Anthony Dashawn Coleman (born November 24, 1992), better known as Lu Castro, is an American battle rapper, MC, producer, and songwriter from The Bronx, New York. Wanting to pursue music from an early age, Lu started out writing raps at 10 years old, but didn’t start making songs until he was 14. He started recording songs on a neighbor’s computer, and later interned at a local recording studio, where the owner would let Lu loan out to record music.

By the time he turned 20, Lu decided on an additional path to take to expand his brand as an up-and-coming artist: battle rap. In an interview with Atlanta-based music blog The Progress Report Media Group, he admits that he didn’t take
battle rap seriously initially, but later got more focused on the sport once he saw how attainable his goals were. Starting out on the New Jersey-based battle platform Showtime Battle Arena in 2013, he later saw himself rising in popularity on the league, which led to him branching out to other East Coast-based platforms like HY SoCieTy Battle League, and later URL. He debuted on URL’s Proving Grounds circuit in 2017 against Reup Snub, and later gained more prominence on the league with his unorthodox rhyming patterns, gruff delivery, and charismatic stage presence.

As he climbed up URL’s ranks between 2018 and 2020, Lu saw himself getting matchups with bigger and better names, from veterans like DNA and Prez Mafia to fellow up-and-comers like Your Honor, Kid Chaos, and Jey The Nitewing. Lu was also a supporting member of the Goonies battle crew from 2018 until their breakup in March 2020. Even after getting a chance to compete in the first season of Ultimate Madness, URL’s 16-MC tournament with a $25,000 grand prize, where he made it to the second round before losing to eventual runner-up Jey The Nitewing, Lu’s battle stock continued to elevate. In 2021, as the crowds started to slowly return for big-room battle events, Lu and Eazy The Block Captain made history as the first battlers to debut on NOME and Summer Madness in the same year since 2017 – a feat last accomplished by Lu’s former Goonies teammate Nu Jerzey Twork.

Lu’s passion for music hasn’t died down either. From 2016 to 2019, he worked as a songwriter and producer for the Fox musical drama tv series Star, where he received songwriting credits for the Season 2 song “Spotlight” (among other songs) and co-producing credits for the Season 3 song “Rude”. In 2021, Lu’s music releases also experienced success, with his singles “Big Dawg”, “Flood The City” and “My Day” going viral in battle rap circles on social media, and with the latter song receiving airplay on BET Jams and MTV Live.

Below is a list of Lu Castro’s battles:
2013
#1. Lu Castro vs. D Rock (2-9-2013)
#2. Blasian vs. Lu Castro (4-19-2013)
#3. Nu Jerzey Twork vs. Lu Castro (7-13-2013)
#4. 2 Shizzle vs. Lu Castro (10-11-2013)
#5. Lu Castro vs C Dollarz (12-13-2013)

2014
#6. Dolo Dev vs. Lu Castro (7-5-2014)
#7. Short Fuse vs. Lu Castro (12-12-2014)

2015
#8. Lu Castro vs. Kedd Marley (8-14-2015)
#9. Fastlane Fame vs. Lu Castro (12-13-2015)

2016
#10. Lu Castro vs. Quban (9-4-2016)

2017
#11. Lu Castro vs. B Heath (2-11-2017)
#12. DG Da Paronta vs. Lu Castro (6-3-2017)
#13. Reup Snub vs. Lu Castro (7-30-2017) [Vaulted]
#14. Lu Castro vs. Pop (9-23-2017)
#15. DDub vs. Lu Castro (12-16-2017)

2018
#16. Barry Bandz vs. Lu Castro (1-21-2018) [Vaulted]
#17. Nu Jerzey Twork & Lu Castro vs. Haze Tha Gift & Chase Banks (4-28-2018)
#18. Lu Castro vs. SG (5-5-2018)
#19. Street Hymns vs. Lu Castro (6-3-2018)
#20. Lu Castro vs. King H (7-28-2018)
#21. Dre Dennis vs. Lu Castro (8-4-2018) [Vaulted]
#22. Lu Castro vs. Lo (9-8-2018)
#23. Bravo vs. Lu Castro (10-20-2018)
#24. Lu Castro vs. Funeral F.A.M.E. (10-27-2018)

2019
#25. Lu Castro vs. Erky Law (1-5-2019)
#26. Dougy vs. Lu Castro (1-13-2019)
#27. Riggz vs. Lu Castro (2-22-2019)
#28.Lu Castro vs. S Dot (6-1-2019)
#29. Lu Castro vs. Chuck Book (6-23-2019)
#30. Lu Castro vs. Trub Deuce (7-14-2019)
#31. Jai 400 Block vs. Lu Castro (7-21-2019)
#32. Lu Castro vs. Vito Cognac (8-3-2019)
#33. Ace Amin & Lu Castro vs. Dre Dennis & Prep (8-17-2019)
#34. Lu Castro vs. Young Murk (9-28-2019)
#35. Lu Castro vs. Your Honor (11-3-2019)

2020
#36. Prez Mafia vs. Lu Castro (1-12-2020)
#37. Lu Castro vs. S.P.A.D.E. (3-7-2020)
#38. Kid Chaos vs. Lu Castro (5-30-2020)
#39. Jey The Nitewing vs. Lu Castro (6-13-2020)
#40. Hank Diggs vs. Lu Castro (7-26-2020)
#41. Lu Castro vs. Fire Da Misfit (10-3-2020)
#42. DNA vs. Lu Castro (11-21-2020)
#43. Lu Castro vs. Ken Savvy (12-20-2020)

2021
#44. Lu Castro vs. Zay Smoove (1-9-2021)
#45. I Am Spoken vs. Lu Castro (2-20-2021)
#46. Rolla vs. Lu Castro (3-13-2021)
#47. K-Shine & Lu Castro vs. Ave & Fonz (3-27-2021)
#48. Mike P vs. Lu Castro (6-12-2021)
#49. Noxx vs. Lu Castro (7-24-2021)
#50. Lu Castro vs. Bells (8-14-2021)
#51. Lu Castro vs. Jakkboy Maine (8-28-2021)
#52. Lu Castro vs. Gwitty (8-29-2021)
#53. A. Ward vs. Lu Castro (9-12-2021)
#54. Arsonal vs. Lu Castro (9-25-2021)
#55. Mewlips vs. Lu Castro (10-16-2021)
#56. Lu Castro vs. Fonz (10-29-2021)
#57. Rum Nitty vs. Lu Castro (11-20-2021)

2022
#58. Drugz vs. Lu Castro (1-8-2022)
#59. Big T vs. Lu Castro (1-28-2022)
#60. Lu Castro vs. Ruga The Barbarian (2-20-2022)
#61. Lu Castro vs. Sheed Happens (3-13-2022)
#62. Lu Castro vs. LL Coogi (3-19-2022)
#63. Charlie Clips vs. Lu Castro (3-27-2022)
#64. Lu Castro vs. Jade (4-9-2022)
#65. Lu Castro vs. Rizz (4-23-2022)
#66. Lu Castro vs. Jerry Wess (5-7-2022)
#67. Lu Castro vs. Sully Seventeen (7-10-2022)
#68. Lu Castro vs. PG (7-15-2022)
#69. Lu Castro vs. Deth The Kid (8-7-22)^
#69. Lu Castro vs. L.T. (8-13-2022)
#70. Jaz The Rapper & Lu Castro vs. Steams & Jade (8-20-2022)
#71. Lu Castro vs. King Yoshimitsu (8-27-2022)
#72. Scotty vs. Lu Castro (9-3-2022)
#73. Don LadyII vs. Lu Castro (10-29-2022)
#74. Lu Castro vs. Footz (10-30-2022)
#75. Nu Jerzey Twork vs. Lu Castro (Rematch) (11-19-2022)

2023
#76. Real Sikh & Lu Castro vs. DNA & Charlie Clips (2-25-2023)
#77. Th3 Saga vs. Lu Castro (4-18-2023)
#78. Lu Castro vs. Marv Won (4-22-2023)
#79. Danny Myers & Ms. Hustle vs. Jerry Wess & Lu Castro (6-10-2023)
#80. Lu Castro vs. K Walker (6-17-2023)
#81. Lu Castro vs. GE (9-9-2023)
#82. Big Kannon vs. Lu Castro (10-28-2023)
#83. Lu Castro vs. Bizzo Bond (11-19-2023)
#84. Swamp vs. Lu Castro (12-10-2023)

^The exact date for when this battle was filmed is unknown, so the date listed is based off when the battle was released online.