In 2022, Fiasco's eighth studio album, Drill Music in Zion, was released. He was announced as a recipient of the MLK Visiting Professorship Program at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), where he taught a course on Rap. During the Fall, he founded the association Société Internationale d'Ur, with its inaugural tournament held in December 2022 at MIT. He embarked on The Cool 15th Anniversary Tour from September to October, and had his sophomore studio album, Lupe Fiasco's The Cool, certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA).[1]
January[]
- On January 7, "'Select Players' Freestyle" was released.
February[]
- On February 4, "Hustlaz" was released from the EP Chill's Spotlight, Vol. 2.
- On February 18, "Fah Real" was released from the EP Chill's Spotlight, Vol. 2.
March[]
- On May 28, he was a special guest for the Chicago show of Coldplay's tour Music of the Spheres World Tour.[2]
- On March 23, "Big Blue (MURO's KG Remix Part 2)" was released.
April[]
- On April 1, "100 Chicagos" was released.
- On April 2, the "100 Chicagos" music video was released.
- On April 16, his interview with Romesh Ranganathan: For the Love of Hip Hop was published.[3]
- On April 18, his interview with Gaming While Black was published.[4]
May[]
- On May 19, "Autoboto" was released.
June[]
- On June 10, "Galveston" was released.
- On June 11, he performed at Hyde Park Summer Fest.[5]
- On June 16, "Drill Music in Zion" was released.
- On June 19, his interview with Apple Music was published.[7]
- On June 24, Drill Music in Zion was released.
July[]
- On July 2, he performed at Summerfest.[8]
- On July 7, the "Autoboto" music video premiered to Fiasco's YouTube channel.
- On July 10, he performed at the 2022 World Games.[9]
- On July 11, his interview with SiriusXM was published.[10]
- On July 13, Fiasco performed at Calgary Stampede.[11]
- On July 14, his interview with XXL is published.[12]
August[]
- On August 2, Fiasco's interview with Financial Times was published.[13]
- His interview with The Ringer was published.[14]
- On August 28, he was an opening act for Atmosphere at Red Rocks Amphitheatre.[15]
- On April 30, he performed at The Smoker's Club Fest.[16]
- On August 31, his album Lupe Fiasco's The Cool was certified platinum by the RIAA.[17]
September[]
- On September 3, he performed at Sonder Festival.[18]
- On September 7, he performed at SummerStage.[19]
- On September 7-9, 11, 30, he performed at various U.S. cities for his The Cool 15th Anniversary Tour.
- On September 16, "The Pen and the Needlz" was re-released from the EP Chill's Spotlight, Vol. 3 - Dak's Playlist.
October[]
- On October 1, he performed at The Novo in Los Angeles, California, for his The Cool 15th Anniversary Tour.
- On October 9, he performed at ONE Musicfest.[20]
- On October 16, Fiasco performed at halftime during the Panthers-Rams NFL game.[21]
- On October 27, Fiasco attended People, Politics, and Power.
November[]
- On November 5, Fiasco attended CurbFest for Political Prisoners to teach Community Self-Defense.
- On November 7, he performed at Warren Hill's Cancun Jazz Festival.[22]
- On November 25, he performed at Friendsgiving.[23]
December[]
- On December 9, "Pumpkin Seeds" was released.
- On December 10, he performed at Balad Beast.[24]
- On December 31, Fiasco performed at Last Night on the Town.[25]
References[]
- ↑ Walker, Joe (July 27, 2022). "Lupe Fiasco Announces 'The Cool' 15th Anniversary Tour". HipHopDX.
- ↑ Kaufman, Gil (May 30, 2022). "Coldplay Blast Chicago Fans with Waves of Intergalactic Love at Show Featuring Hometown 'Superstar' Lupe Fiasco". Billboard.
- ↑ "The One with Lupe Fiasco". BBC. April 16, 2022. Archived from the original on April 15, 2022.
- ↑ "Lupe Fiasco Plays Street Fighter, Freestyles, and Reacts to NFTs". YouTube. April 18, 2022.
- ↑ Evans, Maxwell (March 2, 2022). "Hyde Park Summer Fest Is Back with Lupe Fiasco, Busta Rhymes, Marsha Ambrosius Headlining". Block Club Chicago.
- ↑ Lamarre, Carl (June 16, 2022). "Black Music Month: Lupe Fiasco Talks Dodging the Sophomore Jinx with 'The Cool'". Billboard.
- ↑ "Lupe Fiasco: "Galveston" An Important Reminder of the Reality of Juneteenth". YouTube. June 19, 2022.
- ↑ Keene, Lauren (July 5, 2022). "Third Eye Blind, Lupe Fiasco, Mt. Joy, the Commodores and the Best and Worst of Day 3 of Summerfest 2022's Weekend 2". Journal Sentinel.
- ↑ "World Games 2022: Officials Reschedule Lupe Fiasco Concert, City Walk Activities Canceled Due to Storms". AL.com. July 9, 2022.
- ↑ "Lupe Fiasco Discusses Inspiration for New Album, 'Drill Music in Zion'". YouTube. July 11, 2022.
- ↑ Guse, Jessika (June 3, 2022). "Stampede's Big Four Music Lineup Features T-Pain, Aqua and Kevin Costner & Modern West". Global News.
- ↑ Coleman II, C. (July 14, 2022). "Lupe Fiasco Gives a Deeper Meaning to His Music, Mindset and Martial Arts". XXL.
- ↑ Hobbs, Thomas (May 19, 2022). "Rapper Lupe Fiasco: 'It's My Job to Shine Light and Expose the Dark Side'". Financial Times.
- ↑ Thompson, Paul (August 2, 2022). ""Rappers Don't Fall Off": Lupe Fiasco on Aging in Hip-Hop, Drill Music, and the Audience". The Ringer.
- ↑ Razo, Eddie (August 31, 2022). "8/28/2022 Atmosphere @ Red Rocks w/ Lupe Fiasco, The Far Side (Pharcyde), DJ Abilities, Sa-Roc, & Sol Messiah". Denver Entertainment Hub.
- ↑ Moorwood, Victoria (January 20, 2022). "Kid Cudi, A$AP Rocky and Playboi Carti to Headline 2022 Smoker's Club Fest". Revolt.
- ↑ "Lupe Fiasco Proclaims 'The Cool' His Best Album: 'I'm Not Bullshittin'". HipHopDX. October 1, 2022.
- ↑ "EDM, Reggaeton Festival Coming to Ascarate Park in El Paso Labor Day Weekend". KISS FM 93.1. July 19, 2022.
- ↑ Ortiz, Edwin (September 1, 2022). "Lupe Fiasco to Kick Off 'The Cool' 15-Year Anniversary Shows at NYC's SummerStage". Complex.
- ↑ Luck, Quierra (October 12, 2022). "The 2022 ONE Musicfest Featured Vulnerable Moments from Ms. Lauryn Hill, Jazmine Sullivan & More". Okayplayer.
- ↑ "LA Rams Rally in 2nd Half to Beat Wilks, Panthers 24-10". ESPN. October 16, 2022.
- ↑ "Cancun Jazz Fest (@cancunjazzfest)". Twitter. May 20, 2022.
- ↑ "Louis the Child Presents: Euphoria Set". AXS. Retrieved November 12, 2022.
- ↑ Tusing, David (December 2022). "Busta Rhymes, Carl Cox and Lupe Fiasco to Headline New Jeddah Music Festival Balad Beast". MSN.
- ↑ "New Year's Eve 2023 Premiere Event!"
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