2023

In 2023, it marked the 50th anniversary of hip hop. Fiasco continued teaching the second half of his rap course at MIT. Afterwards, he began to perform at various festivals and concerts, notably being an opening act for Dirty Heads' Island Glow Tour in the summertime and one of the performers at Hip Hop 50 Live at the Yankee Stadium. For the latter moment, he got to meet many hip hop pioneers including Battlecat, Kurtis Blow, Roxanne Shante, Slick Rick, DJ Kool Herc, Remy Ma, Lil' Kim, and more. On August 2, he and Google launched the artificial intelligence app TextFX, meant to assist writers, rappers, and wordsmiths alike.
== February ==
* On February 10, Fiasco performed at Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles for the halftime show between the Los Angeles Clippers and Milwaukee Bucks.Greif, Andrew (February 10, 2023). "Clippers' Title Chase Takes a Seat for at Least One More Game in Loss to Bucks". Los Angeles Times.
* On February 16, Fiasco turned 41.
== April ==
* On April 28, "SentRock" was released.Saponara (April 28, 2023). "Lupe Fiasco Pops the Trunk on New 'SentRock' Collab". HipHopDX.
== May ==
* On May 13, Fiasco performed at The Annex in San Francisco for Rhythms Music Festival."12th Annual Rhythms Music Festival - Headliner: Lupe Fiasco, Opener: Oompa". Eventbrite. February 22, 2023.
* On May 27, Fiasco performed at Napa Valley Expo in Napa for BottleRock Napa Valley.Harrington, Jim (January 9, 2023). "BottleRock Napa Valley Announces Lineup". The Reporter.
* On May 28, Fiasco performed at The Showroom in Chandler for a one-night concert held at Gila River Resorts & Casinos.Masley, Ed (May 1, 2023). "Top Concerts Playing Phoenix in May: Lizzo, Shania Twain, Red Hot Chili Peppers, The Cure". The Arizona Republic.
== June ==
* On June 16, "Checkin'" was released.Alexandria, Lavender (June 16, 2023). "Lupe Fiasco Goes Hard on New Song "Checkin'"". HotNewHipHop.
** The same day, "The Singularity" was released from The Legendary Traxster's album Chicago.Howard, Ty (June 16, 2023). "The Legendary Traxster Brings the Crib Together for New Album 'Chicago'". Fake Shore Drive.
* On June 28, Fiasco performed at DuSable Black History Museum in Chicago for Bubba's Block Party.Washburn, Kaitlin (June 28, 2023). "Bubba Wallace Throws a Block Party in Hyde Park to Introduce NASCAR to a New Audience". Chicago Sun-Times.
* On June 30, "Outside" was released.Singh, Karan (June 30, 2023). "Lupe Fiasco Stunts on Fan After They Call His New Single 'Ass'". HipHopDX.
== July ==
* On July 7, "Channel No3" was released."Lupe Fiasco (@lupefiasco)". Instagram. July 6, 2023.
* From July 7-10, 13-16, 20, 22-23, 27-30, Fiasco performed as a special guest on the Island Glow Tour."Dirty Heads (@dirtyheads)". Instagram. March 3, 2023.
* On July 19, the music video for "Outside" was released.Kearns, Sarah (July 20, 2023). "Lupe Fiasco Is Making Moves "Outside" in New Music Video". Hypebeast.
* On July 21, "Roc-A-Fella Y'all" was released.Nevares, Gabriel (July 21, 2023). "Lupe Fiasco Dazzles with New Single, "Roc-A-Fella Y'all"". HotNewHipHop.
== August ==
* On August 2, the Google AI app TextFX was launched, co-created with Fiasco. The rapper also dropped the song "Glass of Water," where he used the app as an example."Lupe Fiasco - Glass of Water - My first song co-written with AI". YouTube. August 2, 2023.
* From August 2-3, 4, 6, Fiasco performed as a special guest on the Island Glow Tour.
* On August 9, the music video for "Checkin'" was released.Duong, Paul (August 9, 2023). "Video: Lupe Fiasco "Checkin"". Rap Radar.
* On August 10, Fiasco performed at Jefferson Theater in Charlottesville for Vibe Fest."Vibe Fest Presents: Lupe Fiasco and Talib Kweli". Ting Pavilion. Retrieved on July 30, 2023.
* On August 11, Fiasco performed at the Yankee Stadium in New York for Hip Hop 50 Live.Lamarre, Carl (June 5, 2023). "Run-DMC, Lil Wayne, Snoop Dogg & More to Headline Hip-Hop 50 Live Concert at Yankee Stadium". Billboard.
** The same day, XXL published an article in commemoration of hip hop's 50th anniversary, where various rappers spoke on the hip hop scene according to their era. Fiasco spoke of the 2000s.High, Kemet (August 11, 2023). "RZA, Cordae, Lupe Fiasco, Melle Mel, B.o.B and MC Shan Look Back at Life as a Rapper in Each Decade of Hip-Hop". XXL.
== September ==
* On September 2, Fiasco performed at Metropolitan Park in Jacksonville for Jacksonville Taco & Tequila Festival.Harvey, Malcolm (July 28, 2023). "Big Boi of Outkast, Lupe Fiasco Headline Taco and Tequila Festival Coming to Jacksonville". First Coast News.
* On September 9, Fiasco performed at Filene Center in Fairfax County for Black Radio: A Hip Hop 50 Celebration."Robert Glasper (@robertglasper)". Instagram. August 18, 2023.
* On September 15, Fiasco performed at the Greek Theatre in Los Angeles during the Big Big Love Tour."Lupe Fiasco (@LupeFiasco)". Twitter. August 25, 2023.
== October ==
* On October 13, the song "Pills" was re-released as "Out There" from Chill's Spotlight, Vol. 6 - Underground.Horvath, Zachary (October 13, 2023). "Lupe Fiasco's Unreleased "Out There" from "Food & Liquor" Makes Its Way to Streaming". HotNewHipHop.
* On October 26, the video by REVOLT for "The Future State of Hip Hop & Gaming" panel was published to YouTube."Tee Grizzley, Lupe Fiasco, Young M.A & Ms. Basketball on Hip Hop's Relationship with Gaming". YouTube. October 26, 2023.
== November ==
* From November 1-2, Fiasco performed at the Blue Note Jazz Club in New York for Robtober, a concert residency series by Robert Glasper."Robert Glasper (@robertglasper)". Instagram. October 31, 2023.
* On November 17, Fiasco attended Baltimore Boom Bap Society.
* On November 22, the freestyle "3,048" was posted.Mendez, Marisa (November 22, 2023). "Lupe Fiasco Makes Good on His Promise to Rap Over Andre 300's Flute Beats". HipHopDX.
* On November 26, in the latest episode of The Joe Budden Podcast, Joe Budden publicly criticized Fiasco's verses and remarked, "That was some clout chasing."Moore, Sam (November 27, 2023). "Joe Budden Disses Lupe Fiasco Over André 3000 Flute Remix: 'Stop It'". HipHopDX.
* On November 29, Fiasco caught wind of the diss and took to Twitter to shoot back, "We don't chase whats already been achieved..."Turner-Williams, Jaelani (November 29, 2023). "Lupe Fiasco Responds to Joe Budden Trolling His Freestyle Over André 3000 Track, Compares Spotify Listener Averages". Complex. The two made amends the same day.
== December ==
* On December 2, Fiasco performed "Superstar" for Ryan Garcia's walkout against Oscar Duarte.Akopyan, Manouk (December 2, 2023). "Ryan Garcia Brushes Off Boos After Sluggish Start and Knocks Out Oscar Duarte". Los Angeles Times.
* On December 9, Fiasco performed at Dubai Design District in Dubai for Sole DXB."Your Ultimate Guide to Sole DXB 2023". GQ Middle East. December 8, 2023.
== References ==
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