Charlotte, North Carolina rapper and Dreamville affiliate Lute is known for humble, introspective lyrics drawn from life struggles and parenthood, often paired with mellow, soul-tinged production. He debuted with the 2012 mixtape West 1996 while part of rap collective Forever FC, later signing to J. Cole’s Dreamville in 2015 after receiving plaudits from the likes of Rick Ross and Pete Rock. After appearing on a posthumous J Dilla production on the compilation Revenge of the Dreamers II, he then released his 2017 debut West 1996, Pt. 2 and contributed to the platinum-certified “Under the Sun” from Revenge of the Dreamers III (2019) alongside J.Cole and DaBaby. This was then followed up by another highly collaborative work, his second album Gold Mouf, with features from JID, Ari Lennox, Saba, and more. This is an 18+ event