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Lupe Fiasco clears the air on his association with British indie group Japanese Cartoon, while also weighing in on the current state of hip-hop...
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Another Rapper Claiming Hip-Hop is Dead: Lupe Fiasco
Bossip.com —
... he clarified. “But more so transform into something else so expression is more meaningful…I put question marks on it because I still question my own thoughts about the feeling. But so many “what the fuck?!?!” moments have piled up so incredibly over the last few years that it begs a rethink of the trajectory of the art form.
Lupe, just so you know, you are supposed to be the new vanguard. Five years does not classify you as a vet in rap…dude. SMH
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