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Lupe Fiasco - “Say Something” Freestyle

Second drop in less than two days means somebody’s either found a creative burst of energy, time to kill or an album is on the horizon. Or, it could simply be a combination of factors. Here, Lupe puts the finishing moves on Timbo & Drake’s “Say Something.”
October 29th, 2009 | AUDIO, GENERAL, LOOSIES, MUSIC | Read More

Lupe Fiasco - “Solar Midnite”

I remember looking over the preliminary tracklist for the The Twilight Saga: New Moon soundtrack and thinking how big it would be for a Hip-Hop artist’s career to land on a spot on such a notable soundtrack. Seeing that it’s the current craze amongst teenagers and further releases from said...
October 16th, 2009 | AUDIO, GENERAL, LOOSIES, MUSIC | Read More

“I Never Cried When Pac Died”

MTV Shows “But I Probably Will When Hov Does.” — Drake on “Fear” Hip-Hop police is up in arms again. Drizzy Drake is being charged with falsifying love for the culture based on his lack of appreciation of its roots. Well, really, his crime was not crying when Pac died....
October 15th, 2009 | Everything Else, GENERAL, SMOKE BREAK | Read More

Lupe Fiasco - “Fire”

Let me find out sampling Jimi Hendrix is the new trend for rappers in 2K10. Things could get real groovy, not to mention pricey. Ain’t that right Joe?
October 8th, 2009 | AUDIO, LOOSIES, MUSIC | Read More

Lupe Fiasco x Converse Product Red

Double D gave us a peak @ Lupe’s Product Red All-Stars a while back when he attended the unveiling @ Chicago boutique St. Alfred’s. Now they’re available for purchase @ the Converse website with a portion of the sales going to a good cause.
September 18th, 2009 | GENERAL | Read More

7.13 The Cooler

Muy Muy Bien Kay Rodriguez, Muy Bien Lupe: “My Record Company Won’t Let Me Retire” [HHU] Wise Intelligent Got Arrested? [RTD] Jadakiss Hates Southwest Airlines [Rap Radar] Carmen Electra And The Naked Wrestling Lawsuit [SbS] Sue Bird’s Nike Zoom Soldier III Livestrong PE [LRJ23] Sportscaster...
July 13th, 2009 | GENERAL, SMOKE BREAK, The Cooler | Read More

Video: Lupe Fiasco’s The L.A.S.E.R.S. Manifesto

They aren’t losers, they are Lasers. [via]
June 27th, 2009 | MUSIC, VIDEO | Read More

6.19 The Cooler

Adelina Kristina With Her Precious Self For PFF Kedar Massenburg: F*ck Tha Police! [XXL] The Definitive List Of Songs No Dude Should Have On Their iPod [Next Round] You’re Breathing All Wrong [Men's Journal] Britney Hangs With Mr. Freeze [Don Chavez] Lupe Talks About “Trilly & Truly” Clothing...
June 19th, 2009 | GENERAL, SMOKE BREAK, The Cooler | Read More

FSD X The Cool Kids x Timbuck2 - The Fake Shore Drive Mixtape

This is Drew’s deal so I’ll let him explain this: Yes, I know it’s been a long time coming, and I’ve seemingly been talking about it forever, but today is the day that Tim and I are unleashing it to the world. Ladies and gentlemen, I bring you The Fake Shore Drive Mixtape. Now...
May 26th, 2009 | GENERAL, MUSIC, Mixtapes, STRAY SHOTS | Read More

Lupe Fiasco - “Street Stories” X “For My Ni**as”

DJ Drama & DJ MoonDawg dug up some previously unreleased rare Lupe Fiasco tracks for their new mixtape entitled The Stimulus Package. It’s relatively bold of them to call these joints “exclusive.” “Street Stories” is essentially
May 15th, 2009 | AUDIO, GENERAL, LOOSIES, MUSIC, STRAY SHOTS | Read More

“We Are Lasers”

^ Straight snagged from Nah Right Apparently, Lupe is now actively particpating on Twitter & making all kinds of pronouncements — changing his album title, all but confirming his affiliation with Japanese Cartoon, and his recording proces — you know, the general array of crap that some...
March 24th, 2009 | EDUTAINMENT, Everything Else, GENERAL, SMOKE BREAK | Read More

Japanese Cartoon - “Crowd Participation”

Hmm. Somehow, this one slipped under the radar yesterday. I’m still not sure if Lupe’s claiming/denying any affiliation with Japanese Cartoon, but the track
March 15th, 2009 | AUDIO, LOOSIES, MUSIC | Read More

Lupe x Converse x St. Alfred’s

One of the first orders of business I had to deal with when I moved to Chicago was to make sure I hit up as many clothing stores I could to get as fly as possible in the big city. Per the suggestion of many Chicagoans, the first spot I hit up was St. Alfred’s in Wicker Park. They have a nice shoe...
March 4th, 2009 | GENERAL | Read More

The 2009 Grammy Award Nominees For “Best Rap Album”

By now the majority of us can agree the Grammy Awards validity isn’t worth its weight in mustard packets — especially when it comes to their representation of the rap Hip-Hop category. I can remember Mystikal’s hit-less Tarantula getting a nominee in the midst of Eminem automatically...
December 4th, 2008 | REVIEWS, SMOKE BREAK | Read More

Who Cares That Lupe Forgot Tribe’s Lyrics?

He remembered Dre & Snoop’s, and that’s the type of stuff he grew up listening to so that’s all that matters.
October 29th, 2008 | GENERAL, MUSIC, VIDEO | Read More