WASALU JACO, PROFESSIONALLY KNOWN AS LUPE FIASCO, IS A CHICAGO-BORN, GRAMMY AWARD-WINNING AMERICAN RAPPER, RECORD PRODUCER, ENTREPRENEUR, AND COMMUNITY ADVOCATE. RISING TO FAME IN 2006, FOLLOWING THE SUCCESS OF HIS DEBUT ALBUM, FOOD & LIQUOR, LUPE HAS RELEASED EIGHT ACCLAIMED STUDIO ALBUMS; HIS LATEST BEING DRILL MUSIC IN ZION RELEASED IN JUNE 2022. HIS EFFORTS TO PROPAGATE CONSCIOUS MATERIAL GARNERED RECOGNITION AS A HENRY CROWN FELLOW AND HE IS A RECIPIENT OF THE MLK VISITING PROFESSORSHIP PROGRAM AT MIT FOR THE 2022/2023 ACADEMIC YEAR.