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Wasalu Muhammad Jaco Born February 16 1982 In Chicago Illinois Better Known By His Stage Name Lupe Fiasco Is A Grammy Award-Winning American Hip-Hop Artist And Producer. He First Became Known To The Mainstream Hip-Hop Community In 2005 When He Appeared On Kanye West's Album Late Registration On The Track "Touch The Sky." In 2006 Lupe Released His Debut Album Lupe Fiasco's Food & Liquor On Atlantic Records And In December 2007 He Released His Second Full Length Album Lupe Fiasco's The Cool . His Next Studio Album Entitled Lasers Was Released On March 8th 2011 After A Protest Against Atlantic's Decision Not To Release It. The Around My Way Freedom Ain't Free Songfacts Reports That Fiasco’s First Single Off His Fourth Studio Album Lupe Fiasco's Food & Liquor II The Great American Rap Album Pt. 1 Debuted On May 21 2012. On "Around My Way Freedom Ain't Free " He Spits Rhymes About Aspects Of Modern American Life He Doesn’t Like Such As "Suicide Bombers And Prosperity Gospels Emaciated Models With Cocaine And Blood Pouring Out Their Nostrils” As Well As Socio-Political Problems In Ghana And The Invasion Of Iraq. Lupe Released His Fifth Studio Album Tetsuo & Youth On January 20 2015. Lupe's 8th Studio Album DRILL MUSIC IN ZION Was Released On June 23rd 2022 Lupe Has Previously Been On Label Epic With His Group Da Pak And Then Signed A Solo Deal With Arista. His Years At Arista Only Led To The 2003 Promo Single "Pop Pop" As Well As Guest Appearances On Singles From Tha' Rayne 2002's "Kiss Me" And 2003's "Didn't You Know" And K Fox 2003's "This Life" Then Arista Folded In 2004 And Lupe Was Signed To Atlantic Records.
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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.
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Wasalu Muhammad Jaco Born February 16 1982 In Chicago Illinois Better Known By His Stage Name Lupe Fiasco Is A Grammy Award-Winning American Hip-Hop Artist And Producer. He First Became Known To The Mainstream Hip-Hop Community In 2005 When He Appeared On Kanye West's Album Late Registration On The Track "Touch The Sky." In 2006 Lupe Released His Debut Album Lupe Fiasco's Food & Liquor On Atlantic Records And In December 2007 He Released His Second Full Length Album Lupe Fiasco's The Cool . His Next Studio Album Entitled Lasers Was Released On March 8th 2011 After A Protest Against Atlantic's Decision Not To Release It. The Around My Way Freedom Ain't Free Songfacts Reports That Fiasco’s First Single Off His Fourth Studio Album Lupe Fiasco's Food & Liquor II The Great American Rap Album Pt. 1 Debuted On May 21 2012. On "Around My Way Freedom Ain't Free " He Spits Rhymes About Aspects Of Modern American Life He Doesn’t Like Such As "Suicide Bombers And Prosperity Gospels Emaciated Models With Cocaine And Blood Pouring Out Their Nostrils” As Well As Socio-Political Problems In Ghana And The Invasion Of Iraq. Lupe Released His Fifth Studio Album Tetsuo & Youth On January 20 2015. Lupe's 8th Studio Album DRILL MUSIC IN ZION Was Released On June 23rd 2022 Lupe Has Previously Been On Label Epic With His Group Da Pak And Then Signed A Solo Deal With Arista. His Years At Arista Only Led To The 2003 Promo Single "Pop Pop" As Well As Guest Appearances On Singles From Tha' Rayne 2002's "Kiss Me" And 2003's "Didn't You Know" And K Fox 2003's "This Life" Then Arista Folded In 2004 And Lupe Was Signed To Atlantic Records.
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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.