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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}}
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| 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''.

==Early life and education==
Luther Campbell was born on December 22, 1960, in [[Miami]]. His mother was a beautician of [[Bahamians|Bahamian]] ancestry and his father was a custodian of [[Jamaica|Jamaican]] ancestry.<ref>[http://www.nndb.com/people/241/000088974/ Jamaican Ancestry <!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> He was the youngest of five sons and was named after [[Martin Luther King Jr.|Martin Luther King Jr]]. He was raised [[Catholic Church|Catholic]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=LUTHER CAMPBELL TAKES THE RAP |url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-1992-07-17-9203040625-story.html |access-date=2022-11-01 |website=Chicago Tribune}}</ref>

After graduating from [[Miami Beach Senior High School]] in 1979, Campbell was asked by his mother to leave the house every weekday from 8:30am to 4:30pm regardless of his employment status.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2012/11/06/sports/football/luther-campbell-has-a-new-gig-and-a-new-rap-for-his-players.html|title=Luther Campbell Has a New Gig, and a New Rap for His Players|last=Bishop|first=Greg|date=2012-11-05|work=The New York Times|access-date=2019-02-26|language=en-US|issn=0362-4331}}</ref>

==Career==
===1980s===
In the early 1980s, Campbell worked as a cook at [[Mount Sinai Medical Center (Miami)|Mount Sinai Hospital]] in [[Miami Beach]] and as a concert promoter in [[Miami]], bringing rap groups of that era to Miami. In 1983, he also enrolled in an eight-week study course at Miami [[public radio]] station [[WDNA]], where he learned basic audio editing and production techniques.

In 1984, Campbell took notice of a single from [[California]] named "Revelation" by [[2 Live Crew]], which consisted of two rappers ([[Fresh Kid Ice]] and Amazing V) and a DJ ([[Mr. Mixx]]). The single was a hit on the South Florida club circuit, and Campbell decided to bring them from California to Miami for a performance. He took a special interest in the group and began managing them.

2 Live Crew eventually fully relocated to Florida without Amazing Vee and in 1986, 2 Live Crew recorded "Throw the D" with "Ghetto Bass" on the B-side, they went into a joint venture with Campbell to start Luke Skyywalker Records, which was also his first MC name.

In April of that year, [[Brother Marquis]] joined the group in Miami. Campbell gave The 2 Live Crew a record deal and officially joined the group. They exploded on the local scene with their gold-selling debut album, ''[[The 2 Live Crew Is What We Are]]'' (1986). This made Luke Skyyywalker and his bandmates rap superstars in south Florida.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.riaa.com/gold-platinum/?tab_active=default-award&ar=2+LIVE+CREW&ti=THE+2+LIVE+CREW+IS+WHAT+WE+ARE|title=Gold & Platinum – RIAA|work=[[RIAA]]|access-date=2017-10-24|language=en-US}}</ref> On April 20, 1987, a clerk at Starship Records in Callaway, Florida was arrested and charged with a felony for selling a copy of ''The 2 Live Crew Is What We Are'' to a 14-year-old girl.  The charges were dropped before trial. <ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Music/Billboard/80s/1987/Billboard-1987-06-20.pdf|title=Fla. Drops Prosecution of Clerk in 2 Live Crew Case|newspaper=Billboard Magazine|date=June 20, 1987|access-date=March 10, 2025}}</ref>

In 1988, the group released their second album, ''Move Somethin{{'}}''. It was certified Gold and featured the singles "Move Somethin'" and "Do Wah Diddy Diddy". The album improved on the charts from the previous album, making it to #68 on the ''Billboard'' 200 and #20 on the Top R&B/Hip Hop Albums chart.

Campbell decided to sell a separate clean version in addition to the explicit version of the album. A record store clerk in Alexander City, Alabama, was cited for selling a copy to an undercover police officer in 1988. It was the first time in the United States that a store owner was held liable for obscenity over music. The charges were dropped after a jury found the owner not guilty.

Their third album ''[[As Nasty as They Wanna Be]]'' (1989) became the group's largest seller, being certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America. In 1990, the [[United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida]] ruled that the album was legally obscene;<ref>''Skyywalker Records, Inc. v. Navarro'', 739 F.Supp. 578 (S.D. Fla. 1990).</ref> this ruling was later overturned by the [[United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit|Eleventh Circuit]].<ref>''Luke Records, Inc. v. Navarro'', 960 F.2d 134 (11th Cir. 1992).</ref> It is the first album in history to be deemed legally obscene.<ref>Deflem, Mathieu. 2020. [https://deflem.blogspot.com/2019/07/music-censorship-labeling.html "Popular Culture and Social Control: The Moral Panic on Music Labeling."] ''American Journal of Criminal Justice'' 45(1):2-24 (First published online July 24, 2019).</ref> An obscenity trial followed, in which [[Henry Louis Gates|Henry Louis Gates, Jr.]], addressed the court on behalf of the defendants, all of whom were eventually acquitted.

====University of Miami "pay-for-play" allegations====
Campbell was also infamous in the late 1980s and early 1990s for his association with the [[University of Miami]] [[Miami Hurricanes football|football team]]. Campbell was alleged to have been behind what was referred to as a "pay-for-play" system, which involved cash rewards for acts such as scoring touchdowns and big hits,<ref>{{cite news|url=https://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9802E0D91038F932A15756C0A962958260|title=Cash Bounties Reported at Miami|newspaper=The New York Times|date=May 21, 1994|access-date=November 26, 2014}}</ref> although Campbell has never actually donated to the University of Miami or its athletics department. 

In 1993, Campbell threatened to go public with various alleged violations by the university's athletic department and [[Miami Hurricanes football|its football program]] if Ryan Collins, a black player on the team, wasn't named starting quarterback that season.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://articles.sun-sentinel.com/1995-04-01/sports/9503310673_1_ryan-collins-luther-campbell-collins-family|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151014043935/http://articles.sun-sentinel.com/1995-04-01/sports/9503310673_1_ryan-collins-luther-campbell-collins-family|url-status=dead|archive-date=October 14, 2015|title=Rapper's Threats on Behalf of Collins Trouble Qb's Dad|work=Sun Sentinel|access-date=November 26, 2014}}</ref>

===1990s===
1990 saw the release of ''[[Banned in the U.S.A.]]'', originally credited as Campbell's solo album featuring [[2 Live Crew]] and in later editions credited as a 2 Live Crew album. The album included the hits "[[Do the Bart]]" and the title track. It was also the very first release to bear the [[Recording Industry Association of America|RIAA]]-standard [[Parental Advisory]] warning sticker.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://europe.newsweek.com/does-parental-advisory-label-still-matter-tipper-gore-336329|title=Does the Parental Advisory Label Still Matter?|last1=Schonfeld|first1=Zach|website=[[Newsweek]]|access-date=24 July 2016}}</ref> It peaked at number 20 on the Hot 100.<ref>{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/music/luke|title=Luke Banned In The U.S.A. Chart History|magazine=Billboard|access-date=2019-03-01}}</ref>

The eponymous title single is a reference to the decision in a court case that the group's album ''[[As Nasty as They Wanna Be]]'' was obscene. [[Bruce Springsteen]] granted the group permission to [[Interpolation (popular music)|interpolate]] his song "[[Born in the U.S.A. (song)|Born in the U.S.A.]]" for it.<ref>{{cite web|work=Washington Times|title=Live Crew's New Cut|date=1990-07-03|access-date=2024-06-04|first=Richard|last=Harrington|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/lifestyle/1990/07/04/live-crews-new-cut/e4fc6192-8b01-41e2-abec-c19770252511/}}</ref>

Displeased over the decision of Florida Governor [[Bob Martinez]] who, on being asked to examine the album, decided it was obscene and recommended local law enforcement take action against it and over the subsequent action of [[Broward County, Florida]], [[sheriff]] [[Nick Navarro (sheriff)|Nick Navarro]], who arrested local record-store owners on obscenity charges for selling the group's albums and the subsequent arrest of members of the group on obscenity charges, the group included the song "Fuck Martinez", which also includes multiple repetitions of the phrase "fuck Navarro". The group found two other men with the same names, and had them sign releases, as they thought that this action would make it impossible for Martinez or Navarro to sue them.

That same year they released ''[[Live in Concert (2 Live Crew album)|Live in Concert]]'', the group's first and only live album, and their fifth record overall. It was released under the Effect subsidiary label of [[Luke Records]], a move that was deemed necessary for the company to be able to release additional 2 Live Crew material outside of their distribution deal with [[Atlantic Records]]. The album peaked at number 46 on the [[Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums]].<ref>{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/music/the-2-live-crew/chart-history/r-b-hip-hop-albums/song/375159|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180511103724/https://www.billboard.com/music/the-2-live-crew/chart-history/r-b-hip-hop-albums/song/375159|url-status=dead|archive-date=May 11, 2018|title=The 2 Live Crew Live In Concert Chart History|magazine=Billboard|access-date=2018-04-03}}</ref>

''[[Sports Weekend: As Nasty as They Wanna Be, Pt. 2]]'' (1991) is the sixth album overall and fifth studio album by the [[2 Live Crew]].  A clean version was released later that same year titled ''Sports Weekend: As Clean as They Wanna Be Part II'' and was the sequel of ''[[As Clean as They Wanna Be]]''. This would be the last studio album by all original members of the 2 Live Crew.<ref>{{cite book|url=https://www.amazon.ca/My-Rise-Fame-Autobiography-Legend-ebook/dp/B010NY9W06|title="My Rise 2 Fame": The Tell All Autobiography of a Hip Hop Legend|last=Wong Won|first=Christopher 'Fresh Kid Ice"|date=July 20, 2015|publisher=Iconic Three Media Group, LLC}}</ref>

In 1992, ''[[I Got Shit on My Mind]]'' was released. It was his first official solo album without The 2 Live Crew. It peaked at #52 on the [[Billboard 200|''Billboard'' 200]] chart and #20 on the [[Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums]] chart. It was the album that spawned the hit single "I Wanna Rock" (better known more prominently as "Doo-Doo Brown"), which became Campbell's signature song. Upon its initial release in 1992, the song did not garner much attention until the following year, when it became a runaway hit, and charted at 73 on the Hot 100.<ref>{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/music/luke|title=Luke I Wanna Rock Chart History|magazine=Billboard|access-date=2019-03-01}}</ref>

June 8, 1993 saw the release of his third solo album ''[[In the Nude]]''. It was another success, reaching #54 on the [[Billboard 200|''Billboard'' 200]] and #8 on the [[Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums]].<ref>{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/music/luke|title=Luke In The Nude Chart History|magazine=Billboard|access-date=2019-03-01}}</ref>

One of The 2 Live Crew’s songs, which used a parody of [[Roy Orbison]]'s "[[Oh, Pretty Woman]]", was the subject of a 1993-1994 lawsuit,  ''[[Campbell v. Acuff-Rose Music, Inc.]]'', which was argued in front of the [[Supreme Court of the United States|U.S. Supreme Court]]. The ''[[Miami New Times]]'' described Campbell as "the man whose booty-shaking madness once made the U.S. Supreme Court stand up for free speech".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.miaminewtimes.com/2011-01-13/news/luke-for-miami-mayor/|title=Luke for Miami Mayor! |author=Luther Campbell|date=January 11, 2011|access-date=November 26, 2014}}</ref>

In 1994, he reunited with Fresh Kid Ice, and a local rapper named Verb made an album under the banner The New 2 Live Crew. It is the last 2 Live Crew related project to feature him. The album became a moderate hit, peaking at #52 on the [[Billboard 200|''Billboard'' 200]] and #9 on the [[Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums]], as well as producing two charting singles, "Hell, Yeah" and "You Go Girl" who were both made into music videos.<ref>{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/music/the-new-2-live-crew|title=The New 2 Live Crew Back At Your Ass For The Nine-4 Chart History|magazine=Billboard|access-date=2019-02-26}}</ref>

''[[Freak for Life]]'' is Campbell's fourth album. It was released on July 12, 1994, through [[Luke Records]]. ''Freak for Life'' peaked at #174 on the [[Billboard 200|''Billboard'' 200]] and #24 on the [[Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums]], making it his lowest charting album at the time. One single found mild success, "It's Your Birthday" peaked at #33 on the [[Hot Rap Singles]] and #91 on the [[Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks]].

Also in 1994, Campbell co-founded ''Liberty City Optimists'', an inner city youth sports program.  One of his notable apprentices is [[Devonta Freeman]], who went on to play college football for [[Florida State Seminoles football|Florida State Seminoles]], rival of the Hurricanes.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DzN7D4sGOoE| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140826032240/http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DzN7D4sGOoE| archive-date=2014-08-26 | url-status=dead|title=Devonta Freeman has unlikely, but inspiring mentor|work=YouTube|access-date=November 26, 2014}}</ref>

Campbell and his label, Luke Records, Inc. went bankrupt in 1995 and sold their catalogs to Joseph Weinberger and Lil' Joe Records, Inc. in 1996.

''[[Uncle Luke (album)|Uncle Luke]]'' was released on May 14, 1996, on [[Luke Records|Luther Campbell Music]] and was mainly produced by Darren "DJ Spin" Rudnick, and Rod XL, with additional production by [[Frankie Cutlass]], [[Ice Cube]] and [[Doug E. Fresh]]. ''Uncle Luke'' was a success, peaking at #51 on the [[Billboard 200|''Billboard'' 200]] and #8 on the [[Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums]] and spawned a single, "Scarred", which made it to #64 on the [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]] and #7 on the [[Hot Rap Singles]], the song was also turned into a Video.

''[[Changin' the Game]]'' is the sixth album released by Campbell. It was released on November 11, 1997, on the [[Island Records|Island Black Music]] label in collaboration with [[Luke Records]] and featured production from Campbell, Rod XL, [[Lil' Jon]] and Louis "Ugly" Howard. Though the album was met with some positive reviews, the album was a flop and remains Campbell's lowest charting album, only making it to #49 on the [[Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums]]. However, the single "Raise the Roof" found great success peaking at #26 on the [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]] and #1 on the [[Hot Rap Singles]].<ref>{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/music/luke|title=Luke Raise The Roof Chart History|magazine=Billboard|access-date=2019-03-01}}</ref> The song helped to popularize the arm gesture by the same name which involved repeatedly extending ones arms upwards with the palms of the hands also facing upwards. The song is also featured in the compilation album ''[[Jock Jams Volume 4]]''.

In 1998 he played a supporting role in the movie [[Ride (1998 film)|''Ride'']] a [[comedy film]] written and directed by [[Millicent Shelton]]. It stars [[Malik Yoba]], [[Fredro Starr]], and [[Melissa De Sousa]]. Also that year he made a special cameo appearance in [[Ice Cube]]'s ''[[The Players Club]]''. The [[comedy]]/[[Drama (film and television)|drama film]] stars [[Bernie Mac]], [[Monica Calhoun]], [[Jamie Foxx]], [[John Amos]], [[Anthony Johnson (actor)|A. J. Johnson]], Alex Thomas, [[Charlie Murphy (actor)|Charlie Murphy]], [[Terrence Howard]], [[Faizon Love]] and [[LisaRaye]].

===2000s===
''[[Somethin' Nasty]]'' is the seventh album released by Campbell. It was released on March 13, 2001, on [[Luke Records]] through [[Koch Records]]' short-lived independent label distribution unit, KELA (Koch Entertainment Label Alliance) and featured production by Campbell's former 2 Live Crew bandmate, [[Mr. Mixx]], [[Daz Dillinger]], Gorilla Tek, and Campbell himself. The album found minor success, peaking at #149 on the [[Billboard 200|''Billboard'' 200]], #36 on the [[Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums]] and #6 on the [[Top Independent Albums]].

Campbell's last release, ''[[My Life & Freaky Times]]'', was released in March 2006, and peaked at 32 at the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums.<ref>{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/music/uncle-luke|title=Uncle Luke My Life & Freaky Times Chart History|magazine=Billboard|access-date=2019-03-01}}</ref> The first singles serviced to radio were "Holla at Cha Homeboy", featuring Pitbull & Petey Pablo, and the [[reggaeton]]-leaning "Pop That" by [[Plan B (duo)|Plan B]] and Rey Chester Secretweapon.<ref>{{cite news |first=Carlos |last=Clark |title=2 Live Crew Member Tells All |url=http://www.cmj.com/articles/display_article.php?id=9047283 |publisher=CMJ |date=February 1, 2006 |access-date=March 12, 2006 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20060207162610/http://www.cmj.com/articles/display_article.php?id=9047283 |archive-date=February 7, 2006 |df=mdy-all }}</ref>

That same year, Campbell appeared in ''[[Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories]]'' as DJ Luke for the hip-hop station [[Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories soundtrack#Fresh 105 FM|Fresh 105 FM]]. Campbell hosts a sports talk show on Miami's 790 The Ticket with former football player [[Terry Kirby]] on Saturdays.

Campbell has previously entered the [[adult film]] industry and cites on his MySpace page the need to clean up the "sometimes amateurish new courtship of Hip-Hop and Adult Entertainment".<ref>[https://www.myspace.com/miamiluke Luther Canpbell], Myspace.</ref> He produced the adult entertainment movie ''Luke's Bachelor Party'' in 2007.

In December 2007, Campbell launched The Luke Entertainment Group and took the company public trading under the symbol LKEN on [[Pink Sheets LLC|Pink Sheets]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://finance.yahoo.com/q?s=LKEN.PK|title=LUKE ENTERTAINMENT (LKEN.PK)|work=Yahoo! Finance|access-date=November 26, 2014}}</ref>

In 2008, he starred in his own short-lived show on [[VH1]], ''Luke's Parental Advisory''.

Campbell was interviewed about his involvement with the [[Miami Hurricanes football|University of Miami football program]] for the documentary ''[[The U (film)|The U]]'', which premiered December 12, 2009, as part of [[ESPN]]'s ''[[30 for 30]]'' series.

In 2010, he briefly reunited with [[Fresh Kid Ice]], [[Brother Marquis]], and [[Mr. Mixx]] as the 2 Live Crew were honorees winners at the 2010 ''VH1 Hip-Hop Honors: The Dirty South Edition.''<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.essence.com/news/vh1-2010-hip-hop-honors/|title=Live from VH1 2010 Hip Hop Honors: The Dirty South|website=Essence|access-date=2019-02-27}}</ref>

On February 2, 2011, Campbell announced his intention to run for mayor of [[Miami-Dade County]] on a platform that includes making housing projects safer, transparency in local government, and taxing strippers.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://miami.cbslocal.com/2011/02/02/its-official-luther-campbell-to-run-for-mayor/|title=It's Official: Luther Campbell To Run For Mayor « CBS Miami|date=February 2, 2011|access-date=November 26, 2014}}</ref> He came in fourth in a field of 11 candidates, winning 11% of the vote.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://results.enr.clarityelections.com/FL/Dade/30809/45319/en/summary.html#|title=Dade – Election Results|access-date=November 26, 2014}}</ref>

By Thanksgiving 2014, Campbell reunited with 2 Live Crew (Fresh Kid Ice and Brother Marquis) for a series of shows until 2015.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.miaminewtimes.com/slideshow/2-live-crew-reunion-at-liv-6281600|title=2 Live Crew Reunion at LIV|date=November 27, 2014|publisher=New Miami Times}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://worldredeye.com/2015/08/2-live-crew-uncle-luke-at-liv-2/|title=2 Live Crew & Uncle Luke at LIV|date=August 31, 2015|publisher=World Red Eye}}</ref>

==Personal life==
On February 18, 2009, Campbell was arrested for falling behind on [[child support]] payments. He allegedly has six or seven children, each from a different mother. <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.miaminewtimes.com/music/luther-campbell-speaks-on-going-to-jail-6460828|title=Luther Campbell Speaks on Going to Jail|first=Arielle|last=Castillo|work=Miami New Times|date=February 20, 2009|access-date=September 1, 2016}}</ref>

In February 2010, Campbell became a columnist for ''[[Miami New Times]]'', an [[alternative weekly]] newspaper distributed in the [[Miami metropolitan area]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.miaminewtimes.com/|title=Miami New Times website|author=S. Pajot|date=November 25, 2014|access-date=November 26, 2014}}</ref> Campbell's column, called "Luke's Gospel",<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.miaminewtimes.com/authors/luther-campbell/|title=List of Campbell's columns on the Miami New Times website|access-date=November 26, 2014}}</ref> provides "a forum for his crazy-ass views on current events," which include politics, sports and entertainment. He is quoted on the ''Miami New Times'' website as saying, "It's the perfect place for me. I am a free-speech guy. It's just a match made in Heaven. Can you believe it? Me turned loose on the world in ''New Times''. Wow."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.miaminewtimes.com/2010-02-25/news/luke-s-gospel-fire-erik-spoelstra/|title="Fire Heat coach Erik Spoelstra," February 25, 2010|author=Luther Campbell|date= February 23, 2010|access-date=November 26, 2014}}</ref>

==Discography==

===Studio albums===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|-
! rowspan="2"| Year
! rowspan="2"| Album
! colspan="3"| Chart Positions
|- style="font-size:smaller;"
! width="45"| [[Billboard 200|US]]
! width="45"| [[Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums|US Hip-Hop]]
|-
| 1990
| align="left"| ''[[The Luke LP]]''
| 21
| 10
|-
| 1992
| align="left"| ''[[I Got Shit on My Mind]]''
| 52
| 20
|-
| 1993
| align="left"| ''[[In the Nude]]''
| 54
| 8
|-
| 1994
| align="left"| ''[[Freak for Life]]''
| 174
| 24
|-
| 1996
| align="left"| ''[[Uncle Luke (album)|Uncle Luke]]''
| 51
| 8
|-
| 1997
| align="left"| ''[[Changin' the Game]]''
| –
| 49
|-
| 2001
| align="left"| ''[[Somethin' Nasty]]''
| 149
| 36
|-
| 2006
| align="left"| ''[[My Life & Freaky Times]]''
| –
| 35
| align="center" colspan="7"| <small>"—" denotes the album failed to chart or not released</small>
|-
|}

===Compilation albums===
*1996: ''[[Greatest Hits (Luke album)|Greatest Hits]]''
*2000: ''[[Luke's Freak Fest 2000]]''
*2002: ''[[Scandalous: The All Star Compilation]]''

===Singles===
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;"
|+ List of singles, with selected chart positions and certifications, showing year released and album name
! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:20em;" | Title
! scope="col" rowspan="2" | Year
! colspan="3" scope="col" | Peak chart positions
! scope="col" rowspan="2" | Album
|-
!style="width:3em; font-size:90%"|[[Billboard Hot 100|US]]<br><ref name="US100">{{cite magazine|title=Luke Album & Song Chart History: Hot 100|url={{BillboardURLbyName|artist=luke|chart=Hot 100}}|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|publisher=[[Prometheus Global Media]]|access-date=March 10, 2012}}</ref>
!style="width:3em; font-size:90%"|[[Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs|US<br>R&B]]<br><ref name="USR&B">{{cite magazine|title=Luke Album & Song Chart History: R&B/Hip-Hop Songs|url={{BillboardURLbyName|artist=luke|chart=R&B/Hip-Hop Songs}}|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|publisher=[[Prometheus Global Media]]|access-date=March 10, 2012}}</ref>
!style="width:3em; font-size:90%"|[[Hot Rap Songs|US<br>Rap]]<br><ref name="USRap">Peak chart positions for singles on the Hot Rap Singles or Hot Rap Songs charts in the United States{{cite magazine|title=Luke Album & Song Chart History: Rap Songs|url={{BillboardURLbyName|artist=luke|chart=Rap Airplay}}|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|publisher=[[Prometheus Global Media]]|access-date=March 10, 2012}}</ref>
|-  
!scope="row"|"[[Banned in the U.S.A. (song)|Banned in the U.S.A.]]"<br>{{small|(featuring [[2 Live Crew]])}}
| 1990
| 20 || 13 ||1
| ''The Luke LP''
|-
! scope="row" |"I Wanna Rock"
|1992
| 73 || 39 ||8
|''I Got Shit on My Mind''
|-
! scope="row" |"It's Your Birthday"
|1994
|—
|91
|33
|''Freak for Life''
|-
! scope="row" |"Scarred"<br>{{small|(featuring [[Trick Daddy]] and Verb)}}
|1996
| 64 || 31 ||7
|''Uncle Luke''
|-
! scope="row" |"[[Raise the Roof (Luke song)|Raise the Roof]]"<br>{{small|(featuring [[No Good but So Good]])}}
| 1998
| 26 || 20 ||1
| ''Changin' the Game''
|- 
| colspan="9" style="font-size:90%" | "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.
|}

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20111103204321/http://unclelukesgospel.com/blog/ Uncle Luke's Gospel – His Personal Blog]
* {{IMDb name|0132687}}
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20070521024200/http://riotsound.com/hip-hop/rap/interviews/luke/index.php Luther Campbell Interview]
* [http://www.lukeentertainmentgroup.com/ Luke Entertainment Group]
* {{C-SPAN|33531}}

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