Lupe Fiasco Talks All City Chess Club

    In an interview with Sirius Radio’s Hip-Hop Nation, rapper Lupe Fiasco gave the details of the newly formed All City Chess Club.

    The All City Chess Club, which Lupe describes as being more of a movement than a group, consists of himself, Asher Roth, B.o.B, The Cool Kids, Charles Hamilton, Blu, Wale, Diggy, J. Cole, and Pharrell.

    “It’s kinda this new vanguard,” Lupe explained in his interview. “The kids who wouldn’t necessarily be the basketball team they would probably be the Chess Club if we was in high school. And I was like ‘Yo, we all from different cities. We the All City Chess Club.’”

    Lupe went on to explain the dynamics of the All City Chess Club and its members.

    “I just wanted it to be the collective of those dudes and put a name on it,” said Lupe. “Like they already kinda put us all in the same box. They kinda put us in the same family of MC’s whether it be the hipster rappers or the nerd rappers…Since they putting us in a box, might as well own the box. And write our name on the box and paint it the color we want it.”

    Lupe also revealed in his interview with Hip-Hop Nation that an All City Chess Club “Beamin” remix is about half-way done.

    76 thoughts on “Lupe Fiasco Talks All City Chess Club

    1. THESE GUYS ARE STAMPEDEING HIP-HOP MUSIC TO MAKE IT POP HOP, FUCK THESE FAG RAPPERS, FUCKIN WEAK AS SHIT

      1. Have you ever heard any of their albums at all? Have you listened to Lupe’s albums? Or are you just some fucking hater that bitches about hip hop being dead even though there are dudes out there like Lupe, Blu, j.Cole, etc. keeping it alive and well.

        Anyone of these dudes could rap circles around you. I can’t fucking stand cry baby ass dudes like you. Do you fucking expect music to stay the same through out the course of history, you dumb fuck?

      2. ? its hip hop your an idiot.

        these are all guys that are just themselves on the mic.
        ..they dont front about anything..so how could you pass judgment on reality>? faggot

      3. nigga ur the fag for underestimating these mc’s .
        go jack off to ur lil wayne poster

        real recognize real, and u aint real ha

      4. OK ALL YOU GUYS SUCK THESE BLACK DICKS OF THESE SHITTY FUCKING GARBAGE RAPPERS, I AM BETTER THEN ALL OF YOU HOMO KIDS WHO DESERVE TO GET MONSTER SLAPPED TO THE FLOOR….YOU COCK GOBBLERS WANT STRONG HIP-HOP?

        TRY PLANET ASIA, TRY SHA STIMULI, TRY GZA, TRY SKYZOO, TRY BUCKSHOT, TRY DJ PREMIER, TRY LEE BANNON, TRY APATHY, TRY PETE ROCK, TRY JAYSAUN, TRY CHINO XL….THEN TELL ME WHAT THE FUCK REAL HIP HOP IS YOU FUCKIN LITTLE BITCHES, I WOULD WIPE ALL OF YOU OUT!

      1. Diggy can actually spit, look up his made u look freestyle, he aint trash like his dumb bro jojo lol

      1. exactly….. lupe will probably announce next week that he is making a group with tupac, b.i.g, big pun and proof

      2. @itopia

        You act like Lupe makes these groups on his own or something. CRS had Kanye and Pharrell in it to didnt it? They all decided to drop the qroup mutually (If that is what even happened) Lupe doesnt just say “Fuck it I’m done now on to the next one” sheesh

    2. “Lupe also revealed in his interview with Hip-Hop Nation that an All City Chess Club “Beamin” remix is about half-way done.”

      Wooooooooooooow! Can’t wait for that joint!

    3. This is the worst idea ever concived in the history of Hip-Hop…lol.

      I don’t want to hear one second of this bullshit, GTFO queers!

      1. so what the fuck do you what to hear? more Young Joc…

        Have you ever heard any one of their albums? Especially Lupe or Blu…

        fucking haters on this site kill me. Make a left off a tall bridge.

      2. What do I wanna hear???

        That new Necro shit…take a cue from his album’s title and…DIE!

    4. lupe-has to start something of his own up to be the next jay-z
      asher roth-not really a fan but,but the shit ive heard is better than half the mainstream
      bob-wont get off my fucking radio,and im not that upset bout it
      the cool kids-those kids are cool and get a pass
      charles hamilton-hasnt he proved he’s too over rated already
      blu-who?
      wale- rather listen to currensy,tight beats i guess,thatll change with worldwide recognition
      diggy- i wish my dad could afford ghost writers and have all the hookups when i wanted to be a rapper
      j.cole- heard a few tracks,ehh its ight,whats the big deal,has he blown up yet? no cuz we live in the world we do where you have to wait in line for your turn instead of recognizing talent over connects
      pharell-aint this nigga 47,well i guess he should be in a chess club

      1. “Blu – Who?”

        GUARANTEE YOU that blu is the illest out of all of them. Fucking underrated as shit, do yaself a favour and listen to him.

      2. @ YEAH

        for sure, Blu is one of the illest dudes out. Below the Heavens won’t leave my playlist. Johnson & Johnson album was dope too. Haven’t heard the C.R.A.C. Knucks album yet. any good?

      3. 15 REASONS WHY HIP-HOP IS DYING MORE AND MORE AND MORE!

        1. LITTLE BITCH DRAKE, B.O.B., LIL WAYNE, RICK ROSS, WACKA FLOCKA, MORE GARBAGE RAPPERS AKA ETC.
        2. FUCKIN HOMOED OUT HIGH TOP KICKS, NEON CLOTHES, MOHAWKS AND SKINNY JEANS.
        3. DEATH OF BIG L, DILLA AND GURU.
        4. GZA DROPPING ALBUMS ONCE EVERY 3 YEARS.
        5. ALBUMS FROM CHANNEL LIVE, DITC, DAS EFX, WU TANG CLAN, BLAHZAY BLAHZAY, ETC. BARELY DROP AND IF THEY DO, THEY ARE USUALLY BULLSHIT QUALITY!
        6. AUTO-TUNE HORSE SHIT.
        7.GANGSTER BLOGGERS AND CHATROOM GOONS.
        8. NOT ENOUGH STRONG RAPPERS, MAYBE ABOUT 30-40 RAPPERS TOPS.
        9. THE CHANGING TIMES OF LIFE/MUSIC GENERALLY.
        10. QUALITY OF MUSIC EVEN BY GOOD ARTISTS BACK THEN IS SOMETIMES ON THE DECLINE/INCONSISTENT.
        11. FAGS LIKE YOU WHO ARE GOING TO COMMENT ON THIS!
        12. 7 WORDS AGAIN: WACKA FLOCKA FLAME, DRAKE AND LIL WAYNE.
        13. EYEBROW PIERCINGS AND SMALL NOSE STUDS ON BLACK DUDES
        14. THE REALISM AND RAWNESS IS NOT THERE ANYMORE, IT IS ALL ABOUT THE HIPSTER GARBAGE TRENDS.
        15. LITTLE BROTHER IS NOW CALLING IT QUITS! DAMN!

      4. diggy may have hookups and a ghost writer but
        jojo had the same opp and still sucked so you have to admit that diggy has some sort of talent…and thats all i can say on that

    5. As long as we dont get any false promises of a full album. I wouldn’t mind hearing them on one or two tracks together

    6. 15 REASONS WHY HIP-HOP IS DYING MORE AND MORE:

      1. LITTLE BITCH DRAKE, LIL WAYNE, RICK ROSS, WACKA FLOCKA, MORE GARBAGE RAPPERS AKA ETC.
      2.FUCKIN HOMOED OUT HIGH TOP KICKS, NEON CLOTHES, MOHAWKS AND SKINNY JEANS.
      3. DEATH OF BIG L, DILLA AND GURU.
      4. GZA DROPPING ALBUMS ONCE EVERY 3 YEARS.
      5. ALBUMS FROM CHANNEL LIVE, DITC, DAS EFX, WU TANG CLAN, BLAHZAY BLAHZAY, ETC. BARELY DROP AND IF THEY DO, THEY ARE USUALLY BULLSHIT QUALITY!
      6. AUTO-TUNE HORSE SHIT.
      7.GANGSTER BLOGGERS AND CHATROOM GOONS.
      8. NOT ENOUGH STRONG RAPPERS, MAYBE ABOUT 30-40 RAPPERS TOPS.
      9. THE CHANGING TIMES OF LIFE/MUSIC GENERALLY.
      10. QUALITY OF MUSIC EVEN BY GOOD ARTISTS BACK THEN IS SOMETIMES ON THE DECLINE/INCONSISTENT.
      11. FAGS LIKE YOU WHO ARE GOING TO COMMENT ON THIS!
      12. 7 WORDS AGAIN: WACKA FLOCKA FLAME, DRAKE AND LIL WAYNE.
      13. EYEBROW PIERCINGS AND SMALL NOSE STUDS ON BLACK DUDES
      14. THE REALISM AND RAWNESS IS NOT THERE ANYMORE, IT IS ALL ABOUT THE HIPSTER GARBAGE TRENDS.
      15. LITTLE BROTHER IS NOW CALLING IT QUITS! DAMN!

      BONUS REASON???? THE ALL CITY CHESS CLUB…NOW THAT IS A GARBAGE FAG RAP GROUP LOL

      1. 15 REASONS WHY HIP-HOP IS DYING MORE AND MORE:

        1. LITTLE BITCH DRAKE, B.O.B., LIL WAYNE, RICK ROSS, WACKA FLOCKA, MORE GARBAGE RAPPERS AKA ETC.
        2. FUCKIN HOMOED OUT HIGH TOP KICKS, NEON CLOTHES, MOHAWKS AND SKINNY JEANS.
        3. DEATH OF BIG L, DILLA AND GURU.
        4. GZA DROPPING ALBUMS ONCE EVERY 3 YEARS.
        5. ALBUMS FROM CHANNEL LIVE, DITC, DAS EFX, WU TANG CLAN, BLAHZAY BLAHZAY, ETC. BARELY DROP AND IF THEY DO, THEY ARE USUALLY BULLSHIT QUALITY!
        6. AUTO-TUNE HORSE SHIT.
        7.GANGSTER BLOGGERS AND CHATROOM GOONS.
        8. NOT ENOUGH STRONG RAPPERS, MAYBE ABOUT 30-40 RAPPERS TOPS.
        9. THE CHANGING TIMES OF LIFE/MUSIC GENERALLY.
        10. QUALITY OF MUSIC EVEN BY GOOD ARTISTS BACK THEN IS SOMETIMES ON THE DECLINE/INCONSISTENT.
        11. FAGS LIKE YOU WHO ARE GOING TO COMMENT ON THIS!
        12. 7 WORDS AGAIN: WACKA FLOCKA FLAME, DRAKE AND LIL WAYNE.
        13. EYEBROW PIERCINGS AND SMALL NOSE STUDS ON BLACK DUDES
        14. THE REALISM AND RAWNESS IS NOT THERE ANYMORE, IT IS ALL ABOUT THE HIPSTER GARBAGE TRENDS.
        15. LITTLE BROTHER IS NOW CALLING IT QUITS! DAMN!

      2. JAKEMID I AM JUST CLOWNING AND DIDNT TAKE MORE THEN 3-4 MINUTES, YOUR A BITCH THO, I THINK YOU JUST WANT A BOYFRIEND TO GIVE IT TO YOU….I KNOW IT AND I WOULD SLAP YOU OUT BITCHBOY!

      1. YO! 15 REASONS WHY HIP-HOP IS DYING MORE AND MORE:

        1. LITTLE BITCH DRAKE, B.O.B., LIL WAYNE, RICK ROSS, WACKA FLOCKA, MORE GARBAGE RAPPERS….
        2. FUCKIN HOMOED OUT HIGH TOP KICKS, NEON CLOTHES, MOHAWKS AND SKINNY JEANS.
        3. DEATH OF BIG L, DILLA AND GURU.
        4. GZA DROPPING ALBUMS ONCE EVERY 3 YEARS.
        5. ALBUMS FROM CHANNEL LIVE, DITC, DAS EFX, WU TANG CLAN, BLAHZAY BLAHZAY, ETC. BARELY DROP AND IF THEY DO, THEY ARE USUALLY BULLSHIT QUALITY!
        6. AUTO-TUNE HORSE SHIT.
        7.GANGSTER BLOGGERS AND CHATROOM GOONS.
        8. NOT ENOUGH STRONG RAPPERS, MAYBE ABOUT 30-40 RAPPERS TOPS.
        9. THE CHANGING TIMES OF LIFE/MUSIC GENERALLY.
        10. QUALITY OF MUSIC EVEN BY GOOD ARTISTS BACK THEN IS SOMETIMES ON THE DECLINE/INCONSISTENT.
        11. FAGS LIKE YOU WHO ARE GOING TO COMMENT ON THIS!
        12. 7 WORDS AGAIN: WACKA FLOCKA FLAME, DRAKE AND LIL WAYNE.
        13. EYEBROW PIERCINGS AND SMALL NOSE STUDS ON BLACK DUDES
        14. THE REALISM AND RAWNESS IS NOT THERE ANYMORE, IT IS ALL ABOUT THE HIPSTER GARBAGE TRENDS.
        15. LITTLE BROTHER IS NOW CALLING IT QUITS! DAMN!

    7. 15 REASONS WHY HIP-HOP IS DYING MORE AND MORE:

      1. LITTLE BITCH DRAKE, B.O.B., LIL WAYNE, RICK ROSS, WACKA FLOCKA, MORE GARBAGE RAPPERS….
      2. FUCKIN HOMOED OUT HIGH TOP KICKS, NEON CLOTHES, MOHAWKS AND SKINNY JEANS.
      3. DEATH OF BIG L, DILLA AND GURU.
      4. GZA DROPPING ALBUMS ONCE EVERY 3 YEARS.
      5. ALBUMS FROM CHANNEL LIVE, DITC, DAS EFX, WU TANG CLAN, BLAHZAY BLAHZAY, ETC. BARELY DROP AND IF THEY DO, THEY ARE USUALLY BULLSHIT QUALITY!
      6. AUTO-TUNE HORSE SHIT.
      7.GANGSTER BLOGGERS AND CHATROOM GOONS.
      8. NOT ENOUGH STRONG RAPPERS, MAYBE ABOUT 30-40 RAPPERS TOPS.
      9. THE CHANGING TIMES OF LIFE/MUSIC GENERALLY.
      10. QUALITY OF MUSIC EVEN BY GOOD ARTISTS BACK THEN IS SOMETIMES ON THE DECLINE/INCONSISTENT.
      11. FAGS LIKE YOU WHO ARE GOING TO COMMENT ON THIS!
      12. 7 WORDS AGAIN: WACKA FLOCKA FLAME, DRAKE AND LIL WAYNE.
      13. EYEBROW PIERCINGS AND SMALL NOSE STUDS ON BLACK DUDES
      14. THE REALISM AND RAWNESS IS NOT THERE ANYMORE, IT IS ALL ABOUT THE HIPSTER GARBAGE TRENDS.
      15. LITTLE BROTHER IS NOW CALLING IT QUITS! DAMN!

    8. “She said she was a friend of mine, new she was new jersey but said that she was Anaheim butterflies turn to suicides no its phantoms flyin used tp whisper in my ear but now she tryna vander(evander holyfield) mine, holy feeling all gone…” (Lupe Fiasco) if that is wack then i got to stop listening to rap and listen to lady gaga or sumthin… smh at tha haters do yall even realize the metaphors in that little quote???? Lupe Fiasco is the best rapper makin music and top 10 ever. Lyrical genius cant wait 4 tha ACCC and shouts out 2 my fav rapper Wale

    9. I dont get Lupe sometimes… the type of shit he does, and the ideas that he contemplate and never really go through with it..

      he’s almost like a walking gimmick in his own world, which is cool i suppose, but he can be doing a lot more in regards to his actual music. and no, this does not count. i mean really honing in on his skills to become one of the greatest, as well as most internationally successful, emcees.

      cats may think im hating, but im not.. i respect lu and what he do, but he’s just a lil off sometimes.. half of the niggas, in fact damn near all of the niggas in this super group, or shall i say stupid group, is not even on lupe’s level when it comes to spitting. so why da hell wud u be in a group wit these niggas.. cole is nice doe, probably a lil nicer than lu.. okay, naw he not. but he’s def on his level…

      anywho,

      i look fwd to lasers.

      CHECK ME OUT. I PROMISE GREAT MUSIC. IT’S A PROMISE!

      http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BdylMPXtisY

    10. i like the dude but he thinks he above the game or sum like he aint gettin the props he deserve actin like a bitch as of lately if you aks me

    11. ahser roth how the fuck is this faggot ass bitch still rappin this nigga suck dick yall get that shit cmon man wtf cuz niggaz should be outlawed from tha rap game asap fuckin homo as bitch

    12. @bitchniggaz4life .shut up man jus cuz im gay dont mean i cant rap bitch. i spit flames with my mouth full of sperms

    13. @ASHER ROTH whatever nigga i still think you gay as fuck nigga but i do like your hair.no homo

    14. THE ALL CITY CHESS SHIT IS BULLSHIT, NOT WORTH A PENNY, GET THAT LITTLE BROTHER ALBUM!

    15. Anyone who says that no one in the ACCC can’t rap doesn’t listen to lyrics. Lu and Blu alone will destroy 99 percent of the game.

    16. Lupe Fiasco-Lyrical beast one of the best of all time
      J.Cole- Up and coming and is a unique artist he is a beast
      B.o.B-awesome simple as that he is fucken awesome album ehhh but his mixtapes are fucken awesome
      Wale-is awesome but he needs to actually ryme tho sometimes

      Pharell-WHACK
      Asher Roth-WHACK
      Diggy-WTF is he gonna rap about i dont wanna hear lies anymore WHACK
      Blu-ugh to weird cant dig his music
      Charles Hamilton-complains too god damn much WHACK
      The Cool Kids-WTF WHY????

      if the group was just Lupe,B.o.B,J.Cole and Wale i would be excited but with all the bitches in the group (Diggy is a fag, Charles Hamilton is a fag) i cant be excited i honestly cant

    17. once slaugherhouse signs with shady these dudes will be forgotten. with the exception of Wale all these niggaz are whackkkk

      1. It’s always the cats who never listen to certain artists and say they’re whack. Doesn’t make sense, does it? And Wale’
        s the weakest out of all of them, God bless him he tries. BLU!

      2. With the exception of Wale? Do you even listen to the rest of them sheesh… Wale is ok but Lupe, Cole, Blu… They bring the fire lol

    18. lol Lupe is ILL, listen to American Terrorist for confirmation, anybody that doesn’t like him must get a headache when they listen to him lol, put your thinkin cap on silly ass nigga lol, 1 fish 2 fish, red fish blue fish lol, thats more your speed lol, money and guns ain’t the only thing goin on in the hood lol

    19. everyone is cool except asher roth. hes whack. and i didnt think i would like diggy but he nice. this aint nothin but a hiphop nerd convention. lol i love it

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    21. Why so many people hatin on The Cool Kids? They pretty good. They ain’t as good since they been workin with don cannon but they still good. You all gotta chill. Pop rap is the worst shit I’ve ever heard in my life by the way. There is only a couple good rappers left in this game anymore.

    22. Its hilarious that the worst insult to an Mc is still Fag or Gay. Only people threatened by that are the real suspects. Its about MCing. No one ever talked about puttin it in anyone ass. Jeez kids, grow up.

      Blu is completely underrated as an Mc and producer himself
      Wale is quite overrated in my opinion. He’s doing his best Black Thought impression on EVERY track? Cmon. “Diversify your bonds!”

      Everyone else is decent.

    23. i like all dese rappers dat in group lupe and j cole da shit….but j cole wudnt b on da chess team at skoo dat nigga wud b bballin all day look at da cover of da warm up are u serious….dat nigga always talkin bout how he ball…lupe wuz tripin wen he said dat

    24. if these guys are as bad as u claim, then y bother comment? And someone asked y the Cool Kids are on the ACCC: The Cool Kids are MidWest rappers, and severely underrated. Lupe probably wants to help them get more exposure to the public.

    25. yea ..I don’t understand why Kid Cudi isn’t on here .that’s a Bummer lol
      the ULTIMATE “ACCC” would be

      Lupe Fiasco [group leader]
      N.E.R.D. and Pharell
      Kid Cudi
      B.o.B.
      Wale
      Asher

      and that’s the order of who is most on the Album! lol

    26. BLU and LUPE in the same group?! That’s amazing and I honestly can’t wait till they start droppin tracks. Couldn’t have asked for a more well put together group.

    27. yo it’s like they put everyone i want to collab with in one group.btw way the guy who commented before me is a cock gobbler=], all though some of the people he listed are really good they have nothing to do with this.

    28. this is like the best group i’m anticipating so much great music this and next year from them and G.O.O.D music consisting of kanye, john legend, kid cudi, big sean, pusha t, mr.hudson, cyhi da prince, mos def, taz arnold, consequence, fonzworth bentley, malik yusef, really doe

    29. Listen plain and simple, this group should really be called “Real hip-hop” .None of them rap about guns *that they don’t have* or drugs *that they don’t sell* or People *that they didn’t shoot*. they are A-LOT more realistic than most the people in this “Rap” game. This is a group of pure, un-cut raw talented hip-hop artist. none of that bullshit “im so rich yet im still slinging rocks on the corner and shootin niggas up fightin in the club” stupid ass generic same old fake ass rap shit. It’s funny because the people that hate this or think they’re wack .Doesn’t truly listen to hip-hop. this group is their own version of “pete rock and C.L smooth” or a “tribe called quest” or “Brand nubian”. The main reason people even hate rap or hip-hop is because just about every mainstream artist on the radio is a fake ass nigga that thinks they HAVE to rap about shootin, drugs or some other bullshit to sell records, and when people buy it, what does their next about consist of? MORE OF THE SAME STUPID SHIT because dumb niggas love dumb ass rap.

      if this offended you good, because im sick of people like waka flocka flame getting popular because all they say is their fucking name over and over.

      1. You’re right about everything, but Lupe’s best works won’t be played on the radio because they are truly deep and have meaning, like Ghetto Story or American Terrorist.The radio DJ’s know that these days, an OK beat with a dance will get people to the station other than what Lu spits. It’s sad, but all you can do is appreciate it for what it is and buy L.A.S.E.R.S on March 8th. Peace from the Big Apple.

    30. Look, as good and talented as this group is (with the exception of Charles Hamilton),am i the only one who wants CRS back?

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