60 second bio
Major Influences
Nas, Thelonious Monk, George Orwell, Friedrich Nietzsche, Benny Goodman
The Name Game
Lupe is an extension of his childhood nickname, Lu. Fiasco comes from a
song called ''Firm Fiasco'' by rap supergroup the Firm.
By the Numbers
2 major-label releases; 4 Grammy nods; 553,713 MySpace friends; 554,000
total album units sold; 2,774,395 views of the official ''Superstar''
video on YouTube
Big Break
Jay-Z was so impressed by Fiasco's cameo on Kanye West's 2006 ''Touch the
Sky'' that he agreed to executive-produce his debut CD, Lupe Fiasco's
Food & Liquor.
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