Intro

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Intro by Lupe Fiasco

About Intro

The first part of the intro to Lupe Fiasco’s first studio album is given by his sister, Ayesha Jaco. It introduces the topic that Lupe will delve into further on his next album, what people find is “cool”. Then Lupe comes on, letting everyone know he is Muslim, dedicating the album, and telling listeners what the subject matter will be. This intro sets the tone for the rest of the album, as a lot of these subjects are talked about on the album itself. .

Intro Lyrics

[00:00.90] Food and liquor stores rest on every corner
[00:03.33] From 45th and State to the last standing Henry Horner
[00:06.55] J&J's, pale chicken, good finger lickin
[00:09.10] While they sin, gin, sin sin at Rothschild and Lynnwood Liquors
[00:13.52] The winos crooked stagger
[00:18.12] Meets the high stride of the youth searchin for the truth
[00:19.25] They rebel and raise hell across alleyways and in classroom settings
[00:21.92] They get, high off that drum bass and 20/20 rims
[00:24.96] They rock braids, Air Force Ones and Timbs
[00:27.40] They drink Hennessy, Hypnotiq and 40's
[00:29.49] They call they women hoes, bust downs and shorties
[00:31.65] They keep funeral homes in business and gunshot wards of hospitals full
[00:36.58] Prisons packed, bubblin over in brown sugar
[00:39.69] They keep empty, Westside lots crowded, hype's powdered
[00:43.05] The well is running dry, the days of Malcolm and Martin have ended
[00:47.54] Our hope has descended and off to the side
[00:50.24] Waiting for the reinstallment of the revolution
[00:52.34] Because we are dying at the cost of our own pollution
[00:55.44] But God has another solution, that has evolved from the hood
[00:58.68] I present one who turns, the Fiasco to good
[01:03.34] A'uzu billahi min ash shaitani r rajimi
[01:10.81] Bismi 'llahi 'r-rahmani 'r-rahim
[01:14.87] Dedicated, to my grandmother
[01:27.72] Peace! And much love to you
[01:32.82] YEAH!! And it start
[01:38.14] 1st and, 15, proudly present
[01:45.76] You know what it is
[01:49.07] See. I got this philosophy right
[01:54.49] I think the world, and everything in it
[01:59.08] Is made up of a mix, of two things
[02:02.62] You got your good, y'know, and your bad
[02:07.22] You got your food, and your liquor
[02:12.58] That's right. Chilly Chill!
[02:16.98] You already know, it's a long time comin
[02:23.41] I give you my. I give you my heart
[02:31.80] My soul, my mind my thoughts, my feelings
[02:38.06] My experience, nuttin more, and nuttin less
[02:44.13] Yes, FNF, uh-huh! So
[02:49.26] With no further ado...
[02:53.92] Lupe Fiasco's, "Food & Liquor"
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From the album: Lupe Fiasco's Food & Liquor (5th Anniversary Edition; Deluxe Edition)