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1st & 15th Presents Chicago's Own Lupe Fiasco, Friend of the People | |
Lupe Fiasco, born Wasalu Muhammad Jaco, grew up on the West Side of Chicago. He is regarded as one of the greatest lyricists in hip hop, known for his socially conscious lyricism and creative storytelling.
Fiasco began his career in the early 2000s, where he was part of hip hop crew the 1500s, and distributed street mixtapes. One day, a few record producers invited him to showcase at Raw Dope Studios, where Aftermath Records would be scouting. There, he met his future business partner and manager, Chilly, and became a member of the rap group Da Pak. After the group's disbandment, he briefly signed as a solo artist with Arista Records until CEO L.A. Reid's departure in 2004, leading to many artists being dropped or moved onto subsidiary labels. He then signed a recording contract with Atlantic Records. He gained mainstream recognition with his feature on Kanye West's 2006 song, "Touch the Sky," and achieved solo success with his debut single, "Kick, Push," which became a celebrated anthem for Black skateboarders. His first studio album, Lupe Fiasco's Food & Liquor (2006), generated critical acclaim for its cerebral and socially conscious lyricism. It was followed by Lupe Fiasco's The Cool (2007), an album exploring themes of street violence, loss, and the allure of all things "cool." Despite encountering label difficulties with Atlantic, his third album Lasers (2011) finally dropped after a fan petition and a protest, becoming his first number one album on the US Billboard 200. His next album, Food & Liquor II: The Great American Rap Album Pt. 1 (2012), delved into the country's sociopolitical issues such as colonialism and racism. Tetsuo & Youth (2015) marked a comeback for Fiasco, receiving widespread acclaim. Drogas Light (2017), his first project off of Atlantic, was critiqued for its sound, in likeness to Lasers, while Drogas Wave (2018) returned to high-concept storytelling, focusing on a group of slaves who survive by living underwater. His latest releases include Drill Music in Zion (2022), described as his Illmatic, otherwise known as his magnum opus, and Samurai (2024), named to be his most personal album yet, inspired by an Amy Winehouse quote. Through his music, you may learn about child soldiers, the Audubon Ballroom, settler colonialism, Black civil rights leader and activist Dick Gregory, names of slave ships, names of Black lives to be remembered, and conspicuous consumption. You may also, after several listens, catch his use of analogies, wordplay, double entendres, or many pop cultural references. |
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Lupe Fiasco - Samurai Tour - Creative Loafing - - November 14, 2024
Ab-Soul Delivers 'Soul Burger' Album With Doechii, Lupe Fiasco & More - iHeartRadio - - November 8, 2024
Dean’s Weekender: Sebastian Maniscalco, Larry David, Lupe Fiasco and more - WGN TV Chicago - - November 8, 2024
What to do around Chicago: 312 Comedy Fest, Lupe Fiasco and movies in Aurora - Chicago Tribune - - November 8, 2024
Stream Ab-Soul’s New Album Soul Burger Feat. Vince Staples, Doechii, Lupe Fiasco, & More - Stereogum - - November 8, 2024
Lupe Fiasco at the Warfield - SF Chronicle Datebook - - November 6, 2024
Ab-Soul Shared The Tracklist For ‘Soul Burger,’ Which Features Doechii, Lupe Fiasco, Vince Staples, And More - UPROXX - - November 5, 2024
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"I always felt, just like any other cultural product, there's periods and phases in hip-hop. So hip-hop goes through its underground phase, then into its recognition, visibility, industrial stage, its commercial stage, its entrepreneurial phase, its cultural phase. Then it's like, 'OK, well, what's left?'"
– Lupe Fiasco, on hip-hop being brought into its academic phase [src] |
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"Yeah, the people, united, will never be defeated…"
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"The End of the World" is a song by Lupe Fiasco, the twelfth and final track from his mixtape, Friend of the People: I Fight Evil (2011). It samples "Midnight City" by M83 and calls for a people's revolution through peaceful protests and the search for truth.
Fiasco alludes to Rachel Corrie, who protested the demolitions of Palestinian houses and was killed by an Israeli armored bulldozer; mentions the Horn of Africa, which faced a severe food crisis; and names Occupy Wall Street, a popularist movement against economic inequality, corporate greed, and big finance. |
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Thirty Tigers' Official Website |