Rapper Lupe Fiasco up for 3 Grammys
The marketing plan for Lupe Fiasco’s debut album, “Lupe Fiasco’s Food & Liquor,” was briefly derailed after tracks were leaked well ahead of its intended June release date, forcing the Chicago rapper to retool the project and put it out in September. But he is having the last laugh.
Fiasco is up for three Grammy Awards on February 11, including rap album, rap solo performance and rap song, both for “Kick, Push.”
BILLBOARD: DO YOU FEEL LIKE YOUR HARD WORK GETTING THIS
ALBUM OUT IS EXTRA VALIDATED THANKS TO THESE NOMINATIONS?
Fiasco: Well, we kinda went in striving for that. It was a deliberate attempt to do the best we can. The reward for your best work in music, to me, is a Grammy. It’s not a facetious award or a hollow trophy.
BILLBOARD: IF YOU HAD TO GUESS, WHICH OF THESE CATEGORIES
DO YOU THINK YOU’LL WIN?
Fiasco: I don’t think we’re competition in best rap song, because we’re up against such monster hits. But in best rap album, I think we have a good shot.
BILLBOARD: IT MUST BE NICE TO HAVE “KICK, PUSH” RECOGNIZED
FROM A SONGWRITING STANDPOINT AS WELL.
Fiasco: Yeah, because that’s technical. It’s a little more deliberate and intense. “Kick, Push” was the song that wasn’t meant to be a song. I was going to use the track for another record. But it stuck and became this whirlwind on its own.
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