Lupe Fiasco's Food & Liquor Essays

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

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

After a night out drinking with Doreen and Lenny, Esther feels dirty and very sad about the night's outcome and elects to take a hot bath saying to herself “‘All that liquor and those sticky kisses I saw and the dirt that settled on my skin on the way back is turning into something pure”’ (20). In this instance the water is bringing life back to Esther when she feels dead inside. Esther believes that a hot bath can fix

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

taste the crisp air as it passes through my mouth. I could not just imagine what it would be like on the course. We enter the player shop and wander to the desk where you get the greens fee. I smell the fresh aroma of hot dogs as they cook behind the food counter. A man approaches us and asks us how many holes we are going to do. I asked the man if I could get a gatorade from behind the counter. “How many holes will you do today?” “9 holes please.” My dad states. “Would you like to have a golf

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