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Lupe Fiasco is the latest member of the hip-hop community to weigh in on the murder of Derrion Albert, a Chicago teen who was beaten to death by gang members. Discussing the situation with Chicago radio station WGCI (107.5 FM), Lupe pointed out that perhaps hip-hop itself played a role in the teenager's death...

Climbing that figurative mountain on the road to success is a necessary evil, but Chi-town rapper Lupe Fiasco has finalized plans to literally scale a mountain this coming January for the sake of charity. In 2010, Lupe will join a team of celebrities lead by Ethiopian singer/producer Kenna, who will climb Mount Kilimanjaro as a part of the Summit on the Summit project...

According to a new and confounding post on his website, Lupe Fiasco has decided to postpone the release of his much-anticipated third album 'LupE.N.D.' "Due to circumstances beyond my control...the album roll out has changed radically...LupE...

According to several sources, Lupe Fiasco is fronting a rock band called Japanese Cartoon. The side project, which Lupe has yet to officially confirm, reportedly features the rapper as "Percival Fats," singing with an affected British accent on the three tracks that have leaked, which can be heard via the band's MySpace page...

Lupe Fiasco treated fans to a sneak peak of his upcoming album, and rumored final project, 'LupEnd' at a concert at Indiana University. Check out Lupe Fiasco on tour on TourTracker.com

Lupe Fiasco hits the road on 'Coca-Cola Refresh Your Flow Tour' ... Foxy Brown and Young Jeezy cover XXL magazine's September issue ... Bobby Valentino signs to Capitol Records ... Pretty Ricky unveil the cover of their upcoming album ...

Lupe Fiasco has been threatening to throw in the towel and say goodbye to the game since he entered the business, but this time the rapper explains that retirement could be just one album away. "When I came in, I was like, 'Yeah, I want to be a rapper, and I want to make three albums,' " the rapper told MTV...

Artist: Lupe Fiasco feat. Nikki JeanSong: 'Hip Hop Saved My Life'Why You Should Watch: The Chi-Town emcee tells the tale -- which he knows so well -- of a struggling up-and-coming rapper in his new video for the second single off his sophomore effort, 'The Cool...

Lupe Fiasco's 'Superstar' gets a swig of Southern Comfort with the help of Young Jeezy and T.I. on the remix. While Fiasco gears up for his upcoming 'Glow in the Dark' outing with Kanye West, Rihanna and N.E.R.D., Jeezy is reportedly working on his untitled follow-up to 2006's 'The Inspiration: Thug Motivation 102...

Alicia Keys' 'No One' was honored with the Grammy Award for Best R&B Song before the show even got under way. The category honors the songwriter, not the performer, so Keys' writing/producing partners Dirty Harry and Kerry Brothers shared the honor with the singer/songwriter. Ka...