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Lupe Fiasco Blast MTV On Twitter Over Article

Hip Hop artist Lupe Fiasco calls MTV out on Twitter, calling them the “Illuminati’s favorite network.”

Yesterday Lupe Fiasco took to Twitter to attack MTV following a recent article MTV.com ran about how he can make his long-awaited third album Lasers, out March 8, 2011, a success.

In a series of Tweets, the Chi-Town rapper lambasted MTV with claims of the network championing popular music over qulaity music, calling them the “Illuminati’s favorite network.”

“Oh snap…MTV (illuminati’s favorite network) back on the attack…why can’t y’all just chill out? Salacious banality @ the speed of light?”

“Where is the true music journalism??? where is Suchin?!! What happened? Where are the honest critiques of cultural expression?”

“For it’s not about being RIGHT it’s about being HOT Fame over self-awareness and virtue Hedonism over self respect Celebrity over cerebral.”

“What are we supposed to be learning from you? What is your point? Do you have a point beyond corporate sponsored distraction?” (Lupe Fiasco Twitter)

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