The latest controversy surrounding Lupe Fiasco to erupt on the the OKP boards comes after tracks from the British indie band, Japanese Cartoon, surfaced to the net. The boards have been going back and forth as to whether or not Lupe is the front man of this band, to which he has ties. The people think the lead singer "Percival Fats" is Lupe, while Lupe claims he is merely involved with production for the group as well and financing them.  Says Lu "I like those kids a lot...Met the bass player overseas last year and their publicist/manager is a good friend from like childhood. May sign them. Not me singing though." Hmm, you be the judge. He also takes the opportunity to diatribe on the state of hip-hop stating:

"I feel like hip-hop is coming to sort of a..i dare say…an end???…(no pun intended). It's not the same energy…hasn't been for a long time…just a bunch of nothing out there…take it how u may…I hope the new vanguard proves me wrong and brings back the day of substance minus the webcam video to announce its return....so many "what the fuck?!?!" moments have piled up so incredibly over the last few years that it begs a rethink of the trajectory of the art form."

Get the full, unadulterated thread of discussion in the post itself.