Hip hop’s Lupe Fiasco has grown a legion of underground fans that are ready to start an uprising. This uprising continues when the Generation LASER tour hits the EMU Convocation Center on Saturday, November 5.

Lupe Fiasco is fresh off the release of “L.A.S.E.R.S.,” a criti- cally acclaimed album that needed a push to see the light of day.

Fiasco got his first big break in 2004 when he signed with Atlantic Records. There he got the chance to work with Jay-Z and Kanye West while recording his 2006 debut album, “Food & Liquor”—which, along with his first single (“Kick Push”), earned him three Grammy nominations.

His unique sound and intriguing lyrics continued on his next release, 2007’s “The Cool.” This album solidified his reputation as a MC with the ability to shock listeners while making them think, laugh and dance – all without relying on vulgarity or stan- dard hip-hop themes. And the debut track “Superstar” quickly shot up to the number ten position on Billboard’s Hot 100.

Fiasco has been quiet for the past four years while creating his latest work of art. Before the release of L.A.S.E.R.S., his fans grew strong and tired of waiting for new material. Over 32,000 fans signed a petition to demand the release of the album by Atlantic Records. When that wasn’t enough, several hundred of these rabid fans gathered in front of the New York City Atlantic Records offices on October 15, 2010. These demands led to the release of “L.A.S.E.R.S.” on March 8, 2011.

Fiasco’s music and new hit singles “The Show Goes On,” “Words I Never Said” and “Never Forget You” proves that Lupe has the ability to inspire.

Now Pakmode Media + Marketing, along with Prime Social Group, is bringing Lupe to Eastern Michigan University’s Con- vocation Center for the Generation LASER tour on Saturday, November 5. Tickets are on sale now and are available online at www.emutix.com and by phone at 734-487-2282.