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Lupe Fiasco — The Cool

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By Cameron Gordon (CHARTattack) January 8, 2008 4:00 pm
Mixing smarts, beats and brawn, Lupe Fiasco is pretty damn accessible as far as MCs go. His latest full-length is another strong effort from this justified critical fave. The lanky linguist goes out of his way to buck hip-hop conventions without coming off as glib or pretentious, which is no mean feat in this day and age. "Go Go Gadget Flow...
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LISTEN: Lupe Fiasco's Friend of the People mixtape

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By Mike Searle (CHARTattack) November 24, 2011 3:45 pm
After almost two years wait, Lupe Fiasco has finally released his latest mixtape Friend of the People. Originally slated for a December 2009 release, Friend of the People was shelved due to Lupe’s involvement in Summit on the Summit which, as you may remember, was to raise awareness about the need for clean water in developing nations by climbing...
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Lupe Fiasco — "Solar Midnite" (From New Moon Soundtrack)

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By CHARTattack Staff December 10, 2009 5:34 pm
Lupe Fiasco's video for "Solar Midnite," which appears on the iTunes version of the New Moon soundtrack, features scenes from the movie cut against Fiasco (real name Wasalu Muhammad Jaco) rapping in an alleyway and doing his thing with a band. It's a bit... weird to see and her Fiasco doing a rap-rock shtick, but I guess the average 13...
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Timberlake Climbing Mt. Kilimanjaro

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By Kate Harper (CHARTattack) April 14, 2009 4:55 pm
Justin Timberlake, Lupe Fiasco and Ethiopian-American musician Kenna will climb Tanzania's Mount Kilimanjaro this fall to raise awareness about water issues around the world. "My dad almost died as a child from waterborne diseases in Ethiopia, and he had talked to me about digging a well there, and I thought, 'I have too many friends who...
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Kanye West Afterparty @ Circa

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Joe Fuda
Venue: 
Circa
City: 
Toronto, ON
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May 21, 2008
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Kanye West Afterparty @ Circa

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Photographer: 
Joe Fuda
Venue: 
Circa
City: 
Toronto, ON
Date: 
May 21, 2008
Quita Mc and Lupe Fiasco

Kanye West Afterparty @ Circa

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Photographer: 
Joe Fuda
Venue: 
Circa
City: 
Toronto, ON
Date: 
May 21, 2008
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Kanye West Afterparty @ Circa

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Photographer: 
Joe Fuda
Venue: 
Circa
City: 
Toronto, ON
Date: 
May 21, 2008
Lupe Fiasco

Kanye West Afterparty @ Circa

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Photographer: 
Joe Fuda
Venue: 
Circa
City: 
Toronto, ON
Date: 
May 21, 2008
Lupe Fiasco

Kanye West Afterparty @ Circa

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Photographer: 
Joe Fuda
Venue: 
Circa
City: 
Toronto, ON
Date: 
May 21, 2008
Lupe Fiasco

Kanye West Afterparty @ Circa

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Photographer: 
Joe Fuda
Venue: 
Circa
City: 
Toronto, ON
Date: 
May 21, 2008
Lupe Fiasco and Kanye West

Kanye West Afterparty @ Circa

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Photographer: 
Joe Fuda
Venue: 
Circa
City: 
Toronto, ON
Date: 
May 21, 2008
Kanye West and Lupe Fiasco

Lupe Fiasco Wants To Hear More Interesting Stories

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By Pete Richards (CHARTattack) January 3, 2008 6:00 pm
Lupe Fiasco was in Toronto in December for a couple of performances to promote his new album, The Cool, and he was eager to talk about the disc and his views on creativity in today's hip-hop. "We live in a fast culture — McDonald's and immediate gratification," he says."We have iTunes because it's about one song. It's about a...
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Lupe Fiasco's Cool; Just Ask Him

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By CHARTattack Staff November 16, 2007 5:00 pm
The songs on Lupe Fiasco's second and somewhat conceptual album feature a variety of characters, and the emerging hip-hop star was also joined in the studio by a number of characters while making Lupe Fiasco's The Cool. The LP, due in stores on Dec. 18 via 1st And 15th/Atlantic, features production by Soundtrakk, UNKLE, Chris And Drop and Fall...
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Lupe Fiasco's A Storyteller, Not a Skater

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By Cheryl Thompson (CHARTattack) September 19, 2006 5:30 pm
Lupe Fiasco's only been on the hip-hop scene for a short time, but his Food & Liquor debut is expected to do big things. His first single, "Kick, Push," is already cultivating a hard-to-manufacture allure that make people want to know more about him. "It's not about me," Fiasco clarifies. "The song is about a skater...
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