Milton W. Luter (born 1978), better known by the stage name Mick Luter, is an

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based in

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Early life

Luter was born in

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. 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. Luter graduated from

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in 1996. He went on to attend

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where he began rapping seriously, inspired by the local rap scene in

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. In the Summer of 1999, he met a young MC known as Wasalu, also known as

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. The following Summer, in 2000, they both entered the 2000 Source Magazine Rap Battle. Luter came fourth in the nationwide competition in New York.

Career

Luter released his first LP, ''The Word'' in 2003. The LP was mostly produced by

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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. In 2007, Luter signed a recording deal with

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after winning a national competition for unsigned performers sponsored by Music Nation and

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Discography

Albums

* ''My Word'' (2003, Day 1/Stay Humble)

Mixtapes

* ''The Mickstape Vol.1—Hustle Harder'' (2007, Day 1/Stay Humble) * ''The Lesson'' (2008, Day 1/Stay Humble) * ''The Myth'' with DJ G-Spot (2011, Day 1/Stay Humble)

Singles

* "The Science" (2003) * "Bless the Bottle" (2005) * "Someday" (2006) * "How We're Raised" (2007) * "J-Down" (2008)

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Luter, Mick American male rappers Rappers from Chicago 1978 births Living people 21st-century American rappers 21st-century American male musicians