For a few years now, Lupe Fiasco has been visiting public artworks around the MIT List Visual Arts Center campus in Cambridge, Massachusetts, armed with an iPad and microphone. Stopping at selected ...

Lupe Fiasco’s role as a visiting scholar at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology continues to inspire the Chicago emcee. According to WBUR, Fiasco is now creating songs directly inspired by MIT.

Few rappers balance complexity and clarity like Lupe Fiasco. Hailing from Chicago’s West Side, Wasalu Muhammad Jaco built a legacy on verses that challenge listeners to think deeper — from the ...

The Chicago-bred MC will return with a new single, “SOS,” on Friday (July 25) just ahead of his “Samurai DX” project. Built on a smooth blend of vibraphone, upright bass and saxophone, “SOS” showcases ...

This week Team Common is bringing you a story from WBUR arts and culture reporter Amelia Mason. It's a story about one of hip-hop's greatest wordsmiths Lupe Fiasco. Lupe, a visiting scholar at M.I.T., ...

In the summer of 2022, the rapper Lupe Fiasco sat on the grass near a sculpture on MIT’s campus and, on the spot, wrote and recorded a song about it. The Big Sail, by the American sculptor Alexander ...

Taste of Chicago 2025 in Grant Park will feature musical performances from Lupe Fiasco, JoJo and Elvis Crespo along with lots of tasty food. The annual free food festival will be held Sept. 5 through ...

There was a time when Lupe Fiasco and Kid Cudi were friends running in the same musical circles, but thanks to a Twitter exchange over Kendrick Lamar’s Billboard interview back in January, things went ...