List Of Awards And Nominations Received By Lupe Fiasco

List of Lupe Fiasco's awards
	Totals
Awards won	4
Nominations	31

This is a comprehensive list of awards and nominations won by Lupe Fiasco, an American hip-hop artist. In total, he has been nominated for thirty-three awards. He has won one Grammy and has been nominated for eleven others. He has also won a USA's Character Approved Award, which had started that year.

AOL Music Award


Year	Nominee / work	Award	Result
2006	Himself	Breaker Artist	Won^[1]

BET Hip-Hop Awards


Year	Nominee / work	Award	Result
2006	Lupe Fiasco's Food & Liquor	Hip-Hop CD of the Year	Nominated^[2]
	" Kick, Push"	Hip-Hop Video of the Year	Nominated^[2]
	" Kick, Push"	Rookie of the Year	Nominated^[2]
	Himself	Lyricist of the Year	Nominated^[2]
2007	Lupe Fiasco's The Cool	CD of the Year	Nominated^[3]
2007	" Superstar"(with Matthew Santos)	Alltel Wireless People’s Champ	Nominated
2008	Lupe Fiasco's The Cool	CD of the Year	Nominated^[3]
2008	"Superstar" (with Matthew Santos)	Alltel Wireless People's Champ	Nominated
2011	Lasers	CD of the Year	Nominated
2011	" Out of My Head" featuring Trey Songz	Reese’s Perfect Combo Award	Nominated
2012	" Around My Way (Freedom Ain't Free)"	Impact Track	Nominated
2012	" Bitch Bad"	Impact Track	Nominated

BET Awards


Year	Nominee / work	Award	Result
2007	Himself	Best New Artist	Nominated^[4]

Grammy Awards


Year	Nominee / work	Award	Result
2007	" Kick, Push"	Best Rap Solo Performance	Nominated^[5]
	" Kick, Push"	Best Rap Song	Nominated^[5]
	Lupe Fiasco's Food & Liquor	Best Rap Album	Nominated^[5]
2008	" Daydreamin'" (with Jill Scott)	Best Urban/Alternative Performance	Won^[6]
2009	" Paris, Tokyo"	Best Rap Solo Performance	Nominated^[7]
	Lupe Fiasco's The Cool	Best Rap Album	Nominated^[7]
	" Superstar" (with Matthew Santos)	Best Rap/Sung Collaboration	Nominated^[7]
	" Superstar" (with Matthew Santos)	Best Rap Song	Nominated^[7]
2012	" The Show Goes On"	Best Rap Song	Nominated^[8]
	" The Show Goes On"	Best Rap Performance	Nominated^[8]
	Lasers	Best Rap Album	Nominated^[8]
2013	Food & Liquor II: The Great American Rap Album Pt. 1	Best Rap Album	Nominated^[9]

MOBO Awards


Year	Nominee / work	Award	Result
2008	Himself	Best Hip-Hop Act	Nominated^[10]

MTV Video Music Awards


Year	Nominee / work	Award	Result
2008	" Superstar"	Best Hip-Hop Video	Nominated^[11]
2011	" The Show Goes On"	Best Hip-Hop Video	Nominated^[11]

MTV2 Awards


Year	Nominee / work	Award	Result
2006	Himself	Freshest MC Award	Won^[1]

NAACP Image Awards


Year	Nominee / work	Award	Result
2007	Himself	Outstanding New Artist	Nominated^[12]

Soul Train Music Awards


Year	Nominee / work	Award	Result
2007	" I Gotcha"	Best New R&B/Soul or Rap New Artist	Nominated^[13]

Teen Choice Awards


Year	Nominee / work	Award	Result
2008	" Superstar"(with Matthew Santos)	Best Hip-Hop song	Nominated^[14]
2008	Himself	Rap Artist	Nominated^[14]
2011	Himself	R&B/Hip-Hop Artist	Nominated^[14]

Urban Music Awards


Year	Nominee / work	Award	Result
2009	Himself	Urban Music Award for Best Hip-Hop Act	Nominated^[15]

USA's Character Approved Awards


Year	Nominee / work	Award	Result
2009	Himself	Character Approved Award for Musician	Won^[16]^[17]

References

^ ^a ^b "Biography Today", p.69
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Henry Adaso. 2006 BET Hip-Hop Awards Archived 2007-02-23 at the Wayback Machine About.com. Accessed October 6, 2008.
^ ^a ^b Henry Adaso. 2008 BET Hip Hop Awards Nominees Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine About.com. Accessed October 20, 2008.
^ (May 17, 2007). Beyoncé leads BET Awards with six nominations USA Today. Accessed October 6, 2008.
^ ^a ^b ^c (January 9, 2008) Lupe Fiasco Is "The Cool"-est Superstar in Hip-Hop Today; Grammy-Nominated Rapper's Sophomore Album Debuts at #1 on Reuters. Accessed October 6, 2008.
^ Gil Kaufman (February 10, 2008). Grammy Awards Get Rolling As Amy Winehouse, Alicia Keys, Kanye West Win Early Honors MTV. Accessed October 6, 2008.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "The 51st Annual Grammy Awards Nominations List". Grammy. Archived from the original on 2008-12-05. Retrieved 2009-01-01.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Awards Nominations & Winners". 30 April 2017.
^ "Nominees and Winners | GRAMMY.com". Archived from the original on 2012-02-01. Retrieved 2016-12-06.
^ The MOBO Awards 2008 BBC. Accessed October 6, 2008.
^ ^a ^b Bill Lamb (August 2, 2008). MTV Video Music Awards Announce Best Pop and Hip Hop Video Nominees Archived 2013-05-12 at the Wayback Machine About.com. Accessed October 6, 2008.
^ The 38th NAACP Image Awards Nominations Results Archived 2009-04-08 at the Wayback Machine
^ Mark Edward Nero (March 11, 2007). The 2007 Soul Train Music Awards Archived 2015-09-17 at the Wayback Machine About.com. Accessed October 6, 2008.
^ ^a ^b ^c (June 17, 2008). 2008 Teen Choice Awards winners and nominees Archived 2008-09-12 at the Wayback Machine Los Angeles Times. Accessed October 6, 2008.
^ "Urban Music Awards". Archived from the original on 2011-07-25. Retrieved 2011-06-18.
^ "Character Approved | Lupe Fiasco USA Network Character Approved - Profile". Archived from the original on 2009-03-03. Retrieved 2009-04-20.
^ "[News] Lupe Fiasco Wins First Ever Character Approved Award". www.defsounds.com. Archived from the original on 2009-01-30.

[Biography_Today,_p.69-1] "Biography Today", p.69

[about-2] Henry Adaso. 2006 BET Hip-Hop Awards Archived 2007-02-23 at the Wayback Machine About.com. Accessed October 6, 2008.

[2008_BET_Hip_Hop_Awards-3] Henry Adaso. 2008 BET Hip Hop Awards Nominees Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine About.com. Accessed October 20, 2008.

[4] (May 17, 2007). Beyoncé leads BET Awards with six nominations USA Today. Accessed October 6, 2008.

[reuters-5] (January 9, 2008) Lupe Fiasco Is "The Cool"-est Superstar in Hip-Hop Today; Grammy-Nominated Rapper's Sophomore Album Debuts at #1 on Reuters. Accessed October 6, 2008.

[6] Gil Kaufman (February 10, 2008). Grammy Awards Get Rolling As Amy Winehouse, Alicia Keys, Kanye West Win Early Honors MTV. Accessed October 6, 2008.

[2009_Grammy-7] "The 51st Annual Grammy Awards Nominations List". Grammy. Archived from the original on 2008-12-05. Retrieved 2009-01-01.

[Awards_Nominations_&_Winners-8] "Awards Nominations & Winners". 30 April 2017.

[9] "Nominees and Winners | GRAMMY.com". Archived from the original on 2012-02-01. Retrieved 2016-12-06.

[10] The MOBO Awards 2008 BBC. Accessed October 6, 2008.

[top40.about.com-11] Bill Lamb (August 2, 2008). MTV Video Music Awards Announce Best Pop and Hip Hop Video Nominees Archived 2013-05-12 at the Wayback Machine About.com. Accessed October 6, 2008.

[12] The 38th NAACP Image Awards Nominations Results Archived 2009-04-08 at the Wayback Machine

[13] Mark Edward Nero (March 11, 2007). The 2007 Soul Train Music Awards Archived 2015-09-17 at the Wayback Machine About.com. Accessed October 6, 2008.

[latimes-14] (June 17, 2008). 2008 Teen Choice Awards winners and nominees Archived 2008-09-12 at the Wayback Machine Los Angeles Times. Accessed October 6, 2008.

[15] "Urban Music Awards". Archived from the original on 2011-07-25. Retrieved 2011-06-18.

[16] "Character Approved | Lupe Fiasco USA Network Character Approved - Profile". Archived from the original on 2009-03-03. Retrieved 2009-04-20.

[17] "[News] Lupe Fiasco Wins First Ever Character Approved Award". www.defsounds.com. Archived from the original on 2009-01-30.

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Discography Awards and nominations
Studio albums	Lupe Fiasco's Food & Liquor (2006) Lupe Fiasco's The Cool (2007) Lasers (2011) Food & Liquor II: The Great American Rap Album Pt. 1 (2012) Tetsuo & Youth (2015) Drogas Light (2017) Drogas Wave (2018) Drill Music in Zion (2022) Samurai (2024)
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Award	Wins	Nominations
AOL Music Award	1	1
BET Awards	0	1
BET Hip Hop Awards	0	6
Grammy Awards	1	12
MOBO Awards	0	1
MTV Video Music Awards	0	2
MTV2 Awards	1	1
NAACP Image Awards	0	1
Soul Train Music Awards	0	1
Teen Choice Awards	0	3
Urban Music Awards	0	1
USA's Character Approved Award	1	1
Totals
Awards won	4
Nominations	31