B.o.B says that he'll appear on Lupe Fiasco's Lasers

Y'all probably remember the studio footage of Lupe x B.o.B which was put up on YouTube a while ago...if not, click HERE and HERE.

There were some discussions going on if they worked on stuff for B.o.B's album or Lupe's album or maybe something else...well, during an interview with 101.5 JamZ in Phoenix, B.o.B just recently confirmed that he'll be featured on a track on Lupe's upcoming album "Lasers." He also said that Lupe produced the track.

Thanks to RЯ for the info

Video: Nikki Jean - Flowerboxes and Rewrites

Hello!? Is there anything that Nikki can't do? She's a great singer/songwriter, she can bake/cook and she can build stuff, amazing!

Warning!

Your weekly dosage of Rhymestyle Radio!

Just for the record, if you have an iPhone or iPod Touch, then you can
also access my show through iTunes by searching Rhymestyle!

Stream/Download Here

Matthew Santos [Fan Art]

Created by Zen Baragbah

Fan Video: Lupe Fiasco x Jill Scott - Daydreamin'

This is an awesome video, check it out!

Bassnectar - Land of the Lupes

Bassnectar took Lupe's "Kick, Push" acapella and mixed it with one of his own unreleased tunes and the outcome of it is a nice laid back track, check it out!

Download: Bassnectar - "Land Of The Lupes"

spotted @ URB Blogs

Matthew Santos - GWHH Interview

photo courtesy of Stephanie Bassos

Matthew: I want to be an artist that people won't know what to expect from next, but they can expect that it's going to be quality.

I'm not a niche artist that writes and sings the same kind of songs over and over again, and I think that's what sets me apart from a lot of other singer/songwriters.

Click HERE to read the full interview!

S-Preme - Radio

First track from S-Preme's upcoming mixtape,
The Sicktape: Volume 2 (hosted by Terry Urban)


Download: S-Preme - "Radio"
Produced by: Aeon / Mixed by: Mr. Music

Lupe Fiasco Sketch [Fan Art]

created by Le GemDior

Lupe Fiasco Jumping In Concerts Part 3

Pics via Mick O Says So, ayengee & thistallman04

Video: Rock City - Hip Hop Props

A tribute to Hip Hop by Konvict Muzik artists/producers
Rock City, over Lupe's "Kick, Push."

Avatar x We On

Randomly came across this and had to post it... LOL!

Matthew Santos Is Still Working On His Album

Matthew on Twitter

I really hope that all goes well and that the album drops this fall...and if you wonder...it'll take a few more days until the interview with Matthew will go down.

Right now I'd say...maybe it'll be here by the end of next week, depends on my schedule and of course on Matthew's, too...stay tuned!

Lupe Fiasco Interview with David Farrier [Throwback]

This is an old interview from 2007

J.Nolan - For Your Love (Prod. by Nefarious!)

J.Nolan comes through with a track off of
Nefarious' upcoming album The Soul Dojo.

Download "For Your Love"

Thanks for the shout out!

Song of the Day: Glory

This video is old, but the song is still fresh!

Just a note, if you DON'T have this song, you can stop by the FNF Myspace and download The Revenge of the Nerds mixtape (as well as his others)

Download: Lupe Fiasco Live From Melbourne (Audio)

You might remember that we already posted a recording of "Go Go Gadget Flow" from this concert a while ago. Now we have the complete radio broadcast for you!

Triple J Radio recorded Lupe's concert @ the Palace Theatre in Melbourne, Australia on January 27th 2009 and broadcasted it a few weeks ago.

Lance C. managed to record the broadcast and sent it to us...thanks for that! I hope you all enjoy this HQ audio rip! And if you wonder...yup! the guys from 1500 or Nothin' were in the building, too!

Download Here


Tracklist:

Pics used for the artwork courtesy of Scootie

Questions for Matthew Santos

(Photo courtesy of Paul Natkin)

I'll be doing an interview with Matthew within' the next couple of days...and I thought...maybe some of you have some questions for him that you always wanted to ask...well...here's your chance!

If you have a question...just put it in the comments and if you're lucky, it'll be answered!

Hey Champ to perform @ The All Points West Festival

Sunday, August 2nd 2009 - Liberty State Park - Jersey City, NJ

Visit the AllPointsWest Website for more info's

Jay-Z - "Run This Town" ft. Rihanna x Kanye West

Click HERE to listen to the track!

Remember This? - My Radio Is Bigger Than Yours

What do they say? Size doesn't matter...it's what
you do with it that counts...lol

Fan Art: Lupe Fiasco's Lasers

created by Greg C.

The Sounds - Beatbox (Hey Champ Remix)

The guys from Hey Champ took my favorite track off of The Sounds' latest album Crossing The Rubicon and remixed it. Sounds great!

Download

via AsianDan

VASHTIE.COM

Click HERE to check Va$htie's new/re-designed site. Looks very cool!

Million $ Mano in YRB Mag

Mano is featured in the 93rd issue of YRB Mag!
(Busta Rhymes Cover)

Click HERE to read the mag online.

The Return of The Show [Rhymestyle Radio]

Been a month since the last show, but its back!

Stream/Download Here

SWAGGER - 10TH ANNIVERSARY PARTY with Lupe x The Cool Kids x Mickey Factz

Lupe Fiasco will be one of the special guests/performers
at the 10th Anniversary Party of SWAGGER.

The party will go down on Friday, August 7th 2009 @ ageHa
in Shin-Kiba, Kōtō, Tokyo - Doors open at 11:00PM

Entrance Fee: Door - 4,000yen - Advance - 3,500yen

Click HERE for more info's.

Lupe Fiasco to perform @ The Coke Live Music Festival in Poland

I don't know how many people from Poland read this blog but it has just been confirmed that Lupe will perform @ The Coke Live Music Festival in Cracow this year...the festival will start on August 20th and go until August 22nd. Lupe will perform on August 21st @ 9:00 PM. Other confirmed acts include The Killers, Nas, 50 Cent, The Streets and more.

Click HERE for more info's and click HERE to get tickets.

I don't want to say too much because there are no other confirmed dates so far...but if Lupe is already set to perform in Poland...maybe there will be some more European dates in August...stay tuned...we'll keep you updated!

thanks to Lulicja for the translation

A Breakdown of Lupe Fiasco's Failure

Click Here to read it.

Japanese Cartoon Mask

via MySpace

Lupe Fiasco & others - NYT Photo Shoot @ Ace Hotels

Ace Hotels provided the setting for a recent photo shoot by New York Times' Style Magazine during the Coachella Music Festival with some music artists including Lupe Fiasco.

Click HERE to see all of the pics.

Spotted @ RetailRefugees

Throwback: Lupe Fiasco in XXL Mag - 2006

I wrote the article down for you...in case you can't read if from the scan 'cause the text is too small:

If not weird, then Lupe Fiasco is definitely atypical. This 23-year old muslim rap phenomenon from Chicago is into skateboarding, custom kicks, Japanese animation and gourmet food as much as he's into hip-hop. Oh yeah, Kanye West and Jay-Z are his homeboys, too.

You see, back when they thought backpacks would hurt the Roc-before 'Ye got the shit to pop-Lupe was recruited by Roc-A-Fella.

After a 2001 impromptu audition for Jay-Z at a Chicago hotel, Lupe (born Wasalu Muhammad Jaco) was invited, not only to join hip-hop's Prudential, but inside the god MC's sacred space. "He's givin' me clothes out of his closet. Givin' me Gucci jeans, and I'm thinkin', I'm at Jay-Z's house. I'm at Jay-Z's house!" Lupe remembers.

Ultimately, Lupe chose not to sign, but build his own company, 1st and 15th, instead. When business partner Charles "Chill" Patton was forced to do a 14-month bid in the middle of creating Lupe's debut, Food & Liquor, Jigga stepped in. Says Fiasco: "We went to go see Jay and asked, ' Yo, could you help us?" Instead of simply making a few phone calls, Jay met with then Arista head LA Reid and offered to executive produce the upstart's album.

Though Food & Liquor has a new home on 1st and 15th/Atlantic Records, Mr. Carter is still it's executive producer. And Lupe's buzz has become a roar after scoring a 10 on "Touch the Sky" on West's Late Registration. "[Kanye & I] always had a relationship, explains Fiasco. "We was actually tryin' to get 'Ye signed before he was with Roc-A-Fella. When I did my showcase for Arista, 'Ye was sittin' on the couch in LA Reid's office. Right after our showcase, I was like, "What y'all wanna do with Kanye?" One good turn deserves another.

Now Lupe is poised to earn the underground respect and mainstream acceptance of fellow Chica-go-getters like Common and Twista. "I took the Kanye look as this is the biggest mixtape look ever," he says "That's the look that got the world's attention." And ain't nothing weird about that.

A list of Lupe things that we probably won't get to see/hear/wear

The video for "The Instrumental"
The video for "The Coolest"
The Cool Remix album by Justice
A radio play, musical, book or movie based on the story of The Cool
The Live DVD/CD set from the Chicago concert in 2008
Leftover tracks from F&L produced by The Neptunes
A CRS album
Another official mixtape
The We Are Lasers tees

If I forgot something...leave a comment and let me know.

Video: Lupe Fiasco at PANTHERFEST 2008

Highlight video from Lupe's performance
@ UWM's PANTHERFEST 2008.

Bishop G - "Deep Mind"

Another new Bishop G track...off of his upcoming
debut album...(yeah, you read that right!)


Download: Bishop G - "Deep Mind"
prod. by Jon E. Quest

props to Andrew

Video: KiD CuDi - Make Her Say (ft. Kanye x Common)

So...another great Cudi video, huh? Let's not forget...he dropped one of the best mixtapes ever, he's constantly improving his live performances, he is set to star in an upcoming HBO series and he has a very promising concept for his upcoming debut album...he's clearly on his way to the top!

Cudi's first album - "Man on the Moon: The End of Day" drops September 15th.

props to Yardie

Woody's Produce: Demev-strumentals [1st Leak - Toy Story]

On Thursday (July 23rd) Woody will be releasing "Demev-strumentals" and once again the project will be brought to you by The lupEND Blog and Subconscious Threads. On the tape you'll find the beats that Woody made for Charles Hamitlon/Demevolist artists over the past few months.

Now, here's the first leak!

Charles Hamilton - Toy Story (Instrumental)

Tracklisting for the tape:

01. Demev-strumentals Introduction
02. Toy Story
03. She Loves Me, She Loves Me Not
04. Get It Right
05. Prove Love
06. Murdered My Heart
07. Forever
08. Barely Legal
09. MTV Cribs (Prod. Charles Hamilton/Woody)
10. Fine
11. My Type
12. I Want It All
13. Go
14. Think Twice
15. I'm On 10
16. She Got That
17. What They Say (*bonus unreleased

Video: LDoubl3 - Fries & Coke (Kick, Push Beat)

Fries and Coke man, add a McRib and I'm good...lol...what we have here is LDoubl3's ode to McDonald's/FastFood over Lupe's "Kick, Push" instrumental.

Pharrell - Despicable Me (RMX ft. propaYne)

Pro jumps on Pharrell's "Despicable Me" and delivers some great verses.

"Get fly or die - as long as I see sounds no one ever really dies when they living in my mind I'm chillin' on a level where there is no place to hide..."

Download Here

Video: Hey Champ - Cold Dust Girl - Live @ Popscene

How long is "Cold Dust Girl" out there now?...I don't even know...it just doesn't seem to get old and I still enjoy listening to it (maybe that's because of all the remixes or just because it's an awesome track...idk...lol)...well...however, after the snowboard video, here's a clip of Hey Champ performing "Cold Dust Girl" live @ PopScene in San Francisco.

Shining Down On You

Dope picture from Lupe's concert at the Gothic Theatre in Englewood, CO - January 20th, 2008 via Stace8

DC Switzerland Webcast - Nik "Fizzle" Huber

Before you ask...I'm posting this because they used Hey Champ's "Cold Dust Girl" for the video. And there's also some great snowboarding footage in it...so check it out!

The Billboard Hot 100: Lupe Fiasco's Shining Down debuts at # 93

Shining Down enters the Billboard Hot 100 at position 93 this week. 26,404 digital singles were sold. If you want to see the track higher up on the charts - click HERE to get it from iTunes. Also request it on your local radio station!

via Billboard

Bishop G - Fuck The Club ft. Dough Boy

New Bishop G track produced by Jon E Quest.

Download Here

Video: Nikki Jean & Her Marketing Team

Nikki is getting ready to record her debut album and she has a big team working for her behind the scenes...I wonder if there's also a red team and a yellow team...maybe a green one...how many teams like that do they have @ Columbia?

Canceled Concert: SUNY Oneonta Students Are Disappointed

Jason left this in the comments: So I'm one of your biggest fans and me and my boy were excited that we FINALLY booked you to perform at our college at SUNY Oneonta. We had been working hard to negotiate a contract, we vouched for you when other members of our executive board thought that you coming here would result in an unsuccessful concert.

We were off the wall hearing that you would love to perform here and that the deal went through. We were preparing hard, we (me and my boy) were doing our own promotions, designing our own flyers, website and everything. We had people excited, not just from our school but from other cities and even states.

People were proud that FINALLY Oneonta was getting something different for a change instead of the usual alternative rock and the pissy poor Young Joc performance few years back. Then, we hear you backed out on us to go mountain climbing. I swear I did not sleep last nite after hearing that.

The point is, we are disappointed, all that hard work and excitement went out the window. Honestly, me and my boy love your music but we're a lil hurt. As fans, we are disappointed, we hope for the best in your future success however.
____________

I didn't hear that the show was canceled until today...but now it seems like Lupe will go on that planned Mount Kilimanjaro climb with Kenna and Justin in September...this could also affect the other performance he was scheduled to do in NY at Governors Island...on one side I can understand that people are disappointed, especially 'cause they put so much time and effort into it but on the other...Lupe is doing this climb for a good cause and (no disrespect, but) I think it's more important than this concert...besides that, I'm sure that most of the people @ SUNY who are interested to see Lupe perform will be able to attend another one of his shows in NY or somewhere close.

Update via La Bamba: Lupe tried to reschedule with the school but it wasn't possible. Also the show on Sept 11th on Governor's Island got moved to the 18th.

Update 2:...the Governor's Island show is actually on September 19th now and it seems like Oneonta is back on, too!

On The Corner: Minneapolis Sound w/ Matthew Santos

For this weeks On The Corner, Minneapolis native Matthew Santos came through to share some EXCLUSIVE tracks off his forthcoming album.

Listen below:

Kanye West's Chicago Theatre Concert on FUSE

Fuse TV has announced a legendary TV concert event featuring one of the world’s biggest pop music superstars and personalities, KANYE WEST! On July 25th, “Fuse Presents Kanye West: Live From The Chicago Theatre” will bring Kanye’s recent “Stay in School” benefit concert straight to your TV.

The event was sponsored by the Kanye West Foundation S.H.O.W. (Students Helping Our World), a charity organization established in the honor of Kanye’s late mother, Dr. Donda West. She had an exceptional legacy and passion for education and children and her commitment inspired Kanye’s touching tribute.

Kanye West’s Foundation S.H.O.W. partners with schools and community organizations to give underprivileged youth access to music production and academic support programs.

Fuse has captured this landmark benefit concert and will be bringing it straight to your TV on Saturday, July 25th!

Be sure to tune-in to Fuse TV on July 25th @ 8pm/7c to see Kanye perform tracks off his latest album, 808’s and Heartbreak.

For more information about Kanye West: Live from the Chicago Theatre, head
here: http://www.fuse.tv/kanyewest

Matthew Santos @ The Envy Nightclub on July 18th

More info's HERE

A Breakdown of Lupe Fiasco's Shining Down

pic via Brendan Baker


Click HERE To Read It

Video: Mikkey Halsted x Hey Champ Talk About Their Recent Performance

Mikkey Halsted and Hey Champ speak to the good people at Sprite Green about last weekend's performance in Chicago for Bobby Simmons' 1 year anniversary party for SuccezZ.

Props to Andrew

The LupEND Blog presents: Woody's Produce: Breaking News

Yesterday everyone got a chance to preview two beats from this
instrumental tape, well here's the rest of that tape!

Note: The songs in the parentheses are the ones that Woody sampled

Tracklist:

1.Breaking News
2.How Can I (Jay-Z - Izzo (H.O.V.A.))
3.Leave It Alone (UGK ft. Outkast- Interanational Players Anthem)
4.Stop Right Now (Cam'ron ft. Kanye West - Down and Out)
5.Dead Presidents (Jay-Z - Dead Presidents)
6.Just Breathe (Charles Hamilton - She's So High)
7.Fashion Avenue (Andre 3000 - Love Below Intro)
8.Open the Window (Charles Hamilton - Windows Media Player)
9.Look Good to Me (Charles Hamilton - Brooklyn Girls)
10.Start The SHow (Eminem - Rock Bottom)
11.Not a Love Song (Jay-Z - Song Cry)
12.She Needs It (Cam'ron - D Rugs)
13.Difference (Dr. Dre ft. Eminem & Xzibit - What's The Difference)
14.Gasoline (Big Boi - Toilet Tisha)
15.That Boy (Cam'ron ft. Juelz Santana - Oh Boy)
16.Sit Down (Charles Hamilton - DSW)
17.Steps to Life (Outkast - Jazzy Belle)
*Bonus Track---> So Right (Freeway ft. Jay-Z - What We Do)

Download:

"Woody's Produce: Breaking News"

The Cool Tour Merchandise SALE

There's still a sale going on in the Lupe Fiasco Merchandise Store! Just about everything but those leather bomber jackets has been reduced :(

Waiting on those, Lu!

Pics: Va$htie x Lupe Fiasco @ Katz's

Va$htie: On a cool JULY day, I met up with the homie WASALU aka LUPE at KATZ’s (New York’s Famous Delicatessen). it was a perfect day for hanging with a good friend in an iconic establishment…

Check Va$htie's Blog for more pics

Hey Champ will perform @ the Official Lollapalooza Pre-Party

via Hey Champ's Blog

Video: Mikkey Halsted x Hey Champ [Live]

DJBooth.net was @ the SuccezZ x Sprite Green event to capture
Mikkey Halsted's live performance with Hey Champ...props!

PREVIOUSLY:
Mikkey Halsted x Hey Champ Rehearsal

Fan Art: Lasers

via Gabriel A! on FNF Army


Pretty cool...reminds me a bit of Daft Punk's pyramid.

Woody's Produce - She Needs It x Just Breathe (Instrumentals)

We'll release Woody's instrumental collection called "Woody's Produce: Breaking News" on Tuesday, July 14th.

It consists of instrumentals that Woody gave to Show TuFli for his Fox 5 Series...so it's especially for all the young, aspiring rap artists out there who are always looking for some hot beats.

"Woody's Produce: Breaking News" is brought to you by The LupEND Blog & Subconscious Threads. It's the first time that we're presenting a mixtape to you that we didn't put together ourselves...and it looks like there'll be more to come.

Here we have the first 2 leaks from the tape:

Download: "She Needs It" (instrumental)
Download: "Just Breathe" (instrumental)


Click HERE to see the full tracklist.

Turbo - Ozone [Music Video]

Turbo just finished his new music video for Ozone from
Disc 1 of ElectroRockV3!

This is actually one of my favorite Turbo songs so far and
the concept of this video is dope, too!!

"Start from Nothing... end at Something"

Also shout out to Turbo for the LupEND shout out at 2:38

Wear E-Lasers?

LOL, I just had to message this fan and ask him
to check out the blog for an update...

Video: Jackie Lopez covers Matthew Santos' "My Remedy"

Awesome cover of one of my favorite tracks from Matthew.

Make sure to check Jackie's MySpace page and if you
want to, you can also follow her on Twitter!

Video: Lupe Fiasco - Smash The Mic Interview [+Performance]

Alexis from SmashTheMic.com interviewed Lupe after the Bun B & Friends concert in Houston. Lupe said the following after being asked about retiring:

"My record company won't let me retire, unfortunately...so I have to do 3 more albums, you know...but it's cool, I like it."

Check the video to find out what else they talked about. Some footage of Lupe's Hip Hop Saved My Life performance is also included.

Audio: Nikki Jean - Valentine's Day Interview

We (JayBee, Anthony and myself) interviewed Nikki for the NikkiJeanLive Blog earlier this year before she went on her road trip. We wrote it all down and posted it on there, somehow we never came around to post the audio file of it though but here it is now...so check it out!

And please excuse the few skips...we had some technical difficulties during the interview so I had quite some editing to do to get this file the way it is now...hope you enjoy it...

Listen/Download Here

Video: Jay-Z - Blueprint 3 Intro (Live @ Mohegan Sun)

Blueprint 3 - September 11th

Jay performed @ the Mohegan Sun Arena in Connecticut yesterday, together with Fabolous and Lupe. Wait...Lupe performed?...Yeah!...originally Ciara was meant to perform but she had to cancel due to an unspecified illness...so Lupe stepped in and performed in her place. Footage of Lupe's performance?...maybe later.

Here's what Fabolous said about the show:

Fabolous on Twitter


A review of the concert can be found HERE

Video: Maino feat. Swizz Beatz - Million Bucks

Just got Maino's album and it's dope!
If Tomorrow Comes... in stores now.

Chat Update

Just to update y'all, the live chat is now on TBA status.
That means as soon as we find out anything we will post
about it. You can also stay tuned to Lupe's Twitter

Lupe Fiasco @ The Hip Hop Theater Festival in DC

Tuesday, July 7th 2009 - VOICES REMIX: A People's History of the United States
@ the Kennedy Center in Washington DC

Lupe reads Clint Hopson and Joe Martin's AntiWar leaflet which they wrote after the twenty-three-year-old John D. Shaw (a black American GI) was killed in Vietnam. After that he raps a portion of "Fight the Power" by Public Enemy.

Visit this website: PeoplesHistory.us

Props to Franco for the footage.

Get Your Tix: Lupe Fiasco @ The Beach At Governors Island

Tickets for Lupe's performance @ the Beach at Governors Island in NY will go on sale today! The concert will be on September 11, 2009 - Doors open at 6:00PM - Show starts at 8:00PM - First ferry leaves from Battery Maritime Building at 6pm.

Tickets on sale to the general public - starting:
Fri, 07/10/09 12:00 PM EDT

Get your tickets HERE

Click HERE for more info's about concerts
@ the Beach at Governors Island.

Shout out to Steve

Video: Nikki Jean on Martha's Vineyard with Carly Simon

Wow...I always wondered who originally did that song with the line "I'll bet you think this song is about you"...and it was actually Carly Simon...and now Nikki is working with her...dope!

Nikki also just recently twittered about her record
being released in February of 2010:

Nikki Jean on Twitter

Also make sure to check her FaceBook Page!

2 "Shining Down" Reviews

Check those 2 reviews...if you care about stuff like that:


DJBooth.net >> Pitchfork


Below you can see what Matthew said about the Adam Levine comparisons:



Shining Down is currently #8 on the Top 100 Hip Hop Songs on iTunes
and the sales rank on Amazon is #98 in MP3 Songs.

and in case you didn't get the track yet...
click HERE to get it from iTunes or HERE to get it from Amazon.

Video: Mikkey Halsted x Hey Champ Rehearsal

Check the video to see Mikkey Halsted and Hey Champ in the studio rehearsing for their performance @ the "A Year Of Succezz" event.

Mikkey will spit some verses over some Hey Champ tracks and they'll back him on some of his tracks. The show will be tomorrow and features Haul and Mason spinning, Mikkey Halsted, Hey Champ and Wale. RSVP HERE

Mikkey also hinted about a possible collabo EP with Hey Champ on his blog.

Props to Andrew for the heads up.

Video: Sean Rose x Lupe Fiasco

Click Here if you want to hear some of Sean Rose's music.

via TheRosewood

Interview: Matthew Santos talks about his new album

Ajay182 from Overrating the Underrated just recently did an interview with Matthew Santos. Here's the part where Matthew talked about his upcoming album:

OTU: How is the new album coming along? What can fans expect from the album?

Matthew: The new album is almost finished! This album is a bit more ambitious than previous works because it touches on musical ideas that I’ve never explored before. I was extremely involved with the production process so it gave me a chance to experiment with some things.

There are epic rock songs like “Wide Eyed Fire Fly” and “On the Radio” which comment on my experience with mainstream music psychology and the effect that it has on an artist. Then there are songs like “Born To Do” which mix elements of hip/hop production and pop/rock/breakbeat with a message of taking responsibility of our unique gifts and talents. Then there are some ballads, some folk songs, some cinematic, orchestral shit. We also take you to church with a gospel choir in “Death, Sex, and Regret”.

The album may be seen by some as a bit schizophrenic as far as range of genre, but when it comes down to it, it’s all soul music to me. Besides, I feel that nowadays there is more emphasis on the “single-song” then the “total-album” so this gives music lovers of different creeds a chance to enjoy at least some of our music, if not all of it, and hopefully people are open enough to see the art in all of it.


Click here to read the complete interview!

Unkommon Kolor - "Make One Thing Clear" Skate Deck

This skate deck for chicks was obviously inspired by Lupe Fiasco's Kick, Push and it looks pretty cool! Click Here to find out more about it.

propaYne's The Experience [Mixtape]

It's finally here...I present to you... propaYne's The Experience [Mixtape]


Download Here

Enjoy!

Live Chat Update

Just a quick update on the live chat, it has been moved up to tomorrow
according to Lupe Fiasco's Facebook Fan Page

No word yet on the time, but just stay tuned to this blog for an update on that.


Shining Down is sitting at #11 on the top 100 Hip Hop
songs on iTunes right now!

Also dont forget to tweet #Lasers to get a trending topic started

Picture this: Lupe x Jay-Z x Irv Gotti x Bleek - Backstage @ Jay-Z's Concert in Las Vegas

July 4th weekend - The Pearl At The Palms Casino Resort in Las Vegas


Visit the.LIFE Files for more pics.

Lupe Fiasco - Shining Down (ft. Matthew Santos)

Months of anticipation and waiting finally come to an end!

The official release of Shining Down is here!!!

To get the song, simply click the link below which will take you directly to
iTunes where the song is available for purchase.

Make sure you support Lupe by buying this song!

Direct iTunes Link

and if you don't have iTunes...get it from Amazon!

ALSO if you're on twitter, lets try to start a Trending Topic, use "#Lasers"
as the tag and feel free to RT the iTunes or Amazon link along with your tweet.

Matthew Santos to perform @ a Breast Cancer Benefit Concert

Start Time:	Friday, July 17, 2009 at 9:05pm
End Time:	Saturday, July 18, 2009 at 12:05am
Location:	Nomad World Pub
Street:	501 Cedar Ave S
City/Town:	Minneapolis, MN

more infos HERE

A LupEND Blog Interview with Le Messie (of FALSE)

I just recently had the chance to do an interview with Le Messie who's the Creative Director and founder of the world famous street fashion label FALSE.

I asked him about the new Better Of Dead brand, upcoming projects, his music/influences, his work with Lupe and of course...Japanese Cartoon. Check it out below!



LupEND Blog: You just launched a new collection of works for the Better Of Dead brand entitled Jacob the Murderer, what inspired you to create this line?


Le Messie: Yes, it’s one of our boldest lines to begin with. The Better Off Dead brand was presented because of its ability to speak its mind in bolder shapes and messages. The collection is an ongoing narration to feelings of the anarchist in our society and culture.


LupEND Blog: This time you also added a special selection of tees for females to your collection. Will there be more of that in the future, maybe even a collection only for girls?


Le Messie: The response has been very good so we will definitely keep hand-screening on various female cuts. Perhaps a female only collection might arise in the future. The design aesthetics for the brand is very unisex and work both ways perfectly.

LupEND Blog: What's next for FALSE? Are there gonna be more Better Of Dead releases maybe another collabo with Lupe Fiasco? I know that there's a project called FALSE Stasher which is supposed to launch this fall...can you tell us a bit about it?


Le Messie: We have an array of things coming up from a new project called “FALSEYES” to “Stashers by FALSE” to various musical excerpts and collaborations. Unfortunately I cannot go into depth for now but I promise as long as you are on our FALSE network you will see them come to fruition very soon.

LupEND Blog: You also just changed your online store, it's now The FALSE Blackmarkers E-Store. What's the difference between this store and the previous one?

Le Messie: We’ve partnered with a brilliant online e-commerce store called Blackmarkers.com situated in Canada. They have superb customer support, multiple shipping and payment options and for the majority of our online clients in the US & Europe ship and process orders at light speed. Basically we have professionals now dedicated to making sure your online FALSE orders go straight to you in the fastest possible worry free traceable manner. All products are stocked and ready to ship so if you order today depending on your shipping method you order could reach you in 48 hrs flat. Go grab a look for yourself at http://store.wearefalse.com


LupEND Blog: It seems like the FALSE brand is reaching out to a lot of people all over the world through all different types of networking sites. You're on Twitter, there are several FaceBook pages and you just recently joined Steven Vogel's Black Lodge. How important is the internet for your brand?


Le Messie: The internet plays a very pivotal role as with most other brands, the internet is like 2nd home to a majority of the generation today and we play in it as much as anyone else. I personally love it, being situated far away in Singapore it keeps me connected to everything and on the go it’s almost as good as me being at every event, launch, product release, party, etc.

LupEND Blog: Let's talk about your music a bit. You recently launched the FALSE Sounds Facebook page where people can listen to a track called "Tarantula Mambata" and there'll be an EP dropping in November called "My Minds A Scary Place". What can we expect from this project and are all the tracks instrumentals or will you also have some features on it (I read something about a possible Lupe feature)?


Le Messie: Yes, I’m very proud of the new sound I’ve found and want to portray it to the world. I found that sound in searching for music to be placed on the latest Lupe album coming up “Lasers”. Again I think the best part about releases is their surprise aspect and I won’t reveal too much but come end year you’ll get to fill your ipods with some new sounds. I thank everyone for their support and digging the new sound.


LupEND Blog: What inspires you to do music? And are there any artists that motivate you to keep doing what you do?


Le Messie: Music is like 2nd nature to me, whenever I get ideas for design or music they happen the same way, a sudden burst of ideas just get released in my mind and it’s usually when I’m relaxing, watching a movie or something. I then just proceed to my little black box and start following what this energy tells me to do.. There are an array of artists out that that have inspired me, I’m very open to music and generally love all types of sounds. I truly about listen to everything, I love tempo and beats, it’s our human innate ability to love them as when we first entered this world all we heard for months before is the steady tempo of our mothers heart beat. Listen and watch the video by Massive Attack entitled Teardrop to feel what I mean.

LupEND Blog: Now that we are talking about music...I remember a while back you updated your Facebook page and said that you sent some beats to Lupe Fiasco for his upcoming album "Lasers". How are the chances that we'll hear another one of your productions on a Lupe Fiasco album?


Le Messie: That’s where I found that “Tarantula Mambata” sound! An array of beats were thrown to Lupe so I’m not sure yet if he’s using any of them as of yet. Majority of my sound time is now dedicated to productions for Japanese Cartoon and my personal project “My Minds A Scary Place.”


LupEND Blog: Cool...that actually leads perfectly into my next question...Japanese Cartoon...I know there's a lot of mystery surrounding this band. Can you tell us something about the project?


Le Messie: Haa haa, well it’s a band signed under 1st & 15th! It’s heavy, it’s groovy, it’s hard but most of all it’s brand new, brand new sounds from the underground, truly like nothing you’ve ever heard before. The key to any form of success is the ability to peek into the future and create for that vision that you peeked into. With Japanese Cartoon, music for the next generation is being built as we speak..

LupEND Blog: Ok...we're almost done,..last thing... what's up with your head tattoo is it complete now? and how painful was it to get it?


Le Messie: Ohh yes the head tattoo, haa. It’s about 98% done just have to go back for my touch-ups which I haven’t done. 18 hrs under the needle and the type of sustaining pain I’ve never felt has made this a very spiritual worthwhile experience. It’ll be with me till the day I die so it has to be.


LupEND Blog: Thanks for taking the time to do this interview..
really appreciate it!


Le Messie: Hey, thank you for what you do, we would never be where we are today without the passion and dedication from people like you who do a splendid job.

Make sure to check the FALSE Website

FALSE on FaceBook

FALSE Sounds

and FALSE on Twitter

As Loud As A Chainsaw - Hey Champ

Click here to read more about decibel levels
at this years Summerfest.


Also Click Here to check out 3 new Cold Dust Girl remixes...
and while we're at it...follow Hey Champ on Twitter, too!

SAINT ALFRED SUMMER 09 COLLECTION

Check the collection HERE


The jacket that Lupe rocks in the pic above is Trilly & Truly.
Click HERE to see the back of it.

Yeah...do that!

via Ratsoverboard

Chamillionaire @ The Bun B & Friends Concert (w/ Lupe, Drake & Others )

Bun B throws a party at Warehouse Live in Houston and brings out a bunch of special invited guests. Chamillionaire, ESG, Corey Mo, Drake, Lupe, Cool Kids, Play & Skillz, Flip, Devin, Paul Wall...check the above video to see some highlights from that night. Lupe's part starts @ 4:43.

Chamillionaire's Mixtape Messiah 7 drops on August 4th!

Bishop G - The E.N.D (New Poetry)

THERES DOOM WITHIN THE FUMES

ITS HARD TO BREATH THE AIR,

I WONDER WHO THE FUCK SHOT STEVE MCNAIR!

IM NEVER GETTING OVER THE PASSING OF MICHAEL JACKSON,

ED MCMAHON NEVER QUITE GAVE ME THE SATISFACTION,

I WANTED THE SWEEPSTAKES PEOPLE TO BRING US MONEY,

SO EVERYDAY OF MY CHILDHOOD WOULD NOT BE BUMMY,

BUT ED NEVER CAME...NO CAMERAS AT THE DOOR,

SO ME AND MY BROTHERS DANCED TO MICHAEL WHILE WE WERE POOR,

MORE AND MORE PEOPLE TRANSITIONING OUT OF THIS LIFE,

I KNOW I CANT AFFORD TO KEEP LIVING AT THIS PRICE,

I BOARD PLANES THINKING MAYBE ILL DIE WITH THIS FLIGHT,

TAKE SLEEPING PILLS LIKE MAYBE I WONT WAKE UP FROM THIS NIGHT..

ON THIS NIGHT I FEEL WIERD,

IM ENDEARED TO MANY

BUT IM FEEL IM GETTING GEARED...

AND MORE AMPED UP

TOWARDS WHAT?

I DONT KNOW....

MY MINDS WANDERED SO MUCH I DONT WHERE TO GO,

OR WHERE TO START...

SO I START WITH

THIS THE END.

OK....IM SICK OF THESE NO GOOD BAD PEOPLE PERIOD.

AM I GOOD?

AM I BAD?

OK....

ILL JUST SAY THIS....

IM SICK OF THE OPPOSITES

IM SICK OF A LOT OF SHIT. WHAT EVER. I LOVE YOU. PEACE.


check his MySpace Page for more

Video: Matthew Santos - Superstar x So Gone - Live

June 24th 2009 - JBar - Chicago, IL

Lupe Fiasco Live Chat on Tuesday - July 7th

Lupe Fiasco Typography [Fan Art]

This is dope!!! Just found this via the FNF Twitter

All I know about the artist is that his name is Aaron and
that he originally posted it on the FNF Army site.

What do y'all think?

Video: Lupe Fiasco - Lasers Trailer (Short Version) + Album Cover?

This is the TV version I guess...besides that...
the image on Lupe's Website has been updated:



It's sharper now...and hmm...could THIS be the album cover?...
We should find out soon enough.

Pics: Lupe x Simon & Crew In Australia

More pics HERE

Stage Footage of Shining Down @ Summerfest

I lost count how many times I've heard this song this past week, but I know one thing, I'm far from tired of it... LOL

Remember, Shining Down drops 7.7.09 via iTunes,
so make sure you get it then!

Also here's another video of Lupe doing a Summerfest drop

Lupe Fiasco's Lasers - The Story So Far

The hype and the anticipation for Lupe's 3rd album "Lasers" gets bigger and bigger every day.

Here's what we've heard about the album within' the last few months:

It all started at the end of March with Lupe saying that "LupE.N.D." and "The Great American Rap Album" wouldn't happen and instead he'd call his 3rd album "Lasers". At this point he stated that the album was already 60% done.

In the weeks after that we got some live snippets of 2 new songs (Shining Down & Army Girl - you know...the one where he sings "here comes my army girl", don't know if that's the official title though) and after that the LASERS Manifesto was put up on the FNF Army Site. B.o.B also put up 2 clips of him and Lupe on youtube and he said that they're working on a track together. Just a few days later Lupe decided to stream that track and the full version of Shining Down on uStream.

Shortly after that Lupe went to LA to work on tracks with The Neptunes, Krayzie Bone/Bone Thugs-N-Harmony, 1500 or Nothin' and Pooh Bear x King David. (the Bone Thugs track will most likely end up on their upcoming UNI 5 album)

Furthermore the following people (or people who know them) stated that they would or already have worked on upcoming projects with Lupe:

Le Messie (Submitted beats for Lasers and said that there could be a Lupe collabo on his upcoming EP), Matthew Santos (is featured on 2 tracks on Lasers), Soundtrakk (produced several tracks for Lasers), Ian Astbury (is working on a project influenced by Japanese street culture with Lupe), Soulja Boy (said that he's working with Lupe, probably producing), Charles Hamilton (said that he's involved in the Lasers project in one way or another), B.o.B (recorded one or more tracks with Lupe but it's not known if those will end up on Lasers), Bam, drummer from 1500 or Nothin (said that we can hear him on Lupe's upcoming album), The Knux (said that Curren$y & Lupe will be on a remix of their track "Fire")

In the earlier stages Lupe also said that there could be collaborations with Bun B and Kid Cudi on "Lasers". Shortly after that some rumors were circulating, saying that Kid Cudi and Lupe worked on several tracks together in New York....but we didn't hear anything else about it.

On June 16th an unfinished version of Shining Down leaked onto the internet. Lupe responded to the leak with a comment that he posted on this blog . He also stated that the album was 95% done at that point.

On June 19th Lupe's official website was updated and on June 20th Lupe performed Shining Down for the first time live at the Bun B and friends concert. However he didn't perform the full track (he left out the 2nd verse).

The full track was performed live for the first time at his concert @ the Chicago Theatre on June 26th. So far Lupe didn't perform the track together with Matthew Santos though.

As you (should) know by now, Shining Down will be officialy released through i-tunes and all other digital outlets on Tuesday, July 7th.

Earlier this week 2 snippets of 2 new tracks hit the net (2 Ways x Ladies and Gentlemen) and they are supposedly part of the album (Update: 2 Ways is the Bone Thugs-N-Harmony track and will most likely end up on their upcoming album). Besides that the site wearenotlosers.com which features a promo video for Lasers went online.

3 days ago we got the last update about the album so far... - @ Summerfest Lupe announced that "Lasers" was finally finished and that it will most likely drop by the end of this year (December)....


Love Always Shines Every-time Remember 2 Smile!


(Could be that I left some parts out..yeah..but this should be enough for now. I especially put this together for people who maybe haven't followed the progress of the album as much as some others did, I hope you're as up-to-date now as possible. Also, all of this was posted on the blog before, just not in one entry. You can use the search function if you want to find out more about certain things. And don't shoot me if some of the above mentioned collabo's won't happen..lol)

Old School 'Touch The Sky' Trailer

via Kanye

Hey Champ - Cold Dust Girl (Gingerking Remix)

Chicago's own Gingerking just put himself on the long list
of people who remixed Hey Champ's Cold Dust Girl.

Download Gingerking's Remix HERE

Dope live footage of "The Coolest" (Justice Remix)

Footage from backstage @ Summerfest

Also this video fades into The Cool

props to S-Preme

I'm Sooo Going To Get One Of Those Shirts When They Drop

via Serhey Morgan


We Are Lasers