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'''Milton W. Luter''' (born 1978), better known by the stage name '''Mick Luter''', is an ] ] based in ], Illinois. |
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==Biography== |
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===Early life=== |
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Mick was born in ], Texas and moved to Chicago at an early age. He graduated from ] in 1996 (same high school as ] player ]) with the nickname "TD Milt" because of his array of touchdown catches on the high school ] field. Mick then ventured out to ] and attended ] for two years. Luter has been influenced by artists such as ], ], ] and ] to name a few. His stage name is derived from Luter which means "struggle" in French and happens to be his real last name. Mick has one child JaMil Luter born in 2005 with Jamese Fields who also attended Whitney Young. |
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'''Milton W. Luter''' (born 1978), better known by the stage name '''Mick Luter''', is an ] ] based in ]. |
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Luter was born in ]. When he was 10 years old, his mother took him and his younger brother Victor back to her hometown of Chicago, Illinois, due to domestic conflicts.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://articles.chicagotribune.com/2009-06-12/entertainment/0906100310_1_writing-gang-music|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120531071259/http://articles.chicagotribune.com/2009-06-12/entertainment/0906100310_1_writing-gang-music|url-status=dead|archive-date=May 31, 2012|title=Getting raw with Mick Luter|date=12 June 2009|work=]|accessdate=2 September 2010 | first=Andy | last=Downing}}</ref> Luter graduated from ] in 1996. He went on to attend ] where he began rapping seriously, inspired by the local rap scene in ]. In the Summer of 1999, he met a young MC known as Wasalu, also known as ]. The following Summer, in 2000, they both entered the 2000 Source Magazine Rap Battle. Luter came fourth in the nationwide competition in New York.{{Citation needed|date=October 2008}} |
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===Career=== |
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Luter released his first ], "My Word" in 2003. The LP which was largely produced by producer ] received critical acclaim leaving hip hop heads starving for their next meal. Luter was declared artist to watch in 2005 and also received allhiphop's Breeding Ground Artist Of The Month. Mick has shared the mic with ], Stack Bundles, ], ], Bump J and Black Elephant. After releasing "The Mickstape Vol.1-Hustle Harder" and connecting with super producer SC(Mobb Deep, Puffy, Mary J. Blige, Saigon), Luter quickly became artist to watch for in 2007. Luter uses, but did not coin, the phrase "WHADOWN" as a Chi-town version of "What's up." |
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Luter released his first ], ''The Word'' in 2003. The LP was mostly produced by ] and Skip Lava. Lava and Luter had attended Whitney M. Young together and continued to work together as a group named "TheSpotter and TheShooter". Luter then released ''The Mickstape Vol.1—Hustle Harder'' and collaborated with producer SC.{{Citation needed|date=October 2008}} In 2007, Luter signed a recording deal with ] after winning a national competition for unsigned performers sponsored by Music Nation and ].<ref>{{Cite web | url=https://www.spin.com/2007/09/white-stripes-scrap-us-tour-against-me-extend-outing/ |title = White Stripes Scrap U.S. Tour; Against Me! Extend Outing|date = 12 September 2007}}</ref> |
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In 2007, Luter defeated over 3,000 contestants in a contest sponsored by Original Signal/Sony/Epic Records which led to a situation with Sony/Epic Records. The deal never went anywhere and Mick began doing the independent thing. He will release "The Mickstape Vol.2-At The Table" as well as his debut album produced entirely by SC yet to be titled. Many hip hop enthusiasts feel that Luter is the one that could finally have that distinguising Chicago sound. |
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==Discography== |
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==Discography== |
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===Albums=== |
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===Albums=== |
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* My Word (2003), Day 1/Stay Humble LLC-debut LP |
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* ''My Word'' (2003, Day 1/Stay Humble) |
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* The Mickstape Vol.1-Hustle Harder (2007), Day 1/Stay Humble Ent.-mixtape |
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===Mixtapes=== |
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* The Lesson (2008), Day 1/Stay Humble Ent.-mixtape |
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* ''The Mickstape Vol.1—Hustle Harder'' (2007, Day 1/Stay Humble) |
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* ''The Lesson'' (2008, Day 1/Stay Humble) |
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* ''The Myth'' with DJ G-Spot (2011, Day 1/Stay Humble) |
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===Singles=== |
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===Singles=== |
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* "The Science" (2003) debut single |
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* "The Science" (2003) |
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* "Bless The Bottle" (2005) mixtape single |
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* "Bless the Bottle" (2005) |
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* "Someday" (2006) mixtape single |
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* "Someday" (2006) |
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* "How We're Raised" (2007) album single released December 2007 |
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* "How We're Raised" (2007) |
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* "J-Down" (2008) mixtape single released March 2007 |
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* "J-Down" (2008) |
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==References== |
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NAME Luter, Mick |
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ALTERNATIVE NAME Luter, Milton |
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SHORT DESCRIPTION Rapper |
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DATE OF BIRTH 1979 |
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PLACE OF BIRTH DALLAS |
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Retrieved from "http://en.wikipedia.org/Mick_Luter" |
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