His parents divorced when he was five, and he went on to live with his mother, but his father still remained an important part of his life. At the age of three, Fiasco began taking martial arts classes. Fiasco was raised Muslim on the West Side of Chicago on Madison Terrace housing project. His father, a member of the Black Panther Party, was a prolific African drummer, karate teacher, operating plant engineer, and owner of karate schools and army surplus stores. Fiasco is of West African descent, one of nine children of Shirley, a chef, and Gregory, an engineer. We watched public television – cooking shows and stuff like that.įiasco was born Wasalu Muhammad Jaco on February 16, 1982, in Chicago, Illinois. And we didn't have cable, so we didn't have the luxury of having our brains washed by MTV. I grew up in the hood around prostitutes, drug dealers, killers, and gangbangers, but I also grew up juxtaposed: On the doorknob outside of our apartment, there was blood from some guy who got shot but inside, there was National Geographic magazines and encyclopedias and a little library bookshelf situation. Fiasco is also noted for his anti-establishment views, which he has expressed in both interviews and his music. He has been involved with charitable activities, including the Summit on the Summit expedition, and in 2010 he recorded a benefit single for victims of the 2010 Haiti earthquake. He runs two clothing lines, Righteous Kung-Fu and Trilly & Truly he has designed sneakers for Reebok. In addition to music, Fiasco has pursued other business ventures, including fashion. His latest album, Drill Music in Zion, was released in June 2022.

The album was preceded by his highest charting single, ' The Show Goes On', which peaked at number 9. After a two-year delay, his third album, Lasers, was released in May 2011 to mixed reviews however, it became his first album to debut at number one on the Billboard 200. The lead single ' Superstar' became his first top 40 hit on the Billboard Hot 100. He released his second album, Lupe Fiasco's The Cool, in December 2007.

In September 2006, Fiasco released his debut album Lupe Fiasco's Food & Liquor on the label, which received three Grammy nominations.

The group disbanded shortly after its inception, and Fiasco soon met rapper Jay-Z who helped him sign a record deal with Atlantic Records. After adopting the name Lupe Fiasco and recording songs in his father's basement, 19-year-old Fiasco joined a group called Da Pak. Raised in Chicago, Jaco developed an interest in hip hop after initially disliking the genre for its use of vulgarity and misogyny. As an entrepreneur, Fiasco was the chief executive officer of 1st and 15th Entertainment. He also performs as the frontman of rock band Japanese Cartoon under his real name. He rose to fame in 2006 following the success of his debut album, Lupe Fiasco's Food & Liquor. Wasalu Muhammad Jaco (born February 16, 1982), better known by his stage name Lupe Fiasco ( / ˈ l uː p eɪ/ LOO-pay), is an American rapper and record producer.

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