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No matter what you think of his politics (ask D.L. Hughley) or attitude, rhyme for rhyme and bar for bar, Lupe Fiasco is one of the best MCs in the rap game. The latest song to “leak” off his forthcoming Food & Liquor 2: The Great American Rap Album Pt. 1 project is “Put ‘Em Up” and […]
If you aren’t a resident of Australia or a die hard Lupe Fiasco fan, you probably wouldn’t know that “Battle Scars” is the number one song in Australia according to ARIA charts. Last night, Lupe Fiasco and Guy Sebastian teamed up to perform their hit single on Simon Cowell’s X-Factor: Australia. After they performed their hit, […]
Lupe Fiasco’s highly anticipated album, Food & Liquor 2: The Great American Rap Album Part 1, is two weeks away from hitting stores. With some of the footage from this taken from Lupe Fiasco’s Rap Genius break down of “B***h Bad,” the Chicago rapper says that his album is a “challenge in psychological warfare,” and “to challenge your […]
Lupe Fiasco is not about beef, he’s about making amends. The Chicago native and youngster, Chief Keef, have had a storied dialogue on Twitter, but Fiasco still has love for the teenager. Keef is one of many artists that the “B-tch Bad” rapper has spoken on in recent weeks, and while he was critical of the […]
Lupe Fiasco‘s been going through a lot lately. He’s been gearing up to release his fourth album, Food & Liquor 2: The Great American Rap Album Pt. 1. Other than that, he got into a very public discussion with the controversial fellow Chicago Rapper, Chief Keef, that resulted in next to nothing. Lupe tried his hardest to […]
One of the year’s most anticipated rap albums, Food & Liquor 2: The Great American Rap Album Pt. 1, is ready to drop. Available for pre-order now on Amazon, Lupe Fiasco releases the tracklist for his fourth solo album under Atlantic Records. Last week, Hip-Hop Wired gave you an exclusive preview for most of this album, but […]
Lupe Fiasco has been injecting messages into his songs ever since his star turn with his smash debut single “Kick Push” back in 2006. With the latest video for “B-tch Bad,” the latest single from his forthcoming Food & Liquor 2: The Great American Rap album, Lupe is once again using music as a means to […]
Hip-Hop has had a dark cloud over it for the last 20 or so years: its use of the word “b-tch” in reference to women. Whenever anyone wants to lob criticism at Hip-Hop, its degradation of women always comes first. The word is the safety net for people that want to disregard any good the […]
Yesterday in New York City, Lupe Fiasco held a very private listening session for his fourth studio album, Food And Liquor 2: The Great American Rap Album Pt. 1. Originally planned as a double disc, Lupe made the decision to only go with the first part of the album this time around and it is scheduled […]
Lupe Fiasco deconstructs the power of the word “b***h” in the new video for his latest single, “B***h Bad.” Splitting the video into three acts and verses, Wasulu talks most importantly about the power that the word has over youth and especially young women. Lupe trades in his rebel gear for a sharp suit in […]
Lupe Fiasco made a few changes to the release strategy of his fourth album, Food And Liquor 2: The Great American Rap Album Vol.1. He’s added the international smash single, “Battle Scars” to his album, which is originally a collaboration with Australian star Guy Sebastian. Once more, this song has already topped the charts down under and […]
Lupe Fiasco’s third release off of the highly anticipated Food & Liquor 2, The Great American Rap Album was released at midnight. “Lamborghini Angels” is a lyrical look at the contrast between a lot of the world’s ills. One of them being the struggle of being rich and righteous, and another verse is specifically dedicated to Catholic […]