He’s only young, but you’ll be surprised at the power behind Lil Uzi Vert’s words. The rapper could change your life and make you think about the way you are viewing things with a fresh perspective.
Lil Uzi Vert was born Sycamore Woods, in 1994 in Pennsylvania. He grew up idolising Marilyn Manson first, and later turning to ASAP Rocky, Pharrell Williams, Kanye West, Young Thug, Wiz Khalifa, Lil Wayne, and the Ying Yang Twins.
Lil Uzi gained initial recognition following the release of the commercial mixtape Luv Is Rage in 2015. The tape led to a recording contract with Atlantic Records and further mainstream attention through the release of debut single Money Longer in 2016. This song was the lead single for 2016 mixtape Lil Uzi Vert vs. the World.
In 2017, Lil Uzi released his debut studio album Luv Is Rage 2 which debuted at number one on the Billboard 200 and was certified double-platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America. He received a Grammy Award nomination in 2018 for Best New Artist which created much anticipation for a second studio album. In 2020 he excited fans across the world when he made this happen and released Eternal Atake, which peaked at number one on the Billboard 200.
The rapper has come a long way in a short time, and will almost always have a relevant quote applicable to the many situation’s life throws at us.
1. I stopped thinking; I just go out, and everything is in the moment. I just stop thinking and start moving – you just gotta be you.
2. I’m just doing me, and to me, that’s what got me this far.
3. I don’t even remember why I’m wasting all these tears on you.
4. I just want to be successful. I’m not going to sit here and be like, ‘I want to win a Grammy’ or whatever; if that comes, that’s awesome. But I just want to be successful and provide for my whole family and get my family out the hood.
5. I know it hurts sometimes but you’ll get over it.
6. I remember, when I first rapped, I was writing raps. I don’t write raps at all; I stopped early. I don’t know – it seems like every day I find something a little bit easier.
7. Money got longer, speaker got louder, car got faster.
8. If you’re you, it doesn’t matter if you’re the most boring person in the world: someone will like you. You’re not trying to be anyone else.
9. There’s enough money for everybody. See, I can’t do what Yachty does. But then again, Yachty can’t do what I do.
10. One thing I could tell you is that I’m all over the place.
11. Destruction leads to a very rough road, but it also breeds creation.
12. I really didn’t want to rap; I was just a regular kid.
13. You can’t say I look like this person or sound like this person exactly because I made it my own. I’m pretty, pretty influenced by myself right now.
14. One thing rap and rock have in common, a lot of it is focused on negativity. I like dark stuff.
15. Money coming’ in like I am an investor. She tried to take a break but I already left her.
16. 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.
17. Push me to the edge. All my friends are dead.
18. There’s a lot of haters in Philly, but it’s a lot of people that give you support – but way more haters. It’s definitely a great city to be from. But it’s not really a lot of people that come out of there. So when you, like, make it out of Philadelphia, everywhere else is easy.
19. Living life just with a curse, before I go in the hearse
20. I got different moods. Like, if I’m in a good mood, I listen to ‘Up’ by Thug. If I’m not in a good mood, I’ll listen to ‘King TROUP’ – that’s a real emotional one.
21. If you got options, I got options, baby, who you?
22. I really didn’t want to rap; I was just a regular kid. My friend – his name is William Aston – we went to the same high school together, and he was rapping. He put out a freestyle over Chris Brown‘s ‘Look at Me Now,’ and it was fire, and the whole school went crazy.
23. Some guy was just like, ‘You rap fast, man. Like a little machine gun,’ and from that moment, I was Lil Uzi.
24. I want every girl like I can't make my mind.
25. Wherever you’re from, you adapt to your environment. It definitely made my music a little bit more explicit. Because I really was in North Philly, I listened to State Property and stuff. Everything my dad listened to, I listened to
26. My heart’s in the junkyard cause it’s wrecked.
27. Everybody really doesn’t rock with each other in Philly – that’s a problem. ‘Cause me being in Atlanta now, I stay in Atlanta, and I get to see everybody work with everybody no matter what.
28. Phantom that’s all red, inside all white.
29. There are always people who are in the old way of doing things. I don’t think it’s a bad thing necessarily, but things change – nothing stays the same. If you can stay true to yourself, you’re always going to be legendary.
30. I’m committed, not addicted, but it keep control of me.
31. I played the coronet first, and then I upgraded to the trumpet. The first song I learned on there was ‘Hot Cross Buns.
32. The thing that makes me different from any other rapper is that I usually talk real crazy in my songs.
33. I just take rock songs and mix it with hip-hop and a little bit of R&B.
34. I enjoy ‘down South’ music.
35. If I’m talking about girls and stuff, it’s usually the truth. So now, you know, if you hear my songs, you are gonna appreciate it differently because usually, it’s the truth.
36. No I’m not a rat but I’m all about my cheddar.
37. A whole bunch of ‘ayes’ and a whole bunch of ‘yes.’ That’s it. That’s all I do. We what you call mumble rappers. So you say ‘yeah’ after everything and make it rhyme no matter what it is.
38. If I hear stuff that I like, I’ll definitely gravitate to it and spin it in my own way. I’m a mixture of a lot of people, honestly, but I’m myself.
39. In my elementary days, I took a liking to rock & roll music. I dabbed into Marilyn Manson, which became my favorite.
40. I like to look cool and dress nice.
41. My life it is like a movie minus all the acting.
42. Lil Uzi is a rock star. Just know that.