As all of you may already know, A-Trak recently produced a 43 minute record for Nike+ Original
The fact that Chicago native Lupe Fiasco once gave a shout out to HYPEBEAST in a fashion magazine feature on him, as well as the last track on his debut album not to mention he once had a blog on this very site that he updated frequently speaks volumes about his place in youth culture. It shows that he isn’t simply using the internet to his advantage as a slick marketing tool, rather he is of the generation that logs in every day, checks for new music, the latest clothes and kicks and news. This has endeared him to millions of fans that see themselves in the artist and makes him that much more relatable.
However, Lupe knows all too well what a double edged sword the internet can be. Lupe’s debut album “Food and Liquor” leaked on the net months before its release date probably significantly cutting into the sales of the album. Also, last year Lupe was embroiled in a minor controversy concerning fumbling a few lyrics from his tribute to A Tribe Called Quest. Die hard Tribe fans hit the message boards and took aim like heat seeking missiles. But at the end of the day what it all comes down to is the music, and what cannot be denied is Lupes’ lyrical prowess. His ability to string together a shocking amount of similes and metaphors, his abstract rhyme structures and immense vocabulary has easily made him one of the top lyricists of today. This unreleased gem from “The Cool” entitled “Cold World” is another example of this. This is no longer the wave of the future; it’s the soundtrack of today.
Listen to the track [HERE].
As part of the ongoing “Glow in the Dark” tour featuring Kanye West, Rihanna, Lupe Fiasco and N.E.R.D., world renowned jacket designer Dr. Romanelli and graphic designer Nathan Cabrera have created a special piece for rising music star Lupe Fiasco. The leather bomber tour jacket features a laser etched design revealing intricate art work originally seen on Lupe’s “The Cool” album cover. The jacket is available exclusively at all the select cities taking part in the “Glow in the Dark” tour.
Lupe Fiasco has just released the video for his 3rd single “Paris, Tokyo” from his latest album “The Cool”. Lupe gets his GQ on, rocking a more sophisticated style, he also shows his love for Goyard throughout the video. Many exotic locations around the world are showcased in the video including Paris, Cairo, Madrid, Tokyo, and his home town of Chicago.
Most likely a hype building move by Converse, quality pictures have surfaced of a Lupe Fiasco designed All Star which is allegedly not slated for release. The shiny patent upper was conceived with the (Product) Red humanitarian theme in mind which correlates with the subtle use of red highlights. As mentioned, no release date is expected for these joints.
Source: Complex
Last night, Converse held a launch party for Dr. Romanelli’s new Converse (RED) shoe in Los Angeles. The new shoe was made with (PRODUCT) RED which is a program to help fight AIDS, Malaria and Tuberculosis. Inspired by the (PRODUCT) RED project, Dr. Romanelli went out to create a band-aid motif Chuck Taylor. According to Supertouch, Dr. Romanelli said:
“The 1HUND(RED) Artists project really motivated me to create something unique and I choose the band-aids as a fix for positive change.”
Aside from the unveiling of Dr. Romanelli’s sneaker, a high octane exhibition included other artist created footwear and artworks including Hiroshi Fujiwara (Japan), Jeremyville (Australia), Michael White for Dondi White (USA), Colletivo Design (Brazil), Grandpeople (Norway), Mike Schall
(USA), Supakitch (France) and UPSO (USA).
In addition, Lupe Fiasco was there at the party for some live performances. For those who missed out, you can check out the party pictures at Supertouch. The sneakers itself go on sale at the beginning of this month at the nation’s leading sneaker stores, Undefeated and Dave’s Quality Meats with 10% of net whole price going towards Geneva’s The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria.
Chicago based artist Lupe Fiasco and jacket maker extraordinaire Dr. Romanelli have teamed up in a recent collection based on Lupe Fiasco’s sophomore album, The Cool. The Cool collection is represented by a series of reversible jackets depicting artwork seen in Lupe’s album cover art.
Source: High Snobiety
To help promote Lupe Fiasco’s sophomore album The Cool, Singaporean brand False teamed up to produce a special collaboration t-shirt as part of False’s latest collection. Each of False’s prints are silkscreened by hand to ensure a unique and quality product. Available now through Boundless.
Chi-town boy, Lupe Fiasco dropped his sophomore album “The Cool” just a few days ago. The concept behind the album was to bring attention to the “damaging influences” and “corrupt allure” plaguing urban America in the new millennium. Guests on The Cool include Snoop Dogg, Gemstones and production by Soundtrakk, UNKLE, Chris & Drop and Patrick Stump (of Fall Out Boy).The art direction and styling was handled by Nathan Cabrera and Dr Romanelli. The album imagery acts as a conveyor of the story lines seen in each track. Maharishi also got involved in designing a series of tour jackets. Pick up The Cool at your nearest music dealer.
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Lupe Fiasco’s Trilly&Truly will release it’s third capsule collection in association with Japanese brand swagger. The collection titled Fall of Rome (F.O.R.) includes Lupe’s personal touches and themes of love on swagger’s high end approach to streetwear which maintains deep roots in hip hop. The collection will be available at St. Alfred(Chicago), Patta (Amsterdam) and choiceisyours.jp this week.
One time HYPEBEAST blogger, Hip-hop artist Lupe Fiasco has joined forces with jacket customizer Dr. Romanelli, artist Nathan Cabrera and British label Maharishi on an upcoming project. No word yet on what this collaboration entails but it should tie in with the December 18th release of Lupe Fiasco’s album, “The Cool”. Stay tuned for more details as they become available.
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