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somebody asks you where youre from and you answer, "im from chicago," nobodys going to give you a patronizing response like, "oh, chicagos charming." >> hey, chicago. >> more likely itll be "wow, chicago" or "oh, chicago." theyll be impressed. chicago is the town, a city that doesnt ever have to measure itself against any other city. other places have to measure themselves against it. its big, its outgoing, its tough, its opinionated and everybodys got a story. ♪ i took a walk throug...

Today, large-scale celebrations unfolded in honor of the opening of the new city of Arkadag. During the opening of the city of national importance, with the participation of the head of state and numerous foreign guests, a solemn meeting was held in th...

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But inside, his home was always an island of sanity, a supportive, creative environment. what was different about your family? >> my mother and my father were very intelligent, and politically oriented, and active. so i got book smart and street smart, you know. >> floyd webb is an old family friend. this is lupes mom, shirley. as becomes quickly apparent, she is along with being an extraordinarily good cook an extraordinary and determined human being. man, this is so outrageously, delicious, wo...

Of chicago, but inside his home was always an island of sanity, supportive, creative environment. what was different about your family? >> lupe: my mother and my father were very intelligent, and politically oriented, and active so, you know, i got book smart and street smart, you know. >> anthony: floyd webb is an old family friend. this is lupes mom shirley as becomes quickly apparent, she is along with being an extraordinarily good cook and extraordinary and determined human being. man, this ...

Up on the south and west sides of chicago, but inside his home was always an island of sanity, supportive, creative environment. what was different about your family? >> lupe: my mother and my father were very intelligent, and politically oriented, and active so, you know, i got book smart and street smart, you know. >> anthony: floyd webb is an old family friend. this is lupes mom shirley as becomes quickly apparent, she is along with being an extraordinarily good cook and extraordinary and det...

He got killed in a drive by," or "he got shot in the south centl." >> anthony: hip-hop artist extraordinaire, lupe fiasco grew up on the south and west sides of chicago, but inside his home was always an island of sanity, supportive, creative environment. what was different about your family? >> lupe: my mother and my father were very intelligent, and politically oriented, and active so, you know, i got book smart and street smart, you know. >> anthony: floyd webb is an old family friend. this i...

Hes dead now i dont want to speak poorly of the dead. ♪ >> lupe: we always lived in the hood, you would hear gunshots in the distance, you would get to know about gangs, youll see the graffiti. the people who you were growing up with, playing with, wouldnt be there anymore. its like, "oh, what happened to such and such?" "oh, hes dead. he was in a gang. he got killed in a drive by," or "he got shot in the south central." >> anthony: hip-hop artist extraordinaire, lupe fiasco grew up on the sou...

Central." >> anthony: hip-hop artist extraordinaire, lupe fiasco grew up on the south and west sides of chicago, but inside his home was always an island of sanity, supportive, creative environment. what was different about your family? >> lupe: my mother and my father were very intelligent, and politically oriented, and active so, you know, i got book smart and street smart, you know. >> anthony: floyd webb is an old family friend. this is lupes mom shirley as becomes quickly apparent, she is a...