Lil Uzi Vert is a name most fans of contemporary music will know. Inspired as much by rock acts like Paramore and Marilyn Manson as by hip-hop acts, the emo/punk/lo-fi rapper’s first two albums topped the Billboard charts, going platinum in the process. They hit the 10-figure streaming mark with the track ‘XO Tour Lif3’ from their debut album, Luv is Rage 2 (currently at 1.7 billion streams) and have other multi-million-streamers such as ‘The Way Life Goes’, ‘Money Longer’, and ‘Just Wanna Rock’. They’ve appeared on tracks by many other artists, including the 2016 Billboard number-one ‘Bad and Boujee’ alongside Migos.
Lil Uzi Vert is an artist as recognisable for their distinctive style as their rapping. They got their first tattoo after being kicked out of their family home and losing their job — it was an act that forced them to focus on succeeding in music. They released their first material in 2014, but it was the track ‘White Sh*t’ and The Real Uzi mixtape that went viral among hip-hop heads, making Uzi Vert’s name and sealing a major label deal.
Since their breakthrough in 2016, Lil Uzi Vert has rarely been away from the headlines — and sometimes for reasons they’d be the first to admit are unacceptable. But when it comes down to music, their delivery has never been less than flawless, and it is that which music lovers will return to again and again. Their unique musical progression is also proved by the embracing of the Jersey club sound on recent material such as 2022’s ‘Just Wanna Rock’.
