In the song, Lupe yells "FREE CHILLY" that is a reference to another song on his album. Outside of the United States, "Superstar" peaked within the top ten of the charts in the Republic of Ireland, Turkey, and the United Kingdom. "Superstar" peaked at number ten on the Billboard Hot 100. Star baseball player Hanley Ramírez used the song as his walk-up music at Florida Marlins home games. The song is featured on the soundtracks of NFL Tour and NHL 2K10.
As of December 31, it appeared at number 84 on BET's Notarized: Top 100 Videos of 2007 countdown. It premiered on BET's 106 & Park on November 23 and on February 19 it moved up to the number one spot on the countdown.
On Novemthe official video was released and it was directed by Hype Williams. iTunes released "Superstar" on Septemalong with a radio version of "Dumb It Down." It is the first single off his 2007 album Lupe Fiasco's The Cool. Make no mistake, The Cool's stuffy and its plot a bitch to decipher (only four joints detail the story), but every 16-bar verse is stuffed, even the glitzy Snoop collab, "Hi-Definition," with zingers garnishing crates of encrypted metrical compositions that demand critical analysis from student groups of no more than four, no less than two to a table." Superstar" is a song performed by rapper Lupe Fiasco featuring Matthew Santos. And when Lupe rattles off stardom's pitfalls, and on about gentrification, AIDS, children murdering infidels in blind faith, his Japanese custom threads, touring's effect on romance, and representing Chicago to the fullest, he attacks. Soundtrakk's distinct production, his mechanic hybrids of syrupy soul, strings, and laser-beam synthesizer provide the canvas. Welcome to cutting off dated neo-clowns like Common so they can pursue clothing lines and stock roles in action flicks. Welcome to not having to listen to that Def Jux, tongue-twisting shit with no bounce just to feel better about jamming so much violence and misogyny. Welcome to not having a nerdy, bearded Northerner with specs wax worldly. Tough to imagine this guy getting any more famous, but now he's manifested and presented hip-hop's doomsday device: a missile set to vaporize rogue states of underground promoters, producers, and rappers – the kind to dish out $1,500 for 15 minutes of stage time before Chamillionaire rocks a car show. Alas, the game isn't kind to virtuosos who don't slow down workout regimens long enough to revel in ironic minstrelsy. Tireless hall monitor aesthetics and suspect taste be damned, Lupe Fiasco's narrative gifts and labyrinth flow carry weight. Lupe Fiasco Lupe Fiasco's The Cool (Atlantic)
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