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*Lupe Fiasco has released the tribute track “Jonylah Forever,” in honor 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 [...]
*Lupe Fiasco has taken on a 9 to 5. The Chicago rapper, currently climbing the Hot 100 with latest single “Battle Scars,” has been hired as the creative director for a new health and wellness app claled Higi (rhymes with Ziggy). Backed by Wrapports founder Michael Ferro, the app calculates a score (ranging from 4000 [...]
*As he usually does, Lupe Fiasco got deep on NBC’s “Nitecap” when he discussed the duality of being a hit making star and conscious Hip Hop artist. While playing two roles is never easy, the rapper explained he often has to perform a balancing act in order to get his message across and make money [...]
*Lupe “bad boy” Fiasco strikes again. Sunday, Fiasco was asked to leave the stage during his performance at an inauguration party in Washington, D.C., reports Politico. The rapper had been repeating politically charged lyrics for an unusually long time when event officials forced him to stop, according to various attendees. “So Lupe played one anti-war [...]
*Lupe Fiasco is such a breath of fresh air. The brotha broke down during an interview with Sway on MTV’s “RapFix Live” when they journeyed back in time to the streets of Chicago where the rapper grew up. When Fiasco was a young tike in the game, Sway visited him on his block where thuggin’, [...]
*Rappers have gotten a lot more involved with the election this time around. From Jay-Z hosting a major fundraiser; to Lupe going in on politics via Twitter, folks are really getting serious about their president. Most recently T.I. offered up his opinion about the upcoming election.” During an interview with 92.3 NOW/NYC, he was blunt [...]
*You know Lupe Fiasco wasn’t going to sit on his heels while D.L. Hughley criticized the rapper on Hot 93.7. Earlier this week – as we reported – Hughley expressed his contempt for Lupe’s decision against voting. “He’s bright as hell, but dumb in the ways of the world,” Hughley told Hot 93.7/Hartford. “Young black [...]
*Lupe Fiasco is like the rapper with a heart in the industry; the man who keeps the moral compass of the industry. But comedian and political commentator D.L. Hughley criticized the rapper for being out of touch with reality. “He’s bright as hell, but dumb in the ways of the world,” Hughley told Hot 93.7/Hartford. [...]
*Lupe Fiasco is cool. An underestimated artist with a lot on his brain. The rapper, whose given name is Wasalu Jaco, is a mover and a shaker and spits lyrics with powerful meaning. Though his popularity is vastly different than his other contemporaries, he has the ability to generate a movement. While he’s getting ready [...]
*You all can hate on the white boy rapper if you want, but he’s got swag and crowd appeal because he just made Facebook history by becoming the first person to receive 60 million likes. He can totally brag now because the proof is in the social network and no one can say he’s not [...]
*Lupe Fiasco is an outspoken artist who trails the path for younger and even older rappers in the industry. His witty tongue and courageous heart has won him the reputation of being a politically conscious artist, truly saying what he’s observed. His most recent controversy stems from his thoughts about the president. On a radio [...]
*The annual hip-hop concert tour Rock The Bells announced its lineup today (May 16), with Nas, Kid Cudi and Wiz Khalifa topping the bill, and a special performance due by Missy Elliott. Elliott, who revealed her battle with Graves’ disease last year and whose seventh studio album has been seven years in the making, will [...]
*Just like the headline says, this page/board is where you can discuss the stuff that we didn’t cover in today’s issue. (It’s sort of like feedback with a twist) Remember, NO name calling, racial taunting, graphic sex talk and vulgarity in general, PLEASE. ——– EUR MOTIVATIONAL NOTE “Always concentrate on how far you have come, [...]
*Rick Ross, Common, and Lupe Fiasco will pay tribute to one of hip-hop’s most memorable songs, “The Message,” at “The Grammy Nominations Concert Live!! – Countdown To Music’s Biggest Night.” The trio will join the originators, Grandmaster Flash, Melle Mel, and Scorpio for a one-of-a-kind performance of the rap anthem to honor the recording’s recent [...]
*Rapper Lupe Fiasco is calling out authorities at Los Angeles International Airport after he was handcuffed and questioned about his carry-on luggage on Thursday. The artist, real name Wasalu Muhammad Jaco, was preparing to catch a flight to Rhode Island when he was stopped by security guards who sweated him over a piece of technical [...]
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