Lupe Fiasco, Santigold Check In As ‘Summit On The Summit’ Team Nears Kilimanjaro’s Peak

Santi says talking with African villagers about clean water is ‘a great incentive to climb the mountain.’ By Gil Kaufman Lupe Fiasco on Mount Kilimanjaro Photo: Summit on the Summit Over the past five days, Lupe Fiasco has seen it all: rain, sleet, snow, tropical heat, fog, wind and bone-chilling cold. But just hours before slipping on his boots again for the final 15-hour climb to the top of Mount Kilimanjaro in Tanzania, the rapper told MTV News on Monday morning (January 11) that he’s feeling really good about the trek. “It’s been an arduous task,” said a slightly winded-sounding Lupe about the journey to the top of the highest mountain in Africa (19,340 feet) as part of the Summit on the Summit project to raise awareness about clean water

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Lupe Fiasco, Santigold Check In As ‘Summit On The Summit’ Team Nears Kilimanjaro’s Peak

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