Lupe Fiasco Headlines Spring Concert at Holy Cross

The Campus Activities Board (CAB) at the College of the Holy Cross presents the annual spring concert on Tuesday, April 28 with headliner Lupe Fiasco featuring Charles Hamilton. Doors will open at 7 p.m., and performances will start at 8 p.m. Tickets cost $20 for Holy Cross students and $25 for faculty, staff, and consortium students. Tickets cost $30 for the general public and can be purchased either in the Holy Cross bookstore or online at http://collegeofholycross.tickets.musictoday.com. Will-call tickets are also available on the Web site and can be picked up at 7 p.m. the day of the concert at the Hart Center.

Lupe Fiasco, a hip-hop artist from Chicago, Ill., started gaining critical acclaim in the underground music scene and through appearance on albums of big-time stars like Kanye West. He signed with Atlantic Records in 2004 and recorded his first CD, Lupe Fiasco’s Food and Liquor, with much success. His debut album earned him three Grammy nominations and a selection as GQ’s “Breakout Man of the Year.” In 2007, he released his second CD, Lupe Fiasco’s The Cool, and a third album is scheduled to be recorded and released later in 2009. Also in 2007 he joined with Kanye West and Pharrell Williams to create the group Child Rebel Soldier.

By Alicia Lincoln ‘09