Lupe Fiasco Debut Album Food & Liquor Overview

Chicago-born rapper Lupe Fiasco released his debut album, Food & Liquor, when he was 24 years old. Rapper Jay-Z served as the executive producer for the entire project and also appeared as a featured guest artist on the album's track titled Pressure.

Kanye West was involved in the project as a producer, though he produced only one track on the album. Additionally, the production team The Neptunes produced the song I Gotcha.

Singer Jill Scott joined Lupe Fiasco as a featured guest artist on the song Daydreamin'. On the track Kick, Push, producer Sountrakk crafted the instrumental by sampling music from an album recorded by Filipino singer Celeste Legaspi.

Food & Liquor ends with a 12-minute recording of a thank-you speech by the Chicago rapper.