January 20, 2015

Lupe Fiasco Offers Tetsuo & Youth

GRAMMY AWARD-WINNING ARTIST

LUPE FIASCO

RELEASES FIFTH ALBUM TETSUO & YOUTH

ALBUM FEATURES AB-SOUL, NIKKI JEAN, TRAE THA TRUTH,

GUY SEBASTIAN & MORE

LUPE TO PERFORM ON “LATE NIGHT WITH SETH MEYERS” ON 1/21;

SIT-DOWN INTERVIEW WITH “TAVIS SMILEY” WEEK OF 1/26

Today, Grammy Award-winning artist Lupe Fiasco releases his highly anticipated fifth full-length studio album Tetsuo & Youth via 1st & 15th / Atlantic Records. The sixteen-track album features some of Lupe’s favorite collaborators, including Guy Sebastian and Nikki Jean as well as Ab-Soul, Trae Tha Truth, Troi, Fam Lay and more. Led by the track “Deliver” from the ever-thought provoking lyricist, the album also features the cuts “Madonna [And Other Mothers In The Hood]” and “Adoration of the Magi.”

“Deliver” – https://soundcloud.com/lupefiasco/lupe-fiasco-deliver

“Madonna [And Other Mothers In The Hood]” – https://soundcloud.com/lupefiasco/madonna-and-other-mothers-in-the-hood-feat-nikki-jean

“Adoration of the Magi” – https://soundcloud.com/lupefiasco/adoration-of-the-magi

Fresh off an Australian tour, Lupe Fiasco is set to perform on “Late Night With Seth Meyers” tomorrow, January 21st in support of Tetsuo & Youth. Following the performance, Lupe will also conduct an in depth, sit down interview with the long running PBS show “Tavis Smiley” where he is set to discuss the album, his continued interest in the visual arts and his plans after the release of the album. The interview will air the week of January 26th on PBS.

Over the last year while finalizing Tetsuo & Youth, Lupe Fiasco has worked on a multitude of projects. This past summer, Lupe played a pivotal role in garnering support for the U.S. Men’s Soccer Team as the Music Director during the team’s run at the 2014 World Cup in Brazil.  In September, Lupe served as a celebrity ambassador at the Stand Up 2 Cancer telethon andperformed his track “Remission” alongside Jennifer Hudson and Common. Lupe was also named a Henry Crown Fellow, a fellowship to mobilize a new brand of leaders, under the age of 45, to tackle the world’s most intractable problems.

Tetsuo & Youth comes after Lupe’s latest album, Food & Liquor II: The Great American Rap Album Part 1, released September 2012. The album debuted at #1 on the Billboard R&B/Hip Hop chart and features tracks such as the much discussed “Bitch Bad,” the lyrically electrifying “Lamborghini Angels” and Lupe’s platinum-selling single “Battle Scars” featuring Guy Sebastian. Critics heralded the album for being one of the most thought provoking and relevant hip-hop albums of the year. USA Today gave the album four out of four stars while the Associated Press proclaimed Lupe “raps masterfully on [Food & Liquor 2].”

Lupe Fiasco, once named GQ Magazine’s “Man of the Year” and Rolling Stone Magazine’s “Artist to Watch,” has been praised since his breakout hit “Kick Push” in 2006 for his philosophical, sharp and dynamic lyrics. His debut album Food & Liquor reached No. 8 on the Billboard 200 and subsequent album The Cool attained RIAA Gold certification. His next album, LASERS, debuted as the #1 album in the country and achieved RIAA Gold certification as well as spawning hits “The Show Goes On” and “Out of My Head” featuring Trey Songz.

“Tetsuo & Youth” Tracklist

  1. Summer
  2. Mural
  3. Blur My Hands (Feat. Guy Sebastian)
  4. Dots & Lines
  5. Fall
  6. Prisoner 1 & 2 (Feat. Ayesha Jaco)
  7. Body Of Work (Feat. Troi & Terrance Martin)
  8. Little Death (Feat. Nikki Jean)
  9. No Scratches (Feat. Nikki Jean)
  10. Winter
  11. Chopper (Feat. Billy Blue, Buk Of Psychodrama, Trouble, Trae Tha Truth, Fam Lay & Glasses Malone)
  12. Deliver
  13. Madonna (And Other Mothers In The Hood)’ [Feat. Nikki Jean]
  14. Adoration Of The Magi (Feat. Crystal Torres)
  15. They.Resurrect.Over.New (Feat. Ab-Soul & Troi)
  16. Spring

 

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