Lupe Fiasco - I Don't Wanna Care Right Now ft. MDMA

After Lasers was hated on by most critics and reviewers, Lupe scores three Grammy nominations( Best Rap Album, Best Rap Performance and Best Rap Song ). How dope is that?

Fresh from the nominations, Lupe drops a video for "I Don't Wanna Care Right Now" featuring MDMA. Peep it below and let us know what you think.

A Vans Fiasco

The kid Lupe Fiasco, who has done collab with Reebok and Converse already, has added another sneaker collab on his resume' ( Ahem...That's a CV to South Africans ). This time its the skateboard brand Vans.
Vans added Wasalu to its roster of OTW collabs for Spring 2012 and I cannot front on these. They are super clean. I doubt that I'd kick push in these though. Peep them below and tell us what you think.

Lupe Fiasco feat. Skylar Grey - Words I Never Said [OFFICIAL VIDEO]

New Lupe Fiasco music video and this time he throws in some of the martial arts that he's been saying he does. What do ya'll think?

Lupe Fiasco Featuring John Legend - Never Forget You ( Music )

We are not sure where this joint is going to come out on but we just thought you should hear it. Lupe teams up with John Legend on a joint called "Never Forget You". Listen and tells us what you think.

Lupe Fiasco featuring John Legend - Never Forget You by Hypetrak

Super Lupe Rap

Lupe drops another single which either from the upcoming mixtape called Friend of the People or the upcoming Lasers album ( We think its more of a mixtape song. Just our thoughts ) . This one is called "Super Lupe Rap" and its produced by his longtime producer, Soundtrakk. Give it a listen and tell us what you think.
Lupe Fiasco - Super Lupe Rap (Produced by Soundtrakk) by Hypetrak

Lupe Fiasco - The Show Goes On ( Music )

With Lasers finally getting a release date, which is March 8th 2011, Lupe drops a joint relevantly titled "The Show Goes On". Listen and tell us what you think.

Lupe Fiasco - The Show Goes On by Hypetrak

Japanese Cartoon - "Heirplanes" Music Video

Japanese Cartoon is a new band that is headed up by Lupe Fiasco ( Okay Lu, this should make us even. ). The band also consists of Le Messie who is the brains behind FALSE brand, which is the brand that collaborated with Lupe on the Fallacy of Rome range. Peep some of their pieces on Lupe himself below.



I digress, their music has been described as "an eclectic blend of rock, punk and electronica" .

Here is a video of their single called "Heirplanes" off their debut EP, In the Jaws of The Lords of Death. The video is directed by 13thWitness, whom you probably remember from a post we did on him. Peep the video and tell us what you think.

"Heirplanes" by Japanese Cartoon from 13thWitness™ on Vimeo.

Lupe Fiasco - I'm Beamin Remix featuring All City Chess Club

After putting up a dodgy picture of Lu in a recent post, we felt it only to make amends. Here is Lupe with his new collective All City Chess Club ( which are The Cool Kids, B.o.B., Asher Roth, The Cool Kids, Diggy Simmons, Blu, Charles Hamilton, Dosage, J.Cole and Wale ) on the remix of his single, for that album that his record label won't drop, I'm Beamin
Lupe Fiasco featuring All City Chess Club - I'm Beamin (Remix) by Hypetrak

Unfortunately J. Cole and Wale couldn't make on this one, but they are still part of the crew.

Child Rebel Soldier - "Don't Stop"

For this instalment of G.O.O.D. Music Fridays, Kanye calls on the supergroup Child Rebel Soldier for a joint called "Don't Stop". For those who don't know, Child Rebel Soldier is group that consists of Kanye, Lupe Fiasco and Pharrell Williams. Sounds like a crazy crew right? Listen to joint below the pic and tell us what you think.


Child Rebel Soldier (Kanye West, Lupe Fiasco & Pharrell Williams) - Don't Stop! by Hypetrak

Why Lasers still hasn't come out(Updated with Video)

According to reports by SeanTheRobot of The LupE.N.D. Blog , this is why Atlantic Records has not released Lupe Fiasco's alblum called Lasers.

Lupe said Atlantic wanted him to sign a contract that would give them 25% of anything he makes from shows or deals with other companies like Nike or whatever. (Sean's note: That's a 360 deal) He told them NO so they threatened him by not pushing any of his new songs on the radio or giving him money to make the videos (the I'm Beamin' video came out of his own pocket). Also they basically don't like his music or the way Lupe put it 'They think I'm whack'. So Atlantic sent him hooks they wanted him to do. He recorded them and sent them back but they didn't like them anymore and tried to have him change the hooks like 60 different times. In the end he had enough.

Peep the video to hear it from the horse's mouth.


Messed up isn't it?

Lupe Fiasco - I'm Beamin

No we are not on Lupe's publicist's payroll. It just so happens that we across a lot of his stuff worth blagging about. This time its his video for the official first single "I'm Beamin" off the Lasers album which still does not have a release date. The video is directed by Illusive Media, who also brought you the "Freedom" video for The Clipse which Dude loved. Here is Lupes "I'm Beamin" video.




Just because we can here is "Freedom" also directed by the directive collective Illusive Media.

Love Letter to the Beat

"Love Letter to the Beat" started as an Alicia Keys record produced by Chad Hugo of The Neptunes and was supposed to be on Mrs. Beats 2007 album As I Am. Unfortunately it didn't make the final cut. Rapper Lupe Fiasco then got a hold of the joint and felt like he could do it justice and so he put his vocals alongside Alicia's and made this version of "Love Letter to the Beat".No word as yet if this will be on Lupe's Lazers album. What do you think of the joint?

Lupe Fiasco featuring featuring Alicia Keys -Love Letter To The BeatbyHypetrak

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Dwayne Wayne!

Did you know – if Wikipedia is to be believed - Kadeem Hardison is damn near 50? How old does that make Rosie Perez?

Ok, back from that random tangent.

Kadeem has done a million and one things on screen to impress us and we respect his gangsta (Chante's Got A Man, anyone?) so we salute the brotha. He’ll always be the adorable Dwayne Wayne - prototype of a boyfriend/cool ass dude - to The Ordinary Girl. Plus he gets Dude’s stamp of approval for being in a Lupe Fiasco music video. What’s good for the Lupstar is good for the losers, I mean lasers right? That made absolutely no sense right? Well here is something that does, a mash-up montage of the opening sequence of A Different World’s seasons 1 to 3. Sorry about the video quality.

Clap for him.