Lupe Fiasco thinks Drake should purchase Dame Dash’s shares of Jay-Z’s Reasonable Doubt album. On Friday (July 19), Dame Dash hopped on Instagram to announce he’s selling his shares from the album. The comment section immediatley went crazy, but one person stood out. Lupe Fiasco believes the Toronto rap star will help maintain the project’s integrity. “@champagnepapi will keep it safe for generations to come,” Lupe wrote in a now-deleted comment.
“This is grail and influenced an innumerable amount of rappers to see it peddle such a lack of grace genuinely hurts my feelings a little bit.” The Chicago native adds, “But also on savages sht fck it…either donate it to a museum for safekeeping or seriously let Drake make an offer so he can put in where it needs to be. However, Lupe did suggest that maybe Dame should hold on to his shares if he’s having second thoughts. “Or just keep the sh*t OG you should be infinitely proud of this. Without it there is no me as I am and I’m sure other MC’s will agree,” he wrote.
This isn’t the first time Lupe Fiasco has come to Drake’s defense. While in an X(formerly Twitter) live space, the rapper pointed out that Drake is a bigger artist than Kendrick. “…They’re the outgroup but they’re selling more records than you and selling more tour dates than you, but you the spokesperson for hip hop? That don’t make no sense.” In September 2021, he defended Drake’s Certified Lover Boy against the critics. “Drake will always get a listen from me. Entertaining, consistent and cool. And he be talking mad sh*t,” he wrote on X.
In other news, back in June, Lupe Fiasco released his ninth studio album, Samurai. Known for hits like “Kick, Push,” and “Superstar,” Lupe’s announcement of a new project only excited fans more. Spanning only eight tracks, he proves his pen is still mighty. He also shared the inspiration behind the project with independent label Seasons Of Mist. “The word ‘samurai’ means to serve,” Lupe said. “My relationship to that word has always meant that you need to be at the service of other people, either in the overall community, or in this instance, the rap community at large that I’ve been a part of for years. You have some duty, some purpose to serve.”