Luke Christopher Hubbard (born May 8, 1993) is an American rapper, singer, producer and songwriter.[1] Known as Luke Christopher, he is signed to ByStorm Entertainment / RCA.
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| Birth name | Luke Christopher Hubbard |
| Born | May 8, 1993 Los Angeles, California |
| Origin | Los Angeles, California |
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| Years active | 2015–present |
| Labels | ByStorm Entertainment / RCA |
| Website | Luke Christopher official website |
Early life
editLuke Christopher was born in Van Nuys, CA. He grew up in the San Fernando Valley and in Westlake Village, California.[2][3] 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
editEarly on in his career, Christopher was discovered by Music Executive Ron Fair and Jimmy Iovine his senior year of high school.[4] Before releasing his first mixtape, Christopher had released several songs.[5] On January 1, 2012, he released his debut mixtape, titled Building Skies.[6][7] The music was compared to Drake's by musical website Breakonacloud.com.[7] On July 6, 2012 he released TMRW, TMRW, a mixtape that began to make waves in Los Angeles.[8][9]
In 2013 he signed a record agreement with ByStorm Entertainment / RCA by Mark Pitts and Peter Edge.[4][10] On September 30, 2014 he landed a new mixtape titled TMRW, TMRW Pt. II.[11] Most of the mixtape's fifteen tracks were produced by Luke himself.[12] On January 24, 2015 Christopher's song "Lot to Learn" entered the Billboard Twitter Emerging Artists Charts at 28.[13]
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.[14][15]
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
editStudio albums
edit| Title | Album details |
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| TMRWFRVR[16] |
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Extended plays
edit- TMRW (2015)
Mixtapes
edit| Title | Album details |
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| Building Skies[7] |
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| TMRW, TMRW[9] |
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| The Wonder Years Pt.1[17] |
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| TMRW, TMRW Pt. II[11] |
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Singles
edit| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album | ||||||
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| AUS [18] |
AUT [19] |
GER |
ITA |
NED [20] |
NOR [21] |
SWE [22] | |||
| "Life Jackets" | 2014 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album singles |
| "Ms. Holy Water" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "They Know" | 2015 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | TMRW |
| "Upside Down" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album singles | |
| "Plans" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Lot to Learn" | 2016 | 26 | 32 | 36 | 43 | 59 | 25 | 27 | TMRW |
| "Changed Me" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album single | |
| "Waterfalls"[16] | 2017 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | TMRWFRVR |
References
edit- ^ Ray, Jason (October 15, 2013). "Luke Christopher "The Alphabet (Official Music Video)"". Hotnewhiphop.com. Retrieved June 24, 2015.
- ^ "Meet-N-Greet: RCA's Newest Hip-Hop Signee Luke Christopher". Urbanbridgez.com. November 29, 2013. Retrieved June 24, 2015.
- ^ "Meet Luke Christopher, The West Coast's Next Big Thing". Vibe (magazine). November 18, 2014. Retrieved June 24, 2015.
- ^ a b Manison, Kiera (August 13, 2014). "Luke Christopher Discusses Being Signed Twice Before The Age Of 21". blackamericaweb.com. Retrieved June 24, 2015.
- ^ "Building Skies – Luke Christopher (Mixtape)". thekollection.com. January 2, 2012. Retrieved June 24, 2015.
- ^ DePetris, Aaron (February 15, 2012). "Luke Christopher – Building Skies (Mixtape)". Tip of the Tung. Retrieved June 24, 2015.
- ^ a b c "Luke Christopher – Building Skies (Mixtape)". breakonacloud.com. January 2, 2012. Retrieved June 24, 2015.
- ^ "MIXTAPE: Luke Christopher – TMRW, TMRW". defpenradio.com. July 7, 2012. Retrieved June 24, 2015.
- ^ a b "NEW MIXTAPE: Luke Christopher – TMRW TMRW". themaskedgorilla.com. July 6, 2012. Retrieved June 24, 2015.
- ^ Tan, Emily (August 22, 2014). "Luke Christopher Talks Debut Album, Common's Advice & Kanye West's Influence". theboombox.com. Retrieved June 24, 2015.
- ^ a b "ByStorm Entertainment's LUKE CHRISTOPHER Releases New Mixtape TMRW TMRW PT II". 360magazine. September 30, 2013. Retrieved June 24, 2015.
- ^ Cole, Tyler (November 19, 2014). "Luke Christopher 'TMRW TMRW Pt. II' (Review)". Guardian Liberty Voice. Retrieved June 24, 2015.
- ^ "Billboard Twitter Emerging Artists – January 24, 2015". Billboard. January 24, 2015. Retrieved June 24, 2015.
- ^ Victoria, Johnson (September 21, 2015). "Luke Christopher, 'YSTRDY' & 'TMRW' [REVIEW]". Retrieved September 8, 2016.
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."
- ^ Lee, sungyoung (July 27, 2016). "Samsung: Go with Galaxy". Retrieved September 8, 2016.
- ^ a b "Luke Christopher Announces July 28th Release Date For His Highly-Anticipated Debut Album Tmrwfrvr; Releases New Single And Video 'Waterfalls'". RCA Records. June 23, 2017. Retrieved July 28, 2017.
- ^ Kunsman, Todd (October 30, 2013). "Luke Christopher – The Wonder Years (EP)". Ohsofreshmusic.com. Retrieved June 24, 2015.
- ^ "australian-charts.com – Discography Luke Christopher". Hung Medien. Retrieved January 25, 2017.
- ^ "Luke Christopher - Lot to Learn".
- ^ "Luke Christopher - Lot to Learn".
- ^ "VG-lista - Topp 20 Single uke 16, 2016". lista.vg.no. Archived from the original on May 2, 2016.
- ^ Steffen Hung. "Luke Christopher - Lot To Learn". swedishcharts.com. Retrieved August 13, 2022.