How Lil Uzi Vert Turned Rap Into Rock and Became a Pop Star

Popcast

The New York Times

Music Commentary, Music, Music Interviews

3.4 • 1.7K Ratings

🗓️ 28 April 2017

⏱️ 47 minutes

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Summary

He’s a rapper, a social media phenomenon, the guy yelling “ya” on Migos’s hit “Bad and Boujee.” What’s the secret of Uzi’s success?

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0:00.0	Welcome to the New York Times Popcast, your $8,000 on a Barney's gift card, toss the top stacks
0:16.6	and stacks and stacks of cash on a stage at Coachella of music news and criticism.
0:21.9	I'm your host, John Garamonica. You shouldn't have a lie. Should have saw the way, she looked me in my eyes.
0:35.0	She said, baby, I am not afraid to die.
0:38.0	Push me to the edge.
0:40.0	All my friends are dead.
0:41.0	Push me to the edge. All my friends are dead. Push me to the edge.
0:43.5	All my friends are dead.
0:45.0	Push me through the edge.
0:46.6	All my friends are dead.
0:48.1	Push me to the edge.
0:50.6	As we have said before on pop-cast, all my friends are dead and I've resurrected.
0:56.0	But I've resurrected two of them for this week.
1:00.0	I have Joe Kaskarly pop music reporter in the New York Times.
1:03.1	Hey John.
1:03.7	Yeah, yeah.
1:05.3	And I have freelance writer David Turner
1:07.2	who is wearing and all my friends are dead t-shirt.
1:09.5	Custom, custom.
1:10.6	Custom. Custom.
1:11.6	Is that a Zazl custom?
1:12.3	A redw custom?
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