Lupe Fiasco has returned with a new track in the form of a collaboration with Chicago-based artist SentRock.
The “Kick, Push” rapper fired over the song named after SentRock, who painted a piece inspired by Lupe’s lyrical brilliance, which arrived on Friday (April 28).
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“SentRock make a hella-cop drop, off top/Pass the akhs to the lost flock fops, air fools/On the opps, and flew, also look around/Because down ain’t the only birds eye view/Westside too, sky blue, Chi you Bible/Put bands in our hands like a ‘I do’ bridal,” he raps in a triple-entendre.
SentRock — real name Joe Perez — is selling limited-edition autographed 24″x 30″ prints of his A Westside Bird’s Eye View painting for $400 on the Enstrumental website.
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“This is crazy it’s a honor fr thank you @lupefiasco art & music for the culture. s/o @enstrumental for curating this project ! Go listen on all streaming platforms,” SentRock wrote in reaction to the song’s arrival on his Instagram on Friday.
Listen to the track and check out the piece below:
Even outside of the music world, Lupe continues to level up. Last month, the Chicago rhymer was named a Saybrook Fellow at Yale University, marking the lauded lyricist’s latest honor in the world of higher education.
The 41-year-old referred to Yale as his “other favorite school” outside of MIT (Massachusetts Institute of Technology), where he was appointed a visiting professor last year.
“Proud to announce I’ve been chosen to be a Saybrook Fellow at my OTHER favorite school in the whole wide world outside of MIT…@Yale,” Lupe tweeted. “Shout to Tom Near for nominating me to a place where against all odds two Chicagoans found a home in the Ivy League.”
While it’s still unclear what the fellowship will specifically entail, Saybrook College’s website reads: “The Fellowship is intended to provide students and Fellows with opportunities for discussion in an atmosphere less formal than the classroom.
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“They represent a considerable potential for informal discussions of your interests, academic or otherwise, but you must seek them out and make your interests known. You will find that they are eager to meet you.”
