Lupe Fiasco Writes Song For Slain Chicago 6 month old Baby Jonylah Watkins (Brooklyn: 2013, condo)

[Synopsis101]

Chicago Baby Jonylah Watkins Dead After Being Shot 5 Times - ABC News

[Synopsis101]

Always one to put tragedy in poetic perspective, Lupe Fiasco released a tribute track called “Jonylah Forever” to send his condolences to the family of 6-month-old Jonylah Watkins who died in a Chicago shooting Monday.

Jonylah’s father, Jonathan Watkins, was changing his daughter’s diaper in his minivan on a popular Chicago street when the two were hit with a barrage of bullets. Both were rushed to the hospital where Jonylah died hours later.



Lupe, who is born and raised in ChiTown, released the track late last night via SoundCloud along with the tweet “Not a song but a life. Be respectful Please keep negative comments to yourself. #lovelifechitownforever.”

In the song, Lupe spits verses of an impossible future, in which Jonylah had never died and in fact, grown up, got out of the projects of her city and attended medical school. The repetitive line “You live” is an eerie reminder of what could have become of the baby’s life.

Less than 12 hours of its release, “Jonylah Forever” has hit over 13,000 plays on SoundCloud.

What do you think of the track? Will Lupe’s song spark a larger social outcry over Chicago’s crime ridden streets?

Lupe Fiasco Tributes Slain Chicago Infant On ‘Jonylah Forever’

[reppin_the_847]

I would like to see Lupe's brand of rap & his message triumph over the Chief Keef brand of rap & message. Both from Chicago, complete opposite messages being sent.

Originally Posted by Synopsis101

Always one to put tragedy in poetic perspective, Lupe Fiasco released a tribute track called “Jonylah Forever” to send his condolences to the family of 6-month-old Jonylah Watkins who died in a Chicago shooting Monday.

Jonylah’s father, Jonathan Watkins, was changing his daughter’s diaper in his minivan on a popular Chicago street when the two were hit with a barrage of bullets. Both were rushed to the hospital where Jonylah died hours later.



Lupe, who is born and raised in ChiTown, released the track late last night via SoundCloud along with the tweet “Not a song but a life. Be respectful Please keep negative comments to yourself. #lovelifechitownforever.”

In the song, Lupe spits verses of an impossible future, in which Jonylah had never died and in fact, grown up, got out of the projects of her city and attended medical school. The repetitive line “You live” is an eerie reminder of what could have become of the baby’s life.

Less than 12 hours of its release, “Jonylah Forever” has hit over 13,000 plays on SoundCloud.

What do you think of the track? Will Lupe’s song spark a larger social outcry over Chicago’s crime ridden streets?

Lupe Fiasco Tributes Slain Chicago Infant On ‘Jonylah Forever’

[Hickory patrick]

ya that poor baby..sure sucks her dad was a gangster with a long record, he was targeted'' yep' born n raised south side chicago here..

[mas23]

Lupe is probably the best lyricist in the game right now and this song is great

mas23

[LeotheOrangeCat]

Real nice song; great end. Lupe's really trying to make a difference.

[Alacran]

He gets limited airplay though

[reppin_the_847]

That's because the powers that be like Jimmy Iovine (originally from Brooklyn, now residing in Los Angeles) would rather finance a buffoon like Chief Keef instead of real hip hop artists like Lupe Fiasco. He'd rather sell records to the type of folks that would kill their own while he lounges back in his southern California mansion oblivious to the hood realities in Chicago. Most of the guys that cut the checks (besides guys like Jay-Z) are definitely not from the hood.

Oh well, at least Common & Kanye get airplay. Kanye can be suspect of course, but at least his production is still solid. But to the younger generation, all of these guys may as well be grandfathers. This is a young man's game.

Originally Posted by Alacran

He gets limited airplay though

[Lucky Clover]

Damn that was good. Love Lupe.

[lenniel]

Who?