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Lupe Fiasco
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Fiasco performing in 2012
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Birth name
| Wasalu Muhammad Jaco
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Also known as
| Double J
[1]
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Born
| (
1982-02-16
)
February 16, 1982
(age 42)
Chicago
,
Illinois
, United States
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Genres
| Hip hop
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Occupations
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- Rapper
- singer
- songwriter
- record producer
- entrepreneur
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Years active
| 2000?present
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Labels
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Member of
| Japanese Cartoon
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Formerly of
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Website
| www.lupefiasco.com
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Wasalu Muhammad Jaco
(born February 16, 1982 in
Chicago, Illinois
),
[2]
better known by his
stage name
Lupe Fiasco
, is an American rapper and record producer. He became famous in 2006 with the success of his first album,
Lupe Fiasco's Food & Liquor
. His song "Show Goes On" charted at number 9 on the
Billboard Hot 100
chart. He also performs as the lead singer of
rock
band
Japanese Cartoon
under his real name. As an entrepreneur, Fiasco was the
chief executive officer
of 1st and 15th Entertainment.
Lupe Fiasco at
Northwestern University
in May 2007
This is a comprehensive list of
awards
and nominations won by Lupe Fiasco.
He has so far in his career won one
Grammy
. He has been nominated for eleven others. Altogether, Fiasco has earned 12 Grammy nominations. He has also won a
USA
's Character Approved Award, which had started that year. In total, he has been nominated for thirty-three awards.
USA's Character Approved Awards
[
change
|
change source
]
- ↑
"Wasalu Muhammad Jaco | Discography"
.
Discogs.com
. Retrieved
2020-04-10
.
- ↑
"Lupe Fiasco: Biography"
.
Rolling Stone
. Archived from
the original
on 2009-02-11
. Retrieved
2008-12-23
.
- ↑
3.0
3.1
"Biography Today", p.69
- ↑
4.0
4.1
4.2
4.3
Henry Adaso.
2006 BET Hip-Hop Awards
Archived
2007-02-23 at the
Wayback Machine
About.com
. Accessed October 6, 2008.
- ↑
5.0
5.1
Henry Adaso.
2008 BET Hip Hop Awards Nominees
Archived
2016-03-04 at the
Wayback Machine
About.com
. Accessed October 20, 2008.
- ↑
(May 17, 2007).
Beyonce leads BET Awards with six nominations
USA Today
. Accessed October 6, 2008.
- ↑
7.0
7.1
7.2
(January 9, 2008)
Lupe Fiasco Is "The Cool"-est Superstar in Hip-Hop Today; Grammy-Nominated Rapper's Sophomore Album Debuts at #1 on
Reuters
. Accessed October 6, 2008.
- ↑
Gil Kaufman (February 10, 2008).
Grammy Awards Get Rolling As Amy Winehouse, Alicia Keys, Kanye West Win Early Honors
MTV
. Accessed October 6, 2008.
- ↑
9.0
9.1
9.2
9.3
"The 51st Annual Grammy Awards Nominations List"
.
Grammy
. Archived from
the original
on 2008-12-05
. Retrieved
2009-01-01
.
- ↑
10.0
10.1
10.2
"Awards Nominations & Winners"
. 30 April 2017.
- ↑
"Archived copy"
. Archived from
the original
on 2012-02-01
. Retrieved
2016-12-06
.
{{
cite web
}}
: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (
link
)
- ↑
The MOBO Awards 2008
BBC
. Accessed October 6, 2008.
- ↑
13.0
13.1
Bill Lamb (August 2, 2008).
MTV Video Music Awards Announce Best Pop and Hip Hop Video Nominees
Archived
2013-05-12 at the
Wayback Machine
About.com
. Accessed October 6, 2008.
- ↑
The 38th NAACP Image Awards Nominations Results
Archived
2009-04-08 at the
Wayback Machine
- ↑
Mark Edward Nero (March 11, 2007).
The 2007 Soul Train Music Awards
Archived
2015-09-17 at the
Wayback Machine
About.com
. Accessed October 6, 2008.
- ↑
16.0
16.1
16.2
(June 17, 2008).
2008 Teen Choice Awards winners and nominees
Archived
2008-09-12 at the
Wayback Machine
Los Angeles Times
. Accessed October 6, 2008.
- ↑
"Urban Music Awards"
. Archived from
the original
on 2011-07-25
. Retrieved
2011-06-18
.
- ↑
"Character Approved | Lupe Fiasco USA Network Character Approved - Profile"
. Archived from
the original
on 2009-03-03
. Retrieved
2009-04-20
.
- ↑
"[News] Lupe Fiasco Wins First Ever Character Approved Award"
.
www.defsounds.com
. Archived from
the original
on 2009-01-30.