Da Pak

Da Pak was an American hip hop group formed in Chicago, Illinois, in 2000. It was composed of Lupe Fiasco, Nahvee, Butcher, and D-Low. They only released the promotional single "Armpits" before disbanding. In an interview, Fiasco recalled that they met each other at a showcase at Raw Dope Studios, which was also the first time he met his friend and business partner, Charles "Chilly" Patton."Lupe Fiasco on How he Connected w/ Chilly, Dipset & Aftermath (Ch 2)". YouTube. May 18, 2021. It was during the summer of his senior high school year, where he was eighteen years old.Smith, Bryan (July 17, 2007). "Lupe Fiasco, Word Star". Chicago Magazine. He gave a shout-out to the group in his song, "Outro," from his debut studio album.
== Background ==
The group was put together at a showcase, where the producers felt they weren't good enough individually. That night, they recorded the song "Wolf Pack," which their name stemmed from. A record deal with Epic Records was offered, where they received an advance and had to split four ways, but were only given half. Fiasco had five thousand, and gave three grand to his father to pay the taxes on the house."Lupe Fiasco (@lupefiasco)". Instagram. May 23, 2020. They recorded "around 50 songs" for an album, though did not have any creative control, which caused the project to be disliked by all members. After the A&R was fired, the label "dropp[ed] all the groups he had signed." Fiasco lamented that "the overall theme was this super-violent group of kids from the hood," which was not the message he wanted to put out.Rabin, Nathan (October 31, 2006). "Lupe Fiasco". The A.V. Club. He confessed that he felt like a hypocrite, where he didn't want to do gangsta rap.Biography Today
== Discography ==
=== Promotional singles ===
Title 	Year	Album
"Armpits"	2000	
== References ==
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