[NEW] Lupe Fiasco - "Fire"

Here's some new fire (pun intended) from Lupe. This is previously unreleased track that is...well, released as on the second you click the link. I swear, this cat has more unreleased music laying around than 2Pac. What's going on in that studio of yours, Lu?

[DOWNLOAD] Lupe Fiasco - "Fire"

Courtesy of YoungKingz.

Lupe Fiasco - "Go Go Gadget" [LIVE]

Everyone sounds better with a live band. Simple and plain. I'm still on the fence with Lupe as a live performer. I've seen him 3 times, and have yet to be impressed. My boy Koleeko even decided to throw a Midnight Marauders CD onstage when he was performing at USC last year. (If you don't understand why, go here, read the story, and then think about him throwing that CD on stage again). But watching this video, I was kind of impressed with his performance. Maybe he's grown in the past year, and realized the importance of a dynamic stage show. Or maybe my opening line is just the truth.

Lupe Fiasco's Award Tour.

Yes, it's an ironic blog title, considering he probably never listened to that song. (Sorry Lupe, I'll never let that go). The USA Network Name Lupe a winner of their first-ever Character Approved Award (designed to honor individuals from a cross-section of creative disciplines who are positively influencing American culture). Check out this dope interview as it gives you some insight into who he is.

"If I sell a million records, and there's a lie on every single song...then I've told a million lies."

Hear that Officer Ricky?

[NEW] Lupe Fiasco - "Hustlers & Customers"

Fakeshore Drive dug up an old Lupe rarity that he recorded 2 years ago. Boy, I'm glad he did. This is some nice heat to keep you warm during the cold winter.

DOWNLOAD: Lupe Fiasco - "Hustlers & Customers"

Daily Dopeness: Hip-Hop Saved My Life

This was easily one of the stand out tracks on a very strong album from Cool Hand Lu. The message alone is enough to move you. Lupe at his finest.

DOWNLOAD: Lupe Fiasco - "Hip-Hop Saved My Life"

Lupe Fiasco ft. Pharrell, Q-Tip, and Sarah Green - "Paris, Tokyo" (Remix)

One of the best songs on Lupe's, The Cool, gets a facelift. The original had a very Tribe-ish feel to it, so it was only right to get Q-Tip to bless it.

Q-Tip>>>Lupe>>>Sarah Green>>>Pharrell.

DOWNLOAD: Lupe Fiasco ft. Pharrell, Q-Tip, and Sarah Green - "Paris, Tokyo" (Remix)

[NEW] N.E.R.D. (ft. Kanye, Lupe, and Pusha-T) - Everyone Nose (Remix)

"All the girls standing in the line for the bathroom!"

The ode to cokehead girls in video form.


[BONUS] DOWNLOAD: N.E.R.D. (ft. Kanye, Lupe, and Pusha-T) - Everyone Nose (Remix)

[NEW] Lupe Fiasco - "The Commercial"

I was supposed to interview this dude yesterday, but it didn't work out. Instead of posting an in-depth, thought provoking interview, here's a hard-to-find & unreleased Lupe rarity to start your weekend off right. This appeared on a French mixtape and has popped up a couple places, but not in this top of the line, high quality format. Get down on it.

DOWNLOAD: Lupe Fiasco - "The Commercial"

Lupe Fiasco Interview w/ BBC

Lupe talks about his name, his influences, and life after Hip-Hop.

[NEW] Lupe Fiasco - "Gangsta's Groove" (feat. Gemstones)

Lupe gets his gangster groove on over this fresh beat that sounds like it sampled a sitcom from 1977. Lupe actually does the track justice. This is some cool shit to ride to. I think it's off his upcoming, and evidentially last album, titled L.U.P.End. That's right, Cool Hand Lu is planning to retire after his third album. He's only 26 years old.

"I'm at a creative end," he explained. "I really don't think I have that much to say. And I don't want to get to the point where I'm putting out music just to put out music. Especially recording music. I'll still perform as long as a venue will have me and a promoter will have me. Always. Until I'm 100 years old.

He says he's going to fall back and run his label 1st and 15th, and he still plans to put out some concept records and if the planets aligned correctly, a CRS record. CRS is the the hip-hop supergroup Child Rebel Soldiers that is Lupe, Kanye, and Pharrell. The hypekids wouldn't be able to handle that one.

Lupe Fiasco - "Gangsta's Groove" (feat. Gemstones)

[NEW] Lupe Fiasco - "Cold World" (Unreleased)

Courtesy of Fake Shore Drive, here's an unreleased track from Lupe. I'm still on the fence about Cool Young Lu, because I feel he's inconsistent, and the whole Fiascogate thing put a bad taste in my mouth about dude...but all bullshit aside, when locks in he is one of the freshest emcees in the game.

Lupe Fiasco - "Cold World" (Unreleased)

[NEW] N*E*R*D* - "Everybody Nose (Remix feat. CRS and Pusha T)"

I saw this yesterday on Kanye's blog but I didn't post it, and now everyone is talking about it and I feel like an idiot. So I'm posting it about 32 hours too late. I wasn't all that impressed with it at first, but it's growing on me...and with this many big names in one place its hard not to notice. The hipster kids and club goers are going to love this one...DJ's download this NOW.

Pharrell, Kanye, Lupe, and Pusha T (from Clipse) on this record about girls who do too much blow.

Kanye said this was the ruff draft, with a final version coming soon...I'll be better about posting that one for ya'll.

N*E*R*D* - "Everybody Nose (Remix CRS and Pusha T)"

Lupe Fiasco Goes Gold

Lupe Fiasco's second album The Cool, has been certified gold by the RIAA for sales exceeding 500,000. The critically acclaimed album – which features the hit singles, "Superstar (Feat. Matthew Santos)" and "Hip-Hop Saved My Life (Feat. Nikki Jean)" –debuted on Billboard's "Top Rap Albums" chart at 1 upon its December 2007 release, and remained in the peak position for nine weeks.

Congrats Lupe, with all that extra cheese you stacked, you can purchase yourself a copy of Midnight Marauders.

Here's a video to celebrate

Lupe Fiasco Interview with Tim Westwood

Westwood clowns Lupe for his weak gold chain, and then asks him if he wears Bapes because of Soulja Boy. He should have asked him about Midnight Marauders.