"Nigga, this is a waste, Of your time and mine, And with that, I'm comfortable, I'm fine, A case, this ain't even a find, You ain't find nothin', homie, not even a dime, Not even a dime, that'll drop dime on me, I know you was dying , so you put a dime on me, I know that's a crime, you supposed to fight crime for me, Protect and to serve, Prosecute, correct, and return to the homies, And that's gonna send em direct to the curb, So you can put em back on me."
@@bkbasler you are a legend ✊🏽 I just peeped the sample and peeped I got 5 on it was sampled from this as well this is literally kinda mind blowing lol
The Cool is amazing but i prefer Food & Liquor! In fact even his 'official' mixtapes are amazing. Thats why he's a legend, consistent with the amazing on everything he's done!!!! Most overlooked and underappreciated artist in the game IMO.
im not from the streets or the projects or anything. ive never been exposed to the things lupe raps about but from what hes sayin it sounds deep as hell and feel for the people who dont have a choice and get screwed over by the cops. mad respect for him
The fact that hes not a gangsta and doesnt put effort into trying to be hard like everyone in mainstream ( cept nas ) is amazing. This dude has my respect
+Waqas Majone yo Nas is better cause he is still alive. pac died at the height of career. he was the best then but who knows what he would had did in the only 2000s. i think he would been a big actor
jamalgoodz94 mannn fuck you and your taste of music i am a nas fan myself but for you to say hes better cause hes alive is nonsense pac stood for what he believed and being caught up in the illuminati suge knight east coast west coast pac was the realest he came to ny in the peak of his beef amd recorded with mew york rappers. Nas is a bitch compared to tupac shakur.
ima cop all his albums. first the cool. i kno im late but bein in college pushes things out of the way n e way... GO LUPE! i just found a new favorite!
@MartinManUtdFan damn.. i salute that man, lots of ppl who listen to metal and only metal look down at hiphop/rap/other genre's... but thats dope that you have respect for an amazing lyricist.
I recently got cuffed for something I didn't even do, it's all good though; nothing to cry about! but the part about the discomfort of the police car and the cuffs is the truest thing in the world! thanks Lupe! haha
Its Ironic To Me That Lupe Fiasco Speaks The Truth About What So Many People Go Through In The Hood But Those People Dont Want To Listen To Him.They Would Rather Listen To Other Rappers That Glorify And Glamorize Those Things.Lupe Is The Truth And The Sooner Alot Of People In The Hood Realize That The Better They Will Be. Because They Could Learn So Much Looking At Life In The Ghetto From A Different Perspective, A Better And More Helpful Perspective.Lupe IS The Best And My Greatest Inspiration.
nah, it's a triple album called LupE.N.D. each letter, 'e' 'n' and 'd' stand for the name of each cd. like, one of them is called 'everything' and i'm not sure about the other two. he said that this would be his last release, but fortunately he postponed it, and is instead releasing "the great american rap album" this june! so he's got at least two more releases, one of which is a triple album!
lupe is what the future of hip hop should be...they never gonna give em the proper air time, just look at his views on here...people wanna hear that pop ish...check this group "INRG" they got some real sounds that hip hop needs tday!
I agree!!! Kid Cudi is a genious to listen to his flow in the song "Man on the Moon" He talks about he wishes he was more simple, all that shit you said man!!!!
dumb it down? yea, it hit me pretty hard. it has something like over 2-3 million views now i think, that's quite a few. it's nothing compared to the pop ballads that come out of course. but don't worry other people do hear his messages :) if you were referring to how catchy the tune is, yeaa not the most melodic but i still find it on repeat sometimes.
Lupe is one of the best for hittin mixed genre... Even if you grew up on Pac, Nas and Big in the hood, U could have still grown up on Bruce Lee Jackie Chan, and Jet Lee Flicks. Even Anime that type of action that was shown on Dragonball Z and Martial arts flicks entertained US young people who didnt have the money to experience other things so we wrestled in our living rooms and played NWO or listened to MJ he hits our generation the people who're 18-28. Lupe Fiasco is like a hip hop messiah
This is a song I hold closer to me than the bible yet when he said "...if I was in russia who knows how theyd do hustler?," in reality as a black person you are 33xs more likely to be arrested for a crime with out warrant in USA than in any other country in the world.
Gov works with evil racist groups to create racist laws and have the judicial system work against them, all to fill the private prisons. Modern day slavery.
Real shit, Nas Pac, Big, Gotta throw Face in there too though. Lupe is where it's at right now real hip hop got a story behind it I can throw some headphones on and run for miles to this cat.
Lupe fiasco is the best rapper ever.... idgaf what anyone says he there is no way you can find someone even close to being as lyrically talented as him... and i grew up a nas fan
First verse is about a guy arrested, goin to jail in a cop car, wishin he was in jail already cause the ride was uncomfortable."shiftingCause your handcuffs is cutting your wrist andYour wishing that he would drive faster pleeease But he slows through the hood as he drives past the free..." he trynna explain his case to the cop, about things he never really did.Verse 2 is about a dirty cop. the guy goin to jail knows the cop, cause he saw him from dealin drugs in the street.
no such thing as a "Best" poet, all the legends are the "Best" in their own light...they all have dif messages, styles, and views....But he is definatley a legend and i will be adding him to my, "To Listen for Life" list next to Tupac, Immortal, Grouch, and countless 80's rock bands
![Lupe Fiasco - Around My Way [Freedom Ain't Free]](/img/n.gif)
Maaaaaannn!!! Listening to old lupe will send chills up your spine!!!
Still got the chill more than ten years later ! Spine on fire
Yesss
Big facts...
Even to this fucking day !
Fuego
This was Prisoner 1&2 before he wrote Prisoner 1&2
B-Mint1994 perhaps prisoner .5
"Nigga, this is a waste,
Of your time and mine,
And with that, I'm comfortable,
I'm fine,
A case, this ain't even a find,
You ain't find nothin', homie,
not even a dime,
Not even a dime, that'll drop dime on me,
I know you was dying , so you put a dime on me,
I know that's a crime, you supposed to fight crime for me,
Protect and to serve,
Prosecute, correct, and return to the homies,
And that's gonna send em direct to the curb,
So you can put em back on me."
Lupe was to ahead of the game back then...and he's still dope
he was on time everybody was asleep
If you ever get a chance to see him live, go. Pay whatever you have to pay, he's fucking incredible. I saw him at UNH last night.
That last verse man….
That ashanti beat was hard
Sampled from club nouveau - why you treat me so bad
@@bkbasler you are a legend ✊🏽 I just peeped the sample and peeped I got 5 on it was sampled from this as well this is literally kinda mind blowing lol
I can not stop listening to this song!!
Pure genius!!
The Cool is amazing but i prefer Food & Liquor!
In fact even his 'official' mixtapes are amazing.
Thats why he's a legend, consistent with the amazing on everything he's done!!!!
Most overlooked and underappreciated artist in the game IMO.
2018 still bangin
2020 still just as fire as the day it came out
was going to reply but realized i did already. steady bumping.
this guy is so underrated, hes so much better than people know
Lupe spits more in 3 mins and 39 seconds than what 95% of other rappers can do in a career.
FNF UP!
never realized it before but this is an ashanti track (only u)
killer beat
im not from the streets or the projects or anything. ive never been exposed to the things lupe raps about but from what hes sayin it sounds deep as hell and feel for the people who dont have a choice and get screwed over by the cops. mad respect for him
The fact that hes not a gangsta and doesnt put effort into trying to be hard like everyone in mainstream ( cept nas ) is amazing. This dude has my respect
He is so under-rated....don't know why cos this dude is AWESOME
It's insane how much the 2nd verse pertains to what's going on (brown and garner cases). And this came out 9 years ago or whatever
How? aint nobody get killed in his 2nd verse....
"Revenge of the Nerds" Is better than 90% of the Hip Hop albums out now.....And its a mixtape
FnF forever
Nah man, Lupe is forever hip hop more than that commercial rap stuff.
lupe is like..one of those mad smart kids in school turned to a rapper...his lyrics are harder to understand than any rapper...hes a fuckin genius
He is rapping about real things, and you gotta respect him for that:D
One of the best lupe songs, wait, they are all the best.
10/01/2018
11:09pm
Abu Dhabi, UAE
@Jmontastic his style in these old mixtapes was boss as hell i hope he goes back to this soon
Why the hell this track is not on spotify ? Shame ! My fav from Lupe is actually unavailable on that shitty app... fuck that
because he doesn't own the rights to any of the beats
Lupe is the best, really love him..his lyrics touch my heart..love u Lupe!
this beat was always great but lupe spittin on it just makes it so much better
I got arrested after listening to this in high school haha
StefanJato for real bro
my sister born a lil boy 4 months ago,he always smiles when i play lupe songs :)
This is the best freestyle by my boy Lupe, It's a story about how us black people get treated by the police( good or bad cop)
IM SPEECHLESS! UNBELIEVABLE!
G.O.A.T
His lyrics are really great.
I like this kind of rap/hip hop.
Lupe killed it on this one. He really killed it.
this switch,mean and vicous, and dumb it down is the best songs EVERRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR
best songs that i heard in years
top 5 greates rapper ever 1 2pac 2 lupe fiasco 3 eminem 4 nas 5 dmx
2pac was good, had good flow and lyrics but hes overrated. way better rappers than him... Rakim, Nas, Lupe, Eminem, Kendrick
+Ikram Mujtaba tupac over ratedd????? 2pac was a rap god man bro are you fucking serious to say nas and rakim are better rapper. gtfo!
+Waqas Majone yo Nas is better cause he is still alive. pac died at the height of career. he was the best then but who knows what he would had did in the only 2000s. i think he would been a big actor
+grand3664 DMX coming out of the woodworks...
jamalgoodz94 mannn fuck you and your taste of music i am a nas fan myself but for you to say hes better cause hes alive is nonsense pac stood for what he believed and being caught up in the illuminati suge knight east coast west coast pac was the realest he came to ny in the peak of his beef amd recorded with mew york rappers. Nas is a bitch compared to tupac shakur.
1 word: RAW. This is why I listen to Lupe...
If We Let Lil Wayne Die Can You Bring Lupe Back!!
ima cop all his albums. first the cool. i kno im late but bein in college pushes things out of the way
n e way... GO LUPE!
i just found a new favorite!
@MartinManUtdFan damn.. i salute that man, lots of ppl who listen to metal and only metal look down at hiphop/rap/other genre's... but thats dope that you have respect for an amazing lyricist.
I recently got cuffed for something I didn't even do, it's all good though; nothing to cry about! but the part about the discomfort of the police car and the cuffs is the truest thing in the world! thanks Lupe! haha
Songs that inspire is what there afraid of
Its nice to listen to real music other than whats on the radio
One of his best songs to me.
it's from Ashanti and the name of the song is Only You
I KNOW!!! I've been sitting here on YT now for about 3 HOURS!! Just listening to Lupe!
i love this beat, Lupe made it so much hotter
favorited. this song is FIRE
Still bumping Fahrenheit 1/15 Lupe in 2024 💪🏻
Its Ironic To Me That Lupe Fiasco Speaks The Truth About What So Many People Go Through In The Hood But Those People Dont Want To Listen To Him.They Would Rather Listen To Other Rappers That Glorify And Glamorize Those Things.Lupe Is The Truth And The Sooner Alot Of People In The Hood Realize That The Better They Will Be. Because They Could Learn So Much Looking At Life In The Ghetto From A Different Perspective, A Better And More Helpful Perspective.Lupe IS The Best And My Greatest Inspiration.
This man just explained the whole trip to jail!
LUPE IS HIP HOP LEGEND!
smoothest rapper out there. changes the game
I love this beat
The instrumental is from Ashanti's Only U.
Man, I've been looking for a nice cover for this beat.
Found it.
Listening to Lupe makes me love hip hop even more...
best story teller right now.
genius. he got an ASHANTI beat and changed its genre to rap. from Only You to Handcuffs
amazing song!
this guy is a genius man
diss beat is dope bro, his words be fresh to defff
aman to that man. That shit from that freestyle when lupe used a piece from the isley bros song: between the sheets.
game and lupe are the only 2 mainstream rappers keeping true to hip hop
nah, it's a triple album called LupE.N.D. each letter, 'e' 'n' and 'd' stand for the name of each cd. like, one of them is called 'everything' and i'm not sure about the other two. he said that this would be his last release, but fortunately he postponed it, and is instead releasing "the great american rap album" this june! so he's got at least two more releases, one of which is a triple album!
great concept. 2 good 4 a mixtape. i dont know who makes better concepts outta lupe or nas. real hip hop.
Lupe+Album=Truth. Get LupEND when that hits da stores, i know i am. im saving up right now got 20 put down to cop dat.
The beat in the Lupe freestyle is Only U by Ashanti
see lupe like pac; raps about shit hes seen, know bout, never been through it..but expresses it through lyric to spread the word about it...
dagg i aint know lupe had that many songs spittin about struggles
This song came out on one of his old mixtapes
classic transcendant lyrical ability. in other words lupe.. glad he from MY city
awsome song
lupe is what the future of hip hop should be...they never gonna give em the proper air time, just look at his views on here...people wanna hear that pop ish...check this group "INRG" they got some real sounds that hip hop needs tday!
I agree!!! Kid Cudi is a genious to listen to his flow in the song "Man on the Moon" He talks about he wishes he was more simple, all that shit you said man!!!!
lupe is the ultimate story teller
this is song is WAAAAAAYYYYYYYYYY to GREAT! to not be on an album
yeah i swear that the best beat from murder inc imo
This song got me paying attention to Lupe. Still good
dumb it down? yea, it hit me pretty hard. it has something like over 2-3 million views now i think, that's quite a few. it's nothing compared to the pop ballads that come out of course. but don't worry other people do hear his messages :) if you were referring to how catchy the tune is, yeaa not the most melodic but i still find it on repeat sometimes.
Another favroite! keep bangin Lu!!!
wow, this is too nice. get prepared to include lu in the top 5.
Lupe is one of the best for hittin mixed genre... Even if you grew up on Pac, Nas and Big in the hood, U could have still grown up on Bruce Lee Jackie Chan, and Jet Lee Flicks. Even Anime that type of action that was shown on Dragonball Z and Martial arts flicks entertained US young people who didnt have the money to experience other things so we wrestled in our living rooms and played NWO or listened to MJ he hits our generation the people who're 18-28. Lupe Fiasco is like a hip hop messiah
I got too say, this is the hardest Lupe song ever!
The Cool album did. Best rap album i heard in the last 10 yrs
yeah. conflict diamonds really cleard up the whole blood diamond controversy
beat is bananas
This is a song I hold closer to me than the bible yet when he said "...if I was in russia who knows how theyd do hustler?," in reality as a black person you are 33xs more likely to be arrested for a crime with out warrant in USA than in any other country in the world.
Gov works with evil racist groups to create racist laws and have the judicial system work against them, all to fill the private prisons. Modern day slavery.
Wow lol, yall may not believe it but that sample on the beat came from an old 70's Indian movie.
This is some of the realest stuff put out by lupe.....Real Talk
U speak da truth about the rapping of greed!
Greatest Rapper Ever hes on another level than anyone else!
this is the truth. props to lupe and real rappin
i read in an interview that he was writing a book so he will be around alittle bit longer
Real shit, Nas Pac, Big, Gotta throw Face in there too though. Lupe is where it's at right now real hip hop got a story behind it I can throw some headphones on and run for miles to this cat.
Lupe fiasco is the best rapper ever.... idgaf what anyone says he there is no way you can find someone even close to being as lyrically talented as him... and i grew up a nas fan
you sir, have an amazing eye for talent
Lupe on of the greatest
wayne and lupe both go hard
First verse is about a guy arrested, goin to jail in a cop car, wishin he was in jail already cause the ride was uncomfortable."shiftingCause your handcuffs is cutting your wrist andYour wishing that he would drive faster pleeease
But he slows through the hood as he drives past the free..." he trynna explain his case to the cop, about things he never really did.Verse 2 is about a dirty cop. the guy goin to jail knows the cop, cause he saw him from dealin drugs in the street.
no such thing as a "Best" poet, all the legends are the "Best" in their own light...they all have dif messages, styles, and views....But he is definatley a legend and i will be adding him to my, "To Listen for Life" list next to Tupac, Immortal, Grouch, and countless 80's rock bands
Thank You Lupe!!!
this is some stuff rappers should be rapping about instead of just guns drugs money girls.