The latest person to sit down with Katie Couric for her digital series World 3.0 is non other than Lupe Fiasco. During the sit-down the two discussed a range of topics including his controversial comments from 2011 about President Obama being the “biggest terrorist.” Where he stated that he lost friends, sponsorships and business partners because of the incident, but to this day he doesn’t regret saying it.
Other topics of discussion were the challenges of being a Muslim rapper, how he linked with Kanye West and JAY Z, growing up in Chicago’s West Side dealing with gang activity, drug dealers and prostitution. He also spoke on the powerful message in his new single “Mission,” and how much the song meant to him. Lupe then asked Katie if she would like to be apart of the “Re-Mission” and share her testimonial of how she lost her husband and sister to cancer. And of course, she was more than honored to take part in it.
Check out the full interview below.
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