Written By: White Chicks On RapIs Lupe Fiasco Retiring?
There are rumors that rapper Lupe Fiasco will retire from hip-hop after he releases his third album “LupEND”.
Atlantic Records will not comment on the rumors, but some are citing a comment made by Lupe last December when he was asked about his future plans. “LupEND' -- that's going to be my last album's title. When you play a videogame, you can only put in three letters for your name and when the game's over, those three letters and 'END' pop up. My next record might be my last one."
Lupe told fans at a Halloween Chicago show that the “END” stands for “Everywhere, Nowhere & Down Here”.
No release date has been set for the album.
Early Release Dates For Ludacris, Kanye and The Killers
To capitalize on the Thanksgiving shopping weekend, Island Def Jam is moving up the album release dates for Ludacris, Kanye and The Killers.
Ludacris’ “Theater Of The Mind”, Kanye’s “808s & Heartbreak” and The Killers’ “Day & Age” will now be released on Monday, November 24th. All the albums will be available in physical and digital formats.
Kanye Arrested In The UK
Kanye West was arrested in London, England after hitting a paparazzo who was trying to get his picture coming out of a club. Kanye was leaving the Tup Tup club with 4 girls when a paparazzo started taking pictures. The paparazzo said that Kanye shoved him and tried to take the camera. The paparazzo was left a cut above his nose.
Fourth Anniversary Of Ol’ Dirty Bastard’s Death
On the fourth anniversary of Ol’ Dirty Bastard’s death, his mother wrote a letter criticizing those who have wrongly profited off and spoke ill of the rapper. In the letter, the rapper’s mother accused Ol’ Dirty’s widow of taking loans and denying the rapper’s children the funds.
The mother also said that the widow is blocking the release of the Ol’ Dirty’s final album. Ol’ Dirty’s mother also said that she is angry about an unauthorized bio written by the rapper’s one time lawyer Robert Shapiro. She said the book is full of lies and that she will spend the rest of her life making sure that the public image of her son is upheld in a positive light.
