Uncle Luke (album) explained

Uncle Luke
Type:Studio album
Artist:Luke
Cover:Uncle Luke.jpg
Recorded:1995–96
Length:1:14:06
Label:Luther Campbell Music
Prev Title:Freak for Life
Prev Year:1994
Next Title:Changin' the Game
Next Year:1997

Uncle Luke is the fifth studio album released by American rapper Luke. It was released on May 14, 1996, via Luther Campbell Music. Production was handled by Darren "DJ Spin" Rudnick, Rod XL, Doug E. Fresh, Frankie Cutlass, Ice Cube, Rick Smith Entertainment, Rick & Jody, S.M.K. Sean Pross and Todd Terry, with Hiriam Hicks serving as executive producer. It features guest appearances from Trick Daddy, Doug E. Fresh, Ice Cube, Lil Hop, Notorious B.I.G. and Verb.

Uncle Luke was a minor success, peaking at number 51 on the Billboard 200 and number 8 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums. The single, "Scarred", which made it to No. 64 on the Billboard Hot 100,[1] and No. 7 on the Hot Rap Singles.

Uncle Luke was joint-distributed through Alliance Entertainment Corporation and the Island Black Music division of Island Records (though they weren't directly mentioned in name) and is the first and only Luke solo album released under the temporary new umbrella name, Luther Campbell Music after Luke Records went into bankruptcy, sold its catalog to Joseph "Lil' Joe" Weinberger (ultimately forming Lil' Joe Records) and went under reconstruction. The Luke Records name was almost instantly reinstated months later.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Luke Biography, Music & News . https://web.archive.org/web/20240520032846/https://www.billboard.com/artist/luke/chart-history/hsi/ . May 20, 2024 . 2024-05-20 . Billboard . en-US.