![]() Like Thug, Uzi is a distinctive rapper (the stage name was given, not taken), but the key to his sound is melody, mixing post-trap rumble with the candied hooks of pop punk and neon surfaces of EDM for a style that splits the starkness of modern hip-hop into prismatic colour. But definitely not a rapper in the traditional sense.īorn Symere Woods in North Philadelphia in 1994, Uzi first started rapping to one-up a classmate, quickly making the leap to national relevance through features with Young Thug and Migos while building a tight-knit collective of producers and collaborators, known as Working on Dying, at home. That he could turn a line as bleak as “Push me to the edge/All my friends are dead” (“XO TOUR Llif3”) into a sing-along only made him more vital-here was a guy feeling the pain and packaging it in style. Where previous generations of rappers leveraged influence through the boardroom (JAY-Z: “I’m not a businessman/I’m a business, man”), Uzi represents a generation fluent in fashion and social media, not just a recording artist but a kind of creative director whose personality and sense of world-building comes through almost as loudly as the music. THE WORLD (platinum).įans eagerly await the release of the superstar’s next project, preceded by the now RIAA-platinum certified record, “Sanguine Paradise,” along with the gold-certified “That’s a Rack.Lil Uzi Vert told us up front, in his intro to Playboi Carti’s “Wokeuplikethis*”: “I’m a rock star.” The metaphor wasn’t about dominance so much as it was about flamboyance, for Uzi as a purse-carrying, post-Kanye MC raised on anime and Marilyn Manson, whose indifference towards hip-hop orthodoxy made him a punk to some and a hero to more. ![]() His earlier singles are also certified-hits: “Money Longer”(2x platinum), “You Was Right” (2x platinum), “Dark Queen” (platinum), “Do What I Want” (platinum), “Ps & Qs” (platinum), “The Way Life Goes” (platinum) in addition to his breakthrough project, LIL UZI VERT VS. Pharrell Williams),” platinum-certified “Sauce It Up,” and guest verses on Playboi Carti’s “Shoota” (platinum), Lil Baby’s “Life Goes On” (gold) and Travis Scott’s “Watch” (platinum). In addition, the talented artist was nominated in 3 categories at the 2018 Billboard Music Awards: “Top Rap Artist,” “Top Rap Performance” and “Top Streaming Song.” Lil Uzi Vert has obtained a number of certifications for his ground-breaking tracks and features, including gold-certified “Neon Guts (Feat. Lil Uzi Vert has notably graced the cover of Billboard’s 2017 “The Year In Music” issue, XXL’s 20th Anniversary Issue and THE FADER’s “Sex Issue.”Ģ018 marked a new era for the superstar, with a number of honorable nominations, including “Favorite Album” at the 2018 American Music Awards, “Issa Wave” at the BET Social Awards, “Best New Hip-Hop Artist” and “Hip-Hop Song of The Year” at the 2018 iHeart Radio Music Awards. The rap superstar has also been featured on a number of record-breaking tracks including Migos’ RIAA 4X platinum certified and Grammy nominated “Bad and Boujee” along with DJ Esco’s platinum-certified “Too Much Sauce” with Future, to name a few. ![]() Pitchfork proclaimed the project to be “the Philadelphia native’s most musically developed work” while THE FADER declared that the rapper has “cemented himself as this oft-maligned generation’s true pioneer.” In addition to Lil Uzi Vert’s 2018 Grammy nominations as “Best New Artist” and “Best Rap Performance”, he’s also received the “Breakout Artist of the Year Award” and the “Breakthrough Artist” award during Billboard’s 2017 Touring Awards. One of the album’s hit singles “XO Tour Llif3” also went on to earn 7x platinum certification in addition to being recognized as the “Song of the Summer” at the 2017 Video Music Awards. ![]() Lil Uzi Vert later went on to rock the world with his highly acclaimed debut album, LUV IS RAGE 2, which quickly struck #1 on the Billboard 200 and became RIAA certified gold in less than two months following its release-now 2x platinum. ![]() The Philadelphia native first began to set the internet on fire with his explosive appearance on Carnage’s single “WDYW” alongside A$AP Ferg and Rich The Kid and later his turn on “Big Racks” for Young Thug’s Slime Season 2. Grammy nominated artist Lil Uzi Vert flaunts a vision and fashion sense just as loud as his “futuristic trap” sound and dynamic voice. ![]()
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