Deriding an artist is easy since most do dumb things along the way. But we must also give praise when it's warranted and Lupe Fiasco's participation in an initiative to feed the hungry deserves a bit of credit. In observation of Ramadan, the rapper's Lupe Fiasco Foundation has partnered with local Chicago religious organizations to help reach the goal of providing food for 100 needy people each day until August 31st. [FSD]
If DJ Khaled can be on one with his famous friends for the summer, no reason why Trae Tha Truth can't do the same. Borrowing a bit of heat from Mark Morrison's classic jam, the Houston heavyweight just didn't recruit the prime time players for their namesake. He actually had them work for their pay as every artists gives a rapid fire performance, not concerned with standing out for the radio DJs but more so for the people of the streets. That's what happens when you where the crown in your hood. [...]
First, Lupe caused a minor sh*tstorm by remarking that he thought the President was a terrorist . Now, Prodigy's harping on the situation, stating that he agrees with the Lupester's comments. According to a HHDX interview , P shared that "I would have to agree with him. Most of these politicians and these government officials…most of them are the real terrorists." He goes on to say he kept up with political affairs while in prison and kept Obama on his radar, "checking out and seeing what he was doing and what he was [...]
Imagine a label that’s figured it all out. Imagine the record execs sitting at a board meeting, looking at their financial numbers, in a panic over the state of the company and the music industry in general. The company's Hip-Hop sales have struggled – a waning roster thinned out by incarcerations and mental breakdowns has crushed the label’s star power. No matter how much money they pump into a Hip-Hop album, and how many fans artist A seems to garner, the label can’t seem to get numbers above 100K. [...]
Apparently this is a left over from lupe's Lasers album . “That skin you supoosed to hide it, Dress it up and deny it, Cant even go natural no more cause if do you probably wont get hired” Lupe Fiasco ft. B.o.B. – Who Are You Now Download: Lupe Fiasco ft. B.o.B. – Who Are You Now Lupe Fiasco ft. B.o.B. – Who Are You Now is a post from: [...]
Suffering three years of delays at the corporate hands of Atlantic Records, and facing the threat of an expiration-less shelf life, Lupe Fiasco decides to compromise on his third studio album, Lasers and make those few bastardy radio-pop singles in order to achieve the greater goal of getting the album out to the public ear. What started off as a request for a couple harmless, attention-grabbing tracks mutated into an all-out combat between the two parties, as song after song was scrapped from the tracklist. That is, until the Fiasco fanatics held a [...]
David D. may have preached the hostile gospel a week ago , but when you mix loyalists, lobbyists, and Lupe together, surprisingly, you won't come up with a "L". The album fans petitioned for and blew their bank accounts to help get into stores after Atlantic Records repeatedly treated Brother Fiasco like a chump is taking the gold medal in next week's sales challenge. Food & Liquor and The Cool are much better albums, you say? Balderdash in a bucket of Harold's sauce! This is The Lupester's highest debut [...]
Give The Drummer Some out March 15. Travis Barker - If You Want to feat. Pharell & Lupe Fiasco Download: Travis Barker feat. Pharell & Lupe Fiasco - If You Want To Travis Barker feat. Pharell & Lupe Fiasco - If You Want To is a post from: That HipHop Blog
I've never been one of Lupe's Lasers, Losers or Sun Beams or whatever his loyal contingent of protesting diehards call themselves. But I've been a pretty big Lupe fan. Watching his career path over the last three years has been depressing. We all know about the label dispute, the anti-blog rants and the lackluster leaks, but Lasers was supposed to be the light at the end of the tunnel. Well that light is a bright, beaming electro-pop-filled ray of utter garbage that Will.I.Am wouldn't be caught dead singing along to. The lyrics [...]
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Child Rebel Soldier, comprised of Kanye West, Pharrell & Lupe Fiasco , sent fans into a tizzy back in '07 with the release of US Pacers . But like most things that appear too good to be true, especially for a group of artists that have trouble getting their own projects out on schedule, anticipation subdued over time. Earlier this week while in London premiering his Runaway film , Kanye was on record saying that a CRS project was still on the horizon. Adding more fuel [...]
Bruno scores one by teaming up with labelmate Lupe Fiasco for the remix of "Just The Way You Are." Still, he takes two steps back after being popped for drug possession while performing in Vegas. "Singer and songwriter Bruno Mars was arrested on suspicion of narcotics possession early Sunday morning at the Hard Rock, Las Vegas police confirmed. "Sgt. John Sheahan said Mars, whose real name is Peter Hernandez, was arrested at 2:40 a.m. Sheahan said Hard Rock security confronted him in a bathroom and discovered him [...]
The fiasco surrounding this release has gotten so ridiculous, anything short of a classic and double platinum sales will be a waste of everybody's time. But...wait...what? This just in: This will particular cut will be featured on the album that follows AFTER Lasers ? So we're leaking songs on albums before the one previous to it is even formulated? Alrighty then. Lupe always portrays to be a few sandwiches short of a picnic but the not-so-ironic aspect of it all is that he does [...]
" I think I'm Malcolm X...Martin Luther...Add a King...Add a Junior... " Ingenious chorus. The bars can be your call. Fiasco's version does have a nice off the cuff feel to it, instead of sounding like a scripted "freestyle." Going across the board, he tosses out references to firearms, revolutionary tactics, Priceline, Reverend Run, BP and comparing his inner-circle and supporters to "a bunch of street aggins and a couple Urkels." Sidebar: Did you check Lupe's former producer Prolyfic and his Twitter address regarding the [...]
The Smoking Section has never been guilty of doling out 5 Cigarettes in a single sitting. Nor is the TSS factory machined to give Cig ratings to any singers whatsoever. But gosh darn if Janelle Monae hasn't put forth a solid argument for the decimation of our office common law. If you have yet to purchase ArchAndroid , do yourself a favor and get thee to a Best Buy. The record is a journey in the classic sense of album compilation. It maintains forward momentum with new [...]
" I'm feelin' really good, me and my own beat, Me and my different drummer, he play the timpani's ." No real frills in terms of the usual video accouterments. Instead, Lupe opts for a few lasers, light tricks, a few kids and bits of animation. What we end up with is a good video for a great song and a stoking of anticipation for Lasers .
- If you didn't grab Wiz's delectable Kush & Orange Juice mixtape yet, we've got you covered, simply by clicking here . "Taylor Gang or die!" - David D. questioned L.A. Reid's sanity with the recent succession of sh#tty Shyne songs. - Rapping white women were represented here (see: Kellee Maize & K.Flay ), for better or worse. - Nicki Minaj & Puffy are now a newsworthy item, but probably not in the way you're thinking, perv. [...]
The other day, your boy Lu was in New York rocking a show or something. It seems he had a lot to get off his chest, starting with his shirt. After getting properly naked and comfortable, he began addressing the crowd and doing what cats in the '80s called "freestyling". Yes, the real "off-the-dome" type recitals, not these post-Rap-City era pre-written lyrical abortions you see on TV and in concert these days. There is a reason why people don't really freestyle anymore; it's dangerous to your rep. These days you'll find yourself on YouTube [...]
Tanner: Finally getting an early start to the day, I along with everyone else in Austin, was greeted with overcast, breezy, 45 degree weather. I made my way downtown at about noon hoping to capitalize on the 'Free BBQ' that was advertised by the Filter Magazine day party. I had yet to check out their festivities thus far despite having a solid lineup. I was only disappointed to find out the 'Free BBQ' was burgers and hot dogs that appeared to have been purchased by the hundreds. I am not sure how they can get away with [...]
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