From his modest South Philly recording space, Lushlife has been quietly crafting some of the most inventive and well-regarded hip-hop records of the last few years. His 2009 full-length debut, Cassette City (!K7/Rapster) was a critical success, finding the emcee/producer/multi-instrumentalist generating waves of blog-buzz for deftly marrying chamber pop bombast with his forward-thinking brand of '90s boom-bap. With featured guests like Deerhoof, Slum Village, and Ariel Pink, Cassette City made countless year-end lists, and Lushlife followed suit by bringing an astonishing one-man live show to stages across North America and Europe in 2010. With a hotly-tipped mixtape in the works, and a new EP being readied for the fall, Lushlife is poised to further build his unique brand of whatever it is he does in 2011.

"F.Stokes is a voice that is needed in this current era of Hip-Hop. His stories make you feel as if you've shared the same pains and triumph's that he's experienced. I personally find this incomparable to anything I've heard before. I find that to be a good thing. " - Ernest Estime, The Source Magazine

F.Stokes music depicts the stark and brutal realities of the impoverished urban experience. However, F.Stokes chooses not to glamorize the circumstances of his upbringing. Rather than capitalizing on the misconceptions of the modern black experience that have begun to dominate the hip-hop landscape, F.Stokes provides thoughtful insight into the plight of black men in our nation's largest cities.

Through vivid imagery and skillful wordplay F.Stokes reinterpret the thematic traditions of the soul and blues movements for a new generation of music fans. Beneath F.Stokes undeniable talent as a lyricist, he is driven by a deep sense of responsibility to promote progress and compassion with his music.