With the first half of 2011 in the books, it's your turn to decide the most memorable songs, albums, performances and videos in the Billboard.com Mid-Year Music Awards.
Cast your vote now, and we'll announce all of the winners next week on Billboard.com!
In the middle of touring around the country, promoting his 'Lasers' album, Lupe Fiasco made a seemingly unconventional stop for a performance at this year's MTV Movie Awards.
The Chicago native linked with Trey Songz to perform his latest single, 'Out of My Head,' for the first time on live TV. "This is the first time we're performing 'Out of My Head,' live together on stage so that's going to be a nice treat for all the fans out there," Fiasco told the BoomBox before the performance, which he characterized as having "a lot of sexiness."
Although Fiasco says he has "no comment" on his relationship status with the label, he is thankful for the love from fans. "It feels good to know I have that type of support," the Chicago rapper shares. "I put that energy out there and for people to send it back to me, to put their bodies on the line, and skip school to protest for little ol' me, it feels good."
Not compromising his message over the years is a move that Fiasco chose to stick with even when others may have opposed his choice. "That's my strong suit. I do that the best," he says of his positively charged lyrics. "I do that naturally. Naturally I try and push positivity out there, with everything that I do. I want the words that come out of my mouth to have positive background; entertaining but in a positive way."
Lupe is going to be a part of the 2011 MTV Movie Awards and we are looking for HUGE LA Area fans to attend the show and see him perform LIVE!
If you are a huge fan of Lupe’s, live in the LA area and want the chance to be a part of the show, please read below:
Date: Sunday, June 5th 2011
Location: Los Angeles, CA
Details given upon being booked
CHECK IN TIME: 3pm
HERE IS HOW TO GET YOUR SPOTS:
EMAIL: MTVAWARDS@GOTHAMCASTING.COM
TYPE "LUPE-2011 MOVIE AWARDS" IN SUBJECT LINE OF EMAIL. INCLUDE:
NAME:
AGE: (MUST be at least 18 years old)
PHONE:
CITY/STATE:
EMAIL:
RECENT PHOTO:
GUEST NAME AND AGE (you can bring ONE guest with you)
YOU WILL GET A RESPONSE CONFIRMING IF YOU HAVE BEEN SELECTED
This EVENT is being treated as a closed set. Please DO NOT TAKE THE SPOTS if you cannot stay until the END OF THE SHOW!!!!
When you chance upon a diamond in the rough – aka a Dirty Rose – you'd be crazy not to guard it with your life. Just ask Lupe Fiasco: when the Chi-town heavyweight announced he was cleaning house at 1st and 15th, there was one artist he couldn't bring himself to jettison: Windy City soul songstress Sarah Green.This single, which found the boss spitting alongside his prized artist, left few in doubt as to the wisdom of his decision.
And it wasn't just DJBooth readers who were enchanted by Sarah and Lupe's ode to the hidden beauty of the outcast. The Chi-town native's striking vocal performance, along with beatsmith Bryce Wilson's left-of-center, rock-infused production and Fiasco's characteristically attention-grabbing opening bars made “Dirty Rose” the most unusual – and, in our opinion, the best – independent R&B record to hit our front page this year.
