Joyner Lucas

Joyner Lucas
Joyner Lucas performing in 2017.
Background information
Birth name Gary Maurice Lucas, Jr.[1]
Also known as Future Joyner[2]
Born (1988-08-17) August 17, 1988
Worcester, Massachusetts, U.S.
Genres Hip hop
Occupation(s)
  • Rapper
  • poet
  • singer
  • songwriter
  • record producer
Instruments Vocals
Years active 2007–present
Labels Atlantic Records
Associated acts
Website www.joynerlucas.com

Gary Maurice "Joyner" Lucas, Jr.[1] (born August 17, 1988) is an American rapper, poet, singer and songwriter from Worcester, Massachusetts currently signed to Atlantic Records.[3] He garnered widespread exposure and critical acclaim after the release of his single "Ross Capicchioni" in 2015.[2][4] 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[5] after listening to artists like Eminem, The Notorious B.I.G., Nas, and Method Man.[3][6]

He attended South High Community School in Worcester.[6][7]

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.[8] 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.[8]

Lucas went on to release his next mixtape Along Came Joyner on April 5, 2015.[9] This mixtape contained his critically acclaimed "Ross Capicchioni".[2] Following the success of the song, Lucas was featured in the 2015 BET Hip-Hop Awards Cypher.[10]

Lucas signed to Atlantic Records on September 21, 2016.[11] Lucas went on to release a project titled 508-507-2209 on June 16, 2017, with Atlantic Records.[12] The mixtape charted at #7 on the Heatseekers Albums chart on Billboard and contained the singles "I'm Sorry", "Ultrasound" and "Winter Blues".[13]

On November 28, 2017, Lucas released his single "I'm Not Racist", onto his YouTube account which quickly went viral.[14] The song is controversial, rapping about race and society, and race relations from the perspective of a white man, and a black man.[15][16][17][18] Lucas and singer Chris Brown announced their collaboration project, titled Angels & Demons on February 25, 2018[19] with the single "Stranger Things" releasing the following day.[20] 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 of his "I'm kinda a Big Deal" tour in Australia and Europe due to hoarseness and laryngitis[21].

Lucas was featured on "Lucky You" from Eminem's latest album Kamikaze. The song debuted at number 6 on the Billboard Hot 100, marking Lucas' first top 10 entry on the chart.[22]

On October 12, 2018, Lucas announced that he will be releasing a new song on October 17, 2018 with a new project coming very soon. [23]

Personal life

Joyner Lucas has a son whom he references frequently in his music.[24]

Discography

Mixtapes

List of mixtapes, with selected chart positions
Title Album details Peak chart positions
US
Heat
[13]
Listen 2 Me
(as Future Joyner)		 —
Low Frequency Oscillators
  • Released: 2012
  • Label: Dead Silence
  • Format: CD, digital download
 —
Along Came Joyner
  • Released: April 5, 2015[9]
  • Label: Dead Silence
  • Format: CD, digital download
 —
508-507-2209
  • Released: June 16, 2017[12]
  • Label: Atlantic
  • Format: CD, digital download
 7

Collaborative mixtapes

List of mixtapes, with selected details
Title Album details
Workprint: The Greatest Mixtape of All Time
(with Film Skool Rejekts)[3][2]
  • Release date: 2007
  • Label: Self-released
  • Format: Digital download
Angels & Demons[25]
(with Chris Brown)
  • To be released: TBA
  • Label: Atlantic
  • Format: CD, Digital download

Singles

As lead artist

List of singles as lead artist, with showing year released and album name
Title Year Peak chart positions Album
US
[26]		 US
R&B/HH
[27]		 AUS
[28]		 CAN
[29]
"F*ck Your Feelings"[30] 2014 ———— Non-album singles
"Finally Home"[31]
(featuring Trae tha Truth)		 ————
"Intervention"[32] ———
"Ross Capicchioni" 2015 ———— Along Came Joyner
"Half Nigga"[2] ————
"I'm Sorry"[33] 2016 ———— 508-507-2209
"Happy Birthday"[34] ———— non-album singles
"Say Hello to Adele"[35] ————
"Ultrasound"[36] 2017 ———— 508-507-2209
"Just Like You"[37] ————
"Winter Blues"[38] ————
"I'm Not Racist"[39] ———— non-album single
"Stranger Things"[40]
(with Chris Brown)		 2018 914610075 Angels & Demons
"Frozen"[41] ———— non-album single
"I Don't Die"[42]
(with Chris Brown)		 —[upper-alpha 1]——— Angels & Demons

Notes

  1. ↑ "I Don't Die" did not enter the Billboard Hot 100, but peaked at number eight on the Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles chart.[43]
Title Year Album
"Tec in the Church"[44]
(Jarren Benton featuring Locksmith and Joyner Lucas)		 2016 Slow Motion, Vol. 2
"Deserve"[45]
(Kyle Bent featuring Joyner Lucas)		 non-album single
"Sriracha"[46]
(Tech N9ne featuring Logic and Joyner Lucas)		 The Storm
"Lifestyle"[47]
(Kyle Bent featuring Joyner Lucas)		 2017 non-album single
"Don't Run"[48]
(Statik Selektah featuring Joyner Lucas)		 8
"Ain't My Girlfriend"[49]
(Too Short featuring Ty Dolla Sign, Jeremih, French Montana and Joyner Lucas)		 2018 The Pimp Tape

Other charted songs

List of non-single guest appearances, with other performing artists, showing year released and album name
Title Year Peak chart positions Album
US
[26]		 AUS
[50]		 CAN
[51]		 IRL
[52]		 NZ
[53]		 SWE
[54]		 UK
[55]
"Wrote My Way Out" (Remix)
(Lin-Manuel Miranda featuring Royce da 5'9", Black Thought, and Joyner Lucas)[56]		 2018 — — — — — — — Hamilton Mixtape
"Lucky You"
(Eminem featuring Joyner Lucas)[57]		 6 4 3 7 2 3 6 Kamikaze

References

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  2. 1 2 3 4 5 "10 Things to Know About Joyner Lucas". Retrieved 12 July 2017.
  3. 1 2 3 Rao, Naveen (16 June 2017). "Joyner Lucas Wiki: Hip Hop, Album, Gangs, Net Worth, and the Heat of the Street". Earn the Necklace. Retrieved 12 July 2017.
  4. ↑ Robertson, Darryl (22 May 2015). "Joyner Lucas Releases Moving Video About Gang Initiation, 'Ross Capicchioni'". Vibe. Retrieved 12 July 2017.
  5. ↑ "INTERVIEW: Joyner Lucas touches on his flair for storytelling and who he gets compared to". From the O-H. Retrieved 2018-02-01.
  6. 1 2 Infante, Victor D. (23 October 2015). "Worcester rapper Joyner Lucas eyes new EP, Underground Music Award nods". Telegram & Gazette. Retrieved 12 July 2017.
  7. ↑ Williams, Stereo (24 April 2014). "Joyner Lucas: 'A lot of artists are afraid to be themselves'". Rolling Out. Retrieved 12 July 2017.
  8. 1 2 "20 of the Best Lyrics From Joyner Lucas' '508-507-2209' Album". XXL. Retrieved November 30, 2017.
  9. 1 2 "Joyner Lucas - Along Came Joyner Mixtape - Stream & Download". Retrieved July 4, 2017.
  10. ↑ "Twitter Reacts to the 2015 BET Hip-Hop Awards - XXL". XXL Mag. Retrieved 2018-02-01.
  11. ↑ Victor D. Infante Telegram & Gazette Staff. "Worcester rapper Joyner Lucas eyes new EP, Underground Music Award nods - Entertainment & Life - telegram.com - Worcester, MA". telegram.com. Retrieved 2017-07-04.
  12. 1 2 "508-507-2209 by Joyner Lucas on Apple Music". iTunes. Retrieved July 4, 2017.
  13. 1 2 "Joyner Lucas - Chart History: Heatseekers Albums". Billboard. Retrieved July 4, 2017.
  14. ↑ "Joyner Lucas - I'm Not Racist". joyner lucas. Retrieved November 30, 2017.
  15. ↑ Criss, Doug. "'I'm Not Racist' is the brutal race conversation nobody wants to have". CNN. Retrieved November 30, 2017.
  16. ↑ Khal. "Massachusetts Rapper Joyner Lucas Makes Powerful Statement With "I'm Not Racist" Video". Complex. Retrieved November 30, 2017.
  17. ↑ Lindsey India. "Joyner Lucas Confronts Race Relations in I'm Not Racist Video". XXL. Retrieved November 30, 2017.
  18. ↑ "Joyner Lucas Is Going Viral For This 'I'm Not Racist' Video". BET. Retrieved November 30, 2017.
  19. ↑ "Joyner Lucas and Chris Brown Announce Joint Project, Release "Stranger Things"". Complex. Retrieved 2018-03-03.
  20. ↑ "Joyner Lucas & Chris Brown Take a Break From Their Day Jobs to Party in 'Stranger Things' and 'I Don't Die' Video". Billboard. Retrieved 2018-03-03.
  21. ↑ http://hiphopdx.com, HipHopDX -. "Joyner Lucas Cancels Remaining I'm Kind Of A Big Deal Tour Dates". HipHopDX. Retrieved 2018-08-29.
  22. ↑ Trust, Gary. "Drake Ties Usher for Most Weeks at No. 1 in a Year On Billboard Hot 100 as 'In My Feelings' Leads for Ninth Week". Billboard. Retrieved 10 September 2018.
  23. ↑ https://www.instagram.com/p/Bo10lPAnujw/?taken-by=joynerlucas
  24. ↑ "Joyner Lucas Dreams of Acting With Mark Wahlberg One Day - XXL". XXL Mag. Retrieved 2018-02-01.
  25. ↑ "Joyner Lucas & Chris Brown - Stranger Things". YouTube. February 25, 2018. Retrieved February 28, 2018.
  26. 1 2 "Joyner Lucas – Chart History: Billboard Hot 100". Billboard. Retrieved March 13, 2018.
  27. ↑ "Joyner Lucas – Chart History: Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles". Billboard. Retrieved March 24, 2018.
  28. ↑ "ARIA Chart Watch #463". auspOp. March 10, 2018. Retrieved March 10, 2018.
  29. ↑ "Joyner Lucas – Chart History: Canadian Hot 100". Billboard. Retrieved March 24, 2018.
  30. ↑ "F*ck Your Feelings - Single by Joyner Lucas on Apple Music". iTunes. Retrieved July 4, 2017.
  31. ↑ "Finally Home (feat. Trae the Truth) - Single by Joyner Lucas on Apple Music". iTunes. Retrieved July 4, 2017.
  32. ↑ "Intervention - Single by Joyner Lucas on Apple Music". iTunes. Retrieved July 4, 2017.
  33. ↑ "I'm Sorry - Single by Joyner Lucas on Apple Music". iTunes. Retrieved July 4, 2017.
  34. ↑ "Happy Birthday - Single by Joyner Lucas on Apple Music". iTunes. Retrieved July 4, 2017.
  35. ↑ "Say Hello to Adele - Single by Joyner Lucas on Apple Music". iTunes. Retrieved July 4, 2017.
  36. ↑ "Joyner Lucas - Ultrasound - Stream [New Song] - HotNewHipHop". HotNewHipHop. Retrieved July 4, 2017.
  37. ↑ "Joyner Lucas "Just Like You" Video [New Video] - HotNewHipHop". HotNewHipHop. Retrieved July 4, 2017.
  38. ↑ "Joyner Lucas - Winter Blues - Stream [New Song] - HotNewHipHop". HotNewHipHop. Retrieved July 4, 2017.
  39. ↑ "Powerful: Joyner Lucas - I'm Not Racist (Two Sides Of The Racial & Political Spectrum)". WORLDSTARHIPHOP. Retrieved 2017-11-28.
  40. ↑ "Stranger Things - Single by Joyner Lucas & Chris Brown on Apple Music". iTunes. Retrieved February 27, 2018.
  41. ↑ "Frozen - Single by Joyner Lucas on Apple Music". iTunes. Retrieved April 2, 2018.
  42. ↑ "I Don't Die - Single by Joyner Lucas & Chris Brown on Apple Music". iTunes. Retrieved May 4, 2018.
  43. ↑ "Joyner Lucas Chart History: Bubbling Under Hot 100". Billboard. Retrieved May 15, 2018.
  44. ↑ "Jarren Benton - Tec In The Church Feat. Locksmith & Joyner Lucas". HotNewHipHop. Retrieved 2018-08-21.
  45. ↑ "Deserve (feat. Joyner Lucas) - Single by Kyle Bent on Apple Music". iTunes. Retrieved December 5, 2017.
  46. ↑ "Tech N9ne, Logic and Joyner Lucas Take Turns Destroying New Song "Sriracha"". XXL. Retrieved July 12, 2017.
  47. ↑ "KYLE BENT reveals new single "Lifestyle (feat. Joyner Lucas)" -". ventsmagazine.com. Retrieved 2018-08-29.
  48. ↑ "Statik Selektah Enlists Joyner Lucas For "Don't Run"". HotNewHipHop. Retrieved 2018-08-31.
  49. ↑ "Too Short Drops Video for "Ain't My Girlfriend" f/ Ty Dolla Sign, Jeremih, French Montana, and Joyner Lucas". Complex. Retrieved 2018-08-29.
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  51. ↑ "Joyner Lucas Chart History: Canadian Hot 100". Billboard. Retrieved September 11, 2018.
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  56. ↑ "Lin-Manuel Miranda Enlists Royce Da 5'9", Joyner Lucas & Black Thought For 'Wrote My Way Out' Remix". Billboard. Retrieved 2018-08-29.
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