Lil Uzi Vert
LIL UZI by Debra Coco Slater
Living his life like a rock star is all Symere Woods aka Lil Uzi Vert wants to do!! This artist has been labeled as another rap sensation coming out of North Philly early on in his career!!!
This artist has been doing music for a little over 3 years and he is already gaining attention for representing the traditional Philly sound like Meek Mill, Cassidy, and Beanie Sigel to name a few. Initially, Uzi started his rap career to gain attention. In high school, he watched his friend William Aston gain attention from freestyling. Uzi loved attention so he said to himself “I can do that” even though he really wasn’t a rapper yet. Then one day, William tested Uzi and offered for him to go to the studio to lay some tracks and to his surprise he did his thing. Soon after Uzi eventually got his rap name from another friend who told him that he raps so fast like a machine gun. He added the Vert at the end which stands for Vertigo. In his definition vertigo means going straight to the top. Now, at age 22 it is clear that going to the top is exactly where he’s headed.
After only such a short time making music, Uzi is already signed to Generation Now and Atlantic
Records. “Uzi has a gift, found in his rapid-fire delivery and huge hooks that got him noticed by Power 99’s DJ Diamond Kuts and eventually industry legends, Don Cannon and DJ Drama. He stood out on Carnage’s “WDYW,” and then created more buzz when he released his Luv Is Rage mixtape last year.” (1. Complex) Uzi is the type of artist who likes to live in the moment and he does not want to overthink the process; he just wants to do it. His favorite artists he listened to growing up are Ying Yang Twins, Wiz Khalifa and Mike Jones. He loves their energy, stage presence and lyricism. Like most artists, initially Uzi was enticed by the rap game for the money. He just wanted to be able to
take care of his family but now he is attracted to the creative expression. Uzi wants to be recognized as a “Trap rap rock star. I want to be as big as I can be. I want to be one of the biggest artists. I want to be remembered like, “He is crazy. He is phenomenal.” I just want to be one of the biggest.” (2. The Break Present: Lil Uzi Vert). He idolizes the rock star way of life and would love one day to do music with his idol Marilyn Mansion. He considers him to be a genius in the game, along with Pharrell Williams and Kanye West. Uzi feels that confidence is the key and he does not second guess himself when it comes to creating his music.
Uzi is a prime example of the expression “overnight success.” His career is on fire right now and
everybody is talking about his hyped stage show and versatile lyricism. His latest mixtape releases Luv is Rage (Luv is actually the acronym for his name/2015), Lil Uzi Vert vs. the World (2016) and The Perfect Luv Tape (2016)has landed this artist on solid ground where we are all tuned in to see what he does next. He plans to stay relevant in the game by making music with artists from different genres. At such a young age, he already knows what he wants to do and how he wants to do it.
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