Lupe Fiasco took the stage at Governor’s Island last week in NYC and did what he does best- put on a hell of a show.  Backed by a DJ, drummer and guitarist, Lu did a mix of songs from both albums, as well as give a brief taste into Lasers, which will (god-willing) hit store shelves in December.  Here’s some exclusive audio from the show, including Lupe covering Nas Is Like and freestyling over Run This Town, as well as performing Superstar, The Coolest (Remix), The Cool, Streets on Fire and giving a brief snippet of a new song from Lasers.

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This is a really unique version of Gold Watch that Lupe and his backing band, 1500 or Nothin, performed at his album release concert for The Cool in NYC at The Fillmore (aka Irving Plaza).  This starts off similar to the album version, but as the song progresses, the band just jams out and its definitely dope stuff.  Lupe’s eagerly awaited and seemingly constantly delayed DVD is hopefully due out later this year, but in the meantime some footage leaked this past week, which is also included after the jump.

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Lupe Fiasco puts on what is hands down one of the best live shows in hip-hop.  Period.  He puts so much energy into his show and a lot of other artists should take note of his stage presence.  He tours with the west coast band 1500 Or Nothin and at this show was joined by Matthew Santos.  Here are two songs live from his Halloween show at the House of Blues in his hometown from ‘07.  He performs “Superstar” and his cover of The Gorillaz’ Feel Good Inc., “I Dont Feel So Good”.  Be on the lookout for the first Lupe Fiasco live DVD, scheduled for release in late March.

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