Lupe Fiasco
American rapper, artist, producer and CEO of 1st and 15th Entertainment.
In darkness is where we truly find ourselves, in light we only find others and in others you cannot find yourself.
Some will love you. Some will hate you. Most won't care about you either way. This world is all Good vs. Evil. And I fight evil.
Never apologize for being real...ever. Reality is the enemy of fakes, frauds, liars and protectors of ignorance. It scares them.
The fear that rules us comes NOT from the outside but from within. Mastering self-control also means stripping the rulers of a prized weapon.
If you feel comfortable, and you feel happy, and successful at your job, then that’s success. You define that as success, then that’s success. Success is not a general thing. It’s a personal thing. It’s a personal attribute.
Flowers she would pick like guitar strings, for a real good whiff of how how life behind par seems.
Didn't have a clue that the rapper was helping the rapers, raiders of the villages, the
pillagers of the school....shooters of the innocents, tortures of the witnesses, burners
of the businesses..and my bracelet was the fuel.
Greed redefined and corrupted what true power is. Domination is for the weak, Harmony is the true sign of strength.
To be unknown but loved by just one is better than being known by many but loved by none.
To gain a better understanding, I'm just trying to make it real/reel. Like a fisherman,
Pon De River fam. I Pon My Bank, deposit my thoughts. Till my mind draws a blank
and I withdraw from checking. I'll leave that with ya'll for a second...
Knowledge alone is not power, knowledge plus action equals power. Knowledge is useless without action and vice versa.
We all KNOW better, but do we actually DO better?
A definition of ignorance is not KNOWING what we DO & improvement is handicapped when we don't DO what we KNOW.
Choose respect over fame every time. Fame is just attention. Respect is an attribute of love.
Before I start, like to make sure I'm smart. Gather my composure, rather my swagger
and my couture.Pivot my fitted, then begin to rivet, with a change of lyric. In other
words, I reposition how I sit it. Then make you feel it, like I mispronounced “filet.”
I'm not a prophet but Fahrenheit 1/15 is being quoted by preachers. Far from being a leader but I'm still being invited by teachers.
Consider power as NOT getting people to obey you, but getting people to work in harmony with you with the goal being mutual benefit.
Try not to measure your success by the success of others. Success should be defined by one person...Yourself.
But don't forget the blessing is in the struggle. The Most Forgiving will forgive it if you stay repentant and hustle.
For we all are sinners. Bless us to be amongst the winners when it ends. But until then please strengthen the mission within our hearts.All praise is due to God