Lupe Fiasco
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Person
- Born
- 1982-02-16
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Wasalu Muhammad Jaco (born February 16, 1982), better known by his stage name Lupe Fiasco (/ˈluːpeɪ/ LOO-pay), is an American rapper, singer, record producer and music educator. Born and raised in Chicago, he gained mainstream recognition for his guest appearance on Kanye West's 2006 single "Touch the Sky," which peaked within the top 50 of the Billboard Hot 100. He also formed the rock band…
Known for
- Amen Break2021
- Empire — Lupe Fiasco2015
- The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon — Self2014
- The Eric Andre Show — Self2012
- Summit on the Summit — Self2010
- DJ SWB Volume 6 | This Is How We Do — Self2009
- DJ Juice: The King is Back Mixtape Blend DVD Vol. 70 — Self (archive footage)2009
- DJ Cinema Presents: Masterpiece Theater Blend Dvd — Self (archive footage)2009
- The People Speak — Self2009
- The Colbert Report2005
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Wasalu Muhammad Jaco (born February 16, 1982 in Chicago, Illinois), better known by his stage name Lupe Fiasco, is a Grammy Award-winning American hip-hop artist and producer. He first became known to the mainstream hip-hop community in 2005 when he appeared on Kanye West's album Late Registration on the track "Touch the Sky." In 2006 Lupe released his debut album, Lupe Fiasco's Food & Liquor on Atlantic Records, and in December 2007 he released his second full length album, Lupe Fiasco's The Co
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5 total works indexed
- External beam accelerated partial breast irradiation versus whole breast irradiation after breast conserving surgery in women with ductal carcinoma in situ and node-negative breast cancer (RAPID): a randomised controlled trial
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- Concurrent Trastuzumab and HER2/<i>neu</i>-Specific Vaccination in Patients With Metastatic Breast Cancer
· 2009 · cited 271x
- A Specific Mutational Signature Associated with DNA 8-Oxoguanine Persistence in MUTYH-defective Colorectal Cancer
· 2017 · cited 212x
- Stacking three late blight resistance genes from wild species directly into African highland potato varieties confers complete field resistance to local blight races
· 2018 · cited 176x
- Effect of Dose on Immune Response in Patients Vaccinated With an HER-2/neu Intracellular Domain Protein—Based Vaccine
· 2004 · cited 133x
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Quotes
- “Didn't have a clue that the rapper was helping the rapers, raiders of the villages, the pillagers of the school....shooters of the innocents, tortures of the witnesses, burners of the businesses..and my bracelet was the fuel.”
- “Heavy problems genocide desensitized environments Sometimes make it hard to sympathize, pardon”
- “I used to hate hip-hop, because the women degraded. But Too Short made me laugh, like a hypocrite I played it; a hypocrite I stated, though I only recited half omitting the word b*tch, cursing I wouldn't say it. Me and dog couldn't relate, until a b*tch I dated.”
- “Gangsta rap-based filmings became the buildin blocks For children with leakin ceilings catchin drippins with pots Coupled with compositions from Pac, Nas's "It Was Written" In the mix with my realities and feelings Living conditions, religion, ignorant wisdom and artistic vision I began to jot, tap the world and listen,”
- “Hennessy and Hypnotic swallowin, hydroponic coughin and All the world's ills, sittin' on chrome 24-inch wheels”
- “Life ain't meant to come around twice, that's why I gotta get it right. They said I gotta get it honest, now I gotta give them light, but sleep on it, that's why God gave you night”
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Key dates
- Born
- 16 February 1982
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Chicago
- Occupation
- singer
- Religion
- Islam
- Genre
- alternative hip-hop
- Sport
- karate
- Official website
- www.lupefiasco.com
- Image
- Lupe Fiasco 2012.jpg
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