Lupe Fiasco

From Chance the Rapper and Madonna to Kanye West and Sia, rappers aren't afraid to mix it up with artists from other genres if the results equal a hit record. And with more rappers crossing  genre lines for unexpected collabs than ever, it makes sense that the musically inclined want to try their hand at fronting a band of their own. Tak...

Today, Feb. 16, is the birthday of Chicago rapper Lupe Fiasco.

Thanks to Joey Bada$$ it seems as if New York hip-hop is alive and well. With his first official album, B4.Da.$$, out and receiving critical acclaim, the Brooklyn MC had a very strong showing on this week's Billboard chart by debuting at No ...

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Last night (Jan. 21) on Late Night With Seth Meyers, Lupe Fiasco hit the stage to perform "Deliver," a single from his just-released Tetsuo & Youth. The song centers on the idea that some neighborhoods are so bad, food couriers will balk at a delivery. Un...

Lupe Fiasco’s career has been a mix of blooming ingenuity and surprising mediocrity. After a turbulent mix of starts and stops, Tetsuo And Youth, his fifth LP and reportedly his last for Atlantic, is an album that both meets fans' exalted expectations of the Chicago native while surpassing them in the process. Sonically...

As Joey Bada$$ and Lupe Fiasco both dropped albums today, (Jan. 20), Instagram was surely active. Joey popped up on the social site at Best Buy in NYC, ironically buying the last 20 copies of his debut album, B4.DA.$$. In the midst of promotion for his fifth studio album, Lupe took time to post a hilarious Drake meme, questioning whether or not followers purchased his new album...

Lupe Fiasco's fifth studio album Tetsuo & Youth comes out today. The album features guest appearances from Trae tha Truth, Ab-Soul, Nikki Jean, Glasses Malone, Guy Sebastian, Ayesha Jaco, Troi, Terrance Martin, Billy Blue, Buk Of Psychodrama, Trouble, Fam Lay, Crystal Torres and Ty Dolla $ign. Production is han...

Lupe Fiasco has one last preview before his highly anticipated LP, Tetsuo and Youth drops in a few days. Today, the rapper, who no longer wants to be relevant, leaks the track "Mural" off the album. On the single, Lu paints pictures with slick wordplay over a soulful sample...

Lupe Fiasco wants your attention, except he doesn't. The Chicago rapper has spent most of the last month jumping at every chance to court vitriol, engaging in wars of tweeted words with the likes of Freddie Gibbs, Azealia Banks, GrandeMarshall, Kid Cudi, and simply the world at large...

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Lupe Fiasco is shutting down his Twitter account, explaining that "these are last few days addressing the public directly." While gearing up to drop his sixth album Tetsuo & Youth on Jan. 20, the Chicago rapper has been involved in several Twitter disputes the past few weeks. two recent spats were ...