Happy Halloween!
DOWNLOAD: L.E.P. Bogus Boys x Lupe - Zombie Land
Monday, October 31, 2011
Sunday, October 30, 2011
FakeShoreDrive was able to talk to Dash and Dion Primo who are the A&R's for the project. Check what they said about the track and how it happened below:
Dion: “Zombieland” is fuckin’ crazy. I’ma tell you, “Zombieland” is crazy from both angles. Before Lupe, there’s a producer named J-Kits. He does a lot of work with Trey Songz. He hit me up like, “Yo, I wanna work and do some shit with L.E.P.”. I’m like, “L.E.P.? That’s some hard rap shit”.
I said cool and he sent some beats. He sent four of the craziest fuckin’ beats we had heard that whole weekend.
Dash: “Zombieland” was a verse that he [Count] had already. We were late for a studio session and I was in the car barking about being late. I looked to the side and there’s Lupe. Moonie hopped out like, “What’s up? Let’s do something. We’re working on our mixtape. We want you to listen to it.”
Moonie asked Lu if he was in the studio and Lu replied “Nah. I’m actually going to get some sushi next door.” We didn’t want a song from Lupe or nothing. We just wanted a drop from him and he was cool with it. We’re in the studio and a hour passes. I didn’t think he was coming. I go outside and Lupe’s trying to get buzzed in. He came in and wanted us to play the tape.
We played “Zombieland” and he started jumping around the studio. He took his glasses off and said “Oh, shit. Bring that back!”. I told him that we needed to make something happen and he cut me off – “Don’t worry about it. That Zombieland record. Let’s do it.”. I didn’t even have the sessions or nothing. I called Primo and he came through with the session. Lu didn’t use a pen, paper or nothing. He just went in and layed his verse.
"Now or Neva" drops tomorrow!
Saturday, October 29, 2011
Same goes for the old Fallacy of Rome collection!
Friday, October 28, 2011
Vote for him HERE
Thursday, October 27, 2011
AllHipHop.com: I wanted to ask you just briefly, just in sort of a hindsight manner. The press made a big deal of your metaphor for President Obama as a terrorist. Do you have any regrets on that now, or maybe a different point-of-view in hindsight?
Lupe: Not at all. Not at all. I made this point when I was on Bill O’Reilly. I said just because — and it stems from Howard Zinn.
Howard Zinn said war is terror, right? Howard Zinn has a very deep past, a very powerful political thinker. He was a soldier, actually fought in World War II. He was a guy deeply involved in the Civil Rights movement in the South, [author of] “A People’s History of the United States.” A very powerful dude who I look up to very much so. His words, that war on terror, war and the definition of why we wage war is definitely terror.
The people who wage war, what are they? There is no… redefining it for the sake of making yourself feel better when you go to sleep at night. When you bomb a village for no reason at all other than that it’s a hindrance for rearranging some type of political structure or some type of energy structure in the world, or putting yourself in a better strategic position in a region so you can take over that region’s resources? That’s terror.
That’s not bringing freedom and liberty to people by eradicating an entire town and killing thousands and thousands of people, millions of people, and standing behind that. So that’s terror. But saying that, it doesn’t negate all of the other qualities or all of the other characteristics of that person. Like Bill O’Reilly, he’s a father, he’s a great speaker, he’s a great thinker. He’s a motivator. He’s a charitable person. But all of that, in itself, also does not not make him a terrorist. You know? It does not.
Read the rest HERE
Wednesday, October 26, 2011
AllHipHop.com: So I wanted to know, just to get things moving, what are your thoughts on the whole Occupy Wall Street movement as it spreads across the world, really, at this point?
Lupe Fiasco: Overall, I think it’s great. Being actually there from the beginning of it, and seeing it kind of mobilize into being something that was an idea or like a challenge, to see the people orchestrate it and to see it actually take place, then to see it kind of spread, and now seeing it become kind of more of a global kind of thing. I think overall, I think it’s great. It’s a great conversation, a great kind of place where people can go.I’ve been to like five of them in different cities, just checking up on them, just seeing what was needed from a support side but at the same time too to take a temperature of exactly what was going on and to see, I found myself in conversation circles where it’d be a socialist and a physics teacher and a guy who works pro bono — an immigrant lawyer who does pro bono work for immigrants, and then just a regular high school kid then a college guy who went to school and is currently unemployed and is looking for something to do.And with me, you’ve got some superstar rapper then you’ve got some dude from some union, all in a circle, discussing ideas and theories and thoughts. So I think it’s great.
Continue reading HERE
Taken at Occupy Orlando. Funny story - He actually walked up to me with a box of coookies to donate to the food table.I told him thank you and asked his name and he told me - I was blown away. I proceeded to sit and talk with him for an hour, and he's a really down to earth intelligent guy. It was definitely a blessing getting to meet him. - Richie B
Tuesday, October 25, 2011
Trae is still shooting the video for "I'm On." Trae, Lupe and the director just met up and are getting ready to shoot. - Check some pics below!
Sunday, October 23, 2011
Saturday, October 22, 2011
Friday, October 21, 2011
Lupe is nominated for Best Hip-Hop Song Of The Year at this years' Soul Train Awards for his collaboration with Trey Songz, 'Out Of My Head'. Below is the full list of nominees in this category:
“Moment for Life” – Nicki Minaj
“All of the Lights”- Kanye West ft. Rihanna
“Look at Me Now” – Chris Brown feat. Busta Rhymes and Lil’ Wayne
“Out of My Head” – Lupe Fiasco ft. Trey Songz
“Otis” - Jay Z and Kanye West
Make sure you tune into Centric and BET on November 27 at 9pm/8c to find out who won!
Thursday, October 20, 2011
The outlook on a CRS project is bleak, according to Fiasco, who said an album wasn’t likely.
“Um, probably not. I don’t foresee it. I don’t know,” he said in an exclusive interview with AllHipHop.com.
The Chicago rapper proceeded to explain, at length, how things have progressed since the trio released “US Placers” in 2007.
Lupe continued: “Everybody has their different approaches. Do you want a CRS album or do you want a ‘Friend of the People‘ mixtape or do you want a ‘Food and Liquor 2‘ or do you want… It’s like, you know, you can’t do all of it.And then with CRS I have to get Pharrell on the same page and get Kanye on the same page – is it something that we even still want to do, you know? It was something that we maybe thought about doing 3 or 4 years ago. 3 or 4 years later, is that something that we still want to do?”
Read more HERE ..full interview coming soon.
Here we go! First track off "Friend of the People" which will drop on Thanksgiving!
DOWNLOAD: Lupe Fiasco - LightWork [mp3]
Wednesday, October 19, 2011
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Tuesday, October 18, 2011
PREVIOUSLY: Marqus on the Generation Laser Tour [Part 1]
Monday, October 17, 2011
Saturday, October 15, 2011
Rob from Platinum Motorsport comes through with some Lupe pics again. This time you can see Lupe backstage at his show at the Hollywood Palladium together with Shannon Leto from 30 Seconds to Mars and lil Carter. - More below!
Friday, October 14, 2011
PREVIOUSLY: Tara King - Warning Shotz
He also got to drive down the Las Vegas Strip alongside Mario Andretti in a 2-Seater Dallara and judging by his tweets, he was really excited about it.
Thursday, October 13, 2011
Audio via SwitFM // Photo credit: Eric Arnold
We had a review and some video footage from the show already, now here are some pics courtesy of Grady Brannan. - Check 'em after the jump!
Wednesday, October 12, 2011
Drea is back now with a new group project called Pyyramids. Pyyramids consists of Drea and OK Go's Timothy Northwind and they just released the first track off their upcoming "Human Beings" EP which drops Oct. 31st. - Check it out above!
And if you want to, pre-order the EP HERE
More info's HERE
Knowing that hip hop artist Lupe Fiasco was set to perform at the Fox Theater on Telegraph Avenue in Oakland on the second day of Occupy Oakland, numerous tweets went out days in advance asking for his support.Lupe Fiasco came through, perhaps more than expected, with donated food, supplies, tables, tents, and a generator. He even made a personal appearance during the evening's General Assembly to express solidarity with Oakland and the broader Occupy Wall Street movement, as seen in the video above.
- IndyBay
A 2nd video of Lupe addressing the crowd at his show last night can be found HERE
Lupe shot a live video for "I Don't Wanna Care Right Now" during the tour and now that the tour is over, it should be dropping soon....stay tuned for updates!
Phot credit: Todd Owyoung
Lupe Fiasco spent much of Tuesday night’s show at Oakland’s Fox Theater atop a small raised platform at center stage. There he stood, or danced or pranced, literally head and shoulders above all the other musicians.
The scene served as a metaphor for this 29-year-old Chicago rapper’s overall ability as a live performer. For in the land of hip-hop, no one stands taller onstage than Fiasco.
Tuesday, October 11, 2011
Lupe called in to 107.5 WGCI’s Tony Sculfield & The Morning Riot today to talk about his winter coat drive in Chicago. He also discussed the lines in 50 Cent’s new Street King track, “50′s My Favorite,” which could be constructed as shots fired. - via FSD
Monday, October 10, 2011
Make sure you tune in this Thursday 10/13 to watch Lupe performing his hit single "The Show Goes On" on The Ellen DeGeneres Show! Check local listings for channel/airing times. - LupeFiasco.com
Visit LupeFiascoFoundation for more info's!
Before his show in Ames last week Lupe was interviewed by Daniel Kisslinger for KDIC 88.5FM. Lupe talked about the re-release of Food & Liquor, how his style/sound has changed over the years, getting his message out, working with Trey Songz, Occupy Wall Street and more.
50 dropped a new track in his Street King series and some people/sites are saying that he fired shots at Lupe...I don't think so.
This shit ain't about shit so I ain't gonna go hard, now Kick, Push ..Kick, Push... get the fuck outta here... Kick, Push.
via ThisIs50
Saturday, October 8, 2011
After some video footage we had earlier, Metromix Denver comes through with some pics and a review of Lupe's show in Denver yesterday. Read below:
From the minute he took the stage, Lupe Fiasco embraced the rock 'n' roll side of his music. He sang hit after hit from his new album “Lasers” and got the crowd to bounce in unison to hits like “Kick, Push.” Fiasco sprayed the crowd with water danced and thrashed from one end of the stage to the other, never stopping the energy.
Sporting an "Occupy Wall Street" shirt he took several opportunities to speak about the movement. Never letting go of his activist side, Fiasco is a true superstar.
Check more pics and the full review HERE
Beginning this (yesterday) morning, Fiasco Tweeted his arrival in Denver with hashtags referencing the city's inclusion in the national occupation.
At about 4 p.m., however, Fiasco made a stop at the capitol in person to drop off tents and parkas for those who front the movement locally, many of whom sleep at the area all night and all of whom are preparing for the quickly approaching cold weather.Although nobody announced his presence while he was there, one member of the occupation shouted an acknowledgment of the rapper's donations as he and his crew settled back into their van. The donations earned a rowdy round of applause, which in turn earned a generous handful of Tweets celebrating the fact.
Friday, October 7, 2011
Check THIS SITE for a review!
April 14th, 2012: RNA Showgrounds - Brisbane
April 15th, 2012: ANZ Stadium - Sydney
April 21st, 2012: TBA - Melbourne
April 22nd, 2012: Arena Joondalup - Perth
April 21st, 2012: TBA - Melbourne
April 22nd, 2012: Arena Joondalup - Perth
Tabil Kweli attends Occupy Wall Street on Oct 6, 2011. Kweli performs exclusive new rhymes from a song titled "Distractions" and by request "Thieves In the Night." He also speaks heart-felt words in support of Occupy Wall Street.
PREVIOUSLY: Lupe Fiasco talks 9/11, Building 7 & New World Order
Thursday, October 6, 2011
On the horizon of his next project, Mickey Factz puts together a sampler of music from the project titled "Mickey Mau5", he's been working on.
Mickey Mau5 (pronounced mouse) is a pseudo-character created by Factz to tell the tale of a kid growing up in Nyc, during the street graffiti era of Fab 5 Freddy, Keith Haring, Kenny Scharf, Jean-Michel Basquiat, etc. Embodying the spirit of the 80's, Mickey delivers a full concept tape, with a sound-bed sampled from Deadmau5 & Dangermouse production.
In the upcoming weeks, there will be a visual release as well as tracks leaked from the project. No date is yet set for the release.
Wednesday, October 5, 2011
“Me and my partner Scott started a dj collective called Soundclash so we’re working on that album right now and hopefully we’ll have a single out by Halloween and will try and push an album out around that and tour and all that.There’s a Lupe Fiasco mixtape that’s coming which hopefully we’ll have out before the end of the year and that will hopefully lead up to the next Lupe Fiasco album. And that’s really it, just more touring, touring, touring and music, music, music, music.”
Lupe also talked about the music he likes right now and mentioned the following:
"When it comes back to hip hop I still like Nas and Mos Def and even the newer guys like Kendrick Lamar and Kid Cudi who can definitely kind of catch my ear and keep my edge sharp I guess.”
Tuesday, October 4, 2011
Monday, October 3, 2011
Check out a clip of Nikki performing "China" at Aaron Levinson's Range Recording studios for Dan DeLuca's "In The Mix."
More videos, including an interview, can be found HERE
Sunday, October 2, 2011
PREVIOUSLY: Lupe Fiasco performs @ Purdue University
Saturday, October 1, 2011
Lupe performed at Purdue University's Elliott Hall of Music in West Lafayette, IN yesterday. Journal & Courier comes through with some nice footage from the show.
Check the video above and also read a review HERE
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