Rapper, Lupe Fiasco has teased retirement before, and now the Chicago rapper claims he is officially done with the rap game.
In a series of tweets he posted, Lupe expresses frustration that his ‘N.E.R.D.’ freestyle, which was rapped over J. Cole’s ‘Everybody Dies’ beat, was apparently taken down by SoundCloud.
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The removal is apparently due to ‘hate speech.’
DJBooth penned an editorial pointing out one specific line that it found to be anti-Semitic.
Sooooo @SoundCloud took the NERD freestyle down because of “Hate Speech”??? I’m done.
— peace (@LupeFiasco) December 13, 2016
After the editorial was published, the MC went on Twitter to defend the line, saying that not all Jewish executives are corrupt, he was just trying to make a point about those who are.
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Ultimately, Lupe took the situation as a sign from God to stop rapping and he consequently announced his retirement and the cancellation of his three upcoming albums, DROGAS, DROGAS Light and Skulls.
I get the hint God.
Yo Lupe fans it’s been fun and I hope you’ve had fun.
I’m officially not releasing anymore music.
Albums cancelled
— peace (@LupeFiasco) December 13, 2016
Getting beat up for telling the truth is not how I plan on spending the rest of life.
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— peace (@LupeFiasco) December 13, 2016