"Hey Lupe" is a song by American rapper Lupe Fiasco, recorded in 2004 while he was signed to Arista Records. It was believed to be created for his major label album, Lupe Fiasco's Food & Liquor (2006). It samples the 1974 instrumental song "Getaway" by Barry White.
Fifteen years later, the official music video, directed by Tim Westover, was uploaded to YouTube on October 31, 2019. It was included as the second track from the compilation EP, Chill's Spotlight (2020), curated by Charles "Chilly" Patton.
Background[]
In an email to The Fader, Chilly recalled, "I vividly remember the day Lupe recorded this song. I got the beat from the producer and played it twice for Lu while we were riding in a white Suburban, 20 minutes later we made it to the studio and he immediately went in and knocked out the whole song—verses, hook, adlibs, etc. It was natural for him, but not so natural for me to see this, and I had been around some of the greats. This is when I knew he was a Monster! It's been in the vaults for many years, and now we are excited to share it with his fans."[1]
Personnel[]
- Song
- Barry White – writer
- Charles "Chilly" Patton – executive producer
- Ralph "Wildstyle" Leverston – vocals
- Wasalu "Lupe Fiasco" Jaco – lead vocals, writer
- Man Behind Bars – producer
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Lyrics[]
[Intro]
Yeah
Yeah
Yeah
Uh
(Let's go!)
[Verse 1]
You know wassup now, I stroll through the Underworld in my uptowns
'Til I'm over the hill, I push touchdowns
It's over, I'm healed, I put my crutch down
My vision is clear
The central division is here
They should give him a flare, give him a float
Then give him the floor
Just gimme my ye, gimme a yard
I give you a year
Lean on the yacht cap lean on the yacht cat
Gimme ya oars
[Verse 2]
I'm rappin' the gift
And the remedy dog
It's what I shimmy down your chimneys for
Money drop
Your pennies from the penthouse
I'm fifty twenties from the twentieth floor
They waitin' on the downfall
Of a G, like ground floor
But Imma be like Philly blunt
Right here like right ear
Grindin' like ground beef 'til me and the ground meet
I get it crunk
[Hook]
(Hey Lu, where are you going?)
Over the hills and through the hoods we go
With the F to the I to the A-S-C-O
(Hey Lu, where are you going?)
Yeah, FI-IIIIIIII-ASCO, hey
(Can I ride with you?)
Where ya goin'?
(Hey Lu, where are you going?)
Lu, Lu, Lu, Lu, Lu, Lu, Lu, Lu, Lu, Lu, Lu, Lu, Lu, Lupe
(Hey Lu, where are you going?)
(Going to?)
[Verse 3]
They should break in the company and take him in custody
For takin' somthin' so basic and makin' it uppity
So publicly so what if he hold something so stubbornly
So grudgingly up in here for something that he does so lovingly
From waitin' in the basement so humbly so hungrily
Now it's finna get so ugly, so utterly unpretty
So witty and so cunningly is he and there's no budgin' me
It's like I'm next in line, there's no cuttin' me
And it's like I never next to nine
I never next in nine, well I never
Hold a rifle like motorcycle
You know, where bad chicks sit
Keep a nine around my waist, like ninja back seat
I mean I heat pack, like injured athlete
So sit on back, before she get on back and—
[Hook]
(Hey Lu, where are you going?)
Over the hills and through the hoods we go
With the F to the I to the A-S-C-O
(Hey Lu, where are you going?)
Yeah, FI-IIIIIIII-ASCO, hey
(Can I ride with you?)
Where ya goin'?
(Hey Lu, where are you going?)
Lu, Lu, Lu, Lu, Lu, Lu, Lu, Lu, Lu, Lu, Lu, Lu, Lu, Lupe
(Hey Lu, where are you going?)
(Going to?)
Nowhere—
[Verse 4]
So as long as I'm right here and as long as there's Nike Airs
We gon' get it on as long as light years
Or as long as light's here, right here
You will last as long as a nice pair of white Airs with slight care
In other words your career, as long as dyke hair
Keep it right here, y'all ball fades
I'm all braids with white hair
All man from a cold land like white bears
And I don't wanna go back to the bike chair
Then send 'em back when the back of that dyke's there
It's Lu, player, well let me back up like endos back of the bikes in the air
But this ain't new years, mac out the window
So when you see this player limpin'
With the passenger tucked, just follow procedure
Swallow your pride, and follow the leader
'Cause—
[Hook]
(Hey Lu, where are you going?)
Over the hills and through the hoods we go
With the F to the I to the A-S-C-O
(Hey Lu, where are you going?)
Yeah, FI-IIIIIIII-ASCO, hey
(Can I ride with you?)
Where ya goin'?
(Hey Lu, where are you going?)
Lu, Lu, Lu, Lu, Lu, Lu, Lu, Lu, Lu, Lu, Lu, Lu, Lu, Lupe
(Hey Lu, where are you going?)
(Going to?)
References[]
- ↑ Dandridge-Lemco, Ben (October 31, 2019). "Listen to This Previously Unreleased Lupe Fiasco Song Recorded 15 Years Ago". The Fader.