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{{Short description|American musician and actor (born 1960)}}
{{For|the 1996 album|Uncle Luke (album)}}
{{Redirect|Luke Skyywalker|the Star Wars character|Luke Skywalker}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=May 2017}}
{{Infobox person
| name               = Uncle Luke
| image              = File:Luther Campbell by David Cabrera.jpg
| caption            = Luke in May 2017
| image_size         = 
| birth_name         = Luther Roderick Campbell
| alias              = {{flatlist|
* Luke Skyywalker
* Solo Luke
* Uncle Luke
* Luke
}}
| birth_date         = {{Birth date and age|mf=yes|1960|12|22}} 
| birth_place        = [[Miami]], [[Florida]], U.S.
| occupation         = {{flatlist|
* Rapper
* promoter
* record executive
* actor
}}
| years_active       = {{flatlist|
* 1981–2010
* 2017–present
}}
| awards             = 
| module             = {{Infobox musical artist|embed=yes
| background   = solo_singer
| instrument   = Vocals
| genre        = {{flatlist|
* [[Southern hip hop]]
* [[Miami bass]]
}}
| label        = {{flatlist|
* [[Luke Records|Luke]]
* [[Atlantic Records|Atlantic]]
* [[Island Records|Island]]
* [[Koch Records|Koch]]
* [[Virgin Records|Virgin]]
}}
| associated_acts = {{flatlist|
* [[2 Live Crew]]
* [[Fresh Kid Ice (rapper)|Fresh Kid Ice]]
* [[Mr. Mixx]]
* [[Brother Marquis]]
* Verb
* [[Professor Griff]]
* Mike Fresh
* DJ Slice
* DJ Spin Felix Sama
* [[DJ Laz]]
* [[Cedric Moore]]
}}
| website = 
}}
}}

'''Luther Roderick Campbell''' (born December 22, 1960), also known as '''Luke Skyywalker''', '''Uncle Luke''' and simply '''Luke''', is an American rapper, promoter, [[record executive]], actor, and former leader of the rap group [[2 Live Crew]]. He is known for having helped create the [[Miami bass]] genre,<ref name="Phillips 2021">{{cite web | last=Phillips | first=Lior | title=Hoop There It Is: How a Band With One Album Became the Sound of 'Space Jam' | website=The Ringer | date=2021-07-14 | url=https://www.theringer.com/music/2021/7/14/22575900/quad-city-djs-space-jam-original-theme-song-soundtrack | access-date=2024-01-15}}</ref> for establishing one of the first rap groups and rap labels in [[Southern hip hop]],<ref name="Red Bull 2015">{{cite web | title=Interview: Uncle Luke | website=Red Bull Music Academy Daily | date=2015-08-07 | url=https://daily.redbullmusicacademy.com/2015/08/uncle-luke-interview/ | access-date=2024-01-15}}</ref> and his sexually crude [[Call and response (music)|call and response]] lyrics which were unique for the time period.<ref name="Quirk 2006">{{cite web | last=Quirk | first=Justin | title=The ace of Miami bass | website=the Guardian | date=2006-05-26 | url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2006/may/27/popandrock | access-date=2024-01-15}}</ref><ref name="Estevez Hardy 2023">{{cite web | last1=Estevez | first1=Marjua | last2=Hardy | first2=Shanae | title=50 Years of Miami Hip-Hop and Rap Music History | website=Miami New Times | date=2023-08-14 | url=https://www.miaminewtimes.com/music/50-years-of-miami-hip-hop-17605868 | access-date=2024-01-15}}</ref> He also starred in a short-lived show on [[VH1]], ''Luke's Parental Advisory''.