I have yet to see someone attack Obama over his report card. A lot of people I talk to from both sides of the fence are like, 'Well, what about this economy? What about these incidents?' There are still no answers except time, but time is the answer for everything. Lupe Fiasco answerattackcard share on social
You know, my goal, once I leave the music business, is like, 'Man, Lupe didn't lead us astray.' It comes directly from Islam: leading people astray is the worst thing you could do. Especially in perpetuity; like, your music continues to go on and live without you. That risk is too great for me; I'm gonna keep it positive. Lupe Fiasco astraybadbusiness share on social
People say, 'If you don't vote, then you don't have a right to say anything. But nine times outta 10, I pay more taxes than they do - so even if I don't vote, I still have the right to speak out. Lupe Fiasco outtapaypeople Change image and share on social
I can't play any instrument for the life of me, but I know what I want to hear. Lupe Fiasco hearinstrumentlife Change image and share on social
You have educate the masses to exactly what their tax dollars are going to pay for. I think once people educate themselves and open up their minds to understand that on that really basic level, then you'll have some type of change in the way that Americans associate themselves and participate in their own political process. Lupe Fiasco americanassociatebasic share on social
I never want to be an artistic bully, and put myself above anyone else... or be more prestigious than anyone else. You like what you like, and you have to take that as you want it. Lupe Fiasco artisticbullyprestigious Change image and share on social
I definitely want to work with Thom Yorke. I want to work with Damien Marley; there's a few international artists I wouldn't mind working with - like Massacre Children would be ill, and I still have an affinity for the U.K. hip hop scene. Lupe Fiasco affinityartistchild share on social
The economical policies that are instigated really makes you think that the American government is a bunch of evil bastards. So just because you're black, you're still representing that government, and when Obama came into office he enacted the same policies that we would critique other presidents for. Lupe Fiasco americanbastardblack share on social
There's already been black presidents who've been corrupt, so it doesn't strike me that having a black man in office means he's going to be the Messiah. Lupe Fiasco blackcorrupthave Change image and share on social
I look at people like Picasso and Da Vinci and Escher and Miles Davis, and they'll write or paint that one definitive masterpiece of maybe 50 that they have that's really trying to go outside the box, trying to do something that's tough. And then when you accomplish it, you look back and go, 'Yeeaaaah - masterpiece.' Lupe Fiasco accomplishbackbox share on social