Another day, another Twitter beef. Lupe Fiasco has been exchanging words on Twitter today with Kid Cudi over the comments Kendrick Lamar made in his Billboard interview. In response to Lamar's comment that read "What happened to [Michael Brown] should've never happened. Never. But when we don't have respect for ourselves, how do we expect them to respect us? It starts from within," Cudi shared his own opinions on Twitter, as well.
Lupe, who has publicly supported the sentiment, fired back at Cudi. And that's when things got ugly.
Dear black artists, dont talk down on the black community like you are Gods gift to niggaz everywhere.
— Scott Mescudi (@KidCudi) January 10, 2015
If you wanna help, inspire, uplift, don't point the blame and talk down.
— Scott Mescudi (@KidCudi) January 10, 2015
Shut up...FOH @KidCudi
— Lupe Fiasco (@LupeFiasco) January 10, 2015
How about you stop shitting on the people who really cared about your well being when this biz was ripping you apart. Fake ass @KidCudi
— Lupe Fiasco (@LupeFiasco) January 10, 2015
Uh oh we got em mad!!! Hahaha
— Scott Mescudi (@KidCudi) January 10, 2015
My comments come from a place of love. Sorry if I offended anyone, except Poopé Fiasco. Fuck that niggaz feelings haha dweeb
— Scott Mescudi (@KidCudi) January 10, 2015
Niggaz be invalid because they don't really mean what they say. I hate niggaz that are disloyal at they core then flex like they Gandhi FOH
— Lupe Fiasco (@LupeFiasco) January 10, 2015As you may recall, Lupe was one of the people who reached out to Cudi during his struggle with drug use. "Every time I see that man, it's nothing but love—I saw him a little after it, and he was like 'I'm worried about you, man, just checking in," Cudi said about Lupe during his 2010 Complex cover story Cudi said. " He's somebody who I know really genuinely gives a fuck.
Cudi hasn't been the only rapper feuding with Lupe. Yesterday, he got in an argument with Azealia Banks that was also sparked by Lamar's comments. Banks directly called out Lupe for agreeing with Kendrick, and the back-and-forth quickly became personal.
Poor Lupe Fiasco.
— AZEALIA BANKS (@AZEALIABANKS) January 9, 2015
You're only known as Kanye's ex-man'snem ... you're confused.
— AZEALIA BANKS (@AZEALIABANKS) January 9, 2015
@LupeFiasco you still haven't made a decent song since i was 17
— AZEALIA BANKS (@AZEALIABANKS) January 10, 2015
@LupeFiasco you are still kanye's exman'sanem
— AZEALIA BANKS (@AZEALIABANKS) January 10, 2015
@LupeFiasco I'll still steal your flows LOL.... i bet i'll make more money off them than you can LOL
— AZEALIA BANKS (@AZEALIABANKS) January 10, 2015
@LupeFiasco Hear me??? I will STILL steal your flows, your soul and everything you are worth. Don't fuck with me asshole.
— AZEALIA BANKS (@AZEALIABANKS) January 10, 2015
@LupeFiasco LUPE..... you're not even a real rapper anymore.. ur that black guy who used to hang with kanye. hussshhhhh
— AZEALIA BANKS (@AZEALIABANKS) January 10, 2015
@LupeFiasco When kanye stepped away from you, you had no legs to stand on..... it's over.
— AZEALIA BANKS (@AZEALIABANKS) January 10, 2015
@LupeFiasco you don't even book shows. shhhhhhh.
— AZEALIA BANKS (@AZEALIABANKS) January 10, 2015
@LupeFiasco *used to.... I've moved on to Jay-Z flows, there's way more power and energy in them. BYE BACKPACKRAPPER
— AZEALIA BANKS (@AZEALIABANKS) January 10, 2015
But... "@AZEALIABANKS: @LupeFiasco Jay-z doesn't know you silly. lol" pic.twitter.com/qMvdmadayy
— Lupe Fiasco (@LupeFiasco) January 10, 2015
@LupeFiasco LOL UR A DICKRIDER..... LOLOL i hope jay-z sees this and laughs at you!!!!
— AZEALIA BANKS (@AZEALIABANKS) January 10, 2015
But... "@AZEALIABANKS: @LupeFiasco you don't even book shows. shhhhhhh." pic.twitter.com/0cigbbVLrg
— Lupe Fiasco (@LupeFiasco) January 10, 2015
@LupeFiasco LOLOLOLOL
— AZEALIA BANKS (@AZEALIABANKS) January 10, 2015
@LupeFiasco in australia.. those are white people.... its cultural fetishism... they only like you because your black... not because ur good
— AZEALIA BANKS (@AZEALIABANKS) January 10, 2015
Maybe.. "@AZEALIABANKS: in australia those are white people its cultural fetishism they only like you because ut black not because ur good"
— Lupe Fiasco (@LupeFiasco) January 10, 2015
BUT!!! @AZEALIABANKS pic.twitter.com/s4cnpbrfkT
— Lupe Fiasco (@LupeFiasco) January 10, 2015
@LupeFiasco I'm onto @emrata being a babe.... it's dead for you now.
— AZEALIA BANKS (@AZEALIABANKS) January 10, 2015While it's great to see artists strongly support their opinions on social issues, this has been an unattractive way for it to play out. Civil discourse is one thing, but there's no place for personal attacks in a nuanced conversation. The timing is also suspect on Lupe's end, considering his new album, Tetsuo & Youth, is due out Jan. 20.
