Dominican Barber

"Dominican Barber"Song by Lupe Fiasco
Released	January 17, 2024 (2024-01-17)
Genre	Hip hop
Length	2:43
Songwriter(s)	Wasalu Jaco

"Dominican Barber" is a song by American rapper Lupe Fiasco. It was released on January 17, 2024, to his social media and YouTube channel. It marks his first musical release of 2024, and uses the instrumental of "Im Him" by Sauce Walka.

The cover artwork is taken from the day he performed at the Ryan Garcia vs. Oscar Duarte boxing match, for Garcia's walkout on December 2, 2023.

Cultural references

• MetroCard is a magnetic stripe card used for fare payment on transportation in the New York City area.
• Visvim is a Japanese menswear brand.
• Nishigawa is a clothing brand started by Lupe.
• Cartier is a French luxury-goods conglomerate that sells jewelry, leather goods, and watches.
• LeBrons are a Nike shoe line, created with the American professional basketball player LeBron James.
• Pappadeaux is a seafood, Cajun and Creole restaurant chain.
• Tom Cruise is an American actor, considered a Hollywood icon with three Golden Globe Awards and four Academy Award nominations.
• Lanvin is a French luxury fashion house based in Paris.
• Dennis the Menace is an American sitcom that follows the Mitchell nuclear family. The son, Dennis, often gets into trouble.
• Mercedes-Bendz is a German multinational automotive corporation headquartered in Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg, Germany.
• Big Ben (formally known as the Elizabeth Tower) is the clock tower of the Palace of Westminster in London, England.

Gallery

• "Dominican Barber"

Lyrics

"Dominican Barber"

[Intro: Lupe Fiasco]
What they say, what they say, when they say what they say
They be saying it to your face
Did they say when behind your back?
What do they say when they behind your back?
Check

[Verse 1: Lupe Fiasco]
Was in Dubai watching Mos Def in the press vest
In the trailer park like a redneck
DR Barber got my feet up on the leg rest
Keep my taper far from the headrest
That's how I take a seat like the next guest
Behind the steering wheel of an FF
Chill home, homie, what you want for breakfast?
He said a calculator and a chess set
Blackballed, got a regular job
Wear a sweater in the summer, gotta weather the odds
'Cause you don't never know how they deliver the cards
Just keep my name when you praying and bow your head at the mosque
Don't care about money, 'cause it don't care about n***as
If you let your enemies talk, they'll share their whereabouts with you
I show you how everything that you scared about shivers
MetroCard Lu, I get that fear about n***as
Visvim moccasins, Nishigawa top I'm in, Cartier watch again
She look like a model, 'cause she be modeling
It ain't that mind-boggling
Know when to call a gangster a bitch, or when to give a cop a compliment
It's called common sense
You tryna go to jail, a home on your own, recognizance
Fuck it though, I'm at Pappadeaux
Trying to put more lobster on the top of my pasta bowl
The waitress like "that's impossible, it's impossible"
I told to Tom Cruise, these is Lanvins, these ain't LeBrons
If I get a pair you can't get a pair, these ain't Tom shoes
These is vintage, these is old, these is finished
They don't make these no more like episodes of Dennis the Menace
Limited edition, one on the list don't be limit my fish, then
Big Benz, watch it like Big Ben
Gull wing indoors they be flapping like chickens
Let that chick in, ugh