Lupe Fiasco - Ital (Roses) Lyrics






[Lupe Fiasco]
Black Panther, Black Panther, what do you see?
I see a dream ITAL watching over me
Back nigga
Yeah, hey, can we get a little break
From the cocaine and the kilos
Aiight nigga, we know
Aiight nigga, we know
Can we get a break from the strippers on the pill
Aiight nigga, we know
Okay nigga, we know

[Lupe Fiasco]
Hey shawty, ain't no future in no gang-bang
And ain't no manhood in no bang-bang
Ain't no honor cleanin interstates inside a chain-gang
Know some rap niggas put that shit inside your mainframe
Pills make you stupid and liquor do the same thing
'Raris too expensive and they way too hard to maintain
Get yourself a Camry, "nigga said a Camry?"
Watch that ho depreciate and then you'll understand me
It's called being fiscally responsible
Don't let these lying images up in hip-hop here conquer you
The TV's not your father fool, that video's not your momma
Try your best to be a man and your worst to be a monster

[Chorus]
May we have some roses for the ladies
A little appreciation for the gentlemen
And here's some kisses for the babies
Some peacenality for the whole wide-wide-wide world
More patience to the youth, sympathy for the poor
Empathy for the old, more justice for the down and pressed
Treat no liar ITAL, AY-YAH!

[Lupe Fiasco]
I know you're sayin', "Lupe rappin 'bout the same shit"
Well, that's 'cause ain't shit changed, bitch
And please don't excuse my language
Cause I would hate for you to misrepresent
The true expression of my anguish
And by this far I ain't shocked, upset, or appalled
I'm ashamed, bitch
I can't listen if you ain't sayin shit
And recognize all this emptiness is dangerous
Ain't buildin up they confidence, we teachin 'em that they ain't shit
If they ain't got the latest that they saw on someone famous
Mercy of the Lord on this double-edged sword
Instead of askin where the hoes is
Maybe maybe we could ask for roses

[Chorus - repeat 2X]

[Lupe Fiasco]
Called the President a terrorist
Corporate sponsors like, how the fuck you gon' embarrass us?
Ain't my fault, I was just repeatin this
Professor emeritus from America
But my tone was like an Afghani kid without a home
Blew that bitch up with a drone
An Iraqi with no daddy, Palestinian throwing stones
The fuck you think they call him, I'mma leave that all alone
Cause this, the focus on this new shit is that hopeless
Place that I was born into systematic brokeness
Took that downpression and developed it to dopeness
It's that great American rap-rap ferocious

[Chorus]





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  1. d.... c....

    Powerful video and song. Very true

  2. E.... E....

    Barack Obama was a global terrorist/war lord drone striking anyone he saw fit.

  3. C.... K....

    :49 get urself a camry..nigga get urself a camry...

  4. T.... B....

    That's dope.

  5. E.... B....

    One of the best songs of our time and only 60k views .... nvm

  6. V.... G....

    Featuring Mike Tyson to say Kisses!!!

  7. L.... T....

    Lupe your fans won't over look you or your art, defianlty a blessing to the genre.. ✊🏽✊🏽

  8. u.... ....

    This is probably Lupe's best song. Easily.

  9. i.... ....

    I love this entire song but something about the last verse that hits me hard

  10. W.... B....

    The message was sent.. This song is 🔥. Lupe is the man.. 👏✊🇧🇷

  11. t.... ....

    Damn...what happened to hip hop? No more songs like this!

  12. z.... ....

    Where is the full video? Wtf it's been taken down everywhere.

  13. D.... B....

    Wow! Love it

  14. B.... B....

    This is so fucking profound

  15. X.... S....

    Omg I literally cried reading these comments because every sounds so educated and even when they disagree they are respectful. I've been on Facebook too much and nonsense YouTube videos watching everyone babble and fight and lost my hope for society. But everyone is not angry hateful ignorant and close-minded! There is still hope for humanity yay

  16. M.... A....

    Reading these comments I see some have trouble understanding the video. It's like this:
    It's about how young people are conditioned through media and music to be greedy, see women as currency, and become generally irresponsible, leading them to a shallow life with poor values ruled by materialism. This is symbolically represented by the boy absorbing bad culture through the TV (jewelry, trashy women, guns, drugs) which then it becomes a part of him (flashing on his shirt). The cop arresting him is the end result of what will happen with the boy when he grows with twisted values that so often lead to crime. In contrast the white boy after him watches constructive content: learns about culture, nature, is informing himself about politics, and as a result will grow his mind over time.
    To use the song's lyrics to explain all of this i na sentence:
    "Ain’t no future in no gang-bang... some rap niggas put that shit inside your mainframe... don’t let these lying images up in hip-hop here conquer you, the TV’s not your father, fool... all this emptiness is dangerous!"

  17. M.... C....

    thats so racist

  18. L.... T....

    that little lupe even tho he watched that is still a smart kid we need to keep kids of all age away from the Internet & social media & toss a book at there head lol 😂😆

  19. D.... S....

    New fave music video

  20. R.... D....

    why did the policeman arrest the boy?

    R.... D....

    Maybe because the child started reflecting the illegal behaiviors (shown symbollically in the effect on the kid's back) and started following the lust of material things in a negative way after being fed so much information from the TV. (in which the TV represents culture and pushing materialism at an early age). Also I found it pretty interesting that the director made the policeman turn to the TV before the policeman cuffed the child for..... nothing other than watching the TV.

    R.... D....

    I think it's supposed to be a representation of the school to prison pipeline, caused by social constructs and messages that influence perceptions, attitudes and decision making on all sides that perpetuates the cycle.

    R.... D....

    +Justin Ferrer lol the last part was funny

    R.... D....

    What are those images on the kid's back mean???
    The only thing that caught my eye is the "NO!" symbol.

  21. r.... ....

    I don't understand the video

    r.... ....

    IMO, the little black guy watch a lot of awful shit on TV, shit that will influence him and conduce him to crime. And in the end the policeman arrest the little guy for the crimes he will commit even though the responsible is the TV.

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    Jack Mosby the tv/media influences people but by no means are they responsible for the crimes done by anyone.

    r.... ....

    Because you're dumb downed!

  22. J.... ....

    finally the lyrics are actually really good and smart compared to todays mainstream shit that are every goddamn time singing about drugs, money and sex

    J.... ....

    great job Lupe. I appreciate your work so much

  23. L.... ....

    Powerful Video!!!

  24. M.... ....

    I know you're sayin', "Lupe rappin 'bout the same shit"

    Well, that's 'cause ain't shit changed, bitch

    And please don't excuse my language

    Cause I would hate for you to misrepresent

    The true expression of my anguish

    And by this far I ain't shocked, upset, or appalled

    I'm ashamed, bitch

    M.... ....

    +MrWolfSnack Dude thanks for analyzing the song its makes much more sense now!

    M.... ....

    +joseph Berlin nigga didn't analyze it's called quoting 😂

  25. A.... U....

    Lupe!!! Thx for this song. we appreciate you man.

    A.... U....

    +AspireUniqueTV He totally just read that comment, he told me personally

  26. N.... ....

    Who said Homies can't made sense?

    N.... ....

    @joseph Berlin
    Yeah, "African AMERICAN, Puleeeeeese!" 

  27. E.... B....

    And people said the conscious Rapper was dead. Krs one would be proud.

    E.... B....

    Explosive Bear Didn't he make a song where he condoned statutory rape?

    E.... B....

    Explosive Bear ab- soul cole, joey logic kendrick conscious is thriving but just like it is to be conscious you have to find it

  28. i.... ....

    Fucking white boy

  29. F.... S....

    This video deep

    F.... S....

    +Floyd Scott and cheap.... as HELL

  30. L.... r....

    Man I tried to communicate the idea of this video to some people as a white guy and got called a racist.

    I'm a racist because I think the corporate controlled rap industry is force feeding stupidity to other people's kids, and I want it stopped? Sure. I'm glad other people are seeing this too, ESPECIALLY A big name rapper.

    L.... r....

     Some people are only capable of seeing the surface of an issue. Those very same people tend to be the ones who make up the fanbases of corporate rappers who instill the false idea that mindless hedonism is the only way to live a happy life. Anyone who dares speak against such a mindset is treated with contempt, as those who believe in such have an irrational fear that any other lifestyle suggested will take away the supposed happiness they get. You tried to approach someone an confront the issue and they couldn't comprehend the thought of your criticism coming from a place of genuine concern. Those people are a lost cause, sorry to say. Our focus should be on reaching the youth before their minds are corrupted.

    L.... r....

    i feel your pain trust me. A white guy got mad at me because i said he had  a second hand opinion on black culture and what black people need to do to be better..and im just like.the fuck?

    L.... r....

    Don't listen to em my nigga

    L.... r....

    I got called a racist anarchist for saying my community (the black community) really needs to focus inward on healing ourselves and understanding the system in place and our role in participating in it, before trying to do it outwardly so that we could be more unified and powerful in the movement. Or something like that. Basically I was trying to say the movement has to start from within our selves homes and communities before we government and systematically.

    L.... r....

    Low res smug all of the slop has to be forced.

  31. x.... ....

    cool track, positivity prevails!

  32. G.... C....

    this deserves more views

    G.... C....

    Gilberto Canales But that's the problem with most of society, this video doesn't have enough models shaking their asses

    G.... C....

    Definitely

  33. c.... ....

    WOW love the message lupe Great work!!!

  34. E.... ....

    IDC what nobody say, ive been a lupe fan since 08 I think F&L 2 ties with F&L1 This album was DOPE

    (The Cool was his best in my opinion)

  35. S.... G....

    It's that simple.

  36. R.... A....

    a must Watch for everyone