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Chorus: Matthew Santos
Look Up in the Sky. Look up in the sky. Look up in the sky
You thought I was down.  You thought I was gone. You thought I went around, that I left you alone.
Look up in the sky. Just look up in the sky.
See that I’m everywhere. Everywhere, shining down on you.

Verse 1: Lupe Fiasco
Well! Well!  Is that our little author?
Coming back, humming his hymns a little altered
Your attention put back on the flow like a department of water
Taken off of the dough like Little Walter
Chess? Yes. Baby, I’m Jerry Lawler
Rebel with a cause; outlaw with the lawyer
Judge, Jury like a loop; rap name "Lupe"
but my daddy named me Warrior; this is his memorial.

Hook: Matthew Santo
You thought I was down.  You thought I was gone. You thought I went around, that I left you alone.
Look up in the sky. Just look up in the sky.
See that I’m everywhere. Everywhere, shining down on you.


Verse 2: Lupe Fiasco
No, I ain’t the nigga trying to get a lick of lime.  
Well, I be scripting lines; want this petition signed
It’s says I'm sick of dying, sick of this prison time.
I really love my people. I’m sick of pimping mine.
Now if we auto-tune that shit we can hear the songs from the opera groom fat bitch.
Tell em’ it’s not the couture it just the shoe it like a blacksmith with trap
move around in circles like it’s chap stick
and that's the semi-circle way of thinking that we chat with
well, wrap this around your head like a bandanna's fabulous
used to wrap our hats with rather then begins FEDs and being National Geographics
Well, I’m not having it.  Naw...

Hook:
You thought I was down.  You thought I was gone. You thought I went around, that I left you alone.
Look up in the sky. Just look up in the sky.
See that I’m everywhere. Everywhere, shining down on you.

Verse 3:
So, I say hello and this is for the third time
To everybody out there who ain’t never heard of mine
And if you haven’t you know you ain’t never heard rhyme
We don’t move no cow herds, you only heard lines
Not a facade cherisher, I’d rather have the skies
I don’t idolize America, I’m dancing with the stars
Uh huh. All of them? Yeah, they are, too.
You look up and you see us shining down on you.

Chorus: Matthew Santos
You thought I was down.  You thought I was gone. You thought I wasn't around, that left you alone.  
Look Up in the Sky.   Just look up in the sky.
See that I’m everywhere. Everywhere, shining down on you.

Shining Down on You
Shining Down on You
Shining Down on You

Slaughterhouse & Lupe are most anticipated.  If Bishop Lamont, Stat Quo, Saigon, Papoose or Bobby Creekwater get official drop dates for an actual album they'll be too.  I'll take the free shit thought.
« Last Edit: June 16, 2009, 01:34:41 PM by Action! »
Cool breeze; I'm hopping out of new Beams
My outfit ran me a few G's but none of that will matter if you leave
I used to be an Adam with two Eves and shawtys automatically do me
Excuse me, all that happened before you doesn't matter
I'm a vision of the future climbing the success ladder
Recline, in the mean time, twenty three shine, diamond bling blind as I rewind
- Banks
 

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Re: Lupe Fiasco Shining Down CDQ
« Reply #1 on: June 16, 2009, 02:39:04 AM »
This is fire! LUPE! 8) 'Lasers' needs to drop now! lol
 

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Re: Lupe Fiasco Shining Down CDQ
« Reply #2 on: June 16, 2009, 02:43:40 AM »
Thanks, not really loving this song to be honest, but it's still nice, can't wait for the album. Lupe is definately in the top 5 MCs alive.
 

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Re: Lupe Fiasco Shining Down CDQ
« Reply #3 on: June 16, 2009, 04:53:43 AM »
its cool but not as good as his previous first single. something about lupes lyrics is missing for me but ive heard other recent tracks hes done and he hasnt lost the ability to rap his arse off.
<a href="http://www.youtube.com/v/DjGVAwyb454" target="_blank" class="new_win">http://www.youtube.com/v/DjGVAwyb454</a>
 

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Re: Lupe Fiasco Shining Down CDQ
« Reply #4 on: June 16, 2009, 06:00:55 AM »
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Re: Lupe Fiasco Shining Down CDQ
« Reply #6 on: June 16, 2009, 09:20:15 AM »
WOW... THAT SHIT WAS HOT... HEARD THIS IN BAD QUALITY... THANKS FOR THE HOOKUP.... DAMN... GONNA GO GRAB MY LUPE CDS FOR THE DAY....  8)
 

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Re: Lupe Fiasco Shining Down CDQ
« Reply #7 on: June 16, 2009, 10:07:58 AM »
Props on the links to both of u. Im feeling this song, Lupe is always on some other shit. Definetly one of the best in the game right now.
 

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Re: Lupe Fiasco Shining Down CDQ
« Reply #8 on: June 16, 2009, 10:27:29 AM »
Dope track indeed. I definitely appreciate what Lupe brings to the game but there's something about his voice that unables me to listen to a whole album.
 

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Re: Lupe Fiasco - Shining Down CDQ (1st Single Off The New Album)
« Reply #9 on: June 16, 2009, 12:01:36 PM »
GREAT song!
<a href="http://www.youtube.com/v/iQYKq2uupz8" target="_blank" class="new_win">http://www.youtube.com/v/iQYKq2uupz8</a>
 

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Re: Lupe Fiasco - Shining Down CDQ (1st Single Off The New Album)
« Reply #10 on: June 16, 2009, 12:21:06 PM »
Lupe is one of the best of this time, dope song


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Fake people say fake things in their vocalbooth
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Re: Lupe Fiasco - Shining Down CDQ (1st Single Off The New Album)
« Reply #11 on: June 16, 2009, 01:36:13 PM »
I wonder if Lupe doesn't get money from the label due to his reference to Little Water and Chess Records.  And, thus can make the music he wants as implied in the blog post.
Cool breeze; I'm hopping out of new Beams
My outfit ran me a few G's but none of that will matter if you leave
I used to be an Adam with two Eves and shawtys automatically do me
Excuse me, all that happened before you doesn't matter
I'm a vision of the future climbing the success ladder
Recline, in the mean time, twenty three shine, diamond bling blind as I rewind
- Banks
 

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Re: Lupe Fiasco - Shining Down CDQ (1st Single Off The New Album)
« Reply #12 on: June 16, 2009, 02:49:17 PM »
Dope 8) Lupe's definitely one of the best in the game.
 

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Re: Lupe Fiasco - Shining Down CDQ (1st Single Off The New Album)
« Reply #13 on: June 16, 2009, 11:41:48 PM »
Lupes is mad:

what up ya'll...Lupe here...first lemme make a few things very clear.

1. I love the fansite alot i think its dope...i feel flattered that i have so many people interested and in support of my music and the messages that i try to stand for...and not just me but for Hey Champ and the crew and damn near anybody who even resembles me...you gives give them shine and i commend you for that.

2. I DONT LEAK MY OWN RECORDS!!! I'M NOT A FAN OF LEAKING RECORDS OR OF DOWNLOADING!!! My entire first album leaked and possibly cost me from going platinum my first time out as the final estimates of how many people actually downloaded that album illegally was well over half a million. So how do u think i feel that everytime i come to this site where my "fans" are i see you putting up links to download my records???...I dont care about the other sites. I care about where my real fans are supposed to be active. If you come across it and you like it and keep it to yourself thats all cool with me but to make it where as other people are able to download it in a public forum is honestly an insult to me. Especially because of how much i love you guys. that shit is kinda like a slap in the face.

3. FAKE SHORE DRIVES "UNRELEASED" RECORDS COME FROM MY OLD PRODUCERS WHO HAVE MY OLD HARD DRIVES. I DONT AGREE WITH THAT SHIT OR CO-SIGN IT AT ALL ITS THE REASON I STOPPED DOING MIXTAPES AND I TOLD ANDREW THIS WHEN WE MET IN CHICAGO AT THE COCA-COLA TOUR SHOW AND HE THOUGHT I WAS GONNA BE ALL PISSED BUT IT WAS ALL LOVE AND I TOLD HIM I KNOW WHERE HE'S GETTING THOSE RECORDS FROM AND HE AINT GOT WORRY ABOUT ME HE GOTTA WORRY ABOUT ATLANTIC OR ARISTA OR THE PUBLISHERS OF THOSE VERY "UNCLEARED AND UNCLEARABLE" SAMPLES.

Everytime i get the urge to do something new for my fans I go online and see "new unreleased lupe" from 6 years ago and i shrug and just say fuck it. Things like that fuck up the real plans and the mood. You dont just throw out bunch of records for the sake of having a bunch of records out. I dont operate like that as an artist. Some records aren't even meant to come out.

4. When we were talking about who should have first rights to new shit when we do officially "leak" something the only two sites that came up was LupEnd Blog and Nahright. Thats big whether you know that or not. You have a direct relationship with the artist you rock with who puts your name in the hat for everything that involves him online.

5. Someone hacked my email. I was about to fire my entire staff and cut off relationships over shining down leaking last night. Bun B hit me and was like "the records dope" and i was like "what record?" nobody even has it. the only possible explanation is my email chain with the mix studio (which is air tight...the studio that is) was hacked and thats where the record came from.

Lastly, the album is fucking ridiculous. I dont like to brag or shit like that but the album is sooooo fucking crazy at this point 95% done. and its all balls to the wall fire. I have the experience and the freedom now to make what i think will be the best received album of my career.

Lupe in the club??? Blasphemy!!!!

We're Not Losers...

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Re: Lupe Fiasco - Shining Down CDQ (1st Single Off The New Album)
« Reply #14 on: June 17, 2009, 12:12:07 AM »

Lastly, the album is fucking ridiculous. I dont like to brag or shit like that but the album is sooooo fucking crazy at this point 95% done. and its all balls to the wall fire. I have the experience and the freedom now to make what i think will be the best received album of my career.

Lupe in the club??? Blasphemy!!!!

We're Not Losers...

thats all i really care about.