Lil Uzi Vert is a Philadelphia rapper who came up through SoundCloud and turned melodic trap into massive hits — XO Tour Llif3 (2017) defined a moment, and Eternal Atake (2020) debuted at number one on the Billboard 200. Start there or with Luv Is Rage 2 (2017); Pink Tape (2023) shows the rock and rage rap side. Shop Lil Uzi Vert vinyl, CDs, and reissues at Wax Trax Records.
Symere Bysil Woods, performing as Lil Uzi Vert, was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on July 31, 1994. They launched their recording career on SoundCloud in the mid-2010s and signed with Generation Now (a division of Atlantic Records) and joined Don Cannon and DJ Drama's management. Their 2017 single XO Tour Llif3 was a defining commercial hit. Their 2020 album Eternal Atake debuted at number one on the Billboard 200. They came out publicly as gender-fluid and adopted they/them pronouns in 2021. Their 2023 album Pink Tape was a stylistic departure into rock and rage rap territory.
Lil Uzi Vert's sound combines hip hop, trap, emo rap, rage rap, rock rap, alternative hip hop, and SoundCloud rap with their distinctive melodic vocal approach, eclectic production drawing on rock, electronic, and trap traditions, and lyrical content addressing materialism, relationships, and personal experience.
Generation Now / Atlantic pressings of the Lil Uzi Vert catalog have been issued in extensive color variant editions and limited deluxe pressings.
Listeners new to Lil Uzi Vert typically start with Eternal Atake (2020) or Luv Is Rage 2 (2017).
