Lupe Fiasco
Fiasco performing in 2012
Birth name Wasalu Muhammad Jaco Also known as Double J[ 1] Born (1982-02-16 ) February 16, 1982 (age 42) Chicago , Illinois , United StatesGenres Hip hop Occupations Rapper singer songwriter record producer entrepreneur Years active 2000–present Labels Member of Japanese Cartoon Formerly of Website www.lupefiasco.com
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.
↑ "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). Beyoncé 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 Archived 2008-12-19 at the Wayback Machine 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.