A Lupe Fiasco fan named Pat Rooney got more than he bargained for when he slipped the seasoned rapper an Instagram DM claiming his “fans” made him rich. Not only did Lupe put him on blast, but he also wrote an entire song about him called “Pat On The Back” over Eminem’s “Stan” instrumental.
Shortly after the track started to make the rounds, Rooney expressed gratitude to Lupe for the song but insisted it wasn’t what he wanted. He shared a screenshot of his unanswered DM to the veteran MC.
“Thanks for reposting me,” Rooney wrote. “I didn’t want all that but I appreciate it from the bottom of my heart. Thanks Lupe. Ur music had really helped me since like 2007. It wasn’t even about me. It was about all of your fans. I just happened to be the one to say something. Thanks for the song. I was standing up for all your fans. Nothing to do with me personally. Love.”
In an separate message, Rooney explained what he was really after.
“Yo Lu I didn’t want the personal attention,” he said. “I dmed u because I wanted to shed light from a REAL LOYAL LOVING FAN for 10+ years. And I wanted u to know that WE ALL want ur undivided attention. Not individually. I would be a FOOL for wanting u to reply to me. That’s not at all what I wanted. U took it the wrong way my man. But I appreciate the love and respect in the song. It’s awesome.
“But I wasn’t trying to take away from the fact u r successful or anything like that. U earned all that. I love u Lupe. Im happy for ur success. I just wanted u to focus more on fans in ur ig live and less on rocketships. Don’t get me wrong rocketships r cool. It just really got to me so i decided to message u and be honest how i felt. Glad i did.”
Lupe Fiasco Recreates Eminem's 'Stan' To Shame Critical Fan
Rooney then shared another post that appears to be Lupe responding to him, but the photo thumbnail is scratched out.
“Thanks my brother,” the message reads. “I’m proud of you too for how you speak to me during this conversation. I appreciate you. Too much hate in the world. Need more love.”
After Rooney apologizes, the message continues, “No offense taken. My pleasure to take the time to explain. Take care bro.”
Lupe posted “Pat On The Back” to Instagram TV on Tuesday (May 26). He explains how fans aren’t the only element to an artists’ success.
“I mean Pat, I think you gotta understand,” he raps. “I’m just a regular person/I’m just a man/I know you like a fan and felt/you did a lot for me/But I had something to do with writing raps/right, possibly?/I mean I did a lot to get to where I am/A lot of sacrifice to have someone like you as a fan/And this ain’t easy, the record labels are greazy/Even with all of that/I don’t want to downplay your role/Believe me.
“The last thing you wanna hear is some fan saying that you made me/Or that you pay my bill. You pay like $10 to keep it real/If you bought every album that would probably be like 50 or 60/If you did a show, that’s another 35/That’s less than $100, that’s not enough to keep us alive/And I don’t wanna downplay your input or your financial transactions to get us where we are/But there’s more to our job than just pretending to be a star.”
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is anyone else getting pop ups from a Chinese investment company?
Gotta delete your browser history
I heard when you get pop ups from Chinese investment companies, it means that you’ve been spending too much time watching beastiality porn. You need to delete your browser history and go get your head checked out my brother. I hope you get the help that you need.
If fans dont buy your music or listen to it then who will? I never liked Lupee and its cause hes like 4’9 and acts like he is some karate expert/man of the world. This dude would be another broke cat on the street if it wernt for his lame fans buying his shitty music. Dude has an ego like you wouldnt believe but most midgets do
Why do fans by the music they buy? They buy it because they are entertained by it, so stop acting like it’s a one way street and fans support artist and get nothing back. They provide a service and you pay for that service. But when people become customers they feel like they deserve more than the service they get. If you are a Verizon customer “I’ve been a customer for 10 years”….ok and you have been provided service for 10 years, what more do you want? And with music people don’t even buy music anymore like they did in the 90s but you want to act like someone owes you something gtfoh.
Ok Lupee, watch out for those “Chinese Investment pop ups” also lol your music sucks btw why dont you go eat a pudding pop on a beach somehwere while you do tai-chi and just live yoir life. Clown.
For this guy to type this way: “Thank U Lupe ur my hero dont take it the wrong way. Rocket ships r cool” and be a fan for 10+ years & still typing like a 10 year old kid I would be ashamed if i was Lupe.
I mean I get what Lupe is saying but he forgot to take into consideration all the money fans pay to go see him on tours. That’s where most fans spend their money. Also there’s stuff like merchandise and shit. I’m but a die hard Lupe fan but I’m just saying.