[vodpod id=Video.13773026&w=540&h=350&fv=vid%3D16221384%26amp%3Bautoplay%3Dfalse] Earlier today, Lupe and Cornel West spoke at the Youth Leadership Institute in Los Angeles. Lupe even gave an update on his upcoming Food & Liquor 2 album, which he’s shooting for a 1st quarter release next year. lupEND

Damn those ribs look good. Yesterday, Trae held his annual Trae Day in Houston. Hosted by Lil Duval, Trae handed out school supplies, food, and held a concert which included Rich Boy, Lupe Fiasco and Tity Boi, who brought out Momma C while performing “Pimp C Back “. Trae luh tha kids. ea

Yea, until another media controversy ensues. Anyway, Lupe tweeted below that he’s done slanging in the tweets. Shortly after, Nikki Jean entertained his 722K followers by taking over the account to plug her LP. I’m quitting twitter. it was fun while it lasted…thanks for the support on #lasers and i will see you all on the road soon…don’t forget…Love Always Shines Everytime Remember 2 Smile…. lupEND

The day before the release of Nikki Jean’s new LP, we make ourselves comfortable with her Lupe and Black Thought-featured cut. You can stream the album here. Don’t forget, Pennies In A Jar in stores tomorrow. hhnm x lupEND

Mr. Fiasco was among the numerous acts on the bill for this weekend’s Openair Frauenfeld festival in Switzerland. Up top, Michael Young History runs through one of his standout tracks from his sophomore set, The Cool. Thank God for Hip-Hop.

Trae Tha Truth thumbs through his Rolodex for this new posse cut. Until we get put on with the full version, here’s a 30 second snippet. Bummer. Street King arrives July 12. lupEND UPDATE: Zi Full Thang. uhtn

Last night, Lil B dropped his new project, I’m Gay and today Lupe took to his website to give him his props. Below is an excerpt. So Lil B is from The Bay and he’s a youth hahaha we can stop right here! He already good in my book. But what gets Lil B admission into my coveted genre of “Liberation Rock” is his absolute lack of fear when it comes to challenging the status quo. Whether it be in […]

[vodpod id=Video.11989598&w=540&h=350&fv=%26rel%3D0%26border%3D0%26] Yesterday we got some footage of the finale of Trae’s Album Release Concert. Today, here is some more film from the show of Trae performing his collabo, “Bad Don’t Seem So Wrong” with  Lupe. lupend

[vodpod id=Video.11939339&w=540&h=350&fv=] MTV got the go to premiere Mr. Fiasco’s brand new video for his latest single with Trey Songz. We just want you to know, Lasers is still in stores now.

The former front man of the band Fall Out Boy, Patrick Stump teams up with Lupe Fiasco for his brand new single. His debut solo album, Soul Punk is coming soon. fsd via av club