Music Video for Lupe Fiasco’s Words I Never Said

HUFFINGTON POST– In an interview on “What’s Trending,” a CBS News video segment, Lupe Fiasco – a rapper known for his socially conscious and politically charged lyrics – had some harsh words for the president.

“In my fight against terrorism, to me, the biggest terrorist is Obama, and the United States of America,” Lupe told host Shira Lazar. He went on to explain the comment:

“I’m trying to fight the terrorism that’s actually causing the other forms of terrorism. You know, the root cause of terrorism is the stuff that the U.S. government allows to happen, and the foreign policies that we have in place in different countries that inspire people to become terrorists. And it’s easy for us because it’s just some oil.”

The remarks echo the lyrics of Lupe’s song, “American Terrorist,” from his 2006 release Lupe Fiasco’s Food & Liquor. In the song, he likens episodes from American history to terrorist attacks: “We came through the storm / nooses on our necks / and a smallpox blanket to keep us warm / On a 747 on the Pentagon lawn / Wake up, the alarm clock is connected to a bomb / Anthrax lab on a West Virginia farm / Shorty ain’t learned to walk already heavily armed…”

And he had criticized Obama in a recent single, “Words I Never Said,” for refusing to speak out against Israeli bombings of civilians in the Gaza Strip.

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