Lupe Fiasco

Wasalu Muhammad Jaco (born February 16, 1982), professionally known as Lupe Fiasco (/ˈluːpeɪ/ LOO-pay), is an American rapper, record producer, and entrepreneur. He rose to fame in 2006 following the success of his debut album, Lupe Fiasco's Food & Liquor. He is considered a pioneer of the conscious rap movement. He has done several collaborations with American singer Ty Dolla $ign since 2014, both having been labelmates on Atlantic Records before his departure in 2017.
== Background ==
In a 2014 interview with Complex, Ty$ said of Fiasco, "He's definitely in my Top 10 now. I don't know why I wasn't paying attention but after I did that song ["Next to It"] with him. I've done songs with a lot of people right? This n*gga right here, me and Shafiq did the beat, he gave me an idea for the hook, I went in and did the hook, and then he went in the booth and just spit the whole fucking song, dog. I promise you it was off the top of the head, no written. The whole song. Probably went back and changed like two fuck-ups. I've never seen that done before. Lupe is that guy."Balfour, Jay (August 1, 2014). "Ty Dolla $ign Says Lupe Fiasco Freestyled "Next to It," Names Prince Among Dream Collaborations". HipHopDX.
When asked who he "felt most inspired by" in terms of recent collaborations, he responded, "Lupe Fiasco. He's one of the hardest rappers I've ever seen."Casely-Hayford, Alice (November 11, 2015). "Ty Dolla $ign Talks Collaboration, Creativity and Awareness". HUNGER.
== Collaborations ==
=== Singles ===
Title 	Artist(s) 	Year	Album
"Next to It"	Lupe Fiasco featuring Ty Dolla $ign	2014	Coast 2 Coast 265
"Deliver" 	Lupe Fiasco featuring Ty Dolla $ign	2014	Tetsuo & Youth
=== Guest appearances ===
Title 	Artist(s) 	Year	Album
"$nitches" 	Lupe Fiasco featuring Ty Dolla $ign 	2014	rowspan="2"
"Snitches 2 (30's)"	Lupe Fiasco featuring Ty Dolla $ign 	2014	
"NGL" 	Lupe Fiasco featuring Ty Dolla $ign 	2017	Drogas Light
"Kill" 	Lupe Fiasco featuring Ty Dolla $ign and Victoria Monét	2017	Drogas Light
== References ==
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