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| Joyner Lucas | |
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| Age | 30 |
| Also known as | Future Joyner |
| Birth date | August 17, 1988 |
| Birth name | Gary Maurice Lucas, Jr. |
| Born in | Worcester, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| Genres' | Hip-Hop |
| Occupation(s) | Rapper, poet, singer, songwriter, record producer |
| Years active | 2007–present |
| Label(s) | Atlantic Records |
| Associated acts | Boi-1da, Chris Brown, Tech N9ne, Eminem |
| Website | Joyner's Official Site |
Joyner Lucas[]
Gary Maurice "Joyner" Lucas, Jr. (born August 17, 1988) is an American rapper, poet, singer, and songwriter from Worcester, Massachusetts currently signed to Atlantic Records. He garnered widespread exposure and critical acclaim after the release of his single "Ross Capicchioni" in 2015. In 2017, he released his fourth mixtape (and first on a major label).
Early life[]
Gary Lucas was born on August 17, 1988, in Worcester, Massachusetts. Lucas began rapping at the age of ten after listening to artists like Eminem, The Notorious B.I.G., Nas, and Method Man. He attended South High Community School in Worcester.
Career[]
Lucas first started recording under the name G-Storm. In 2007, he changed his stage name to Future Joyner and started working with his uncle, Cyrus tha Great, and formed a group called "Film Skool Rejekts". They released their mixtape, Workprint: The Greatest Mixtape of All Time in the same year. Lucas went on to release his first mixtape under the name Future Joyner titled Listen 2 Me in 2011. After rapper Future came to prominence, Lucas dropped the "Future" from his name and continued as Joyner Lucas.
Lucas went on to release his next mixtape Along Came Joyner on April 5, 2015. This mixtape contained his critically acclaimed "Ross Capicchioni". Following the success of the song, Lucas was featured in the 2015 BET Hip-Hop Awards Cypher.
Lucas signed to Atlantic Records on September 21, 2016. Lucas went on to release a project titled 508-507-2209 on June 16, 2017, with Atlantic Records. The mixtape charted at #7 on the Heatseekers Albums chart on Billboard and contained the singles "I'm Sorry", "Ultrasound" and "Winter Blues".
On November 28, 2017, Lucas released his single "I'm Not Racist", onto his YouTube account which quickly went viral. The song is controversial, rapping about race and society, and race relations from the perspective of a white man, and a black man. Lucas and singer Chris Brown announced their collaboration project, titled Angels & Demons on February 25, 2018, with the single "Stranger Things" releasing the following day. On April 1, 2018, Lucas released his single entitled "Frozen", a song focused on different forms of reckless driving. The next single from the Angels and Demons collaborative mixtape "I Don't Die" was released on May 2.
On July 31, 2018, Lucas announced he was forced to cancel shows off his "I'm kinda a Big Deal" tour in Australia and Europe due to hoarseness and laryngitis.
Lucas was featured on "Lucky You" from Eminem's album "Kamikaze." The song debuted at number 6 on the Billboard Hot 100, marking Lucas' first top 10 entry on the chart.
Personal life[]
Joyner Lucas has a son whom he references frequently in his music.
Discography[]
Mixtapes[]
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions |
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| US Heat "HeatseekerssAlbums" | ||
| Listen 2 Me (as Future Joyner) |
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| Low Frequency Oscillators |
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| Along Came Joyner |
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| 508-507-2209 |
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Collaborative mixtapes[]
| Title | Album details |
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| Workprint: The Greatest Mixtape of All Time (with Film Skool Rejekts) "ETN"/> "Stashed" |
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| Angels & Demons [1] Joyner Lucas & Chris Brown - Stranger Things YouTube February 25, 2018 February 28, 2018 (with Chris Brown) |
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