Rap-Up.com || New Music: Lupe Fiasco f/ Skylar Grey

Lupe Fiasco lights a fire on “Words I Never Said,” the politically-charged second single from his long-awaited album Lasers, due March 8. The Alex Da Kid production, described by Lupe as “a big, controversial record,” tackles hot button issues including the war on terror, the failing economy, and education.

“We scared of almost everything, afraid to even tell the truth/ So scared of what you think of me, I’m scared of even telling you,” spits the Chi-town MC over the hard-edged beat.

Singer-songwriter Skylar Grey cries out on the hook: “It’s so loud inside my head with words that I should have said/ As I drown in my regrets, I can’t take back the words I never said.”

Soak up their thought-provoking words below.

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57 Comments

Yeah
January 31st, 2011 at 9:15 pm
LOVE

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Lolsmileyface
January 31st, 2011 at 9:17 pm
This sounds like “Castle Walls” a bit. All of Alex da Kid stuff sounds depressing and all of them “Coming Home” “Airplanes” “Love the Way You Lie”, etc. have this depressing tone. He needs to switch it up, its getting old, quick.

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Edgar
January 31st, 2011 at 9:17 pm
Great song
this is Real Hip Hop

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hah
January 31st, 2011 at 9:19 pm
i need a doctor and this, hyped but disappointing, bring some yeezy back

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Respect
January 31st, 2011 at 9:19 pm
This is real. Lupe is fuckin dope

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Respect
January 31st, 2011 at 9:20 pm
Lupe is the truth, dope track

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Yeah
January 31st, 2011 at 9:21 pm
FIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRREEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE ###LASERS

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Wasalu
January 31st, 2011 at 9:23 pm
@lolsmileyface
agreed…alex tha kid needs to bail

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Noringtone
January 31st, 2011 at 9:23 pm
Great song. Just great.

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Wasalu
January 31st, 2011 at 9:23 pm
lu’s lyrics speak truth though

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Zaid
January 31st, 2011 at 9:24 pm
song is a beast!!!

LUPE !!!!!!!!!!!!

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Old James
January 31st, 2011 at 9:24 pm
Trying to sell the shock factor… kinda let down. not a fan of political rap.

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Yeah
January 31st, 2011 at 9:25 pm
underrated #thatisall LOVE U LUPE

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ME
January 31st, 2011 at 9:25 pm
“Diet cola killing off your brain cells”?????huh? arent u the same guy I saw dancing and rapping for a superbowl commecial on youtube? SMH….another industry puppet, where is kanye when u need him?

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Yeah
January 31st, 2011 at 9:26 pm
@oldjames

well why did u bring your ass here lmao

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Old James
January 31st, 2011 at 9:31 pm
@Yeah

Because I am a big fan of Lupe… lmao

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Yeah
January 31st, 2011 at 9:31 pm
*can’t stop listening to it* :D

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49ers160
January 31st, 2011 at 9:31 pm
i don’t know what yall tlkin bout this song is nice…….better than his first single

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Yeah
January 31st, 2011 at 9:34 pm
@oldjames well Lupe has always be political, but clearly the song is called “Words I Never Said” means these words are inside his head…you get it? lol he’s not really saying them, he’s thinking them :)

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Dave
January 31st, 2011 at 9:37 pm
YASSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS! GO IN!

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Old James
January 31st, 2011 at 9:38 pm
@yeah

I get what you’re saying, point taken. I listened to it again, and I really do love most of the song, its just the first verse that kind of seemed a little unnecessary and blatant. But I do enjoy the song for the most part.

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William
January 31st, 2011 at 9:41 pm
Skylars part is fire, I can’t wait for an album. I’m not sure about Lupe though… It kinda flatlined for me and Skylar kept bringing it back.

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40lover
January 31st, 2011 at 9:42 pm
Lupe killed it!!!! Best record of 2011!!!!

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Listen
January 31st, 2011 at 9:46 pm
Damn, so many of you guys are so narrow minded for real. An artist doesn’t have to be just one dimensional. Who the fuck cares if Lupe puts out a “mainstream” track once in a while? Who the fuck cares if this is “political”? There track record isn’t meant to be perfect. People develop their sound and adapt based on the environment they’re presented in. Open up your perspective people. God damn…

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lupe fiasco
January 31st, 2011 at 9:48 pm
im about to get kanye on the remix

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Yeah
January 31st, 2011 at 9:49 pm
I SWEAR I LOOOOOOOVE LUPE
IT’s actually frightening!! :D

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iKnow
January 31st, 2011 at 9:56 pm
Such a powerful message. Finally someone that raps “The Truth”. Hope he doesn’t get killed off before his album drops.

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DRB
January 31st, 2011 at 9:56 pm
What was the first single?

But good for him for saying something.

Needs to sink in for me

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ME
January 31st, 2011 at 9:59 pm
@Listen

Its hypocritical, He bashes capitalism in his rhymes yet his “Trilly and Truley” jackets coming out are going to cost over $4000…..hmmm who can afford that? Bashes the side effects of drinking soda, yet literally dances and raps in his pepsi commercial for the superbowl coming up…….but ok lupe

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JHP
January 31st, 2011 at 10:01 pm
This is too dope, and I know that wasn’t Lupe, but if Kanye was on the remix, along with Nas it’d be something serious!

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Yeah
January 31st, 2011 at 10:02 pm
@Me
GOOD TO BED!! GOODNIGHT!

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chunel
January 31st, 2011 at 10:36 pm
I sooooo agree with you Lolsmileyface !

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James
January 31st, 2011 at 11:25 pm
If anything Lupe attacks the morals of people in capitalism not the structure it self. So what he doesn’t like big banks now he can’t sell jackets get real, and while you’re there, get a legitimate point.

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totz
January 31st, 2011 at 11:34 pm
i feel alex productions have been getting predictable since airplane =love the way= i need a doctor,coming home,castle wall= words i said, but all the sons are still cool and the rappers do justice

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tbib
February 1st, 2011 at 2:50 am
Alex Da Kid needs to change his beats, he uses exactly the same kick and drums in every songs. But Lupe does his job, and he does it well!

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saio
February 1st, 2011 at 3:26 am
f*ck lupe fiasco
is a fucking racist hate jew’s
f*ck islam
f*ck lupe fiasco

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screwfiasco Reply:
March 2nd, 2011 at 9:01 pm
@saio,
i couldnt agree more! hes a fucking racist blaming israel and the jews when the fucking taliban is killing everyone! they all muslim too! i dont get how people actually like this and call it ¨real hip hop¨like seriously hes attacking the jews for nothing and im not even jewish. look on the news this is getting ridiculous hope this album and song BOMMB a la max!and if you want a real song listen to how kanye attacks the muslims in the Power remix. That´s realm hip hop and i dont give a shit what anyone says about this.

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Brad Reply:
January 3rd, 2012 at 7:42 pm
@saio, LET’S KEEP IT REAL WHO LIKES THOSE MICE ANYWAY, MY POWER

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TTT
February 1st, 2011 at 3:32 am
immensely dope!! WOW

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filthy fresh
February 1st, 2011 at 3:42 am
ME
January 31st, 2011 at 9:59 pm
Its hypocritical, He bashes capitalism in his rhymes yet his “Trilly and Truley” jackets coming out are going to cost over $4000…..hmmm who can afford that? Bashes the side effects of drinking soda, yet literally dances and raps in his pepsi commercial for the superbowl coming up…….but ok lupe
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Not the soda is killin of the braincells, the pills are. Need to connect the whole story together, not just with the line before that one.

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Faraaz
February 1st, 2011 at 4:05 am
You need to understand, to get his message across, he needs something that everyone will like, that will get in the charts and on the radio, not just something for true hip hop heads. We already know he’s lyrically sick, listen to his previous albums.

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lilrobot
February 1st, 2011 at 5:40 am
Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhh!!!!!!! lupe’s verses, the hook!!!! EVERYTHING!!!!! When and where can i buy this????

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Mr Xclusive
February 1st, 2011 at 6:47 am
amazing song, hopefully it becomes a hit, if not that’ll be sad

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taj mahal
February 1st, 2011 at 6:57 am
great song expecting a great vid with it

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Mes_Cudi
February 1st, 2011 at 10:01 am
Why isn´t this on iTunes?

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iLuvMuSic
February 1st, 2011 at 11:00 am
lupe keepin it 100. luv this. real ish

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Yeah
February 1st, 2011 at 12:41 pm
2/8 itunes

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GangsterA
February 1st, 2011 at 12:42 pm
dope song i love it

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Joeyu
February 1st, 2011 at 4:40 pm
heard it all first at the enmore theatre here in australia when he performed it live two weeks ago

FIRSTTTT

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GQ
February 1st, 2011 at 4:48 pm
I AGREE ALEX ND SKYLAR NEED TO MAKE SOME NEW SHYT AND SWITCH IT UP….HE IS SHOWING HOW ONE SIDED HE IS WHERE ARE YOU CCLUB BANGERZ ON LOVE SONGZ I THINK ALEX A GREAT PRODUCER BUT IM AM TIRED OF THIS DEPRESSING SAME TONE SHYT

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M4L
February 1st, 2011 at 5:14 pm
Dope song! Lupe killed it!

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Real
February 1st, 2011 at 8:39 pm
For all you complaining bastards: Sorry, but this is not Gucci Mane or Lil B. It’s wrong to have political rap? This is why hip hop is dead.

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Cass
February 2nd, 2011 at 10:15 am
I absolutely love this song! It speaks the truth!

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Nutzo
February 2nd, 2011 at 10:48 am
Hes talking about the PILLS… I repeat the friggin’ PILLS that are “killing all your brain cells”.
– This is why hip hop is dead.. people dont understand ‘basic’ wordplay. WOW!!

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Laserlove
February 18th, 2011 at 4:35 pm
Yess. Lupe! This guy saved hip hop !

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Chege
March 3rd, 2011 at 6:59 am
Words that I need to say: Lupe just did it big. The track is what it is to true hiphop_ the track is therapy to the other shit on the airwaves.
Great wordplay, the truth in his voice and lyrics.
Do the remix with dead prez!

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Bria Carrington
April 29th, 2011 at 9:26 am
This Song Is nice I would Listen to it all day.

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