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Chicago Bears

The **Chicago Bears** are a professional American football team based in Chicago, Illinois. On December 24, 2022, Lupe Fiasco performed during the halftime between the Bears-Bills "Inspire Change" game. It was reported to be one of the coldest games in Bears' history. He was also invited to perform Sunday to coincide with NFL's social justice initiative, Inspire Change, which awards a local "changemaker" in the community.

## Background

In January 2011, Fiasco rapped about the Bears-Packers game in an advertisement for Pepsi MAX.

Fiasco also commented in 2022, "The Bears have always been a part of the program, a part of the narrative, even for my family. I remember back in the day, my dad did something with Mike Singletary. That was like our Bears moment for the fam. Mike Singletary did a poster and wore some of my dad's martial arts equipment in the poster. So that was always our claim to fame, and people were like, 'no it ain't.' But you read on the poster it says, 'thanks to Gregory Jaco,' my dad. So, I guess this is the second part, now I get to do something." Before his performance at Soldier Field, he said in a statement, "When you think of what could optimally express what Chicago is about at its most extreme, it's a Bears football game in the middle of a blizzard, negative nothin' below outside, with the Bears on the field trying to bring a win in. I think that's the optimal hardship that represents Chicago the most, in terms of sports. So, to be able to experience that today, it's gonna be pretty cool."

## Gallery

**@ChicagoBears**: "⭐️ Chicago's own ⭐️ Thanks for comin' through, @LupeFiasco !"
* December 24, 2022
* Twitter
**@ChicagoBears**: "⭐️ Chicago's own ⭐️ Thanks for comin' through, @LupeFiasco !"
* December 24, 2022
* Twitter
Photo by Jacob Funk
## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Hajduk, Gabby (December 24, 2022). "Lupe Fiasco performs at halftime show of Bears' 'Inspire Change' game". *Chicago Bears*.
2. ↑ "Lupe Fiasco to Perform at Bears-Bills Halftime Show on Christmas Eve". *NBC Chicago*.
3. ↑ Gensler, Andy (January 21, 2011). "Watch Lupe Fiasco's Pepsi Ad for the Packers-Bears Game". *Billboard*.
Billboard R&B Hip-Hop Conference & Awards

**Billboard R&B Hip-Hop Conference & Awards** was an annual three-day event gathering music professionals that help to create, produce, promote and distribute the mainstream genres on the charts. In its seventh year in 2006, it was held from September 6-8 at the Renaissance Waverly hotel in Atlanta, Georgia. American rapper Lupe Fiasco was a performer on Day 3, where the awards ceremony would be concluded.

## Gallery

Photo by Rick DiamondPhoto by Rick DiamondPhoto by Rick Diamond
## References

1. ↑ "Web Branding Talk of Billboard R&B Conference". *Billboard*. September 6, 2006.
2. ↑ "2006 Billboard R&B/Hip-Hop Awards Finalists". *Billboard*. June 21, 2006.
ARIA Music Awards

The **Australian Recording Industry Association Music Awards** (commonly known informally as **ARIA Music Awards**, **ARIA Awards**, or simply the **ARIAs**) is an annual series of awards nights celebrating the Australian music industry, put on by the Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA). In 2012, Lupe Fiasco and Guy Sebastian were nominated for their collaboration song "Battle Scars" in the Best Pop Release Category; they also performed it for that year's award ceremony at the Sydney Entertainment Centre on November 29th.

## Gallery

* 2012 Performance

Photo by Mark NolanPhoto by Mark NolanPhoto by Mark NolanPhoto by Mark NolanPhoto by Mark NolanPhoto by Mark Nolan
## References

1. ↑ "Nominees for Best Pop Release". *ARIA*.
Fahrenheit 1/15 Part I: The Truth Is Among Us

***Fahrenheit 1/15 Part I: The Truth Is Among Us*** is a mixtape by American rapper Lupe Fiasco, self-released as a physical CD in 2004. It compiles freestyles and old songs recorded while signed to Arista Records, and features guest appearances from Bishop G, GemStones, and Shayla G. It was played over Fiasco and Bishop G's weekly radio show, FNF Radio, where the record was available to callers as giveaways.

## Critical reception

In a retrospective review, *The Fader* wrote of the tracks, "They capture Lupe Fiasco at his sharpest, before his work turned to labyrinthine, high-concept opuses, and before it was saddled with carrying a school of rap ideology he never really identified with. The tone here is markedly different from the one he would frequently adopt on his debut album […] it lays things bare but isn't judgmental; it's meaner but more empathetic. It was Lupe without the baggage of history, and he never sounded exactly like this again."

## Track listing

Sample credits
* "Twilight Zone" samples "Thief's Theme" by Nas.
* "The Pen and the Needlz" samples "Mercy Mercy Me (The Ecology)" by Marvin Gaye.
* "Knockin' at the Door" samples "I Got The" by Labi Siffre and "I Put a Spell on You by Screamin'" by Jay Hawkins.
* "The Champ Is Here" samples "The Champ Is Here" by Jadakiss.
* "Failure" samples "Could Heaven Ever Be Like This" by Idris Muhammad.
* "Muhammad Walks" remixes "Jesus Walks" by Kanye West.
* "Hater Hop" samples "Tipsy" by J-Kwon.
* "The Run Down" samples "Still D.R.E." by Dr. Dre.
* "Slow Down" remixes "Diamond in the Back" by Ludacris.
* "Coming from Where I'm From" contains a sample from *The Education of Sonny Carson* by Michael Campus and samples "Comin' from Where I'm From" by Anthony Hamilton.
* "Welcome Back Chilly" samples "Welcome Back" by John Sebastian.

## References

1. ↑ Thompson, Paul (May 2, 2019). "The Brilliant Ambiguity of Lupe Fiasco's 'The Truth Is Among Us'". *The Fader*.
Chicago White Sox

The **Chicago White Sox** are an American professional baseball team based in Chicago, Illinois. On April 7, 2009, Lupe Fiasco and Matthew Santos performed their song "Superstar" as the Home Game Opener for the match between the White Sox and Kansas City Royals. On June 12, 2022, Fiasco was invited to throw the ceremonial first pitch at Guaranteed Rate Field, prior to the game between the Sox and Texas Rangers.

## Gallery

* 2009
* 2022

Photo by Ron VeselyPhoto by Ron Vesely

Photo by Quinn HarrisPhoto by Melissa Tamez
FRDM Fest

The **FRDM Fest** is a charity music festival based in Long Beach, California. In 2016, it was held on July 2nd at Queen Mary Waterfront Events Park. Headline performers at the main stage included Lupe Fiasco, T-Pain, and Kid Ink, where all proceeds went to the non-profit organization, Teen Cancer America.

## References

1. ↑ "Lupe Fiasco, T-Pain, Kid Ink Headline FRDM Fest For Charity, July 2nd In Long Beach, CA". *AllAccess.com*. May 26, 2016.
Before There Were Lasers

*Lasers*This article is part of the Lasers era.Released: March 7, 2011
Label: 1st & 15th Entertainment / Atlantic RecordsCategory

***Before There Were Lasers*** is an unofficial mixtape created by DJ MoonDawg. It was released on June 5, 2010, which compiles unreleased tracks, bootlegs, or leaks that predate Lupe Fiasco's third studio album, *Lasers* (2011).

In an interview, MoonDawg said he and Lupe were never really close, but he took the chance to drop it without any blessing. He did his best to make it "dope-sounding" and draw traction towards Fiasco's upcoming album. When Fiasco heard it, MoonDawg recalled there being initial displeasure. A few years later, he got on radio and Fiasco came on the station to be interviewed. They acknowledged each other, and Fiasco stated that the project did sound dope, being on good terms.

## Track listing

Sample credits
* "This Is for My N\*ggas" samples "(If Loving You Is Wrong) I Don't Want to Be Right" by Bobby Bland.
* "Dear Fall" samples "Dear Fall" by Memphis Bleek featuring Jay-Z.
* "Freestyle II" samples "Mic Check" by Juelz Santana.
* "Freestyle III" samples "The Corner" by Common featuring Kanye West and The Last Poets.
* "Coulda Been" samples "Mother's Theme (Mama)" by Willie Hutch.

## References

1. ↑ Barber, Andrew (June 5, 2010). "Mixtape: Lupe Fiasco + DJ MoonDawg - Before There Were Lasers". *Fake Shore Drive*.
2. ↑ "#SoolRadio Segments: DJ MoonDawg on His Controversial Lupe Fiasco Mixtape.". *YouTube*. August 20, 2016.
B.O.M.B. Fest

“It's hard being a Lupe fan, go to Harvard to be a Lupe stan.”This page uses Creative Commons Licensed content from Wikipedia.The original article was at B.O.M.B. Fest. The list of authors can be seen in the page history.Category
**B.O.M.B. Fest** (an acronym for **Bring Our Music Back**) was an annual Connecticut music festival that ran from 2009-2011. It was conceived by Frank Bombaci, Jr. as his high school senior project, under the notion to bring thousands of people together to hear some of the best local and national music around for charity. It donates over 70 percent of all proceeds to select national and local charities.

In 2010, several of its headlining acts included Lupe Fiasco, 30 Seconds to Mars, Girl Talk, and Of Montreal. Opposed to its first year that was held at Harkness Memorial State Park, it was located at Durham Fairgrounds, a much bigger venue, during Memorial Day Weekend. Proceeds went to Hole in the Wall Gang Camp, Connecticut Children's Medical Center, and YPI.

## Biography

"Lupe Fiasco is an American recording artist, producer and CEO of 1st and 15th Entertainment. He rose to fame in 2006 following the success of his critically acclaimed debut album, *Lupe Fiasco's Food & Liquor*. Fiasco also sings and produces for the punk band Japanese Cartoon." http://www.lupefiasco.com/

## References

1. ↑ "Lupe Fiasco to Headline B.O.M.B. Fest 2010 in Connecticut". *PRS News*. March 25, 2010.
2. ↑ Daigle, Katy (May 28, 2010). "Lupe Fiasco, Of Montreal, 30 Seconds to Mars play B.O.M.B. Fest Sunday in Durham". *Hartford Courant*.
3. ↑ "Band and Artist Lineup". *Bombfest*. Archived from the original on March 27, 2010.
Chicago Jazz Festival

**Chicago Jazz Festival** is an admission-free, four-day annual jazz festival in Chicago's Millennium Park. In 2013, for the concert's finale, Lupe Fiasco joined the Robert Glasper Experiment on stage.

## References

1. ↑ Reich, Howard (September 1, 2013). "Review: Chicago Jazz Festival goes eclectic for grand finale". *Chicago Tribune*.
Cobra Deportes Electrónarcos

**Cobra Deportes Electrónarcos** (Spanish for Cobra Electronic Sports) is a clothing brand started by American rapper Lupe Fiasco in 2018, the same name as his and MUGEN SaltyBet team. He explained that his friend Virgil Abloh suggested he should start making clothes again.

## Background

In concerns to the esports team, he told *Billboard*, "MenaRDis on my team, he won Capcom Cup last year. Chris Tatarian, he's one of the best Ken players in the world. He's on my team. I got Ne-Yo on my team, like the singer. So I am slowly building. It's kind of like all this funny, jokey, thing, but it's kind of like whoa. When I did it, people were like, 'Oh shit, I want to be on your team.' We are going to have the illest merch, the illest team jerseys, this shit is going to be the illest shit ever. You'll see."

## Gallery

**@lupefiasco**: "Back making clothes. @cobrakyp Available @ WWW.COBRAKYP.Com #CobraDeportesElectrónarcos"
* June 23, 2018
* Instagram
**@lupefiasco**: "Back making clothes. @cobrakyp Available @ WWW.COBRAKYP.Com #CobraDeportesElectrónarcos"
* June 23, 2018
* Instagram

## References

1. ↑ "Lupe Fiasco (@LupeFiasco)". *Twitter*. March 25, 2018.
2. ↑ "Lupe Fiasco (@LupeFiasco)". *Twitter*. August 22, 2018.
3. ↑ Diep, Eric (April 18, 2018). "Lupe Fiasco Talks Guest-Starring on 'ELEAGUE The Challenger: Street Fighter V,' Nicki Minaj's 'Chun-Li' & His Upcoming Music". *Billboard*.
Bishop G

**Dusean Dunbar** (born December 11), also known as **Bishop G** or **King Yoda**, is an American rapper and poet from Chicago, Illinois. He met Lupe Fiasco at Thornton Township High in Harvey, where they became best friends since, and later on performed as Fiasco's hypeman. On Twitter, they recalled the first time they met, with the tweet, "i think...i...may have...u tried 2 fight me on the bus i think..."

## Background

To *Chicago Magazine*, Dunbar admitted, "When we first met, I was running with a bad crowd". He thought Fiasco was "the nerd" with the glasses and usually found reading, though they connected, where he explained, "I guess I liked the way he read out loud in class. I could read real well, too". Bishop would write poetry, which impressed Fiasco. Bishop added, "He was writing about all this stuff about guns. Don't get me wrong; it was dope, it was real dope. But I had to tell him you can't connect all your words together like that. There're too many words! I had to teach him how to rhyme and use stanzas". Fiasco recalled this moment to *Blues & Soul* in 2008, where he said he first got into rapping "through jealousy and envy!" He continued, "My friend—a performer who I still travel with now, called Bishop G—was doing poetry in Eighth Grade. And, when I saw that they were giving him like awards and calendars, I was like 'Oh, I could do that too!' So I started doing poetry, which of course turned into rapping".

The two would go to secondhand shops with Fiasco's father for musical equipment, and set up their own studio basement. They created mixtapes and distributed them through their home city, though their first show together was not met with a positive reaction. Bishop recalled, "They were hatin' on us. They threw us off the stage because we didn't sound like everyone else. We wanted people to understand the words. We wanted to tell stories".

Bishop was featured on the song "Little Weapon" from *Lupe Fiasco's The Cool*, and they co-hosted the weekly radio show FNF Radio together. On "Fighters", Fiasco gave acknowledgement with the following lyric, 'Shout out to Bishop G, congrats on your new baby daughter'. On "Dumb It Down", he mentioned, 'Bishop G, they told me I should come down, cousin'. This line is derived from his older song, "Ignorant Shit (Freestyle)", from his early mixtape days. Other songs that give recognition are "Proper" and "Outro".

## References

1. ↑ Thompson, Paul (May 2, 2019). "The Brilliant Ambiguity of Lupe Fiasco's 'The Truth Is Among Us'". *The Fader*.
2. ↑ "Lupe Fiasco (@LupeFiasco)". *Twitter*. January 10, 2015.
3. ↑ Lewis, Pete (April 29, 2008). "Lupe Fiasco: 'Paris, Tokyo'". *Blues and Soul*.
4. ↑ Smith, Bryan (July 17, 2007). "Lupe Fiasco, Word Star". *Chicago Magazine*.
Da Pak

> Da Pak was, like, four individual MC's put together at the last minute just to go get a record deal. So once that ended, we just went back to being individual MC's.
>
> Lupe Fiasco to *MethodShop*

**Da Pak** was a 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. It was during the summer of his senior high school year, where he was eighteen years old. He gave a shout-out to the group in his song "Outro".

## Background

Fiasco told *A.V. Club*, "It was a put-together group. We actually met for the first time at this showcase. They were like 'Yo, you should do a song together.' So we did. It just so happened that the name of the song was 'Wolf Pak.' They said, 'Y'all should be a group called Da Pak, and here's a record deal.'" They recorded "around 50 songs" for an album, though they did not have any creative control, which caused the project to be disliked by all members. They were signed to Epic Records, but the A&R was fired, which resulted in "dropping all the groups he had signed." Fiasco continued that "the overall theme was this super-violent group of kids from the hood," which was not the message he wanted to put out. He confessed that he felt like a hypocrite, where he didn't want to do gangsta rap.

## References

1. ↑ Richards, Pete (August 6, 2008). "Interview: Lupe Fiasco On The Hip-Hop Industry, Jay-Z, Chicago, And His Karate Skills". *MethodShop*.
2. ↑ "Lupe Fiasco on how he connected w/ Chilly, Dipset & Aftermath (Ch 2)". *YouTube*. May 18, 2021.
3. ↑ Smith, Bryan (July 17, 2007). "Lupe Fiasco, Word Star". *Chicago Magazine*.
4. ↑ Rabin, Nathan (October 31, 2006). "Lupe Fiasco". *A.V. Club*.
5. ↑ *Biography Today*
Big Day Out

The **Big Day Out** (**BDO**) was an annual music festival that was held in five Australian cities: Sydney, Melbourne, Gold Coast, Adelaide, and Perth, as well as Auckland, New Zealand. Lupe Fiasco attended in 2007, 2009, and 2011.

## Set list

### 2009

1. "Intro"
2. "Kick, Push"
3. "Hip-Hop Saved My Life"
4. "Sunshine"
5. "I Gotcha"
6. "Go Go Gadget Flow"
7. "Dumb It Down"
8. "Hi-Definition"
9. "Paris, Tokyo"
10. "Superstar"
11. "Daydreamin'"

### 2011

1. "Shining Down"
2. "The Instrumental"
3. "State Run Radio"
4. "Everyone Nose (All the Girls Standing in the Line for the Bathroom) (Remix)"
5. "Go Go Gadget Flow"
6. "Kick, Push"
7. "Hip-Hop Saved My Life"
8. "Superstar"
9. "Scream"
10. "Beautiful Lasers (2 Ways)"
11. "The Show Goes On"
12. "Daydreamin'"

## Gallery

2007 poster2009 poster2011 posterAuckland 2009 timetablePhoto by Graham Denholm
Adelaide 2009Photo by Graham Denholm
Adelaide 2009Photo by Graham Denholm
Adelaide 2009Photo by Graham Denholm
Adelaide 2009Photo by Matt Jelonek
Perth 2009Photo by Matt Jelonek
Perth 2009Photo by Matt Jelonek
Perth 2009Photo by Matt Jelonek
Perth 2009Photo by Sandra Mu
Auckland 2011Photo by Sandra Mu
Auckland 2011Photo by Sandra Mu
Auckland 2011Photo by Sandra Mu
Auckland 2011Photo by Chris Hyde
Gold Coast 2011Photo by Chris Hyde
Gold Coast 2011Photo by Don Arnold
Sydney 2011Photo by Don Arnold
Sydney 2011Photo by Don Arnold
Sydney 2011Photo by Mark Metcalfe
Sydney 2011Photo by Mark Metcalfe
Sydney 2011Photo by Graham Denholm
Melbourne 2011
## References

1. ↑ Murray, Jim (September 28, 2010). "Big Day Out 2011 Lineup Announced with Tool". *Tone Deaf*.
2. ↑ "Big Day Out 2011". *The Sydney Morning Herald*. November 11, 2010.
A Bathing Harry

## Song by Lupe Fiasco

"**A Bathing Harry**" is a song by American rapper Lupe Fiasco, released as the sixth track from his mixtape *Fahrenheit 1/15 Part III: A Rhyming Ape* (2005). It samples the 2005 song "Dirty Harry" by the Gorillaz.

## Cultural references

* Spalding is a sports equipment manufacturing company. It was initially founded as a baseball manufacturer before expanding to producing balls for other sports.
* Rawlings is a sports equipment manufacturing company. It specializes in baseball equipment.
* GNC is a retail company that sells nutrition supplements.
* Country Music Television (CMT) launched in 1983 as a channel dedicated to country music.
* Bertelsmann Music Group (BMG) is a music company based in Berlin, Germany.
* Cash Money Brothers (CMB) was a street gang from the film *New Jack City*.
* Ice-T played an undercover cop in *New Jack City*.
* *Cinderella* is a folk tale with many variations. Usually it centers on a young girl who marries a male royal. In European versions, she typically has a cruel stepmother and stepsisters. When attending the ball, she is dressed in finer clothing that they do not recognize her and she dances with the prince.

## Lyrics

**Lyrics**
[Intro: Lupe Fiasco]

Yeah that's right, that's right

Green Lantern, what up?

Y'all know me out there (Woo), I go by the name of Lupe Fiasco

And I'm from a little city in the Midwest

Y'all might've heard of it

It's called Chicago mayne, ha

And I'm from the Westside of that city, you know what I'm talkin' 'bout?

And I roll with a crew by the name of FNF—first and fifteenth

So I guess I gotta do my little, little thing right

Right about—

[Verse: Lupe Fiasco]

Catch me I'm balling, catch me I'm balling

Catch me like Spalding, catch me like Rawlings

If he indeed the MC, vitamin like GNC

Can't see me like Big on CMT

Did a little bit of time on BMG

But this right here homie, this all me

Can you be down, nah, n\*\*\*a CMB

That's cold, that ain't nice G

So what though, little homie remind me of Ice-T

By the way we share the same birthday

The word play is work but pimping is easy

So catch me I'm balling

I'm sick too if you ain't catch me like coughing

Back when I said you should catch me like Rawlings

It's cool, 'cause most cats that I bump into can't catch me that often

Most times they just end up falling

Ball for a few then end up walking

Catch me in the ball with a Cinderella waltzing

And I do it until it's no longer exclusive

Might go once, might go twice

But never three times like an auction to it

See I, walk into it, I do my thang

And tell a homie that it's cool to let y'all into it
Better Days

"**Better Days**" is a song by American rapper Lupe Fiasco. He debuted it live in 2023 as part of his set list on the Island Glow Tour, and performed it at Vibe Fest. Described as a song "for the ladies," it contains a Caribbean beat, sonically.

## Background

On July 17, 2023, Fiasco previewed the recording alongside "Roc-A-Fella Y'all" over an Instagram livestream. While he suggested its release to be in a "few days" in mid-August, the song remains unreleased.

## References

1. ↑ "Lupe Fiasco (@lupefiasco)". *Instagram*. July 17, 2023.
ASI Spring Concert

The **ASI Spring Concert** is an annual event presented by Associated Student Inc. Productions, and held at Cal State Fullerton in California. American rapper Lupe Fiasco performed as the opening act in 2017, the same year he dropped his sixth studio album *Drogas Light*.

## Set list

1. "Kick, Push"
2. "Superstar"
3. "The Show Goes On"
4. "Jump"
5. "Hip-Hop Saved My Life"

## References

1. ↑ Valdez, Aaron (April 9, 2017). "Lupe Fiasco, ZHU light up stage at 2017 Spring Concert". *Daily Titan*.
'Select Players' Freestyle

"'**Select Players' Freestyle**" is a freestyle by American rapper Lupe Fiasco, rapping over the *Streets of Rage 2* video game instrumental.

## Lyrics

**Lyrics**
[Verse]

Say less, go on and give me all that audio

Money on my mind like Mario, but he's starry though

Starter jacket with the automatic from Sicario

Ferrari car key, it's my car versus your cardio

Nah, you ain't survivin' that scenario

I'll send [?]

Me and the Barrio is army ghost, you out of here, you adios

We as close as the ARIA and Bellagio

[?], but I will catch me a body, though

Contortionist chick, she really like to get naughty, bro

That's the nature, coins on my taper

In-N'-Out order ticket, it's mind on my paper

Or maybe on lock, like a hairnet

Aim a Berett' at your berets

Go together likе a hare and a carrot

Easy as Eric, tryna be in the air with an hеiress

That's gon' take a Lear Jet

So that's Jets meets F.F. Crew

That's Andretti and that’s Lu’

Man, that's like LSD meets LSU

That [?] is like two more fiends

I don't think the game can take two more kings

The streets'll rage from the Chi' down to Near Orleans

And they'll love it like two fourteens

## References

1. ↑ Robinson, Joshua (January 7, 2022). "Lupe Fiasco Warms Up with "Select Players" Freestyle". *HotNewHipHop*.
Concord Music Hall

**Concord Music Hall** is a venue located in Chicago, Illinois. On Thanksgiving Eve, React Presents hosted a concert with Lupe Fiasco as the headlining act on November 25, 2015. It featured special guests The Boy Illinois and Badd Tattoo.

## Set list

1. "Go Go Gadget Flow"
2. "Mural"
3. "The Coolest"
4. "Dots & Lines"
5. "Superstar"
6. "Prisoner 1 & 2"
7. "Paris, Tokyo"
8. "Body of Work"
9. "Gold Watch"
10. "Little Death"
11. "Next to It"
12. "Hip-Hop Saved My Life"
13. "American Terrorist"
14. "Deliver"
15. "Little Weapon"
16. "Adoration of the Magi"
17. "Kick, Push"
18. "Streets on Fire"
19. "The Show Goes On"

## Gallery

Videos
* "Deliver"/"Next to It"

Images
Photo by Daniel Boczarski/RedfernsPhoto by Daniel Boczarski/RedfernsPhoto by Daniel Boczarski/RedfernsPhoto by Daniel Boczarski/RedfernsPhoto by Daniel Boczarski/Redferns
## References

1. ↑ Barber, Andrew (November 16, 2015). "FSD Giveaway: Lupe FIasco @ Concord Music Hall - November 25th". *Fake Shore Drive*.
Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown

***Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown*** is an American travel and food show on CNN which premiered on April 14, 2013. Lupe Fiasco made a cameo appearance in Season 7, Episode 2, where they visit his hometown in Chicago. The episode aired on May 1, 2016.

## Synopsis

Chicago's iconic Old Town Ale House and its colorful patrons are the gateway to Bourdain's tour of the "City by the Lake," which includes the host dining on breaded steak sandwiches at Ricobene's with music producer Steve Albini, sampling Mapo Doufu at Chinatown's Sze Chuan with Chef Stephanie Izard, and a home cooked meal with Chicago-raised rapper Lupe Fiasco and his mom, plus a tour of comedy mecca Second City with mainstage performer Paul Jurewicz.

## Quotes

* "It's a beautiful place. It's a genuinely beautiful place. You have to redefine what beauty is to you. When you go to different neighborhoods and it's really bad. And even in that there's still a beauty in the people. Then just from a cultural front we got everything here. If you want capoeira, we got capoeira. If you want house music we got that too. If you want straight finance and you want to just be a stock market baron we got that too. If you want some of the best food you'll ever find we got that too. So we're a crossroads, and we've picked up a lot of little DNA and things from different places on all fronts."

## References

1. ↑ Houck, Brenna (May 1, 2016). "'Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown' in Chicago: Just the One-Liners". *Eater*.
2. ↑ Coleman II, C. (April 30, 2016). "Lupe Fiasco Breaks Down Chicago Culture for Anthony Bourdain". *XXL*.
Big Bang New Year's Eve

The **Big Bang New Year's Eve** was a New Year's Eve party hosted by Extra TV's Mario Lopez. It was held on December 31, 2011 at Kodak Theater Complex in Hollywood, California. American rapper Lupe Fiasco was one of the musical performers at the Main Stage in the Governor's Ballroom.

## Set list

* "Kick, Push"
* "Break the Chain"
* "Out of My Head"
* "The Show Goes On"

## Gallery

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## References

1. ↑ Parker, Ashley (December 30, 2011). "Big Bang New Year's Eve with Cobra Starship, Lupe Fiasco, Mario Lopez". *Haute Living*.
Doors Are at 6

"**Doors Are at 6**" is a song by Lupe Fiasco, published to his Instagram account on March 30, 2020, coinciding with National Doctors' Day. He stated in the post's caption, "Thanx Doc! 👍🏾" in recognition of the front-line medical workers during the global pandemic. It is spoken over the instrumental "Autumn Nocturne" by Theo Golding.

## Lyrics

**Lyrics**
My door

Is the scariest place on earth

I fear what is on the other side

But I love what is there, too

The balance of life in life

On me, I have armor and sword

On me, hang the hopes

On me, call the needy

On me, call the frail

On me, depend the palace

On me, depend the fragile

In this I rally

In this I prepare

Into that I go

My door is the scariest place on earth

For on the other side is me

And my sword and my armor and my hopes

On me, the cause are hung

On me, are the walls

My doors keep me not safe

My doors protect the ills from me

My door is the last chance for that which reared head and breathed fire and stole joy and ended youth

My door is the scariest of doors

To the malady and the kings

When it opens the world will shake, the hearts will fill

When it opens the winds will come with

And the light will shine off my armor and my sword

And the voices will rise and the calls will become hollas

And the temperature will soar, the arrows will strike me

I will be pierced

I will be overwhelmed

I will break

I will collapse

I will be consumed

But I will regain my footing

I will drag my armor my sword in the weight of the cause

Step by step, until I reach the door

The door of crisis

The door of malady

And I will close it

## References

1. ↑ "Lupe Fiasco (@lupefiasco)". *Instagram*. March 30, 2020.
Crystal Torres

**Crystal Rovél Torres**, also known as **Crystal the Indigo**, is a Puerto Rican singer-songwriter and trumpeter based in Los Angeles, California. She was featured on American rapper Lupe Fiasco's promotional singles, "Adoration of the Magi" and "Air China," and provided trumpet playing on *Tetsuo & Youth* (2015), *Drogas Wave* (2018), *House* (2020), and *Drill Music in Zion* (2022).
Baba Says Cool for Thought

## Song by Lupe Fiasco featuring Ayesha Jaco

"**Baba Says Cool for Thought**" is a song performed and written by Ayesha Jaco for Lupe Fiasco's *The Cool* (2007). It was released as the introduction track, exploring the meaning of "cool" and its harmful impacts, such as glorifying hate crimes, gun violence, gentrification, drug dealing, and police brutality.

The title is a play on the phrase 'food for thought,' meaning for listeners to give some thought over the situation, and indirectly references to *Food & Liquor* (food being sustenance; the "good" aspect).

## Lyrics

**Lyrics**
[Verse]

They thought it was cool to burn crosses in your front lawn as they hung you from trees in your backyard

They thought it was cool to leave you thirsty and stranded, Katrina

He thought it was cool to carry a gun in his classroom and open fire, Virginia Tech, Columbine, stop the violence

They thought it was cool to tear down the projects and put up million dollar condos, gentrification

They think it's cool to stand on the block hiding product in their socks making quick dime bag dollars

They think it's cool to ride down on you in blue and white and unmarked cars, busting you upside your head

Freeze

'Cause the problem is we think it's cool too

Check your ingredients before you overdose on The Cool
CMU Spring Carnival

**CMU Spring Carnival** is an annual three-day event held by Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. In 2013, the original performer was going to be Ludacris, though in "less than 48 hours," the rapper cancelled from the event. The organizers declared Lupe Fiasco to be the replacement act.

The school's newspaper *The Tartan* reported issues with organization, where 2,000 tickets were sold but only 1,500 people were allowed in the venue. They praised Fiasco's performance: "Once his first song began, the audience's hands went into the air, and Lupe sang and rapped for 10 minutes without a break. The singer's passion was evident through his every move and his lyrics. Lupe might be a man of relatively few words, but he sang so closely to students, making eye contact and almost touching the audience, that he was definitely fully engaged with his fans. He even splashed water at the audience, further exciting the crowd."

## Set list

1. "Words I Never Said"
2. "Go Go Gadget Flow"
3. "State Run Radio"
4. "The Show Goes On"
5. "Battle Scars"
6. "I Don't Wanna Care Right Now"
7. "Everyone Nose (All the Girls Standing in the Line for the Bathroom) (Remix)"

## References

1. ↑ "CMU Spring Carnival (cmuspringcarnival)". *Facebook*. April 5, 2013.
2. ↑ "LUPE FIASCO - presented by AB Concerts". *Facebook*. April 19, 2013.
3. ↑ Tsien, Amy (April 26, 2013). "Lupe Fiasco presents high-energy concert". *The Tartan*.
2021 Food & Liquor Tour

The **2021 Food & Liquor Tour** was a headlining, nationwide concert tour by Lupe Fiasco in promotion of his 2006 debut studio album, *Lupe Fiasco's Food & Liquor*. Initially planned to begin in March 2020, it conflicted with the COVID-19 lockdown, and dates were moved to 2021. With a live band, he performed the record in its entirely (omitting "Outro") and a few other songs for the encore, including "Everyone Nose (All the Girls Standing in the Line for the Bathroom) (Remix)" and "The Show Goes On."

## Background

* On December 17, 2019, he announced the tour comprising of six dates.
* On January 17, 2020, he added a second Brooklyn show for March 22 after it was sold out for March 20.
* On December 2, 2020, he stated that fans were required to be vaccinated to come to his shows.
* Before the tour commenced in 2021, he performed on February 8 at the Summit Music Hall in Denver, on February 9 in Aspen, Colorado, and on September 17 for Riot Fest in Chicago, Illinois.
* On December 9, 2021, he announced of a livestreamed concert from Brooklyn Steel for December 29.
* On December 23, 2021, he announced of rescheduling the two NY shows December 29 and December 30 to the new year on February 12 and February 13, 2022, respectively.

## Opening acts

* Vocab Slick (with DJ True Justice) (Reno show)
* Glass Tung (Reno show)
* The Life Longue (Reno show)
* ZP Ratik (Reno show)
* Sam Roberts (Reno show)
* Mickey Factz (Brooklyn shows)
* Billy Blue (Brooklyn shows)

## Set list

1. "Intro"
2. "Real"
3. "Just Might Be OK"
4. "Kick, Push"
5. "I Gotcha"
6. "The Instrumental"
7. "He Say She Say"
8. "Sunshine"
9. "Daydreamin'"
10. "The Cool"
11. "Hurt Me Soul"
12. "Pressure"
13. "American Terrorist"
14. "The Emperor's Soundtrack"
15. "Kick, Push II"
16. "I Don't Wanna Care Right Now"
17. "Everyone Nose (All the Girls Standing in the Line for the Bathroom)"
18. "Touch the Sky"
19. "Superstar"
20. "The Show Goes On"

## Tour dates

 November 18, 2021
 November 19, 2021
 November 20, 2021
 November 26, 2021
 February 12, 2022
 February 13, 2022

## References

1. ↑ Watson, Elijah (January 23, 2020). "Lupe Fiasco Announces 'Food & Liquor' Tour". *Okayplayer*.
2. ↑ "Lupe Fiasco (@LupeFiasco)". *Twitter*. December 17, 2019.
3. ↑ "Lupe Fiasco (@LupeFiasco)". *Twitter*. January 17, 2020.
4. ↑ Coleman II, C. (December 6, 2020). "Lupe Fiasco Will Require Fans to Have COVID-19 Vaccine to Come to His Concerts". *XXL*.
"Lupe Fiasco (@LupeFiasco)". *Twitter*. December 9, 2021.
6. ↑ "Lupe Fiasco (@LupeFiasco)". *Twitter*. December 23, 2021.
Craig Bauer

*Lupe Fiasco's Food & Liquor*This article is part of the Food & Liquor era.Released: September 19, 2006
Label: 1st & 15th Entertainment / Atlantic RecordsCategory
*Lupe Fiasco's The Cool*This article is part of the The Cool era.Released: December 18, 2007
Label: 1st & 15th Entertainment / Atlantic RecordsCategory
*Drill Music in Zion*This article is part of the Drill Music in Zion era.Released: June 24, 2022
Label: 1st & 15th Entertainment / Thirty TigersCategory

## **Craig Bauer**

### **Born**

August 20
Cleveland, Ohio, U.S.

### **Occupations**

* Mix engineer
* producer

## **Musical career**

### **Instruments**

* Keyboards
* guitar

### **Website**

craigbauer.com

**Craig Bauer** (born August 20) is an American Grammy-award winning record producer, mixing and sound engineer. He was born and raised in Cleveland, Ohio, before moving to Chicago, Illinois, where he opened HINGE Studios. In 2014, he relocated to Los Angeles, California. He helped mix three of Lupe Fiasco's albums, *Lupe Fiasco's Food & Liquor* (2006), *Lupe Fiasco's The Cool* (2007), and *Drill Music in Zion* (2022). Bauer said of the latter, "the best rap album I've ever mixed" and "rap album of the decade."

## References

1. ↑ Bustard, Andy (January 7, 2022). "Lupe Fiasco's Upcoming Project Hailed As 'Rap Album of the Decade' by Kanye West Engineer". *HipHopDX*.
Erykah Badu

**Erica Abi Wright** (born February 26, 1971), known professionally as **Erykah Badu**, is an American singer, songwriter, record producer and actress. On June 20, 2010, Lupe Fiasco was a special guest during her Out My Mind, Just In Time Tour at the Greek Theatre. In 2011, they performed the rapper's single "Words I Never Said" at the BET Hip Hop Awards.

Fiasco mentioned Badu in his 2012 and 2023 songs "Audubon Ballroom" ('Rap America! Bad as Erykah!') and "SentRock" ('Soul on the old like Erykah Badu'), respectively.

## References

1. ↑ "Erykah Badu, Janelle Monae, Lupe Fiasco @ the Greek". *LA Record*.
2. ↑ Concepcion, Mariel (April 19, 2010). "Erykah Badu Announces Tour". *Billboard*.
3. ↑ Horowitz, Steven (October 11, 2011). "Lupe Fiasco & Erykah Badu Perform "Words I Never Said" at 2011 BET Hip Hop Awards". *HipHopDX*.
Bibliography

The **bibliography** of Lupe Fiasco includes open letters, in-progress works, and projects he has contributed to. An excerpt from his unfinished novel, *Reflections of a Window Washer*, was published by London-based publishing company BLAG in 2007. Followed by this was the short story "This City Is a Robot," written for the *Chicago Sun-Times* in 2012. He has also dabbled in poetry, where he published one in memory of Gil Scott-Heron, and contributed to the 2016 book *Guns in the Hands of Artists*. Through social media, he has uploaded a 2013 Twitter novel entitled *Teriyaki Joe: Neo-Harlem Detective*, self-described as "Afro-Futurist," and the 2015 Instagram episode-styled *Silver Poles* that became discontinued after three posts. His novel, *Wave*, was created to accompany his seventh studio album, *Drogas Wave*, which details the mythology of the Long-Chains, a group of slaves who escape imprisonment and live underwater with the mission to prevent slavery.

In 2010, he told New Zealand's 3 News, "I started as a writer, since I was little kid. I've been telling stories and hip-hop has been an extension of me telling stories so it's kind of like me putting it in a more traditional form as far as a book."

## Open letters

* "Supreme" (2015)
* "#BeastMode A Tale of Two Quarans" (2015)
* "The Haunting" (2015)
* "The Police" (2015)
* "Money Is My Mind" (2015)
* "50 Shades of Black & Forgetting How to Ride a Bike" (2015)
* "The Challenges of Being a Soldier" (2017)

## Short stories

* "Work in Progress" (2011)
* "This City Is a Robot" (2012)

## Novels

* *Reflections of a Window Washer* (2007)
* *Teriyaki Joe: Neo-Harlem Detective* (2013)
* *Wave* (announced)

## Podcasts

* *Silver Poles* (2015)
* *Building the Last* (2018)

## Related articles

* *Biography Today* (2009)
* *The Anthology of Rap* (2010)

## References

1. ↑ Salazar-Moreno, Quibian (November 27, 2007). "Lupe Fiasco to Turn Author After 3rd Album". *iHipHop*.
2. ↑ Rankin, Kenrya (June 1, 2011). "Read Lupe Fiasco's Tribute to Gil Scott-Heron". *BET*.
3. ↑ Ellis, Stacy-Ann (December 3, 2013). "Lupe Fiasco Starts Penning His 'Afro-Futurist' Novel on Twitter". *Vibe*.
4. ↑ Ivey, Nile (February 24, 2010). "Lupe Fiasco Set to Write First Novel". *BET*.
Gila River Resorts & Casinos

**Gila River Resorts & Casinos** is a resort and casino in Phoenix, Arizona. It is owned and operated by the Gila River Indian Community. Lupe Fiasco performed a one-night concert at their venue on May 28, 2023, featuring special guest B.o.B. The DJ for the event was DJ Jahmar.

## Set list

1. "Around My Way (Freedom Ain't Free)"
2. "Kick, Push"
3. "Hip-Hop Saved My Life"
4. "Autoboto"
5. "Go Go Gadget Flow"
6. "Jump"
7. "Touch the Sky"
8. "Out of My Head"
9. "Paris, Tokyo"
10. "Wild Child"
11. "Battle Scars"
12. "Superstar"
13. "Daydreamin'"
14. "The Show Goes On"

## Gallery

**@playatgila**: "𝙅𝙪𝙨𝙩 𝙧𝙚𝙢𝙚𝙢𝙗𝙚𝙧 𝙬𝙝𝙚𝙣 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙘𝙤𝙢𝙚 𝙪𝙥 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙨𝙝𝙤𝙬 𝙜𝙤𝙚𝙨 𝙤𝙣! Thank you to all who joined us tonight for the legendary performances by @lupefiasco and @bob in The Showroom at @playatgila."
* May 29, 2023
* Instagram
**@playatgila**: "𝙅𝙪𝙨𝙩 𝙧𝙚𝙢𝙚𝙢𝙗𝙚𝙧 𝙬𝙝𝙚𝙣 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙘𝙤𝙢𝙚 𝙪𝙥 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙨𝙝𝙤𝙬 𝙜𝙤𝙚𝙨 𝙤𝙣! Thank you to all who joined us tonight for the legendary performances by @lupefiasco and @bob in The Showroom at @playatgila."
* May 29, 2023
* Instagram
**@playatgila**: "𝙅𝙪𝙨𝙩 𝙧𝙚𝙢𝙚𝙢𝙗𝙚𝙧 𝙬𝙝𝙚𝙣 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙘𝙤𝙢𝙚 𝙪𝙥 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙨𝙝𝙤𝙬 𝙜𝙤𝙚𝙨 𝙤𝙣! Thank you to all who joined us tonight for the legendary performances by @lupefiasco and @bob in The Showroom at @playatgila."
* May 29, 2023
* Instagram
**@playatgila**: "𝙅𝙪𝙨𝙩 𝙧𝙚𝙢𝙚𝙢𝙗𝙚𝙧 𝙬𝙝𝙚𝙣 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙘𝙤𝙢𝙚 𝙪𝙥 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙨𝙝𝙤𝙬 𝙜𝙤𝙚𝙨 𝙤𝙣! Thank you to all who joined us tonight for the legendary performances by @lupefiasco and @bob in The Showroom at @playatgila."
* May 29, 2023
* Instagram
**@rccreativemediaco**: "A few select black + white shots from this weekend // feat. @lupefiasco + @bob 🌟"
* May 30, 2023
* Instagram
**@rccreativemediaco**: "A few select black + white shots from this weekend // feat. @lupefiasco + @bob 🌟"
* May 30, 2023
* Instagram

## References

1. ↑ Masley, Ed (May 1, 2023). "Top Concerts Playing Phoenix in May: Lizzo, Shania Twain, Red Hot Chili Peppers, The Cure". *The Arizona Republic*.
Army Girl

"**Army Girl**" is an unreleased song by Lupe Fiasco, created for his third studio album, *Lasers* (2011). The unofficial recording leaked online in 2010. Written as a hip hop love song, Fiasco details characteristics of his "Army Girl." In 2014, Fiasco revealed that he wanted Drake on the track, though it never happened.

One of the record's known live performances was on August 1, 2009, in St. Louis for the outdoor concert series, Live on the Levee. Another instance was at West Virginia University on October 10, 2009, for Sprite Step Off.

## Lyrics

**Lyrics**
[Intro]

Yeah just my army

Lookin' for my army

'Cause you're my army

Yeah, you know what it is!

Lookin' for my army girl

Ay

[Verse 1:Lupe Fiasco]

Smarter than a mug, heart full of love

Mind full of me, mine's full of her

My zone is the home of the Cubs

Westside, where I reside

Just a rose that was grown from the mud

My girl don't like goin' to the club

Just fly from her toes to the skull

Your peer pressure, well we'll be fine

Insects we be fly

No roaches we deny

Off life how we be high

Roll like Bun B and Queen in ride

Straight edge, great cred, well-read, well-versed

Like me, love god, Mashallah, go to church

[Hook]

She look so good, she from the hood

Yeah, that's my army girl

She got my back, we on attack

Me and my army girl

Ay

[Verse 2: Lupe Fiasco]

She got morals, she got ethics

She's gorgeous, and god blessed it

Feeds you breakfast

You do wrong, she corrects it

She be nice and I respect it

Give me space and don't press it

Do her best to leave me stressless

And that's precious, so impressive, so I invest it

She's my inspiration

When I'm breathless, when the roads rough

She my exit, who I came in, what I left with

She's my right now and my next year

She ride we ride

[Hook]

She look so good, she from the hood

Yeah, that's my army girl

She got my back, we on attack

Me and my army girl

Ay

## References

1. ↑ "Lupe Fiasco (@LupeFiasco)". *Twitter*. July 3, 2014.
Automatic (Remix)

"**Automatic (Remix)**" is a remix collaboration song between SNDCLSH and DJ Kue, released in homage of 1983 song by The Pointer Sisters.

## Lyrics

**Lyrics**
Automatic (Automatic)

Automatic (Automatic)

Your camera looks through me

With its X-ray vision

And all systems run aground

Your camera looks through me

With its X-ray vision

And all systems run aground

Your camera looks through me

With its X-ray vision

And all systems run aground

And all systems

And all systems

And all systems

And all systems

And all systems run aground

And all systems

And all systems

And all systems

And all systems

And all systems run aground

And all systems

And all systems

And all systems

And all systems

And all systems run aground

And all systems

And all systems

And all systems

And all systems

And all systems run aground

Automatic (Automatic)

Automatic (Automatic)

## References

1. ↑ Osei, Anthony (February 6, 2012). "Listen: SNDCLSH (DJ Lupe Fiasco + DJ Sky Gellatly) & DJ Kue: The Pointer Sisters "Automatic (Remix)"". *Complex*.
Follow the Leader

***Follow the Leader*** is an unofficial mixtape hosted by VA-Tapemasters Inc. It was released on March 11, 2008, compiling American rapper Lupe Fiasco's previously released tracks, bootlegs, and fan remixes.

## Track listing

Notes
* "Daydreamin' (Remix)" is produced by Hasan Insane.
* "After All" is produced by Phenom Jglaze for Mental Instruments.
* "Kick, Push (Remix)" is produced by Uness.
* "Can You Let Me Know" is produced by Blaze P for Anti-Star Productions Dice Music Group.
18 Pines Concert

The **18 Pines Concert** is an annual concert organized by the Joint Events Council (JEC) of College of Saint Benedict & Saint John's University in Stearns County, Minnesota. Lupe Fiasco was their 2018 headliner act, where they reported that the concert "had the highest attendance" as of 2019. The concert opened with Jack Fitzpatrick, followed by Lupe's approximately one-hour set.

According to their "18 Pines Summary," Fiasco was "the first hip-hop artist brought to campus". They continued, "When the JEC started the process of finding an artist in October, they knew that Pines needed to undergo some changes in order to ensure it upheld our Pines mission to invite all. They saw one common theme after examining student surveys: hip-hop had never been represented in the music brought to campus, despite students asking for it."

## Biography

Lupe Fiasco is a Grammy-award winning American rapper and lyricist. He is known for songs such as "The Show Goes On," "Battle Scars," and "Superstar." As heard in his song "Hurt Me Soul," Lupe Fiasco initially disliked hip-hop due to the amount of vulgarity and misogyny within songs. Lupe became a lyricist with the hope of changing that by using hip-hop as a way to tell stories and bring attention to social justice issues. For example, "Kick Push" is about a man finding himself and "Bad Bitch" is about the effects the word "bitch" has on children. Lupe Fiasco also extends his work beyond the music by creating projects that focus on community engagement in underprivileged and impoverished communities. More on his foundations can be found on his website: www.lupefiasco.com. The JEC is excited to have an artist on campus who is able to share his story using hip-hop culture in addition to bringing a new genre to campus.

## References

1. ↑ "Lupe Fiasco to headline Pines '18, JEC to undergo changes". *The Record*. March 22, 2018.
2. ↑ "JEC spending explained". *The Record*. February 14, 2019.