Rapper Uncle Luke calls for 5-Star to de-commit from Alabama over voting rights

Nov 9, 2024; Baton Rouge, Louisiana, USA; Alabama Crimson Tide defensive back Bray Hubbard (18) runs onto the field before their game against the LSU Tigers at Tiger Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Stephen Lew-Imagn Images

Luther Campbell, who is widely known by his stage name Uncle Luke, is encouraging Elijah Haven to de-commit from Alabama.

Haven is a 2027 five-star quarterback prospect, and he is currently verbally committed to the Crimson Tide. He is a product of Baton Rouge, Louisiana.

Campbell’s statement came to the forefront around the same time the NAACP launched a campaign, urging black athletes and fans to withhold support of college athletes in southern states over voting rights. Campbell, who has announced a plan to run for Congress in Florida’s 20th Congressional District, attempted to send a message to Haven in a video posted to his X account.

“Elijah, you need to decommit from the University of Alabama because the University of Alabama is a state school,” Campbell said. “The state school is controlled by the governor and the legislative body. They put the president of the school. The president of the school and the board, they are the ones who pick the coach. They have made a decision, Elijah… don’t feel that African Americans should be represented in Congress. That is setting us back since 1965. So, the things that you and your brothers and everybody else need and the things that African Americans need in Alabama and in Louisiana and all these other states, Elijah, have been taken away from you. Because without no Black representation, how are we gonna get the services that we need if they erase their seats? So you, Elijah, need to make a stance. You, Elijah, and every other five-star student athlete that is committed to these colleges and those states need to make a stance right now.”

Campbell went on to tell Haven to research the actions other black athletes took in the past.

“Go back and look at the stance that Jim Brown and this whole group of African Americans, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, all of them were athletes and entertainers that came together and took a stance against the federal government, and they made this change for you to be able to reap the rewards and the benefits that you and all your other five-star fellow athletes are making,” Campbell said.

Top athlete Elijah Haven urged to decommit from Alabama over political reasons. The message: prioritize Black representation & self-worth over NIL deals. #AthleteRights #SocialJustice pic.twitter.com/DSJLjf3mBE

— Luther Luke Campbell (@unclelukereal1) May 19, 2026

Haven remains committed to the Crimson Tide after announcing a verbal commitment in April.