Lupe Fiasco Essays

big house, a Ranger (a big car), a nice couch, a closet full of clothes and shoes, a team of Mexican landscapers, a large TV, expensive paintings, expensive jewelry, a German shepherd watchdog, and a yacht. As you can see by reading the lyrics, Lupe Fiasco strives to make a point that these things are idolized possessions for many Americans, and that being able to purchase these tangible things is how we identify each other. He even goes as far as to explain how these tangible things set the stage

CS Lewis stated, “Hardships often prepare ordinary people for an extraordinary destiny.” This directly correlates with the life of Lupe Fiasco, which he demonstrates in many, if not all of his song’s lyrics. “The Show Goes On” in particular discusses the hardships Fiasco underwent as a young child, yet he managed to persevere. Throughout this song Fiasco hints to events that occurred in his life, while encompassing generalizations so that his listeners are able to relate. Instead of disregarding

Black Men in Public Page: 2 In Brent Staples’ short story “Black Men and Public Space”, he paints a picture for the readers of the early years of black men in an urban environment. He identified that people often stereotype one another because of their skin color, their race, their gender, their culture or their appearance. Furthermore, it is expressed to us, the reader, that he, the author

Jaco, also known as Lupe Fiasco, was born on February 16, 1982. He was raised in Chicago, Illinois, where he became fascinated by hip-hop. He started his journey into the music industry by recording songs in his father’s basement. His parents divorced when he was just five years old and went on to live with his mother. Muhammad signed a record deal with the Atlantic Records through the help of the rapper, Jay-Z. Jay-Z helped Lupe produce his album, Lupe Fiasco's Food & Liquor. Lupe rose to fame in 2006

Lupe Fiasco and Kid Cudi have had their differences in the past, and while we haven 't heard much about the feud from either party over the last few months, there hasn 't been a public truce. Lupe Fiasco is still sorting out his feud with Kid Cudi. After a heated Twitter exchange in January, the Chicago rapper took aim at Cudder at a recent show. Lupe brought his issues with Cudi up again during a show in Milwaukee this weekend, but his two statements about the rapper gave some very mixed messages

Hip Hop is seen as something inspiring, but most people see it as a way to speak out the truth about a problem. As in “Hip Hop planet” being able say the truth can sometimes worsen any situation because sometimes what we say can promote violence and whatever happens after is not in our control. The essay is about how hip hop has changed into speaking out the issues that need to be taken care of in order to maintain a proper society. McBride talked about how rappers use violent lyrics to degrade women

The late summer sun beat down on me from my seat in coaster train. Sweat coated back, both from the heat, and nerves. My heart thundered in my chest as I clutched the sides of my seat, preparing myself for the insane ride I was about to do. I kept my eyes down, to afraid to look at the monstrous, 400 foot hill looming ahead of me. Breathe in, breathe out, I told myself. Breathe in, breathe out. Eli looked over at me, his face blood red, the exact color I knew mine probably was too. “You look like

The past four years of my life hold both my highest of highs and my lowest of lows. High school can be a very awkward time period in a person’s life. Four years ago, I made the intimidating switch from St. Mary’s School to Algoma High School. There were certain aspects of high school which made me nervous, but academics was not one of them. I learned how to be a responsible student in my earlier years, and school had always come relatively easy to me. As high school went on, the workload grew, but

Bell Jar Essay: Water I walk in the door after running yet another race. The season has been dragging on for so long and my legs ache everywhere. Immediately I fill a large bucket with cold tap water and add tons of ice. I step into the bucket and the coldness temporarily paralyzes me. Eventually, my legs go numb and the pain of thousands of miles is gone, at least for now. Eventually the numbness is replaced by a burning cold. I check the timer and am stunned to see I am nowhere near done yet.

One day, I decided to visit my haven, the beach. It was one of those boiling hot day summer days, I couldn’t feel the difference between my top and my body, the sweat has emerged both together from the heat. My legs being touched by the small whips of wind. A bottle of water in hand and flip flops on my feet. I dart off the sidewalk excited to get the feel of sand between my toes. I’m just one step closer…. I can’t wait. Suddenly, I feel myself pummeled to the ground with a heavy body enclosing me

It is no secret that our society has been dealing with issues revolving around gender for most of history. Our world as a whole is used to seeing different forms of gender commentary nowadays. However, The Storm, written by Kate Chopin, showcases a very progressive view of gender for the time of its publication in 1969, but especially for the time in which it was written, 1898. Despite the time period and societal situation, Chopin manages to portray the female and male characters in ways that have

It was a late afternoon when Marlon and I were getting ready for our first tennis match of the 2014-2015 season against Wilsonville. We were sitting on the bleachers next to the tennis courts waiting for our match to be called up. This was my first year playing tennis and didn’t know much, but I felt confident about this match knowing that playing over the summer was enough practice. The tennis courts were always gorgeous at this time of the day. I remember when the courts used to have a ton of

''Go, Fight, Win'' you might here that during cheerleading. Do you think cheerleading is a sport? Cheerleaders are actually very important and we do a lot more then you think. I am a cheerleader and I do believe it is a sport. When we are just standing on the sidelines and yelling you might not consider that a sport, but when we are tumbling or stunting it definitly is. Cheerleaders put a lot of hardwork and dedicaton into it. I think if all the boys quit football to cheer they would call it a sport

First Time Driving I’ve always had a slight fear of driving. But my mom and dad pushed me to try driving officially without the “help” from my older brother. Which was my very first time driving, which did not go well, but once I tried with my dad’s help I felt very comfortable driving. Now that I feel comfortable driving and knowing what I need to do, I’m more excited about driving. People should not assume, or make a final decision on something when you have never done it, things are not

When we set off for our meet my sophomore year I had no idea the day would be as great as it was. as we arrived to the meet the air was brisk and sent a chill down your spine like a good horror movie, yet it was a beautiful late fall day. Prairie valley had just finished building their new weight room and when we walked in you could feel the smooth concrete beneath your feet, you could see the new bright chrome barbells in their homes on a bench or in a squat rack. The smell of chalk was floating

I jump out of the car excitedly and call to my dad even though he was right next to me. “Dad, We need to go inside the building to get the greens fee.” We stroll to the player shop. I look around at all of the leaves turning yellow, orange, and red. I observe a frog along the side of the lake where we were walking. I could not conclude what I witnessed walking to the player shop I can taste the crisp air as it passes through my mouth. I could not just imagine what it would be

flow and originality. The art of Lupe fiasco is not one of them. The way the game changed because of Lupe Fiasco also known as Wasalu Muhammad Jaco is amazing. His music, biography, career development and legacy are all great things. Lupe Fiasco by definition is a hip hop and rap artist. He is able to record both types of music. Although Lupe Fiasco is known for his solo career he has been in bands. The bands names are Japanese Cartoon and Child Rebel Solider. Lupe was influenced by many household

Bitch Bad Analysis Lupe Fiasco’s “Bitch Bad” directed by Gil Green, is conceptualized around how the perception from both males and females of females is impacted by mainstream rap in the modern hip-hop world. Fiasco develops this by telling stories in different scenes of the video and explains them out in the lyrics. Lupe Fiasco took an objectified approach to several sensitive issues and tried to rectify them by illustrating the detrimental messages delivered in media as an ethical appeal to his

do amazing things in this world. In this world, every human being can be anything they strive to be. Lupe Fiasco released the inspirational song, “The Show Goes On,” on October 26, 2010, as the first single from his third studio album Lasers. He uses motivational and inspirational phrases to motivate the audience to never give up even if they are going through the hardest parts of their lives. Fiasco uses his past to connect to the targeted audience, that being the less fortunate families and those

In Lupe Fiasco's song “The Show Goes On” the overall message of the song is when someone knocks you down you always have to get back up and keep fighting, even if you are treated like you’re nothing. Throughout the song there are many examples of that in the lyrics. Expressed through similes, imagery, idioms, hyperbole, and alliteration. The theme of persisting through hard times is shown in many ways. To begin, Lupe Flasco writes, “They treat you like a slave” to compare ending things to keep going