The wait is almost over. Lupe Fisaco’s new mixtape, entitled Friend Of The People will be available this Fall. According to Emperor Lu (LL) over at KTT, he recently spoke to Lupe in Toronto and he reports that Lupe said his mixtape will probably drop on Thanksgiving Thursday (November 24). In support of his gold-selling album Lasers, Fiasco is embarking on a United States “Generation Laser” tour. The tour kicked off on September 1st in his hometown Chicago.

This past March, Lupe Fiasco released his album Lasers, which debuted at number one on the Billboard 200 chart. A few months later, he earned a double platinum plaque for his single “The Show Goes On.” This mark’s Lupe’s second single to go platinum or higher. In 2007, his single “Superstar” went platinum. “The Show Goes On” is Lupe’s biggest record to date.

Lupe Fiasco’s “Generation Lasers” Tour Dates Below:

Sep 01 – Spark In The Park – UIC Music Festival – Chicago, IL
Sep 03 – Triad Music Festival @ NewBridge Bank Park – Greensboro, NC
Sep 09 – University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee – Milwaukee, WI
Sep 10 – Kool Haus – Toronto, Canada
Sep 12 – House of Blues – Boston, MA
Sep 15 – MAC at Monmouth University – West Long Branch, NJ
Sep 16 – Merriweather Post Pavilion – Columbia, MD

Sep 17 – the Mann – Philadelphia, PA
Sep 18 – Raleigh Amphitheater – Raleigh, NC
Sep 20 – The Tabernacle – Atlanta, GA
Sep 22 – Auburn Arena – Auburn, AL
Sep 23 – Time Warner Cable Uptown Amphitheater – Charlotte, NC
Sep 24 – St. Augustine Amphitheatre – St Augustine, FL
Sep 25 – Florida International University – Miami, FL
Sep 28 – TBA – Columbus, OH
Sep 29 – TBA – St Louis, MO
Sep 30 – Purdue University – West Lafayette, IN
Oct 02 – University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign – Urbana, IL
Oct 04 – TBA – Dekalb, IL
Oct 05 – TBA – Ames, IA
Oct 06 – The Midland by AMC – Kansas City, MO
Oct 07 – Fillmore Auditorium – Denver, CO
Oct 09 – The Palms – Las Vegas, NV
Oct 10 – Hollywood Palladium – Hollywood, CA
Oct 11 – Fox Theater – Oakland, CA
Oct 22 – TBA – Orlando, FL
Nov 04 – TBA – Evanston, IL
Nov 18 – TBA – Princeton, NJ

Props: LupE.N.D.

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