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I happened to join the r/LupeFiasco subreddit a day or two after the creator said \"someone can copy and make it available on Google Docs if they like.\" So I did since no one posted. I'm going to go through on a late night and find as many of the tracks as possible and link to them in a new column that I've made called \"URL.\" I'm sharing this publicly, so if you see a link missing/not working, feel free to update it. Let's share the load. I'm curious to dig into these, most of which, I've never heard. And if the GOAT ever happens to come across this and wants to make this easy by linking to a few missing entities that the public might find curious, blessings to you. And blessings to you all.","notes_segments":[{"text":"This is a tracker created by a true Lupe fan, u/GrampaHorse on Reddit","href":"https://www.reddit.com/user/GrampaHorse/","color":"#1155cc"},{"text":". I'm a fan, but I didn't do the work, just some cleanup and sharing. I happened to join the r/LupeFiasco subreddit a day or two after the creator said \"someone can copy and make it available on Google Docs if they like.\" So I did since no one posted. I'm going to go through on a late night and find as many of the tracks as possible and link to them in a new column that I've made called \"URL.\" I'm sharing this publicly, so if you see a link missing/not working, feel free to update it. Let's share the load. I'm curious to dig into these, most of which, I've never heard. And if the GOAT ever happens to come across this and wants to make this easy by linking to a few missing entities that the public might find curious, blessings to you. And blessings to you all."}],"links":[],"extra":[["","Please provide a specific question or instruction regarding the spreadsheet data."]]},{"name":{"raw":"3 Times (The Map)\n(feat. Gemini & Un Kasa) yeaf","title":"3 Times (The Map)","credits":["(feat. 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The song has apparently been floating around the Lupe fandom since at least 2005 (as it was mentioned in very early forum posts), but the source of its release is unknown.","available_length":"Full","fake_type":"Leftover","links":[],"extra":[["Producer","DJ Marbll"]],"era":"Arista (2001 – early 2004)"},{"name":{"raw":"Bottom, Top","title":"Bottom, Top"},"notes":"Leaked in May 2007, though the source is unknown.","available_length":"Full","fake_type":"Leftover","links":[],"extra":[["Producer","DJ Marbll"]],"era":"Arista (2001 – early 2004)"},{"name":{"raw":"Cold Blooded","title":"Cold Blooded"},"notes":"Leaked in May 2007, though the source is unknown.","available_length":"Full","fake_type":"Leftover","links":[],"extra":[["Producer","The Buchanans"]],"era":"Arista (2001 – early 2004)"},{"name":{"raw":"Cold Out","title":"Cold Out"},"notes":"First appeared on DJ Moondawg's “Before There Were Lasers” mixtape. 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Andrew Barber had received a harddrive from one of FNF's old producers, which contained a bunch of old unreleased recordings.","available_length":"Full","fake_type":"Leftover","links":[],"extra":[["Producer","DJ Marbll"]],"era":"Arista (2001 – early 2004)"},{"name":{"raw":"Come On","title":"Come On"},"notes":"On 4/3/2018, Lupe posted on Instagram that he found on old CD for a song called “Come On”, labeled “Ruff Mix, 3/18/2002”, and played the first 20 seconds of it.","available_length":"Snippet","fake_type":"Leftover","links":[],"extra":[["Producer","Unconfirmed"]],"era":"Arista (2001 – early 2004)"},{"name":{"raw":"Coulda Been","title":"Coulda Been"},"notes":"According to DJ Marbll, this was the song that convinced LA Reid to sign Lupe to Arista. Released on “Jermaine Dupri Mixtape Vol. 1” in 2003 (though called “I Could Be”, and credited simply as Fiasco), as well as the MTV's Advance Warning CD in October 2003. While signed to FNF during this time, Stack Bundles also recorded a song using this beat, called “I Loved You”.","available_length":"Full","fake_type":"Promo Single","links":[],"extra":[["Producer","DJ Marbll"]],"era":"Arista (2001 – early 2004)"},{"name":{"raw":"Fire","title":"Fire"},"notes":"Originally released on “The Fake Shore Drive Mixtape” by DJ Timbuck2 & Andrew Barber in 2009. An untagged version surfaced soon after, though the source is unclear. DJ Marbll has also said that this was the final song he did with Lupe before losing contact with him.","available_length":"Full","fake_type":"Leftover","links":[],"extra":[["Producer","DJ Marbll"]],"era":"Arista (2001 – early 2004)"},{"name":{"raw":"Free","title":"Free"},"notes":"The song is about Lupe being acquitted & FNF dealing with Chilly still being locked-up at the time (before he made bail in 2004). 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A tagless CDQ version was released years later as part of “Chill's Spotlight, Vol. 1”.","available_length":"Full","fake_type":"Leftover","links":[],"extra":[["Producer","The Buchanans"]],"era":"Arista (2001 – early 2004)"},{"name":{"raw":"The Afterlife (Street Stores)","title":"The Afterlife (Street Stores)"},"notes":"The first verse of “The Afterlife” appeared on the “Lupe Fiasco: The Future” mixtape in 2003 with tags. The full version later appeared on DJ Drama's & DJ Moondawg's “The Stimulus Package” mixtape in 2009, and a tagless version leaked shortly after (both of which were called “Street Stories”).","available_length":"Full","fake_type":"Leftover","links":[],"extra":[["Producer","Boogz"]],"era":"Arista (2001 – early 2004)"},{"name":{"raw":"The Birds and the Bees","title":"The Birds and the Bees"},"notes":"Leaked in 2008 by Fake Shore Drive. Andrew Barber had received a harddrive from one of FNF's old producers, which contained a bunch of old unreleased recordings. The instrumental can be found on Disc 2 of Kanye's leaked beat-tape from 2001. Kanye can also be seen freestyling over the beat in old documentary footage from around this time. The beat was later given to Stack Bundles for his song “Nobody Loves Me”, featuring Joe Budden.","available_length":"Full","fake_type":"Leftover","links":[],"extra":[["Producer","Kanye West"]],"era":"Arista (2001 – early 2004)"},{"name":{"raw":"The FNF Movement","title":"The FNF Movement"},"notes":"In 2015 Prolyfic posted a picture showing-off his old tapes & bragging about “secrets” that only he has. One of the tapes was labeled “The FNF Movement”, though it's unknown what it actually it is.","available_length":"No","fake_type":"Unconfirmed","links":[],"extra":[["Producer","Prolyfic"]],"era":"Arista (2001 – early 2004)"},{"name":{"raw":"This Is for My Niggas","title":"This Is for My Niggas"},"notes":"First appeared on DJ Drama's & DJ Moondawg's “The Stimulus Package” mixtape in 2009. A tagless version surfaced a year later via the Yung Kingz blog.","available_length":"Full","fake_type":"Leftover","links":[],"extra":[["Producer","DJ Marbll"]],"era":"Arista (2001 – early 2004)"},{"name":{"raw":"U Don't Know","title":"U Don't Know"},"notes":"Leaked in 2008 by Fake Shore Drive. Andrew Barber had received a harddrive from one of FNF's old producers, which contained a bunch of old unreleased recordings.","available_length":"Full","fake_type":"Leftover","links":[],"extra":[["Producer","Prolyfic"]],"era":"Arista (2001 – early 2004)"},{"name":{"raw":"Unstoppable","title":"Unstoppable"},"notes":"Appeared on DJ Absolut's “Vintage Fiasco” mixtape.","available_length":"Full (Tagged)","fake_type":"Leftover","links":[],"extra":[["Producer","DJ Marbll"]],"era":"Arista (2001 – early 2004)"},{"name":{"raw":"Where Do I Go?","title":"Where Do I Go?"},"notes":"Leaked in 2008 by Fake Shore Drive. Andrew Barber had received a harddrive from one of FNF's old producers, which contained a bunch of old unreleased recordings.","available_length":"Full","fake_type":"Leftover","links":[],"extra":[["Producer","DJ Marbll"]],"era":"Arista (2001 – early 2004)"},{"name":{"raw":"Hustlaz Song","title":"Hustlaz Song"},"notes":"In early 2005, it was said to be Lupe's favorite song that he ever recorded at that time. Supposedly planned to appear on Arista's version of Food & Liquor, though Prolyfic has mentioned that all songs produced by Boogz were cut when he left the label. It was later released for free on the Lupe the Jedi mixtape from the FNF street team. It also appeared in the leaked Food & Liquor sampling in April 2006.","available_length":"Full","fake_type":"Leftover","links":[],"extra":[["Producer","Boogz"]],"era":"Arista (2001 – early 2004)"},{"name":{"raw":"Pimp Hand","title":"Pimp Hand"},"notes":"Appeared on the leaked Food & Liquor sampling in April 2006, however the song's lyrics point to it being recorded in 2003.","available_length":"Full","fake_type":"Leftover","links":[],"extra":[["Producer","Prolyfic"]],"era":"Arista (2001 – early 2004)"},{"name":{"raw":"Pressure","title":"Pressure"},"notes":"Commonly mistaken as being called “Trials & Tribulations”, this original solo version was recorded in 2003 (based on the subject matter about Lupe being freshly acquitted). It surfaced as part of the leaked Food & Liquor sampling in April 2006, featuring completely different verses from Lupe & no chorus.","available_length":"Full","fake_type":"OG Version","links":[],"extra":[["Producer","Prolyfic"]],"era":"Arista (2001 – early 2004)"},{"name":{"raw":"Ooh","title":"Ooh"},"notes":"Most commonly known to be available on the Fahrenheit 1/15: The Truth is Among Us mixtape. However, that version is tagged to bleed into the tape's following track “Slow Down”. Originally, “Ooh” appeared on FNF Mixtape Vol. 1, and therefore would have a slightly different outro. This version is currently considered to be lost.","available_length":"Full (Tagged)","fake_type":"Freebie","links":[],"extra":[["Producer","DJ Marbll"]],"era":"Arista (2001 – early 2004)"},{"name":{"raw":"Arista Cats - Draft Picks (Get Your Hands Up)\n[with Rob Jackson, Lady May, and Misery Ill]","title":"Arista Cats - Draft Picks (Get Your Hands Up)","alt_titles":["[with Rob Jackson, Lady May, and Misery Ill]"]},"notes":"When Lupe was signed to Arista Records, he was part of a collective called Arista Cats, which included various new rappers signed to the label, consisting of Rob Jackson, Lady May, Lupe, and Misery Ill. 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Ness would've been involved with Diddy's Making the Band at the time of recording this song, and Lupe was rumored to writing for Bad Boy around this time, which may explain how this collab came about. An original solo version with additional verses from E. Ness also exists.","available_length":"Full (Tagged)","fake_type":"Guest Feature","links":[],"extra":[["Producer","Unconfirmed"]],"era":"Arista (2001 – early 2004)"},{"name":{"raw":"Gemini - G4\n(feat. Lupe Fiasco)","title":"Gemini - G4","credits":["(feat. Lupe Fiasco)"]},"notes":"Leaked in 2008 by Fake Shore Drive. Andrew Barber had received a harddrive from one of FNF's old producers, which contained a bunch of old unreleased recordings.","available_length":"Full","fake_type":"Guest Feature","links":[],"extra":[["Producer","Prolyfic"]],"era":"Arista (2001 – early 2004)"},{"name":{"raw":"TLC - Girl Talk (Remix)\n(feat. Lupe Fiasco)","title":"TLC - Girl Talk (Remix)","credits":["(feat. 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Andrew Barber had received a harddrive from one of FNF's old producers, which contained a bunch of old unreleased recordings.","available_length":"Full","fake_type":"Freestyle","links":[],"extra":[["Producer","The Neptunes"]],"era":"Arista (2001 – early 2004)"},{"name":{"raw":"Mass Appeal","title":"Mass Appeal"},"notes":"Freestyle over Gang Star's “Mass Appeal”. Leaked in 2008 by Fake Shore Drive. Andrew Barber had received a harddrive from one of FNF's old producers, which contained a bunch of old unreleased recordings.","available_length":"Full","fake_type":"Freestyle","links":[],"extra":[["Producer","DJ Premier"]],"era":"Arista (2001 – early 2004)"},{"name":{"raw":"Dynasty","title":"Dynasty"},"notes":"Freestyle over Jay-Z's “You, Me, Him, and Her”. This freestyle first appeared on “Arista Cats Vol. 1: Spring Massacre”, which was a promo mixtape released in 2002. An untagged version later was included on the “Lupe the Jedi” mixtape, released by FNF's street team.","available_length":"Full","fake_type":"Freestyle","links":[],"extra":[["Producer","Bink!"]],"era":"Arista (2001 – early 2004)"},{"name":{"raw":"Dead Presidents","title":"Dead Presidents"},"notes":"Freestyle over Jay-Z's “Dead Presidents”. Included on “FNF Mixtape Vol. 1”, though a version without Lupe's tags has never surfaced.","available_length":"Full (Tagged)","fake_type":"Freestyle","links":[],"extra":[["Producer","Ski Beatz"]],"era":"Arista (2001 – early 2004)"},{"name":{"raw":"Lu Myself","title":"Lu Myself"},"notes":"Freestyle over Eminem's “Lose Yourself”. Included on “FNF Mixtape Vol. 1”, though a version without Lupe's tags has never surfaced.","available_length":"Full (Tagged)","fake_type":"Freestyle","links":[],"extra":[["Producer","Eminem"]],"era":"Arista (2001 – early 2004)"},{"name":{"raw":"Free Chilly (Lupe Fiasco is Missing)","title":"Free Chilly (Lupe Fiasco is Missing)"},"notes":"Recorded for DJ G.I.'s “Lupe Fiasco: The Future” mixtape in 2003. Years later, a tagless version was provided by an old FNF Street Team member.","available_length":"Full","fake_type":"Freestyle","links":[],"extra":[["Producer","N/A"]],"era":"Arista (2001 – early 2004)"},{"name":{"raw":"Power","title":"Power"},"notes":"This instrumental appeared a beat-tape that DJ Marbll had given to Lupe in 2001. It's unknown if Lupe recorded a song with it.","available_length":"Full Instrumental; Finished Song Unconfirmed","fake_type":"Leftover","links":[],"extra":[["Producer","DJ Marbll"]],"era":"Arista (2001 – early 2004)"},{"name":{"raw":"Popia","title":"Popia"},"notes":"This instrumental appeared a beat-tape that DJ Marbll had given to Lupe in 2001. It's unknown if Lupe recorded a song with it.","available_length":"Full Instrumental; Finished Song Unconfirmed","fake_type":"Leftover","links":[],"extra":[["Producer","DJ Marbll"]],"era":"Arista (2001 – early 2004)"},{"name":{"raw":"Neptrack","title":"Neptrack"},"notes":"This instrumental appeared a beat-tape that DJ Marbll had given to Lupe in 2001. It's unknown if Lupe recorded a song with it.","available_length":"Full Instrumental; Finished Song Unconfirmed","fake_type":"Leftover","links":[],"extra":[["Producer","DJ Marbll"]],"era":"Arista (2001 – early 2004)"},{"name":{"raw":"Armpits","title":"Armpits"},"notes":"The only available song from Da Pak, which was released as a white-label promo single. Lupe has said that he hates this song.","available_length":"Full","fake_type":"Promo Single","links":["https://static.wikia.nocookie.net/lupefiasco/images/1/15/Da_Pak_-_Armpits.ogg/revision/latest?cb=20230331051720"],"extra":[["Producer","Unconfirmed"]],"era":"Da Pak (2000)"},{"name":{"raw":"Wolf Pak","title":"Wolf Pak"},"notes":"The representatives at the showcase recommended that Lupe and the others try recording a song together, and their end result was a song called Wolf Pak. This song is what lead the four to officially become a group, and it even acted as the origin for their name Da Pak.","available_length":"No","fake_type":"Demo","links":[],"extra":[["Producer","Unconfirmed"]],"era":"Da Pak (2000)"},{"name":{"raw":"50 unreleased songs","title":"50 unreleased songs"},"notes":"Lupe has said that about 50 songs were made during Da Pak's studio sessions & an album was roughly assembled. However, the group had very little creative control, causing them to be unhappy with the project. None of these songs have ever surfaced.","available_length":"No","fake_type":"Leftover","links":[],"extra":[["Producer","Unconfirmed"]],"era":"Da Pak (2000)"},{"name":{"raw":"Go to Sleep\n[Extended Version]","title":"Go to Sleep","alt_titles":["[Extended Version]"]},"notes":"In August 2010, while Lasers was at a stand-still, Lupe decided to release this song as the first promo single for his following album. 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Lupe released the song onto his SoundCloud in March 2015.","available_length":"Full","fake_type":"Leftover","links":["https://soundcloud.com/delightexpress/lupe-fiasco-atomic-misphilosophy"],"extra":[["Producer","1500 or Nothin'"]],"subsection":"DRILL MUSIC IN ZION (2021 –  2022)","era":"F&L2 (2011 – 2012)"},{"name":{"raw":"Piru Blues\n[Original “Sparks Will Fly” Version; feat. Jhené Aiko]","title":"Piru Blues","alt_titles":["[Original “Sparks Will Fly” Version; feat. Jhené Aiko]"]},"notes":"When asked on Twitter if he'd ever collab with Jhené Aiko in July 2014, Lupe responded “We did...I lost the record to J.Cole. 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Also, one of those three joints is like, I wouldn’t have necessarily thought Lupe would have gotten, I guess because it’s so different, a different approach.” In September 2012 S1 confirmed that the three songs would appear on F&L2pt2. One of the songs is believed to be called “Another Girl”.","available_length":"No","fake_type":"Leftover","links":[],"extra":[["Producer","S1 & Christian Rich"]],"subsection":"DRILL MUSIC IN ZION (2021 –  2022)","era":"F&L2 (2011 – 2012)"},{"name":{"raw":"Strange Fruition (The Art of Falling Off)","title":"Strange Fruition (The Art of Falling Off)"},"notes":"During a listening session from August 2012, HipHopWired noted that the first voice you hear on the song (then referred to as “Strange Fruition (The Art of Falling Off)”) was “a speech by James Baldwin on the 'N-Word' and how it is a word created by Americans. 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The official retail release of this song also includes an additional third verse, making it about 1:30 longer than the original mixtape version.","available_length":"Full","fake_type":"OG Version","links":[],"extra":[["Producer","Bryce Wilson"]],"subsection":"DRILL MUSIC IN ZION (2021 –  2022)","era":"Food & Liquor (2004 – 2006)"},{"name":{"raw":"Dedicated\n(feat. Gemini)","title":"Dedicated","credits":["(feat. Gemini)"]},"notes":"The original source of this song is unknown. The earliest known record of its existence online seems to be October 2006, though it may have been recorded earlier than that. 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He also mentioned that he had recorded multiple other songs produced by Three 6 Mafia earlier in the album's creation, though the beats were often already sold to other artists by the time Lupe would finish recording (Lupe named Lil Scrappy as an example). Years later on the F&L 10th Anniversary podcast, Lupe said that Three 6 Mafia was left off the album due to the beat being sold to Playaz Circle.","available_length":"No","fake_type":"Leftover","links":[],"extra":[["Producer","Three 6 Mafia"]],"subsection":"DRILL MUSIC IN ZION (2021 –  2022)","era":"Food & Liquor (2004 – 2006)"},{"name":{"raw":"Infatuated from Afar...","title":"Infatuated from Afar..."},"notes":"Included on the original March 2005 upload of the Revenge of the Nerds mixtape. This interlude was a lead-in for “...And He Gets the Girl”. However, when the song was removed from subsequent uploads of the mixtape, this preceding interlude was naturally removed as well. 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DJ Busy (Lupe's A&R at the time) obtained the instrumental and recommended Lupe freestyle over it, hence his shout-out.","available_length":"Full","fake_type":"Freestyle","links":[],"extra":[["Producer","The Neptunes"]],"subsection":"DRILL MUSIC IN ZION (2021 –  2022)","era":"Food & Liquor (2004 – 2006)"},{"name":{"raw":"Ignorant Shit","title":"Ignorant Shit"},"notes":"Freestyle over Jay-Z's “Ignorant Shit”. The Jay-Z song was originally a throwaway from “The Black Album”, which leaked online in 2004. Presumably thanks to his tight connection with Jay, Lupe was able to obtain a tagless & higher-quality version of the beat to freestyle over, which he released in 2005.","available_length":"Full","fake_type":"Freestyle","links":[],"extra":[["Producer","Just Blaze"]],"subsection":"DRILL MUSIC IN ZION (2021 –  2022)","era":"Food & Liquor (2004 – 2006)"},{"name":{"raw":"The Corner","title":"The Corner"},"notes":"Freestyle over Common's “The Corner”. First played on FNF Radio in early 2006. 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However, executives at Atlantic Records preferred B.o.B.'s verse, and wanted Lupe to rap more like that. This, coupled with Craig Kallman secretly signing away Lupe's publishing to the song, drove Lupe to simply give the whole song to B.o.B. (when asked by Lyor Cohen why he gave away the record to B.o.B., Lupe responded that “it’s the same money I’m not going to get, and it’s the same money you’re going to get.”). The version of the song featuring both Lupe and B.o.B. has not surfaced.","available_length":"No","fake_type":"Leftover","links":[],"extra":[["Producer","Alex da Kid"]],"subsection":"House (2019 – 2020)","era":"Lasers (2009 – early 2011)"},{"name":{"raw":"Girls","title":"Girls"},"notes":"First performed at a concert in 2009. 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Lupe's version became one of the most demanded unreleased songs within the fandom, and managed to be acquired & leaked online by the infamous leaker Koolo in March 2011.","available_length":"Full","fake_type":"Leftover","links":[],"extra":[["Producer","iSHi"]],"subsection":"House (2019 – 2020)","era":"Lasers (2009 – early 2011)"},{"name":{"raw":"What U Want\n(feat. Kenna)","title":"What U Want","credits":["(feat. Kenna)"]},"notes":"After being scrapped from Lasers, in April 2011 Kenna recorded a solo version of the song for his EP “Land 2 Air Chronicles I: Chaos and the Darkness” (featuring a finished beat & the same verses that Lupe had previously rapped on the song's leaked demo). But in January 2013, Kenna posted another version onto his SoundCloud, which featured both Lupe & Kenna rapping the verses and the finalized beat from Kenna's EP. It can be assumed that this final version of the song was the version intended for Lasers.","available_length":"Full","fake_type":"Leftover","links":[],"extra":[["Producer","Chad Hugo"]],"subsection":"House (2019 – 2020)","era":"Lasers (2009 – early 2011)"},{"name":{"raw":"Scream","title":"Scream"},"notes":"First performed during the Steppin' Lasers tour in March 2010. Lupe has mentioned that he produced the song himself. Even after being scrapped from the album, Lupe continued to play this song throughout 2011 during the Generation Laser tour, making it one of his more famous unreleased songs. During the F&L 10th Anniversary podcast, the full studio version can be heard playing in the background, revealing the existence of an additional verse & extended outro that were excluded from the live performances. In June 2023, Lupe posted a screenshot showing the song's file in his laptop, which showed that the song is 6:16 in length.","available_length":"Concert Recording & Obscured Podcast Rip","fake_type":"Leftover","links":[],"extra":[["Producer","Lupe Fiasco"]],"subsection":"House (2019 – 2020)","era":"Lasers (2009 – early 2011)"},{"name":{"raw":"Army Girl","title":"Army Girl"},"notes":"First played during a concert in April 2009 as a brief snippet. Afterwards throughout 2009 Lupe would occasionally perform the song at his concerts. Lupe once performed the song in 2009 with some additional lyrics that weren't present in the leaked demo, which confirms that a longer/finished version exists.","available_length":"No","fake_type":"Leftover","links":[],"extra":[["Producer","Soundtrakk"]],"subsection":"House (2019 – 2020)","era":"Lasers (2009 – early 2011)"},{"name":{"raw":"Lasers\n[feat. Matthew Santos]","title":"Lasers","alt_titles":["[feat. 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In 2022, Lupe made post on Instagram about the upcoming DMIZ release, and Lloyd commented on the post asking “Can 'Hollywood in the Sky' please be in the conversation for potential final cut?”","available_length":"No","fake_type":"Leftover","links":[],"extra":[["Producer","Unconfirmed"]],"subsection":"House (2019 – 2020)","era":"Lasers (2009 – early 2011)"},{"name":{"raw":"Nothin' On You\n[feat. Bruno Mars]","title":"Nothin' On You","alt_titles":["[feat. Bruno Mars]"]},"notes":"During the summer of 2009, The Smeezingtons were booked for a week of writing sessions for Lupe Fiasco, B.o.B and Travie McCoy, with “Nothin' On You” being one of the songs made during these sessions. Craig Kallman had Lupe record verses for the song, with plans for it to be a single for Lasers. However, Kallman told Lupe that his lyrics and performance on the song were “wack”, and the song was instead given to B.o.B. at the request of Jim Jonsin (who was an executive producer of B.o.B.'s debut album, and felt that he could do a better job with the record than Lupe). Lupe's version of the song leaked online in June 2010.","available_length":"Full","fake_type":"Leftover","links":["https://static.wikia.nocookie.net/lupefiasco/images/b/b6/Lupe_Fiasco_-_Nothin%27_on_You.ogg/revision/latest?cb=20230303201929"],"extra":[["Producer","The Smeezingtons"]],"subsection":"House (2019 – 2020)","era":"Lasers (2009 – early 2011)"},{"name":{"raw":"All Systems Go","title":"All Systems Go"},"notes":"In 2013, Lupe tweeted the names of various songs that were on the OG Lasers tracklist, this title being one of them. 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Replacing nearly every instrument on a record to say they “produced” it.” Portions of Lupe's original verses were included on the song's official remix (Lupe guessed that maybe this was done as a “thank you”).","available_length":"No","fake_type":"Leftover","links":[],"extra":[["Producer","Needlz"]],"subsection":"House (2019 – 2020)","era":"Lasers (2009 – early 2011)"},{"name":{"raw":"Ghost","title":"Ghost"},"notes":"In 2013, Lupe tweeted the names of various songs that were on the OG Lasers tracklist, this title being one of them. No other information is known about this song.","available_length":"No","fake_type":"Leftover","links":[],"extra":[["Producer","Unconfirmed"]],"subsection":"House (2019 – 2020)","era":"Lasers (2009 – early 2011)"},{"name":{"raw":"Who Are You Now?\n[feat. B.o.B.]","title":"Who Are You Now?","alt_titles":["[feat. B.o.B.]"]},"notes":"In March 2011 Lupe released this scrapped collab with B.o.B. online. He described it as an early song for Lasers that went unfinished & put on the back-burner. The third verse is left open, though Lupe wanted either Cee-Lo Green or Janelle Monáe on it. Lupe produced the song, with B.o.B. on guitar, Matt Nelson on the boards, and Graham Burris on bass. Previously in July 2009, B.o.B. said in an interview that he was featured on Lasers on a song that Lupe produced, so he was probably referring to this song.","available_length":"Full","fake_type":"Leftover","links":[],"extra":[["Producer","Lupe Fiasco"]],"subsection":"House (2019 – 2020)","era":"Lasers (2009 – early 2011)"},{"name":{"raw":"You Can Have it All","title":"You Can Have it All"},"notes":"In 2013, Lupe tweeted the names of various songs that were on the OG Lasers tracklist, this title being one of them. It was later discovered that this song had been registered with BMI, which credited King David and Pooh Bear as co-writers.","available_length":"No","fake_type":"Leftover","links":[],"extra":[["Producer","King David"]],"subsection":"House (2019 – 2020)","era":"Lasers (2009 – early 2011)"},{"name":{"raw":"Voices of Fire\n[feat. Eric Turner]","title":"Voices of Fire","alt_titles":["[feat. Eric Turner]"]},"notes":"In a 2012 interview, Eric Turner spoke about working with Lupe. After “Stereo Sun” was scrapped from Lasers, they considered putting this song on the album instead, which Eric described as “awesome and really rootsy”. However, they ended up settling on “Break the Chain”.","available_length":"No","fake_type":"Leftover","links":[],"extra":[["Producer","iSHi"]],"subsection":"House (2019 – 2020)","era":"Lasers (2009 – early 2011)"},{"name":{"raw":"Love Letter to the Beat\n[feat. Alicia Keys]","title":"Love Letter to the Beat","alt_titles":["[feat. 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In retaliation, Ann leaked drum kits created by The Neptunes onto her Twitter page.","available_length":"Full","fake_type":"Leftover","links":["https://static.wikia.nocookie.net/lupefiasco/images/8/8d/Lupe_Fiasco_-_Love_Letter_to_the_Beat.ogg/revision/latest?cb=20230331045535"],"extra":[["Producer","Chad Hugo"]],"subsection":"House (2019 – 2020)","era":"Lasers (2009 – early 2011)"},{"name":{"raw":"Song featuring Mike Posner","title":"Song featuring Mike Posner"},"notes":"In August 2009 a 20-second video called “Mike Posner – Lasersgo” was shared on Vimeo by URB Magazine, showing Mike Posner working on a song for Lasers, with presumably the song's hook playing in the background.","available_length":"Snippet","fake_type":"Leftover","links":[],"extra":[["Producer","Unconfirmed"]],"subsection":"House (2019 – 2020)","era":"Lasers (2009 – early 2011)"},{"name":{"raw":"Song featuring Candi Pye","title":"Song featuring Candi Pye"},"notes":"During an interview in January 2010, Lupe confirmed that Candi Pye did the hook for one of the songs on Lasers.","available_length":"No","fake_type":"Leftover","links":[],"extra":[["Producer","Unconfirmed"]],"subsection":"House (2019 – 2020)","era":"Lasers (2009 – early 2011)"},{"name":{"raw":"Song featuring Tara King","title":"Song featuring Tara King"},"notes":"In November 2011 Tara King posted onto her Tumblr page that she had found old footage of her and producer Dem Jointz in the studio recording a song for Lasers that didn't make the cut. 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In January 2010 Mars also confirmed that they were on Lupe's next album. And that same month, Lupe confirmed during an interview that 1500 or Nothin' had produced one song on Lasers.","available_length":"No","fake_type":"Leftover","links":[],"extra":[["Producer","1500 or Nothin'"]],"subsection":"House (2019 – 2020)","era":"Lasers (2009 – early 2011)"},{"name":{"raw":"Song using the “Did it On Em” beat","title":"Song using the “Did it On Em” beat"},"notes":"In July 2014 Lupe tweeted that the beat for Nicki Minaj's “Did It on Em” originally belonged to him. 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He responded that we probably won't, but that he had produced 5 songs on it (naming “Army Girl” and “Lasers” as two of them). He also produced “Shining Down”, so that leaves 2 other songs produced by Soundtrakk that were planned for OG Lasers.","available_length":"No","fake_type":"Leftover","links":[],"extra":[["Producer","Soundtrakk"]],"subsection":"House (2019 – 2020)","era":"Lasers (2009 – early 2011)"},{"name":{"raw":"Other Pop songs from Atlantic Records","title":"Other Pop songs from Atlantic Records"},"notes":"When talking about the recording of Lasers in an interview, Lupe said that his label would send him Pop songs to record as singles for the album. The hooks/beats would already be completed on these songs, and Atlantic would even sometimes tell Lupe what to rap about on the verses. And despite being forced to record them, Lupe wouldn't receive any publishing on the songs, as they were fully owned by Atlantic. Lupe said that they gave him about 10 songs like this. “The Show Goes On”, “Never Forget You”, and “Nothin' On You” are confirmed to be three of them, and the Lady Gaga collab was most likely another. The other songs given to Lupe by Atlantic are not confirmed.","available_length":"No","fake_type":"Leftover","links":[],"extra":[["Producer","N/A"]],"subsection":"House (2019 – 2020)","era":"Lasers (2009 – early 2011)"},{"name":{"raw":"Song featuring B.o.B.\n[for Japanese Cartoon]","title":"Song featuring B.o.B.","alt_titles":["[for Japanese Cartoon]"]},"notes":"Lupe first played a portion of the song on his Ustream in May 2009, though the song has never been released.","available_length":"Snippet","fake_type":"Leftover","links":[],"extra":[["Producer","Japanese Cartoon"]],"subsection":"House (2019 – 2020)","era":"Lasers (2009 – early 2011)"},{"name":{"raw":"Till I Get There\n[feat. Kid Cudi]","title":"Till I Get There","alt_titles":["[feat. 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This incomplete version of the song features Lupe rapping all 3 verses and more bare production.","available_length":"Full","fake_type":"Demo","links":[],"extra":[["Producer","Chad Hugo"]],"subsection":"House (2019 – 2020)","era":"Lasers (2009 – early 2011)"},{"name":{"raw":"Army Girl\n[Demo]","title":"Army Girl","alt_titles":["[Demo]"]},"notes":"In early 2010 an incomplete version of the song leaked, containing unfinished production and only 2 verses.","available_length":"Full","fake_type":"Demo","links":[],"extra":[["Producer","Soundtrakk"]],"subsection":"House (2019 – 2020)","era":"Lasers (2009 – early 2011)"},{"name":{"raw":"I'm Beamin'\n[V1]","title":"I'm Beamin'","alt_titles":["[V1]"]},"notes":"Leaked in December 2009 by 2DopeBoyz. 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Released in July 2010, this song served a gift to the Lupe fans who created an online petition demending the release of Lasers.","available_length":"Full","fake_type":"Freestyle","links":[],"extra":[["Producer","N/A"]],"subsection":"House (2019 – 2020)","era":"Lasers (2009 – early 2011)"},{"name":{"raw":"All City Chess Club - We Beamin'\n[ remix]","title":"All City Chess Club - We Beamin'","alt_titles":["[ remix]"]},"notes":"Released in October 2010, this remix features the All City Chess Club super-group (minus J. Cole & Wale)","available_length":"Full","fake_type":"Remix","links":[],"extra":[["Producer","The Neptunes"]],"subsection":"House (2019 – 2020)","era":"Lasers (2009 – early 2011)"},{"name":{"raw":"What U Want\n[Chad Hugo remix]","title":"What U Want","alt_titles":["[Chad Hugo remix]"]},"notes":"Released in April 2011 on Chad Hugo's “Foolcast 022: Missile Command” compilation. 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As for the chorus, perhaps either Atlantic Records was hoping to replace her with Avril Lavigne or Taylor Swift (as with “Love the Way You Lie”), or the KTT user simply mistook Skylar's vocals for them.","available_length":"Existence Unconfirmed","fake_type":"Leftover","links":[],"extra":[["Producer","Alex da Kid"]],"subsection":"House (2019 – 2020)","era":"Lasers (2009 – early 2011)"},{"name":{"raw":"Song featuring Charles Hamilton","title":"Song featuring Charles Hamilton"},"notes":"In 2009, Charles Hamilton claimed that he was going to be featured on Lasers. During this time, Charles had the tendency to lie about albums he was going to appear on. 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Lupe responded by tweeting the following lyrics:\n\n“That puts me in a stupor, kinda like saying I wanna see the young you in the future.\nScratch that, to deepen the absurdity, certainly to remain young in the face of getting old requires plastic surgery.\nAnd I've never been 1 to fake it and give you young shit from an old ass nigga with a facelift. I still hip so if it aint break, don't replace it.\nThese the complexes of a complex nigga in the face of criticism so basic, when your basics are the basic mathematics of spaceships.\nAnd if I do dumb it down for dumb niggas or younger crowds...to pay rent, an old man with younger styles on some Jay shit.\nMy old fans run around and trash my latest efforts at making records as watered down so go old, but forgetters that Food & Liquor didn't go Gold.\nI mean G is G, I don't do this shit for free, always for some freedom, but niggas got lawyer fees in that Windy City where rapping is a breeze.\nA Twis-ta nig-ga you-so...cra-zy, would I do when they want that young Lu? 'Nigga tell em time machine or Fuck-You, Pay-Me.'”\n\nHe then concluded that these bars were from a song called “Fountain of Youth” on the upcoming T&Y.","available_length":"No","fake_type":"Leftover","links":[],"extra":[["Producer","Unconfirmed"]],"subsection":"Samurai (2019 – 2024)","era":"Tetsuo & Youth / DROGAS Light / DROGAS Wave (2013 – 2018)"},{"name":{"raw":"Bottom Bitch (Bitch Bad II)","title":"Bottom Bitch (Bitch Bad II)"},"notes":"In June 2013 Lupe tweeted “Woooooo! #BB2???!!! In the 9th inning??!! on accident???!!...alright we'll take it... Niggaz will hate...Bitches will love #TY”. He would also occasionally mention throughout 2013/early 2014 that he had a song called “Bitch” on the album. 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The other songs recorded with Charlie have never been released.","available_length":"No","fake_type":"Leftover","links":[],"extra":[["Producer","Unconfirmed"]],"subsection":"Samurai (2019 – 2024)","era":"Tetsuo & Youth / DROGAS Light / DROGAS Wave (2013 – 2018)"},{"name":{"raw":"Song featuring SZA","title":"Song featuring SZA"},"notes":"In June 2014 Lupe said during an interview that he was planning to work with SZA. Later in December 2021, Lupe confirmed on Twitter that SZA was supposed to be featured on T&Y.","available_length":"No","fake_type":"Leftover","links":[],"extra":[["Producer","Unconfirmed"]],"subsection":"Samurai (2019 – 2024)","era":"Tetsuo & Youth / DROGAS Light / DROGAS Wave (2013 – 2018)"},{"name":{"raw":"Song featuring Chance the Rapper","title":"Song featuring Chance the Rapper"},"notes":"In January 2014 Lupe posted a picture onto his Facebook of him and Chance the Rapper together. 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Mere days after announcing this project, Anonymous infamously threatened the label into giving Lupe a release date, though Lupe still continued the “Lost in the Atlantic” project up until the first official single from T&Y released. First heard as a brief snippet shared by Lupe 2 months prior, this was the third and final song released for the project.","available_length":"Full","fake_type":"Freebie","links":[],"extra":[["Producer","S-X"]],"subsection":"Samurai (2019 – 2024)","era":"Tetsuo & Youth / DROGAS Light / DROGAS Wave (2013 – 2018)"},{"name":{"raw":"Linger\n[with Guy Sebastian]","title":"Linger","alt_titles":["[with Guy Sebastian]"]},"notes":"While hosting the Shazam Top 20 show with Guy Sebastian in Australia, the two revealed that “Linger” originally had an intro verse by Lupe that was cut from the song. Lupe then read the lyrics from his phone:\n\n“Linger, the rapper and the singer\nSnatching at distraction but collapsing at the fingers\nGuarantee it’ll stand the test of time until it’s crackin' at the femurs\nConstant residues of you, proves that love was never true”","available_length":"No","fake_type":"Guest Feature /\nOG Version","links":[],"extra":[["Producer","Matt Rad"]],"subsection":"Samurai (2019 – 2024)","era":"Tetsuo & Youth / DROGAS Light / DROGAS Wave (2013 – 2018)"},{"name":{"raw":"Collaboration with Lil Durk, Lil Bibby, and Chance the Rapper","title":"Collaboration with Lil Durk, Lil Bibby, and Chance the Rapper"},"notes":"During a January 2015 interview, Lupe said that Lil Durk sent him a song to record a verse for, and that Lil Bibby and Chance the Rapper were also planned to be featured on it.","available_length":"No","fake_type":"Guest Feature","links":[],"extra":[["Producer","Unconfirmed"]],"subsection":"Samurai (2019 – 2024)","era":"Tetsuo & Youth / DROGAS Light / DROGAS Wave (2013 – 2018)"},{"name":{"raw":"Animal Pharm","title":"Animal Pharm"},"notes":"Released online in May 2013, this freebie has Lupe rapping over “Ingenue” by Atoms for Peace.","available_length":"Full","fake_type":"Freestyle","links":["https://s11279.pcdn.co/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/lupe-fiasco-animal-pharm.mp3?_=1"],"extra":[["Producer","N/A"]],"subsection":"Samurai (2019 – 2024)","era":"Tetsuo & Youth / DROGAS Light / DROGAS Wave (2013 – 2018)"},{"name":{"raw":"Piece of Paper/Cup of Jayzus","title":"Piece of Paper/Cup of Jayzus"},"notes":"In August 2013 Lupe tweeted that he was releasing something called “Piece of Paper/Cup of Jayzus” on 9/11/13. Lupe would ominously tweet lyrics from the project over the next few weeks, and fans speculated that he was releasing verses over some “Magna Carter, Holy Grail” beats. But unfortunately, the song ended up being just one long freestyle over a poor remake of the “Holy Grail” beat.","available_length":"Full","fake_type":"Freestyle","links":[],"extra":[["Producer","Floss & Fame"]],"subsection":"Samurai (2019 – 2024)","era":"Tetsuo & Youth / DROGAS Light / DROGAS Wave (2013 – 2018)"},{"name":{"raw":"Thot97","title":"Thot97"},"notes":"Released in January 2014, this is a freestyle over Que's “OG Bobby Johnson”","available_length":"Full","fake_type":"Freestyle","links":[],"extra":[["Producer","N/A"]],"subsection":"Samurai (2019 – 2024)","era":"Tetsuo & Youth / DROGAS Light / DROGAS Wave (2013 – 2018)"},{"name":{"raw":"Pound of Flesh/Paris, Tokyo 2","title":"Pound of Flesh/Paris, Tokyo 2"},"notes":"Released in September 2013, this is a freestyle over Drake's “Pound Cake/Paris Morton Music 2”","available_length":"Full","fake_type":"Freestyle","links":[],"extra":[["Producer","N/A"]],"subsection":"Samurai (2019 – 2024)","era":"Tetsuo & Youth / DROGAS Light / DROGAS Wave (2013 – 2018)"},{"name":{"raw":"Black Vietnam\n[with Kanye West]","title":"Black Vietnam","alt_titles":["[with Kanye West]"]},"notes":"Lupe mentioned on an Instagram Live in 2020 that Kanye had recently reached out to finish a song that Lupe had pitched to him during the Yeezus era, allegedly titled \"Black Vietnam\". In 2014, Lupe announced an album produced entirely by S1 called “Black Vietnam”. It's not clear if the concept was initially pitched as a potential Yeezus song & was later re-purposed as the S1 album, or if Lupe had invited Kanye to appear on the S1 album. The Instagram Live was not recorded, so this information may be stemming from a miscommunication.","available_length":"Existence Unconfirmed","fake_type":"Unconfirmed","links":[],"extra":[["Producer","Unconfirmed"]],"subsection":"Samurai (2019 – 2024)","era":"Tetsuo & Youth / DROGAS Light / DROGAS Wave (2013 – 2018)"},{"name":{"raw":"Collaboration with Mickey Factz and Blu","title":"Collaboration with Mickey Factz and Blu"},"notes":"","available_length":"Existence Unconfirmed","fake_type":"Unconfirmed","links":[],"extra":[["Producer","Unconfirmed"]],"subsection":"Samurai (2019 – 2024)","era":"Tetsuo & Youth / DROGAS Light / DROGAS Wave (2013 – 2018)"},{"name":{"raw":"Collaboration with Imogen Heap","title":"Collaboration with Imogen Heap"},"notes":"In April 2013 Imogen Heap shared on Twitter that she learned of Lupe's line on “Form Follows Function” referencing her. Lupe responded asking if she'd appear on his next album, to which she was receptive and told him to keep in touch. It's not known if the two ended up collaborating.","available_length":"Existence Unconfirmed","fake_type":"Unconfirmed","links":[],"extra":[["Producer","Unconfirmed"]],"subsection":"Samurai (2019 – 2024)","era":"Tetsuo & Youth / DROGAS Light / DROGAS Wave (2013 – 2018)"},{"name":{"raw":"Collaboration with Fredo Santana","title":"Collaboration with Fredo Santana"},"notes":"During a January 2015 interview, Lupe said that he was planning to work with Fredo Santana and producer Paris Bueller","available_length":"Existence Unconfirmed","fake_type":"Guest Feature","links":[],"extra":[["Producer","Paris Bueller"]],"subsection":"Samurai (2019 – 2024)","era":"Tetsuo & Youth / DROGAS Light / DROGAS Wave (2013 – 2018)"},{"name":{"raw":"Black Skinhead\n[written for Kanye West]","title":"Black Skinhead","alt_titles":["[written for Kanye West]"]},"notes":"Lupe is credited as being one of the song's writers, however it's not known if he recorded a demo/reference track for it.","available_length":"Existence Unconfirmed","fake_type":"Reference Track","links":[],"extra":[["Producer","Daft Punk"]],"subsection":"Samurai (2019 – 2024)","era":"Tetsuo & Youth / DROGAS Light / DROGAS Wave (2013 – 2018)"},{"name":{"raw":"Song produced by Chad Hugo","title":"Song produced by Chad Hugo"},"notes":"The Cool was released with a bonus DVD through Best Buy, which contained some interviews and performances. One of the interviews was conducted before the album was completed, and in it Lupe mentions that Chad Hugo is a producer on the album.","available_length":"No","fake_type":"Leftover","links":[],"extra":[["Producer","Chad Hugo"]],"subsection":"Samurai (2019 – 2024)","era":"The Cool (2007 - 2008)"},{"name":{"raw":"Superstar\n[feat. Chris Martin]","title":"Superstar","alt_titles":["[feat. Chris Martin]"]},"notes":"Chris Martin of Coldplay was originally intended to be featured on the hook. Lupe first revealed this version's existence on Twitter in July 2014, when a fan asked if there was any unreleased material he wished he had put out. While this version has never surfaced, years later in May 2022 Lupe and Chris were able to perform the song together in concert.","available_length":"Concert Recording","fake_type":"OG Version","links":[],"extra":[["Producer","Soundtrakk"]],"subsection":"Samurai (2019 – 2024)","era":"The Cool (2007 - 2008)"},{"name":{"raw":"Space Traveling","title":"Space Traveling"},"notes":"“Dumb It Down” was originally was called “Space Traveling” and had a completely different hook performed by Soundtrakk. However, when Darrale Jones (Lupe's A&R at the time) heard the song, he had no idea what Lupe was talking about on his verses & said that he should dumb-down the lyrics a bit. In response, Lupe instead decided to record the hook as we know it.","available_length":"No","fake_type":"OG Version","links":[],"extra":[["Producer","Soundtrakk"]],"subsection":"Samurai (2019 – 2024)","era":"The Cool (2007 - 2008)"},{"name":{"raw":"The Die","title":"The Die"},"notes":"During a Clubhouse conversation in December 2020, Lupe said that the song originally had a different beat, but it was sold to Ludacris. However, while on tour for The Cool's 15th Anniversary in 2022, he said that the beat had been sold to Playaz Circle (the duo was signed to Ludacris's DTP label at the time, so both statements may be true). During these concerts, Lupe would perform “The Die” using this original beat (though with live instruments)","available_length":"Concert Recording","fake_type":"OG Version","links":[],"extra":[["Producer","Unconfirmed"]],"subsection":"Samurai (2019 – 2024)","era":"The Cool (2007 - 2008)"},{"name":{"raw":"Blackout\n[feat. 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Lupe mentioned that Kanye may have re-recorded his verse, but wasn't sure.","available_length":"Full","fake_type":"Freebie","links":[],"extra":[["Producer","The Neptunes"]],"subsection":"Samurai (2019 – 2024)","era":"The Cool (2007 - 2008)"},{"name":{"raw":"Unreleased Child Rebel Soldier songs","title":"Unreleased Child Rebel Soldier songs"},"notes":"It's not clear how many Child Rebel Soldier songs were recorded before the group canceled plans to release a project. In an early 2010 interview, Pharrell mentioned that they had finished about 4 songs. In 2022, Lupe sent Tyler the Creator some rough demos he had recorded for CRS for his personal collection. Two of the file names sent to Tyler were called “Engine Light” and “Shrink”","available_length":"No","fake_type":"Demo","links":[],"extra":[["Producer","Unconfirmed"]],"subsection":"Samurai (2019 – 2024)","era":"The Cool (2007 - 2008)"},{"name":{"raw":"Collaboration with Common & Kanye West","title":"Collaboration with Common & Kanye West"},"notes":"During a May 2010 interview, Common revealed that he, Kanye, and Lupe had recorded a song together that was produced by Pharrell & was intended for his 2008 album “Universal Mind Control”.","available_length":"No","fake_type":"Guest Feature","links":[],"extra":[["Producer","Pharrell Williams"]],"subsection":"Samurai (2019 – 2024)","era":"The Cool (2007 - 2008)"},{"name":{"raw":"Collaboration with The Roots","title":"Collaboration with The Roots"},"notes":"During the pre-release promotion for The Roots' album “Rising Down”, Lupe was said to be a planned guest feature on the album through various online blogs.","available_length":"No","fake_type":"Guest Feature","links":[],"extra":[["Producer","Unconfirmed"]],"subsection":"Samurai (2019 – 2024)","era":"The Cool (2007 - 2008)"},{"name":{"raw":"Me & My Sneakers (Mastered)","title":"Me & My Sneakers (Mastered)"},"notes":"In 2008, A-Trak produced an soundtrack for Nike+ Original Run, called “Running Man”. Lupe was originally set to appear on the project, however the song was not approved by Atlantic Records. Kid Cudi ended up appearing in place of Lupe (his version of the song is called “Catch Up”). However, in support of Lupe, A-Trak decided to leak Lupe's original version onto Kanye's blog.","available_length":"Full","fake_type":"Guest Feature","links":[],"extra":[["Producer","A-Trak"]],"subsection":"Samurai (2019 – 2024)","era":"The Cool (2007 - 2008)"},{"name":{"raw":"Superstar\n[feat. Young Jeezy & T.I.]","title":"Superstar","alt_titles":["[feat. Young Jeezy & T.I.]"]},"notes":"Official remix released online in March 2008, featuring verses from Young Jeezy & T.I. (as well as a new verse from Lupe).","available_length":"Full","fake_type":"Remix","links":[],"extra":[["Producer","Soundtrakk"]],"subsection":"Samurai (2019 – 2024)","era":"The Cool (2007 - 2008)"},{"name":{"raw":"Paris, Tokyo\n[feat. Pharrell, Q-Tip, & Sarah Green]","title":"Paris, Tokyo","alt_titles":["[feat. 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It's not known if Lupe actually used it.","available_length":"Existence Unconfirmed","fake_type":"Leftover","links":[],"extra":[["Producer","No I.D."]],"subsection":"Samurai (2019 – 2024)","era":"The Cool (2007 - 2008)"},{"name":{"raw":"Something That I Never Had","title":"Something That I Never Had"},"notes":"Posted on FNFMusic's SoundCloud account in May 2015, though the song has never actually been acknowledged by Lupe. Based on Lupe's flow, it would've been recorded either during the F&L2 or T&Y era.","available_length":"Full","fake_type":"Leftover","links":["https://soundcloud.com/musicmusic2015/lupe-fiasco-something-that-i-never-had"],"extra":[["Producer","Unconfirmed"]],"subsection":"Samurai (2019 – 2024)","era":"Unknown Era"},{"name":{"raw":"Raindrops","title":"Raindrops"},"notes":"Found registered in both the BMI and ASCAP databases, listing Victoria Monet, Tommy Brown, and Travis Sayles as writers/producers. This song would've been recorded during the F&L2 or T&Y era, based on when Victoria Monet and Tommy Brown began writing for other artists.","available_length":"No","fake_type":"Leftover","links":[],"extra":[["Producer","Tommy Brown"]],"subsection":"Samurai (2019 – 2024)","era":"Unknown Era"},{"name":{"raw":"Never Coming Down","title":"Never Coming Down"},"notes":"Found registered in both the BMI and ASCAP databases, listing Victoria Monet, Tommy Brown, and Travis Sayles as writers/producers. This song would've been recorded during the F&L2 or T&Y era, based on when Victoria Monet and Tommy Brown began writing for other artists.","available_length":"No","fake_type":"Leftover","links":[],"extra":[["Producer","Tommy Brown"]],"subsection":"Samurai (2019 – 2024)","era":"Unknown Era"},{"name":{"raw":"Centrefold","title":"Centrefold"},"notes":"Found registered in the BMI database, listing Lupe and Viktoria Hansen as writers. Viktoria began working as a songwriter within the industry in 2010, and regularly began working with producer Tommy Brown throughout 2011 – 2016. Therefore, this song most likely was recorded during the F&L2 or T&Y era.","available_length":"No","fake_type":"Leftover","links":[],"extra":[["Producer","Unconfirmed"]],"subsection":"Samurai (2019 – 2024)","era":"Unknown Era"},{"name":{"raw":"Cold Now","title":"Cold Now"},"notes":"Found registered in the BMI database, listing Lupe and some members of 1500 or Nothin' as writers. Based on when Lupe was primarily recording with the production team, this song may have been made during either the Lasers or F&L2 era.","available_length":"No","fake_type":"Leftover","links":[],"extra":[["Producer","1500 or Nothin'"]],"subsection":"Samurai (2019 – 2024)","era":"Unknown Era"},{"name":{"raw":"Who's Gonna Die For You","title":"Who's Gonna Die For You"},"notes":"Found registered in the Warner Music Group copyright database, listing Lupe, Sterling Fox, and Saint Cassius as writers.","available_length":"No","fake_type":"Leftover","links":[],"extra":[["Producer","Unconfirmed"]],"subsection":"Samurai (2019 – 2024)","era":"Unknown Era"},{"name":{"raw":"Chicken in the Car (Chicago)\n[with Kanye West]","title":"Chicken in the Car (Chicago)","alt_titles":["[with Kanye West]"]},"notes":"First found registered in the BMI database, followed by ASCAP a few years later. The entries list Lupe, Kanye West, and someone by the name of Daniel Grouch Goins as performers, as well as someone named Leroy Luther Smith Jr. as an additional writer.","available_length":"No","fake_type":"Unconfirmed","links":[],"extra":[["Producer","Unconfirmed"]],"subsection":"Samurai (2019 – 2024)","era":"Unknown Era"},{"name":{"raw":"Ear Infection\n[with Common]","title":"Ear Infection","alt_titles":["[with Common]"]},"notes":"First found registered in the BMI database, followed by ASCAP a few years later. Lupe and Common are listed as performers, as well as someone named Mason Eastmon as a writer.","available_length":"No","fake_type":"Unconfirmed","links":[],"extra":[["Producer","Unconfirmed"]],"subsection":"Samurai (2019 – 2024)","era":"Unknown Era"},{"name":{"raw":"Nicole\n[with Common & Syleena Johnson]","title":"Nicole","alt_titles":["[with Common & Syleena Johnson]"]},"notes":"First found registered in the BMI database, followed by ASCAP a few years later. Lupe, Common, and Syleena Johnson are listed as performers, as well as someone named Mason Eastmon as a writer.","available_length":"No","fake_type":"Unconfirmed","links":[],"extra":[["Producer","Unconfirmed"]],"subsection":"Samurai (2019 – 2024)","era":"Unknown Era"},{"name":{"raw":"S.O.N.","title":"S.O.N."},"notes":"Found registered in the ASCAP song database in 2016, listing Lupe as a performer and S1 as a writer. It's worth noting that S1 had produced a song for Tamar Braxton with the same title, which released in 2015. Perhaps the song originally belonged to Lupe, or he was initially planned as a guest for Tamar's song. Regardless, it would've been recorded either during the F&L2 or T&Y era.","available_length":"No","fake_type":"Unconfirmed","links":[],"extra":[["Producer","S1"]],"subsection":"Samurai (2019 – 2024)","era":"Unknown Era"},{"name":{"raw":"Just Can't Get Enough (Wake Up and Get Ready)","title":"Just Can't Get Enough (Wake Up and Get Ready)"},"notes":"Found registered in the BMI database, listing Lupe, Pooh Bear, Mally Mall, and The Audibles as writers.","available_length":"No","fake_type":"Unconfirmed","links":[],"extra":[["Producer","The Audibles"]],"subsection":"Samurai (2019 – 2024)","era":"Unknown Era"},{"name":{"raw":"Psycho Crusher","title":"Psycho Crusher"},"notes":"In November 2015 during a Twitter exchange, Just Blaze “don't forget about that secret 'Psycho Crusher' joint. Ha!”, and Lupe responded “Yo still got that!!!???”. It's not known when this song would've been recorded, though it at least pre-dates T&Y.","available_length":"No","fake_type":"Unconfirmed","links":[],"extra":[["Producer","Just Blaze"]],"subsection":"Samurai (2019 – 2024)","era":"Unknown Era"},{"name":{"raw":"Collaboration with Gemini","title":"Collaboration with Gemini"},"notes":"During interviews in 2013/2014, Gemini mentioned that he had an old unreleased collaboration with Lupe that he was saving for his album “Blind Elephant”. However the album was released in May 2015, and no such song was present.","available_length":"No","fake_type":"Guest Feature","links":[],"extra":[["Producer","Unconfirmed"]],"subsection":"Samurai (2019 – 2024)","era":"Unknown Era"},{"name":{"raw":"Missing My Women","title":"Missing My Women"},"notes":"Found registered in the BMI database. Given that this song has identical writing credits as “Hi Definition”, there's a good chance that this song may have been registered in error.","available_length":"Existence Unconfirmed","fake_type":"Unconfirmed","links":[],"extra":[["Producer","Al Shux"]],"subsection":"Samurai (2019 – 2024)","era":"Unknown Era"}]}],"footnotes":[],"era_colors":{"Arista (2001 – early 2004)":["#99cccc","#000000"],"Da Pak (2000)":["#dddddd","#333333"],"F&L2 (2011 – 2012)":["#000000","#ffffff"],"Food & Liquor (2004 – 2006)":["#6600cc","#dddddd"],"Lasers (2009 – early 2011)":["#b2b2b2","#cc0000"],"Tetsuo & Youth / DROGAS Light / DROGAS Wave (2013 – 2018)":["#ff9999","#660066"],"The Cool (2007 - 2008)":["#1c1c1c","#cc9900"],"Unknown Era":["#cccccc","#000000"]}}