lupe fiasco's fan beg record label for release of LASERS

I think there is nothing sweeter than what LUPE FIASCO'S fans just did; they sent a petition to ATLANTIC records, lupe's record label, to request the drop date of fiasco's third album, "lasers", that has been complete since last summer. I think there is no more motivation than this for any artist to get; when your fans genuinely go all out to get your album out, meaning they really need it.

Below is the petition from the fans:
"Dear Atlantic Records: The fans below have been waiting for the release for Lupe Fiasco's album 'Lasers' for over a good year now. Since when it was originally announced last summer, there has still yet to be a release date announced. It has even been stated by Lupe Fiasco the artist himself, that the album si in fact completed. Enough is enough, we demand that you stop playing around and give us the album that we have been highly anticipating since the release of The Cool." (Petition Online)

 I think if my fans did that for my book release i would definitely cry...Anyway, this is really good for hip hop. This shows that there are still fans of real hiphop out there. Lupe Fiasco is one of the rappers that came out the last decade that i really respect; he has depth, super smooth delivery, and some thoughtful lyrics. I think he is a real hip hop head, a lover of rap music, and he is not just in it for the fame and the money or anything like that.

I still bump FOOD AND LIQUOR(his first album), and THE COOL(second album), everytime in my deck. Infact, i have food and liqour on my phone, and i listen to it every now and then.

 


Below is what lupe had to say about the petition:
"I love to see progression," he said yesterday via phone. "I love it. I love to see this petition. It brought me to tears a couple of times like, 'these n---as really f--- with me. All these kids and these fans f--- with me and it's some positive sh--. Go to Wearenotlosers.com and see what Lasers really is. ... That's what they're petitioning for. Listen to 'I'm Beamin,' the song. It reaffirms what we're doing...I don't think the label cares about an album. I don't think n---as care. People just want their number-one record. They don't care about the rest of the album. I was talking to an engineer the other day and he said, 'These n---as don't even care about mixing an album no more.' They just want the first three songs. Three singles. They get them, one, two, three, they don't care what's on the rest of the album. I know this for sure. I've seen it. You can't blame them because of the attention span of the game and the attention span of music, how fast things are going. You only got them one, two, three shots. I'm not no fool. I'm looking at it like 'Yeah, you're right.'" (MTV)

I think this is very true, record labels don't really care about the album as a whole any more, they are just interested in those hot singles that are radio friendly; club friendly. And the thing is that, i don't totally blame them, because they are in it for the money; they are a business, that is why it is called the music industry, so the demand is what they are concerned about.

Below is what the recod label had to say:
"#Lasers is coming folks!," Atlantic wrote Saturday (July 24).

Very short, but i guess they answered the question.
 

LUPE FIASCO THINKS IT IS UNWISE TO TRY AND GET JAY-Z TYPE FAME.

LUPE FIASCO, Chicago rapper,thinks it is unwise for any rapper to try and attain the type of fame and success that Brooklyn rapper, JAY-Z is constantly enjoying. I think i feel him on that one; it's better for any new artist to pave his own way, and try to do his own thing. The best way to get a head-way, and make it in the long run is to be unique and do your own thing.

Below is what Lupe had to say to other artist:
"Jay-Z's a personal friend of mine," Lupe said in an interview. "[He] executive-produced my first album. [My comments were] just an example using him of how people rate success. There's an idea of the status quo that every rapper wants to be Jay-Z. Nah. Every rapper does not want to be Jay-Z. Every rapper don't wanna be Kanye West. Everybody don't wanna be Lil Wayne. They wanna be who they are. ... You're a fool trying to chase that success down and manage it like that. I always look at my success as further than a dollar sign, further than record sales. ... Everybody thinks because you're black and you're from the 'hood, you wanna be Jay-Z. There's kids who wanna be astrophysicists and don't care about rap. That should be OK. You should be OK just being you, working your regular job and being happy. That's why I made that statement. I felt it need to be said." (MTV)

WHY I THINK NAS IS THE BEST RAPPER ALIVE.

A lot of magazines, radio stations, and music t.v stations keep giving jay-z the title of the best rapper alive. I get their drift. They base their judgement on what was hot, what has been hot, and how successful the artist is in record sales. But you have to stop and think, what if that person knows what the people want and he gives them just that, no matter how out of his lane it might be.
I am not hating on jay-z or his legacy. I like that he came in the game, and gave it his best. He has dropped 10 albums so far since 1996, and all have gone platinum. That is what he bases his judgment on, that he is the best rapper alive.
Let's go to nas; He came in the game a young artist in 1994, with illmatic An album with no popular name featured on it, and he was crowned the best lyricist at 21. That means he was respected for his craft alone and no form of gimick whatsoever. Nas has stuck to that since his 1994 debut till date, never selling out. He has never followed the trend that be. He does his rap thing,. and is still relevant till date. A lot of youngstars just don't relate with him, because he is not the swagger showing rapper. He does not talk about money, or clothes, or living the life. He is a poet, a great story teller, and a damn impeccable lyricist. Not being as successful as jay is why he is not as relevant as jay in the eye of the present public eye.
A lot of old artist in the game, and even the new ones have nas on their top 5 rappers of all time. And some even give him props for being an incredible rapper. Common, lupe fisaco, slick rick, cool g rap, kanye west,fat joe, the game, and even jay-z himself, are some rappers that have testified to nas's greatness, one time or the other in their rap, or through interviews.
I want you to think of one rapper that has been around as long as nas has been that still makes relevant music and is able to sell records and compete with the present rap scene, and not sell out. Nas's last album, "untitled", has sold over 500,000 copies. He didn't have any song on heavy rotation on radio. He didn't have any champagne popping, or ice wearing video, or number one single And he did those numbers, after being in the game for over 16 years. Even busta rhymes, that you can say has been in the game as long as nas has been, with all the videos he released for his latest album and all the gimicks he pulled, he is yet to eclipse the 200,000 scale for his "back on my b.s" album.
There is no rapper you can name that came out in the era nas came out in that is still relevant and making some money off his music till date. Rappers come and go. Even the legendary members of the wu-tang-clan like ghostface, method man, reakwon, e.t.c, can't say they have stayed relevant like nas has.
What i am saying is that, giving that nas has stayed true to the game, and has in no time tried to go commercial to sell records, and is still relevant in todays rap, and can still crush any m'c on the mic, new or old, he is entitled to the title of "best raper alive.