| Lupe Fiasco videography | |
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| Film | 9 |
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| Television | 24 |
| Music videos | 66 |
American rapper Lupe Fiasco has released forty-five music videos (including nineteen as a featured artist and two cameo appearances). In 2002, he was briefly seen in Robert Wyrod's documentary, South Side Warriors (5:12), which saw the martial arts scene for Chicago's inner-city of which his father, Gregory Jaco, was prominently featured in.[1] In 2006, he made a cameo on the drama television series, One Tree Hill, where he sang his songs "Kick, Push" and "I Gotcha" at the fictitious nightclub, Tric.[2]
In 2009, he made his debut in the documentary film, The People Speak, which addressed struggles against social injustices throughout American history. In 2010, Fiasco appeared in the documentary film Summit on the Summit, where various celebrities climbed Mount Kilimanjaro in efforts to raise awareness of clean water. In 2014, he was the celebrity ambassador for Stand Up to Cancer where he performed "Remission" with Common and Jennifer Hudson in its televised special for that year.
In 2015, he made a cameo on the musical drama television series, Empire. In 2018, he appeared on the televised special Chicago Voices and premiered his own documentary series, Beat n Path, which saw his travels across Asia to learn from martial arts masters. In 2019, he was a guest judge on the Netflix music reality television series, Rhythm + Flow, for the Chicago preliminary auditions.
Music videos[]
As lead artist[]
| Title | Year | Director(s) |
|---|---|---|
| "Failure" | 2006 | Christopher Adams, Hana McDowell |
| "Kick, Push" | ||
| "I Gotcha" | Kevin Hunter | |
| "Daydreamin'" (featuring Jill Scott) |
Syndrome | |
| "He Say She Say" (featuring Sarah Green and GemStones) |
2007 | Christopher Adams, Hana McDowell |
| "Superstar" (featuring Matthew Santos) |
Hype Williams | |
| "Dumb It Down" (featuring GemStones and Graham Burris) |
Gil Green | |
| "Hip-Hop Saved My Life" (featuring Nikki Jean) |
2008 | Dr. Teeth |
| "Paris, Tokyo" | Erik White | |
| "Solar Midnite" | 2009 | Mark Staubach |
| "I'm Beamin'" | 2010 | Shomi Patwary, Illusive Media Inc |
| "The Show Goes On" | Hiro Murai | |
| "Words I Never Said" (featuring Skylar Grey) |
2011 | Sanaa Hamri |
| "Out of My Head" (featuring Trey Songz) |
Gil Green | |
| "I Don't Wanna Care Right Now" (featuring MDMA) |
Unknown | |
| "Around My Way (Freedom Ain't Free)" | 2012 | Alex Nazari |
| "Battle Scars" (featuring Guy Sebastian) |
Jonathan Baker, Josh Baker | |
| "Bitch Bad" | Gil Green | |
| "Lamborghini Angels" | 2013 | Alex Nazari |
| "ITAL (Roses)" | ||
| "Audubon Ballroom" | ||
| "Old School Love" (featuring Ed Sheeran) |
Coodie & Chike | |
| "Next to It" (featuring Ty Dolla $ign) |
2014 | Alex Nazari |
| "Deliver" (featuring Ty Dolla $ign) | ||
| "Madonna (And Other Mothers in the Hood)" | 2015 | |
| "Adoration of the Magi" (featuring Crystal Torres) | ||
| "Just Might Be OK" (featuring GemStones) |
Chris & Blaq | |
| "Countdown" (with Consequence featuring Chris Turner) |
Unknown | |
| "Killers" | 2016 | Seth Mussey |
| "Pick Up the Phone" (featuring Sebastian Lundberg) |
Unknown | |
| "Jump" (featuring Gizzle) |
2017 | Djay Brawner |
| "Made in the USA" (featuring Bianca Sings) |
YASHXANA | |
| "Run Game" | 2019 | Chris & Blaq |
| "Air China" | Leala Rose Smith | |
| "Cripple" (featuring Elena Pinderhughes) |
Vann Fulfs | |
| "Hey Lupe" | Tim Westover | |
| "Shoes" | 2020 | Caleb Clark |
| "100 Chicagos" | 2022 | Jhatter |
| "Autoboto" (featuring Nayirah) |
Djay Brawner | |
| "Precious Things" (featuring Nayirah) |
2023 | Albert Figurt |
| "SentRock" | Enstrumental | |
| "Outside" | Milky Made It | |
| "Checkin'" | BuddaDatBoss, ShotbyFlyGuy | |
| "Samurai" | 2024 | Chris & Blaq |
| "Cake" |
As featured artist[]
| Title | Year | Director(s) |
|---|---|---|
| "Change" (Joy Denalane featuring Lupe Fiasco) |
2006 | Masaki Ohkita |
| "Touch the Sky" (Kanye West featuring Lupe Fiasco) |
Chris Milk | |
| "We On" (GemStones featuring Lupe Fiasco) |
2007 | Unknown |
| "Everyone Nose (All the Girls Standing in the Line for the Bathroom) (Remix)" (N.E.R.D. featuring Kanye West, Pusha T and Lupe Fiasco) |
2008 | Hype Williams |
| "Resurrection" (Kenna featuring Lupe Fiasco) |
2010 | Shomi Patwary, Robert Elliott Simmons, Illusive Media Inc |
| "Tightrope (Wondamix)" (Janelle Monáe featuring B.o.B and Lupe Fiasco) |
Wendy Morgan | |
| "We Can Do It Now" (Common featuring Jennifer Hudson, No I.D. and Lupe Fiasco) |
Unknown | |
| "Bad Don't Seem So Wrong" (Trae tha Truth featuring Lupe Fiasco) |
Jordan Tower | |
| "This City" (Patrick Stump featuring Lupe Fiasco) |
2011 | Ken Koller |
| "Cupcakin'" (MDMA featuring Lupe Fiasco) |
Raul Conde | |
| "I'm On" (Trae tha Truth featuring Big Boi, Wale, Wiz Khalifa, MDMA and Lupe Fiasco) |
2012 | Philly Fly Boy |
| "Angels & Stars" (Eric Turner featuring Lupe Fiasco and Tinie Tempah) |
P. R. Brown | |
| "Vava Voom" | Joey Garfield | |
| "Poor Decisions" (Wale featuring Lupe Fiasco and Rick Ross) |
2013 | Dre Films |
| "Makin' Papers" (Chuckie featuring Lupe Fiasco, Too $hort and Snow tha Product) |
Larenz Tate | |
| "Life of a Savage (Remix)" (RondoNumbaNine featuring Lupe Fiasco) |
DADA Creative | |
| "Linger" (Guy Sebastian featuring Lupe Fiasco) |
2015 | Courtney Hard |
| "Fundamentals" (Billy Blue featuring Lupe Fiasco) |
2017 | Unknown |
| "Rómpelo" (Cimafunk featuring Lupe Fiasco) |
2021 | Chris Ivey, El Duende Raulin |
Cameos[]
| Title | Artist(s) | Year | Director(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| "Boom, Boom, Boom" | Rob Jackson | 2002 | Little X |
| "Rockstar" | Nickelback | 2009 | Dori Oskowitz |
Other[]
| Title | Artist(s) | Year | Director(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| "Army" | Japanese Cartoon | 2009 | Nathan Cabrera |
| "Heirplanes" | 2010 | 13THWITNESS |
Unreleased[]
| Title | Year | Director(s) |
|---|---|---|
| "The Instrumental" (featuring Jonah Matranga) |
2006 | Christopher Adams, Hana McDowell |
| "The Emperor's Soundtrack" | 2007 |
Filmography[]
Film[]
| Title | Year | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Real Talk: The Blueprint for a Safer Philadelphia | 2007 | Himself | Documentary |
| The People Speak | 2009 | ||
| Bring Your 'A' Game | |||
| Summit on the Summit | 2010 | ||
| Electric Burma | 2012 | ||
| Little Ballers | 2013 | Executive producer | |
| Stand Up to Cancer | 2014 | Himself | TV special |
| Rock 'n' Roll Guns for Hire: The Story of the Sidemen | 2017 | Documentary | |
| Monochrome | 2021 | Documentary short |
Television[]
| Title | Year | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| One Tree Hill | 2006 | Himself | S4, E4: "Can't Stop This Thing We've Started" |
| AOL Sessions | Medley performance | ||
| Late Show with David Letterman | 2008 / 2011 / 2012 | S15, E35 / S18, E26 / S20, E20; musical guest | |
| The Tonight Show with Jay Leno | 2008 / 2012 | S16, E40 / S20, E123; musical guest | |
| Last Call with Carson Daly | 2010 / 2011 | S8, E142, E295, E298; musical guest | |
| Lopez Tonight | 2011 | E219; musical guest | |
| When I Was 17 | S2, E15 | ||
| The Colbert Report | S7, E61; musical guest | ||
| The O'Reilly Factor | None | ||
| The X Factor | 2012 | S4, E14: "Live Decider 1" | |
| RapFix Live | S3, E24 / S3, E28 | ||
| The Eric Andre Show | 2015 | S3, E9; cameo | |
| Revolt Live | S2, anniversary show | ||
| Late Night with Seth Meyers | S2, E55; musical guest | ||
| The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon | S2, E105; musical guest | ||
| Why? with Hannibal Buress | S1, E8: "Hannibal and Kate Plus 8" | ||
| Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown | 2016 | S7, E2: "Chicago" | |
| The Late Show with Stephen Colbert | 2017 | S2, E101; musical guest | |
| Chicago Voices | 2018 | S45, E14 | |
| Beat n Path | Also executive producer | ||
| Empire | S4, E12: "Sweet Sorrow;" cameo | ||
| Just Another Immigrant | S1, E9: "The Final Push" | ||
| Rhythm + Flow | 2019 | 2 episodes; "Chicago Auditions" / "Finale" | |
| Wild 'n Out | S13, E23; musical guest | ||
| The Great Chicago Quiz Show | 2021 | S1, E1; musical guest | |
| Fight the Power: How Hip Hop Changed the World | 2023 | 1 episode |
Web[]
| Title | Year | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Side Warriors | 2002 | Himself | Documentary; cameo |
| The Revenge of Emmett Till | 2016 | Moderator | Short film |
Commercials[]
| Company and product | Year | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nike | 2009 | Created for the MVPuppets campaign in its Christmastime series. Fiasco voices the reindeer, Blitzen, who challenges Santa Clause (voiced by KRS-One) to a basketball match. Said through rap, it includes puppet versions of Lebron James and Kobe Bryant. | |
| Pepsi | 2011 | Nick Javas and Fiasco sing the song "Packers vs. Bears" for the NFL game between the Green Bay Packers and the Chicago Bears, in promotion of Pepsi Max. | |
| 2024 | Fiasco along with other various innovators and public figures promotes Gemini, a multimodal AI model. |
See also[]
References[]
- ↑ Hsiao, Irene (September 11, 2019). "Ayesha Jaco's Black Samurai Celebrates Her Father's Contributions to a Vibrant Community". Chicago Reader.
- ↑ Benner, Lexa (February 3, 2022). "One Tree Hill: The 10 Best Characters to Only Appear in One Episode". Screen Rant.
- ↑ Yeboah, Kofie (December 20, 2018). "Remember When Nike's Kobe and LeBron Puppets Celebrated Christmas with a Holiday Rap Battle?". SB Nation.
- ↑ Gensler, Andy (January 21, 2011). "Watch Lupe Fiasco's Pepsi Ad for the Packers-Bears Game". Billboard.
- ↑ "Lupe Fiasco (@LupeFiasco)". Twitter. May 21, 2024.
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