I spotted this over on Lupe's official myspace page. Congrats to a well-deserved honor, Lupe!

"In high school, I was the cool nerd," says the hip-hop sensation Lupe Fiasco, whose album Food & Liquor was one of 2006's best surprises. "I was from the hood, so I could relate to the gangstas. But I also talked about The Simpsons and comic books and rock 'n' roll. So the nerd, skateboarder, art-buff, toy-collecting type thing-that's not an image. That's me. And when people hear me just talking, they're like, "He's honest."

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Check out this hot live performance of my favorite cut "Hurt Me Soul" from Lupe's solo record, "Food & Liquor."

Watch "Hurt Me Soul" live [here]
Lupe performed "Daydreaming" with Jill Scott on David Letterman

Can't see the video above? Watch it [here]

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