They attracted mainstream attention following the release of their debut single "Money Longer" in 2016. The song would act as the lead single for the subsequent mixtape "Lil Uzi Vert vs. the World". After releasing two additional mixtapes in 2016 and 2017, including one in collaboration with Gucci Mane, Lil Uzi Vert was featured on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. They later secured their first top 10 single with "XO Tour Llif3", which won the MTV Video Music Award for Song of the Summer.
"XO Tour Llif3" acted as the lead single to Lil Uzi Vert's debut studio album "Luv Is Rage 2" (2017), which debuted at number one on the Billboard 200, and was certified double platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). At the 2018 Grammy Awards, Lil Uzi Vert was nominated for Best New Artist. Their second studio album "Eternal Atake" (2020) was among the most anticipated albums in hip hop and peaked at number one on the Billboard 200.
2010β2015: Career beginnings
Woods began to rap in 2010 and began to associate with musical groups like Steaktown, in what they say was "just for money", under the name "Sealab Vertical". They later changed their name to Lil Uzi Vert from the way someone described their rap flow, saying their flow was "Fast, like a machine gun". Woods' first project, an EP titled "Purple Thoughtz Vol. 1", was released on January 19, 2014. The project, which was described as "phonk" and having cloud rap beats due to its psychedelic and "trippy" production, features a bigger focus on lyricism and was released with the single "White Shit". The track, produced by Spaceghostpurrp, went viral in 2017 within hip-hop circles following Woods' entry into the mainstream. Shortly after the release of their first project, Woods caught the attention of then industry-mainstays like Mob.
The EP and following features caught the attention of producer and cofounder of Atlantic Records Don Cannon after DJ Diamond Kuts played one of their songs on a local radio station. Cannon then produced and hosted their first mixtape, "The Real Uzi", which was released on August 5, 2014. After the release of "The Real Uzi", Woods signed a record deal with Atlantic Records through DJ Drama, Don Cannon's, and Leighton Morrison's imprint, Generation Now.
Following their signing to Atlantic Records, Woods was featured alongside Kid and Ferg on Carnage's single "WDYW". They also released several songs on SoundCloud including "No Wait", produced by Metro Booming, "Pressure", which is a collaboration with Durk, and ''Loaf". They were featured on Fall Out Boy and Khalifa's "Boys of Zummer" tour in August 2015.
Woods released their second mixtape, "Luv Is Rage" on October 30, 2015. The project was received positively and was featured on numerous music blogs such as Fader, XXL, and Vibe. They were further called a "breakout artist of 2015" by HotNewHipHop.
2016: Breakthrough
In February 2016, they released the single, "Money Longer" on their SoundCloud following a radio debut on Shade 45.
On April 15, 2016, Vert released their third mixtape and first commercial mixtape "Lil Uzi Vert vs. the World". The mixtape debuted at number 37 on the Billboard 200 chart, making it their first entry on said chart. The project spent 55 weeks on the Billboard 200, eventually being certified Gold. Lil Uzi Vert and Kapri embarked on a joint tour in May 2016, titled the "Parental Advisory" tour.
In June 2016, Uzi appeared in XXL magazine as part of their 2016 Freshmen Class. As part of this appearance, Uzi performed a βfreshman cypherβ alongside Denzel Curry, Lil Yachty, 21 Savage, and Kodak Black. Riding the wave of recognition the XXL Freshman list gave them, Woods released the video for the single "Money Longer" which debuted on the Billboard Hot 100 the following week, their first entry on the chart, at number 92 on July 2, 2016. The song later peaked at number 54 and is currently certified two times platinum in the United States. Woods' second entry on the chart, "You Was Right", debuted at 89 on July 30, 2016 and peaked at number 40.
On July 12, 2016, Woods announced their fourth mixtape, "The Perfect LUV Tape", which was released on July 31, their 22nd birthday. The mixtape featured the singles "Seven Million", featuring Future, and "Erase Your Social", both of which failed to chart on the Billboard Hot 100. The mixtape debuted at number 55 on the Billboard 200 album chart and is certified Gold by the RIAA. In October 2016, Woods was announced to be an additional artist on The Weeknd's "Starboy: legend of the Fall" tour.
Lil Uzi Vert announced a collaboration mixtape with Gucci Mane titled "1017 vs. The World", which was released on November 23, 2016. On the 27th, Uzi announced "Luv Is Rage 2" which went through a series of delays.
2017: Luv Is Rage 2
Uzi was featured on Migos' single "Bad and Boujee". The single was released on August 31, 2016, and its from the trio's second studio album "Culture". In January 2017, around the time the album was released, the single reached the top of the US Billboard Hot 100, becoming Uzi's first number 1 single as a lead or featured artist, and their highest charting single as both. On February 27, 2017, Woods released the EP "Luv Is Rage 1.5" while on tour with The Weeknd. The EP was positively received for its "nerdy" nature, with Kingdom Hearts themed instrumentals and lyrics referring to anime, Steven Universe, and hentai. The EP was also credited as the start of Uzi's affiliation with the "emo-rapper" label due to the heartbreak-associated lyrics on the song "Luv Scars K.o 1600" and references to threats of suicide and depression on the stand-out track "XO Tour Llif3".
"XO Tour Llif3" got significant popularity on SoundCloud, resulting in Uzi playing it live on the European leg of The Weeknd's tour, and the following week the song was added to streaming services and released as an official single. On April 4, 2017, "Xo Tour Llif3" debuted on Billboard Hot 100 at number 49 and peaked at number 7, becoming the rapper's highest charting song and biggest song, being certified 6x platinum as of August 2018.
"Luv Is Rage 2" was delayed again on April 2, 2017, with Uzi blaming it on DJ Drama. On April 9, Don Cannon confirmed the project wasn't getting released "any time soon" and confirmed that "XO Tour Llif3" would be on the album. Uzi was featured on fellow rapper Playboi Carti's single "wokeuplikethis*", released on April 7. The single was performed by the pair at Coachella 2017.
"wokeuplikethis*" was eventually certified platinum and peaked at number 76 on the Billboard Hot 100. Uzi was featured alongside ASAP Rocky, Playboi Carti, Quavo, and Frank Ocean on A$AP rappers collective Mob's single "RAF". The single was released by surprise on May 15, 2017. In early August, hip-hop media personality DJ Akademiks claimed that "Luv Is Rage 2" would be released within 30 days. On August 24, 2017, "Luv Is Rage 2" was announced for a surprise release at midnight, and on August 25, 2017, Lil Uzi Vert released their heavily delayed debut studio album, which included "XO TOUR Llif3" as the lead single.
The album debuted at number one on the Billboard 200 albums chart, with 135,000 album-equivalent units, and has since been certified platinum. The album also created ten Billboard Hot 100 charting singles, with two of them, "The Way Life Goes" and "Sauce It Up", becoming singles. During british singer Ed Sheeran's set at the Video Music Awards, Uzi Vert and Sheeran performed a medley of "XO Tour Llif3" and Sheeran's chart-topping single, "Shape Of You".
In September 2017, Woods teased a possible sequel project to "Lil Uzi Vert vs The World", possibly titled "Lil Uzi Vert vs. The World 2", and a collaboration project with Playboi Carti titled "16*29". In October, a joint tour with Playboi Carti called the "16*29 tour" was announced, further promoting the possibility of a collaboration project. The tour was canceled shortly thereafter due to Uzi claiming they needed to "focus". In October 2017, Uzi headlined Power 105.1's annual Powerhouse music celebration alongside The Weeknd, Migos, and Cardi B, at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York. Uzi was also featured on Canadian rapper Nav's platinum-certified single "Wanted You". The song was released on November 3, 2017.
On December 4, 2017, "The Way Life Goes" music video was released with a remix featuring Nicki Minaj. The song peaked at number 24 on the Billboard Hot 100. Uzi Vert performed the song on Stephen Colbert's The Late Show on February 6, 2018.
They were featured alongside Kanye West on Travis Scott's song, "Watch", which was released on May 3, 2018. "Watch" debuted at number 16 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. They were also featured on a remix for fellow rapper Lil Tracy's single "Like a Farmer".
2018β2020: Eternal Atake, Lil Uzi Vert vs. The World 2, and Pluto x Baby Pluto
In January 2018, Uzi announced that they had completed a mixtape with record producer Wheezy. In May 2018, Don Cannon confirmed that a new Uzi project was dropping that year and speculation arose in July 2018 when Uzi tweeted the words "Eternal Atake", the title of their second studio album, pinning the tweet and announcing it was "coming soon", then at the end of the month sharing the then-chosen cover art for the project. The art referenced the logo of the cult Heavens Gate. The two members who survived the cult suggested that legal actions could be taken against Uzi for copying the logo style.
The art was the source of a threat from the remaining members of the organization over a legal attack. The then-thought lead single for the album, "New Patek" was released on September 18, 2018. Uzi was then featured on Lil Pump's single, "Multi Millionaire". The single was released on October 5, 2018.
In April 2019, following label trouble with Generation Now, it was announced that Uzi was now signed to Roc Nation. Two new promotional singles were released in April 2019, titled "Sanguine Paradise" and "That's a Rack", originally thought to be from their highly anticipated studio album, "Eternal Atake".
On December 13, 2019, Uzi released a new single titled "Futsal Shuffle 2020", which is the lead single of "Eternal Atake". The rapper then released the second single of the album, "That Way", on March 1, 2020.
"Eternal Atake" was released on March 6, 2020, with a sole guest appearance from American singer Syd. "New Patek", "That's a Rack" and "Sanguine Paradise" did not appear on the album. "Eternal Atake" debuted atop the Billboard 200.
On March 12, 2020, Lil Uzi teased that the deluxe version of "Eternal Atake" and the sequel to their 2016 mixtape, "Lil Uzi Vert vs. the World", titled "Lil Uzi Vert vs. the World 2", would be released the following day, the date fans expected the release date of the original album.
The deluxe edition would have fourteen new tracks, featuring guest appearances from Chief Keef, 21 Savage, Future, Young Thug, Gunna, Lil Durk, Young Nudy, and Nav. The first half of the album maintained a leading number 1 position with 400 million streams in early 2020. This marked the largest streaming count for any album since 2018, when Lil Wayne's twelfth studio album, "Tha Carter V", got 433 million streams.
On April 24, 2020, Lil Uzi Vert released a new single titled "Sasuke". On July 10, Lil Uzi appeared on the remix of StaySolidRocky's "Party Girl". On July 21, Lil Uzi and Future hinted at an upcoming joint project titled "Pluto x Baby Pluto" on their social media; it was released on November 13, 2020, and peaked at number two on the Billboard 200.
2021β2022: Subsequent ventures
In late 2020, Lil Uzi Vert began promoting new singles on Instagram Live that were sonically similar to popular releases early o their career. They announced an upcoming project titled "Forever Young", as well as a follow-up to "Luv Is Rage 2".
From the 16th to the 22nd of july 2022, Uzi released 4 songs from their EP, RED & WHITE on their SoundCloud account day by day, then, on the 22nd, the rest of the EP was released.
2023 - Present
In June 2023, Uzi noted that the album would be released that same month. On the 17th, Uzi had taken to Instagram to post an alternate cover art to the project. They also announced that the cover art would release in "a couple of days" and that the tracklist would release "this week," while confirming the release date of June 30.
On June 26, 2023, Uzi revealed the cover art and the release date on their website and simultaneously released the Gibson Hazard directed trailer for the album. Days prior to it's official announcement, Uzi threw an album release party β which they named βThe Pink Tape Promβ β in which they previewed several tracks from the project.
On June 30, 2023, Lil Uzi Vert released the highly anticipated album, "Pink Tape". The album contains guest appearances from Travis Scott, Nicki Minaj, Bring Me The Horizon, Don Toliver, and Babymetal.
What You Off
Lil Uzi Vert Lyrics
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I really, I really wanna show you off girl
I'm a young street nigga, I know ya heard of me
I love your conversation, sit down and talk to me girl
I wanna love you physically and mentally
You're the one, you're the one that shows the best of me girl
Love you like no other, you mean the world to me
Baby girl, you gotta take good care of me
I'm really, I'm really so in love with you, girl
No I don't ever need no substitute, girl
When I get off this tour, I got some for you, girl
Put VVS diamonds on her, she don't do pearls
Run my bath water and cook my food
Times we say we hate each other when we love one another
You still gon' be my little sunshine
Rainy weather and we can go where ever you like
Baby, with me, it's whenever
She told that nigga that it's all me
She gon' keep them bitches off me
I made her kill her haters softly
I told her, "take this Gucci off me"
I really, I really wanna show you off girl
I'm a young street nigga, I know ya heard of me
I love your conversation, sit down and talk to me girl
I wanna love you physically and mentally
You're the one, you're the one that shows the best of me girl
Love you like no other, you mean the world to me
I don't really ask for none but love and affection
Baby girl, you gotta take good care of me
Cheat on me, I gotta go get a new girl
No, I'm not the law but follow my rules, girl
My shooter with me, know he gon' up the tool, girl
We got Glocks and choppas and 'lot of Rugers
I cannot fuck when I got you too, girl
Every other day, I run into new girls
She say that I got money, count blue money, rule the world
She know I'm gon' get you back I'm done with you, girl
I really, I really wanna show you off girl
Rockstar nigga, know you heard of me
I'm so fly, these bum ass niggas wanna murder me
I pick your bitch up in my whip, she give that service fee
I really, I really wanna show you off girl
I'm a young street nigga, I know ya heard of me
I love your conversation, sit down and talk to me girl
I wanna love you physically and mentally
You're the one, you're the one that shows the best of me girl
Love you like no other, you mean the world to me
I don't really ask for none but love and affection
Baby girl, you gotta take good care of me
I wanna see you in that bikini on that beach, girl
When I'm not next to you, I cannot get no sleep, girl
At night she stay up for me when I'm in the street, uh
And when we make love, yeah, we soak up the sheets, girl
And he be throwin' fits every time I leave her
The last nigga didn't even know how to treat her
It's us against the world, just me and her
I'm pullin' on her hair, while I freak her
I really, I really wanna show you off girl
I'm a young street nigga, I know ya heard of me
I love your conversation, sit down and talk to me girl
I wanna love you physically and mentally
You're the one, you're the one that shows the best of me girl
Love you like no other, you mean the world to me
I don't really ask for none but love and affection
Baby girl, you gotta take good care of me
Wanna show you off, off
Wanna show you off, girl
Wanna show you off, off
Wanna show you off, girl
In "What You Off," LIL UZI VERT expresses his deep affection for a girl he wants to show off. He begins by telling her that he loves her conversations, and he wants to interact with her both physically and mentally. UZI feels connected to this girl, and he believes that she brings out the best in him. He requests that she takes good care of him, as he doesn't ask for anything except love and affection from her. UZI tells the girl that with him, she can go wherever she likes, and he will always be there for her. He then says that he wants to take her to the beach to see her in a bikini since he cannot get any sleep without her by his side.
The rapper assures the girl that he is loyal to her, and he does not need any substitutes. However, he warns her that if she cheats on him, he will find a new girl. UZI also asserts that his shooter is always with him, and he is ready to protect her at all times. UZI's love for the girl is so strong that he made her kill her haters softly. He then reinforces his desire to show her off to the world.
Overall, "What You Off" is a love song in which LIL UZI VERT expresses his deep love and affection for a girl he wants to take care of and flaunt to the world.
Line by Line Meaning
KidWond3r, you made this beat? Damn
Lil Uzi Vert compliments KidWond3r for making the beat of his song 'What You Off'
I really, I really wanna show you off girl
Lil Uzi is in love with the girl and wants to show her off to the world
I'm a young street nigga, I know ya heard of me
He is a young guy from the streets and believes the girl has heard about him
I love your conversation, sit down and talk to me girl
Lil Uzi enjoys talking to the girl and wants to spend more time with her
I wanna love you physically and mentally
Lil Uzi wants to have a deep connection with the girl on both physical and mental levels
You're the one, you're the one that shows the best of me girl
The girl brings out the best in Lil Uzi and he appreciates her for that
Love you like no other, you mean the world to me
Lil Uzi loves the girl more than anyone else and she is very important to him
I don't really ask for none but love and affection
Lil Uzi only wants love and affection from the girl and doesn't ask for anything else
Baby girl, you gotta take good care of me
Lil Uzi wants the girl to take care of him in the relationship
Cheat on me, I gotta go get a new girl
Lil Uzi won't tolerate cheating and will find a new girl if the current one cheats
No, I'm not the law but follow my rules, girl
He is not the law, but he expects the girl to follow his rules in the relationship
My shooter with me, know he gon' up the tool, girl
Lil Uzi has a shooter with him who is prepared to use his weapon if necessary
We got Glocks and choppas and 'lot of Rugers
Lil Uzi and his people have a lot of guns including Glocks, choppas, and Rugers
I cannot fuck when I got you too, girl
Lil Uzi can't have sex with other girls when he has the current girl with him
Every other day, I run into new girls
Despite having a girlfriend, Lil Uzi still meets new girls every other day
She say that I got money, count blue money, rule the world
The girl thinks that Lil Uzi is very wealthy and can do anything he wants
She know I'm gon' get you back I'm done with you, girl
Lil Uzi might leave the girl if she betrays him, but he will make sure to get revenge on her first
Rockstar nigga, know you heard of me
Lil Uzi is a famous musician and he believes the girl has heard of him
I'm so fly, these bum ass niggas wanna murder me
He is very famous and successful, but there are still people who are jealous and want to harm him
I pick your bitch up in my whip, she give that service fee
Lil Uzi picks up other guys' girlfriends and they have to pay for her services
Wanna show you off, off
Lil Uzi wants to show off the girl to everyone
Wanna show you off, girl
He wants to show off the girl specifically
Lyrics Β© Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: Anthony Beecham, Symere Woods
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
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the cannon = instant hit.
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Elex Delmonico
The Real Lil Uzi #Classic
NT
Alright kids, we all know this is an old song. Stop trying to act like you're cool because you're a "real lil Uzi fan"
Xelp
Crazy how this still relevant to this day
sosadawg
Lmfaoooo
Orenthal
thank you
SSeeley
fr bro
Aj ferri
some of them are
Kingtrell
That beat is lit
Ayye.edward
This song makes me wanna take a shower without water