Chicago rapper Lupe Fiasco has been contemplating retirement ever since the release of his critically lauded sophomore release The Cool back in 2007. Now, with his Food & Liquor 2: The Great American Rap Album Pt. 1 due out next week, Lupe elaborates on his plans to cut his career short.
In an interview with Australia’s Music Feeds TV, Lu said that he plans to retire from the rap game after he’s completed the three remaining album in his contract. Despite this, Lupe says that plans to keep making music for non-commercial purposes, and hasn’t even completely ruled out pursuing his Hip Hop career.
“Contractually, I still have to do another record [titled Skulls] if the label picks it up,” he explained. “But even after this part one and part two [of Food & Liquor 2] I’m basically kind of done, because that album is even almost finished. I won’t make music for commercial purposes after that. It’ll more just be kind of artistic and developing my other music projects, so we’ve got SNDCLSH, my DJ[-based] kind of electro kind of thing, and then Japanese Cartoon, which is my punk band. I don’t even know if Lupe Fiasco is gonna exist after Skulls, I might even just do a name change or something like that…if I feel like making a rap album, then I’ll make it.”
Check out the full interview below.
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Lupe please stop talking…
fuck you bro, talking down to a legend. To this day I still watch sister act.
HAHAHAHAHAHAH sonned. sister act til the death of me. don’t ack like you aint got nun!
The Whoopi jokes are getting old already.
the whoopie jokes will NEVER get old lol
They got old by the 400th joke.
This whole interview is pointless. Let me end this qucikly for yall.
HE OWES HIS LABEL 2 MORE ALBUMS. NO RETIREMENT.
This nigga needs to cut his nappy ass hair…
You need to shoot yourself in the dick. If he wants dreads, then let him.
So ditch hip hop to do gimmick DJ electronic music? lol…
Lost all respect for Lupe.
He’s just doing what he thinks is right whether you like it or not
as a fan i hate this, but as a person i feel this plus that semi random lupe rap cd out of retirement would be life changing lol
I’m a fan of Lupe, but he just gets more annoying by the day. A few years ago it was retirement after the LupEnd album which never happened, album or retirement. A couple weeks ago it was retirement after the Chief Kweef bullshit, and he’d turn to writing poetry. This week he’s saying he’s not gonna fully retire. I mean just stop making these stupid announcements. Just do what most rappers in the 90’s did. Just fade away, but always leave that window of return open. No one needs to hear you change ya mind every week.
New album is good been listening to this week. Dam sure alot better than his last product. Gotta song on the called Heart Donor, banger right there, good music will last forever!
Heart Donor is easily amongst the worst tracks on the album….
fuck that I want him to make sister act 3.
LOL…!!
Cant this guy just die already?!?!
oi zip it mate
HE OWES HIS LABEL 2 MORE ALBUMS. NO RETIREMENT.
Exactly. He’s a slave.
There’s no other rapper that knows politics better than lupe, he called Osama out on his shit, he’s a puppet president, and you guys are probly gonna vote for him again. 2pac and Lupe are the best rappers cuz there the only rappers ever to actually talk about real social issues, and not that club, money, stripper music.
Lupe is one of the east coast heavyweights, a lyrical genius, and doesn’t fake shit. He goes by his real name, he can actually skateboard unlike some poser rappers, and he’s already 4 classics in. He’s keeping rap innovative, his new album cover is one of the most thought provoking covers of the decade. Then again, all his covers are innovative, especially ‘Lupe Fiasco Is Cool’ cover art. New album is a classic, sorry haters.
He goes by his real name y’all, Lupe Muthafuckin Fiasco.
I can’t tell if you’re a troll or just an extremely delusional Lupe dick rider. Sigh.
And here goes the next one. This site attracts trolls like no other.
he called out osama??? lol
immmortal technique knows more about politics than this dude
GOAT troll. “Lupe Fiasco is Cool”
This same guy already trolled another article that I seen.
Eye Control = I Can Troll
Looks like his face is slowly swallowing his glasses.
fuck Lupe Fiasco. he is da worst rapper from Chicago. Chief Keef can outrap dis clown ass nigga. he just tryna be popular like dope MCs but he will be never as good as 2 Chainz, Lil Wayne, Rick Ross or Drake. swag
you can’t use lupe and 2 chainz in the same sentence. what kinda name is 2 chainz?
Don’t feed the troll!
bro stfu lupe is better than all of those niggas u a fake ass gucci fan stfu bitch
this dudes are not niggaz drake is soft boy jew rick ross is imposter fake ass fat ugly butterz dude wayne is skinny faggot who wears skinny jeans with is skate board and ugly tattoo 2 Chainz is ? nobody know if he is tit sucker or fanny licker
go back to hotnewhiphop with your wack ass trolling
this nikka is talking so much bullshit reminds me of 50 cent. Probably he is a attention whore
I don’t hear nobody calling him Bi-Polar…smh hip-hop fans
yeah huh we’re tired of hearing him talk but hey it’s understandable to still click on all his articles right… fuck outta here
look it’s not complicated. Lupe got fed up with the game cause of shitstains like Chief Keef but turns out he still owes one more album. that’s why he extended an olive branch to that goon and why he’s sayin this now. he still owes 1 more album. he can’t throw his hands up in the air n say “I’m done” yet
washed up lupe doing muzic for nerds and hipsters fuck him. real Niggas don’t listen lupe fiasco.
real niggas dropped out of school and cant comprehend his lyricism
Lupe makes songz for good socitey not bad society like you who listen dead artist like Wizgaylifa Gaywayne Tygay Minjabitch and Meekweaks fred da skinny retard handicap gaybitch ite son do one
Yea, he got a song for “real” niggas on there… “Yea yea, we know nigga!”
or REAL n*ggas are listening and don’t give a damn about what you weirdos think. Punks.
Its funny how “real” niggas are anonymous on the internet… Go ahead and listen to your dumb shit… enjoy the fuck out of it… by all means…
Good stuff to hear I think after Skulls he should continue with his group and let them run it.
People are talking about how classic F&L2 is. I don’t know, I think lasers 2 would’ve been more fitting. It’s better than lasers, but not by much. Disappointment.
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I like Lupe but he just needs to shut his mouth sometimes. His do-gooder attitude is bound to rub people the wrong way.
the IRONY….
New album is a letdown again.. his production has shot straight to hell since the first album. More dope beats, less media talk Lupe..
This isn’t Lasers.
Lupe has consistently been dropping wack shit since 2008, if he retires nobody would give a shit
Go suck a dick and listen to your 2Chainz
gotta agree with the first guy;
i would argue he was always kinda lame
I feel like if you took the best songs from Lasers (including I’m Beamin and Shining Down) and the best7 songs from F&L2 (including Go to Sleep) THAT would have been a dope album…but instead we got two albums with a bunch of fillers. I think He’s just trying to run out the clock on his Atlantic contract. Damn shame.
Then go listen to your Chief Keef. F&L2 is a classic.
classic?? in your dreams.
u should do reviews for DX-they think SH was 4.5…. they prolly think f&L 2 is 6 stars
bahahahaha
I dont know what the fuck some of you people are listening to but F&L2 is an instant classic… I have heard some of the illest beats Lu has ever been on on this album… And his Rhymes never disappoint. I think you people are so used to bullshit and “dope” beats that you dont know good shit anymore… Nas, Jay, Lu… Lu just grew up in the wrong generation…
>>I won’t make music for commercial purposes after that. It’ll more just be kind of artistic
I think the problem most people have with Lu nowa days is that he’s just straightforward with his message. In F&L 1 and The Cool he found clever ways to deliver his messages with songs like He said She said, the cool, Gotta Eat, Put you on game…etc. Now instead of talking about a giant ghetto robot “getting some damage from the white house” he’s just straight up saying Obama’s a terrorist. enjoy both styles, but I can see how some who say he’s too preachy now feel. He’s always been preachy, but now he’s just not using as many round about ways.
That pretty much sums up my thoughts. But F&L2 is good and I’m buying…
“if I feel like making a rap album, then I’ll make it.”
^this is when lupes gonna make the sickest album…its when the pressure is off that an artist gets his most creative/inspiration
people make great music under pressure, what the fuck are you talking about?
^^Lupe makes horrible music when the pressure is on, just look at LASERS, pressure from the fans & the label gave us the shittiest Lupe Fiasco album ever.
Not all artists work the same way, I think Lupe works the best when he’s in his comfort zone
this guy fucking breathes for attention. so opinionated. just shut the fuck up and stick to the music with your black john lennon lookin ass.
When asked a question how else should you answer Mr. dj nemesis? Bet you suck at that 2…
Sorry dj nemesis i ment this idiot anon ^^^
So in other words he’s not retiring.
“this guy fucking breathes for attention. so opinionated. just shut the fuck up and stick to the music with your black john lennon lookin ass.”
^ the IRONY…
do you even know what irony is?
Lupe hasn’t done enough to retire yet…
he does it wrong now anyway
who cares major dont release anything accept pop music any way
what a disappointment I’d thought we’d seen the last of this herb…
yeah what a REAL disappointment for hip-hop. we can’t count on niggas like him for good music, huh. much rather bump on that MMG or some other underground hat trick guy who ain’t sayin much of nuttin…
smfh
Lupe don’t do it
we cant afford to lose fiasco
lol dude looks like the black elthon john indeed
i like thee article in vibe where he is accused of mansplaining,
http://www.spin.com/blogs/lupe-fiasco-mansplains-some-more-in-the-video-for-bitch-bad
I think it s true. Fiasco should just stick to his lane do his thing instead of bashing other lanes. TThere are so many niches of hip hop. nerds listen to back rap, bitches with booty who wanna wild out in the club listen to nickie minaj. players and l;ittle kids who think money is the most ipmportant thing listento YCMB, white boys listen to eminem and slaughterhouse etc.
FUCK OFF BITCH AND FUCK spin Magazine
Ay Lupe, gimme my glasses back son!
Food & Liquor 2 Best Rap Album for these year easy GOD DAMN No one in LUPE FIASCO LEVEL WOW
Fuck Lupe and his constant preaching.
CHIEF KEEF!!!
Fuck you Fish lupe fiasco is great fuck chief keef hes not a good artist he constantly raps about guns hoes and money no one wants to hear that trash all day with bad audio smoking and mispronounced words with no meaning making all his fans sick with ignorance, lupe fiasco is the greatest thing to come out of chicago second to none.
This guy is such a fucking drama queen. LIFE ISN’T FAIR. PULL UP YOUR PANTS, GROW A PAIR, AND GROW THE FUCK UP. suck it up ya crybaby.
if he wants to retire, thats his decision. i think people are angry that he actually states how he feels.
I think you’re a tool. I’m with Michelle. I think you need to grow up. Stupid, insecure shit.