International 411: Lupe Fiasco for Mt Kilimanjaro

Grammy-nominated Hip-Hop artist Lupe Fiasco has pledged to climb Africa’s tallest mountain in efforts to heighten awareness of the world’s growing water crisis.

Ethiopian pop artist, Kenna, recruited the Chicago emcee to the cause. The Ethiopian star, whose father nearly died as a child due to lack of clean drinking water, is making the mountain trek for an issue that has affected his family, reports BET.com.