Lupe Fiasco

Solo Artist

Active 2000-present
Albums 9
Tracks 135
Most frequent collaborator Soundtrakk · 47 tracks
Genres Hip HopConscious Hip Hop
Complete Artist
99%
Authorship

Holds writing credit on 134 of 135 tracks

Does Lupe Fiasco write his own songs?

He is credited on 130 of his 135 studio tracks. Only 24 of those are his alone, and 18 of the 24 are on Drill Music in Zion and Samurai, the two most recent albums.

By the Numbers

9
Studio Albums
135
Tracks Credited
99%
Self-Written
26
Years Active
273
Collaborators

Authorship Breakdown 134 / 135 self-written

Who wrote the songs?

Across all 135 tracks: how many Lupe Fiasco wrote alone, how many they co-wrote, and how many were written by others. The bracket marks every track they hold any writing credit on.

Lupe Fiasco has a writing credit99%
21%
79%
1%
Sole author28tracks21%
Co-written106tracks79%
Outside writers1tracks1%

Role Fingerprint how they contribute

Lyricist Performer Composer Producer
Lupe Fiasco's roles across the catalogue

Share of all 135 tracks where they are personally credited, by role.

Lyricist (words)96%
Composer (music)99%
Producer30%
Performer100%

Authorship Over Time writing credit per album

Lupe Fiasco's writing credit per album, in release order. Hover any bar for the album.

avg 99%
100%
100%
100%
94%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
2006Lupe Fiasco's Food & Liquor
2007Lupe Fiasco's The Cool
2011Lasers
2012Food & Liquor II: The Great American Rap Album Pt. 1
2015Tetsuo & Youth
2017Drogas Light
2018Drogas Wave
2022Drill Music in Zion
2024Samurai
Early · 100% written
Mid · 98% written
Late · 100% written

Authorship by Decade track-weighted

100%
2000s
Lupe Fiasco's Food & Liquor, Lupe Fiasco's The Cool
99%
2010s
Lasers, Food & Liquor II: The Great American Rap Album Pt. 1 +3 more
100%
2020s
Drill Music in Zion, Samurai

Authorship Spectrum pure performer to complete author

Where Lupe Fiasco sits on the scale from a pure performer (0%, sings songs written by others) to a complete author (100%, writes everything). The bright marker is their catalogue authorship score, plotted against other artists on the site.

Lupe Fiasco
Other artists on the site

Reference artists spread across the scale, closest by genre and era.

Pure Performer0%
Songwriter~50%
Complete Author100%

Who Really Wrote the Hits signature songs

Kick, Push
Lupe Fiasco's Food & Liquor
Written by Lupe Fiasco, Soundtrakk, Wasalu Muhammad Jaco
Co-wrote
Superstar
Lupe Fiasco's The Cool
Written by Lupe Fiasco, Rudolph Lopez, Santos, Wasalu Muhammad Jaco
Co-wrote
The Show Goes On
Lasers
Written by Lupe Fiasco, Isaac Brock, Dustin Brower, Jonathon Brown, Dann Gallucci, Kane Beatz, Eric Judy, Wasalu Muhammad Jaco, Daniel Johnson
Co-wrote
Out of My Head
Lasers
Written by Lupe Fiasco, Arden Altino, Jerry Duplessis, Ronnie Jackson, Jesse Wilson, Miykal Snoddy, Wasalu Muhammad Jaco
Co-wrote
Words I Never Said
Lasers
Written by Lupe Fiasco, Skylar Grey, Alex da Kid, Wasalu Muhammad Jaco, Holly Hafermann, Alexander Grant
Co-wrote
Around My Way (Freedom Ain't Free)
Food & Liquor II: The Great American Rap Album Pt. 1
Written by Lupe Fiasco, Marty Balin, Paul Kantner, Pete Rock, CL Smooth, Wasalu Muhammad Jaco, Martyn Buchwald, Peter Phillips, Corey Penn
Co-wrote
Lamborghini Angels
Food & Liquor II: The Great American Rap Album Pt. 1
Written by Lupe Fiasco, Brian Tistog, Wasalu Muhammad Jaco
Co-wrote

Discography 9 albums

All nine studio albums. The mixtapes, the EPs and the collaborative releases with Kaelin Ellis and Soundtrakk sit outside this catalogue.

Collaborator Network who they worked with most

Photo of Lupe FiascoLupe Fiasco135 tracks
S47Soundtrakk, 47 tracks RL21Rudolph Lopez, 21 tracks S14Simonsayz, 14 tracks Photo of Nikki Jean11Nikki Jean, 11 tracks SM11Simon Morel, 11 tracks PB10Poo Bear, 10 tracks DD9DJ Dahi, 9 tracks J"7Jason "Poo Bear" Boyd, 7 tracks V7VohnBeatz, 7 tracks TB6The Buchanans, 6 tracks KD6King David, 6 tracks M6MoeZart, 6 tracks SO6Symbolyc One, 6 tracks G5Gemstones, 5 tracks 1O51500 or Nothin', 5 tracks B5BloodPop, 5 tracks J5JackLNDN, 5 tracks K5Keyz, 5 tracks QK5Quality Kid, 5 tracks WB5Wiz Buchanan, 5 tracks AJ4Ayesha Jaco, 4 tracks SG4Sarah Green, 4 tracks MS4Matthew Santos, 4 tracks D4Drop, 4 tracks D"4David "King David" Manzoor, 4 tracks B4B-Sides, 4 tracks LD4Larrance Dopson, 4 tracks KA4Kenneth Alexander, 4 tracks BB4Brody Brown, 4 tracks CH4Charles Hamilton, 4 tracks LE4Lamar Edwards, 4 tracks CM4Carlos McSlain, 4 tracks MS4Marcus Stephens, 4 tracks SS4Simon Sayz, 4 tracks P3Prolyfic, 3 tracks DB3Derrick Braxton, 3 tracks CP3Chris Paultre, 3 tracks S3Santos, 3 tracks TA3The Audibles, 3 tracks TR3The Runners, 3 tracks TI3Troi Irons, 3 tracks TD3Ty Dolla Sign, 3 tracks TG3Tyrone Griffin, 3 tracks DD3Derrick Disu, 3 tracks JF3James Fatora, 3 tracks F&3Floss & Fame, 3 tracks IV3Ian Valentine, 3 tracks N3Nayirah, 3 tracks KB3Kush Baby, 3 tracks KW2Kanye West, 2 tracks C&2Chris & Drop, 2 tracks N2Needlz, 2 tracks DJ2Darrale Jones, 2 tracks PS2Patrick Stump, 2 tracks on Fall Out Boy's page AS2Al Shux, 2 tracks CG2Chris Goss, 2 tracks LM2Le Messie, 2 tracks U2Unkle, 2 tracks JB2Jason Boyd, 2 tracks DJ2Dominic Jordan, 2 tracks AA2Arden Altino, 2 tracks JW2Jerry Wonda, 2 tracks M2MDMA, 2 tracks E"2Eshraque "iSHi" Mughal, 2 tracks EM2Eshraque Mughal, 2 tracks JB2Julian Bunetta, 2 tracks MI2Mr. Inkredible, 2 tracks I2Infamous, 2 tracks K2Klypso, 2 tracks M&2Mike & Keys, 2 tracks F&2Famties & Bullit, 2 tracks P2Pro-Jay, 2 tracks S2Severe, 2 tracks JJ2Jermaine Jackson, 2 tracks on The Jacksons's page AH2Andrew Harr, 2 tracks JM2Joseph Mourad, 2 tracks GS2Guy Sebastian, 2 tracks JG2Javohn Griffin, 2 tracks MT2Maurice Thomas, 2 tracks LG2L. Griffin Jr., 2 tracks S2S1, 2 tracks BL2Brendan Long, 2 tracks S2Salim, 2 tracks DB2Davin Boykin, 2 tracks DJ2Dylan James, 2 tracks C2ChristopherKillumbus, 2 tracks C"2Crystal "Røvél" Torres, 2 tracks VB2Vohn Beatz, 2 tracks NI2Nicolas Isaiah, 2 tracks TJ2Trumaine Jordan, 2 tracks HM1Harvey Mason, 1 track KM1Kenny Mason, 1 track PH1Paul Humphrey, 1 track PW1Pharrell Williams, 1 track TN1The Neptunes, 1 track CR1Chris Robyn, 1 track JG1John Gutenberger, 1 track JM1Jonah Matranga, 1 track SL1Shaun Lopez, 1 track MS1Mike Shinoda, 1 track on Linkin Park's page BB1Burt Bacharach, 1 track HB1Hal Bowen, 1 track CK1Craig Kallman, 1 track DM1Dave Mackay, 1 track RV1Raymond Vincent, 1 track SV1Sylveer Van Holman, 1 track JS1Jill Scott, 1 track DW1Dexter Wansel, 1 track MS1Mary Sawyer, 1 track TC1Tony Camillo, 1 track BS1Bill Schnee, 1 track MM1Mike Melvoin, 1 track J1Jay-Z, 1 track SC1Shawn Carter, 1 track AC1Armando Corea, 1 track MS1Michael Schenker, 1 track BH1B Howard, 1 track BH1Brandon Howard, 1 track ED1Eumir Deodato, 1 track SD1Snoop Dogg, 1 track CB1Calvin Broadus, 1 track AS1Alexander Shuckburgh, 1 track BG1Bishop G, 1 track B1Burris, 1 track G&1Gemstones & Graham Burris, 1 track RF1Richard File, 1 track JH1Josh Homme, 1 track JL1James Lavelle, 1 track BW1Barbara Wyrick, 1 track SB1Stephen Bogard, 1 track SG1Skylar Grey, 1 track AD1Alex da Kid, 1 track HH1Holly Hafermann, 1 track AG1Alexander Grant, 1 track RR1Ricky Rutland, 1 track CD1Cassius D. Kalb, 1 track KW1Khalil Walton, 1 track JG1Jimmy Gannos, 1 track RJ1Ronnie Jackson, 1 track J"1Jesse "Corparal" Wilson, 1 track MS1Miykal Snoddy, 1 track TS1Trey Songz, 1 track IB1Isaac Brock, 1 track DB1Dustin Brower, 1 track JB1Jonathon Brown, 1 track DG1Dann Gallucci, 1 track KB1Kane Beatz, 1 track EJ1Eric Judy, 1 track MM1Matt Mahaffey, 1 track ET1Eric Turner, 1 track

Bubble size = tracks worked on together. Showing the 150 most frequent of 261. S Soundtrakk · RL Rudolph Lopez · S Simonsayz · SM Simon Morel · PB Poo Bear

Photo credits

Portraits in the web and the rail come from Wikimedia Commons. The artist's own photo carries its credit under the picture.

The Authorship Story

Data Insight

He is credited on 130 of his 135 studio tracks, but only 24 of those are his alone, and 18 of the 24 sit on the last two albums. The rap album is a room full of producers who take a writing share; the further he got from Atlantic, the fewer names ended up next to his.

Quick Facts

  • On nearly everythingCredited on 130 of 135 studio tracks
  • Alone, late24 tracks are his alone, and 18 of those are the last two albums
  • Grammy win"Daydreamin'" took Best Urban/Alternative Performance in 2008
  • Best sellerThe Cool, 549,000 in America
  • Highest chart placing"The Show Goes On" reached number 9 on the Hot 100
  • Nine albums2006 to 2024, the last four self-released through Thirty Tigers

Creative Fingerprint

Co-written with producers for a decade on a major label, then written entirely alone once he left it.

The Story

Lupe Fiasco came out of Chicago's West Side in 2006 with Food & Liquor and a Jay-Z co-sign. Nine albums later he is writing entirely alone, on records he releases himself.

Awards & Recognition

Grammy Award, Best Urban/Alternative Performance, for "Daydreamin'" with Jill Scott (2008)

Frequently Asked Questions Lupe Fiasco

Does Lupe Fiasco write his own songs?
He is credited on 130 of his 135 studio tracks. Only 24 of those are his alone, and 18 of the 24 are on Drill Music in Zion and Samurai, the two most recent albums.
Who wrote "Kick, Push"?
Lupe Fiasco with Soundtrakk, who produced it. It was his first entry on the Hot 100 as a lead artist, reaching number 78.
How many albums has Lupe Fiasco released?
Nine studio albums, from Food & Liquor in 2006 to Samurai in 2024. The mixtapes and EPs are separate.
Has he won a Grammy?
Yes. "Daydreamin'" with Jill Scott won Best Urban/Alternative Performance at the 50th Grammy Awards in 2008.
Which album sold the most?
The Cool, at 549,000 in the United States. It is certified platinum, as is Lasers.
Why do so many people share his writing credits?
Producers take a writing share on rap records, so a track credited to him usually names the beatmakers too. Food & Liquor II lists eight or nine names on some songs.
What changed on the recent albums?
He left Atlantic after Tetsuo & Youth. Drill Music in Zion and Samurai are credited to him alone on every track, which nothing before them was.
What was his biggest hit?
"The Show Goes On" from Lasers, which reached number 9 on the Hot 100. "Superstar" reached number 10.
Who is Soundtrakk?
The Chicago producer behind "Kick, Push" and "Superstar", and the co-producer of Drill Music in Zion.
What is his real name?
Wasalu Muhammad Jaco. Credits usually print it as Wasalu Jaco or W. Jaco.

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