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aka: Wasalu Muhammad Jaco
Based in: Illinois
Based in: Chicago
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GRAMMY award-winning Wasalu Muhammad Jaco, better known by his stage name Lupe Fiasco, is an American rapper and record producer.
After adopting the name Lupe Fiasco and recording songs in his father’s basement, 19-year-old Fiasco joined a group called Da Pak. The group disbanded shortly after its inception, and Fiasco soon met rapper Jay-Z who helped him sign a record deal with Atlantic Records.
In September 2006, Fiasco released his debut album Lupe Fiasco‘s Food & Liquor on the label, which received three Grammy nominations. He released his second album, Lupe Fiasco‘s The Cool, in December 2007. The lead single “Superstar” became his first top 40 hit on the Billboard Hot 100.
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In May 2011, his third album, Lasers, was released and became his first album to debut at number one on the Billboard 200. The album was preceded by his highest charting single, “The Show Goes On”, which peaked at number 9. His latest album, Drill Music in Zion, was released in June 2022.
Fiasco’s influences include Nas, Jay-Z, Common, AZ, De La Soul, N.W.A, Mos Def, Pharrell Williams, A Tribe Called Quest, Q-Tip and Gang Starr.
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Fiasco, along with rappers Common, Mos Def and Talib Kweli, has been credited as a pioneer of the conscious hip-hop movement, which focuses on social issues. Subjects touched upon on Lupe Fiasco‘s Food & Liquor include absent parents, terrorism, Islam and religion, war, and prostitution.
Fiasco has made music with a number of hip hop artists, including Kanye West (“Touch the Sky”), Snoop Dogg (“Hi-Definition”), Pharrell Williams (“I Gotcha”), Jay-Z (“Pressure”), Trey Songz, John Legend, Ed Sheeran, and Rick Ross.
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In addition to music, Fiasco has pursued other business ventures, including fashion. He runs two clothing lines, Righteous Kung-Fu and Trilly & Truly; he has designed sneakers for Reebok.
He has been involved with charitable activities, including the Summit on the Summit expedition, and in 2010, he recorded a benefit single for victims of the 2010 Haiti earthquake.
His discography includes eight studio albums, six mixtapes, seven soundtrack albums, 38 singles (including 10 as a featured artist), and 37 music videos.
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