The cover of Volume 1 of the American release of the original Lupin III manga via Wikipedia.
"Yes! Guess who's on third?/ Lupe steal like Lupin the Third."
-Lupe Fiasco, Touch the Sky
Lupin the Third is a Japanese manga series first written and illustrated in 1967 by Kazuhiko Kato (aka "Monkey Punch"). Arsene Lupin III is the world's greatest thief, who travels the globe with his closest allies, stealing treasures and avoiding the law. In 1971, the first Lupin television series began, adding to what would only become a Lupin franchise. Enjoy this episode.
the japanese call it lupon (pronounce it the french way because it was based on arsen lupon the original french detective..... lupin's a descendant of his (that's why he's the THIRD)..... in the english version its pronounced lupIN.
the lines i always remember from that song is "lupe cool as unthawed/ but i still feel possessed as a gun charge/ come as correct as a porn star/ in my fresh pair of steps and my best forgein car/ and i represent the 1st/ now let me heard verse right where the horns are" he ripped that whole verse, and outdid Kanye totally. and that was simple for him.
that line is wat made me like lupe cuz i like lupin the 3rd
ReplyDeletethis was the show!! I used to watch it back in the day :D
ReplyDeleteso in touch the sky lupe pronounces the name like "LUPIN" but in the show, his name is pronounced "LUPON". why? has lupe ever seen the show?
ReplyDeleteit's probably because of the fact that it rhymes better
ReplyDeletepeople switch up words all the time
haaaaa my dad got the show on dvd, it is pretty fresh
ReplyDeletethe japanese call it lupon (pronounce it the french way because it was based on arsen lupon the original french detective..... lupin's a descendant of his (that's why he's the THIRD)..... in the english version its pronounced lupIN.
ReplyDeletethe lines i always remember from that song is "lupe cool as unthawed/ but i still feel possessed as a gun charge/ come as correct as a porn star/ in my fresh pair of steps and my best forgein car/ and i represent the 1st/ now let me heard verse right where the horns are" he ripped that whole verse, and outdid Kanye totally. and that was simple for him.
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