Luke Christopher
{{short description|American rapper}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=October 2019}}
{{Infobox musical artist
| name = Luke Christopher
| image = Luke Christopher The Renaissance.jpg
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| birth_name = Luke Christopher Hubbard
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1993|05|08}}
| birth_place = Los Angeles, California
| origin = Los Angeles, California
| genre = {{flatlist|
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| occupation = {{flatlist|
- Rapper
- singer-songwriter
- producer
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| years_active = 2015–present
| label = ByStorm Entertainment / RCA
| associated_acts =
| website = {{URL|www.lukechristopherofficial.com/|Luke Christopher official website}}
}}
Luke Christopher Hubbard (born May 8, 1993) is an American rapper, singer, producer and songwriter.{{cite web | url=http://www.hotnewhiphop.com/luke-christopher-luke-christopher-the-alphabet-video.20251.html | title=Luke Christopher "The Alphabet (Official Music Video)" | publisher=Hotnewhiphop.com | date=October 15, 2013 | access-date=June 24, 2015 | author=Ray, Jason}} Known as Luke Christopher, he is signed to ByStorm Entertainment / RCA.
Early life
Luke Christopher was born in Van Nuys, CA. He grew up in the San Fernando Valley and in Westlake Village, California.{{cite web | url=http://urbanbridgez.com/2013/11/29/meet-n-greet-rcas-newest-hip-hop-signee-luke-christopher/ | title=Meet-N-Greet: RCA's Newest Hip-Hop Signee Luke Christopher | publisher=Urbanbridgez.com | date=November 29, 2013 | access-date=June 24, 2015}}{{cite web | url=http://www.vibe.com/2014/11/meet-luke-christopher-interview/ | title=Meet Luke Christopher, The West Coast's Next Big Thing | work=Vibe (magazine) | date=November 18, 2014 | access-date=June 24, 2015}} As a teenager, he started making songs in his room from scratch. After graduating from high school, he was accepted by the University of Southern California, but he did not attend due to the fact that he was offered a record deal by Interscope Records his senior year of high school.
Career
Early on in his career, Christopher was discovered by Music Executive Ron Fair and Jimmy Iovine his senior year of high school.{{cite web | url=http://blackamericaweb.com/2014/08/13/luke-christopher-discusses-being-signed-twice-before-the-age-of-21/ | title=Luke Christopher Discusses Being Signed Twice Before The Age Of 21 | publisher=blackamericaweb.com | date=August 13, 2014 | access-date=June 24, 2015 | author=Manison, Kiera}} Before releasing his first mixtape, Christopher had released several songs.{{cite web | url=http://thekollection.com/building-skies-luke-christopher-mixtape/ | title=Building Skies – Luke Christopher (Mixtape) | publisher=thekollection.com | date=January 2, 2012 | access-date=June 24, 2015}} On January 1, 2012, he released his debut mixtape, titled Building Skies.{{cite web | url=https://tipofthetung.wordpress.com/2012/02/15/luke-christopher-building-skies-mixtape/ | title=Luke Christopher – Building Skies (Mixtape) | publisher=Tip of the Tung | date=February 15, 2012 | access-date=June 24, 2015 | author=DePetris, Aaron}}{{cite web | url=http://breakonacloud.com/2012/01/02/luke-christopher-building-skies-mixtape/ | title=Luke Christopher – Building Skies (Mixtape) | publisher=breakonacloud.com | date=January 2, 2012 | access-date=June 24, 2015}} The music was compared to Drake's by musical website Breakonacloud.com. On July 6, 2012 he released TMRW, TMRW, a mixtape that began to make waves in Los Angeles.{{cite web | url=http://defpenradio.com/mixtape-luke-christopher-tmrw-tmrw/ | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150713120654/http://defpenradio.com/mixtape-luke-christopher-tmrw-tmrw/ | url-status=usurped | archive-date=July 13, 2015 | title=MIXTAPE: Luke Christopher – TMRW, TMRW | publisher=defpenradio.com | date=July 7, 2012 | access-date=June 24, 2015}}{{cite web | url=http://www.themaskedgorilla.com/new-mixtape-luke-christopher-tmrw-tmrw/ | title=NEW MIXTAPE: Luke Christopher – TMRW TMRW | publisher=themaskedgorilla.com | date=July 6, 2012 | access-date=June 24, 2015}}
In 2013 he signed a record agreement with ByStorm Entertainment / RCA by Mark Pitts and Peter Edge.{{cite web | url=http://theboombox.com/luke-christopher-new-album-interview/ | title=Luke Christopher Talks Debut Album, Common's Advice & Kanye West's Influence | publisher=theboombox.com | date=August 22, 2014 | access-date=June 24, 2015 | author=Tan, Emily}} On September 30, 2014 he landed a new mixtape titled TMRW, TMRW Pt. II.{{cite web | url=http://360magazine.tumblr.com/post/98831892003/bystorm-entertainments-luke-christopher-releases | title=ByStorm Entertainment's LUKE CHRISTOPHER Releases New Mixtape TMRW TMRW PT II | publisher=360magazine | date=September 30, 2013 | access-date=June 24, 2015}} Most of the mixtape's fifteen tracks were produced by Luke himself.{{cite web | url=http://guardianlv.com/2014/11/luke-christopher-tmrw-tmrw-pt-ii-review/ | title=Luke Christopher 'TMRW TMRW Pt. II' (Review) | publisher=Guardian Liberty Voice | date=November 19, 2014 | access-date=June 24, 2015 | author=Cole, Tyler}} On January 24, 2015 Christopher's song "Lot to Learn" entered the Billboard Twitter Emerging Artists Charts at 28.{{cite magazine | url=http://www.billboard.com/charts/twitter-emerging-artists/2015-01-24 | title=Billboard Twitter Emerging Artists – January 24, 2015 | magazine=Billboard | date=January 24, 2015 | access-date=June 24, 2015}}
On September 11, 2015, Christopher released a double EP, YSTRDY and TMRW. While YSTRDY contains remastered songs from old projects, TMRW features new content including the hit single "They Know". After its debut on iTunes, TMRW immediate positioned itself in the Top 100 albums in the Hip-Hop/Rap category. His song Roses from the TMRW was subsequently featured in the Galaxy S7 ad campaign.{{cite web |url=http://theboombox.com/luke-christopher-ystrdy-tmrw-review/ |title=Luke Christopher, 'YSTRDY' & 'TMRW' [REVIEW] |last1=Victoria |first1= Johnson|date=September 21, 2015 |website= |access-date=September 8, 2016 |quote=His second effort, TMRW, proves that sometimes you have to bring a bit of the past into the future, as it modernizes ’30s-style jazz with piano medleys and drum snares on the first track, "Roses."}}{{cite web |url=http://tvadvertsongs.com/samsung-go-with-galaxy/#comment-2145 |title=Samsung: Go with Galaxy |last1= Lee|first1= sungyoung|date=July 27, 2016 |website= |access-date=September 8, 2016 }}
On July 28, 2017 he published his first studio album "TMRWFRVR" including 15 songs, one of which was a copy of the 2015 hit song from the album "TMRW", "Lot to Learn" (ByStorm Entertainment and RCA).
On August 10, 2018, Christopher released the first single of his project "THE RENAISSANCE" called 'TROUBLE'. This began the weekly releasing of new singles from this project. The project ended on August 1, 2019, after he released the final song from the project 'BIG HEADED'. By the end of the project, he had released 52 songs.
Discography
=Studio albums=
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| scope="row"| TMRWFRVR{{cite web|url=https://rcarecords.com/news/luke-christopher-announces-july-28th-release-date-highly-anticipated-debut-album-tmrwfrvr-releases-new-single-video-waterfalls/|title=Luke Christopher Announces July 28th Release Date For His Highly-Anticipated Debut Album Tmrwfrvr; Releases New Single And Video 'Waterfalls'|publisher=RCA Records|date=June 23, 2017|access-date=July 28, 2017}}
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=Extended plays=
- TMRW (2015)
=Mixtapes=
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| scope="row"| Building Skies
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| scope="row"| TMRW, TMRW
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| scope="row"| The Wonder Years Pt.1{{cite web|url=http://www.ohsofreshmusic.com/2013/10/luke-christopher-wonder-years-ep.html|title=Luke Christopher – The Wonder Years (EP)|author=Kunsman, Todd|date=October 30, 2013|publisher=Ohsofreshmusic.com|access-date=June 24, 2015}}
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| scope="row"| TMRW, TMRW Pt. II
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=Singles=
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! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:1em;"| Year ! scope="col" colspan="7" style="width:2em;"| Peak chart positions ! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:11em;"| Album |
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| scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;"| AUS {{cite web|url=http://www.australian-charts.com/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Luke+Christopher|title=australian-charts.com – Discography Luke Christopher|publisher=Hung Medien|access-date=January 25, 2017}} ! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;"| AUT ! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;"| GER ! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;"| ITA ! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;"| NED ! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;"| NOR ! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;"| SWE |
| scope="row"| "Life Jackets"
| rowspan="2"| 2014 | — || — || — || — || — || — || — | rowspan="2" {{N/A|Non-album singles}} |
| scope="row"| "Ms. Holy Water"
| — || — || — || — || — || — || — |
| scope="row"| "They Know"
| rowspan="3"| 2015 | — || — || — || — || — || — || — | TMRW |
| scope="row"| "Upside Down"
| — || — || — || — || — || — || — | rowspan="2" {{N/A|Non-album singles}} |
| scope="row"| "Plans"
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| scope="row"| "Lot to Learn"
| rowspan="2"| 2016 | 26 || 32 || 36 || 43 || 59 || 25 || 27 | TMRW |
| scope="row"| "Changed Me"
| — || — || — || — || — || — || — | {{N/A|Non-album single}} |
| scope="row"| "Waterfalls"
| 2017 | — || — || — || — || — || — || — | TMRWFRVR |
References
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External links
- [https://archive.today/20130729100647/http://www.lukechristophermusic.com/ Official website]
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