--- title: "12 Trying Quotes By Lupe Fiasco" description: "12 Trying quotes by Lupe Fiasco. Plus more from Lupe Fiasco and more Trying sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/192/lupe-fiasco-1146_capable_you-would-never-know-if-you-could-ever-b_2059029.png" --- > [You would never know if you could ever be, If you never try, you would never see.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lupe-fiasco/you-would-never-know-if-you-could-ever-be-if-you-never-try-you-would/) [Lupe Fiasco](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lupe-fiasco/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/192/lupe-fiasco-1146_capable_you-would-never-know-if-you-could-ever-b_2059029.png) > [I think you have to ask yourself does voting work on the level that you are trying to effectuate change; that is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lupe-fiasco/i-think-you-have-to-ask-yourself-does-voting-work-on-the-level-that/) [Lupe Fiasco](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lupe-fiasco/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8fb/lupe-fiasco-1146_ask-yourself_i-think-you-have-to-ask-yourself-does-vo_2175666.png) > [Some stuff I don't even put out. I'll just be home, happy, creating something for myself, and then ball it up and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lupe-fiasco/some-stuff-i-don-t-even-put-out-i-ll-just-be-home-happy-creating/) [Lupe Fiasco](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lupe-fiasco/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c7e/lupe-fiasco-1146_balls_some-stuff-i-don-t-even-put-out-i-ll-jus_2343628.jpg) > [With 'Hip-Hop Saved My Life,' I attempted to make 'Kick, Push,' but for rappers. To give a real basic play-by-play of the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lupe-fiasco/with-hip-hop-saved-my-life-i-attempted-to-make-kick-push-but-for/) [Lupe Fiasco](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lupe-fiasco/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a3f/lupe-fiasco-1146_giving_with-hip-hop-saved-my-life-i-attempted-t_2250521.png) > [I'm just trying to do the opposite of left, as long as there's the opposite of death, ya know Yes, ya test…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lupe-fiasco/i-m-just-trying-to-do-the-opposite-of-left-as-long-as-there-s-the/) [Lupe Fiasco](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lupe-fiasco/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c1d/lupe-fiasco-1146_death_i-m-just-trying-to-do-the-opposite-of-le_2518073.png) > [I look at people like Picasso and Da Vinci and Escher and Miles Davis, and they'll write or paint that one definitive…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lupe-fiasco/i-look-at-people-like-picasso-and-da-vinci-and-escher-and-miles-davis/) [Lupe Fiasco](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lupe-fiasco/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/572/lupe-fiasco-1146_accomplish_i-look-at-people-like-picasso-and-da-vin_3110500.jpg) > [We have to make the physical music a little more valuable instead of just having a download link and a bunch of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lupe-fiasco/we-have-to-make-the-physical-music-a-little-more-valuable-instead-of/) [Lupe Fiasco](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lupe-fiasco/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/91f/lupe-fiasco-1146_bunch_we-have-to-make-the-physical-music-a-lit_1806569.jpg) > [I love jazz. So to me, there are two main types of jazz. There's dancing jazz, and then there's listening jazz. Listening…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lupe-fiasco/i-love-jazz-so-to-me-there-are-two-main-types-of-jazz-there-s-dancing/) [Lupe Fiasco](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lupe-fiasco/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a76/lupe-fiasco-1146_aesthetic_i-love-jazz-so-to-me-there-are-two-main_2781510.jpg) > [I have people who want to pull me into specific projects in the community based on my music and on the mixtapes.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lupe-fiasco/i-have-people-who-want-to-pull-me-into-specific-projects-in-the/) [Lupe Fiasco](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lupe-fiasco/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/572/lupe-fiasco-1146_community_i-have-people-who-want-to-pull-me-into-s_476338.png) > [I'm trying to fight the terrorism that's actually causing the other forms of terrorism. You know, the root cause of terrorism is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lupe-fiasco/i-m-trying-to-fight-the-terrorism-that-s-actually-causing-the-other/) [Lupe Fiasco](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lupe-fiasco/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/dbf/lupe-fiasco-1146_actually_i-m-trying-to-fight-the-terrorism-that-s_2547888.png) > [I really embrace my hypocrisy. I embrace that because after I do that, I can move on; I can try and go…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lupe-fiasco/i-really-embrace-my-hypocrisy-i-embrace-that-because-after-i-do-that/) [Lupe Fiasco](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lupe-fiasco/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/228/lupe-fiasco-1146_embrace_i-really-embrace-my-hypocrisy-i-embrace_1251176.png) > [In my fight against terrorism, to me, the biggest terrorist is Obama in the United States of America. For me, I'm trying…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lupe-fiasco/in-my-fight-against-terrorism-to-me-the-biggest-terrorist-is-obama-in/) [Lupe Fiasco](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lupe-fiasco/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/601/lupe-fiasco-1146_america_in-my-fight-against-terrorism-to-me-the_887185.jpg) ## Other authors on Trying ## More by Lupe Fiasco > [Then he leaves the house that love built that hug renovate that section 8 pays for. Well lets pray for em, Let the beat…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lupe-fiasco/then-he-leaves-the-house-that-love-built-that-hug-renovate-that/) [Lupe Fiasco](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lupe-fiasco/) > [I have yet to see someone attack Obama over his report card. A lot of people I talk to from both sides of the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lupe-fiasco/i-have-yet-to-see-someone-attack-obama-over-his-report-card-a-lot-of/) [Lupe Fiasco](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lupe-fiasco/) > [And its gonna be PPV, wont be back for free, You gonna need scratch to see, me to rematch with me, my greatest enemy…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lupe-fiasco/and-its-gonna-be-ppv-wont-be-back-for-free-you-gonna-need-scratch-to/) [Lupe Fiasco](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lupe-fiasco/) > [People say, 'If you don't vote, then you don't have a right to say anything. But nine times outta 10, I pay more taxes…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lupe-fiasco/people-say-if-you-don-t-vote-then-you-don-t-have-a-right-to-say/) [Lupe Fiasco](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lupe-fiasco/) > [Life aint made to come around twice, Thats why I gotta get it right.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lupe-fiasco/life-aint-made-to-come-around-twice-thats-why-i-gotta-get-it-right/) [Lupe Fiasco](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lupe-fiasco/) > [We on the internet. That's such a small community. We think we're so huge. If you went up to people on the street and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lupe-fiasco/we-on-the-internet-that-s-such-a-small-community-we-think-we-re-so/) [Lupe Fiasco](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lupe-fiasco/) > [You can't control it once you turn it into the label, so there's the expectation that it'll leak a week before the album comes…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lupe-fiasco/you-can-t-control-it-once-you-turn-it-into-the-label-so-there-s-the/) [Lupe Fiasco](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lupe-fiasco/) > [I do understand that America is a predominantly Christian country. A lot of morals and values are based in Christianity as opposed to Buddhism,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lupe-fiasco/i-do-understand-that-america-is-a-predominantly-christian-country-a/) [Lupe Fiasco](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lupe-fiasco/) > [What I've learned is not to take anybody's advice. If you rely solely on your fans, it sets you up for the downfall on…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lupe-fiasco/what-i-ve-learned-is-not-to-take-anybody-s-advice-if-you-rely-solely/) [Lupe Fiasco](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lupe-fiasco/) > [When I retire, I want to step away on a positive note. What you put out into the world comes back to you. You…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lupe-fiasco/when-i-retire-i-want-to-step-away-on-a-positive-note-what-you-put-out/) [Lupe Fiasco](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lupe-fiasco/) > [I love the lord, but sometimes its like that I love me more, now I love the peace and I love the war, I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lupe-fiasco/i-love-the-lord-but-sometimes-its-like-that-i-love-me-more-now-i-love/) [Lupe Fiasco](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lupe-fiasco/) > [It's a massive undertaking putting an album together... It's not light weight at all.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lupe-fiasco/it-s-a-massive-undertaking-putting-an-album-together-it-s-not-light/) [Lupe Fiasco](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lupe-fiasco/) > [I always say that you define what success is to yourself.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lupe-fiasco/i-always-say-that-you-define-what-success-is-to-yourself/) [Lupe Fiasco](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lupe-fiasco/) > [Down the block come kick it with me like Kung Fu, where I hung like noose they called me young bruce.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lupe-fiasco/down-the-block-come-kick-it-with-me-like-kung-fu-where-i-hung-like/) [Lupe Fiasco](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lupe-fiasco/) > [It's gorillas here, takes a village to raise a villain here.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lupe-fiasco/it-s-gorillas-here-takes-a-village-to-raise-a-villain-here/) [Lupe Fiasco](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lupe-fiasco/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/trying/lupe-fiasco/#itemlist", "name": "12 Trying Quotes By Lupe Fiasco", "numberOfItems": 12, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "You would never know if you could ever be, If you never try, you would never see.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Lupe Fiasco" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lupe-fiasco/you-would-never-know-if-you-could-ever-be-if-you-never-try-you-would/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/192/lupe-fiasco-1146_capable_you-would-never-know-if-you-could-ever-b_2059029.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/192/lupe-fiasco-1146_capable_you-would-never-know-if-you-could-ever-b_2059029.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/192/lupe-fiasco-1146_capable_you-would-never-know-if-you-could-ever-b_2059029.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“You would never know if you could ever be, If you never try, you would never see.” — Lupe Fiasco", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I think you have to ask yourself does voting work on the level that you are trying to effectuate change; that is the conversation you must have.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Lupe Fiasco" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lupe-fiasco/i-think-you-have-to-ask-yourself-does-voting-work-on-the-level-that/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8fb/lupe-fiasco-1146_ask-yourself_i-think-you-have-to-ask-yourself-does-vo_2175666.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8fb/lupe-fiasco-1146_ask-yourself_i-think-you-have-to-ask-yourself-does-vo_2175666.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8fb/lupe-fiasco-1146_ask-yourself_i-think-you-have-to-ask-yourself-does-vo_2175666.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“I think you have to ask yourself does voting work on the level that you are trying to effectuate change…” — Lupe Fiasco", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 3, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Some stuff I don't even put out. 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People try to make the music value-less, and I don't think we're going to stop that train, but the one thing that they can't devalue are things that are in the outside world.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Lupe Fiasco" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lupe-fiasco/we-have-to-make-the-physical-music-a-little-more-valuable-instead-of/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/91f/lupe-fiasco-1146_bunch_we-have-to-make-the-physical-music-a-lit_1806569.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/91f/lupe-fiasco-1146_bunch_we-have-to-make-the-physical-music-a-lit_1806569.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/91f/lupe-fiasco-1146_bunch_we-have-to-make-the-physical-music-a-lit_1806569.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“We have to make the physical music a little more valuable instead of just having a download link and a bunch…” — Lupe Fiasco", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 8, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I love jazz. So to me, there are two main types of jazz. There's dancing jazz, and then there's listening jazz. Listening jazz is like Thelonius Monk or John Coltrane, where it's a listening experience. So that's what I like; I like to make stuff that you listen to. It's not really meant to get you up; it's meant to get your mind focused. That's why you sit and listen to jazz. You dance to big band or whatever, but for the most part, you sit and listen to jazz. I think it comes from that aesthetic, trying to take that jazz listening experience and put it on hip-hop.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Lupe Fiasco" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lupe-fiasco/i-love-jazz-so-to-me-there-are-two-main-types-of-jazz-there-s-dancing/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a76/lupe-fiasco-1146_aesthetic_i-love-jazz-so-to-me-there-are-two-main_2781510.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a76/lupe-fiasco-1146_aesthetic_i-love-jazz-so-to-me-there-are-two-main_2781510.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a76/lupe-fiasco-1146_aesthetic_i-love-jazz-so-to-me-there-are-two-main_2781510.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“I love jazz. So to me, there are two main types of jazz. 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