Raised on the west side of Chicago, Wasalu is the youngest of nine brothers and sisters. His father (died February 27, 2007) was a prolific African drummer and karate teacher. His mother was a gourmet chef. Lupe began to rap when he was in the eighth grade, and began to pursue it at the age of seventeen.
Growing up, Wasalu had the nickname "Lu", the last part of his first name. "Lupe" is an extension of this nickname, which he borrowed from a friend named Lupe from high school. "Fiasco", he says, "came from the Firm album. They had the song, Firm Fiasco. I just liked the way it looked on paper". He stated that he did not originally like hip hop, but after buying Nas' album Illmatic (1994) he fell in love with it.
Honestly most of yall havent given him a chance yet
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2007-09-22
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