UPDATE: Sorry. This is now NOT happening. Apologies for those of you that got overexcited.
Hot Damn. Hip-hop legend in the making Lupe Fiasco is coming to Shanghai (we’re not sure about Beijing). He will play at M1NT on December 5th, according to Smart Shanghai.
This is a serious coup for the Bund-siders. Lupe is one of the hottest talents in hip hop (although he has held that title for a couple of years now – he claims vocally to be disappointed not to be one of raps hottest 2 or 3, alongside Jay-Z and Kanye by now). He is a consistantly good wordsmith with a great ear for a tune.
For those that don’t know, M1NT was a members club for about 5 seconds, and is 2009′s venue of choice for the same crowd that once were “loyal” to Attica, Lounge 18, Bar Rouge et. al. Prepare for crazed ticket buying fo’ this one, fo’ real.
Listen to Lupe’s latest single Fire, which bravely samples Hendrix and actually gets away with it:
Lupe Fiasco – Fire [New track by Lupe Fiasco , Samples Hendrix!!! Hot as hell!!] by 
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Lupe Fiasco as one of the top three hottest MC’s in the game? Did you call him a “consistent good wordsmith”? Check out Talib Qwali if you want a wordsmith or Blackalicious if you wanna dance while being educated with some of the most clever rhymes written by an MC. Props Guru (rest in peace) who would drop Lupe in 1 minute in a battle, and THAT, my friend, is a fiasco.