Words I Never Said
| Words I Never Said | |
|---|---|
| Lupe Fiasco feat. Skylar Gray | |
| publication | February 8, 2011 |
| length | 4:21 |
| Genre (s) | Conscious rap , hip-hop |
| text | Wasalu Jaco , Holly Hafermann , Alexander Grant |
| music | Alex da kid |
| Publisher (s) | 1st & 15th, Atlantic Records |
| album | Lasers |
Words I Never Said (dt. Words that I never said ) is a song by the US rapper Lupe Fiasco . The song was released as the second single from his album Lasers on February 8, 2011. The chorus is sung by the singer Skylar Gray , who later recorded her own version called Words .
background
Originally Lupe Fiasco received a version of the track with the vocals of Skylar Gray. This includes both the chorus and a bridge , which dealt with the topic of "failed relationships". Fiasco cut this out to make it a more Conscious Rapor- oriented political number. In contrast to the solo version of Skylar Gray, the song is much more political. It covers controversial political issues such as September 11th and the subsequent War on Terror , US financial policy and the occupation of the Gaza Strip . In the song itself, conservative radio hosts Rush Limbaugh and Glenn Beck are referred to as racists .
The song was produced by the English music producer Alex da Kid . On January 18, 2011, a teaser was published that only contained a few excerpts. The full track premiered on February 1, 2011. The single cover was released on that day .
On April 27, 2011, the music video for the song was released. Directed by Sanaa Hamri . The film shows excerpts from daily political events and from news programs, in particular from political debates and war reports. The text is displayed in the style of a cinema advertisement.
reception
The track reached number 89 on the US singles chart.
The British rapper Lowkey sampled the lines of text
"Limbaugh is a racist, Glenn Beck is a racist, Gaza Strip was getting bombed, Obama didn't say shit"
for his song Obama Nation (Pt. 2) feat. M-1 and Black teh Ripper on his second album Soundtrack to the Struggle .
Solo version of Skylar Gray
| Words | |
|---|---|
| Skylar Gray | |
| publication | March 10, 2015 |
| length | 5:06 |
| Genre (s) | Synthpop |
| text | Holly Brook Oat Man |
| music | Holly Brook Oat Man |
| Publisher (s) | Interscope, KIDinaKORNER |
| album | The Buried Sessions of Skylar Gray |
In 2012 Skylar Gray re-recorded a solo version of the song under the title Words . The song is also featured on the album The Buried Sessions of Skylar Gray . The play Words was also in the movie Step Up Revolution along with the song Dance Without You (also by Skylar Gray) is used. In March 2015, Skylar Gray released the track as a single on iTunes .
The song is dedicated to her deceased grandfather, with whom she had little time to spend due to her music career. In an interview with rap-up.com she said: “I wrote this song about my grandfather who passed away before I had a chance to say goodbye.” (Eng. “I wrote the song about my grandfather who died before I did had a chance to say goodbye. ")
Individual evidence
- ^ "Hip Hop with Semtex, Lupe Fiasco, and Sway Freestyle". BBC .co.uk, accessed February 18, 2011 .
- ↑ Jason Rodriguez: Lupe Fiasco Gets Political On 'Words I Never Said'. MTV.com , January 2, 2011, accessed February 17, 2016 .
- ^ Angus Batey: Lupe Fiasco: 'I have the right to speak out'. The Guardian , March 3, 2011, accessed February 17, 2016 .
- ↑ Video: Lupe Fiasco - 'Words I Never Said'. rap-up.com, April 27, 2011, accessed February 17, 2016 .
- ↑ US: # 89
- ↑ LowKey feat. M-1 and Black the Ripper. WhoSampled.com, accessed February 17, 2016 .
- ↑ https://itunes.apple.com/gb/album/buried-sessions-skylar-grey/id494829100
- ↑ https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/words-single/id972189628
- ↑ http://genius.com/Skylar-grey-words-lyrics
- ↑ http://www.rap-up.com/2011/12/24/exclusive-skylar-grey-to-release-buried-sessions-ep-in-january/