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Photos by Natalie Kardos

The crowd was there, the lights were on, and a certain "Superstar" in the making fearlessly took the stage last night at Solana Beach, California's Belly Up. He goes by the name of Lupe Fiasco and he's out there right now drumming up support for The Cool, his ambitious concept-not-concept record and sophomore release. Perhaps you ought to join him? One cannot attain superstardom, after all, without fandom.

The camera was there too, of course, and it took the photos you see here.

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Lupe Fiasco:

01-17 Hollywood, CA - House of Blues Sunset Strip
01-18 Las Vegas, NV - House of Blues
01-19 Albuquerque, NM - Sunshine Theatre
01-20 Englewood, CO - Gothic
01-22 Austin, TX - Emo's
01-23 Dallas, TX - House of Blues
01-25 Atlanta, GA - The Roxy
01-27 Baltimore, MD - Sonar
01-28 Norfolk, VA - The NorVa
01-30 Washington, DC - 9:30 Club
01-31 Philadelphia, PA - The Fillmore at Theatre of Living Arts
02-01 Richmond, VA - Stuart C. Seigel Center
02-02 New York, NY - Nokia Theatre
03-01 New Haven, CT - Yale University
03-25 Fredericksburg, VA - Great Hall