Gary Maurice Lucas Jr. (born: August 17, 1988), better known online as Joyner Lucas, is an American rapper and singer known for his music.
Career[]
Lucas began rapping at the age of 10. He originally went by "G-Storm", but by 2007, he had changed his stage name to "Future Joyner" and started working with his cousin Cyrus tha Great, forming a group called Film Skool Rejekts. That year, they released Workprint: The Greatest Mixtape of All Time. Lucas released his first solo mixtape, titled Listen to Me, in 2011. After the rapper Future came to prominence, Lucas dropped the "Future" from his name and continued as Joyner Lucas. He released his first mixtape under this new moniker in 2013, titled LFO's (Low Frequency Oscillators). His next mixtape, Along Came Joyner, was released in 2015. This mixtape contained his critically acclaimed "Ross Capicchioni".
In 2017, Lucas released the single "I'm Not Racist" via his YouTube channel. The music video quickly went viral and gained critical acclaim. The controversial song is about race and society, and race relations from the perspectives of a white man and a black man. Lucas and Chris Brown announced a collaborative project titled Angels & Demons in February 2018, with the project's first single "Stranger Things" later that month. In April, Lucas released the single "Frozen", a song focused on different forms of reckless driving. The second single from Angels and Demons, "I Don't Die", was released on May 2.
In 2018, Lucas announced that he would be releasing his debut studio album titled ADHD. He also announced a single from the album that would be released days after. The song, titled "I Love", was released as the lead single from ADHD, which was released on March 27, 2020.
Channel[]
Lucas created his channel on June 8, 2013, and he uploaded his first video on September 5, 2014. He uploaded music videos and audio to his channel.
