It’s a bit late, but I should probably post about Lupe last week.

“Free” concert sponsored by the University. The weather was terrible, but calmed down in time for the show.

Lupe was fantastic. He did every one of his popular songs. He did “Hip-Hop Saved My Life”, “Daydreamin’”, “Superstar”, “Go Go Gadget Flow”, “Kick, Push”. I definitely lost my voice during “The Show Goes On”. He really is great live, and the musicians he has with him can really take it up a notch, so the difference between live and studio wasn’t really that discernible (though, I’d never describe Lupe as over-produced) The crowd was really into it the entire time, helped by Lupe’s stage presence.

I also stood there, hands in my pockets during “Words I Never Said”, which is actually a great song if you don’t listen to the lyrics. Lupe really needs to learn to keep his mouth shut. He did just a little too much pontificating on stage, and I think it has hurt his career. I think he’s unwilling to play the game at times, and he could be a lot bigger than he is.