I'm Tired of Pretending to Understand Concept Albums
Just because you love something doesn't mean you understand it.
Lupe Fiasco
- Real Name: Wasalu Muhammad Jaco
- Nickname: Lu
- Hometown: Chicago, IL
- Label: First&Fifteenth
Rappers as Fast Food Restaurants: An Absurdly Detailed Investigation
If you don't understand why Kanye West is Taco Bell, we can't be friends.
Lupe Fiasco Explains Why Migos Releasing a 24-Track Album is a "Positive"
Oh, how times have-a-changed.
Lupe Fiasco's Upcoming 'DROGAS WAVE' Is a "Long" Concept Album About American Slavery
The album is slated for release in 2018.
10 Years Later, We Graded These Rappers' Plans to Fix the Music Industry
VIBE asked 50 Cent, Chamillionare and more how they'd fix the music industry in 2007. Let's hop in the time machine.
Lupe Fiasco's All City Chess Club Supergroup Was Always Doomed According to One Member
"There's just really nowhere to go with a rap supergroup."
Joe Budden, “Pump It Up” & the Curious Case of Misleading Rap Singles
From Joe Budden to Joey Bada$$, lead singles don't always taste like the main course.
Hate Roundtable: Beloved, Acclaimed Hip-Hop Albums We Hated
Despite near-universal acclaim, these four albums just didn't have "it."
Lupe Fiasco's 'DROGAS Light' Sold 14,416 Copies, Is That Good?
How does Lupe's first independent effort stack up against recent efforts from his biggest indie peers?
Lupe Fiasco 'DROGAS Light' 1 Listen Album Review
While the content is respectable, Lupe's latest falls flat in execution.
The Perfect Goodbye: The Moments Our Favorite Rap Stars Should Have Retired
Death is the goodbye that most will not choose, but retirement is the formal farewell you’re allowed to make.
Lupe Fiasco's Anti-Semitic Lyrics in "N.E.R.D" Freestyle Are Dangerous
Lupe Fiasco continues to make it more difficult to be a Lupe Fiasco fan.
Blame Jay Z For Lupe Fiasco Signing to Atlantic Records
In 2004, Hov chose Def Jam over Atlantic Records. But it was too late for Lupe Fiasco.
Bill Murray Attended a Lupe Fiasco Show & Made Him Do a Double Encore, Because Of Course He Did
Just another example of Bill Murray Doing Bill Murray Things.
Lupe Fiasco's "Made In the USA" is Another Underwhelming Preview of 'DROGAS Light'
It's hard being a Lupe fan.
A Brief History of Kanye Bringing Artists Into the Mainstream
Kanye’s Midas touch might not be what it once was, but his resume is quite impressive.
Lupe Fiasco Makes it Hard to be a Fan of Lupe Fiasco
Thanks to “red tape,” Lupe Fiasco’s three-album retirement plan is on hold.
Lupe Fiasco Doesn't Believe His "Food & Liquor" Album is a Classic
10 Years after the release of Food & Liquor we revisit Lupe's critically acclaimed debut and pose the question, is it a classic?
Lupe Fiasco Says Big K.R.I.T. "Renegaded" Him & Rick Ross on "DROGAS Light"
Be excited for this K.R.I.T. verse - we are.
Lupe Fiasco is Anti-Genius, Might Self-Annotate His New Albums
Lupe is toying with the idea of not allowing his next two projects to receive annotation on Genius, but is he doing it for the right reasons?