Title: Lupe Fiasco Content: Wasalu Muhammad Jaco (born February 16, 1982 in Chicago, Illinois), better known by his stage name Lupe Fiasco, is an American rapper, singer, songwriter, record producer, and entrepreneur. He became famous in 2006 with the success of his first album, Lupe Fiasco's Food & Liquor. His song "Show Goes On" charted at number 9 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. He also performs as the lead singer of rock band Japanese Cartoon under his real name. As an entrepreneur, Fiasco was the chief executive officer of 1st and 15th Entertainment. ==Discography== ===Studio albums=== * Lupe Fiasco's Food & Liquor (2006) * Lupe Fiasco's The Cool (2007) * Lasers (2011) * Food & Liquor II: The Great American Rap Album Pt. 1 (2012) * Tetsuo & Youth (2015) * Drogas Light (2017) * Drogas Wave (2018) * Drill Music in Zion (2022) ==Awards and nominations== 275px Lupe Fiasco at Northwestern University in May 2007 This is a comprehensive list of awards and nominations won by Lupe Fiasco. He has so far in his career won one Grammy. He has been nominated for eleven others. Altogether, Fiasco has earned 12 Grammy nominations. He has also won a USA's Character Approved Award, which had started that year. In total, he has been nominated for thirty-three awards. ==AOL Music Award== |- | 2006 | Himself | Breaker Artist | "Biography Today", p.69 ==BET Hip-Hop Awards== |- |rowspan="4"| 2006 | Lupe Fiasco's Food & Liquor | Hip-Hop CD of the Year | Henry Adaso. 2006 BET Hip-Hop Awards About.com. Accessed October 6, 2008. |- |rowspan="2"| "Kick, Push" | Hip-Hop Video of the Year | |- | Rookie of the Year | |- | Himself | Lyricist of the Year | |- |rowspan="2"| 2007 | Lupe Fiasco's The Cool | CD of the Year | Henry Adaso. 2008 BET Hip Hop Awards Nominees About.com. Accessed October 20, 2008. |- | "Superstar"(with Matthew Santos) | Alltel Wireless People’s Champ | |- |rowspan="2"| 2008 | Lupe Fiasco's The Cool | CD of the Year | |- | "Superstar" (with Matthew Santos) | Alltel Wireless People's Champ | |- | rowspan="2"| 2011 | Lasers | CD of the Year | |- | "Out of My Head" featuring Trey Songz | Reese’s Perfect Combo Award | |- | rowspan="2"| 2012 | "Around My Way (Freedom Ain't Free)" | rowspan="2"|Impact Track | |- | "Bitch Bad" | ==BET Awards== |- | 2007 | Himself | Best New Artist | (May 17, 2007). Beyoncé leads BET Awards with six nominations USA Today. Accessed October 6, 2008. ==Grammy Awards== |- |rowspan="3" | 2007 |rowspan="2" | "Kick, Push" | Best Rap Solo Performance | (January 9, 2008) Lupe Fiasco Is "The Cool"-est Superstar in Hip-Hop Today; Grammy-Nominated Rapper's Sophomore Album Debuts at #1 on Reuters. Accessed October 6, 2008. |- | Best Rap Song | |- | Lupe Fiasco's Food & Liquor | Best Rap Album | |- | 2008 | "Daydreamin'" (with Jill Scott) | Best Urban/Alternative Performance | Gil Kaufman (February 10, 2008). Grammy Awards Get Rolling As Amy Winehouse, Alicia Keys, Kanye West Win Early Honors MTV. Accessed October 6, 2008. |- |rowspan="4" | 2009 | "Paris, Tokyo" | Best Rap Solo Performance | |- | Lupe Fiasco's The Cool | Best Rap Album | |- |rowspan="2" | "Superstar" (with Matthew Santos) | Best Rap/Sung Collaboration | |- |rowspan="2" | Best Rap Song | |- |rowspan="3" | 2012 |rowspan="2" | "The Show Goes On" | |- | Best Rap Performance | |- | Lasers |rowspan="2" | Best Rap Album | |- | 2013 | Food & Liquor II: The Great American Rap Album Pt. 1 | ==MOBO Awards== |- | 2008 | Himself | Best Hip-Hop Act | The MOBO Awards 2008 BBC. Accessed October 6, 2008. |} ==MTV Video Music Awards== |- | 2008 | "Superstar" | Best Hip-Hop Video | Bill Lamb (August 2, 2008). MTV Video Music Awards Announce Best Pop and Hip Hop Video Nominees About.com. Accessed October 6, 2008. |- | 2011 | "The Show Goes On" | Best Hip-Hop Video | ==MTV2 Awards== |- | 2006 | Himself | Freshest MC Award | ==NAACP Image Awards== |- | 2007 | Himself | Outstanding New Artist | The 38th NAACP Image Awards Nominations Results ==Soul Train Music Awards== |- | 2007 | "I Gotcha" | Best New R&B;/Soul or Rap New Artist | Mark Edward Nero (March 11, 2007). The 2007 Soul Train Music Awards About.com. Accessed October 6, 2008. ==Teen Choice Awards== |- |rowspan="2"| 2008 | "Superstar"(with Matthew Santos) | Best Hip-Hop song | (June 17, 2008). 2008 Teen Choice Awards winners and nominees Los Angeles Times. Accessed October 6, 2008. |- | Himself | Rap Artist | |- | 2011 | Himself | R&B;/Hip-Hop Artist | ==Urban Music Awards== |- | 2009 | Himself | Urban Music Award for Best Hip-Hop Act | ==USA's Character Approved Awards== |- | 2009 | Himself | Character Approved Award for Musician |