Lil Uzi Vert has risen atop the rap ranks over the past year, which has culminated in more visibility and a steady list of features on big records. However, it appears that the Philadelphia native is struggling with his meteoric rise to fame and even appears to have some resentment for the career that’s made him wealthy.
Vert sat down with The FADER for a feature story that landed the rapper on the cover of the magazine’s March/April “Sex Issue.” The interview took place in Hawaii as Vert was in the Pacific with his Generation Now team of DJ Drama and Don Cannon to work on music with friends from back home in tow after reaching commercial success with several of the top names in the game.
“I really realize, the world is bigger than motherfuckers that’s around you,” he said. “The world is bigger than that neighborhood, bro. That’s what I realized. I said, ‘Hold on, if y’all do this, y’all keep doing this, right? Y’all keep doing the same thing, your whole lifestyle: eating the same, thinking the same, doing the same activities, doing it everyday. It becomes a cycle. If it becomes a cycle, what are you learning now? Nothing.’”
Despite having more disposable income and the ability to fly a handful of friends to a sprawling oceanfront, Vert seemed dejected during the interview and declined to sit down at varying intervals. However, in one of the rare moments he opened up, Vert offered a head turning comment that seems to belie the rock star image he portrays.
When the interview turned to a question of why Drama and Cannon wanted to reward Vert with the Hawaii trip, Vert shot back saying, “Oh, I’m already rewarded. I’m not dead and I don’t live where I was born. I got to be able to move, so I’m already rewarded. Shit ain’t for me.”
When pressed on what he meant, Vert replied, “This rap shit. I hate it.”
During the chat, Vert appeared agitated and annoyed with the trappings of fame and the rigors of being a full-time recording artist. Vert is now even more of a household name after appearing on Migos’ smash-hit “Bad and Boujee,” which likely doesn’t give him the ability to be “regular as fuck” as he quipped in the interview.
Uzi, now 22, broke down how he became driven to focus on music after working for just four days at a Philadelphia grocery store and quitting. Leaving the job angered his mother, which led to him getting kicked out, correlating with the first of his many face tattoos. That fashion decision also sparked Vert to employ renewed focus on his art.
“It was like, If I get this face tattoo, I got to focus,” Uzi said. “I can’t go in nobody’s office with a suit on with this shit on my face. I got to focus on what I want to do.”
Read the full Fader interview here.
See Lil Uzi Vert’s cover for The FADER below, shot by Tyler Mitchell.
This rap shit hates you too you talentless fuck.
That quote about his face tat is really dope. I like his music and wish him nothing but success in the future.
Since when having a couple songs out makes you a famous and now you got struggles with fame. FOH
When did you last walk down the street or go to a store and have random people you have never met in your life call you by your name? Never? I didnt think so numb nuts a little jealous and unfulfilled are we?
Your attempt was cute
What at stating the truth? So hows the $50,000 a year treating ya? Im not even an uzi vert fan just funnt when you see someone like you try and tell someone there not famous when if you actualy watch rap videos on youtube you would see this guy has millions and millions of views which obviously translates to popularity which its easy to turn popularity into success success into wealth bet this guy made more between 2015 to the end of this year being 2017 than you will make in your entire life and here you are oh what hes famous? Yea whens the last time millions of people wanted to see your ugly broke ass? Never and they never will you will live a life dreaming of making an impact and all you will accomplish is being fucking broke and a life worth of bitching like most common ambitionless 8-5 mon-fri people so enjoy your pathetic life of constantlt envying others success because your too pathetic and nutless to go out and get your own.. oh wait let me guess your in college? Woooo enjoy upgrading from the $50,000 a year you coulda been making to a whole $75,000 a year after 3-4 years and $100,000+ in student loan debt repayments and all the rest of the debt between car payments and a mortgage all being shit you will never catch up on haha pathetic man..and if your response is oh punctuation or some dumb shit then it just goes to show how idiotic and pitiful you are to hearing the truth and cant even manage a rebutal so save me the time and just shut up
Do me a favor. Take Uzi penis out your mouth please. No need for me to tell u what I actually do but we gonna go with your version but from your unnecessary long ass response I think it’s safe to say u have to be a bitch made still living with mommy graduated with a GED but telling other folks u got a diploma working at target part time on Xbox one not having no pussy action highlight of your day is responding to ppls comments jerking off to internet porn type of guy. You can reply with whatever but I just called for what you are.
Lmao man so mich honophobic hate definetly got a closet case here bet you jerk off to gay porn all day lmao and no man i live in a 5 bedroom 4 bathroom house that i own and built so what did you claim for 2016?i personaly claimed $265,000 and my 3 businesses had claims after wages paid of around $215,000 for the business accounts and your actualy right about 1 thing i am a drop out dropped out at 16 got my GED and 3 years later i have a networth of $1.75M so how about you living from paycheck to paycheck bitch
Copying and pasting someone else’s life should be a sin
Having insults and s/n’s similar to modern day 5 year olds should be worthy of decapitation then again you have already been castrated and clipped pretty god damn nutless and dickless this one come back when you gettour big boy pants
There was a popular guy I knew in high school. He was probably the most popular person in school, but I wouldn’t equate popularity with success. He is in prison now for child pornography until 2049… I wouldn’t call that successful. Shouts to popularity.
Moon Man – Crank Dat. Real hip-hop…not liliyzivert
I like his music in a peripheral sense. It’s good to chill out to when I don’t want to analyze lyrics. My biggest problem with him sounds stupid as hell…his physical appearance bothers the fuck outta me lol. He has that Umpa Lumpa face. Can’t get over it.
Shit this ones hairs red now too? How the fuck do we tell the difference?!
for real theres like 10 of these fatherless weirdos running around with rainbow dreads and tight ass chains around their throats wearing their sisters pants talking tough…
Another bum ass New rapper claiming the fame is tough please stop acting like he Shady or 6god with real fame issues. Enjoy the 15 min cuz they just bout up.
this starburst hair ass nigga shouldn’t be even wearing a marilyn manson shirt with that wack ass music he be making.
Basically this bitch ass nigga admits he has nothing to do with music. Same cathegory as that abortion-leftover Bow Wow. Btw he should find a tee with My Little Pony or smth cuz Marilyn would fuck his ass up in any means.
It hates you too.
AYOOO THESE COMMENTS IS WILDIN
Ong THEY WERE ALL SO WRONG ABOUT HIM
NAH FR THEYRE ALL SO MAD ITS FUNNY