Rapper, Lupe Fiasco is definitely no stranger to controversy, especially after his blatant remarks about President Barack Obama.
Lupe Fiasco recently interviewed with Chuck Creekmur of allhiphop.com to discuss the Occupy Movement
Here’s a few excerpts:
Lupe on the OCCUPY Movement:
“Overall, I think it’s great. Being actually there from the beginning of it, and seeing it kind of mobilize into being something that was an idea or like a challenge, to see the people orchestrate it and to see it actually take place, then to see it kind of spread, and now seeing it become kind of more of a global kind of thing…I found myself in conversation circles where it’d be a socialist and a physics teacher and a guy who works pro bono — an immigrant lawyer who does pro bono work for immigrants, and then just a regular high school kid then a college guy who went to school and is currently unemployed and is looking for something to do. And with me, you’ve got some superstar rapper then you’ve got some dude from some union, all in a circle, discussing ideas and theories and thoughts. So I think it’s great”.
Lupe on whether or not Hip-hop should play role in OCCUPY Movement:
“No. And I say that because Hip-Hop, I think that Hip-Hop needs to be investigated by the Occupy movement. It’s really, I think, Hip-Hop needs to be put into rotation and dissected, as far as ‘what is Hip-Hop?’ When we say “Occupy Hip-Hop,” what does that mean? Because I don’t think Hip-Hop is defined in the sense where, is it the commercial side? Is it the cultural side? Is it the media side? Is it the social media side? Is it the ills of Hip-Hop? Is it the positive sides of Hip-Hop? Is it the music, or is it the fashion? Is it the website? Is it the magazine? Is it MTV? Is it BET?”
Lupe Fiasco will be in NYC on November 6th conducting a benefit concert and P.L.U.M will be on location. Stay tune for our exclusive behind the scenes, interviews and more. Click here for: tickets
