Kanye + Lupe + Pharrell = CRS

You may have first caught the super group CRS on Kanye West's Can't Tell Me Nothing mixtape that preceded his recent album, Graduation. If not, we have the music video of the song that appeared on the mixtape below. The video for "US Placers" is unofficial, but the quality is still great. Since none of the three artists were actually involved with the making of the video, none of them appear. But child versions of all three take their place. Kid Kanye looks a wee but awkward, but Kid Pharrell is perfect. Kid Lupe is a bit in between the two.

No word yet if this trio plans on producing more than this one track, but various interviews with Lupe Fiasco revealed that they are trying and aiming for late 2008.

Another interesting subject for speculation is what exactly CRS stands for. The most common choice seems to be Child Rebel Solider. Lupe being the child, Kanye the rebel and Pharrell Williams the solider. However, GBH said it was Chicago Runs Shit. I prefer GBH's take on CRS, but the only problem with that is Pharrell isn't from Chicago. Who knows.

Don't forget Lupe will be at Yale this Friday. I was corrected and told it wasn't for their spring concert, but instead part of their Black Solidarity Conference.