Name: Lupe Fiasco
Genre: Rap
Day: Sunday

Wikipedia sez: “Wasalu Muhammad Jaco (born February 17, 1981 in Chicago, Illinois), better known by his stage name Lupe Fiasco, is an American rapper. Lupe Fiasco rose to fame in 2006 following the success of his debut album, Food & Liquor, which received three Grammy Award nominations. In 2006 he released his hit single “Kick, Push”, a song about skateboarding, and established himself as the antithesis of many mainstream rappers. As his popularity slowly increased, so did anticipation for his upcoming album Food and Liquor. The album was officially released on September 19, 2006, becoming one of the most critically acclaimed rap albums of the year. Singles from the album were Kick, Push, I Gotcha and Daydreamin featuring Jill Scott. The album was nominated for Best Rap Album at the 2007 Grammy Awards.”

After a ton of mixtapes, freestyles and guest appearances on other tracks, Lupe Fiasco released arguably one of the best albums in 2006 in Food & Liquor. It didn’t matter that the album had leaked several months prior online, Lupe went back and recorded some new tracks to impress the masses. Unfortunately for Mr. Fiasco, those masses didn’t buy the album. I caught Lupe a few months back when he was on the Big Day Out tour and he put on a decent live show with plenty of crowd participation, and from all reports his Big Day Out performances were even better. Lupe Fiasco impresses all fans of music, and despite seeing him earlier in the year I think I’ll have to see him again.

Likelyhood of Seeing at Coachella: Yes, unless he clashes with someone else.

Read on to view Lupe Fiasco live videos…

Lupe Fiasco - I Gotcha (Live at the Metro, Sydney, Australia)

Lupe Fiasco - Daydreamin’ (Live in Cambridge, Massachusetts)