Lupe Fiasco (Or Whoever Manages His Twitter Account) May Have Accidentally Revealed The Title Of His New Album For 2013

February 10th, 2013

Dayton O'Connor

Lupe Fiasco’s twitter feed is about as barren and desolate as one with over a million followers can be.

There’s only one tweet, posted January 17 (following Lupe’s various tweet deletion sprees), directing visitors to the profiles of Fiasco-associated acts DJ Busy and SNDCLSH. Fiasco’s account is only following five people. HE EVEN HAS THE LITTLE EGG ICON FOR HIS AVATAR.

But it appears that the account hasn’t been completely abandoned.

It appears that about an hour ago someone posted the following tweet to Fiasco’s timeline, only to take it down seconds later. But this is 2013, where the reigning URL documentation policy is, “screenshot first, ask questions later”. The LupEND Blog knows this and managed to snag a pic of the tweet.

Text:
Hello. #LF is happy to announce his album title for 2013. “TETSUO & YOUTH” We Wish You Good Luck @ #TheGrammies Today. Thank You.

We got ourselves a bit of a head scratcher here! Fiasco hedged on what music he’s going to release in 2013, provided that he doesn’t retire first. Originally the plan was Fiasco would release Food & Liquor II: The Great American Rap Album Pt. 2 some time in the spring. However, on January 17, the day of his last published tweet, Fiasco stated that the second installment of Food & Liquor II would not see the light of day in 2013, if ever. He did later say that a new album scheduled for release some time this year would be announced. Then, those missives were deleted, because that’s just what happens to Lupe Fiasco’s tweets.

But is this legit? Well, seeing as Lupe loves anime, a reference to the tragic antagonist from the classic animated movie Akira isn’t a stretch. (We know Lupe feels put upon, but does this also mean he’s developing psychic powers?) Though the issues surrounding its potential authenticity are obvious. The tweets’ quick deletion, the butchered spelling of #TheGRAMMYs, the implication that Lupe is happy about anything ever; all red flags.

Is this a hack? A social media fail? Let’s see how this one plays out.