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Künstlerbiographie Lupe Fiasco
Lupe Fiasco Ist Das Jüngste Kind Der Familie Jaco. Er Hat Vier Brüder Und Fünf Schwestern. Sein Vater War Ein Erfolgreicher Afrikanischer Trommler Und Karatelehrer Seine Mutter Eine Gourmet-Köchin. Fiasco Wuchs Mit Seiner Familie In Chicago Auf Wo Bereits Hip-Hop-Größen Wie Common Rhymefest Kanye West Und Twista Groß Wurden. In Der 8. Klasse Begann Lupe Mit Dem Rappen. Wirklich Ernsthaft Verfolgte Er Die Sache Jedoch Erst Als Er 17 Jahre Alt Wurde. Im Jahr 2000 Erhielt Der Damals 19-Jährige Mit Seiner 4-Köpfigen Crew Da Park Bei Epic Einen Plattenvertrag. Da Der Erfolg Der Ersten Single Mit „Da Park“ Jedoch Ausblieb Löste Sich Die Gruppe Wieder Auf. Danach Nahm L.A. Reid Von Arista Records Fiasco Als Solokünstler Unter Vertrag. Zu Dieser Zeit Hatte Lupe Mehrere Gastauftritte. Unter Anderem Auf Den Singles "Kiss Me" 2002 Und "Didn’t You Know" 2003 Von Von Tha’ Rayne Und Später K Fox’ "This Life" 2004 . Im Oktober 2003 Veröffentlichte Er Das Lied "Coulda Been" Mehrere Mixtapes Folgten. Zudem Erreichte Er Viel Popularität Über Das Internet. Jedoch Gelang Ihm Der Durchbruch Nicht. 2004 Lief Der Plattenvertrag Mit Arista Records Aus. Lupe Fiasco Wurde Jedoch Gleich Von Atlantic Records Erneut Verpflichtet. Jay-Z Arbeitete Damals Gerade An Seinen Longplayern "The Blueprint" Und "The Black Album" Und Suchte Einen Geeignetten Nachfolger. Aus Diesem Grund Bot Er Fiasco Einen Plattenvertrag Bei Roc A Fella Records Heute Def Jam . Lupe Schlug Das Angebot Aber Aus Da Er Gerade Ein Eigenes Label Welches Den Namen 1st & 15th Trug Mit Seinen Freunden Gründete. Jay-Z Bot Seine Unterstützung An Und Half Beim Solodebüt "Food & Liquor" Tatkräftig Mit. Mit Kanye West Zusammen Schrieb Er Das Lied "Touch The Sky" Welches Im April 2006 Auf Den Markt Kam. Danach Wurde Auch Die Single "Kick Push" Veröffentlicht. East-Coast-Rapper Fabolous Und West-Coast-Rapper The Game Boten Fiasco Gastauftritte An. Nebenbei Verpflichtete Sich Fiasco 2006 Bei Reebok Als Er Einen Vertrag Für Eine Street-Kampagne Unterschrieb Um Mit Mike Jones Und Lil’ Wayne Für Sportschuhe Sportbekleidung Und Andere Sportartikel Zu Werben. Er War Nun Ein Teil Der "O.G"-Kampagne Und Designte Schuhe. 2006 Bat Brian "Busy" Dachowski Von Atlantic Records Lupe Und Seinem Kollegen Dusean Bishop G An Eine Radiosendung Von FNF-Radio Zu Übernehmen. Der Sender Richtet Sich Hauptsächlich An Studenten. In Lupes Sendung Wurden Vor Allem Hip-Hop Und Fiascos Eigene Songs Gespielt. Auch Wurden Diverse Diskussionen Zu Den Themen Politik Musik Sport Und Unterhaltung Gesendet. Zur Gleichen Zeit Stellt Das Label Atlantic Records Die Sowieso Schon Spärlichen Werbemaßnahmen Für Das Album "Food & Liquor" Ein Da Das Album Den Durchbruch In Den Charts Nicht Zu Schaffen Schien. Trotzdem Nominierte Das Komitee Der Grammy-Awards Das Album "Food & Liquor" Und Die Single „Kick Push“ 2007 Für "Best Rap Album" Bzw. "Best Rap Solo Performance" Und "Best Rap Song". Großen Einfluss Haben Unter Anderem Crucial Conflict Nas Twista Spice 1 Eightball Und Psycho Drama Auf Ihn Ausgeübt. Lupe Fiasco Zählt Zu Den Größten Talenten Des Midwest Rap Für Die Zukunft.
Frogtoon Musik - Song-Info: The Show Goes On
Lupe-Fiasco - Lasers
"The Show Goes On" Is A Song By American Recording Artist Lupe Fiasco Released On October 26 2010 As The Lead Single From His Third Studio Album "Lasers". Prominently Built On The Bassline Of Pachelbel's "Canon" The Song Was Produced By Kane Beatz And The Melody Of The Song Was Based On The 2004 Song "Float On" By Modest Mouse. The Song Features Backing Vocals From JR Get Money. It Was Released To ITunes On November 9 2010 And Debuted At No. 57 On The Billboard Hot 100 Eventually Reaching A Peak Of No. 9. It Was Released In The UK On February 20 2011. The Song Was A Major Point Of Contention For The Artist And A Reason For The Lengthy Delay Of The Album Making The Title Fitting As Lupe Was Told Unequivocally By Record Producers "If You Don't Do "The Show Goes On" Your Album's Not Coming Out." However XXL Named It 14th Best Song Of 2011. The Song Was Nominated For Best Rap Performance And Best Rap Song At The 54th Grammy Awards. Lupe Fiasco Announced The Name Of The Single At The Fiasco Friday Protest On October 15 2010. On That Day Lyor Cohen Came Down To Play The Single For The Protest Turned Celebrating Fan Base Situated Outside Atlantic Records. In A NovaFM Interview He Gave An Analysis Of The First Verse. He Went On To Say "For Them It Was 'why Is He Talking About The Record Label But It's Still A Great Song. For Me I Was Like 'No That's My Therapy... To Give You This Song... Now You Have To Make It A Worldwide Smash. You Have To Play It On The Radio... So Every Time You Hear It You're Going To Hear Me Talking About Your Ass." On February 28 2011 What The Complex Magazine Published An Interview With Lupe That Detailed The Background Behind The Single "There's Nothing Really To Tell About That Record To Be Honest. I Didn't Have Nothing To Do With That Record. That Was The Label's Record. That Wasn't Like I Knew The Producer Or Knew The Writer Or Anything Like That. That Was One Of Those Records The Record Company Gave Me They Even Gave Me Stuff They Wanted Me To Rap About. It Wasn't Like 'Hey I Did This And I Went To A Mountain And Found Inspiration And It Was This'. ... I Had To Do "The Show Goes On" That Was Like The Big Chip On The Table. I Had To Do It And It Had To Be The First Single If The Record Was Going To Come Out." In An Interview With The Adelaide Tribune Lupe Expanded Further On His Feelings Toward The Record "I Was Literally Told For "The Show Goes On" That I Shouldn't Rap Too Deep. I Shouldn't Be Too Lyrical. It Just Needs To Be Something Easy On The Eyes. Like A Record Company Telling Picasso That We Don't Need These Abstract Interpretations Of Life Where People Have To Sit Down And Look At It And Break It Down. It Was Better To Paint The Upper West Side Lady And Her Poodle So Everyone Could Look At It Right Away And Understand What Was Going On. I Felt Like I Was Painting Poodles. It's Why In The First Line Of "The Show Goes On" I Paraphrase Johnny Rotten At The Sex Pistols' Final Show "Have You Ever Had The Feeling That You Were Being Cheated". Writing Credits Are Given To Lupe Fiasco Isaac Brock Dustin Brower Jonathon Brown Dann Gallucci Eric Judy And To Producer Kane Beatz. The Song Was Released On Lupe Fiasco's Website On October 26 For Download. This Marked The First Officially Planned Released Single From Lasers "Shining Down" And "I'm Beamin" Were Leaks Re-Released As Street Singles . "The Show Goes On" Appeared On The ITunes Music Store On November 9. The Music Video For "The Show Goes On" Was Released On December 25 2010. It Was Directed By Hiro Murai And Shows Lupe Backstage Preparing For A Performance. Contrary To Popular Belief Who? The Skull And Crossbones Glove Is Actually Associated With Mastermind Japan And Not Lupe Fiasco's Post-Punk Band Japanese Cartoon. It Was MTV's Last Jam Of The Week Of 2010. The Video Itself Was Nominated For MTV's VMA Award For Best Hip Hop Video. "The Show Goes On" Peaked At No. 9 On The Billboard Hot 100 Making This Song Lupe's Second Top Ten Hit And Biggest Hit To Date. "The Show Goes On" Is Lupe Fiasco's Best-Selling And Highest-Charting Song To Date. As Of June 2011 The Single Has Sold More Than 3 000 000 Digital Units In The US.
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Biography - Lupe Fiasco
Lupe Fiasco Ist Das Jüngste Kind Der Familie Jaco. Er Hat Vier Brüder Und Fünf Schwestern. Sein Vater War Ein Erfolgreicher Afrikanischer Trommler Und Karatelehrer Seine Mutter Eine Gourmet-Köchin. Fiasco Wuchs Mit Seiner Familie In Chicago Auf Wo Bereits Hip-Hop-Größen Wie Common Rhymefest Kanye West Und Twista Groß Wurden. In Der 8. Klasse Begann Lupe Mit Dem Rappen. Wirklich Ernsthaft Verfolgte Er Die Sache Jedoch Erst Als Er 17 Jahre Alt Wurde. Im Jahr 2000 Erhielt Der Damals 19-Jährige Mit Seiner 4-Köpfigen Crew Da Park Bei Epic Einen Plattenvertrag. Da Der Erfolg Der Ersten Single Mit „Da Park“ Jedoch Ausblieb Löste Sich Die Gruppe Wieder Auf. Danach Nahm L.A. Reid Von Arista Records Fiasco Als Solokünstler Unter Vertrag. Zu Dieser Zeit Hatte Lupe Mehrere Gastauftritte. Unter Anderem Auf Den Singles "Kiss Me" 2002 Und "Didn’t You Know" 2003 Von Von Tha’ Rayne Und Später K Fox’ "This Life" 2004 . Im Oktober 2003 Veröffentlichte Er Das Lied "Coulda Been" Mehrere Mixtapes Folgten. Zudem Erreichte Er Viel Popularität Über Das Internet. Jedoch Gelang Ihm Der Durchbruch Nicht. 2004 Lief Der Plattenvertrag Mit Arista Records Aus. Lupe Fiasco Wurde Jedoch Gleich Von Atlantic Records Erneut Verpflichtet. Jay-Z Arbeitete Damals Gerade An Seinen Longplayern "The Blueprint" Und "The Black Album" Und Suchte Einen Geeignetten Nachfolger. Aus Diesem Grund Bot Er Fiasco Einen Plattenvertrag Bei Roc A Fella Records Heute Def Jam . Lupe Schlug Das Angebot Aber Aus Da Er Gerade Ein Eigenes Label Welches Den Namen 1st & 15th Trug Mit Seinen Freunden Gründete. Jay-Z Bot Seine Unterstützung An Und Half Beim Solodebüt "Food & Liquor" Tatkräftig Mit. Mit Kanye West Zusammen Schrieb Er Das Lied "Touch The Sky" Welches Im April 2006 Auf Den Markt Kam. Danach Wurde Auch Die Single "Kick Push" Veröffentlicht. East-Coast-Rapper Fabolous Und West-Coast-Rapper The Game Boten Fiasco Gastauftritte An. Nebenbei Verpflichtete Sich Fiasco 2006 Bei Reebok Als Er Einen Vertrag Für Eine Street-Kampagne Unterschrieb Um Mit Mike Jones Und Lil’ Wayne Für Sportschuhe Sportbekleidung Und Andere Sportartikel Zu Werben. Er War Nun Ein Teil Der "O.G"-Kampagne Und Designte Schuhe. 2006 Bat Brian "Busy" Dachowski Von Atlantic Records Lupe Und Seinem Kollegen Dusean Bishop G An Eine Radiosendung Von FNF-Radio Zu Übernehmen. Der Sender Richtet Sich Hauptsächlich An Studenten. In Lupes Sendung Wurden Vor Allem Hip-Hop Und Fiascos Eigene Songs Gespielt. Auch Wurden Diverse Diskussionen Zu Den Themen Politik Musik Sport Und Unterhaltung Gesendet. Zur Gleichen Zeit Stellt Das Label Atlantic Records Die Sowieso Schon Spärlichen Werbemaßnahmen Für Das Album "Food & Liquor" Ein Da Das Album Den Durchbruch In Den Charts Nicht Zu Schaffen Schien. Trotzdem Nominierte Das Komitee Der Grammy-Awards Das Album "Food & Liquor" Und Die Single „Kick Push“ 2007 Für "Best Rap Album" Bzw. "Best Rap Solo Performance" Und "Best Rap Song". Großen Einfluss Haben Unter Anderem Crucial Conflict Nas Twista Spice 1 Eightball Und Psycho Drama Auf Ihn Ausgeübt. Lupe Fiasco Zählt Zu Den Größten Talenten Des Midwest Rap Für Die Zukunft.
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"The Show Goes On" is a song by American recording artist Lupe Fiasco, released on October 26, 2010, as the lead single from his third studio album "Lasers". Prominently built on the bassline of Pachelbel's "Canon", the song was produced by Kane Beatz, and the melody of the song was based on the 2004 song "Float On" by Modest Mouse. The song features backing vocals from JR Get Money. It was released to iTunes on November 9, 2010, and debuted at No. 57 on the Billboard Hot 100, eventually reaching a peak of No. 9. It was released in the UK on February 20, 2011. The song was a major point of contention for the artist and a reason for the lengthy delay of the album, making the title fitting; as Lupe was told unequivocally by record producers: "If you don't do "The Show Goes On", your album's not coming out." However, XXL named it 14th Best Song of 2011. The song was nominated for Best Rap Performance and Best Rap Song at the 54th Grammy Awards.
Lupe Fiasco announced the name of the single at the Fiasco Friday protest on October 15, 2010. On that day, Lyor Cohen came down to play the single for the protest turned celebrating fan base situated outside Atlantic Records. In a NovaFM interview, he gave an analysis of the first verse. He went on to say, "For them it was 'why is he talking about the record label, but it's still a great song. For me, I was like 'No, that's my therapy... To give you this song... Now you have to make it a worldwide smash. You have to play it on the radio... So every time you hear it, you're going to hear me talking about your ass."
On February 28, 2011, what the Complex magazine published an interview with Lupe that detailed the background behind the single:
"There's nothing really to tell about that record, to be honest. I didn't have nothing to do with that record. That was the label's record. That wasn't like I knew the producer or knew the writer or anything like that. That was one of those records the record company gave me, [they even gave me] stuff they wanted me to rap about. It wasn't like, 'Hey I did this and I went to a mountain and found inspiration and it was this'. [...] I had to do "The Show Goes On", that was like the big chip on the table. I had to do it and it had to be the first single if the record was going to come out."
In an interview with The Adelaide Tribune, Lupe expanded further on his feelings toward the record:
"I was literally told for "The Show Goes On" that I shouldn't rap too deep. I shouldn't be too lyrical. It just needs to be something easy on the eyes. Like a record company telling Picasso that we don't need these abstract interpretations of life, where people have to sit down and look at it and break it down. It was better to paint the Upper West Side lady and her poodle so everyone could look at it right away and understand what was going on. I felt like I was painting poodles. It's why in the first line of "The Show Goes On" I paraphrase Johnny Rotten at the Sex Pistols' final show: "Have you ever had the feeling that you were being cheated".
Writing credits are given to Lupe Fiasco, Isaac Brock, Dustin Brower, Jonathon Brown, Dann Gallucci, Eric Judy and to producer Kane Beatz.
The song was released on Lupe Fiasco's website on October 26 for download. This marked the first officially planned released single from Lasers ("Shining Down" and "I'm Beamin" were leaks re-released as street singles). "The Show Goes On" appeared on the iTunes Music Store on November 9.
The music video for "The Show Goes On" was released on December 25, 2010. It was directed by Hiro Murai and shows Lupe backstage preparing for a performance. Contrary to popular belief[who?], the skull and crossbones glove is actually associated with Mastermind Japan and not Lupe Fiasco's post-punk band, Japanese Cartoon. It was MTV's last Jam Of The Week of 2010. The video itself was nominated for MTV's VMA Award for Best Hip Hop Video.
"The Show Goes On" peaked at No. 9 on the Billboard Hot 100, making this song Lupe's second top ten hit and biggest hit to date. "The Show Goes On" is Lupe Fiasco's best-selling and highest-charting song to date. As of June 2011, the single has sold more than 3,000,000 digital units in the US. Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.