"3,048" is a song by American rapper Lupe Fiasco, first published to his Twitter account on November 22, 2023, in time for Thanksgiving. He wrote of the image used, "That's me [and] Virgil at LV. He showing me the custom case he made for 3 Stacks flute".[1] He raps over André 3000's instrumental, "I Swear, I Really Wanted to Make a 'Rap' Album but This Is Literally the Way the Wind Blew Me This Time".[2]
Background[]
On November 14, 2023, Fiasco declared of rapping over André 300's album New Blue Sun.[3] He first uploaded "3,048" to Twitter followed an hour later by posting it to his YouTube channel.
Lyrics[]
[Verse 1]
Yeah, uh
Uh huh, uh huh, uh
Talk like: Through the weeds I fatigue often
Traveling through the beads like the entrance to a massage parlor
Why walk when my garage harbor
The odd vehicle with a spoiler
I'm tryna win like the hundredth and seventh caller
I told the masseuse to knead softer
In the tall glass I get sleep on a regular
I'm so private but even here me and my co-pilot fly the same plane likе we competitors
Made my dream girl in an AI editor
The type of one on my forearm like the predator
She hotter than
There is no god but Allah and Muhammad is the messenger
Yeah
[Verse 2]
Tryna be honest, my big problem's I promise
That's why I operate on the atomic scale like Robert Oppenheimer
Astonishly option rhymer
Who grew up three hours out of Wisconsin dells
My homie rapping, he a doctor
My homie rap and he a doctor
Tell Umar we don't build hospitals, we fund medical school debt though
My concerts inspire people to do the impossible with meal chronicles
Why build a hospital when you n***as anti-vax
I let you tell me what to put my cash on when you hoteps put a mask on
Through the weeds I tie periodically
Flower the air I breathe, I perceive solidly
I prefer Kintsugi pottery over pristine, perfectly-weaved sophistry
I'm bodhisattva possibly 'cause being bothered don't even bother me
But not a Buddha 'cause I ain't got the modesty
What you miss mentally is how much I catch bodily
Keys get passed out [?] high
Y'all ain't even talk to me but I'm starting to take offense
Y'all better put some respect on the platforms that y'all speak at
On this thing that we rap, that's word to where I speak at
Since G chat, yeah
What? You ain't expect no feedback
Talkin' 'bout where I eat at
We fifty, wait 'til we sixty
You can go to sleep like C-PAP
We'll wake you up when we that... yeah
Love this hip hop shit, love this rap shit
References[]
- ↑ "Lupe Fiasco (@LupeFiasco)". Twitter. November 22, 2023.
- ↑ Mendez, Marisa (November 22, 2023). "Lupe Fiasco Makes Good on His Promise to Rap Over Andre 300's Flute Beats". HipHopDX.
- ↑ Williams, Aaron (November 16, 2023). "André 3000's Album Might Be All Flute Music, but That's Not Stopping Lupe Fiasco from Wanting to Rap Over It". Uproxx.