Jay Sean is one of those R&B singers guys are reluctant to say they like. The Ca$h Money crooner is somewhat of a Punjabi pretty boy and his overplayed radio jams are definitely not meant for the male species, yet they’re catchy as can be and typically feature top-tier MCs (or Baby). Read the rest of this entry »

Deriding an artist is easy since most do dumb things along the way. But we must also give praise when it’s warranted and Lupe Fiasco’s participation in an initiative to feed the hungry deserves a bit of credit. Read the rest of this entry »

“God bless the nonbelievers, they teach the dreamers how to fly…”

Tomorrow is the day Nikki Jean releases her album Pennies In A Jar, but for today she’s allowing the world to hear her collaboration with Lupe Fiasco and Black Thought free of charge. Read the rest of this entry »

If DJ Khaled can be on one with his famous friends for the summer, no reason why Trae Tha Truth can’t do the same. Borrowing a bit of heat from Mark Morrison’s classic jam, the Houston heavyweight just didn’t recruit the prime time players for their namesake. He actually had them work for their pay as every artists gives a rapid fire performance, not concerned with standing out for the radio DJs but more so for the people of the streets. Read the rest of this entry »

Like a thief in the night, Lil B released his I’m Gay album to iTunes with limited promo or fanfare. And while the peanut gallery has been split over the album’s title, The Based God can now count Lupe Fiasco as a supporter. Read the rest of this entry »

You already know how my team and I feel about Lasers (if you’re in the dark, click here) so need to belabor the point. Up next for the Lupester is the radio-ready, bubbly aura of “Out Of My Mind’s” cinematic presentation. Backed by his wingman, Trey Songz, who is dressed like a butler in the Hamptons, Lupe told his stylist to give him “The D.L. Hughley” and proceeds to loiter in penthouses, get chauffeured and pampered in the city as he chases a cutie through his Shallow Hal lenses. Read the rest of this entry »

President Obama was not verbally attacked in the making of “This City.” I repeat, President Obama was not verbally attacked in the making of “This City.” Instead, Patrick Stump and Lupe Fiasco express their adoration for Chicago on the aforesaid track scheduled to appear on the former lead singer of Fall Out Boy’s debut album Soul Punk. Read the rest of this entry »

Somewhere in Bill O’Reilly’s diary there’s a passage that looks something like “Democrats > rap artists (but just by a hair).” Until today, I had never heard Bill praise or even say anything that could be misconstrued as being vaguely positive about a Dem, much less President Barack Obama. But, I guess he’ll go to any and all lengths possible to discredit the outspoken Lupester, even if it means commending the President. Read the rest of this entry »

An arduous grind, numerous mixtape releases, a BET cypher and G.O.O.D. Music over everything is what lead Sean Anderson to this point where he can kick his feet up and enjoy the fruits of his labor with his debut studio effort, Finally Famous: The Album. Read the rest of this entry »

First, Lupe caused a minor sh*tstorm by remarking that he thought the President was a terrorist. Now, Prodigy’s harping on the situation, stating that he agrees with the Lupester’s comments. According to a HHDX interview, P shared that “I would have to agree with him. Most of these politicians and these government officials…most of them are the real terrorists.” Read the rest of this entry »

– The NBA Finals: Where Dallas looks like a team of destiny and where LeBron makes headlines for all the wrong reasons.

– Tracy Morgan upset the gay and lesbian community. And then apologized.

– Lupe isn’t too fond of President Obama. We’ll just leave it at that. Read the rest of this entry »

Boy that Lupe sure knows how to stir up a hornet’s nest. On a recent appearance of some public access type show called “What’s Trending,” the Chicago kid gets asked to expand on thoughts on President Obama originally voiced in the song “Words I Never Said.” Read the rest of this entry »

Lupe’s current situation and talks of the Illuminati have been water cooler fodder the past few days at work. I usually don’t initiate or try to lead these conversations because it always gives me perspective of those who aren’t continually plugged into the matrix like we are. So it was funny how Lasers came up out of the blue as a topic of discussion Read the rest of this entry »

Photo: CiscoNYC

The audio for the remarkable Blue Note set has been floating around for a while but this is my first time spying footage from the New York night in February. Read the rest of this entry »

The backstory has been told countless times of how Atlantic gave the track to Lupe, he screwed the pooch and admitted that he considered committing that after he saw how big the tune became. The fable continues to grow but since it doesn’t sound like Lupester went for the gusto on Jonsin’s beat, maybe B.o.B getting the song was the best thing for all parties involved. Read the rest of this entry »