Rodney Lucas, known professionally as F. Stokes, is an American rapper born on December 11, 1982 in South Side, Chicago, Illinois. Lucas moved to Madison, Wisconsin at age 11 and later to New York City at 19, where he interned at Def Jam Recordings and worked at Grandstand Entertainment. His stage name is derived from Flukey Stokes, a figure from his childhood neighborhood in Chicago. In 2009, he released a debut collaborative studio album Death of a Handsome Bride (2009) with producer Lazerbeak. He later released the EP Love, Always (2012) and the studio album Fearless Beauty (2013), produced by Paper Tiger. In 2013, he appeared as a rap coach on the MTV series Made. His music has been influenced by artists such as Patti Smith, Johnny Cash, Miles Davis, and Kanye West.
