Lupe Fiasco
芝加哥说唱新人鲁佩·菲亚斯科(Lupe Fiasco)
Jay-Z 觉得他歌词玩的文字游戏让人精神振奋；Twista把他看作来自芝加哥的下一个说唱大明星；XXL 杂志评价他是一个在2006年与巨星们平起平坐的新秀，并且还将得到大量的称赞。 业内人士都把他看作是前途无量的新星，他就是Lupe Fiasco,一个穆斯林，滑板高手与球鞋狂热收集者，他以一首关于滑板的说唱歌曲《Kick,Push》横空出世，不久在主流媒体开始热播，不久他的处女专辑《Food and Liquor》就广受好评。
一开始听那旋律就知道这张专辑十分特别。Lupe在序曲中唱到“没人会做得更好”，我们听到的旋律流畅无比, 从详尽的故事讲述转换到对社会的隐喻。文字游戏如“跟一个盲人坐在一起然后给他描述什么是黄色，这十分困难”就可以让我们轻而易举的了解到Lupe为什么能得到这么多好评。 在整张专辑中各种名词动词入弹珠般迸射。《Just Might be Okay》就是一首文字游戏的代表作. 这首曲子中以恰到好处的鼓点与喇叭声为背景，Lupe 展现了他的抒情诗体“my vida loca was built like Bob Vila via God,” “now we hold the coming like contracepts” 以及“I’m cool I don’t foretell best/I ain’t nicest emcee/I ain’t Cornel West/I am Cornel Westside/Chi-Town Guevara…”
同时，Lupe在《Kick, Push》中讲述了一个惹了一身麻烦的花瓣少年试图掌控自己的生活的故事。这是一个令人难以置信的抒情表现。《Kick, Push 2》则是故事的续集，令人赞赏Lupe讲故事的能力. 另外《The Instrumental》是一首由Linkin Park的Mike Shinoda操刀的作品，带有明显的Mike风格，但是Lupe却用自己的歌词让这首歌有了更多的社会隐喻。.在《Hurt Me Soul》这首作品中，Lupe回顾了自己的说唱生涯，细数了那些对他产生影响的歌手，在曲子的最后，他还指出了这个社会的病态，唱出了他的无奈与忧虑，也是我最喜欢的作品。《I Gotcha》则是一首调侃性的歌曲，描述了各种不同类型的人，开玩笑的告诉我们“处女”与“皮条客”的原型。但是在这首歌的最后，Lupe用一些政治术语让听众重新回到严肃的状态中来。在《Real》中，Lupe深入的说明了一些街头、游戏与正义的典型问题。《American Terrorists》一看这首歌的题目就知道是一首政治性的歌曲，对美国社会进行剖析，从美国历史一直到美国的时事，表达自己的社会观，聪明的批评了美国政治的不公平。
Lupe带着他的精神食粮，成为美国hip-hop的未来。《Food and Liquor》表现了Lupe的嘻哈哲学，从爱情、社会到政治，涵盖内容十分广泛。Food是指社会的优秀，Liquor则是指社会的病态。如果你想为大脑提供些营养，这里有丰富的智识；如果你想听一些好听的旋律，这里也有适合你的节拍。这张唱片关注了社会各阶层的生活,这将使它成为经典之作。这张专辑是对人生、社会的真实反映，兼收并蓄的包含各种元素，为你提供知识与娱乐，这也是Hip-Hop的真谛。
目前专辑
Food & Liquor (2006)
1 "Intro" 3:06 2 "Real" 4:023 "Just Might Be OK" 4:244 "Kick, Push" 4:135 "I Gotcha" 3:586 "The Instrumental" 3:26 7 "He Say, She Say" 4:12
8 "Sunshine" 3:55
9 "Daydreamin'" 3:55
10 "The Cool" 3:46
11 "Hurt Me Soul" 4:22
12 "Pressure" 4:47
13 "American Terrorist" 4:40
14 "The Emperor's Soundtrack" 2:56
15 "Kick, Push II" 4:11
16 "Outro"
The Cool (2007)
1 "Baba Says Cool for Thought" Jaco, Ayesha Iesha Jaco Iesha Jaco 0:46
2 "Free Chilly" Soundtrakk Sarah Green & GemStones 1:02
3 "Go Go Gadget Flow" Lupe Fiasco/Soundtrakk Soundtrakk 4:10
4 "The Coolest" Paultre, Chris/Braxton, Derrick/Lupe Fiasco Chris & Drop 5:12
5 "Superstar" Lupe Fiasco/Soundtrakk Soundtrakk Matthew Santos 4:48
6 "Paris, Tokyo" Deodato, Eumir/Lupe Fiasco/Soundtrakk Soundtrakk 4:30
7 "Hi-Definition" Broadus, Cordozar Calvin/Shuckburgh, Alexander/Pooh Bear/Lupe Fiasco Alshux Snoop Dogg & Pooh Bear 3:51
8 "Gold Watch" Paultre, Chris/Braxton, Derrick/Lupe Fiasco Chris & Drop 4:12
9 "Hip Hop Saved My Life" Lupe Fiasco/Jean, Nikki/Soundtrakk Soundtrakk Nikki Jean 4:03
10 "Intruder Alert" Lupe Fiasco/Soundtrakk Soundtrakk Sarah Green 4:00
11 "Streets on Fire" Paultre, Chris/Braxton, Derrick/Lupe Fiasco Chris & Drop Matthew Santos 4:40
12 "Little Weapon" Stump, Patrick/Lupe Fiasco/Bishop G Patrick Stump Bishop G & Nikki Jean 4:05
13 "Gotta Eat" Lupe Fiasco/Soundtrakk Soundtrakk 3:24
14 "Dumb It Down" Lupe Fiasco/Soundtrakk Soundtrakk GemStones & Graham Burris 4:03
15 "Hello/Goodbye (Uncool)" File, C./Goss, J./Homme, J./Lavelle, J./Lupe Fiasco Lupe Fiasco & Chris Goss with Unkle Unkle 4:26
16 "The Die" GemStones/Lupe Fiasco/Soundtrakk Soundtrakk GemStones 3:23
17 "Put You on Game" Simonsayz/Lupe Fiasco Simonsayz 3:02
18 "Fighters" Messie/Lupe Fiasco Le Messie Matthew Santos 3:33
19 "Go Baby" GemStones/Lupe Fiasco/Soundtrakk Soundtrakk GemStones 3:36
20 "Blackout" (Circuit City bonus track, limited time only, time expired) Lupe Fiasco/Soundtrakk Soundtrakk 4:00
Xtreme(2008)
01. Superstar (Feat. Matthew Santos (Live)
02. Superstar (Fiascogate Remix)
03. Paris Tokyo (Live)
04. Can You Let Me Know
05. I Gotcha (Live)
06. City Wings
07. Day Dreaming (Live)
08. Bottom Top
09. Kick Push (Live)
10. Kick Push Part 2
11. Dumb It Down (Live)
12. Us Placers (Feat. Pharrell And Kanye West)
13. Touch The Sky (Live)
14. Superstar (Feat. Young Jeezy & T.I.) (Remix)
所获奖项
BET Awards
2007, Best New Artist (nominated)
BET Hip Hop Awards
2007, Hip-Hop CD of the Year: Food & Liquor (nominated)
2007, Hip-Hop Video of the Year: "Kick Push" (nominated)
2007, Rookie of the Year: "Kick Push" (nominated)
2007, Element Award- Lyricist of the Year: (nominated)
Grammy Awards
2008, Best Urban/Alternative Performance: "Daydreamin'(feat Jill Scott)" (Winner)
2007, Best Rap Solo Performance: "Kick Push" (nominated)
2007, Best Rap Song: "Kick Push" (nominated)
2007, Best Rap Album: Food & Liquor (nominated)
Image Awards
2007, Outstanding New Artist (nominated)
MTV Video Music Awards
2008, Best Hip-Hop Video: "Superstar" feat. Matthew Santos (nominated)
Soul Train Awards
2007, Best New R&B/Soul or Rap New Artist: "I Gotcha" (nominated)
Wasalu Muhammad Jaco (born February 17, 1982), better known by his stage name Lupe Fiasco, is a Grammy-winning American rapper. He rose to fame in 2006 following the success of his critically acclaimed debut album, Lupe Fiasco's Food & Liquor. Prominent hip hop mogul Jay-Z describes him as a "breath of fresh air" in a new hip hop world characterized by mainstream pop and glamour, a sharp contrast with the widespread lyricism-focused rap of the 1990s, and critics have called him the "Hip-Hop Generation's Next Vanguard." [1] His second album, Lupe Fiasco's The Cool, was released on December 18, 2007.
Life and career
Early life
Born and raised on the Westside of Chicago,Wasalu Jaco is the fifth child of nine brothers and sisters. His father was an engineer, a prolific African drummer, karate teacher and owner of karate schools and army surplus stores.[3] His mother was a gourmet chef.[4] Jaco went to high school at Thornton Township High School in Harvey, Illinois.[5] He started rapping when he was in the eighth grade, but was initially put off by the vulgarity and violent imagery of his father's N.W.A. records.It wasn't until he heard Nas' 1996 album, It Was Written, at the age of 14 that he began to pursue hip hop music.
Growing up, Jaco was given the nickname "Lu," the last part of his first name, by his mother. "Lupe" is an extension of this nickname, which he borrowed from a friend from high school. "Fiasco," he says, "came from the Firm album. They had the song, 'Firm Fiasco'. I just liked the way it looked on paper."
Early career
By 19, Lupe Fiasco was in a group called Da Pak. They signed to Epic Records and released one single before splitting up.[6] Fiasco later signed a solo deal with Arista Records, but was dropped when president and CEO L. A. Reid was fired.[6] During this time, he had guest appearances on singles on Tha' Rayne's "Kiss Me" and "Didn't You Know" and also K Fox's 2004 "This Life." He also released the song "Coulda Been" on a 10/03 compilation of MTV's Advance Warning.[7] He began releasing many mixtapes, developing a fan base via the internet. Just after Arista went out of business, rapper Jay-Z offered Fiasco a contract with Roc-A-Fella records. Fiasco declined having already started his own record label.
In 2004, Arista went out of business and Lupe was signed with Atlantic Records. In early 2006, Lupe and his friend and hypeman Dusean "Bishop G" Dunbar started FNF Radio, a show on the college radio station WIIT located at the Illinois Institute of Technology.
2005–2006
Main article: Lupe Fiasco's Food & Liquor
Lupe had gained a large underground following with the release of a series of critically acclaimed mixtapes, prominently Lupe's own Fahrenheit 1/15 Part I: The Truth Is Among Us, Fahrenheit 1/15 Part II: Revenge of the Nerds, and Fahrenheit 1/15 Part III: A Rhyming Ape. In 2005, Lupe was featured on two tracks on Mike Shinoda's solo mixtape titled Fort Minor: We Major. During this time, rapper and mogul Jay-Z heard Lupe and assisted him in the production of what would become his debut album Food & Liquor.
In 2005, Lupe appeared on the Kanye West track "Touch The Sky" from West's Late Registration. Soon after, he released his first single "Kick, Push," a song heavily about skateboarding. As his popularity slowly increased, so did anticipation for his upcoming album Food & Liquor. The album was officially released on September 19, 2006. The album featured production from Jay-Z, Kanye West, Mike Shinoda, The Neptunes, and more. Singles from the album were "Kick, Push," "I Gotcha" and "Daydreamin'" featuring Jill Scott. On the album "Fiasco masterfully melds his peerless storytelling gifts with his idiosyncratic passion for skateboarding, fantasy, and incisive sociopolitical commentary."[9] The critically lauded album was later nominated for three Grammys including "Best Rap Album." In the same year, he was voted by GQ as the "Breakout Man of the Year."Lupe also had a small feud with skateboarder Terry Kennedy.
2007–present
Main article: Lupe Fiasco's The Cool
In 2007, Lupe announced his second album, "The Cool," a concept album that expands on the story of the track of the same name on his first album. It was released on December 18, 2007 in United States. The first single and video from the album, "Superstar," featuring Matthew Santos, was released the first week of November 2007. Baseball All-Star Ryan Braun has used "Superstar" as an at-bat song.
Also in 2007, it was revealed that Fiasco, Kanye West, and Pharrell Williams, had formed a group known as Child Rebel Soldier.As of November 2007, no projects have been announced, with Lupe noting that the members of the group were busy with solo projects and things needed to "settle down some."However, a song made by CRS titled "US Placers," featuring Thom Yorke, has been released.
Songs from "The Cool" are featured in the movie Street Kings. The songs "Put You on Game" and "Little Weapon" both appear in the latest trailer.
In 2008, Lupe and his band 1500 or Nothin joined Kanye's Glow in the Dark Tour, which also features Rihanna and N.E.R.D. The tour will stop in several cities, including his hometown of Chicago. He's been made #7 as the Hottest MCs in the Game of 2008 by MTV.
Lupe recently announced that he was remixing The Cool with French house act Justice.
Ventures
Fiasco is the co-founder and vice-president of 1st & 15th Entertainment, a record label under Atlantic.However, due to the recent arrest and imprisonment of co-founder, CEO, and partner Charles "Chilly" Patton, Fiasco now serves as the current CEO. In January 2006, Lupe signed with major footwear and apparel corporation Reebok becoming part of the "O.G" marketing campaign, where rap artists such as Lil Wayne and Mike Jones designed their own personal colorway of the Reebok "O.G" model.He designed a white/grey model of the shoe.
Personal life
Religion
Lupe has been open about his Islamic faith. He has noted the importance of religion in his life, stating: "Well, I was born Muslim, so Islam plays a part in my life and everything I do, to a certain extent. I'm not like the poster boy for Islam... I still got my flaws and stuff like that, so I don't really wear that on my sleeve... I don't go to clubs, I don't drink, I don't smoke, you know like my whole - the whole groupie situation is shut down." The front of Lupe's The Cool album cover is stylized to look like that of Persian calligraphy. Along with this, Lupe begins Food & Liquor by reciting an Islamic prayer: A'uzu billahi min ash shaitani r rajimi Bismi 'llahi 'r-rahmani 'r-rahim, which translates to "I seek refuge with Allah from Satan, the rejected. In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, Ever Merciful."
Influences
Lupe is highly influenced by Crucial Conflict, Kanye West, 8Ball & MJG, Spice 1 and Nas among others. Lupe regards It Was Written as his favorite album and cites it as his primary source of inspiration. Lupe is also an avid skateboarder, which influenced his debut single "Kick, Push." Lupe is also heavily influenced by Japanese-anime/otaku culture; he has referenced the following anime shows in his lyrics: Lupin the 3rd (in Kanye West's Touch The Sky), Transformers/Gundam (in Daydreamin'), and Trigun (in various songs). Furthermore Lupe Fiasco also takes influence from videogames, which he occasionally references in his songs. This is particularly apparent in the song, "Jedi Mind Tricks" where Lupe states "the boy game advance, come peep the genesis, I broke bread with society's menaces." A reference to the portable Nintendo console the Gameboy Advance, and the Sega Genesis console. Lupe Fiasco makes another reference to Sega in the single "I Gotcha"; where he references the company's mascot "Sonic the Hedgehog". This can be seen in a line from the song that states, " I love my city really hope that God bless it, have my mind moving faster than that hog in the hedges". Further adding to the videogame-based content that Lupe puts into his lyrics, and derives influence from is Squaresoft's Final Fantasy series, which is seen referenced in the song "And He Gets The Girl..." (which used a sample from N.E.R.D's song "Maybe"); from the "I Gotcha" single. This is evidenced by a line in the song that states, "I love Final Fantasy, I hate first-person shooters, Meteora was nice, but I bought Hybrid Theory twice". Lastly Lupe Fiasco's influence from the videogame realm can be seen in his references to Capcom's Street Fighter videogame series (which Lupe Fiasco is quite fond of). This can be seen in a line from the song "Gold Watch" that exclaims; "I like Street Fighter 2 I just really hate Vega only Ken and Ryu, I find it hard to beat Blanka". Lupe Fiasco's love, and influence of videogames is also conveyed in his rumored final album, "LupEnd" the spelling and titling of which is similar to the format of several "endgame" videogame screens (particularly 8-bit third generation, and 16-bit fourth generation videogames). Lupe Fiasco also derives inspiration from a variey of other sources like: comic book culture (particularly Japanese manga, a sentiment expressed in "Gold Watch"; and the Marvel Comics series X-Men which was referenced in the official "Superstar" remix), films (particularly Revenge Of The Nerds, and Star Wars, of which he has several underground mixtapes as well as songs named after), different forms of art (specifically Yate-born and social commentary driven graffiti artist Banksy; who Fiasco references in his song "I Gotcha"), and lastly German philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche.
官方网站：http://www.lupefiasco.com/
Lupe Fiasco's Hypebeast.com blog：http://hypebeast.com/lupefiasco/
MySpace：http://www.myspace.com/lupefiasco
Lupe Fiasco On MTV.com: http://www.mtv.com/music/artist/fiasco__lupe/artist.jhtml