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Roles: musician
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The Colonial Era · The Contemporary Era · The Modern Era Contemporaries: Abbas-Ali Amid Zanjani · Abbas Kiarostami · Abd al-Aziz al-Ghumari · Abd al-Fattah Abu Ghudda · Abd al-Rahman Badawi

Music and its permissibility Muslim minorities under non-Muslim rule

Overview

Lupe Fiasco (born Wasalu Muhammad Jaco in 1982 in Chicago) is an American Muslim rapper. He is known for his 2006 album "Food & Liquor" and the song "Kick, Push", and his lyrics refer to his conversion to Islam, Chicago and politics. ¹

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islam.museum contributors. “Lupe Fiasco”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/person/lubay-fyasku/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Last updated 2026-10-16.

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