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20 Thing’s you don’t know about Lupe Fiasco
1. His real name is Wasalu Muhammad Jaco
2. He also performs as the frontman of rock band Japanese Cartoon under his real name “Wasalu”
3. Lupe developed an interest in hip hop after initially disliking the genre for its use of vulgarity and misogyny.
4. Jay Z helped Lupe sign a record deal with Atlantic Records
5. Lupe runs two clothing lines, Righteous Kung-Fu and Trilly & Truly; he has designed sneakers for Reebok
6. Fiasco is also noted for his anti-establishment views, which he has expressed in both interviews and his music.
7. Lupe Fiasco is of West African descent
8. His father was a member of the Black Panther Party, a black revolutionary socialist organization that achieved national and international notoriety through its involvement in the Black Power movement and U.S. politics of the 1960s and 1970s.
9. Lupe Fiasco is a Muslim
10. Lupe began taking martial arts classes at the age of 3
11.He described his father’s influence over the family by saying, “After school, my father would come and get us and take us out into the world—one day, we’re listening to N.W.A, the next day we’re listening to Ravi Shankar, the next day, he’s teaching us how to shoot an AK-47, the next day, we’re at karate class, the next day, we’re in Chinatown…”
12. His mother described him by saying, “He was a great spirited child. Smart, a bit complex; he kind of was a loner; he didn’t hang with a lot of people…He always had the glasses. Always had a book bag over his shoulder and some type of a writing tablet.”
13. Early in his career, he went by stage names Little Lu and Lu tha Underdog
14. Lupe loves skateboarding
15. Lupe’s bestfriend, business partner, Charles “Chilly” Patton, was convicted of attempting to supply heroin to a drug ring and was eventually sentenced to 44 years in a correctional facility.
16. He is part of a group called Child Rebel Soilder with Kanye West and Pharrell Williams
17. In 2008, MTV named Fiasco the 7th Hottest MC in the Game
18. In 2010 Fiasco’s fans created an online petition demanding that Atlantic Records release Lasers. The petition garnered considerable attention on hip hop blog sites as well as over 16,000 signatures.
19. In 2011 he called Obama and the United States of America the biggest terrorist.
20. Nas’ 1996 album, It Was Written, inspired him to pursue hip hop. – See more at: http://www.yvafrica.com/20-things-you-dont-know-about-lupe-fiasco/#sthash.YWePIByQ.dpuf
2. He also performs as the frontman of rock band Japanese Cartoon under his real name “Wasalu”
3. Lupe developed an interest in hip hop after initially disliking the genre for its use of vulgarity and misogyny.
4. Jay Z helped Lupe sign a record deal with Atlantic Records
5. Lupe runs two clothing lines, Righteous Kung-Fu and Trilly & Truly; he has designed sneakers for Reebok
6. Fiasco is also noted for his anti-establishment views, which he has expressed in both interviews and his music.
7. Lupe Fiasco is of West African descent
8. His father was a member of the Black Panther Party, a black revolutionary socialist organization that achieved national and international notoriety through its involvement in the Black Power movement and U.S. politics of the 1960s and 1970s.
9. Lupe Fiasco is a Muslim
10. Lupe began taking martial arts classes at the age of 3
11.He described his father’s influence over the family by saying, “After school, my father would come and get us and take us out into the world—one day, we’re listening to N.W.A, the next day we’re listening to Ravi Shankar, the next day, he’s teaching us how to shoot an AK-47, the next day, we’re at karate class, the next day, we’re in Chinatown…”
12. His mother described him by saying, “He was a great spirited child. Smart, a bit complex; he kind of was a loner; he didn’t hang with a lot of people…He always had the glasses. Always had a book bag over his shoulder and some type of a writing tablet.”
13. Early in his career, he went by stage names Little Lu and Lu tha Underdog
14. Lupe loves skateboarding
15. Lupe’s bestfriend, business partner, Charles “Chilly” Patton, was convicted of attempting to supply heroin to a drug ring and was eventually sentenced to 44 years in a correctional facility.
16. He is part of a group called Child Rebel Soilder with Kanye West and Pharrell Williams
17. In 2008, MTV named Fiasco the 7th Hottest MC in the Game
18. In 2010 Fiasco’s fans created an online petition demanding that Atlantic Records release Lasers. The petition garnered considerable attention on hip hop blog sites as well as over 16,000 signatures.
19. In 2011 he called Obama and the United States of America the biggest terrorist.
20. Nas’ 1996 album, It Was Written, inspired him to pursue hip hop. – See more at: http://www.yvafrica.com/20-things-you-dont-know-about-lupe-fiasco/#sthash.YWePIByQ.dpuf
