Hip Hop Saved My Life

Hip Hop Saved My Life

Infobox Single
Name = Hip-Hop Saved My Life


Artist = Lupe Fiasco featuring Nikki Jean
from Album = The Cool
Released = March 18, 2008
Format =
[ Recorded = 2007 ]
Genre = Hip hop
Length = 4:03
Label = 1st & 15th / Atlantic
Writer = Wasalu Muhammad Jaco(Lupe Fiasco), N. Jean, Soundtrakk
Producer = Soundtrakk
Chart position =
Last single = "Superstar"
(2007)
This single = "Hip Hop Saved My Life"
(2008)
Next single = "Paris, Tokyo"
(2008)

"Hip Hop Saved My Life" is the viral video [cite web |last= Reid | first= Shaheem | title= Mixtape Monday: Lupe Fiasco Plans His Cool Viral Video; Joe Budden Compares Jay-Z To A 'Bully' | url = http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1580337/20080125/fiasco__lupe.jhtml | publisher=MTV.com | date= 2008-1-28|accessdate=2008-03-25] single off of Lupe Fiasco's sophomore album, "The Cool". The track features St. Paul, MN native and lead singer of the Indie/Hip hop based band, Nouveau Riche, Nikki Jean. A video, directed by Houston's own Dr. Teeth was filmed for it. The video is based on the process of making it as an artist and the struggles he had to overcome. The video includes Slim Thug, Willie D, Nikki Jean, K-Rino, Paul Wall, and Bun B with Lupe Fiasco.

The video was released on iTunes on 3/18/2008.

It has first appeared on Billboard as of May 31st, charting at #25 on the Bubbling Under R&B/Hip-Hop singles chart, then peaking at #20 a week later.

http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/esearch/chart_display.jsp?cfi=345&cfgn=Singles&cfn=Bubbling+Under+R%26amp%3BB%2FHip-Hop+Singles&ci=3096622&cdi=9796592&cid=06%2F07%2F2008

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