As Lil Uzi Vert fans await news of the Philadelphia rapper’s new album The pink band and Uzi makes surprise appearances at Paramore concerts, the indie and genre-nonconforming artist recently appeared on the cover of 032c magazine with an article that looked at what Uzi has been up to since we last heard from them. In addition to working on The pink bandthey also got sober — a development they attributed to Roc Nation CEO Desiree Perez, who sent them to rehab for seven months.
“I’m lucky to have people in my life who genuinely care about me and my well-being,” Uzi admitted. “Specifically, Desiree Perez, who helped me get into this program. I didn’t want to do it, but I had to do it – and I can say now it was a great thing to do. I spent seven months in rehab. The first month and a half was tough, but after that it was easy, because the people there became my family. They showed me so many opportunities and different ways to cope. to life. We did a lot of group discussions, a lot of writing on whiteboards. I was so sure it wasn’t going to work, but surprisingly, it’s quite effective.
Maybe being sober is what has made Uzi so productive lately. According to producer Lyle Leduff, they’ve recorded over 1,500 songs for the project and now need to whittle it down to a manageable number for an actual release.
Lil Uzi Vert is a Warner Music artist. Uproxx is an independent subsidiary of Warner Music Group.