50 Fun Facts About Lil Uzi Vert

Which Migos chart-topper features a guest verse from Lil Uzi Vert and the meme-making lyric 'rain drop, drop top'?

Bad and Boujee gave both Migos and Uzi their first number one in January 2017. A shout-out from Donald Glover at the Golden Globes helped push it to the top.

Which gemstone, reportedly worth $24 million, did Lil Uzi Vert have implanted in their forehead in 2021?

Diamond it was: a 10-carat pink stone that fans ripped out when Uzi went crowd surfing at Rolling Loud. They kept the gem and later wore a barbell piercing in its place.

In Lil Uzi Vert's 'XO Tour Llif3', what does the refrain 'All my friends are dead' refer to?

Presidents on banknotes are the dead friends, so the bleak-sounding line is really a boast about cash. The song became Uzi's signature hit.

Which cult's logo did Lil Uzi Vert rework for the first Eternal Atake cover, drawing a legal threat from survivors?

Heaven's Gate survivors called the artwork a direct and clear infringement of their copyrights. Uzi dropped it and let fans choose a new cover in Twitter polls.

Which Canadian singer founded the XO label that gives Lil Uzi Vert's 'XO Tour Llif3' its title?

The Weeknd had Uzi on the road as a support act when the song was recorded, hence the 'tour' in the title. He also turns up for a cameo in the official video.

Which boy band makes the sole guest appearance on Lil Uzi Vert's 2024 sequel album Eternal Atake 2?

Big Time Rush are the lone feature, echoing the first Eternal Atake, which also had just one guest. Pop singer Charlie Puth helped produce the record and added vocals.

Which singer, whose band made the 1998 album Mechanical Animals, does Lil Uzi Vert call their greatest inspiration?

Marilyn Manson tops a list of heroes that owes more to guitars than to rap. Uzi got into My Chemical Romance and the All-American Rejects at 13.

Which rapper, whose 2012 debut album was called Pluto, made the joint album Pluto x Baby Pluto with Lil Uzi Vert?

Future goes by Pluto and Uzi by Baby Pluto, so the title simply joins the two nicknames. The album entered the Billboard 200 at number two in November 2020.

In which city's Francisville neighborhood was Lil Uzi Vert raised before signing with Atlantic Records?

Philadelphia radio gave Uzi the first break: a local DJ played one of their songs on air, producer Don Cannon heard it, and a deal followed.

Which fashion designer directed the Paris-shot official video for Lil Uzi Vert's 'XO Tour Llif3'?

Virgil Abloh's video carries mirrored Arabic subtitles that translate to gibberish. His co-director loved the 'wrong' look, while The Fader called it disrespectful to Arabic speakers.

For which award was Lil Uzi Vert nominated at the 2018 Grammys, months after Luv Is Rage 2 topped the charts?

Best New Artist was the nod, in a field that also held SZA, Khalid and Julia Michaels. Alessia Cara took the award home.

Which animated series, a favourite of Lil Uzi Vert's, inspired the gem they had implanted in their forehead?

Steven Universe was one spark for the idea, and rapper Lil B, who has worn decorative jewels the same way, was another. Uzi had planned the implant since 2017.

Which anime series features the character who gives Lil Uzi Vert's 2020 single 'Sasuke' its name?

Naruto character Sasuke Uchiha is referenced several times in the track, the first single Uzi put out after Eternal Atake and its deluxe edition.

Which Canadian graphic novel series inspired the cover art of the mixtape Lil Uzi Vert vs. the World?

Scott Pilgrim inspired the cartoon cover, and the 2020 sequel returned to the same source for its artwork. The original mixtape spent 55 weeks on the Billboard 200.

Which metal band's 'Chop Suey!' does Lil Uzi Vert cover almost word for word on the Pink Tape track 'CS'?

System of a Down's Serj Tankian and Daron Malakian are even credited among Pink Tape's producers, alongside Rick Rubin.

Which company signed Lil Uzi Vert to a management deal in 2019 amid their dispute with Generation Now?

Roc Nation stepped in a few months after Uzi announced they had deleted everything and were done with music. New singles arrived that same April.

Which Jersey club-inspired Lil Uzi Vert single went viral on TikTok before its official release in October 2022?

Just Wanna Rock drew 500 million TikTok views from teaser clips alone, and choreographer Drew Jeeezy helped spread the dance that goes with it.

Which magazine put Lil Uzi Vert in its 2016 Freshman Class alongside 21 Savage, Lil Yachty and Kodak Black?

XXL filmed its freshman cypher with Uzi rapping beside Denzel Curry, and their first Billboard Hot 100 entry arrived within weeks of the list.

Which DJ co-owns the label Lil Uzi Vert blamed for the long delays to Luv Is Rage 2?

DJ Drama runs Generation Now with Don Cannon. Uzi once dismissed him as an 'old person' and advised other artists against signing there.

Which Lil Uzi Vert debut single later soundtracked the 'Howard the Alien' dancing-alien meme in 2018?

Money Longer premiered on Shade 45 radio before it reached SoundCloud. Its video features designer Brittany Byrd, the muse behind many of Uzi's early songs.

Which rapper joined the remix of Lil Uzi Vert's 'The Way Life Goes', lifting the song to number 24?

Nicki Minaj teamed up with Uzi again in 2023 on 'Endless Fashion'. She said that verse took her from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. to finish.

Which British singer performed a medley of 'XO Tour Llif3' with Lil Uzi Vert at the 2017 MTV Video Music Awards?

Ed Sheeran blended it with his own chart-topper 'Shape of You' during his set, an unlikely meeting of acoustic pop and emo rap.

Which classic story is the basis of Lil Uzi Vert's 'You Was Right' video, set in a chandelier-filled mansion?

Alice in Wonderland sets the scene: Uzi steps through a door that turns reality into fantasy and plays a Mad Hatter at a tea party piled with cash.

Which producer made the beat for Lil Uzi Vert's 'You Was Right' and appears beside them in its video?

Metro Boomin works an MPC sampler on screen. He returns in a one-minute animated video, riding a four-wheeler off a cliff with Uzi.

Which word did Lil Uzi Vert get tattooed under their hairline after being kicked out of home?

Faith was the first face tattoo, inked after Uzi quit a store job within four days and their mother threw them out. They say it pushed them to take rap seriously.

Which British indie pop act's song 'Landslide' is sampled on Lil Uzi Vert's 'The Way Life Goes'?

Oh Wonder's opening verse, 'I know it hurts sometimes, but you'll get over it', is woven through the song. The pair were not credited as featured vocalists at first.

Which producer built the 'XO Tour Llif3' beat for Lil Uzi Vert on an old computer and a Beats Pill speaker?

TM88 had lost his laptop charger while stuck for ten hours after the Fort Lauderdale airport shooting, so he made do with old gear back in Atlanta.

Which singer, the only guest on Lil Uzi Vert's Eternal Atake, appears on the track 'Urgency'?

Syd brings a soulful contrast to a song about fame and failed relationships. The deluxe edition, out a week later, added eight more guests.

Which rapper produced 'Chrome Heart Tags' on Lil Uzi Vert's Eternal Atake and guests on the deluxe track 'Bean (Kobe)'?

Chief Keef built the beat from haunting vocal samples and drums in the style of the album Flockaveli.

Which lead single from Lil Uzi Vert's Eternal Atake samples interviewer Nardwuar?

Futsal Shuffle 2020 uses clips from two Nardwuar interviews and a live Tyler, the Creator performance. It debuted at number five, two places above the peak of 'XO Tour Llif3'.

Eternal Atake is split between three Lil Uzi Vert personas: Baby Pluto, Uzi and which introspective third?

Renji takes the middle six songs, the vulnerable stretch between Baby Pluto's flexing and Uzi's cosmic finale. A fan spotted the pattern and Uzi confirmed it.

Which Japanese band joins Lil Uzi Vert on Pink Tape, an album that also features Bring Me the Horizon?

Babymetal arrive on a track produced by Kobametal, late in an album that mixes rap with punk and metalcore. Uzi had promised few features, just the ones everybody thought they should have.

Which rapper's mixtape Barter 6 inspired the title and artwork of Lil Uzi Vert's scrapped project Barter 16?

Young Thug's 2015 tape was the model, but songs from Barter 16 leaked three days after Uzi teased its cover in August 2023, and the project was shelved.

Which band had Lil Uzi Vert on the bill for the Boys of Zummer tour in 2015?

Fall Out Boy's tour came that August, two months before the mixtape Luv Is Rage made Uzi a name to know.

Which rapper teamed with Lil Uzi Vert for the 2016 collaborative mixtape 1017 vs. the World?

Gucci Mane and Uzi even borrowed from a video game on the tape: 'Secure the Bag' samples the Clock Tower level theme from Super Monkey Ball 2.

Which rapper's single 'Wokeuplikethis' features Lil Uzi Vert, who opens it by repeating 'I'm a rockstar'?

Playboi Carti and Uzi performed it together at Coachella in 2017 and announced a joint tour named 16*29, which was cancelled soon afterwards.

Which 2018 Travis Scott single features verses from both Lil Uzi Vert and Kanye West?

Watch was expected to be a single from Astroworld but was left off the album. Kylie Jenner teased it on Snapchat and speaks its outro.

Which rapper's song 'Wasted', a nod to the death screen in Grand Theft Auto, features Lil Uzi Vert?

Juice Wrld added the track to Goodbye & Good Riddance two months after the album first came out, which made Uzi its only featured guest.

Which Luv Is Rage 2 track pairs Lil Uzi Vert with Pharrell over chiming vibraphone?

Neon Guts teams Uzi with a hero: they name Pharrell beside Kanye West and Lil Wayne among the artists who shaped them.

Which rapper, one of Lil Uzi Vert's leading inspirations, guests on the 2015 mixtape Luv Is Rage?

Wiz Khalifa was an early influence on Uzi's style, and earlier that year he had shared a tour bill with them.

Which pop-punk singer, a favourite of Lil Uzi Vert's since their teens, does the rapper cite as an influence?

Hayley Williams of Paramore is an influence critics hear too: a Pitchfork review of 'That Way' pictured Uzi singing her songs in the back seat of a car.

Which rapper's 2018 diss track 'Dead Friends' twisted the famous refrain of Lil Uzi Vert's 'XO Tour Llif3'?

Rich the Kid had said Uzi should have signed with his label, and Uzi mocked the reported $20,000 offer. Security later kept the pair apart at a Starbucks.

Which 2019 Lil Uzi Vert single, issued the same day as 'That's a Rack', mentions their height of 5 ft 4 in?

Sanguine Paradise leaked early through hackers who sold it to fans on Discord, and that leaked take later replaced the official one on streaming services.

Which pop star's 'Raindrops (An Angel Cried)' is sampled on Lil Uzi Vert's Eternal Atake track 'Celebration Station'?

Ariana Grande's vocal sits under one of Uzi's silliest boasts: 'I can't do my dance 'cause my pants, they from France.'

Which classic Windows game supplies sound effects for 'You Better Move' on Lil Uzi Vert's Eternal Atake?

3D Pinball's Space Cadet table supplies the samples, a fitting touch for an album themed around spaceships and alien abduction.

Which Luv Is Rage 2 song is Lil Uzi Vert's tribute to their mother, cast in supernatural terms?

Dark Queen honours the mother who once put Uzi out of the house for quitting a job after four days, the jolt that turned them toward rap.

Which rapper's 2005 debut was the first album Lil Uzi Vert ever bought, years before they tried rapping themselves?

Mike Jones and the Ying Yang Twins were Uzi's childhood listening. The emo and pop-punk bands only arrived when they were 13.

Which WWE wrestler's entrance theme is sampled on a Lil Uzi Vert Pink Tape track that bears his surname?

Shinsuke Nakamura made his WWE entrances to 'The Rising Sun' by CFO$, which Uzi samples at length. Another wrestler, Rey Mysterio, gets a mention on the single 'New Patek'.

What falls on July 31, the date Lil Uzi Vert chose to release The Perfect LUV Tape and the single 'Patek'?

Their birthday keeps doubling as release day. In 2018 Uzi marked it by wiping their Instagram down to a song teaser and the first Eternal Atake cover art.

Which MTV Video Music Award did Lil Uzi Vert's 'XO Tour Llif3' win in 2017, months after its SoundCloud debut?

Song of Summer fitted the facts: Spotify counted the track among the most streamed in the US over those months.