Not Just Bentleys – 28 year old, Lupe Fiasco climbed Mount Kilimanjaro to raise awareness of the world’s lack of drinking water. Fresh after this claim for change he spoke about how the climb and its meaning showed him he’s on the right path musically. He also talked bout that he is the kind of artist focused on bettering his fans mentally and not just getting the millions to by Bentleys and chains:
”You get to a certain point in your career and you wonder if you’re being arrogant or you are on the right path. This showed me I am on the right path with what I talk about. And now I have more to talk about… It’s less about me being a celebrity, because I guess I’m not really a celebrity. The most difficult part of the music business is the label. What I want to do and what they want me to do – creatively – is in conflict. It doesn’t keep me up at night. I look at it as a challenge. It’s not meant to be easy…. There’s a misunderstanding with my fanbase, People [at Warner] feel they know my fans more than I do. They want me to step out of my comfort zone and step into theirs. I don’t have necessarily the celebrity success they want me to have but it’s more social success and being able to speak at a college about world affairs. That’s a success, to me… I don’t want to be Jay-Z and be worth $400 million and perform on every awards show. It’s getting in touch with somebody who needs to improve their self-esteem. As opposed to driving a Bentley and putting some chains on.”
We can respect Lupe for his view. It is about time someone steps outside of the bling and focus on what’s important making a difference in everyone lives and not just your pockets. Do you agree?
Now that is Taye’s Black Celebrity News. Go out and help another today.
