Blog: The Smoking Section

Media swore Lupe's machine was out of control as evidenced by a temporarily shelved album, well publicized label politics, blog "bans" and a protest tagged to his name. Then Mr. Fiasco returned things to normalcy with a few key features, a release date and a lead single in "The Show Goes On." The song's title and underdog theme may sound like a response to much of the flack he's received. But I'll chalk it up as a coincidence since he makes little mention of his detractors. The high point of this track rests [...]