Lil Tracy
Lil Tracy | |
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 Lil Tracy in January 2019 | |
| Background information | |
| Birth name | Jazz Ishmael Butler |
| Also known as | Yung Dude, Yung Bruh, Souljahwitch, Young Black Monkey Negro, Eblis the Persian Dolphin, Yung Karma, Tracy Minaj |
| Born | October 3, 1995 Teaneck, New Jersey, U.S.[1] |
| Origin | Virginia Beach, Virginia, U.S. Seattle, Washington, U.S. |
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| Years active | 2012–present |
| Labels | Virgin Music[3][4] |
| Member of | GothBoiClique |
| Website | liltracymusic |
| Parents | |
Jazz Ishmael Butler (born October 3, 1995),[5] professionally known as Lil Tracy, is an American rapper and singer-songwriter. He was also known under the name Yung Bruh during the beginning of his career. Tracy is best known for his collaborations with the late rapper Lil Peep,[6][7] specifically "Awful Things", which peaked at 79 on the Billboard Hot 100,[8] and for being a prominent member of the "SoundCloud rap" and underground rap scene.[9][10][11]
Early life
[edit]Jazz Butler was born on October 3, 1995, in Teaneck, New Jersey, to Ishmael Butler of Digable Planets[12] and Cheryl Gamble, known professionally as "Coko" from SWV.[13] When talking about growing up in Virginia Beach, Butler said "it sucked but I love it." He grew up listening to punk rock music and Southern hip-hop artists who inspired him to make music.[14] Butler's parents split up when he was young and he would spend time between his mother and father's homes. Butler lived in Seattle, Washington during his adolescent years and attended McClure Middle School and Garfield High School, and chose to be homeless at age 17.
Career
[edit]2012–2016: Career beginnings
[edit]Butler started to make music when he was 15[2] before moving to Los Angeles at 18 (without alerting his parents) to focus more on his music career and due to being homeless.[15] Butler originally started rapping under the name "Yung Bruh" taking heavy influence from the artist "90's bambino" and going as far as releasing dozens of songs with her, then releasing several mixtapes under the Thraxxhouse collective, which both were a part of. Some members of Thraxxhouse, including Tracy eventually started their own group, the collective GothBoiClique.[16] Through the group, Butler met New York rapper Lil Peep, the two quickly collaborated on the song "White Tee" from Peep's Crybaby mixtape, which gathered attention through the hip-hop underground. He also released a single "Overdose", which escalated his career further.[17][18][2]
2017: Tracys Manga, XOXO, and Life of a Popstar
[edit]In mid-2016, Butler changed his stage name from Yung Bruh to Lil Tracy due to discovering that there was already another artist using the "Yung Bruh" moniker.[15] Under his new name he released his long-awaited mixtape Tracy's Manga on February 1, 2017.[16] Butler went on to release XOXO two months later on April 3.[19] Butler was featured on the single "Awful Things" from Lil Peep's debut album Come Over When You're Sober, Pt. 1[20] and it peaked at number 79 on the Billboard Hot 100.[8]
Butler released Life of a Popstar on July 31, 2017.[21][22]
2018–2019: Designer Talk, Sinner, and Anarchy
[edit]In 2018, Lil Tracy released two EPs: Designer Talk on October 5[23] and long-awaited Sinner on November 2.[24] Lil Tracy released his debut album, Anarchy, on September 20, 2019, with two singles "Bad For You" and "Beautiful Nightmare" promoting it. Additional the music video for "Shame" released the same day on his Youtube channel. The album is dedicated to his late friend and frequent collaborator Lil Peep.[25] The tracklist was later updated due the song "I Love My Fans" having been omitted on the first release, although it was listed on the album back cover.[26][27]
2020–present: Designer Talk 2 and Saturn Child
[edit]On November 13, 2020, Lil Tracy released his second album, Designer Talk 2.[28]
On June 3, 2022, Lil Tracy released his third album, Saturn Child.
Discography
[edit]Albums
[edit]| Title | Album details |
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| e m o c e a n (as Yung Bruh) |
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| Anarchy |
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| Designer Talk 2 |
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| Saturn Child |
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Mixtapes
[edit]| Title | Mixtape details |
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| Cascadia Vibes (as Persian Dolphin) |
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| Information (as 1995 REBEL) |
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| Indigo Soul (as Yung Bruh) |
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| Asaku's Forest (as asakufox) |
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| Elegantangel (as Yung Bruh) |
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| When Angels Cry (Death Has Wings) (as Yung Bruh) |
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| u,_u (as Yung Bruh) |
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| Heaven's Witch *eternal spells* |
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| Baeboyy (as Yung Bruh) |
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| 757 Virginia Hood Nightmares (The Unknown Story) |
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| Moonstones (as Yung Bruh) |
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| Tracy's Manga |
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| XOXO |
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| Life of a Popstar |
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Extended plays
[edit]| Title | Extended play details |
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| Depression (as Yung Bruh) |
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| Icy Robitussin (as Yung Bruh) |
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| Gucci Chastity Belt (as Yung Bruh) |
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| Kim K & Kanye |
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| Tracy World EP (as Yung Bruh) |
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| Vampire Spending Money |
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| Desire (as Sicko Tracy) |
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| Castles (with Lil Peep) |
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| Castles II (with Lil Peep) |
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| Fly Away (with Lil Raven) |
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| Hollywood High (with Mackned) |
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| Designer Talk |
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| Sinner |
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| Pray (with Drippin So Pretty) |
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| Under Your Spell (with Horse Head and Nedarb Nagrom) |
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Compilation albums
[edit]| Title | Compilation album details |
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| S Q U A R E P A N D A S |
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| Angels Get High Too |
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| Vintage LSD Compilation (as Yung Bruh) |
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| Free Tracy! Campaign |
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| ATS001 |
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| Tracy's World |
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References
[edit]- ^ Ezra Marcus (Spring 2019). "Lil Tracy's Third Life". Retrieved April 30, 2020.
Lil Tracy was born Jazz Butler in Teaneck, New Jersey, in 1995, the son of hip-hop and R&B royalty.
- ^ a b c Andrew Matson (July 17, 2017). "When Will Lil Tracy Break Out Of SoundCloud Purgatory?". Archived from the original on December 29, 2018. Retrieved June 16, 2018.
Tracy has been (..) While his style only partly conforms to genre conventions, he has become a leader in the Gen Z category of "SoundCloud rap,"
- ^ "Listen To Lil Tracy's New Song 'Hey'". Masked Gorilla. Archived from the original on May 21, 2020. Retrieved May 9, 2020.
- ^ "New Music Friday // 9.20.19". Retrieved May 9, 2020 – via Facebook.
- ^ "Who is GothBoiClique member Lil Tracy? | 808sandblues". 808sandblues. May 11, 2017. Archived from the original on December 15, 2017. Retrieved March 5, 2018.
- ^ "Lil Tracy Nods To Lil Peep In 'Demons' Video". Billboard. Retrieved March 5, 2018.
- ^ "Lil Tracy Pays Tribute to Lil Peep With New "Demons" Video". Complex. Retrieved March 6, 2018.
- ^ a b "Lil Peep Awful Things Chart History". Billboard. Retrieved March 5, 2018.
- ^ "The Emo Fan's Guide To Emo Rap – Riot Fest". Riot Fest. September 27, 2017. Retrieved March 6, 2018.
- ^ "Who is Lil Tracy and how did he get so famous?". Newsday. Retrieved March 6, 2018.
- ^ Turner, David. "They Came From Soundcloud: Lil Uzi Vert and the 6 Rappers Who Could Be Rock Stars". W Magazine. Retrieved March 6, 2018.
- ^ "Who Knew Coko Of SWV Has A Child With This POPULAR 90's Rapper? See Who". I Love Old School Music. January 30, 2016. Retrieved March 5, 2018.
- ^ "Coko". WE tv. Retrieved March 5, 2018.
- ^ 6FT (November 25, 2017). 6FT – The Lil Tracy Interview. Retrieved March 5, 2018 – via YouTube.
- ^ a b Mass Appeal (February 1, 2018). Open Space: Tracy. Retrieved March 5, 2018 – via YouTube.
- ^ a b "Lil Tracy is Dominating 2017 – Underground Spotlight". RunPoint.org. Archived from the original on September 18, 2019. Retrieved March 5, 2018.
- ^ Lil Tracy (May 17, 2016). lil peep w/ yung bruh – white tee. Retrieved March 5, 2018 – via YouTube.
- ^ "The Long Legacy and Tragically Short Life of". Mass Appeal. November 16, 2017. Archived from the original on May 7, 2018. Retrieved March 5, 2018.
- ^ "XOXO by LiL Tracy on Apple Music". iTunes. April 3, 2017. Retrieved March 5, 2018.
- ^ "Try the TIDAL Web Player". listen.tidal.com. Retrieved March 5, 2018.
- ^ "Life of a Popstar by LiL Tracy on Apple Music". iTunes. November 24, 2017. Retrieved March 5, 2018.
- ^ "Listen to Lil Tracy's New 'Life of a Popstar' Project – XXL". XXL Mag. July 31, 2017. Retrieved March 6, 2018.
- ^ "DESIGNER TALK – EP by Tracy". Genius. Retrieved November 15, 2018.
- ^ "Sinner – EP by Lil Tracy". iTunes. November 2, 2018. Retrieved November 15, 2018.
- ^ "Lil Tracy shares new album Anarchy".
- ^ "Anarchy by Lil Tracy".
- ^ "Wiki - Anarchy — Lil Tracy".
- ^ "New Music Friday – New Albums From Future, Lil Uzi Vert, 2 Chainz & More". HipHopDX. November 12, 2020. Retrieved March 1, 2021.
- ^ "Hollywood High EP - Mackned X Lil Tracy".
- ^ "Drippin So Pretty & Lil Tracy - Pray - EP". Apple Music. Retrieved January 20, 2023.
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