Earlier projects including Chickenwire (2018), When the Black Hand Touches You (2021), Why Look Up, God’s in the Mirror (2021), Raw Extractions (2022), and Permanently Blackface (2023) established the foundation of Lukah’s artistic voice marked by stark minimalism, confrontational lyricism, and an uncompromising examination of Black identity, trauma, faith, and systemic injustice. These releases cemented his standing as an artist willing to interrogate both the world around him and himself with equal intensity.

His 2024 project, Temple Needs Water, Village Needs Peace, marked a significant evolution in sound and scope. Drawing heavily from jazz and neo-soul, the album expands Lukah’s sonic palette while deepening his storytelling approach. Featuring contributions from billy woods, Shabaka Hutchings, and Adrian Utley, the project feels both meditative and confrontational, balancing spiritual inquiry with social critique. The record reflects on what it means to seek peace and sustenance in systems designed to withhold both.

On his latest album, A Lost Language Found, created in collaboration with Statik Selektah, Lukah reaches even further into the past to illuminate the present. The project traces the lives of his great-grandparents and their involvement in the political underground of the American South during the 1970s, drawing direct lines to the ongoing struggles faced by under-resourced communities in Memphis today. The album features an all-star cast of collaborators, including Southern rap icons Bun B and 8Ball, Killer Mike, rising Memphis duo Stooky Bros, and many more. Their contributions amplify the project’s balance of classic hip-hop ethos and forward-looking creativity. Interwoven with monologues from a vibrant cast of local voices, the album unfolds like an oral history or documentary film—blurring the line between music, memory, and archive.

Through this work, Lukah positions himself not only as a rapper, but as a cultural documentarian – someone committed to preserving stories that might otherwise be erased. His ability to connect personal lineage with collective struggle gives his music a rare depth, situating it within a broader tradition of Black radical thought, Southern storytelling, and independent hip-hop innovation.

With each release, Lukah continues to solidify his place as one of the most compelling and necessary independent voices in hip-hop today—an artist who honors the past, confronts the present, and challenges listeners to imagine something more honest, more humane, and more just.