Lupe gives his most in depth view of his Trilly & Truly clothing line that we can remember. Finally we all get a little bit more info about his inspiration for the clothing line. Make sure to check out the video that highlights his 2010 collection.

Lupe Fiasco showcases his Trilly & Truly 2010 fashion Collection. Lupe first launched the exclusive fashion line in the fourth quarter of 2008.

Lupe releases his first single “I’m Beamin” to his upcoming album Lasers which is set to release later this year.

As part of the Haiti relief efforts Lupe teams up with Kenna and Linkin Park’s Mike Shinoda for “Resurrection.” Check the video after the jump.

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Lupe has been heavily promoting and performing tracks from his upcoming album Lasers even though his record label still is holding it back. In the meantime though, looks like Lupe is getting into the book business as a novel writer under his real name Wasalu Muhammad Jaco.

“I started off as a writer,” Lupe told 3News New Ze land, where his Steppin Lasers world tour kicked off. “You know, since I was a little kid, I’ve been telling stories and actually hip-hop has just been an extension of me telling stories. So putting it in a more traditional form as far as a book has always been a part of the plan.”

No other details about the book at the moment but its good to hear that it won’t just be another rapper autobiography that is clearly ghost written. According to BoomBox though, the plot of the novel is potentially based around the life of a window washer. Let’s hope it’s a window washer that has super powers, or can free style really well or something.

Lupe Fiasco x Lasers. Lupe’s long-awaited album Lasers has faced multiple delays from Atlantic Records with little news from either party…until now. Apparently the main issue at hand is Atlantic wants Lupe to go with a broader more commercial sound similar to Jay-Z. Problem is, even though every rapper in America, well every person in America, wouldn’t mind the money Jay-Z makes…Lupe wants nothing to do with Jay-Z money making levels.

“They (Atlantic Records) want me to step out of my comfort zone and step into theirs. I don’t have necessarily the celebrity success they want me to have but it’s more social success and being able to speak at a college about world affairs. That’s a success, to me.

I don’t want to be Jay-Z and be worth $400 million and perform on every awards show. It’s getting in touch with somebody who needs to improve their self-esteem, as opposed to driving a Bentley and putting some chains on.”

On one hand its very admirable for Lupe to say these things…but as a hip-hop business blog it kinda throws us off our game. Most of the time it’s about rappers making as much as fast as they can. So if Lupe is telling the truth here then hey…we give him two thumbs up on his career. Just put out Lasers already then. Via: LupeEnd

Lupe Fiasco x Summit on Summit. If you are a Lupe fan then you are well aware of the series of online shorts called “Summit on Summit” that were sponsored by Hewlett-Packard. These shorts chronicled Lupe and group of celebs and musicians  such as Jessica Biel, Santogold and Kenna as they climbed Mt. Kilimanjaro.

Now MTV has gotten in the mix and will actually air the full-length “Summit on Summit” documentary March 14th @ 9:00 p.m. EST. Check the trailer.

Lupe Fiasco x Hewlett Packard. The long running Summit on Summit webisodes with Lupe Fiasco and company continues as training is over and the climb to Kilimanjaro actually begins. The trek is sponsored by Hewlett Packard complete with Lupe featured in various TV ads currently running on national TV. Day 1 video above with Day 2 after the jump…
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