Pete Rock is Mad at Lupe Fiasco

Lupe Fiasco just dropped a new single from Food & Liquor II, and it’s interesting for a host of reasons. But it’s something else about the song, “Around My Way (Freedom Ain’t Free),” that’s winning the headline battle on the Internets. It sports what sounds like a sample of a sample from “They Reminisce Over You,” the Pete Rock classic.

Well, Soul Brother #1 isn’t happy about that. Here’s his Twitter rant, courtesy of Rap Radar:

No disrespect to lupe fiasco and i like him alot but TROY should be left alone. Feel so violated,the beat is next to my heart and was made. Outta anguish and pain. When it’s like that it should not be touched by no one! It’s so hard for folks to make original music, I possess that, but these dudes are scared of that and this is supposed to be HIP HOP? Man I’m a lupe fan and everything but TROY was my homie man. I think about him and Hev every fucking day!!!! Smh

Who ever Re-created that didn’t do a good job @ all. #nohate.This business can be so lame, sometimes I make beats blindfolded with one hand tied behind my back and still these cats can’t be original to. So untalented and unoriginal. Makes me feel like I’m truly the best that ever did it. Yo hev and t-Roy I love and miss da shit outta y’all. U guys have been violated with no Vaseline. So fucked up this business smmfh!!! And I don’t care who got something to say about it, kiss my.. I’m not flattered @ all. Dat shit is wack, and the producer should be ashamed of his fuckin self. Smh That record is dear to me yo fuck deez niggas!!!! I’m still Dat nigga out here believe it or don’t. Ur ignorance not mine, lame duck bullshit. I think lupe is a great artist, I’m that angry with him but it’s a major label idea. I can feel it. And y’all need to stop the childish games, I’m a fan of lupe and he is a great artist and a great person.

Yipes. Lupe better get this man on the phone.

Update
I reached out to the Chocolate Boy Wonder but he doesn’t want to talk about this shit. He did tweet this bit of clarification:

“And let me be clear cuz a lot of y’all don’t know this. But Tom Scott himself gave me an approval for TROY, told me I did a great job!! As did Luther vandross as well spoke to me about how I covered “don’t u know that” and approved!! Goodnight! ”

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