Archive for the 'Lupe Fiasco' Category
Lupe Fiasco: Red M&Ms are haraam :(
14 Comments Published by Haseeb December 13th, 2007 in Islam, Lupe Fiasco, MusicA fellow Lupe Fiasco fan linked me to one of his interview’s on New York’s HOT 97 radio station. During the interview, he discusses a rather weird request he has for his performances - he only wants yellow m&m’s in his dressing room. Now why would he do that?
Because he is a Muslim and red [...]
Lupe Fiasco - Dumb it Down
19 Comments Published by Haseeb December 8th, 2007 in Lupe Fiasco, Music, Videos“You know how they ask people what they want to be remembered for?”…
“I always want to be remembered as the person that didn’t lead you astray. You might have thought my music was whack as hell but as long as I didn’t lead you astray that’s enough for me. Because that speaks volumes in [...]
Chicago Tribune: Islam’s diverse faces take center stage
0 Comments Published by Haseeb June 22nd, 2007 in Current News, Lupe Fiasco, MusicThose of you in Chicago should all attend this Sunday’s Takin it to the Streets Event. It features some of the best Muslim American scholars (Dr. Umar Faruq Abdallah, Imam Zaid Shakir, Imam W. Deen Mohammed), Entertainers (Lupe Fiasco, Amir Sulaiman, One Be Lo), Athletes (Shareef Abdur-Rahim), and much more!
Source: Chicago Tribune
By Margaret [...]
Lupe Fiasco, Kareem Salama, and the Brewing Muslim Music Revolution
26 Comments Published by Saad Omar April 12th, 2007 in Dawud Wharnsby, Kareem Salama, Lupe Fiasco, Music, Outlandish, Umar Faruq AbdallahBy Saad Omar
A revolution is brewing. Outlandish wants to cater to the Muslim community. Kareem Salama is re-defining lyrical and musical quality standards amongst “mainstream Muslim artists.” Dawud Wharnsby boldly stands at the ISNA Convention with his guitar proclaiming his right to express himself artistically. The chief lyricist of 786 (Zafar) has chosen to work on [...]
