Wasalu Muhammad Jaco, better known by his stage name Lupe Fiasco grew up in Martial Arts, his father was a Martial Arts teacher in Chicago, where Lupe would grow up and fall in love with Karate, to the point he earned himself a black belt.
During a 2008 interview with methodshop, Lupe Fiasco revealed that he has “a black belt in karate, two black belts in the styles of samurai sword fighting, kendo and aido” as well as “the equivalent of a black belt in Chinese wushu.”
Fiasco is such a fan of Martial Arts, he named one of his companies “Righteous Kung-Fu,” a brand that does fashion design, sneakers, toys, video games, comic books and more. He also once revealed on Facebook that his family is “three generations deep in the martial arts” and they have 5 Karate schools in Chicago.
Evidence of Lupe’s love for martial arts is found throughout his Instagram, watch a video of Lupe Fiasco practicing below.
