Vibe Magazine knows nothing about hip-hop anyways. They gave Nas's Album Stillmatic 3.5, and one of their main problems with Stillmatic was that Nas criticized the foreign policies of President George Bush...I have yet to read Vibe magazine since.

SSSSAAAAALLLLLLLLLLLLAAAAAAAMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM LUPE F

NAS is the best rapper alive but the best rapper now is lupe

fuck vibe who are they Nas made me fall an love with hip hop.LIke stillmatic was great!And one mic change the way i went at rappin.that jesus died at 33 line is fuck nutS!!!!!!!!!!!

Is VIBE really the only ones who have lost sight on what hip hop truly is? Realize they are the media, media is not concerned about true hip hop but rather concerned with the latest trends, and in todays time the "trends" are "cranking batmans" and "super soaking hoes" (???). Hip hop is in a tragic state today as she barely clings to life because the natural beauty of the art has been compromised for the sake of making a crowd clap. Seems like any fool can sit on a computer in their dorm and make a song saying anything, so long as they make up a dance that is even more foolish in appearance than the lyrics sound, and it will sell. Where have all the real MC's gone?? Not a damn where, but they are over looked and over shadowed and deprived of the true recogniton they deserve because people aren't nearly half as concerned with the beauty of the art of hip hop as they are with men who kiss eachother and lick lolli pops. No one is concerned with QUALITY these days but rather QUANTITY, as the great KRS1 said "thinking record sales make them the dopest". What ever happened to word play and overall lyrical GENIUS?! What happened to story telling, verses that made sense and actually MATCH THE HOOK?!? What are the true makings of a MC? A MC has the ability to diversify and deliver. A true MC paints a picture with his words, breathes life into his mic and posseses as much intellect as he does swagg. A true MC understands quality over quantity and does not sell his soul and art to the common day devil we know as the media. A TRUE MC'S VOICE WILL BE HEARD despite what the media says or thinks. GOD BLESS to all the true MC's NAS, Common, Talib Kweli, Mos Def, MF DOOM, LUPEmperor (and so many more). Thankyou for not tainting the art and keeping hip hop as pure as you can. Thankyou for not compromising yourself or the art...

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I hadn't even heard of vibe but I own 4 Lupe CD's, goes to show that Lupe is bigger than any mag. The fact that vibe is mentioned here means I've now heard of it so they got free advertising. I'm not about to start reading it but there's some food for thought.

Lupe check out my song on myspace
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ug8aMh6Ba1M

HEY LuPE you know what ur hommies say is whack common and Kanye's new cd's are lame i loved all of your guy's cd's please lupe please don't let your new cd stink if it does im done with west coast/ mid west rap cuz theres nothin good out there new more but im sure yur new cd will be kool and I wont want " every thing back they paid"

hi lu this is seriously your number one fan Amber, im a 14 year old balck girl who lives in metropolitan detroit
i totally agree with your concept lu, and its not because i love you...i mean i love your music...lol...its because i feel as if you were taking some of yor words out of my own mouth, i talk amongst family and friends about music and when the cnverstion comes up about whos the best i simply state my well-used phrase, to each his own, and then i state my own...lupe, im not your only fan in my house my brother terrance, 23 intoduced me to your lyrics some time november of this year, i just feel your music, me being a poet im always looking for new things to write about and new ways to see the world, lupe since november you have inspired my poetry, i just have one question, wat exactly gave you your perception of the world?

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Asalamu Laikum
Wasalu Muhammad Jaco thank you for speaking the truth. There are others out there like you, and we are fighting every day against the wall of money that hides the truth. As the Koran says: " '...what is the best type of Jihad [struggle].' He answered: 'Speaking truth before a tyrannical ruler.' "
Riyadh us-Saleheen Volume 1:195
You my brother are a mighty warrior(in my eyes), and I hope to someday see you at a show if you are ever in the Kansas area. Going to school right now at Washburn University, and will be off to Egypt to study for a semester next fall. Thank you for your poetry, and art. Ma'salama
Todd Dorsey Tadorsey@gmail.com

Just some appreciation to lupe. One of the few real and original. Ya weezy has a high rank, but he doesnt write his own and he can"t write a clean verse even if someone gave him one.

if u keep repeating something it becomes tye truth

LUPE.

From the streets of Detroit. We love you and thankyou for saying what can not. We are muted, but we talk and we feel. These streets never felt so cold. I hope one day to be like you. You are inspiration and a role model to a street kid with nothing but a pen and paper. I hope to one day rise above everything, like you, spread truth, and bring reality back. I want to build these streets. We live, regardless of the circumstances. I met you at Eastern Michigan, but I hope that one day, our paths will cross. You're a hero to these streets.

peace

Couldn't agree more love ur music listening to hip hop saved my life right now. big fan.

To Start Off Its an Honor Lu
But i was wondering where did the idea of 1rst & 15th come from? and have you ever thought about signing any other artist to this label? such as Canadian or European Artists? I know htis is off topic its simply a question that i wanted to have anwsered?

thanks alot Lu hope you reply to my question

I saw you in London Brixton Academy last year!!!
Amazing. A true artist, a true peformer.
We couldnt stop dancing, you were buzzing.
Please come back to Brixton soon.......loving what you do! Stay Fly! x

Orange is not may favorite color,
Orange is what I wear everyday
Orange is a color when outside everyone knows I
belong to the system Jail.
Orange is not my favorite color
It was Green for the color of money, But changed
because of the color Red
Red of the blood when my gun went off and a man lied motionless with red all around him.
Green truned to red, Red to to Orange Orange I know will turn to the color of Love once again since I am changing inisde My Orange colored world. I'm wearing orange for life, but when I'm out in the yard I see the colors of life
Thank you God for the color Orange, it might have saved many lives since I only say Green. I'm sorry for the pain I have caused and the life that is no longer

Amy Paige: Authorsden.com/amypaige
Lupe, I make a difference also. Look at the words we share and how we can help one another. Keep up the great work. Amy

i so glad that lupe doesn't sell himself short to these little publicity schemes. i know i can count on him to separate right and wrong.
happy birthday lupe.

You said on one of your tracks You use to omit the work bitch, until you dated one. I like that because some people get upset when they hear it with out thinking, they do exist.