WHO THE HELL IS LUPE FIASCO?
Lupe Fiasco is what many are considering the “next big thing” in hip hop. He started off with his group “Da Pak” and was signed to Epic. After that didn’t pan out, he signed a solo deal with Arista. After a few years with the label, they only managed to get out a promo single for “Pop Pop” before going under. In 2004, Fiasco signed with Atlantic Records. Jay Z was very big on Lupe and offered to sign him to Def Jam Records. Surprisingly to many, Lupe passed on the offer as he was already working on his own material. Jay Z didn’t want to be left out of the picture and decided to help out in the production of Fiasco’s first album. Fiasco did what many young rappers have done. He released three mixtapes, titled Fahrenheit 1/15: Part 1, 2, and 3. Gaining credibility in the mixtape side of the game, fellow Chicagoan Kanye West took notice. West enlisted Fiasco for a guest verse on the highly acclaimed track “Touch the Sky.” Around this time, I first heard of Lupe Fiasco. Being a short dista
