Lil Uzi Vert

Born Symere Woods in Philadelphia, Lil Uzi Vert drew on rock, anime, and emo influences as much as rap, cultivating a flamboyant, genre-blurring image and an eccentric, melodic style that set them apart from peers.

After breakout mixtapes and the smash "XO Tour Llif3," the 2017 debut "Luv Is Rage 2" topped the charts, and the long-awaited "Eternal Atake" debuted at number one, cementing Uzi as one of the defining melodic-rap stars of their generation.

They scored number-one albums, a diamond-certified single in "XO Tour Llif3," and multiple Grammy nominations, becoming a streaming-era phenomenon.

Lil Uzi Vert pushed rap toward rock and emo fusion and self-expressive individuality, influencing a wave of melodic, genre-fluid artists.