Saturday, May 31, 2008

Matthew Santos on Allhiphop.com



If his name sounds familiar, it makes sense. Matthew Santos is the voice on Lupe Fiasco’s first Top 10 hit, “Superstar.” The Minneapolis native lent his flexible vocals to an R&B hook, but R&B is far from the appropriate word to describe the music he creates. “Just because you can sing R&B doesn’t make you an R&B singer. Just because I’ve had folk/rock songs doesn’t make me a folk/rock artist. I can sing blues and opera, but that doesn’t make you an opera singer.”

CLICK HERE to read the full article

Friday, May 30, 2008

Lupe Talking about T.I on MTV



Here is the video of them talking about Lupe on the Hottest MC's special

Lupe Pics from Paris Toyko set.

Shout out the guy on the messageboards that found this...

CLICK HERE
to check the pics...

DJ Hyphen Appreciation Post!

DJ Hyphen is a DJ out of the Seattle that next to DJ Simonsayz (HI SIMON!), hes a favorite of mine lol I appreciate him because he has IMO the best Lupe Fiasco interviews ever...they are always interesting and natural lol Hyphen is just all around a dope person so enough of the talk lol...check out his interviews with Lupe and you will see what im talking about :)

DJ Hyphen Intervews Lupe Fiasco 11/19/07

Return of FNF Radio-DJ Hyphen Interviews Lupe Fiasco 09/2006

Check out Hyphen's MYSPACE PAGE for his FiascoGate remix of Superstar that I think is pretty dope :)

Kiss Blog Interview with Lupe Fiasco



Is there a danger five years down the line when rappers are multi-millionaires, they will be rapping about issues not close to them anymore?

"I think that there's a misconception that rappers get out from the hood. You become the vehicle for other people to get out. You still have to go pick them up physically from their concrete building and they might have a package of weed or a gun on them. That's how rappers get caught up.

I don't think that when you cross a certain bridge you start to hang around with different people. Your friends from the hood are the same killers, gang bangers, drug dealers as when you were twelve. You'll be surprised about how many rappers have to put [down] their real name to bail out their friends and family because they are still there."


CLICK HERE to read the whole interview

I love Pharrell :) Lupe Interview with NBC 5 Street team

Chasity Chaos Interviews Lupe Fiasco backstage at the Glow in the Dark Tour




via NBC5 Street Team Blog


and again...I love Pharrell :)

Thursday, May 29, 2008

Grill Reviews the Glow in the Dark Show...

I have no idea who this guy is....but i like him...he said he is now a fan of our main man Lu after seeing this show and thats SO DOPE! Subscribe to his videos people...he's a youtube star on the rise :) lol



This guy has KayCee's Stamp of Approval :)

More Contests To Come...

So we decided that we will offer a new contest every month or two to all our readers. Prizes will vary between Lupe related and Non Lupe related things. SO STAY TUNED!!!

Make sure you get your entries in to win that Wee Ninja by 6/10/2008. Winner will be notified on 6/11/2008.

Lupe Fiasco and Stack Bundles (R.I.P)

GUTTER

Jacked from Mr.Barber

FREE CHILLY! FNF UP!

Lupe Fiasco featured on Total Club Hits CD??



Sorry but the words Lupe Fiasco, Club and Hit just doesn't sound right to me lol...This album will be available on June 10th so go support it since our boy is on it...

N.E.R.D'S Seeing Sounds also comes out June 10th so you BETTER go out and cop that album!

I think I REALLY like this lol!

Found this on the NBS BOARDS

CLICK HERE to check it out :)

This right here is what its all about...



Congrats again Mr. Jaco :) You got our support...ALWAYS AND FOREVER!

The Femme Fiascos

LMAO THIS IS TOO CUTE!

Fan ArtWork


By brycewalhof

I Like This One...Very Abstract

FYI: Lupe Dont Pay Our Bills

(we have been accused of STEALING...With that said...)

Sorry For...
Working
and
Attending School Full Time

...and sorry for not getting to a computer as soon as Lupe News becomes available for posting...

and we are extremely sorry that our resources(Google...YouTube...DeviantArt...Yahoo...etc.) may very well be everyone elses resources.

THANKS

Wednesday, May 28, 2008

Would like to bring some attention...


to the FEMME FIASCO MYSPACE PAGE!


CHECK US OUT!!!!

ENOUGH!!!!

with the ANONYMOUS COMMENTS...we know who you are lol....seriously...you can't stop GREATNESS with just a few comments...FEMME FIASCOS WILL ALWAYS REIGN! Know this BITCHES!

Its only entertainment...and we still pimpin'...just like what our header says...

LISTEN TO THE END OF FIGHTERS AND GO CRY AND HATE IN CORNER SOMEWHERE...just leave us THE HELL ALONE..YA DIG?

Now on to Lupe Fiasco news...

Check out this interview with METROMIX DETROIT

As our favorite rapper says after every show...

Peace!! and much love to ya!!!!

-THE FEMME FIASCOS

Keep A Wee Ninja Hanging

CONTEST
The Contest Edition of Lupe Fiasco's #1 Fan of The Moment

Want A Wee Ninja?

It seems like EVERYONE wants one, And We Are Giving One Away!!!

Tell me why YOU are Lupe Fiasco's #1 Fan...AND ITS YOURS!!!

ONLY ONE RULE...

BE CREATIVE!
(I LOVE CREATIVITY)


Send Entries to brandiva02@gmail.com
I will be picking a winner Two Weeks from today...So thats 6/11/2008...So get your Creative Juices Flowing for YOUR VERY OWN WEE NINJA!!!!

UPDATE: So I got alot of Questions about the contest on something I should have been specific on in the first place....

Yes, you can take the route of answering the Lupe Fan of the Moment Questions...but its a NO HOLDS BAR type of deal...SO YOU DONT HAVE TO. Like I said JUST BE CREATIVE.

NEW GEMSTONES!



Gemstones ft. Sarah Green- SKELETONS

Testimony of Gemstones is COMING SOON!

Tuesday, May 27, 2008

Lupe w/ my BIG BROTHER Fam-Lay and Pharrell in the stu...



Im need to have a "consultation" with my brother and find out what went down during that session lol...They were working on Commons album by the way...head on over to PHARRELL'S BLOG to see the rest...

Some Lupe Related Videos

Here's some vids I took while out on the Glow In The Dark Tour

Cosmic Chris (formerly of Chris and Drop) in Virginia Beach, VA


Backstage with GLC in Boston (I made him shout out our blog and the Femmes lol i plan on getting this vid and others edited)


Nikki Jean Meet and Greet in Virgina Beach, VA hosted by THE FEMME FIASCOS!


Thats our Femme sister Melli Mel in the video and her sister...

Check out my youtube channel for more vids :)

www.youtube.com/KayC85

I never post Glow Tour Vids...

because honestly its just repetitive and boring and i think it would be quite stupid to post vids of performances in every city...its the same show so what if its a different city...but THIS VIDEO RIGHT HERE...Is from the after party in Circa NightClub in Toronto and it looked like they were getting it in lol



I see you T-Dot!!

Lupe LIVE AT SOB'S

BIG SHOUT OUT TO GIBRAN WHO WON THE TICKETS TO GO SEE LUPE PERFORM AT SOB'S!!! Something that can ONLY HAPPEN at LUPETHEFIASCO.BLOGSPOT.COM!

Fiasco Fam Radio JUST IN CASE YOU MISSED IT!!

No...the show is not coming back...not yet anyway...but i thought id post a few memorable segments for those out there that may not know about the show and have missed these CLASSIC segments lol

CLICK HERE
to check out The Femme Fiascos with Fashion Designer and all around Cool Chick KESH from London...She was sick with the flu and STILL had time to talk to the Femmes! Thanks Kesh!

CLICK HERE
to check out The Femmes with our special guest BIG POOH from Little Brother...true
comedy at its finest :)

CLICK HERE to check out the Femmes celebration special! This is when we first found out about the shout out on the album so as you can imagine we were pretty excited!

CLICK HERE to check out one of Nikki Jeans first interviews after her feature on Lupe Fiasco's THE COOL and it was with THE FEMME FIASCOS! This night we dubbed Nikki a Femme so CHECK IT OUT!

CLICK HERE to check out our infamous RADIO APOLLO segment where people call up and show their skills for a special guest judge...this segment we had JROC from the FNF Crew holding down the judging...

So as you can see...good times with the Femme Fiascos...this show started back in August 2007 and had a good lil run till 08 began...but the show aint over people! just on a hiatus...Hope you enjoy listening to these shows as much as we enjoyed making them **COUGHS** still waiting on that interview Lupe! **COUGHS**

If you want to go back and listen to other segments... the link to the show is...

www.blogtalkradio.com/fiascofamradio


IF IT AINT DONE BY THE FEMMES...IT AINT OFFICIAL...KNOW THIS!

Fan Reviews: Chicago May 24th Date

By Mendi

First of all I have to confess... all that talk of getting to the United Center by 6:30... unfortunately did not happen. I don't know why I can't do anything in a timely manner, no matter how hard I try, but this was another fine example. I got to the arena at straight up 7:00 or maybe a couple seconds after, and my roommate and I were litterally running to our section as Lupe Fiasco was singing "Hip-hop Saved my Life." So here begins the concert review!

I don't rememember the exact order of things, but I do know that Lupe introduced Nikki Jean, who is featured on Hip-hop Saved my Life. Get used to this folks because not only did Lupe put on a good show, but he definitely shared the spotlight with the people he works with, has signed to FNF, etc. As a matter of fact I know for sure the next song was Little Weapon, which features a verse from Bishop G. Then it might've been Kick Push but don't hold me to that. And then came Go Go Gadget Flow. Guess what? Yep, there was another feature on this! It's not this way on the album, but instead of Lupe going into the second verse of the song he brought out Gemstones, who was doing some of that midwest stype rapid fire rap, yes I love it, but I had to have a hater moment when he first came out and the mic wasn't working or maybe Gemstones wasn't close enough to it. I don't even know but I couldn't hear him really until about half way through the verse. Boo to that! Oh well, these things happen. Anyway, after this I think was Paris Tokyo, which featured Sarah Green on vocals. I believe it was after Paris Tokyo that Lupe brought out a group he has signed to FNF called He Say She Say. They have kind of an electronic sound. And the show ended with Streets are On Fire and Superstar, both featuring Mathew Santos, and the final song was Daydreamin'...


The review was entirely to long...so click HERE to read the rest

Spotlight on one of Chi-Towns best kept secrets...

MATRIXX.
The 18 year old rising star from the southside of Chicago isn't going anywhere anytime soon...





So Matrixx how are you affiliated with FNF?
Well, that’s a long story kind of, but I’ll try to make it short as possible. When I was 15 or 16 I heard “Failure” by Lupe, and around the same time I created a myspace. By being on Lu’s page listening to his music, I ran across Mixmastermegan and me and her got real cool. Through Megan I met Rob Bates, and we got cool, and I met bishop G and Shayla G and I got cool with them, and then I met Danny Milk and one man gang, and we were like the first Lupe Fiasco support team on myspace that I knew about. I know the “Femmes” came up around that time too. Bishop G is kind of like my big brother through music, I use to send my lyrics over to him and he would give me advice on what I should work on and different things like that. It’s crazy talking to them now and seeing how far we came since then, and we actually kick it in real life, but it all started on myspace. Shout out to Tom.

Where did your stage name come from?
Well it actually didn’t come from doing music, it came from sports. I played football from when I was 10 through high school, and one game when I was in 8th grade a spectator said “He’s so fast, he makes everyone else look slow, like they’re in the matrix.” So I went around telling people I’d put them in the matrix, and my friends just started calling me that and it’s stuck till now. I added the extra X because of my homies over at Abstraxx Clothing. I just thought the extra X looked really dope. I wish I had a more interesting story that than, but that’s it (laughs).

So how long have you been rapping?
I started taking rapping seriously when I was 10, so it’s going on 9 years.

What makes Chicago stand out from other places and how did it make you who you are today?
Chicago as a city does not have a set style of music. We accept every style of music here, so I think what we do is combine all the aspects we like from what we listen to and tweak them until they work for us as artists. What’s happening now, and is new, is that people are helping each other. People are blowing up and coming back and grabbing their homies, which I personally think is something that we lacked for a long time, but I’m happy to see that happening now. One more thing is the originality we have. Every single artist wants to stand out, so we work even harder on not being like the rest of the artists out already. That’s how you have people that listen to Common, Kanye, and Lupe, and then turn around and listen to The Cool Kids, Mano, and Mic Terror. But, all those types still represent what we do in the Chi. I personally appreciate Chicago more now that I’ve been outside Chicago, there are no words to really explain it, but HOME IS HOME.

Where do you draw inspiration from?
My life, my family, and my city. I have such a strong passion for not only making music but the art in forming a song. I love the feeling of finishing the last lyric of a new song, or hearing a new beat I fall in love with. But other than that, I draw inspiration from life in general, the good and bad. I’d say 85-90% of my music is taken from my life experience, the other 10% I leave to write about topics that might not affect me personally, but I still know about.

Who inspires you now that is currently in the rap game?
My fellow Chicago artists like Kanye, Common, Lupe, The Cool Kids, Mic Terror, Hollywood Holt, Mano, Gemstones, Bishop G, Naledge from Kidz in the Hall and many more as well. Outside of Chicago I like N.E.R.D., Blu, Pacific Division, Gym Class Heroes, Outkast, Notorious B.I.G., Jay-Z, Eminem, Big L, The Roots, but honestly I got so many people on my list in the game that I think are great artists, so that list is really way too long. But outside of hip hop you have Paramore, James Horner, Linkin Park, Fall Out Boy, Cobra Starship, Justin Timberlake, Michael Jackson, and a lot more, but I don’t want to ramble.

So what makes YOU unique to the rap game today?
My age and my message make me unique. I’m here to let people in my age group and younger know that it’s cool to be yourself. It’s cool to listen to whatever type of music you like, it’s cool to dress how you like, it’s cool to express your thoughts in the form you’re comfortable using. I’m just here to break stereotypes and misconceptions on what not only black teenagers are, but what all teenagers are. Since I’m their peer, I think my words will have a bigger impact than someone older who is trying to lecture, because I’m really going through the same things they are. So that message with my age makes me unique, because I don’t see any other entertainers my age in the game that’s delivering that message. Plus I’m here to make dope music and nothing less.

What goals have you set for yourself?
My goals are high and low. All I really want is to make a living off my music, I just want to be financially stable enough to have a house, and a car, and a raise a family without having to work a 9-5 job. But, then I really want to see how far I can take my music, I want a Grammy and other awards and notoriety, but if I don’t get those things I won’t think less of my music because superstardom isn’t for everyone. But I set realistic goals, so as I come up in the game I’m sure my goals will start to change.

Do you have any last words you would like to leave us with?
As an up and coming artist the hardest thing to do is get people to pay attention to you, then after that it’s getting people to listen to you, those two things are very different. Then to take your career to the next level you need somebody “important” to co-sign you. I personally want to thank you guys for co-signing me, I definitely appreciate that. To everyone else, you will be seeing a lot more of me, so just get use to me because I’m definitely out here.

Do you have any shout-outs you'd like to give?
Renegades, The Story, Medina, Joe, Steel, Ski, Samantha, The City of Chicago, and thank you to everyone who supports me, its greatly appreciated because without any of you none of this is possible. PEACE IN FRESHNESS.


FOR MORE ON MATRIXX CHECK OUT HIS BLOG & MYSPACE :

Monday, May 26, 2008

I dont wanna see ANOTHER PERSON...

complaining about missing Lu show cuz they assumed he wouldn't be the opening act...its been stated OVER AND OVER again that the LUPE FIASCO SHOW is first on the Glow In The Dark Tour so GET THERE EARLY...THAT MEANS that FNF CREW IS THE FIRST ACT TO GO ON!!! and YES! its the same for EVERY DAMN CITY! WHAT THE F@#K IS SO HARD ABOUT THAT PEOPLE!! LUPE FIASCO=THE OPENING ACT its not rocket science...

SCREW YOU if your mad that you were upset because u paid money to mainly see Lu and you MISSED HIS SHOW CUZ YOUR ASS DONT KNOW HOW TO GET TO PLACES ON TIME...if you were a REAL FAN you would ALREADY KNOW that Lu performs first because HE MADE A GOT DAMN MYSPACE BULLETIN ABOUT IT! and on top of everything HE POSTED IT ON HIS BLOG!!!!

(Myspace bulletin JUST IN CASE YOU MISSED IT: "IF YOU ARE GOING TO AN UPCOMING "GLOW IN THE DARK" TOUR DATE! PLEASE GET IN TO THE VENUE AND IN YOUR SEAT BEFORE 7PM, TO CATCH THE ENTIRE SHOW...IF NOT YOU WILL DEF MISS LUPE FIASCO AND N.E.R.D. - BEEN GETTING ALOT OF MESSAGE ABOUT PEOPLE MISSING OUR SHOW..

ALSO, DEF BE ON TIME AT 6:00PM WHEN DOORS OPEN AT THE VENUE FOR THE MADISON SQUARE GARDEN SHOW NEXT WEEK. YOUR NOT GONNA WANNA MISS ANY OF THE SHOW IN NYC OR ANYWHERE FOR THAT MATTER.")



COME ON PEOPLE! NO EXCUSES! GET YOUR ASSES TO THE SHOW EARLY TO SEE LUPE PERFORM!!!

SO F**KING WHAT! If you feel Rihanna should be the opening act...SHES NOT...Lu is...so STFU and stop your complaing! GET TO THE DAMN SHOW ON TIME!

Here's the damn line up...so none of the readers over at this blog BETTER NOT come back talking about they missed Lu show because "you aint know he would be first"...

-LUPE FIASCO
-N.E.R.D
-RIHANNA
-KANYE WEST

In the words of Biggie "If you don't know, now ya know..."

FNF Update...

Straight from the official blog...

New Tracks Out:
- Kenna - “Say Goodbye To Love (Remix)”
- Bun B - “Swang On Em’” — Might be shooting a video for this I heard!
- N.E.R.D. - “Everyone Nose (Remix)”

Coming Soon:
- Chris Brown Collabo
- New Online Merch Store
- Another Video from “The Cool” — maybe?
- Cover of a very complex magazine…hmm?

FNF:
- “He Say, She Say” Single, Video & EP
- GemStones Mixtape

FNF UP

Fan Artwork



The Coolest
By mavsfan99

View More Pics...



THE COMMENTS

MY LIL EARS I LUV U!!!!!!!!!!!!

Breezys get off his tip cuz If he didnt flow so crisp, I bet yall hoes wouldnt even notice this.. F&F free chilly, B.C in this bitch... Assalamulaikum to L.U.P thts da kid...

Loving this black n white classic pic! My baby is handsome! That infamous frown!

ur the sexyest geek i ever seen lol

The honorable prophet Wasalu Muhammad ladies and gentle men applaud please.....lol...smooth dude....im throwing out my whole wardrob im trying to get on some shit like you kid...

yum

reminds me of ghandi for some reason

...and about a million Malcolm X comments

Gemstones Interview on SixShot.com



Let me ask you man, Lupe kind of gets put in that box with Kanye and Pharrell, that whole hipster, skateboarding thing. Do you feel you’re in that box as well?

They say if you wanna know where you’re going in life then look who you’re around. They say birds of a feather flock together. That’s who I roll with and that’s who I break bread with. I make similar music but when I drop the album I don’t know if that’s where they’ll put me. Not that that’s a bad place to sit because Kanye, Pharrell, and Lupe are all real successful. I would hope that they would sit me alone because I wanna be different. I wanna be left of everybody else. If they’re left then I wanna go right. I’m my own entity but I would be cool with a Kanye, Lupe, or Pharrell box.

Being signed to a successful artist in Lupe Fiasco, do you think you will get stuck in his shadow?

Nah not at all because I’m just as good as Lupe. For the most part when you have artists signed to other artists the main artist is the best artist. It’s like the artist plays Robin to the artist who signed them, like the Batman. With us it’s like a toss up. Some people might think Lupe is better than Stones and some people might think Stones is better than Lupe. I’m just not there yet but my talent holds just as much weight as Lupe’s. I compliment his style and he compliments mine. Talent wins in the end so when this mixtape drops and then the album sfter that people will see that I can hold my own.

The only two that did that before in my opinion was Jay and Beans. Remember around the Dynasty? There was a time when it was a toss up and some people thought Beans was better than Jay. That’s the only other situation like that that I can remember.


Read Entire Interview HERE

Thanks Mendi...We Look Forward to your Chicago Glow Recap

Lupe Fiasco on QTV

Fan Reviews: Glow Tour in Chicago



As told by my homie SGT TIBS. over at GOWHEREHIPHOP.COM (Check em' out the site is in our blog roll)

Lupe Fiasco kicked off the show with “The Coolest” over the “Let There Be Light” Justice beat, as expected and it was even sicker live! That got me right into it as he brought out the lovely Nikki Jean for “Hip-Hop Saved My Life” and “Little Weapon” with Bishop G gettin’ in his verse. The highlight of Lupe’s set was “Go Go Gadget Flow” as he sped through the Chicago-inspired hit at an even faster break-neck speed, dropping the beat for the 2nd verse and going a capella at like 1000 words per second it seemed. Haha, the crowd got really into it and fed off the energy from Lupe and his guests and that moment was just ridiculous. “Paris, Tokyo” took on an interesting sound as Sarah Green provided the chorus and a beautiful solo 2 conclude the song, wow. Her voice was booming! Lupe then introduced the Chicago electronic duo, He Say She Say, as they performed “Crash Dummie”. I loved it and was prolly one of 10 people in the UC who knew the words, but I hope others came away impressed. Matthew Santos was the next guest 2 arrive as Lupe & himself performed “Fighters” followed by “Superstar”, which the crowd went nuts for! And then Lupe fittingly ends his set with “Daydreamin’” as him and Bishop G just lost it on stage with Santos and Sarah Green providing some backup vocals...


Click HERE to read the entire review

gLOW IN THE DARK TOUR: CHICAGO RECAP


Thanks for everything Tibs :)

Friday, May 23, 2008

Nikki Jean Meet and Greet in Chicago



SAINT ALFRED
1531 NORTH MILWAUKEE
CHICAGO IL, 60622
773.486.7159
info@stalfred.com

Lupe on Hood Affairs TV


LUPE FIASCO TALKS ABOUT RAP,DRUGS,OPARAH, AND MORE WITH HOOD AFFAIRS TV from HOOD AFFAIRS T.V. on Vimeo.

http://www.vimeo.com/1054749

Here's the old interview with Hood Affairs JUST IN CASE U MISSED IT!

Thursday, May 22, 2008

Drugs Couture



About DRUGS Couture
DRUGS Couture is a concept driven street wear brand whose philosophy is simple:

WOMAN is the world's oldest and most addictive Drug.

"Not only is woman a drug sexually, but man (and even women for that matter) as far back as history tells us have been addicted and fiends for her. Her scent, Her looks, Her touch, almost anything and everything surrounding woman and the feminine principle; the entire world in one way or another are addicts of the drug known as WOMAN"
The philosophy of this exclusively female only line is easily expressed in the companies two slogans

"Addiction Is Love" & "Withdrawal is a Broken Heart".

With quality product, great craftsmanship and such potent ideas and designs, DRUGS Couture, along with their I AM HERoin(e) sub-line (shirts which each season boldly proclaim our female leaders, hero's and inspirations as the dope that runs through earth's veins) this line is sure to have you hooked after just one hit (purchase).


Drugs Couture is a Florida-based brand.

For More INFO

Hit em' UP @ www.drugscouture.com or on Myspace



I LOVE IT
Thanks Rebecca

Blake Lewis talks about working with Lupe Fiasco

Embed is disabled so heres the link to the vid...

http://youtube.com/watch?v=hRyuqPefYBc

Wednesday, May 21, 2008

Kenna ft. Lupe Fiasco "Say Goodbye to Love" Remix



http://www.zshare.net/audio/123783301b2c623f/

JACKED FROM HERE

I love Kenna (My name is forever being confused with his...757 all day!) and we all know I love Lupe Fiasco so this right here is a straight eargasm for me! I was hoping Lu would hop on this track for the remix :)

Big Thangs Poppin' for Nikki Jean



Nikki Jean will be on CNN!
Saturday and Sunday on CNN Headline News Channel. Nikki Jean's segment will be on "News To Me" which airs 7:30pm, 9:30pm, 12:30am and 5:30am, all are eastern time.

CLICK HERE
to check out the producer's blog post on Nikki

Michigan Meet and Greet

Thursday May 22nd, 2008
3:30 P.M. -- 4:30 P.M.

Burn Rubber Sneaker Boutique
202 West 4th. St.
Royal Oak, Michigan 48067

THANKS SUMMIYAH!!!

June 7th let's get get get it..

Greetings.
After the glow in the dark tour left california, i made this song.
-xxlaserxx -
however, it appears as though there are still kind humans on the earth. i have fortunately received a ticket from one of them (thank you again ^_^) and because of this, i will be attending. anyone else going on the 7th? if so? let's get get get it. indeed.
your friend,
Turbo.

ps: email Turbo2k5@yahoo.com

Lupe reacts to MTV's Hottest MC's Nod



"Lupe was very vocal when he was left off last year's list — and didn't even receive an honorable mention. "Yeah, I went and found all of the individual board members and asked them what was up," Fiasco said. "It feels good, man. I used that as motivation. I took that as, 'Oh, OK. I'll be back.' And I came back with a vengeance. [The Cool] is gold. Smash record that was nine weeks at #1. The bells and whistles and everything that comes with it. So, you know, I'm happy. I'm happy. A Grammy that just came out of nowhere. It feels good, man, the work. So now I've got to find something else to motivate me again, so I can be the underdog. I like being the underdog. I like that. It feels like you've got something to achieve. You wake up in the morning with a purpose."


CLICK HERE to read the full article

Tuesday, May 20, 2008

New Gemstones Interview on Hip Hop Game!



"Take us back a minute. How did you and Lupe initially link up?


Okay. I met Lupe way back in the beginning. I met Lupe back in 2000 or 2001. I did a studio session at this studio in Chicago. This was before he was really big. I was still Gemini. We were at a little hole-in-the-wall studio with my friend waiting to do a song. They wouldn’t let me start because Lupe had to finish his song and they said he was about to sign with Jay-Z and Rocafella. So I’m in the session and we were waiting for three hours.

Finally Lupe comes through the door. I was anxious at the time and I was thinking that I was the best rapper. Stack Bundles also walked by. He was signed to First and 15th at the time and he was Lupe’s first artist. God bless his soul. So him and Stack Bundles walk through the door. Lupe never recorded his verse but we had a big cipher. We went at it for like an hour. We were just throwing monster verses out and at the end of the session, Lupe asked us if we wanted to hear his album. Nobody really knows who Lupe is except for his guy George. He played us his album and it was all bangers. I didn’t know how to make songs at that point. I just knew how to rap. I didn’t know how to write 16’s. Lupe had songs and they were really good. He was name-dropping Eminem and Dr. Dre, saying that they were supposed to be working on the album and I believed him. You could hear it in his music that he wasn’t faking it. And you could also see it in the car that he was driving and the jewelry that he was wearing.

He was who I was trying to be. I just needed someone who was already on that. So we exchanged numbers and the rest is history. He heard what I do and he signed me. He brought me around everyone at the label. They had me rapping against a gang of dudes and I was running through everybody that they threw up against me. And then I started singing. I hit them with all of these songs and they was blown away. Before you know it I was signed. I was recording my album and I knew how to write songs. We formed a friendship and we’ve just been going hard ever since we met.

And actually, when I first met Lu, he told me he wasn’t actually looking to sign any artists. He had heard me the night we met. He heard me that night but he didn’t see my full potential, so I had to prove myself. So when I got up with him, he told me he would listen but he wasn’t going to sign anyone. That wasn’t enough for me and I wasn’t trying to hear that. I heard that at plenty of job interviews, like they’ll look over my application and call me. I knew what that was about and there were plenty of jobs that I didn’t get and I wasn’t going to have that. I ultimately made my way. If there is no way, I’ll make a way.

I had to get up with those guys a second time and when I did, I knew it was either go hard or go home. I pulled all types of raps out the hat. I went hard. I went hard. And then I told him that I didn’t even want to sign. I told him that I wanted to sign, but that I wanted to sit back for a year or two and just learn the game and just soak it up and then when I was ready, I would sharpen my knife and let it out the draw. I told them that I wasn’t ready and that they couldn’t put me out yet. He respected it and the next time he heard me rap I went hard and they were blown away. They saw me and knew that I was that dude. They knew that my pen game and my songwriting game was sick and that my vocals were sick. They knew I was lyrically sick and that I was a monster. They knew they could mold me into something crazy and that’s what they did. They got me in the studio. There were producers giving me beats and I just grew. I started following Lupe and he started complimenting my style and I just got better and better and better and better. And before you knew it I was doing shows."


CLICK HERE
to read the full interview

LUPE HATER OF THE YEAR: F**K BET!!!!!!

As you all prolly already know BET has announced their nominees for the BET AWARDS 08'...

Nominees are:

1. BEST FEMALE R&B
Mary J. Blige
Mariah Carey
Keyshia Cole
Alicia Keys
Rihanna

2. BEST MALE R&B
Raheem DeVaughn
J. Holiday
Ne-Yo
Trey Songz
Chris Brown

3. BEST GROUP
Danity Kane
Day 26
Gnarles Barkley
Playaz Circle
UGK

4. BEST GOSPEL ARTIST
The Clark Sisters
Deitrick Haddon
Marvin Sapp
Kirk Franklin
Trin-I-Tee 5:7

5. BEST FEMALE HIP-HOP
Missy Elliott
Eve
Kid Sister
Lil Mama
Trina

6. BEST MALE HIP-HOP
Common
Jay-Z
Lil Wayne
Snoop
Kanye West

7. VIDEO OF THE YEAR
The Way That I Love You-Ashanti
Honey-Erykah Badu
Just Fine-Mary J Blige
Like You’ll Never See Me Again-Alicia Keys
International Player’s Anthem-UGK & OUTKAST
Good Life-Kanye West Feat. T-Pain

8. BEST DIRECTOR
Erykah Badu and Mr. Roboto
Benny Boom
Gil Green
Chris Robinson
Hype Williams

9. BEST ACTRESS
Angela Bassett
Halle Berry
Queen Latifah
Jill Scott
Chandra Wilson

10. BEST ACTOR
Anthony Anderson
Don Cheadle
Idris Elba
Terrence Howard
Denzel Washington

11. BEST FEMALE ATHLETE
Cheryl Ford
Candace Parker
Serena Williams
Venus Williams
Tamika Catchings

12. BEST MALE ATHLETE
Kobe Bryant
LeBron James
Tiger Woods
Floyd Mayweather, Jr.
Chris Paul

13. BEST COLLABORATION
Kiss Kiss-Chris Brown feat. T-Pain
Let It Go- Keyshia Cole feat. Missy Elliott & Lil’ Kim
Low- Flo-Rida Feat. T-Pain
I’m So Hood (The Remix)-DJ Khaled f/ Young Jeezy, Ludacris, Busta Rhymes, Big Boi, Lil Wayne, Fat Joe, Birdman
Good Life-Kanye West Feat. T-Pain

14. Viewer’s Choice
No One-Alicia Keys
Lollipop (f/ Static)- Lil’ Wayne
Kiss Kiss (f/ T-Pain)-Chris Brown
Let It Go (f/ Missy Elliott and Lil’ Kim)-Keyshia Cole
Crank Dat (Soulja Boy)-Soulja Boy Tell ‘em
No Air (f/ Chris Brown)-Jordin Sparks

15.. BETJ AWARD
Raheem DeVaughn
Chaka Khan
Ledisi
Jill Scott
Angie Stone

16. BEST NEW ARTIST
Estelle
Flo-Rida
Chrisette Michelle
Soulja Boy Tell ‘em
The-Dream

————————————————————————————————
Performers (FOR NOW):

Mary J Blige
Lil’ Wayne
Nelly
Usher (OPENING ACT)

———————————————————————————————
THE HONOREES:

Humanitarian Award- Quincy Jones
Lifetime Achievement Award- Al Green

AS YOU CAN SEE...LUPE FIASCO AIN'T NO WHERE ON THIS GOT DAMN LIST!

Now im not saying that Lupe should be nominated because of bias reasons...im saying Lupe should be nominated because he's had one hell of a year and he DESERVES to be nominated...WASN'T SUPERSTAR NUMBER 1 ON 106 AND PARK?!?!?!?! Did Lu NOT have THE NUMBER 1 HIP HOP ALBUM FOR WEEKS AT A TIME?!?!? DID THIS MAN NOT WIN A DAMN GRAMMY THIS YEAR!!!!!!!!!! GTFOH BET!!

Its BET so what can you expect right...its clear the station isn't what it use to be but ATLEAST you think they would acknowledge a true artist with true talent such as Mr. Fiasco...Playaz Circle nominated for Best Group? SMH..what kinda fuckery is THAT!

At the end of the day I say FUCK BET!!! Lucky for Lu he has fans that support him and don't buy into the BS...and its ALL PAID OFF!



so TAKE THAT...HATAZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ

Meet Nikki Jean in Toronto





May 21st
NEW ERA FLAGSHIP STORE
202 Queen Street West
Toronto, Ontario M5V1Z2 CAN

3:00pm - 4:00pm

Monday, May 19, 2008

Kanye West "Touch the Sky" in Scranton, Pa

filmed by me :)...NO LUPE FIASCO!!! Ain't gonna lie I was kinda hurt but eff it...

Angie Martinez Interview with Lupe Fiasco

Part 1: http://www.zshare.net/audio/12094144a42f228d/

Part 2: http://www.zshare.net/audio/12094259ab4914fc/

Since WHEN did the ladies care about Lupe having a girlfriend? SMH...superstardom sex symbol status ya dig?

Courtesy of Eskay over at NAHRIGHT

Sunday, May 18, 2008

Lupe makes MTV top MC's list...

AND HE BETTER HAVE!

Why He's Hot

With swagger that lays somewhere between dope-boy fresh and Louis-Viutton-Don dapper, "He spat the poems that got their domes all geeked up." Did Lupe have a legitimate gripe about being totally ignored by the Brain Trust during last year's list and subsequent sidebar convos? Absolutely. Did the trustees tell the world that their list was neither perfect nor definitive? Absolutely. Nevertheless, Lupe made it impossible to overlook him this time (and not just because of the support he's getting from his peers). A little less arcane and definitely darker than 2006's Food and Liquor, his The Cool LP borders on classic contention. His blatant sarcasm didn't sacrifice his lyrical legerdemain on "Dumb It Down." The articulation of emotion and attention to detail on "Hip-Hop Saved My Life" makes the song easily one of 2008's most cherished, and the ample airplay for "Superstar" and many weeks as Billboard's top rap record re-established Lu's nascent star power.




CLICK HERE
to check the entire list

KAYCEE checking out!!!

Friday, May 16, 2008

Fan Artwork...

Music Edition

pro-paYne


1. Journey Begins
2. Back To The Future
3. Nice Dude
4. Jedi Arts
5. Twilight Zone v3
6. Defying Gods (Interlude)
7. Galactic Gangsters
8. But I Still Rock
9. She
10. iFeel
11. Jersey La
12. 40 Degrees
13. Relax
14. Pitch Black Freestyle (Feat. Mainstream)
15. Put You Off Game
16. Illegal Flyness
17. Us Lacers
18. Galactic Gangsters II
19. Hop Out The Delorean




Make Sure You...
Check It Out

Let's Get Some Feedback on this...Some Pretty Hot track...

Hit Up Pro @ OTAKU SWAGGER
Let him know how you like it!

Thursday, May 15, 2008

Just Got Off The Phone with Kaycee...

And she wants me to inform whoever will be at the Boston Show...

That Lupe is Performing at 6:30pm

So be there EARLY or you will miss out on a helluva show!

Wednesday, May 14, 2008

Meet Nee...

Lupe Fiasco's # 1 Fan of the Moment



1) The first time i fell in love with lupe was when i first saw the KICK PUSH music video on BET. I had never heard the song on the radio before hand so i was totally unawhere of the song and him as an artist. The thing that sparked my interest in him was the fact that I had never heard a Hip/Hop song like it before. SKATEBOARDING?! He was obviously a lot different from the other Hip/Hop artist on BET and the song was sick as hell! "I LIKE DIS DUDE!" At the end of the video when his name flashed on screen i read to myself: "Lupe Fiasco? Hmm, is he puerto rican" LOL! but seriously, even his named sounded interesting to me. So, I googled him, read some articles and watched some interviews on youtube(I found out he wasn't puerto rican LOL). I saw what kinda dude he was and how he didn't hide how he was deep into japanese anime, comic books, toysand his versitile musical interest! So the realness got me!

2) LOL I don't think I'd even have the guts to steal anything from him but im gonna pretend for a moment that im this "crazy lupe stalker". I'd most likley steal one of his wee ninjas! I really wanna have one hangin on my jeans too!

Well, to give u some info on ya gurl Nee': Im fun and crazy most of the time and will say random things a lot LOL. I've been described as an "animated person". I like to read but Listening to music is my fav pastime. my fav color is blue. I may be female but pink is my least fav color. My fav music artists besides Lupe is Lauryn Hill (beautiful, talented sista), Coldplay, No Doubt, Beyonce', Jay Z, Jill Scott, Erykah Badu, Amy Winehouse, Kanye West, Janet Jackson and of course Michael (the "KANG OF POP"). My fav author is Mary Monroe. My fav NBA player is Kevin Garnett! My fav artist, as in paint and drawings, is Justin Bua (artwork is oozin' with that urban vibe) So u can check out my page at www.myspace.com/eenaj THANX! HOPE I WIN!


Hey Nee...LMAO @ "crazy lupe stalker" I think we all would like a wee ninja!!! Oh, and kudos on your music taste (Kaycee would especially appreciate your love for Michael Jackson!! And thanks for reading the blog!!!!


If you would like to be Lupe Fiasco's #1 Fan of the Moment...

Click Here For Instructions
(in addition to lupethefiasco@gmail.com...send responses to kay2dacee@gmail.com and brandiva02@gmail.com)

Or...Click Here

Get Your Chance to be featured on the Blog!!!!

MY BAD...

TOOK IT DOWN ....CUZ APPARENTLY...IT WAS OLD....MAAAADDDD OLD! But Whatever...MY BAD!.......SHOOT ME ...GOSH!

Congrats Again Mr. Fiasco



He Got His Gold Watch...And His Gold Plaque
We just wanna say Congrats for the UMPTEENTH TIME!!!!


View More Pics of Lupe's Certified Gold Party Here

And please....If you dont have "The Cool" (you are hella LAME) go out and purchase your Copy RIGHT NOW!!!! In A Store Near YOU!!!!

Bun B ft. Lupe Fiasco - Swang On 'Em


album drops 5/20/2008.

click HERE

Tuesday, May 13, 2008

Kaycee's on the Road

Our Femme sister Kaycee is headed to Boston today with her homie Showcase for the Glow In the Dark Show..

From Boston they're hitting Connecticut!

So if you will be at one of those shows...and you happen upon Kaycee, don't hesitate to say HI, Take pictures and all that stuff

Hey Kaycee dont forget the camera! And we want to hear all the details...Have Fun and tell Showcase I said WHAT UP!!! Oh, and Lupe too!!!

GET TO THE GLOW IN DARK TOUR EARLY PEOPLE! YOU DONT WANT TO MISS LUPE PERFORM!!

LUPE said...

"IF YOU ARE GOING TO AN UPCOMING "GLOW IN THE DARK" TOUR DATE! PLEASE GET IN TO THE VENUE AND IN YOUR SEAT BEFORE 7PM, TO CATCH THE ENTIRE SHOW...IF NOT YOU WILL DEF MISS LUPE FIASCO AND N.E.R.D. - BEEN GETTING ALOT OF MESSAGE ABOUT PEOPLE MISSING OUR SHOW..

ALSO, DEF BE ON TIME AT 6:00PM WHEN DOORS OPEN AT THE VENUE FOR THE MADISON SQUARE GARDEN SHOW NEXT WEEK. YOUR NOT GONNA WANNA MISS ANY OF THE SHOW IN NYC OR ANYWHERE FOR THAT MATTER."

KAYCEE SAYS...

WTF PEOPLE! Missing Lupe Fiasco perform is a HUGE NO NO in my book. FNF ARMY WHERE YOU AT!!! Make sure you go out and support Lupe and the entire FNF crew out on the Glow in the Dark and do whatever you gotta do to MAKE SURE YOUR ASS GETS THERE ON TIME! I can't BELIEVE Lupe had to post a bulletin via myspace telling people to get to the show early because folks is missing the show...WHO WOULD WANT TO MISS THE LUPE FIASCO SHOW! THE GREATEST DAMN SHOW ON EARTH! Y DO U THINK WE NAMED OUR BLOG THE GOT DAMN LUPE FIASCO SHOW! lol Lets change the way things are going and start getting to these shows on time :)

Shout out to Drea from HE SAY SHE SAY! Make sure you support them as well they're dope!

with all that said...

FNF UP PEOPLE!!!

Monday, May 12, 2008

Lu, Pharrell and Kanye in the studio in Virginia Beach



SHOUT OUT TO MY HOMIE MARCUS! LOL HE THE ONE IN THE RED GETTING IT IN ADD HIM ON MYSPACE!!!

Lupe and Chris Brown at Mansion in Miami

Lupe & Cool Kids in the studio

N.E.R.D ft. CRS and Pusha T

Everyone Nose (Remix)
click HERE

Sunday, May 11, 2008

HAPPY MOTHER'S DAY!!




TO ALL OF THE MOTHER'S OUT THERE!!!!

Vote for Lupe!

Who is the hottest MC in the game? We all know thats Lupe...so GET THE VOTING!!!

CLICK HERE
to vote

Thursday, May 8, 2008

After Party with Lupe

via CONSEQUENCE

Matthew Santos Interviews


The Real Chicago

The Real Chicago Magazine May Issue w/ Matthew Santos

The Real Chicago Magazine ran their interview with Matthew Santos in the May issue printed and distributed over the weekend on page six, so the story is available in bars and restaurants in and around the Chicagoland area.

Here is the article below:

The Real Chicago May 2008
Meet Matthew Santos
Touring with Lupe Fiasco and Kanye West, Santos stays grounded at Martyr's May 22
By Dan Ochwat


This month, Santos, a mohawked vocal wonder, will play two shows, May 23 and 24 at the Allstate Arena, singing with Lupe Fiasco as an opening act on Kanye West's Glow in the Dark tour, a speck on an arena-glitz-and-glamour, 50-date tour before screaming teens. Conversely, he'll play Martyr's on May 22, the center of attention for an intimate, folkie crowd.

Such is the life of Santos, playing music in two different worlds. Santos, a Wicker Park resident, at least one month out of every six when he's not touring, has been signed to Lupe Fiasco's record label. An album to come, he's sung on both of Lupe's genre-bending albums, and with Phil Collins and Taboo of the Black Eyed Peas. He's received praise from Justin Timberlake and Jay-Z, and you can see him at Martyr's.

Santos spoke over the phone from Los Angeles. His albums are available on iTunes, and he's ramping up his MySpace page with blogs and pics from the tour. (http://www.myspace.com/matthewsantos).


Q:
I read that you met Lupe through a mutual friend. You sure you don't have a sexier story than that?

A:
Well, we met at a burrito house. Our story isn't too glamorous. Really, it's more of a
coincidental matching. It fell into my lap. It came at the perfect time.

Q:
Was he looking for a singer?

A:
Not really. He was doing his thing, doing mix tapes and putting them on the internet, and I was working with our mutual friend, Greg Magers, who is an amazing sound engineer out of Chicago. He's also known as G Ball. He's both of our sound engineers. G Ball gave him my stuff, and he dug it.


CLICK HERE
to read the full Interview

CLICK HERE to listen to an audio interview with Chicago Music Guide.

Wednesday, May 7, 2008

Lupe on stage with NERD



Thanks again to my homie Showcase who sent this over :) Looks like they had fun!

ADD SARAH GREEN'S MUSIC PAGE ON MYSPACE!



CLICK HERE to add THE #1 SOLOIST DIVA HERSELF LOL...SARAH GREEN!

SHOUT OUT TO OUR FEMME SISTER GRACIE!

How do you pronounce Lupe Fiasco?

DAMN! I didn't think it was THAT DIFFICULT!!

Check what the people are YAHOO ANSWERS are saying lol

Lupe Fiasco's Inspirations

This is old but its interesting...


"The rapper talked to MTV News about songs, people and places that have influenced his music…

When MTV spoke to Lupe Fiasco for a special online interview we thought we’d explore the influences and inspirations behind his excellent second album The Cool.

WATCH LUPE FIASCO VIDEOS

See what the Chicago MC revealed below…

The Concept Album:

I took that idea from a song I did on the last album (Food and Liquor) called The Cool it’s about someone who comes back from the grave. I had to put him in a story line because I’m a writer first- rapper second.

I used the characters as vessels for things I couldn’t talk about (as myself). It was better for stuff to come from the first person.

The Story

When ever I play with the story I imagine it as animation as Japanese anime or like The Matrix. The Game (character) is inspired by Frankenstein and a lot of the sub-stories some from watching a lot of psychological thrillers and Steven King films.

The Cool Continues

This gives you more things to do out side of the album with marketing and presentation. I was more inspired by movies than other music when coming up with these characters and the stories.

Now I can do toys- It’s a creative franchise as well as an album

Music

As a teen I listened to Nas, a lot of West Coast rappers like Snoop Dogg-then it was Wu Tang and Mobb Deep. It hasn’t changed. I listen to a bit of everybody on the hip hop side.

Now I listen to stuff I missed when I was growing up in the hood like techno and rock.

Famous Friends

I met Kanye before he was famous so I watched him become a celebrity. We are jumping off with CRS (Lupe/Pharrel and Kanye’s group) on the Glow In The Dark tour in the US. There’s more coming!

Jay-Z was one of the earliest people I got to meet and do business with. It was a shock to see that Jay-Z answered his own door! I knocked on the doorand it was him.

I met Snoop (who features on his track High Definition) at a show for Pharrell (Williams- another friend) and it was a weird situation.

He was driving a truck with Warren G in the passenger seat and called me over. That was so cool – I was starstruck.

UK Artists

I’m a big Thom Yorke fan more than a Radiohead fan. I was listening to the radio and heard The Eraser (which CRS remixed as US Placers) so I went back and got all his stuff.

I love Unkle too. I was working closely with some of James Lavelle’s associates and I was a fan so I reached out. I said I want to do a song with Unkle and I have (Hello Goodbye on The Cool).

From the UK I like Sway and Estelle up to people like Ian Brown. I’m a big Ian Brown fan- FEAR is one of my favourite songs of all time. I always find myself discovering new rock or techno when I’m in the UK.
"

CLICK HERE to check out videos and such

Backup Dancers...(Pt. 2)

Okay...the first guy didnt work out to well...seeing that everyone was pretty upset about the post (when I never said he was either bad nor good! but whatever...)

Lupe If your are still looking for Backup Dancers....I think I found 2 this time...




I think I wanna keep this going....

So if you are a Lupe Fiasco fan that happens to be a dancer...Send us a recording of you dancing to your favorite Lu' song
And you will be the next Lupe Fiasco Show Backup Dancer

THE FALL in ATLANTA

I mentioned it before but here's the video clip of it!



Was Kanye laughing at Lu on stage?

Ebony and Lupe...



Courtesy of FNF Official Blog

Enter To Win...

Straight From Myspace:

Win Tickets to See Lupe at Bonnaroo!





Enter here to win tickets to see Lupe Fiasco at this year's Bonnaroo Music & Arts Festival! You could also win an Xbox 360, Koss stereophones and music from Bonnaroo artists!

Showcase and Lupe Fiasco @ the Glow in Tampa




Shout out to my homey Showcase that sent these pics over! He's an upcoming rapper that runs his own label "Make a Mill Ent" and hes made MAJORS moves with the Star Trak fam so check him out over on his MYSPACE. Ill see Sunday Show!

Also BIG SHOUT OUT TO P.DIZZY!

Tuesday, May 6, 2008

*new* Lupe Fiasco ft. Kanye West, Cam'ron and Turbo - We Scramblin.

this has got to be the best video on the planet. these niggas is the truth. click here

Picture Error...

So it looks like we are having some trouble with the picture links or something like that!!!!

If anyone has any clue as to what is going on...
Help US OUT!!!

This is annoying...


UPDATE: NEVERMIND....I FIGURED IT OUT...I THINK!!!LOL...NOW ALL I GOTTA DO IS TELL KEENA SO SHE CAN FIX HERS...

Just a few Pics...

Shout Out to Nate T. who hit us up the other day with some performance pics he took of Lu back in January at The Fillmore in San Francisco...

DOPENESS











Thanks Nate....
AND if YOU have pics or stories to share...
YOU ALREADY KNOW WHAT TO DO!!!

Monday, May 5, 2008

Live at the House of Blues: New Orleans (Pictures)








Submitted by my girl Phoenix

If you have any pictures of Lupe and Crew and you would like to submit it our blog then HIT US UP! I heard Lupe fell and busted his you know what recently at one of the shows so we like to send a "You Aight Son" and hope that the answer is yes lol...ALSO if anyone WANTS to go to the Virginia Beach show on May 11th and doesn't have a ticket then HIT ME UP! If you are in the area all together then here's somewhere you can go before the show!!

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Come out and meet NIKKI JEAN! Hit me up for more info about that too :)

Sunday, May 4, 2008

Fan Reviews: Glow in Dallas

Submitted by SAMANTHA







YALL KNOW THE DEAL!!! SEND US YOUR PICTURES AND WE WILL PUT 'EM UP!!