What is a "Lupe Fiasco?"
— Kev (@KevDough) January 21, 2013
Heh. Lupe Fiasco is a rapper not known for being a shrinking violet. Fiasco performed at an inauguration party last night and was kicked off the stage after speaking ill of President Obama. How dare he criticize The One?
https://twitter.com/ARBassa/status/293239119776210944
Event attendees, including Foreign Policy magazine’s Josh Rogin, reported from on the scene.
Lupe Fiasco just got thrown off stage here at the Hamilton Live after he went on an anti-Obama diatribe mid set.
— Josh Rogin (@joshrogin) January 21, 2013
So Lupe played one anti-war song for 30 min and said he didn't vote for Obama and eventually was told to move on to the next song.
— Josh Rogin (@joshrogin) January 21, 2013
Lupe refused to move to the next song so a team of security guards came on stage and told him to go.
— Josh Rogin (@joshrogin) January 21, 2013
OMG RT @Neda_Semnani: Lupe fiasco being shown off stage #cheering #booing #inaug2013 pic.twitter.com/YliodtBz
— Igor Bobic (@igorbobic) January 21, 2013
What the rapper do and say?
UPDATE: Rapper Lupe Fiasco played 1 anti-war song for 30 min; said he didn't vote for Obama & eventually was thrown off stage – @joshrogin
— NewsBreaker (@NewsBreaker) January 21, 2013
https://twitter.com/MikeWizHouseKey/status/293322035642380288
@ZahirJ "Limbaugh was a racist, Glenn Beck was a racist, Gaza strip was getting bombed, Obama didn't say shit"- Lupe Fiasco
— Comrade Home Gym Bro (@AListRap) January 21, 2013
https://twitter.com/_Syriana_/status/293321364578902017
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https://twitter.com/mdornic/status/293216064383369216
So you mean to tell me for 30 minutes straight no one was even listening to what he was saying.. incredible. Lupe
— Sy (@Townlashes__) January 21, 2013
Heh. Yes, they did. And Twitter continued to buzz over the rapper all night.
Corporate sponsors that Lupe fiasco just gave the finger to AFLAC, Heineken,Microsoft, CEA #inaug2013 also @BarackObama
— Neda Toloui-Semnani (@Neda_Semnani) January 21, 2013
Breaking news: Lupe Fiasco booted off @StartUpRockOn inaugural party after repeating same Words I Never Said (anti-Obama) verse for 30min
— Kippy Joseph (@kippyjoseph) January 21, 2013
So Lupe Fiasco just performed an anti Obama set at an inauguration party in DC… And they say hip hop doesn't have a message anymore.
— jonathan (@justpriest2) January 21, 2013
Just so everyone is clear. Lupe Fiasco accused Barack Obama of not addressing right-wing racism. That's why he was kicked off stange, ok?
— Marge (@margarita) January 21, 2013
Lupe Fiasco criticizing Obama for not addressing racism http://t.co/ymUKrsGR
— Marge (@margarita) January 21, 2013
http://instagram.com/p/Uu3d-JjUp4/
Picture posted before they gave him the boot. RT@thehamiltondc: @LupeFiasco backstage @StartUpRockOn #inauguration pic.twitter.com/FRQZn7AK
— The DC Standard (@TheDCStandard) January 21, 2013
@LupeFiasco is live! #suro pic.twitter.com/PYI4ES0o
— The Hamilton (@thehamiltondc) January 21, 2013
@Lupe Fiasco blowin it up at StartUp RockOn. http://t.co/oN3b9AV5
— The Hamilton (@thehamiltondc) January 21, 2013
Chris Geidner, a BuzzFeed reporter, clutches pearls and thinks it was oh-so-tacky.
@chrisgeidner @bendreyfuss tacky indeed. But they didn't ask him to be a sunflower. He came as a human being.
— Marge (@margarita) January 21, 2013
And the event organizer wasn’t so excited afterward.
Disappointed that an artist took opportunity to use an event celebrating innovation/startups to make a political statement. #StartUpRockOn
— hypervocal (@hypervocal) January 21, 2013
Then tries to deny the reason for the booting.
Lupe Fiasco was not kicked off stage for an anti-Obama rant. OFFICIAL STATEMENT from organizers here: http://t.co/rqG35Vrl
— hypervocal (@hypervocal) January 21, 2013
Again: Official statement on Lupe Fiasco performance http://t.co/rqG35Vrl Not about free speech. About crowd dissastisfaction at prvt event
— hypervocal (@hypervocal) January 21, 2013
Oh, it was just about crowd (a cheering crowd) dissatisfaction, you see. Blogger SooperMexican points out some hypocrisy there.
Event Organizer @hypervocal w background image mocking @AnnDRomney assures you they didn't squelch anti-Obama speech: http://t.co/2oJL0Or3
— ¡El Sooopèrr! ن c137 (@SooperMexican) January 21, 2013
Oh you filthy liberals are so quick to whine when people protest against you, and so happy to support those to criticize your political opponents at any event…
Ding, ding, ding! Others point out the hilarity of the organizers being “disappointed.” Do they not know who Lupe Fiasco is?
Lupe Fiasco proving that there is room for politics and punk in hip hop. I'm amazed that he was booked given his public anti-war position.
— Ryan (@ryan_simmonds) January 21, 2013
Was White house surprised that Lupe Fiasco, who has called Obama a "terrorist" before, would use #inauguration as place to speak his mind?
— jay cowit (@jaycowit) January 21, 2013
Lupe Fiasco at pro-Obama event. Next: inviting Redman to anti-pot event. Dumbasses…
— Hornyface Killah ? (@bpsycho1) January 21, 2013
https://twitter.com/C_Ayoola/status/293298755581644801
Lupe Fiasco proving that there is room for politics and punk in hip hop. I'm amazed that he was booked given his public anti-war position.
— Ryan (@ryan_simmonds) January 21, 2013
https://twitter.com/dascruggs/status/293252528865423360
https://twitter.com/NinjaSaif/status/293292555049775104
Had the event organizers read Twitchy or, you know, googled, they would have know. Here’s a heads-up for next time:
- Lupe Fiasco: I won’t vote until ‘I heal from the wounds of 400 years of institutionalized agony’
- Lupe Fiasco to President Obama: ‘Where the fuck you at?’
Or, his Wikipedia page.
Interestingly, Lupe Fiasco's wikipedia page says he thinks "the biggest terrorist is Obama & the USA" – @samir http://t.co/lpNXfJ4i
— NewsBreaker (@NewsBreaker) January 21, 2013
Some Twitter users bring up freedom of speech.
https://twitter.com/SUPERCUDER/status/293321424913977344
https://twitter.com/Cabeza_De_Huevo/status/293252850606288896
https://twitter.com/iHadUAtHello/status/293253121822572545
It was a private event, so that doesn’t apply. However, other Twitter users point out the hypocrisy. When was the last time a performer was booted for rants against Republican politicians or policies? It’s only frowned upon, to the point where one is booted from the stage, if aimed at The One.
It's okay for Kanye to diss George Bush. But it's not okay for Lupe Fiasco to do the same to Obama. #DoubleStandards
— Samela (@The_Wavatar) January 21, 2013
Kanye calls Bush racist on live tv and its cool, but Lupe Fiasco speaks his mind and he gets thrown off stage. A lot of respect for Lupe
— Unmasked Luchador (@FistImpression) January 21, 2013
How dare a musician criticize a politician! MT @joshrogin Lupe Fiasco thrown off stage after he went on an anti-Obama diatribe mid set.
— jon gabriel (@exjon) January 21, 2013
https://twitter.com/chelseagrunwald/status/293221118322556929
Duuuuude! RT @KgTrend: Lupe Fiasco's stunt just topped Kanye's.
— ManchManch (@manchiee) January 21, 2013
Bingo. And these folks sum it all up with signature Twitter snark.
So, apparently Lupe Fiasco, performing at some inaugural event in DC, has commited lèse majesté and has been booted off his own stage.
— Jay (@OneFineJay) January 21, 2013
TREASON. MT @kerikaeindc So, @lupefiasco rips on Obama during performance & he's shut down. Security escorted him offstage, cameras in face.
— jon gabriel (@exjon) January 21, 2013
https://twitter.com/redsteeze/status/293218879273041920
Wonder if Lupe Fiasco will be tossed in the same cell as that YouTube video maker.
— jon gabriel (@exjon) January 21, 2013
Hmm. Stay tuned!
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