Lupe and Airplanes

So it came to my attention that B.O.B should be thanking Lupe for not releasing Airplanes. He passed it up giving B.O.B a chance to cash in on the hit.

Lupe's demo, which was intended for his album Lasers, doesn't differ too radically from Bobby Ray's version: Williams' vocal contributions are exactly the same, and the symphonic, piano-powered instrumentation is intact. Still, it's interesting to hear the lyrical differences: Lupe tells a story of two lovers who are surviving an apocalyptic nightmare, while B.o.B uses the track as a springboard for rapping about his sudden rise to success.

This isn't the first time Fiasco, who butted heads over the release of Lasers with his label Atlantic, has recorded demos that were later used by fellow artists on his label. The rapper originally cut a version of "Nothin' on You," later turned into a smash hit by B.o.B and Bruno Mars.

Hear Lupe Fiasco's version of "Airplanes (feat. Hayley Williams)"