC IN ZION\u201d Out Now! (@\u201cDRILL MUSIC IN ZION\u201d Out Now!) 1509129309
\u201cSo we changed the hook to \u201cDumb It Down\u201d to balance out how deep the verses were. It was a huge impact on rap at the time. No regrets.\u201d— \u201cDRILL MUSIC IN ZION\u201d Out Now! (@\u201cDRILL MUSIC IN ZION\u201d Out Now!) 1509129419
\u201cOnce I met Jay-Z and he said I was nice. I was actually done with rap. My initial passions have always been Science and theoretical physics\u201d— \u201cDRILL MUSIC IN ZION\u201d Out Now! (@\u201cDRILL MUSIC IN ZION\u201d Out Now!) 1509129532
\u201cThis was probably about 2003. I was always comfortable in my own skin & hated everything about the music biz. So once I got my Jay-z co-sign\u201d— \u201cDRILL MUSIC IN ZION\u201d Out Now! (@\u201cDRILL MUSIC IN ZION\u201d Out Now!) 1509129624
\u201cWho was unquestionably my favorite rapper at the time. It wasn\u2019t anything left for me personally that I wanted to achieve as a rapper\u201d— \u201cDRILL MUSIC IN ZION\u201d Out Now! (@\u201cDRILL MUSIC IN ZION\u201d Out Now!) 1509129666
\u201cI never felt I was the best but I knew that I had moments of unquestioned brilliance that earned my place among the rappers I respected\u201d— \u201cDRILL MUSIC IN ZION\u201d Out Now! (@\u201cDRILL MUSIC IN ZION\u201d Out Now!) 1509129751
\u201cPeople talk as if I\u2019m overrated or underrated. I always say you can always find something about me that you will like and things you\u2019ll hate\u201d— \u201cDRILL MUSIC IN ZION\u201d Out Now! (@\u201cDRILL MUSIC IN ZION\u201d Out Now!) 1509129821
\u201cI don\u2019t say that to boast just a recognition of the work I\u2019ve put in on the pen going on nearly 20 years non stop.\u201d— \u201cDRILL MUSIC IN ZION\u201d Out Now! (@\u201cDRILL MUSIC IN ZION\u201d Out Now!) 1509129995
\u201cI dont make the best \u201cmusic\u201d & I never will. Cuz I don\u2019t really care about music. I care about bars. My first raps werent even wrote 2 music\u201d— \u201cDRILL MUSIC IN ZION\u201d Out Now! (@\u201cDRILL MUSIC IN ZION\u201d Out Now!) 1509130081
\u201cOutside of that I time to time try to make songs that uplift and inspire and inform. I feels it\u2019s my redemption from running the streets\u201d— \u201cDRILL MUSIC IN ZION\u201d Out Now! (@\u201cDRILL MUSIC IN ZION\u201d Out Now!) 1509130179
\u201cThe L\u2019s I take I look at as my earthly karma for my past. So I humbly accept that without too much protest.\u201d— \u201cDRILL MUSIC IN ZION\u201d Out Now! (@\u201cDRILL MUSIC IN ZION\u201d Out Now!) 1509130251
\u201cBut my strife with Atlantic was real. My getting blackballed for being political is real. For standing up to the journalists & bullshitters\u201d— \u201cDRILL MUSIC IN ZION\u201d Out Now! (@\u201cDRILL MUSIC IN ZION\u201d Out Now!) 1509130345
\u201cAll that was very real and it continues to this day. The only thing that gives me motivation is my fans and my bars. & that\u2019s all I need \ud83d\udc4d\ud83c\udffe\u201d— \u201cDRILL MUSIC IN ZION\u201d Out Now! (@\u201cDRILL MUSIC IN ZION\u201d Out Now!) 1509130406
\u201cI have nearly every accolade there is to have in the music business the only thing left is to be the GOAT Lyricist & that\u2019s the pace I\u2019m on\u201d— \u201cDRILL MUSIC IN ZION\u201d Out Now! (@\u201cDRILL MUSIC IN ZION\u201d Out Now!) 1509130605
After getting his tweets off at least one great rapper concurred:
\u201cAccurate https://t.co/nd5PcGEGPK\u201d— Nickle (@Nickle) 1509155372
The rapper was also asked who his favorite rapper was. He said underground favorite Aesop Rock, going as far to say that Impossible Kid, Rock's last album, was the best rap album of the last five years.
\u201cIs the best rap album in the past 5 years easy... https://t.co/K5NicTIIKN\u201d— \u201cDRILL MUSIC IN ZION\u201d Out Now! (@\u201cDRILL MUSIC IN ZION\u201d Out Now!) 1509132568
\u201cBlood Sandwich, Supercell, Kirby are utterly phenomenal lyrical masterpieces...blood sandwich alone is worth its weight in entire albums https://t.co/0GQ4YZ3LAR\u201d— \u201cDRILL MUSIC IN ZION\u201d Out Now! (@\u201cDRILL MUSIC IN ZION\u201d Out Now!) 1509141537
What do you think. Where do you rank Lupe?
