His chirpy voice feels worlds apart from the gritty Philly street rap of Beanie Sigel and State Property. When one of his producers, Maaly Raw, first heard UziвЂ™s music on the radio, he assumed Uzi was from Atlanta due to UziвЂ™s melodic flow. This collective devil-may-care attitude might frustrate older listeners, but it endears these artists to younger ones who may or may not owe any loyalty to the genreвЂ™s past.Дespite the fact that heвЂ™s from North Philadelphia, Lil Uzi Vert is often associated with Atlanta acts. Then there are up-and-comers - like Lil Peep, Lil Tracy, Lil Pump, and Smokepurrp - who distance themselves from the вЂњrapperвЂќ label, instead opting to cite a variety of genres as their influences. Playboi Carti, who took nearly a year off from putting out new music, promoted his album through fashion photoshoots in Vogue and W Magazine. Lil Yachty, only 19, constantly makes headlines over which old school rappers are left off his personal canon and was very recently accused of ruining the culture. Lil Uzi VertвЂ™s irreverence is not unique to him, as this is the dominant worldview of quote-unquote SoundCloud Rappers.

That particular range is what makes him such a fun star to follow he could obsess over #bars like his Philadelphia peer Meek Mill, but that isnвЂ™t in his DNA. HeвЂ™ll jump from spitting rapid-fire verses - hence where his moniker originates - to crooning like heвЂ™s recording a demo for Matador in the early вЂ™90s. The freedom Lil Uzi Vert relishes by throwing away the title of вЂњrapperвЂќ can be heard in the fluid way he approaches each new track. The moment of genre self-reflection seemed out of place for Uzi Vert, whose idols arenвЂ™t Biggie or Nas, but GG Allin and Marilyn Manson. The moment sparked an ongoing conversation about rapвЂ™s youngest generation giving little, if any, respect to their elders. Early last year, the North Philadelphia by way of Atlanta singer made headlines when he refused to rap over a DJ Premier beat on Hot 97. вЂњIвЂ™m a rockstar / IвЂ™m a rockstar / IвЂ™m a rockstar,вЂќ he declared on Playboi CartiвЂ™s most recent single, вЂњ Woke Up Like This,вЂќ in case anyone still needs some clarification.

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