Symere Bysil Woods, known professionally as Lil Uzi Vert, is an American rapper, singer, and songwriter. They are characterized by their facial tattoos, facial piercings, eccentric hairstyles, and androgynous fashion, imagery built on a melodic emo approach to trap.
Lil Uzi Vert 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 (2016), which also contained the song “You Was Right”.
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Symere Woods was born July 31, 1995, in North Philadelphia’s Francisville neighborhood. They grew up listening to Mike Jones and Ying Yang Twins; Jones’ debut album was the first album they purchased. Woods later began listening to Wiz Khalifa and Meek Mill, who influenced their future style.
They also began listening to Marilyn Manson, Paramore, Smash Mouth, The Rocket Summer, Simian, My Chemical Romance, and The All-American Rejects when they were 13 years old, and have said they are a “big Marilyn Manson fan” and called Mechanical Animals their favorite album.
