
Chicago-based Muslim MC Lupe Fiasco began rapping in junior high school and
joined a group called Da Pak several years later. The group signed to Epic,
released one single, and split up, all before Fiasco reached the age of 20.
Thanks in part to the vocal support of Jay-Z, L.A. Reid signed Fiasco as a solo
artist to Arista, but before anything of significance was able to happen (only a
promo single and a couple guest appearances were set up), Reid was fired,
leaving the MC without a label. Fiasco eventually landed at Atlantic. Preceded
by the single "Kick, Push," as well as several mixtapes and an appearance on
Kanye West's "Touch the Sky," the album Food & Liquor was set to surface during
early 2006, though an unfinished version leaked during the spring, pushing its
official release back to September instead. The album earned Fiasco three Grammy
nominations. A highly conceptualized follow-up, The Cool, was scheduled for
release in late 2007
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