Hip Hop Saved My Life
"Hip-Hop Saved My Life" is a viral video single from Lupe Fiasco's second album, Lupe Fiasco's The Cool. The track features the lead singer of the Indie/Hip hop group, Nouveau Riche, Nikki Jean. Although the song had a music video, it achieved most of its popularity on the internet and through word of mouth- being an underground or "street single" with little radio airplay or advertisement.
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