Lupe Fiasco's Friends Of The People was one of the most anticipated mixtape's of the year. It received great reviews, with the one that stuck out to me stating, "these ain't bars, this is barbarity." I laughed but it was true for reasons I will later explain. I love Lupe, so of course I was so excited f
or it to drop. Though when I started listening the intro was pretty interesting, but when Lupe Back started playing the intro to the song was about the recent happenings at UC Davis, from that moment on I knew that the whole tape would have not so subtle undertones about issues of justice. Another song that stuck out to me in that regard was Double Burger With Cheese. Though I don't understand the reasoning for the name or the references in the song that is not what sticks out. He speaks about a lot of different occurrences in recent years as if most people thought we were past those moments and that everyone had forgotten about them. Lupe is 8 years older than I am so obviously I didn't know what half of the people he talks about were because I was either too young or wasn't born yet. So this made me want to look up what he was talking about because of the way he talks about them and since they were obviously important culturally. This made me realize the magnitude of how helpful rappers or other musicians can be in terms of social movements. I knew obviously that they had a great effect, but I realized personally how much I listen to them. Personally, I don't watch the news a whole lot, especially in Pullman, where it looks like it is being broadcasted out of someones living room. I hope the budget they weren't given is being used in a beneficial way, we all know the schools could use it, but I digress. Because I don't watch a lot of news, besides the fact that they frame events in a particular way and ge
nerally are not good sources of information, I tend to rely on the internet. Most can clearly tell that social media has greatly impacted our ability to share information and I rely a ton on Twitter. I follow Lupe and over the past couple weeks the Occupy movement has been one of his major topics of interest. Besides just bringing further awareness he has really good advice and is adding his two cents into the conversation. The last tweet I saw from him was from this morning which stated, "And for anyone looking for a copy of "POTO" you can order online amazon.com/gp/aw/d/082641… & continuumbooks.com/books/detail.a… ." He was recommending the book Pedagogy Of The Oppressed. Lupe didn't go to college, but you can tell that he values and feels the need for education, for him and others. Another person I follow on Twitter who I get a lot of social movement information from is Geo of Blue Scholars. Recently, while on tour he wrote a piece about the what he saw at the sites of the Occupy Movement for Aljazeera. He 
talks about feelings of being underwhelmed and talks about it in terms that I did not expect, but I am glad I read. The first time I remembering hearing about the events that took place at Berkley a few months ago was right around the time I saw his tweet that stated, "Students of color at Berkeley: set up your own bake sale with no product. When a customer asks why, tell em the whites stole your oven #done." I laughed, but it made me think about why I believed that was such a good idea and got me thinking more. I commend these two especially because I feel like with a position of power (to some extent) that they didn't have before they became acclaimed rappers that they have a duty to use their voice for good. Though not all are credible, Kanye immediately coming to mind, who I like but needs to stop making bold comments but not acting on anything. For me, they keep me updated and point out a lot of things that I might not see because I am not traveling like they are, seeing everything first hand.
or it to drop. Though when I started listening the intro was pretty interesting, but when Lupe Back started playing the intro to the song was about the recent happenings at UC Davis, from that moment on I knew that the whole tape would have not so subtle undertones about issues of justice. Another song that stuck out to me in that regard was Double Burger With Cheese. Though I don't understand the reasoning for the name or the references in the song that is not what sticks out. He speaks about a lot of different occurrences in recent years as if most people thought we were past those moments and that everyone had forgotten about them. Lupe is 8 years older than I am so obviously I didn't know what half of the people he talks about were because I was either too young or wasn't born yet. So this made me want to look up what he was talking about because of the way he talks about them and since they were obviously important culturally. This made me realize the magnitude of how helpful rappers or other musicians can be in terms of social movements. I knew obviously that they had a great effect, but I realized personally how much I listen to them. Personally, I don't watch the news a whole lot, especially in Pullman, where it looks like it is being broadcasted out of someones living room. I hope the budget they weren't given is being used in a beneficial way, we all know the schools could use it, but I digress. Because I don't watch a lot of news, besides the fact that they frame events in a particular way and ge
nerally are not good sources of information, I tend to rely on the internet. Most can clearly tell that social media has greatly impacted our ability to share information and I rely a ton on Twitter. I follow Lupe and over the past couple weeks the Occupy movement has been one of his major topics of interest. Besides just bringing further awareness he has really good advice and is adding his two cents into the conversation. The last tweet I saw from him was from this morning which stated, "And for anyone looking for a copy of "POTO" you can order online amazon.com/gp/aw/d/082641… & continuumbooks.com/books/detail.a… ." He was recommending the book Pedagogy Of The Oppressed. Lupe didn't go to college, but you can tell that he values and feels the need for education, for him and others. Another person I follow on Twitter who I get a lot of social movement information from is Geo of Blue Scholars. Recently, while on tour he wrote a piece about the what he saw at the sites of the Occupy Movement for Aljazeera. He 
talks about feelings of being underwhelmed and talks about it in terms that I did not expect, but I am glad I read. The first time I remembering hearing about the events that took place at Berkley a few months ago was right around the time I saw his tweet that stated, "Students of color at Berkeley: set up your own bake sale with no product. When a customer asks why, tell em the whites stole your oven Lupe Back
Double Burger With Cheese
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The West Coast is ACTIVE!!! youtube.com/watch?v=OGqncu… #OCCUPY #Dec12
Although not about Occupy, he brings up a lot about being skeptical of what you are told and questioning the system of power and inequality..
Although not about Occupy, he brings up a lot about being skeptical of what you are told and questioning the system of power and inequality..
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Why does TSA get mad when u ask them questions? Especially when u ask questions about the questions they ask you?!?! #TimeForPrivateJets
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...and sense has long been dead! #occupy
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She said why u asking these questions I said bcuz it's my right as an American & we don't live in a tyranny. She went and got the supervisor
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It feels kinda good when the Government calls you a "Rebel"...makes me feel all gooey inside hahaha...
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Oh and the TSA question was "Can you pronounce you first and last name?" my reply was "For What?" then all hell broke loose...
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