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So, the nucleus of our English 2150 class is “happiness”. What it is, why it is, how it is, etcetera. Its hard to say what can make everybody in the world happy. All I can do, is share what makes me happy.
This weekend I went to a Lupe Fiasco concert with my boyfriend, and let me tell you, never in my life have I seen so many happy faces. Never had I seen a crowd of people so ecstatic, every face was lit up with joy. I can safely say, nobody in that crowd was worried about their pains, their hardships, nor their problems. I never knew how much happiness a concert could stimulate. My boyfriend and I had an amazing time, and that’s definitely an under statement.
In addition to the energy of the diverse crowd, I just love Lupe Fiasco. He’s not a typical rapper who talks about sex, drugs, and money. He’s educated and has many philosophies that he shares through his lyrics. I know what your probably thinking, “yeah … that’s what everybody says about the rappers they like”, but Lupe Fiasco is known for just that. He has never smoked weed in his life, has never done drugs, and gives motivational speeches in between his songs in his concerts.
His fans at the concert were extremely diverse, all ages, ethnicities, and lifestyles. It came to a surprise to me that the majority of the crowd was white. Perhaps its because of Lupe’s versatility; he reaches out to more than just his people. Infact, the shirt he wore to the concert was an anti-Nazi T-shirt which my boyfriend and almost very boy in the crowd now wants to buy.
Anyway, I definitely recommend for everybody to go to a concert of an artist they love. Its definitely worth the money. It’s a breath taking experience you will never regret. And most importantly, it can aid in your pursuit of hapiness.
[Maria Londono]
Lupe is one of my favorite rap artist also. He expresses his thoughts and philosophies through his songs and lyrics. Lupe is very respectable because like you said, Lupe could be represented as a role model and there would be no problem. He is a artist with a positive attitude that not only brings plus through his music, but through his actions as well.
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Lupe’s one of my favorite artists; his music is diverse and you’re right in saying he’s a great role model type of person. His success is impressive considering his music rarely contains stereotypical rap and hip hop elements like obscene amounts of drug use, sex, and violence.
I completely agree with this post. I’m going to a concert in a few weeks and cannot wait because I know how much of a good time I’m going to have. John Mayer’s U.S tour just came to a close a few days ago, he linked a blog post of his own to Twitter where he says “My new favorite part of playing shows is looking around and watching you. It’s impossible to take a second of this for granted when I can see you letting loose and dancing and singing along and getting to watch that weight on your shoulders lift for 2 hours.” It definitely reminded me of what you wrote here.