Lute has been played on NTS in shows including Subject To Change w/ Timmhotep, featured first on 26 July 2016. Songs played include Ged (Gettin Every Dolla), Birdsong and Sleep Deprived.

Lute is an American hip-hop artist from Charlotte, North Carolina. His first mixtape ”West1996” was released on 22nd February, 2012.

On December 8, 2015, it was officially announced that Lute was signed to J. Cole's, Dreamville Records. Lute was also featured on Dreamville's compilation album titled ”Revenge of the Dreamers II”, on a track titled "Still Slummin". This song was featured as well on his second project, his debut album ”West1996, Pt. 2”, that was released on 29th September, 2017.

Lute gained additional recognition from his features on Dreamville’s next collaborative project, ”Revenge Of The Dreamers III”, that was released on 5th July, 2019. The most popular track from this album was titled ”Under The Sun”, which consisted of verses from Lute, J. Cole and Dababy, with an additional hidden feature from Kendrick Lamar on the chorus. ”ROTD3” went platinum and was also nominated for Best Rap Album at 62nd Grammy Awards.