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Lupe Fiasco (guest)

Cited in 29 segments across 3 recordings · 2021 · person/person:lupe-fiasco

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26 Apr 2021MindTrap with Mufti Abu Layth Opening: sound trouble and welcoming Lupe Fiasco to MindTrap Housekeeping: after sound checks Mufti Abu Layth introduces his guest, the rapper Lupe Fiasco. Announcementguest speechLupe Fiasco (guest) machine3 min 13 s0:01on YouTube
26 Apr 2021MindTrap with Mufti Abu Layth What does Lupe Fiasco's name Wasalu mean, and how was he raised? The guest says he has never confirmed what his name Wasalu means; Mufti Abu Layth suggests the Arabic 'to connect'. Born to convert parents, he says he was born Muslim. Discussionquoted view, not his positionguest speechLupe Fiasco (guest) machine3 min 38 s3:14on YouTube
26 Apr 2021MindTrap with Mufti Abu Layth What was Lupe Fiasco's childhood like? The guest describes growing up in Chicago in a family of martial arts, music and engineering, giving up chess over a hadith, and turning to rap when he could not learn the clarinet. Discussionquoted view, not his positionguest speechLupe Fiasco (guest)report: whoever plays nardashir is like one who dips his hand in the flesh and blood of a pig (cited on air as about chess) [?] machine7 min 43 s6:52on YouTube
26 Apr 2021MindTrap with Mufti Abu Layth How did Lupe Fiasco go from science to rap? The guest says he wanted to be a rocket scientist but struggled with maths, and signed a record deal straight out of high school. Discussionquoted view, not his positionguest speechLupe Fiasco (guest) machine4 min 27 s15:14on YouTube
26 Apr 2021MindTrap with Mufti Abu Layth LatestDid Lupe Fiasco's way with words come naturally? The guest says words did not come naturally: he trained himself by copying words from magazine covers into raps until metaphors and images came easily. Discussionquoted view, not his positionguest speechLupe Fiasco (guest) machine6 min 23 s19:40on YouTube
26 Apr 2021MindTrap with Mufti Abu Layth Do we think in words or in images? The guest argues that shapes are more fundamental than words or pictures; Mufti Abu Layth says words are also reductive, forcing profound things into limited form. Discussionguest speechLupe Fiasco (guest) machine7 min 48 s26:43on YouTube
26 Apr 2021MindTrap with Mufti Abu Layth LatestIs the soul the same thing as consciousness? The guest describes storytelling as a syncing of minds; Mufti Abu Layth says he feels consciousness is synonymous with the ruh and links people weakly at a distance. Discussionguest speechLupe Fiasco (guest)ruh [?] (captioned 'rule') machine3 min 14 s35:08on YouTube
26 Apr 2021MindTrap with Mufti Abu Layth LatestWhat does Lupe Fiasco think the soul is? The guest says exposure to many faiths has left him still searching, and that he thinks of the soul as a name for many functions of the body, holding his 'I don't know' comfortably. Discussionquoted view, not his positionguest speechLupe Fiasco (guest)Elijah MuhammadSuhaib WebbJumu'ah machine5 min 50 s36:27on YouTube
26 Apr 2021MindTrap with Mufti Abu Layth Is it normal for faith to keep changing over a lifetime? Mufti Abu Layth says faith is a lifelong journey and iman an organic process, not a fixed mould to be fitted onto everyone. Discussionguest speechLupe Fiasco (guest)iman machine1 min 18 s42:17on YouTube
26 Apr 2021MindTrap with Mufti Abu Layth How does the Chinese state deal with religion? The guest describes Chinese paper offerings burned for the dead, a government crackdown on their modern forms, and the Anti-Spiritual Pollution Campaign as examples of the state managing religion. Discussionquoted view, not his positionguest speechLupe Fiasco (guest)the Anti-Spiritual Pollution Campaign (China, 1980s)Chinese Communist Party machine8 min 59 s44:07on YouTube
26 Apr 2021MindTrap with Mufti Abu Layth Why does China try to control who becomes the Dalai Lama? The guest says China's attempt to control the Dalai Lama's reincarnation shows a state using religion, something he sees in pieces in Muslim countries and elsewhere. Discussionquoted view, not his positionguest speechLupe Fiasco (guest)the Dalai LamaChinese Communist Party machine5 min 11 s53:12on YouTube
26 Apr 2021MindTrap with Mufti Abu Layth Are psychedelics like mushrooms and DMT haram? Mufti Abu Layth says he has a video saying psychedelics are not haram; the guest says he has never drunk or used drugs and judges such substances by a medicinal line. Discussionguest speechLupe Fiasco (guest)haram machine4 min 31 s58:24on YouTube
26 Apr 2021MindTrap with Mufti Abu Layth Can a Muslim work in the music industry and keep their faith? The guest says religion should be judged apart from the actions of its followers in any industry; Mufti Abu Layth says relatable poetry and music inspire people more than being told to go to the mosque. Discussionguest speechLupe Fiasco (guest)madrasahafiz machine7 min 48 s1:02:56on YouTube
26 Apr 2021MindTrap with Mufti Abu Layth LatestDid everyone at the time of the Prophet accept Islam without questions? The guest says early Muslims, including poets, had real critiques; Mufti Abu Layth says the deen should complement life rather than complicate it. Discussionguest speechLupe Fiasco (guest)jahiliyyadeen machine5 min 51 s1:10:04on YouTube
26 Apr 2021MindTrap with Mufti Abu Layth LatestWhat inspired the story of Lupe Fiasco's album The Cool? Mufti Abu Layth describes a classical tale of a poet's journey through paradise; the guest explains the resurrection story behind his album The Cool and the slave-ship myth of Drogas Wave. Discussionquoted view, not his positionguest speechLupe Fiasco (guest)Abu al-Ala al-Ma'arri [?] (described, not named on air)Risalat al-Ghufran [?]al-A'sha [?] machine7 min 47 s1:17:52on YouTube
26 Apr 2021MindTrap with Mufti Abu Layth Is humanity becoming more or less moral? The guest says morality is remade daily, with no overall rise or fall and no consistent definition; Mufti Abu Layth says he agrees. Discussionquoted view, not his positionguest speechLupe Fiasco (guest) machine5 min 13 s1:24:22on YouTube
26 Apr 2021MindTrap with Mufti Abu Layth LatestDo obscene or blasphemous thoughts during prayer ruin my salah? Intrusive or blasphemous thoughts in prayer are not a reason to worry: noticing them is a sign of faith, as a hadith says. Mufti Abu Layth adds that jinn in the Quran means the unseen and possession stories are folklore. Discussionguest speechLupe Fiasco (guest)salahwuduwaswasa machine7 min 40 s1:31:29on YouTube
26 Apr 2021MindTrap with Mufti Abu Layth LatestAre young people today facing an existential crisis? The guest says most people face a crisis of purpose rather than of existence, urges anyone with suicidal thoughts to seek expert help, and says young people can find value without conventional success. Discussionquoted view, not his positionguest speechLupe Fiasco (guest) machine7 min 48 s1:37:14on YouTube
26 Apr 2021MindTrap with Mufti Abu Layth What is Lupe Fiasco's view of Kanye West's religious rebirth? The guest declines to judge Kanye West's faith, praising his work ethic while disagreeing with him, and calls Jay-Z a mentor and a genius with words. Question from live chatquoted view, not his positionguest speechLupe Fiasco (guest)Kanye WestJay-Z machine4 min 28 s1:45:38on YouTube
26 Apr 2021MindTrap with Mufti Abu Layth What inspired Lupe Fiasco's song Words I Never Said? The guest says 'Words I Never Said' was his attempt, at the height of his fame, to speak truth to power about wealth disparity and militarism. Question from live chatquoted view, not his positionguest speechLupe Fiasco (guest)Occupy Wall Street (2011) machine2 min 37 s1:48:51on YouTube
26 Apr 2021MindTrap with Mufti Abu Layth What does Lupe Fiasco think of Killah Priest's song B.I.B.L.E.? The guest calls Killah Priest's 'B.I.B.L.E.' an amazing record about a spiritual journey, noting that studying Islam's Jewish and Christian sources creates intellectual tension. Question from live chatquoted view, not his positionguest speechLupe Fiasco (guest)Killah Priestthe Hebrew Bible machine1 min 53 s1:52:06on YouTube
26 Apr 2021MindTrap with Mufti Abu Layth Did Lupe Fiasco know DMX? The guest says he did not know DMX closely, and describes meeting Dave Chappelle. Question from live chatquoted view, not his positionguest speechLupe Fiasco (guest)DMXDave Chappelle machine1 min 19 s1:53:21on YouTube
26 Apr 2021MindTrap with Mufti Abu Layth How did Lupe Fiasco discover Mufti Abu Layth? The guest says he found Mufti Abu Layth while looking for alternatives to the Salafi content that dominates Muslim YouTube, and values his different point of view. Question from live chatquoted view, not his positionguest speechLupe Fiasco (guest)SalafiMalikiwudu machine3 min 10 s1:55:15on YouTube
26 Apr 2021MindTrap with Mufti Abu Layth Is Lupe Fiasco retiring from music? The guest says he is not retiring but reorganising his life at forty around the metaphor of a garden, preparing for major technological change. Discussionquoted view, not his positionguest speechLupe Fiasco (guest) machine3 min 39 s1:58:29on YouTube
26 Apr 2021MindTrap with Mufti Abu Layth Is life just a dream in the mind of God? The guest says life is real and material, the unseen is part of nature, and ordinary people do not need the supernatural. Discussionquoted view, not his positionguest speechLupe Fiasco (guest) machine3 min 15 s2:02:07on YouTube
26 Apr 2021MindTrap with Mufti Abu Layth How is Lupe Fiasco finding Ramadan during Covid? The guest says Ramadan has been easy, though he misses the mosque and tarawih after staying away during Covid to protect older worshippers. Question from live chatquoted view, not his positionguest speechLupe Fiasco (guest)tarawihRamadan machine1 min 56 s2:05:24on YouTube
26 Apr 2021MindTrap with Mufti Abu Layth Closing: thanks, the guest's message and sign-off Housekeeping: thanks, the guest's closing message and Mufti Abu Layth's sign-off. Announcementguest speechLupe Fiasco (guest) machine4 min 41 s2:06:40on YouTube
6 Apr 2021Monday Nights with Mufti Abu Layth How often does Mufti Abu Layth change his views, and is that a weakness? Mufti Abu Layth changes his views when evidence is compelling and says developing one's opinions over life is a sign of intelligence, not weakness. He advises viewers to do the same. Question from live chatposition checkedLupe Fiascothe Black Lives Matter protests (2020) machine6 min 14 s1:35:40on YouTube
5 Jan 2021Monday Nights with Mufti Abu Layth Will Lupe Fiasco come on Mind Trap? Yes: Lupe Fiasco has agreed in principle, and Mufti Abu Layth says he will follow it up. Question from live chatLupe Fiasco machine58 s1:50:48on YouTube