Child Rebel Soldier

Child Rebel Soldier
Left to right: Kanye West, Lupe Fiasco and Pharrell Williams
Left to right: Kanye West, Lupe Fiasco and Pharrell Williams
Background information
GenresHip hop
Years active2007–2013, 2024
Labels
MembersLupe Fiasco
Past members

Child Rebel Soldier, shortened CRS, is the alternative hip-hop side project of American rapper Lupe Fiasco. The project was originally a supergroup composed of Lupe (child), Kanye West (rebel), and Pharrell Williams (soldier).[1] Formed in 2007, the trio released two collaborative singles prior to their original disbandment in 2013.

In 2024, Lupe expressed plans to revive the group as a solo side project, where he would strictly rap over Radiohead samples.[2] He released what would be the first Child Rebel Soldier song in almost fourteen years, "Shrink!" on August 14, 2024 via his YouTube channel, sampling the Radiohead song "Optimistic".[3]

  1. ^ "Can't Tell Me Nothing". Amazon. 2008. Retrieved April 12, 2008.
  2. ^ Lewis, Dash. "We've Got a File on You: Lupe Fiasco". Stereogum. Retrieved August 14, 2024.
  3. ^ "CRS - "SHRINK"". YouTube. Retrieved August 14, 2024.