Lupe Fiasco's 'New Moon' soundtrack video ('Solar Midnite') drops, Fiasco says he hasn't sold out

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A few days ago, the music video for The Twilight Saga: New Moon soundtrack artist Lupe Fiasco's "Solar Midnite" made its debut on YouTube.

The song is featured on the bonus tracks on the deluxe iTunes version of the New Moon soundtrack, and, according to the New Moon Soundtrack website, the video "was shot in Los Angeles by director Mark Staubach."

A couple of days after the YouTube drop, Fiasco issued a blog entry related to his soundtrack contribution on his official website.

"SOLAR MIDNITE" is NOT a single off of "LASERS"...Nor was it intended to be apart of "LASERS" project...
"SOLAR MIDNITE" was exclusively done at the request of the Twilight: New Moon Team to be apart of their film, motion picture soundtrack and as a vehicle to promote the film...NOT TO PROMOTE "LASERS"...
I produced "SOLAR MIDNITE"
I'm not SELLING OUT by doing a song for NEW MOON...
People thought I "SOLD OUT" when I did "Kick, Push"...
I LOVE "SOLAR MIDNITE"...
"SOLAR MIDNITE" is NOT a HIP-HOP RECORD...
I've done ROCK or ROCK-like records on all of my previous albums...i.e. "The Instrumental" "Hello/Goodbye"...

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