Among other things, they wanted tops hits, while he wanted more raw, political material. They wanted him to sign a deal , which he refused these deals give record companies a cut of just about everything the artist does. About Atlantic, Fiasco said publicly, "They think I'm whack. The standoff got increasingly heated, and without Lupe's urging, fans started an online petition demanding the release of the album. One thing led to another, and in October Fiasco fans actually protested around the world.
More than people showed up outside of Atlantic's New York offices , receiving a defensive visit from the CEO and a delighted visit from Lupe, who seemed genuinely tickled and a little humbled by the show of support.
Well, sometimes direct action works. Soon after the protests, Atlantic promised the public a release date. When the first single on the album, the Kanye-produced track "The Show Goes On," was finally released, fans and critics were pretty pleased the song also samples Modest Mouse, a big bonus for indie rock geeks.
But Lupe told the press that he felt he'd been duped: "It's their [Atlantic's] record. My words, their music. They forced this song to be a No. I can't take any credit for it. Atlantic got their big hit, and in March , along came Lasers. New Music Express and a host of other reviewers had kind words, but for only two tracks on the album. At Pop Matters , one reviewer wrote, "My jaw remains affixed to the ground, my main goal from this point onwards remains to never hear Lasers in its entirety again.
Fiasco blames Atlantic for the dumbing down of his music and message on Lasers. Although the album debuted at 1, Fiasco himself went on record saying that he was a "hostage" to Atlantic and claiming to both love and hate the album. Commercial success was already in his corner, but the artistic compromise was a huge letdown. There are consequences and combat that comes from that process and the eventual compromise.
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Through his lyrics, Lupe Fiasco is trying to speak out to the people and let them know what is really going on in the world and how they should pay attention because they play a huge part in it. The lyrics refer to multiple socioeconomic and controversial political topics. He talks about the corruption within the world and how we all see it and yet no one speaks out against it.
Lupe writes about the war on terror, the media, and the silence in the …show more content… This lyric states how people have become blind as sheep and are now controlled by the media; having them push less important thoughts into our minds such as the problems you see on the MTV show "Jersey Shore" instead of looking at the real issues of the world.
He must be someone famous if he is mentioned in this song. Why would Israel be wanting to take his side and why can't he bring these sides together?? Lupe talks about how guilty we are for knowing what's going on and bot acting up on it.
Login Register Login with Facebook. All lyrics are property and copyright of their owners. All lyrics provided for educational purposes only. What does Words I Never Said mean? Login Create Account. Tagged: No tags, suggest one. Words I Never Said Lyrics It's aloud inside my head with words that I should have said As I drown in my regrets I can't take back the words I never said I really think the war on terror is a bunch of bullshit Just a poor excuse for you to use up all your NatalieWBisceglia 1 2 3 4 5.
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