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Obama came in and gave $700 billion to the bankers off the top as opposed to giving $700 billion to the poor.
Lupe Fiasco
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Lupe Fiasco
Age: 42
Born: 1982
Born: February 16
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Chief Keef scares me... not him specifically, but just the culture that he represents.
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I think that all the silence is worse than all the violence
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You know what I had a problem with? The war - the war in Afghanistan.
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Fear is such a weak emotion that’s why I despise it
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