Lupe Fiasco Interview

Lupe Fiasco: ‘I’m afraid Chicago is dying’

Chicago rapper dishes out tough love on new album

By: Greg Kot

Article Reprint 

 

Lupe Fiasco can come across as a teacher, preacher, cutup, conflicted citizen, jazz head, skilled rhyme machine and political radical.

His new album, “Food and Liquor II: The Great American Rap Album Part 1” (1st and 15th/Atlantic), touches on all those personas. Fiasco — born Wasalu Muhammed Jaco 30 years ago — was part of a wave of socially conscious Chicago rap artists on his 2006 debut album, “Lupe Fiasco’s Food and Liquor.” Since then, he has grown into a respected hip-hop veteran who has sold nearly 1.5 million copies of his first three albums while growing only more fearless in his outspokenness.

Leave a Reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *