LUPE FIASCO DROPS NEW SINGLE

Lupe Fiasco drops first single from ‘The Cool’.

Lupe Fiasco will release his sophomore album, The Cool, on November 20th. The rapper recently leaked a single from the project titled, “Superstar” featuring Matthew Santos. The album will feature production by Pro and Soundtrack and guest appearances by Kanye West and Pharrell Williams

Fiasco released his debut album, Food & Liquor, in 2006. While the album wasn’t a huge commercial success, it was well-received and critically acclaimed. Fiasco discussed what it was like to be heralded as trendsetter. He said,

“No it’s dope. Everybody wants to….You know I want to set trends. You know I don’t want to follow trends you know what I’m sayin’? I want to start the new lane. I want to be the first dude out there testing that new car on that brand new freeway, you know what I’m sayin’? But I want to build the freeway as opposed to just riding on something that somebody else built. So that’s just my ambition. That’s my mentality. That’s how I think.”

In related news, Lupe Fiasco, Kanye West, and Pharrell Williams have formed a super group named CRS (Child Rebel Soldiers) and the group so far has recorded one song titled “Us Placers.” Fiasco explained, “Now [our labels are] working it out. Whoever is going to pay is going to pay a whole hell of a lot. Everybody is excited, [but] ‘Us Placers’ is the only record we have.”