As we previously reported, enigmatic rapper Lupe Fiasco has begun work on LupE.N.D., a triple album he promises will be his last. In the meantime, however, a British indie band called Japanese Cartoon have surfaced, and many believe he's the front-man.
The band now have three songs streaming on their MySpace page. Among two original tracks, "ARMY" and "Heirplanes," the band also include a remix of the Prodigy track "Invaders Must Die." Upon listening to the band it definitely sounds like Fiasco forcing a British accent over some fuzzy post-punk and using the nickname Percival Fats, but a blog on the page insists that it's not him, but that he is involved with the band.
"Percival Fats (born Percival Hindenburg-Fats) is NOT Lupe Fiasco (born Wasalu Muhammad Jaco). Although he is a dear friend," the site reads. "Lupe does finance the band but is not, I repeat, not the singer in Japanese Cartoon. He is, however, the producer and we value his participation very much."
It's definitely a mystery, which only time, or possibly Kanye's blog, will solve.
Japanese Cartoon "Army"
The band now have three songs streaming on their MySpace page. Among two original tracks, "ARMY" and "Heirplanes," the band also include a remix of the Prodigy track "Invaders Must Die." Upon listening to the band it definitely sounds like Fiasco forcing a British accent over some fuzzy post-punk and using the nickname Percival Fats, but a blog on the page insists that it's not him, but that he is involved with the band.
"Percival Fats (born Percival Hindenburg-Fats) is NOT Lupe Fiasco (born Wasalu Muhammad Jaco). Although he is a dear friend," the site reads. "Lupe does finance the band but is not, I repeat, not the singer in Japanese Cartoon. He is, however, the producer and we value his participation very much."
It's definitely a mystery, which only time, or possibly Kanye's blog, will solve.
Japanese Cartoon "Army"
