Lupe Fiasco blames the difficult music industry for his health issues. The rapper whose real name Wasalu Muhammad Jaco, explained that he has been hospitalized several times for an undisclosed illness over the last few months, because he has been working so hard to carve out a successful career in the hip-hop industry. Really? Lupe said he couldnt even attend the Grammy Awards earlier this year in which he was nominated four prizes because he was so sick.

He tells MTV.com, “When I got to the pivotal moment where you get the accolades for it (music), I found myself in the hospital and the doctor telling me I can’t even go.” “I had a long conversation with the doctor, and he doesn’t know me from Adam. He just came in and said, ‘This is your life. This is how hard you’re going. What happens when there’s nothing there, and you drop down again?’”

Lupe previously expressed that he will be quitting the music industry after the success of this album. When asked if he was completely sure about his decision, he responded, “I don’t want to say I’m 100 per cent sure (of quitting), like, ‘Yeah, this is it.’ But 85 per cent.” “That 15 percent is the X factor. That could be bills. Like, ‘Lupe, you got to pay the bills.’ ‘Oh, man, I got to put out another album’.