Luther Campbell is the former frontman for the rap group 2 Live Crew. While part of 2 Live Crew, Campbell performed under the name Luke Skyywalker. Campbell currently hosts his own reality show on VH1, entitled Luke's Parental Advisory.Time Out New York: The Hot Seat: Luther Campbell (July 22-30, 2008)
Campbell was arrested in mid February 2009 for contempt of court as a result of his alleged failure to pay the Miami-Dade County court $10,233.36 in which he owes for undisclosed reasons.TMZ: 2 Live Screwed (February 18, 2009)
Life and Career
Luther Campbell performed for several years as Luke Skyywalker, the lead singer for 2 Live Crew, and created such controversial hit songs as "Me So Horny" and "Face Down, A** Up."Time Out New York: The Hot Seat: Luther Campbell (July 22-30, 2008) In the 1990s, Campbell became embroiled in a series of copyright infringement lawsuits in regard to the material on 2 Live Crew's albums, and founded the Luke Entertainment Group, a company that plans parties and produces pornographic videos.Time Out New York: The Hot Seat: Luther Campbell (July 22-30, 2008) In 2008, he began appearing on the VH1 reality series Luke's Parental Advisory.Time Out New York: The Hot Seat: Luther Campbell (July 22-30, 2008)
2 Live Crew Fast Facts
- Genre: Rap/Hip-Hop, Miami Bass and Dirty Rap
- State of origin: Miami, Florida
- Formed in 1985
- Formed by David Hobbs, Chris Wongwon and Yuri Vielot
- Record labels: Luke Records and Lil Joe Records
- Released 14 albums
- Released 28 singles
- 1994: Became The New 2 Live Crew
- Band members: Luke, Fresh Kid Ice, Mr. Mixx, Amazing V., Brother Marquis and Verb
- Often contain sexual themes in their music
- New album, Just Wanna Be Heard, is set for release in the spring of 2009