F.Stokes
{{Short description|American rapper}}
{{Infobox musical artist
| name = F.Stokes
| image =
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| birth_name = Rodney Lucas
| alias =
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1982|12|11}}{{citation needed|date=November 2013}}
| birth_place = South Side, Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
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| death_place =
| genre = Hip hop
| occupation = Rapper
| years_active = 2009–present
| label =
| associated_acts = {{hlist|Lazerbeak|Paper Tiger}}
| website = {{URL|https://fstokes.bandcamp.com}}
}}
Rodney Lucas (born December 11, 1982), better known by his stage name F.Stokes (pronounced "F Dot Stokes"),{{cite web|url=https://madison.com/entertainment/music/f-stokes-no-longer-an-outsider-in-hip-hop-scene/article_cae71cae-ed42-5407-95ae-ad1091bf605b.html|title=F.Stokes no longer an outsider in hip-hop scene|work=Madison.com|first=Rob|last=Thomas|date=April 20, 2010|access-date=April 30, 2020}} is an American rapper from South Side, Chicago, Illinois.{{cite web|url=http://motherboard.vice.com/blog/f-stokes|title=Hip-Hop's Internet Problem: An Interview with Madison Rapper F.Stokes|work=Vice|first=Derek|last=Mead|date=2012|access-date=November 17, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150610200005/http://motherboard.vice.com/blog/f-stokes|archive-date=June 10, 2015|url-status=dead}}
Early life
Rodney Lucas is originally from South Side, Chicago, Illinois. Around the age of 11, he moved to Madison, Wisconsin. He attended Madison West High School. At the age of 19, he moved to New York City, New York.{{cite web|url=http://www.redbull.com/us/en/music/stories/1331597299541/interview-with-emerging-artist-f-stokes|title=F.Stokes Is Fearless|work=Red Bull|first=Elliott|last=Sharp|date=June 18, 2013|access-date=April 30, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130621093117/http://www.redbull.com/us/en/music/stories/1331597299541/interview-with-emerging-artist-f-stokes|archive-date=June 21, 2013}} He interned at Def Jam Recordings and worked at Grandstand Entertainment.{{cite web|url=https://madison.com/entertainment/music/f-stokes-rapper-with-madison-ties-delivers-truth-between-the/article_7269c606-c944-11de-b24e-001cc4c03286.html|title=F. Stokes: Rapper with Madison ties delivers truth between the lines|work=Madison.com|first=Katjusa|last=Cisar|date=July 24, 2008|access-date=April 30, 2020}}
Career
Lucas' stage name, F.Stokes, derives from Flukey Stokes, who lived in his Chicago neighborhood growing up.{{cite web|url=http://junglegymmagazine.com/2010/10/04/f-dot-stokes-interview/|title=Interview: Diary Of F.Stokes|work=Jungle Gym Magazine|first=Nate|last=Santos|date=October 4, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141023103938/http://junglegymmagazine.com/2010/10/04/f-dot-stokes-interview/|archive-date=October 23, 2014|url-status=dead}}
In 2009, he released a collaborative studio album with producer Lazerbeak, titled Death of a Handsome Bride.{{cite web|url=http://www.avclub.com/articles/you-may-not-agree-with-what-f-stokes-is-saying-but,46001/|title=You may not agree with what F. Stokes is saying, but you'll respect it|work=The A.V. Club|first=Joel|last=Shanahan|date=October 13, 2010|access-date=April 30, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130702053603/http://www.avclub.com/articles/you-may-not-agree-with-what-f-stokes-is-saying-but,46001/|archive-date=July 2, 2013}} In 2012, he released the Love, Always EP.{{cite web|url=http://beatsperminute.com/media/video-f-stokes-my-simple/|title=Video: F. Stokes - "My Simple"|work=Beats Per Minute|first=Erik|last=Burg|date=January 23, 2012|access-date=April 30, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120125063624/http://beatsperminute.com/media/video-f-stokes-my-simple/|archive-date=January 25, 2012}}{{cite web|url=https://thesource.com/2012/04/25/fstokestalksresponsibleraptouringoverseasthelovealwaysepwiththesourcecom/|title=F. Stokes Talks Responsible Rap, Touring Overseas & The "Love, Always EP" with TheSource.com|work=The Source|first=Daren|last=Hill|date=April 25, 2012|access-date=April 30, 2020}} In 2013, he released a studio album, Fearless Beauty, entirely produced by Paper Tiger.{{cite web|url=http://potholesinmyblog.com/f-stokes-shaka-zulu-p-paper-tiger-potholes-premiere/|title=F.Stokes - "Shaka Zulu" P. Paper Tiger (Potholes Premiere)|work=Potholes in My Blog|first=Andrew|last=Martin|date=May 9, 2013|access-date=April 30, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130828163857/http://potholesinmyblog.com/f-stokes-shaka-zulu-p-paper-tiger-potholes-premiere/|archive-date=August 28, 2013}}{{cite web|url=https://www.okayplayer.com/news/f-stokes-carpe-diem-mp3.html|title=OKP Premiere: F.Stokes "Carpe Diem"|work=Okayplayer|author=Shamz|date=June 5, 2013|access-date=April 30, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131009224904/https://www.okayplayer.com/news/f-stokes-carpe-diem-mp3.html|archive-date=October 9, 2013}} In that year, he appeared as a rap coach on the MTV television series Made.{{cite web|url=http://onwaxmag.com/f-stokes/|title=F.Stokes|work=On Wax|first=Ural|last=Garrett|date=June 23, 2013|access-date=April 30, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130701022145/http://onwaxmag.com/f-stokes/|archive-date=July 1, 2013}} He starred in the 2015 short film Melville.{{cite web|url=https://madison.com/ct/news/local/city-life/q-a-rodney-lucas-is-the-man-behind-f-stokes/article_1aa5594f-d2b9-52b7-a1c2-1ce63e0dceac.html|title=Q&A: Rodney Lucas is the man behind F. Stokes, Rappin' Ricky and 'A Princess Named Leroy'|work=Madison.com|first=Jason|last=Joyce|date=October 11, 2015|access-date=April 30, 2020}}
Style and influences
In a 2012 interview, F.Stokes stated that his early works reflected his environment such as pimps and gangsters.{{cite web|url=http://www.hiphopdx.com/index/dxnext/id.238/title.f-stokes-recalls-interning-for-50-cent-explains-moving-to-harlem-because-of-malcolm-x|title=F. Stokes Recalls Interning For 50 Cent, Explains Moving To Harlem Because Of Malcolm X|work=HipHopDX|first=Jonathan|last=Tobias|date=March 29, 2012|access-date=April 30, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120822132411/http://www.hiphopdx.com/index/dxnext/id.238/title.f-stokes-recalls-interning-for-50-cent-explains-moving-to-harlem-because-of-malcolm-x|archive-date=August 22, 2012}} His music has also been influenced by Patti Smith, Johnny Cash, Miles Davis, and Kanye West.{{cite web|url=http://www.citybeat.com/cincinnati/blog-3925-daily_mpmfer_fstokes_culture_queer_and_more.html|title=Daily MPMFer: F.Stokes, Culture Queer and More|work=Cincinnati CityBeat|first=Mike|last=Breen|date=September 17, 2012|access-date=November 20, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141026202651/http://citybeat.com/cincinnati/blog-3925-daily_mpmfer_fstokes_culture_queer_and_more.html|archive-date=October 26, 2014|url-status=dead}}
Discography
=Studio albums=
- Death of a Handsome Bride (2009) {{small|(with Lazerbeak)}}
- Fearless Beauty (2013)
=Mixtapes=
- F.I.L.M. (Forever I Love Madison) (2009)
- Baked Goods (2011)
=EPs=
- Remnants of a Broken Soul (2010)
- Love, Always (2012)
- Liquor Sto' Diaries (2014)
- A Princess Named Leroy (2015)
=Singles=
- "Shaka Zulu" (2013)
- "1954" (2013)
- "Carpe Diem" (2013)
=Guest appearances=
- Mister Modo & Ugly Mac Beer - "He's Alive" from Remi Domost (2010)
- Mister Modo & Ugly Mac Beer - "Diggin' in the Crates" from Modonut 2 (2011)
- Deadlinz - "Head to the Sky" from Sonik Fiktion (2012)
- Bastille - "Love Don't Live Here" from Other People's Heartache (2012)
- Bastille - "Basement" from Other People's Heartache Part 2 (2012)
- Mister Modo & Ugly Mac Beer - "Ghost to the Ghetto" and "The Preacher" from Night Time Stories (2018)
Filmography
=Short films=
- Melville (2015)
=Television=
- Made (2013)
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- {{SoundCloud|f-stokes}}
- {{Discogs artist|F. Stokes}}
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Category:American male rappers
Category:21st-century American rappers