Lupe Fiasco presents “Rap Theory & Practice: an Introduction”
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- Опубликовано: 9 май 2024
- An exploration into the underlying fundamental functions, structures, and principles of rap.
Wasalu Jaco, professionally known as Lupe Fiasco, is a Chicago-born, Grammy award-winning American rapper, record producer, entrepreneur, and community advocate. Rising to fame in 2006, following the success of his debut album Food & Liquor, Lupe has released eight acclaimed studio albums, his latest being Drill Music In Zion, released in June 2022. His efforts to propagate conscious material garnered recognition as a Henry Crown Fellow, and he is a recipient of an MLK Visiting Professorship at MIT for the 2022/2023 academic year.
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lupe completing all the side missions in life
YOooo! Why was I just thinkin' this yesterday from my own life... Like if you actually take your time, you can run through the game of life with maxed out stats and be constantly givin' bosses a run for they money. LOL! 😂
He's trying to unlock the secret ending.
😂
Mission Passed!
Respect +
Refactoring Attitudes and Paradigms of Society. Lupe don't steal my shit jk.
"rhythmic access to peoples souls" is so fire 😅
YESSSS
RATPS
@@pakoserumola8864 Rhythmically Accessing People's Souls. I got you dw
That sounds demonic af
I remember an English teacher telling me in 9th grade it stands for "Rhythm And Poetry". This was in like 1999 or 2000 and I've been running with that ever since.
I am amazed that the room is not jam packed. If I heard Lupe Fiasco was going to be speaking at MIT and I went there, I’d sneak into the class
Someone else (who was there) said there was a severe storm and other difficulties in getting there. The free seating tickets were "sold out" which means that the whole class would've been packed if those who got tickets attended.
Also, factor in the intelligence quotient around that university. I’m thinking that if it were Quasimoto or Edan the Humble Magnificent, then you would have seen a much higher turnout-regardless of weather.
Them missing the Dumb It Down reference personally offended me.
@@chrischris8919 Nah I wouldn't say that
@@chrischris8919 not true, everyone in my school loves lupe lmao
To anyone who dont know- lupe one of the finest lyricist to come out of the 2000s hes one of the most qualified to speak on the topic
2010s maybe
9:18 He said an acronym and nobody caught it
“reflect aggressively, penetrate subconsciously”
i was waiting for someone to say something but no one did
sheesh he was dropping gems before i was even ready!
He did it again 29:18! What a mind.
His verse on “Touch The Sky” is still fire.
That song is amazing was just listening
He didn’t write it though lol
@@TheR3negadeMaster well it's a Ye song
@@TheR3negadeMaster he did lol
I forgot Lupe was in that to be honest
Food & Liquor is still one of the greatest hip-hop albums of all time. Such an underrated classic.
There aren't many in music. But I can say it is a perfect album.
Speak
Better than Blowout Comb??
Facts
True words
“Reflect aggressively, penetrate subconsciously” - RAPS 🔥
9:57 Imagine rolling into college class late and Lupe Fiasco lock eyes with you and ask you to get to work
And then youre Cowboy for the rest of the semester 😢
So many references just landed so flat on this crowd! Keep up the fantastic work Lupe!
Cooking dance !
16:29 My favourite song
He needed to “dumb it down” for them
I don't think so, you can acknowledge or recognize a reference without making a noise or interrupting the class.
Because people can be more into numbers and can't really understand things in an artistic abstract view. You can be a rocket scientist but not a rapper or good with words. Two different things. It went over their heads of course. My friend made straight A's in math but hated philosophy.
Brother Wasalu is still in the mix. I'm Proud to say we went to high school together. Keep overachieving in life .
im an assistant professor
and I know one thing for a fact
this guy is REALLY good at teaching
Please post all his lectures. I would love to get this whole course.
“The game is to be sold… not told”
I imagine he was just visiting that day.
@@BionicLatino nah he’s doing a whole course
@@BionicLatino you must have missed the part where he said he would fail them
Yea please
"Reflect Aggressively... Penetrate Subconsciously.." He got one right there and they didn't even know it.
Wow nice catch
I thought exactly the same thing when he said that. I think he put it there to see if someone catches it. Or to have somebody figure five years later ;)
he definitely knew it
Can you provide the timestamp? Thank you :)
@@b.u.g.i.g.a.n.g.a
9:16
Lupe is the Bruce Lee of rap. He is so profound, and a complete master of his craft.
Agreed!
That’s actually facts.
Nope that is Afu-Ra sorry.
I think it would be mf doom no one comes close
@@MFsnow420 DOOM for the skills, but i think RZA for the shaolin philosophy, although DOOM is no slouch in philosophy
It feels so weird, but this is future.
Rap will be taught at schools just like jazz and classical music.
One thing this does foreshadow however, is what Lupe talked about.
Rap is ready to be overthrown and quantized.
Really makes you wonder what's next.
It will never be taught or analysed anywhere near as much as jazz or classical music
@@Aardvarked88haha you'd be surprised because that was what they said about jazz. Only time would tell.
And white pple will be the face of it, right?
@@Aardvarked88 famous last words.
Bro it’s already happening in some of my English courses
"I run the gambit like I'm throwing cards
From popular mechanics to overdosing hearts
Paint cold pictures like nova scotia landscapes
Nerd game make mandelbrot sets when we handshake"
- MIT Scholar
Been listening to that song for years and I still find something new almost every time I listen to it.
Lol yeah Tetsuo and Youth is incredible
omg what song is that
@@helicopter_traffic Mural.
@@helicopter_traffic mural. Insane song. He just goes off for 10 minutes over a crazy beat.
Rhythmically articulated poetry
That’s really actually perfect.
I thought this too, but then felt like conflating Articulate/d and Poetry together is overlapping definitions. Because poetry itself is an articulation of words... in other words... you can remove Articulated and have the same thing. It's then basically the same as the textbook definition of rap, 'rhythm and poetry'
Therefore I came up with:
Reconjure and Articulate Perception by Sound.
Rhythmic Articulate Prose.
or,
Rhythmic Articulate Prose; Salient.
Yeah that’s pretty much an accurate title for what rapping actually is.
That is poetry
I can't believe no one noticed that Daniel Goodall was rearranging abbreviations precisely
Lupe is literally made for this….i mean who else from the modern era can teach and break down the art of rap with an actual existing masterful grasp of the artform. As a long time Lupe fan this is special truly.
From Lupe's era? Joe, Joell Ortiz, Royce, Chamillionaire.
Tyler the creator would be the best ever, and he knows a lot about the art, for real 💖🤣 Steve Lacy is really knowledgeable as well, but he's more into rnb and funky stuff
Kanye West, Tyler The Creator, Jay Z, Kendrick Lamar… there are many talented rappers that master the art of rap nowadays. It’s a different vibe, but they could also do that.
Nas
Q-Tip
What Lupe is doing is more important than people realize. Lets consider the original acronym, Rhythm and Poetry. The rhythm part is the musical part and is very well represented in academia primarily in schools of music. You can find many courses on rap being taught in these institutions, but what about the poetry part which represents the literary side to the art? First off, you wont find many courses on this side and the ones you do find often cover the art's impact on history and culture rather than the literary components used in the art i.e the poetry i.e. the lyrics/lyricism. While some of the subjects Lupe says he will cover fall under the umbrella of performance and delivery, the core will be about the literature side of the art.
While Lupe is viewed as a top-tier hiphop artist by hiphop heads, he is no longer viewed as one by the mainstream. However, nobody who knows anything about him and the rap scene in the last 2 plus decades can deny he is a top tier lyricist. His lyricism is nearly universally acknowledged by other rappers, from the legends to the ones that are popular now. Jay-Z called him one of the best writers of our time. Naz said he is the one that reminds him most of himself. When asked who is the best lyricist in rap, LL Cool J immediately thought of Lupe. Lupe teaching at MIT is not just something that MIT decided on a whim. They have been working with Lupe for years. Nick Montfort (the MIT professor who introduced Lupe), was one of the earliest members of SOSA which Lupe founded for rappers to study rap seriously. Universities with huge reputations don't make moves like this without confidence, trust, and awareness.
Well said
Rhythm and Poetry was an acronym invented later. Rap derived from African tribal languages, which tranferred to the enslaved African-Americans, with a meaning of speaking rhythmically to music, so eventually it became the term for one of the 5 elements of hip hop.
@@fre4645 fair enough its not the original acronym but it has developed a long way from what it originally was that its very much the definition of rap. The rap of Lupe's era is nothing compared to the tribal derivation you speak of
He hinted the answer when he said I want you to Reflect Aggressively i want you to Penetrate, Subconsciously.
Wow
I didn’t realize that, very clever
When he said dumb it down and no one got it my heart broke...
That’s exactly what I thought
Had me wishing I was in that classroom so bad 😂 would be so tempted to shout out “You’re going over people’s heads Lu!”
Reason and Persuasion
So impressed by this lecture. I think a lot of the students came in not taking him seriously but he really delivered an MIT caliber lecture here.
LOVE that Lupe went deep into an analysis of Stan. If you haven't heard that song, you're completely missing out.
As both a Lupe and Eminem fan it was great to see him do it
@@GoatStormChaser Eminem is dope but a lot of his subjects lack content. Putting a lot of words together that doesn't change your soul for most of his battle rhymes. Lupe albums are well thought out and words make sense and teach. He's light years above Eminem in that sense. Not taking away from Eminem flow pattern but his first album and several albums songs consisted of mainly taking pills, wanting to kill his kids mother, making fun of pop stars. Nothing really deep. Later on he had songs which had more meaning but for the most part Eminems music is funny and not to be taken seriously. Eminem flow is godly but his subject matter is generally the same for all his albums. He's not really that educated. Doesn't make him less dope. Stan is where Eminem got deep and taught a lesson. His deepest song.
@@GoatStormChaser Lupe said it best most rappers don't know how to teach.
It makes him a Stan lol
@@thedarksideoftheforce6658 Umm.... Darkness? Soldier? You're Never Over? There are so many Eminem songs that are DEEP and have multiple different meanings.
Just because he isn't "educated", doesn't mean he isn't one of the most intelligent people in the history of hip hop.
RAPS: Renaissance Art for the Poverty-Stricken.
- Twisted
Hard 🔥
if only classical subjects were considered...
Lupe's phenomenal, happy to see this man getting respect from academic institutions
Rap will never be defined.. because rap is everything… as long as everything changes so will rap ❤
This class almost made me cry. I can't believe my culture has made it this far. Gratitude to Lupe and MIT for helping us grow.
Our culture didn’t “make it this far”. We are the culture. We are American history.
@@Theandara😂 it's just rap relax...
@@Theandararap is worldwide bruh
Its inspiring to see so many writers in that room
Quite cool!
🔥🔥🔥
#ConsciousPlanet
Lupe being a teacher? Teaching about rap n rhymes? This is cool asf
This is so cool to see wtf. As a college grad he has an insanely natural way of engaging with the room. He's gonna make a great professor if he keeps at it.
He’s a rap professor graduated in rapcoligy 😂
Lupe is a true artist. A gentle, brilliant soul. Always respected him.
I need to be in his class💯👌🏾🔥
“Mastery of the basics, is mastery. Period” - Prof Lupe
Mr. Fiasco is just amazing. Straight out from Chi-town and now teaching symposium at MIT. WHAT A MAN! Keep updating more lectures please I will really appreciate it 😍
Top quotes:
1. "Hip hop teaches a lot. It's one of the most ultimate teaching tools. It's ridiculously capable. Can also teach you how to kill people, teach you how to sell drugs, teach you how to die, teach you how to go to prison, teach you how to survive in prison" - Lupe Fiasco.
2. "I don't believe in writer's block. I believe that there's some times when you just shouldn't write. My greatest teacher, his name was Mr. Kendrick. He's like, fuck all this. I'm going to just give you this D so you can pass, so you can focus on what you want to do. So take this stuff. And then how can we apply it to what you already do?" - Lupe Fiasco.
3. "Focus on the basics. Mastery of the basics is mastery period." - Lupe Fiasco.
4. "Instead of building a world, let's build a universe." - Lupe Fiasco.
5. "There's a range. And I don't want to pigeonhole. And I also don't want to just point out or limit you to think that what's available on Spotify on the playlist is the only thing that you have and the only
Good cliff notes variation for those that don't make it through the entire video. 😁
Lupe is a genius. I've always thoroughly enjoyed his music, Fighters, The Cool, The Show Goes On, Little Weapon. Now I can see exactly why his music is often so thought provoking. The guy literally teaches a class on the concept of surprise 😅
Old school Fahrenheit 115!!! Lupe the Jedi!!
The goat literally teaching hip hop at MIT. The moment I heard Fahrenheit 1/15 it was written he is untouchable.
Stan, Dance with the devil, Sing about me, Warning, Regulate.. so many great storytelling songs in raps
@Alex L The Waitress too, awesome mentions :)
i could listen to lupe speak all day. this actually got me wishing i was still a student in boston. please PLEASE upload the rest of these classes, so many people can benefit from this knowledge
😊
DUMB IT DOWN still one of the all time greatest lyrics out out in my opinion… slept on
Lupe Fiasco always had meaningful songs. Wish more rappers were like him
One of the best lyricists to ever touch hip Hop Lupe fiasco for sure
There are a lot of conscious rappers, a LOT - it's just much harder for them to reach the kind of audiences Lupe has, but they still have followings in their state, country, town etc. Just keep digging
There are, but all people don’t eat the same food. Nor is said food good for everyone.
I agree with Lupe music I can truly say his music is like Nutrition to the body he's on a whole other level with his music 🐐🔥🔥💪🎯🎯
One of the greatest rappers of all time
I was born and raised in South Korea and the first music album that I ever bought is Lupe’s “Food and Liquor”
One thing that was so astonishing about Lupe when he first arrived in music was the seamless way in which he could intertwined conversational introspection into his lyrical delivery, of course it had been done with artist before but he never broke form in any verse nor did he ever seem to have his thoughts out of place it all seem so well refined. He doesn’t get enough credit for the uniquely refined flow he introduced to the game which in many was retooled by Wale, Kendrick, Cole and Drake.
This is great! Lupe is a walking example of “ your gifts will make room for you”.
He is speaking a lot to my pedagogy in the classroom for all my classes. I've been feeling lagging behind my curriculum. Slowness. Stuckness. The concepts of reinventing, shapes (big ideas), micro-decisions, and surprise. This is all inspiring real changes for my approach to teaching when we all come back from Christmas break.
I can easily see why Lupe is teaching at MIT. This is a masterclass on story, thinking, surprise, and rap. This is fabulous! And worth every minute of attention... more than once!
Lupe deserves to be a rap professor for sure what an honor for rap students
Lupe still making the show go on, what a legend
I always saw how smart Lupe is from his records now his throwing more knowledge at MIT. I'm not "Surprised".
so glad they actually got someone that can really rap to do this and wasn’t just some bogus pop star people think is good 👍
A very good friend of mine was obsessed with and showed me "Hip-Hop Saved My Life" by Lupe Fiasco, I still remember that like it was yesterday. When your good buddy has a song on repeat every day for some time, ya tend to either love it or hate it :P Turns out that was one of those tracks that I could listen to forever and not really get tired of it. Definitely worth checking out if you've not heard it before!
My favourite track at one point.
Too bad he sold his soul... used to love his music, then I realized he was just another tool in the fruitcake rap industry.
@@BericBuilds how so?
Raw
Authentic
Poetry
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reflect - aggressively - penetrate - subconsciously
literally an acronym for rap(s) while asking people to make an acronym for rap(s)
The way he expanded that paper tiger example wrinkled my brain
Absolutely enjoyed this. I'm glad Lupe is doing what he loves (and wants), and continues to inspire us.
Agreed !!
! will absolutely watch this if MIT continues to post this class. Some of these concepts are completely new to me (surprise!) and they are cross functional into other artistic disciplines.
💯
Complexity theory going strong on the board in the background
The way Lupe broke down Stan was awesome
Peaceful surroundings are always the best for your family. Thank you for all your help. My cousin Majid invited me 20 years ago too YouthUprising in Oakland Ca.. to hear LupeFaisio..good brother. Keep it 💯
"Sing About Me" by Kendrick Lamar is definitely a masterpiece... beautifully crafted.
27:42 When Lupe said," Rappers know how to rap but they do not know what they are doing because they were never formally taught" in reference to rap being a teaching tool, it reminded me of something similar that I once thought of, about how Africans survived many years ago before any "formal education" was introduced. For example, cow farmers used to keep count of their livestock with a number of rocks(if you own 5 cows you will keep a pouch with 5 rocks). They knew how to count but they did not know what they doing up until they were "formally educated" in the knowledge of numbers and counting. This all goes back to Rappers and rap, it is an emerging art in terms of relativity to other music genres and it is not taught anywhere unlike most music genres.
In conclusion, teaching Rappers about rap( the fact that it is the most influential teaching tool across the world) and educating them on what makes good rap music will lead to the world having better Rappers, better rap music, rap music that is used for its sole purpose, to influence and teach.
As a lecturer for this module/course,Lupe Fiasco is going to remembered as one of the greatest Rappers to have ever lived and a pioneer in an art style that was once regarded as destructive but turned into a modern music genre that can even be taught at University level.
My appreciation and craze over Lupe has gone beyond the roof🙌🏾
As a long time fan of Lupe, I'm sad I wasn't in this class being one of the people to say I rap to teach, have fun, an make money from it. Art can be a career n lupe been one of my teachers. The study of rap is more integrated n influential than most think. A reference song to think about, from 2 different talents, would be Drop the World eminem n wayne
easter egg: during the acronym he actually says "I want you to Reflect. Aggressively. Penetrate Subconsciously." making an acronym himself.
Restricted action personified. I write this from the perspective of someone 1 week out from surgery in moderate pain. Stuck in bed yet scheduled to be at work in 2 hours. Our rap poetry is an escape into a sonic or even just literary adventure to mitigate the limitations between our imaginations and reality. Like casting a spell, the power of words can manifest in a tangible experience
facts
Reaching All People (with) Sound
Lupe is the one rapper I would say should be teaching at MIT.
He asks them to think of an acronym for rap/raps then says reflect agressicely , penetrate subconsciously. Awesome
Man I love Lupe Fiasco, he had a huge influence on me when i was growing up and i'm here to give him his flowers！！！ He's had a great international influence
This was awesome. I've been a hip-hop head for decades so to see it deconstructed like this was really cool.
I completely agree with the learning aspect. When I was a kid all my peers in white suburban Chicago listened to NWA because it was cool but I immediately noticed how they were basically journalists telling the world what their lives were like in South Central.
YOO this is gonna be so dope to watch. I can't believe a college let this happen lmao that's sick
lupe making hiphop saved my life as an homage to houston texas rap is just beautiful.
My acronym is
reality ascending people’s sayings/sentiments
Reaching above planetary situations
Raw anthologies perspectives stories
Wow this was fun lol. I forgot how fun it is to use your brain and be creative using words, haven’t done it in a while.
Reciting Another Prophecied Scripture
I hope these classes go on youtube for the public to watch. I LOVE Lupe Fiasco and this opportunity to learn from him.
Super super underrated, one of the greatest lyricist of recent times.
Thank you so much for posting this online.
Student: "What drives you to learn?"
Lupe: "So first I became a millionaire with all my material needs met...." lol
This lecture was amazing!
Lupe Fiasco is the one person in hip hop to bow out of the spotlight, go be successful at multiple other things while gaining notoriety from those niche groups, so much so that he lands on the world stage again and again, and still drop an album every 2-3 years that would’ve decimated the charts if the government forcing labels and radio stations to constantly push artists to make music that glorifies the horrendous environments that hip hop artists today were forced to come from because of government agendas.
I literally asked for something like this for a long time now. Thanks Lupe, Thanks MIT.
Shout to you all for even posting this lesson. It's appreciated for sure
“We’re too complex. We need to…dumb it down.”
THAT WENT SO FAR OVER HEADS ITS CRAZY, they don’t listen to Lupe like that.
I hope people that wouldn’t usually go deep into rap, listen to this man’s work. Specifically, the song “put you on game”. That song best and most completely describes the concept of “The Cool”. That song personifies what it is to be cool and tells HIS story as he comes to life. Man, it’s so good. Gives me chills. And as a rapper, it means that much more to me.
This is sooooo random!
Hip hop + MIT 🔥🔥🔥
He is a teacher down to his soul. I loved the way, he told them you will not come in class in play.
Thank you for posting this. I would be so grateful to catch a class live
I found this not only fascinating, but incredibly relaxing
Bless his heart on the introduction speech
Amazing teaching skills and lecture by Lupe, must have been unreal being there in person.
I love how drastically the talk changes with the speaker switch. It is such a completely different flow and feeling. :D
Hip hop has come a long way. It's producing professors and sh!t. KRS ONE, now Lupe.
Wonderful!! 👏Love words, learning & vibrations which is why I fell in love with the original art form of hip hop. The pursuit of knowledge is ongoing and can/should be enjoyable.....and I really enjoyed this! 🤗
This was amazing! I love these kind of talks, congrats to MIT.
Dang I’d definitely attend this class. Love the knowledge
this is an amazing course! lupe fiasco you are a true genius man.
I think all rappers or aspiring rappers should attend this class because it shows the beauty and structure of rap and help ppl become better rappers
The Cool is definetly my favorite album from Lupe. And this video surprised me. I'm so happy to see Lupe thriving and sharing his craft
That album helped to get me through my junior year of high school…and my parent’s divorce. It holds a very special place in my heart
We need more Lupe Classes
This was awesome! I wish my kids were there! I certainly want my grandchildren to have the chance to attend these in the near future!