I’ve been a long-time admirer and fan of Lupe since he arrived on the scene featuring on Kanye’s Kiss the Sky. As an educator both in high schools and colleges teaching creative writing, his lyricism was an excellent tool in teaching students that poetry is the foundation of songwriting. In this video Lupe walks us…
Research — Running Industry Diversity Coalition (RIDC) (runningdiversity.com) Juneteenth is a time of reflection and celebration, but also a time of avoidance and timidity. The conflict of addressing the sins of the nation create a range of hidden responses from the two parties involved in the foundation of a holiday addressing the failure of America…
Lupe delivers several lyrics connecting Chicago to sneaker culture. He references Virgil Abloh and rocks two iconic kicks from the history of the Windy City: adidas Rose 3.0 Alternate and the White Cement Air Jordan 3 from MJ’s free throw line dunk. Not to mention that this short song feels like Food and Liquor. The…
Certain artists generate a response that makes you honored to hear what they have to say. As I grow old in Hip-Hop, I’m starting more and more to seek out artists that mesh all of the elements together: dope tracks, lyricism, creativity and inspiration. In mainstream music the heart is missing. You can’t listen to…
