Why Lupe Fiasco Called Obama The Biggest Terrorist

Several weeks ago, rap artist Lupe Fiasco called The President of The United States of America the Biggest Terrorist. The comment raised many eye-brows, and lupe gave his reasons for saying that; you can read it up here- lupe fiasco calls obama the biggest terrorist . But I was not satisfied with what he gave as reason; I knew his comment came from a deeper place than that.

Last month, I got his latest album on my phone, and I started really listening to him, and studying him generally. I must say, his Lasers album is the best Hip Hop album I have heard this year. Apart from the lyrical complexity he displays on the album, his political consciousness was very evident on it. There are songs like state run radio, all black everything, break the chain, , and words i never said where he becomes an activist with his words; whether for the black race or just the ill-treated and oppressed majority in the society. He delivers with a double-edged sword style; one side attacking the oppressors and the other uplifting the oppressed.

One song stands out, which tackles the root of the issue with Barack Obama- words i never said , he mentions Obama's name directly...Gaza Strip was gettin bombed, Obama didn't say shit
That's why I ain't vote for him, next one either….

Gaza strip is the part of Palestine that borders with Israel; the part Israel bombs on a consistent basis…almost like they are doing target practice with the place. The war there is both a religious and tribal war. Israel was giving the portion of land they currently occupy in 1948, and the place had always been occupied by the Palestinians, so, you can see that there is a problem there. And, the Israelites are Jews, while the Palestinians are Moslems. 

Coincidentally, I watched this movie in-between writing this article- Valley of the Wolves: Iraq, and it depicts Israelites as irrational, ruthless, power hungry people that would like to wipe out all the Palestinians if given the chance. You see, I had never heard this side of the story before. Most of the general population of the world get their news about the world from CNN, so maybe we don't know what is really going on. This is a rap blog, and I am not very politically inclined myself, so I would just stop here. I just wanted to bring out the point that Lupe Fiasco’s real reason for calling Obama the biggest terrorist is/was because he is a Moslem, and Obama and the U.S in a whole are against Moslems…or , put in better context, Arabs all over the world. I think Lupe is putting Obama in a tight corner, because i think he is just one man in a democratically run country; even though he is the president, his decisions are still really based on what the people want, and what the people want, or what they think they want is based on the president before Obama made them believe they want.

In his Lyrics on the WORDS I NEVER SAID song, when he said Gaza strip was getting bombed, Obama didn't say shit…he was referring to Obama as a senator, before he ran for President in 2008.  On that same song, he says- Jihad is not holy war, where's that in the worship?
Murdering is non-Islam and you are not observant ('servant ...)
And you are not a Muslim…- 

It is clear that Lupe is re-educating the world on what they have been taught to believe. Personally, I see no difference in the people that bomb back the people that bomb them, so you can say I am on the fence…I have always been on the fence on issues like this. I like to be very logical, and I know no one would bomb a place unless they have been attacked one way or the other by the people of that place. This whole war with U.S and the Arab countries would continue until the two parties learn to respect their individual values, and just leave each other alone. Arabs should live the U.S with the way of life which they consider immoral, and the U.S should leave the Arab's oil alone. When that happens, we would have a peaceful world…at least until something else comes up.