--- title: "20 You Quotes By Lupe Fiasco" description: "20 You quotes by Lupe Fiasco. Plus more from Lupe Fiasco and more You sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4a9/lupe-fiasco-1146_christian_if-you-are-an-open-minded-and-tolerant-m_1969728.jpg" --- > [If you are an open-minded and tolerant Muslim, you have enough knowledge to question the moves of a Christian governor or even…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lupe-fiasco/if-you-are-an-open-minded-and-tolerant-muslim-you-have-enough/) [Lupe Fiasco](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lupe-fiasco/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4a9/lupe-fiasco-1146_christian_if-you-are-an-open-minded-and-tolerant-m_1969728.jpg) > [I think it is important that you have people from all different vanguards, from all different walks of society and different viewpoints…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lupe-fiasco/i-think-it-is-important-that-you-have-people-from-all-different/) [Lupe Fiasco](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lupe-fiasco/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/288/lupe-fiasco-1146_cause_i-think-it-is-important-that-you-have-pe_244332.jpg) > [For me, I never wore my religion on my sleeve, you know what I'm saying? I never put myself out there as…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lupe-fiasco/for-me-i-never-wore-my-religion-on-my-sleeve-you-know-what-i-m-saying/) [Lupe Fiasco](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lupe-fiasco/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/648/lupe-fiasco-1146_chicago_for-me-i-never-wore-my-religion-on-my-sl_1949798.png) > [The party lines don't change, that's what makes them a party and you'd be a fool to think that just because there's…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lupe-fiasco/the-party-lines-don-t-change-that-s-what-makes-them-a-party-and-you-d/) [Lupe Fiasco](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lupe-fiasco/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7bf/lupe-fiasco-1146_because_the-party-lines-don-t-change-that-s-what_2466725.jpg) > [What's the biggest commercial for aggression, sexuality and materialism? What gets pumped into these kids' heads? Taking someone else's girl, which is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lupe-fiasco/what-s-the-biggest-commercial-for-aggression-sexuality-and/) [Lupe Fiasco](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lupe-fiasco/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/bb1/lupe-fiasco-1146_aggression_what-s-the-biggest-commercial-for-aggres_1131320.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) > [This game wears on you. It tears you down. It's perpetual motion for some people who've achieved a level of independence, like…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lupe-fiasco/this-game-wears-on-you-it-tears-you-down-it-s-perpetual-motion-for/) [Lupe Fiasco](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lupe-fiasco/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5ba/lupe-fiasco-1146_achieved_this-game-wears-on-you-it-tears-you-down_263253.png) > [True terrorism, you know, weaponized fear. In defense of ourselves, we're fighting - actively fighting something else. But if you're going to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lupe-fiasco/true-terrorism-you-know-weaponized-fear-in-defense-of-ourselves-we-re/) [Lupe Fiasco](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lupe-fiasco/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/114/lupe-fiasco-1146_actively_true-terrorism-you-know-weaponized-fear_379461.png) > [Once you've been on tour six, seven years, you get an idea of what works and what doesn't work universally. There will…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lupe-fiasco/once-you-ve-been-on-tour-six-seven-years-you-get-an-idea-of-what/) [Lupe Fiasco](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lupe-fiasco/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4a2/lupe-fiasco-1146_been_once-you-ve-been-on-tour-six-seven-years_375271.jpg) > [You have educate the masses to exactly what their tax dollars are going to pay for. I think once people educate themselves…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lupe-fiasco/you-have-educate-the-masses-to-exactly-what-their-tax-dollars-are/) [Lupe Fiasco](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lupe-fiasco/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/434/lupe-fiasco-1146_american_you-have-educate-the-masses-to-exactly-w_1698545.png) > [It was, 'If you don't do 'The Show Goes On,' your album's not coming out.' I had nothing to do with that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lupe-fiasco/it-was-if-you-don-t-do-the-show-goes-on-your-album-s-not-coming-out-i/) [Lupe Fiasco](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lupe-fiasco/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0c7/lupe-fiasco-1146_album_it-was-if-you-don-t-do-the-show-goes-on_1246986.png) > [I never want to be an artistic bully, and put myself above anyone else... or be more prestigious than anyone else. You…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lupe-fiasco/i-never-want-to-be-an-artistic-bully-and-put-myself-above-anyone-else/) [Lupe Fiasco](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lupe-fiasco/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/231/lupe-fiasco-1146_above_i-never-want-to-be-an-artistic-bully-and_245774.png) > [We've done shows - we'll be in Dublin, and it will be nonstop pandemonium to the point where you think the crowd…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lupe-fiasco/we-ve-done-shows-we-ll-be-in-dublin-and-it-will-be-nonstop/) [Lupe Fiasco](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lupe-fiasco/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ff7/lupe-fiasco-1146_because_we-ve-done-shows-we-ll-be-in-dublin-and_1300381.png) > [People say, 'If you don't vote, then you don't have a right to say anything. But nine times outta 10, I pay…](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/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c99/lupe-fiasco-1146_anything_people-say-if-you-don-t-vote-then-you-do_40841.png) > [If you want to relate me to the newer cats, let's go. Let's go line for line and bar for bar. If…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lupe-fiasco/if-you-want-to-relate-me-to-the-newer-cats-let-s-go-let-s-go-line-for/) [Lupe Fiasco](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lupe-fiasco/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/528/lupe-fiasco-1146_about_if-you-want-to-relate-me-to-the-newer-ca_2798494.png) > [When you start creating opinion, and you start creating difference of opinion, you're doing something. People are actually sitting down and critiquing.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lupe-fiasco/when-you-start-creating-opinion-and-you-start-creating-difference-of/) [Lupe Fiasco](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lupe-fiasco/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/183/lupe-fiasco-1146_actually_when-you-start-creating-opinion-and-you_2835597.png) > [I don't hate the music, but I hate the process. When I look at it, I don't see song titles and artwork,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lupe-fiasco/i-don-t-hate-the-music-but-i-hate-the-process-when-i-look-at-it-i-don/) [Lupe Fiasco](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lupe-fiasco/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a08/lupe-fiasco-1146_artwork_i-don-t-hate-the-music-but-i-hate-the-pr_2686343.png) > [I don't have to work on it. I'm naturally a writer. The rapping and writing, they can go hand-in-hand - but rapping…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lupe-fiasco/i-don-t-have-to-work-on-it-i-m-naturally-a-writer-the-rapping-and/) [Lupe Fiasco](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lupe-fiasco/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7d3/lupe-fiasco-1146_art_i-don-t-have-to-work-on-it-i-m-naturally_2504521.png) > [I do understand that America is a predominantly Christian country. A lot of morals and values are based in Christianity as opposed…](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/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/79c/lupe-fiasco-1146_america_i-do-understand-that-america-is-a-predom_57245.jpg) > [You expect certain things. You build up in your mind how it's supposed to go down. When you get a record deal,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lupe-fiasco/you-expect-certain-things-you-build-up-in-your-mind-how-it-s-supposed/) [Lupe Fiasco](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lupe-fiasco/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5a8/lupe-fiasco-1146_build_you-expect-certain-things-you-build-up-i_432767.png) ## Other authors on You ## 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/you/lupe-fiasco/#itemlist", "name": "20 You Quotes By Lupe Fiasco", "numberOfItems": 20, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "If you are an open-minded and tolerant Muslim, you have enough knowledge to question the moves of a Christian governor or even the Ku Klux Klan. 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