Joyner Lucas was born on August 17, 1988 and grew up in Worcester, Massachusetts. He became interested in music after listening to artists like The Notorious B.I.G., Nas, and Method Man. At the age of 7, he began creating rhymes and, by 10 years old, he recorded his first track at a local studio. He attended South High Community School in Worcester. 
 He signed to Atlantic Records on September 21, 2016. Joyner gained national attention when he appeared on the 2015 BET Hip Hop Awards Cypher. He was the first artist to be moved from the web platform of the show to the televised syndication. 
 After exiting his career at Atlantic Records in December of 2018, Joyner set forward to continue his career as an independent artist, writing and distributing his music through his start-up Tully. 
 Management contact Dhruv Joshi: djoshi@joynerlucas.com