The ex-2 Live Crew rapper says his record-business experience 'is allowing me to be able to run for a public office like this.'
By Alvin Blanco
Luther Campbell
Photo: Bennett Raglin/ WireImage
It's politics as usual for Luther "Uncle Luke" Campbell. On April 12, the former 2 Live Crew frontman, along with 10 other candidates, formally applied to run for mayor of Florida's Miami-Dade County after a recall vote kicked then-mayor Carlos Alvarez out of office a month ago. MTV News caught up with the pioneering hip-hop artist and businessman to discuss his political ambitions.
Campbell said he planned on running for mayor of Miami in 2012, but that Alvarez's departure sped up his plans to "get off the bench and get in the game, get off the sideline." Campbell's platform includes economic development to revitalize small businesses, job creation, public safety and affordable housing, among other initiatives. While mainstream outlets with a...
By Alvin Blanco
Luther Campbell
Photo: Bennett Raglin/ WireImage
It's politics as usual for Luther "Uncle Luke" Campbell. On April 12, the former 2 Live Crew frontman, along with 10 other candidates, formally applied to run for mayor of Florida's Miami-Dade County after a recall vote kicked then-mayor Carlos Alvarez out of office a month ago. MTV News caught up with the pioneering hip-hop artist and businessman to discuss his political ambitions.
Campbell said he planned on running for mayor of Miami in 2012, but that Alvarez's departure sped up his plans to "get off the bench and get in the game, get off the sideline." Campbell's platform includes economic development to revitalize small businesses, job creation, public safety and affordable housing, among other initiatives. While mainstream outlets with a...
- 4/18/2011
- MTV Music News
VH1 has quite a few new shows to hit the airwaves this week, with I Want to Work For Diddy and New York Goes to Hollywood both premiering tonight. Reality TV fans will be happy to know that there’s another addition to the string of freshman shows that are heading to television screens tonight.
VH1 is proud to announce the debut episode of Luke’s Parental Advisory, starring former 2 Live Crew member Luther “Luke” Campbell as he he leads his life as both a responsible husband and the CEO of a booming adult-oriented website. The reality series will follow Campbell as he struggles to finally draw a line between his business life and his family life. In fact, the 47-year-old musician and record label executive recently tied the knot with his fiancé, Kristin Thompson in Dallas, Texas.
"I waited 47 years to find a special woman and have found that in Kristin,...
VH1 is proud to announce the debut episode of Luke’s Parental Advisory, starring former 2 Live Crew member Luther “Luke” Campbell as he he leads his life as both a responsible husband and the CEO of a booming adult-oriented website. The reality series will follow Campbell as he struggles to finally draw a line between his business life and his family life. In fact, the 47-year-old musician and record label executive recently tied the knot with his fiancé, Kristin Thompson in Dallas, Texas.
"I waited 47 years to find a special woman and have found that in Kristin,...
- 8/4/2008
- by BuddyTV
- buddytv.com
Just when you think the tides washing in semi-celebs and has- beens with reality shows have ceased, another wave hits like a tsunami.
So, it was with great and terrible dread, that I sat down to watch Luther (Luke) Campbell's new VH1 reality show called "Luke's Parental Advisory."
Luke who?
Luke Campbell of 2 Live Crew, that's who. Now, if your memory is still intact, you may remember that he's the guy who put the booty into the big biz of hip hop,...
So, it was with great and terrible dread, that I sat down to watch Luther (Luke) Campbell's new VH1 reality show called "Luke's Parental Advisory."
Luke who?
Luke Campbell of 2 Live Crew, that's who. Now, if your memory is still intact, you may remember that he's the guy who put the booty into the big biz of hip hop,...
- 8/2/2008
- by By LINDA STASI
- NYPost.com
Luke Campbell, former frontman of 2 Live Crew, heard wedding bells instead of beatboxing on Saturday as he and Kristin Thompson tied the knot in Dallas, Texas. "I waited 47 years to find a special woman and have found that in Kristin," Campbell tells People exclusively. "I never knew that I could feel love on another level like this until I met her, and I am now honored to call her my wife." The stars of the upcoming VH1 reality series Luke's Parental Advisory tied the knot in front of 300 guests at Saint Luke Community Methodist Church, followed by a reception at...
- 7/24/2008
- by Jesse North
- PEOPLE.com
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