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Lupe Fiasco Discusses Collaborations, Retirement and the Housing Market

By Kyle Anderson and Jennifer Hsu
January 8, 2008 4:23 PM ET

Chicago hip-hop phenom Lupe Fiasco recently stopped by the Rock Daily offices to jaw about meeting up with Patrick Stump, CRS (his newish project with Kanye West and Pharrell) and the themes he explores on his excellent new magnum opus The Cool.

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"Smells Like Teen Spirit," named after a brand of deodorant marketed to girls, was Kurt Cobain's attempt to "write the ultimate pop song," he said, using the soft-loud dynamic of his favorite band, the Pixies. Cobain "had that dichotomy of punk rage and alienation," the song’s producer, Butch Vig, told Rolling Stone, "but also this vulnerable pop sensibility. In 'Teen Spirit,' a lot of that vulnerability is in the tone of his voice." Sadly, by the time of Nirvana's last U.S. tour, in late '93, Cobain was tortured by the obligation to play "Teen Spirit" every night. "There are many other songs that I have written that are as good, if not better," he claimed.

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