Lupe Fiasco

Wasalu Muhammad Jaco (born February 16, 1982 in Chicago, Illinois), better known by his stage name Lupe Fiasco, is an American rapper and record producer. 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
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
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| 2006
| Himself
| Breaker Artist
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BET Hip-Hop Awards
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|rowspan="4"| 2006
| Lupe Fiasco's Food & Liquor
| Hip-Hop CD of the Year
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|rowspan="2"| "Kick, Push"
| Hip-Hop Video of the Year
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| Rookie of the Year
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| Himself
| Lyricist of the Year
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|rowspan="2"| 2007
| Lupe Fiasco's The Cool
| CD of the Year
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| "Superstar"(with Matthew Santos)
| Alltel Wireless People's Champ
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|rowspan="2"| 2008
| Lupe Fiasco's The Cool
| CD of the Year
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| "Superstar" (with Matthew Santos)
| Alltel Wireless People's Champ
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| rowspan="2"| 2011
| Lasers
| CD of the Year
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| "Out of My Head" featuring Trey Songz
| Reese's Perfect Combo Award
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| rowspan="2"| 2012
| "Around My Way (Freedom Ain't Free)"
| rowspan="2"|Impact Track
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| "Bitch Bad"
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BET Awards
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| 2007
| Himself
| Best New Artist
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Grammy Awards
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|rowspan="3" | 2007
|rowspan="2" | "Kick, Push"
| Best Rap Solo Performance
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| Best Rap Song
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| Lupe Fiasco's Food & Liquor
| Best Rap Album
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| 2008
| "Daydreamin'" (with Jill Scott)
| Best Urban/Alternative Performance
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|rowspan="4" | 2009
| "Paris, Tokyo"
| Best Rap Solo Performance
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| Lupe Fiasco's The Cool
| Best Rap Album
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|rowspan="2" | "Superstar" (with Matthew Santos)
| Best Rap/Sung Collaboration
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|rowspan="2" | Best Rap Song
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|rowspan="3" | 2012
|rowspan="2" | "The Show Goes On"
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| Best Rap Performance
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| Lasers
|rowspan="2" | Best Rap Album
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| 2013
| Food & Liquor II: The Great American Rap Album Pt. 1
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MOBO Awards
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| 2008
| Himself
| Best Hip-Hop Act
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MTV Video Music Awards
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| 2008
| "Superstar"
| Best Hip-Hop Video
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| 2011
| "The Show Goes On"
| Best Hip-Hop Video
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MTV2 Awards
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| 2006
| Himself
| Freshest MC Award
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NAACP Image Awards
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| 2007
| Himself
| Outstanding New Artist
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Soul Train Music Awards
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| 2007
| "I Gotcha"
| Best New R&B/Soul or Rap New Artist
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Teen Choice Awards
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|rowspan="2"| 2008
| "Superstar"(with Matthew Santos)
| Best Hip-Hop song
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| Himself
| Rap Artist
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| 2011
| Himself
| R&B/Hip-Hop Artist
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Urban Music Awards
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| 2009
| Himself
| Urban Music Award for Best Hip-Hop Act
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USA's Character Approved Awards
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| 2009
| Himself
| Character Approved Award for Musician
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References
1982 births
Living people
American activists
American businesspeople
21st-century American musicians
21st-century American rappers
American fashion designers
African-American rappers
African-American singers
American Muslims
American record producers
American rock singers
American hip hop singers
Atlantic Records artists
Businesspeople from Chicago
Henry Crown Fellows
Rappers from Illinois
Singers from Chicago