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Lupe Fiasco discography
Fiasco performing in October 2011
Studio albums 9
EPs 2
Mixtapes 10
Singles 59
Promotional singles 18

The discography of American rapper Lupe Fiasco consists of nine studio albums, two compilation albums, two extended plays, ten mixtapes, 36 singles (including 23 as a featured artist), and 16 promotional singles (including two as a featured artist). According to the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), he has sold 3 million albums and 17 million digital singles units in the United States.[1][2]

Fiasco began his music career in the early 2000s, briefly signing with Epic Records and joining the hip-hop group Da Pak. After their split, he and Charles "Chilly" Patton created the record label, 1st & 15th Entertainment. Around 2002, he signed as a solo artist to Arista Records and started working on his debut album. While nearing completion, where he was doing final album track listings, CEO L.A. Reid was fired, resulting in many artists being dropped from the label. Despite this setback, Jay-Z helped him secure a recording contract with Atlantic Records in 2005, and served as the executive producer on his first album. Fiasco went on to release five more albums with Atlantic.

His debut album, Lupe Fiasco's Food & Liquor (2006), met critical acclaim and achieved commercial success. Despite being leaked two months before its intended release, it sold 81,000 copies in its first week and spent thirteen weeks on the Billboard 200. The album was also nominated for Best Rap Album at the 49th Grammy Awards.[3] His second album, Lupe Fiasco's The Cool (2007), surpassed its predecessor with twenty-eight weeks on the Billboard 200 and first-week sales of 143,407 copies. It was certified platinum by the RIAA in 2022 for selling one million copies.

His third album, Lasers (2011), became the first rap album by a male artist in 2011 to debut at number one on the Billboard 200. It sold 204,000 copies in its first week,[4] though received criticism for its heavy radio-friendly direction, diverging from Fiasco's usual artistry. His subsequent albums, Food & Liquor II: The Great American Rap Album Pt. 1 (2012) and Tetsuo & Youth (2015), marked his final releases with Atlantic Records. They respectively had first-week sales of 89,778 and 42,000.

In 2017, Drogas Light was released to mixed reviews, where Fiasco forayed into trap music and had sales significantly less than the two previous albums, with 19,702 copies in its first week.[5] The following year, Fiasco released his seventh studio album, Drogas Wave (2018), his longest project yet with twenty-four tracks. It achieved 11,099 album-equivalent units in its first week, with 4,951 in pure sales.[6] Four years later, Drill Music in Zion (2022) was released, rooted sonically in jazz rap. His ninth studio album, Samurai (2024), similarly saw a fusion of jazz rap, inspired by a quote from Amy Winehouse.

In addition to his solo career, Fiasco is the lead vocalist of indie-rock band Japanese Cartoon and half of the EDM duo SNDCLSH. He was also a member of the hip hop supergroup Child Rebel Soldier alongside Kanye West and Pharrell Williams, and co-founded All City Chess Club with Williams.

Albums[]

Studio[]

Title Details Certifications
Lupe Fiasco's Food & Liquor
Lupe Fiasco's The Cool
  • Released: December 18, 2007
  • Label: 1st & 15th, Atlantic
  • Format: CD, CS, LP, DL, streaming
  • RIAA: Platinum
  • BPI: Silver
Lasers
  • Released: March 7, 2011
  • Label: 1st & 15th, Atlantic
  • Format: CD, LP, DL, streaming
  • RIAA: Platinum
Food & Liquor II:
The Great American Rap Album Pt. 1
  • Released: September 25, 2012
  • Label: 1st & 15th, Atlantic
  • Format: CD, CS, LP, DL, streaming
  • RIAA: Gold
Tetsuo & Youth
  • Released: January 20, 2015
  • Label: 1st & 15th, Atlantic
  • Format: CD, LP, DL, streaming
None
Drogas Light
  • Released: February 10, 2017
  • Label: 1st & 15th, Thirty Tigers, RED, Sony
  • Format: CD, LP, DL, streaming
None
Drogas Wave
  • Released: September 21, 2018
  • Label: 1st & 15th, Thirty Tigers
  • Format: CD, LP, DL, streaming
None
Drill Music in Zion
  • Released: June 24, 2022
  • Label: 1st & 15th, Thirty Tigers
  • Format: CD, LP, DL, streaming
None
Samurai
  • Released: June 28, 2024
  • Label: 1st & 15th, Thirty Tigers
  • Format: CD, LP, DL, streaming
None

Compilation[]

Title Details
Lupe Fiasco's Food & Liquor Series
  • Released: June 12, 2021
  • Label: Rhino, Atlantic
  • Format: LP
Now Playing
  • Released: June 21, 2024
  • Label: Rhino, Atlantic
  • Format: LP

Extended plays[]

Title Details
House
(with Kaelin Ellis)
  • Released: July 24, 2020
  • Label: 1st & 15th, Thirty Tigers
  • Format: CD, LP, CS, DL, streaming
Track listing
Tape Tape
(with Soundtrakk)
  • Released: October 2, 2020
  • Label: 1st & 15th, Thirty Tigers
  • Format: DL, streaming
Track listing

Mixtapes[]

Title Details
FNF Mixtape Vol. 1
(with various artists)
  • Released: 2002
  • Label: Self-released
  • Format: CD
Fahrenheit 1/15 Part I: The Truth Is Among Us
  • Released: 2004
  • Label: Self-released
  • Format: DL
Fahrenheit 1/15 Part II: Revenge of the Nerds
  • Released: 2005
  • Label: Self-released
  • Format: DL
Fahrenheit 1/15 Part III: A Rhyming Ape
  • Released: 2005
  • Label: Self-released
  • Format: DL
Touch the Sky
  • Released: May 5, 2006
  • Label: Self-released
  • Format: DL
Enemy of the State: A Love Story
  • Released: November 26, 2009
  • Label: Self-released
  • Format: DL
Friend of the People: I Fight Evil
  • Released: November 24, 2011
  • Label: Self-released
  • Format: DL
Lost in the Atlantic
  • Released: 2014
  • Label: Self-released
  • Format: Streaming
Track listing
Pharaoh Height 2/30
  • Released: August 29, 2015
  • Label: Self-released
  • Format: DL, streaming
Track listing
Rhymen Shop
  • Released: 2024
  • Label: Self-released
  • Format: USB (tour exclusive)

Singles[]

As lead artist[]

Title Year Album
"Kick, Push"
2006 Lupe Fiasco's Food & Liquor
"I Gotcha"
"Daydreamin'"
(featuring Jill Scott)
"Superstar"
(featuring Matthew Santos)
2007 Lupe Fiasco's The Cool
"Dumb It Down"
(featuring GemStones and Graham Burris)
"Hip-Hop Saved My Life"
(featuring Nikki Jean)
2008
"Paris, Tokyo"
"The Show Goes On"
2010 Lasers
"Words I Never Said"
(featuring Skylar Grey)
2011
"Out of My Head"
(featuring Trey Songz)
"I Don't Wanna Care Right Now"
(featuring MDMA)
"Around My Way (Freedom Ain't Free)"
2012 Food & Liquor II:
The Great American Rap Album Pt. 1
"Bitch Bad"
"Go to Sleep"
"Lamborghini Angels"
"Battle Scars"
(with Guy Sebastian)
"Old School Love"
(featuring Ed Sheeran)
2013 Non-album single
"Deliver"
2014 Tetsuo & Youth
"Countdown"
(with Consequence featuring Chris Turner)
2015 A Good Comeback Story
"Pick Up the Phone"
2016 Drogas Light
"Made in the USA"
(featuring Bianca Sings)
"Jump"
(featuring Gizzle)
2017
"Coulda Been"
Non-album single
"Shoes"
(with Kaelin Ellis featuring Virgil Abloh)
2020 House
"100 Chicagos"
2022 Non-album single
"Autoboto"
(featuring Nayirah)
Drill Music in Zion
"Drill Music in Zion"
"Galveston"
Juneteenth 2022: Freedom Songs
"SentRock"
2023 Non-album singles
"Checkin'"
"Outside"
"Channel No3"
"Roc-A-Fella Y'all"
"Samurai"
2024 Samurai
"Cake"
"Pound for Pound"
Non-album single

As featured artist[]

Title Year Album
"Didn't You Know (Remix)"
(Tha' Rayne featuring Joe Budden and Lupe Fiasco)
2003 Reign Supreme
(shelved)
"Touch the Sky"
(Kanye West featuring Lupe Fiasco)
2006 Late Registration
"Change"
(Joy Denalane featuring Lupe Fiasco)
Born & Raised
"We All Want the Same Thing"
(Kevin Michael featuring Lupe Fiasco)
2007 Kevin Michael
"Slow Down"
(Eva featuring Lupe Fiasco)
2009 In the Beginning
"Flashback"
(Jack Splash featuring Lupe Fiasco)
Technology and Love Might Save Us All
"Dirty Rose"
(Sarah Green featuring Lupe Fiasco)
2010 Non-album single
"Angels & Stars"
(Eric Turner featuring Lupe Fiasco and Tinie Tempah)
2011 Eric Turner: The Life
"Cupcakin'"
(MDMA featuring Lupe Fiasco)
Non-album single
"Flying High"
(Honors English featuring Lupe Fiasco and TL Cross)
The Honors English Project (Chapter 1)
"This City"
(Patrick Stump featuring Lupe Fiasco)
Soul Punk
"I'm On"
(Trae tha Truth featuring Wiz Khalifa, Lupe Fiasco, Wale, Big Boi and MDMA)
Street King
"Vava Voom"
(Bassnectar featuring Lupe Fiasco)
2012 Vava Voom
"Poor Decisions"
(Wale featuring Lupe Fiasco and Rick Ross)
2013 Self Made Vol. 3
"Makin' Papers"
(Chuckie featuring Lupe Fiasco, Too $hort and Snow tha Product)
Non-album single
"All Day"
(Tayo featuring Lupe Fiasco)
2014 Alter Ego
"Linger"
(Guy Sebastian featuring Lupe Fiasco)
Madness
"Fundamentals"
(Billy Blue featuring Lupe Fiasco)
2016 Non-album single
"School"
(Forever M.C. featuring Lupe Fiasco, Talib Kweli, Rozewood and Hus Kingpin)
2018 Forever M.C.
"Mr. Clean"
(Nikki Jean featuring Lupe Fiasco)
Beautiful Prison
"Rómpelo"
(Cimafunk featuring Lupe Fiasco)
2021 El Alimento
"Big Blue (MURO's KG Remix Part 2)"
(Shakkazombie featuring Lupe Fiasco)
2022 Non-album singles
"Pumpkin Seeds"
(Aesop Rock and Blockhead featuring Lupe Fiasco)

Promotional[]

Title Year Album
"Kiss Me"
(Tha' Rayne featuring Lupe Fiasco)
2002 Reign Supreme
(shelved)
"Life"
(K-Fox featuring Lupe Fiasco)
2003 Non-album single
"Shining Down"
(featuring Matthew Santos)
2009 Lasers
"I'm Beamin'"
2010
"Break the Chain"
(featuring Eric Turner and Sway)
2011
"Mission"
(featuring Chef Tone or remix version)
2014 Non-album single
"Next to It"
(featuring Ty Dolla $ign)
Coast 2 Coast 265
"Pu$$y"
Lost in the Atlantic
"Lilies"
"Haile Selassie"
Lost in the Atlantic
Drogas Wave
"Mazinger"
Lost in the Atlantic
"Madonna (And Other Mothers in the Hood)"
(featuring Nikki Jean)
Tetsuo & Youth
"Adoration of the Magi"
(featuring Crystal Torres)
2015
"Wild Child"
(featuring Jake Torrey)
2017 Drogas Light
"Tranquillo"
(featuring Rick Ross and Big K.R.I.T.)
"Run Game"
2019 Chill's Spotlight
"Air China"
Non-album single
"Hey Lupe"
Chill's Spotlight

Guest appearances[]

Title Year Other artist(s) Album
"Spraypaint & Inkpens" 2005 Fort Minor, Ghostface Fort Minor: We Major
"Be Somebody" Fort Minor, Holly Brook, Tak Fort Minor: We Major
The Rising Tied
"Ain't No" 2006 Shayla G Chevy Musick
"Candy" GemStones My Block: Chicago
"City Wings" 2007 Big-O, DJ Watarai Straight to Next Door
"Up to Me" Kev Samples The Rush
"Run Away Love" DOUBLE Reflex
"We On" GemStones, Poo Bear The Testimony of GemStones: Fahrenheit 1/15 Vol. 6
"Sifer" Styles P, Papoose Independence
"Walk in My Shoes" Emily King East Side Story
"This Ain't a Scene, It's an Arms Race (Remix)" Fall Out Boy, Kanye West, Travis McCoy, Paul Wall, Skinhead Rob, Tyga, Lil Wayne Infinity on High
"Can You Let Me Know" DJ Deckstream, Verbal, Sarah Green Deckstream Soundtracks
"Know My Name" Blake Lewis A.D.D. (Audio Day Dream)
"B.U.D.D.Y. (Remix)" Musiq Soulchild Luvanmusiq
"Swang on 'Em" 2008 Bun B II Trill
"Say Goodbye to Love (Remix)" Kenna None
"Fast Car (Fugee Remix)" Wyclef Jean Carnival Vol. II: Memoirs of an Immigrant
"Official Dope Boyz" Greg Street, Wale, Kardinal Offishall Sertified Worldwide
"Forever (Remix)" Chris Brown, Lil Wayne Exclusive: The Forever Edition
"Poppin' Off" 2009 Wildstyle Natural Disaster
"Girlfriend" Chris Brown Graffiti
"Cruisin'" Ace Mac, Raheem DeVaughn All Ace's Mixtape Vol. 1
"Past My Shades" 2010 B.o.B B.o.B Presents: The Adventures of Bobby Ray
"Tightrope (Wondamix)" Janelle Monáe, B.o.B The ArchAndroid (Suites II and III)
"Oh Yeah!" Diggy Simmons, Pharrell AirBorne
"The Runaway: Lupe's Revenge" Unkle Reconstruction The Answer EP
"Bad Don't Seem So Wrong" Trae tha Truth Can't Ban tha Truth
"Just the Way You Are (Remix)" Bruno Mars Doo-Wops & Hooligans
"Don't Look Down" Kanye West, Mos Def, Big Sean G.O.O.D. Fridays
"AM/FM" Young Buck Back on My Buck Shit Vol. 2: Change of Plans
"If You Want To" 2011 Travis Barker, Pharrell Give the Drummer Some
"What U Want (Chad Hugo Remix)" Missile Command, Kenna Foolcast #22
"Wait for Me" Big Sean Finally Famous
"Million Star Motel" Nikki Jean, Black Thought Pennies in a Jar
"My Turn" Glasses Malone, Kam, LaToiya Williams, Wyclef Jean Beach Cruiser
"Say Yeah" Jay Sean The Mistress
"Zombie Land" L.E.P. Bogus Boys Now or Neva
"Still Speedin' (Reloaded)" Sway The Deliverance
"Get Throwed" None Rap-A-Lot 25th Anniversary
"Hold Me Down" Euro P, DMG None
"Had Enough" 2012 Nu-Centz
"Always Shine" Robert Glasper, Bilal Black Radio
"Gone" Mikkey Halsted, Jim Lavigne None
"Skate On" The Game California Republic
"Brief Intermission" Goon Gang Ridahz None
"SoulBeat (Intro)" 2013 Davis Absolute BlendTape Vol. 1: SoulBeat
"Persevere" Robert Glasper, Luke James, Snoop Dogg Black Radio 2
"Life of a Savage (Remix)" RondoNumbaNine Real N***a 4 Life
"Driven" Trae tha Truth, Poo Bear I Am King
"World Runners" 2014 Ab-Soul, Nikki Jean These Days...
"Neva Eva" Ace Mac All Aces Vol. 2
"Only the Bulls (Remix)" Fall Out Boy None
"Lost Generation" Big K.R.I.T. Cadillactica
"Say" 2015 PJ None
"No Problems" 2016 J.U.S.T.I.C.E. League, Future J.U.S.T.I.C.E for All
"Punchlines" Soul Khan, Math Hoffa, Loaded Lux
"Yes Indeed" Mistah F.A.B., Fashawn Son of a Pimp Part 2
"Against Us (Remix)" Dee-1, Big K.R.I.T. Slingshot David (The Mixtape)
"OMW" 2017 Billy Blue Revelations
"Hyperdrive" 2018 vØHn Journey to Pluto
"Keep It Gutta" 2019 Stack Bundles Library of a Rockstar: Chapter 2
"Dirty Nikes (Lupe Fiasco Remix)" 2021 Ruth B. Between (Deluxe Special Edition)
"Under the Stars" Sway Union
Stay Wild and Young
"Hustlaz" 2022 None Chill's Spotlight 2
"Fah Real"
"The Pen and the Needlz" Chill's Spotlight, Vol. 3 - Dak's Playlist
"Wild Child (Remix)" 2023 Vince Lawrence Chill's Spotlight, Vol. 4 - Spirit of Chicago House
"The Singularity" The Legendary Traxster Chicago
"Out There" None Chill's Spotlight, Vol. 6 - Underground
"Peace" 2024 Ab-Soul, Punch Soul Burger

Production discography[]

Track(s) Year Credit Artist(s) Album
15. "Hello/Goodbye (Uncool)" 2007 Performer, co-writer, producer Lupe Fiasco Lupe Fiasco's The Cool
03. "Us Placers" Kanye West Can't Tell Me Nothing: The Mixtape
02. "Black Skinhead" 2013 Additional vocals, co-writer, additional production Yeezus
01. "Baby Tonight
(Black Radio 2 Theme / Mic Check 2)"
Additional vocals Robert Glasper Experiment Black Radio 2
04. "Dots & Lines" 2015 Performer, co-writer, co-producer Lupe Fiasco Tetsuo & Youth
08. "Haile Selassie" 2018 Drogas Wave
"SentRock" 2023 Performer, writer, producer None
"Checkin'"
"Outside"
"Channel No3"
"Roc-A-Fella Y'all"

Soundtrack appearances[]

Film[]

Song Year Album
"Solar Midnite" 2009 The Twilight Saga: New Moon
(Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
"Minion Mambo" 2010 Despicable Me
(Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
"Big Energy" 2021 The One and Only Dick Gregory
(Album Inspired by the Motion Picture Soundtrack)

Video games[]

Song Year Title
"Tilted" 2005 Need for Speed: Most Wanted
NBA Live 06
"The Instrumental"
(featuring Jonah Matranga)
2006 Madden NFL 07
"Kick, Push" NBA Live 07
"Catch Me"
(with Dan the Automator and Evidence)
Dan the Automator Presents 2K7
"The Instrumental" 2007 Project Gotham Racing 4
"Superstar"
(featuring Matthew Santos)
2008 Lips
2009 NHL 2K10
"Shining Down"
(featuring Matthew Santos)
2010 Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit
"Pound for Pound" 2024 Undisputed

See also[]

References[]

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  5. Zisook, Brian (February 20, 2017). "Lupe Fiasco's 'DROGAS Light' Sold 14,416 Copies, Is That Good?". DJBooth.
  6. Eustice, Kyle (October 1, 2018). "Hip Hop Album Sales: Brockhampton Nabs Billboard 200's Coveted Spot with "Iridescence"". HipHopDX.
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