Lupe Fiasco Gets Breakout Status on AOL

By: Janine Coveney

Chicago-based rapper Lupe Fiasco has been tapped as one of AOLMusic.com's list of Breaker artists for this season. As part of the program, Fiasco will be make an appearance on the in-studio performance series AOL Sessions, He'll also be profiled on AIM Music Interviews, be featured in song and music video debuts, and get heavy rotation on the Internet site's streaming radio service.

The rapper will release his debut album, Food & Liquor, on September 19th. The set is co-executive produced by Jay-Z and features the production of Pharrell Williams, Kanye West, Three 6 Mafia, and Mike Shinoda of Linkin Park. Grammy winner Jill Scott also makes an appearance.

The first single from the project was "Kick, Push." This week Fiasco debuted the video for the new Neptunes-produced single called "I Gotcha" featuring Pharrell.