2. Lupe
Background
Born February 16,
1982 in Chicago,
Illinois. Born of West
African descent
Born Wasalu
Muhammad Jaco
One of nine children
of Shirley, and
Gregory
Known by his stage
name Lupe Fiasco
3. Areas Of Genres
Hip-Hop
Rap
Rock
Techno
Dubstep
Country
Alternative
Jazz
Etc.
7. Controversy
“I really think the war on terror is a bunch of bull”
“9/11 building 7 did they really pull it”
“Gaza strip was getting bombed, Obama didn’t say ____”
“Propaganda's everywhere, constantly on replay”
“Managers suggest you ____ a person to be famous”
“Tryna FBI my panther, CIA my sankofa, Infiltrate my
Carter, illuminate my culture”
8. Lupe On Bill O’Reilly
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fnaHg2fRUJM
10. Lupe Message
"This is why I rant! This is why I speak out! This is why I
sound preachy in my songs! I have no choice!
#ChiViolenceMustEnd.“
On January 20, 2013, he was removed from the stage
for refusing to move onto the next song after performing
a 30 minute version of Words I Never Said, which
contains anti-Obama lyrics, in Washington D.C., during
Obama's second presidential inauguration.