Lupe Fiasco is drawing from an eclectic mix of influences – including battle rap and Japanese culture – for his next album. The rapper has announced Samurai, his ninth studio LP, slated to release ...

The rapper responded after forgetting lyrics at a recent concert, joking that fans who leaked his debut kept him from ...

The Grammy Award-winning emcee is set to release his most introspective album to date this summer. “I sometimes get tagged by my fans as not doing personal records,” Lupe expressed in a press ...

Lupe Fiasco wants his new album to be an act of service. On Friday, the esteemed rapper announced that he’ll release his ninth studio album, Samurai, on June 28 and also dropped the project’s title ...

It’s a big week for Black nerds. Ubisoft announced the next game in its long-running Assassin’s Creed series, Shadows, will feature the Black samurai Yasuke as a playable protagonist (we love Yasuke), ...

The Chicago-born rapper and celebrated lyricist has kicked off the last leg of his cross-country tour after releasing his latest album 'Samurai.' Now, Fiasco is back with his latest record Samurai.

Lupe Fiasco is practically waiting for someone to say his name so he can get into a rap battle. On Sunday (April 14), Lupe performed a rousing 2024 Coachella Festival set at the Heineken House. During ...

There's a moment in Amy, the 2015 Amy Winehouse documentary, where she's leaving a voicemail for producer Salaam Remi, explaining she wanted to become a battle rapper. She even calls herself a samurai ...

This week’s new music Friday also features Jorja Smith, Samara Cyn, 6LACK, Red Cafe, Alex Isley, and Coi Leray with NBA Youngboy. 30 minutes ago “Being anonymous don't grant you some dark / Even ...

On Monday (April 15), Lupe Fiasco hit up X, formerly known as Twitter, for a friendly hip-hop debate with St. Louis rapper Aye Verb on the platform's Spaces. At one point during the conversation, the ...

NEW YORK, NEW YORK - AUGUST 11: Lupe Fiasco performs onstage during Hip Hop 50 Live at Yankee Stadium on August 11, 2023 in New York City. (Photo by Theo Wargo/Getty Images) Lupe Fiasco showcases his ...