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One of the most significant and, at the same time, unanticipated interactions was the East Coast rapper Lil Uzi Vert engaging with a couple of his biggest fans. The rapper gave away Chucky and Tiffany dolls and even sent a funny message where he pretended to be joking about his always full ‘side mission schedule.’ The post caught the attention of his audience immediately and a substantial reaction took place; some fans expressed their love and support for Lil Uzi’s gesture, others on the other hand made their own playful requests.
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According to the message from Uzi, he came off as a very sweet, if not the sweetest, person. He talked to his two fans, Brooke and Jake, directly and personally: ‘Hello, first of all, I’m really thankful that you reached out to me at this wonderful time in your life,’ Uzi stated. The rapper treated them as a ‘healthy happy couple’ and whimsically wished that they would ‘be the first couple to live forever.’ He signed off with love, then sent a stream of emojis including a bride, groom, and service dog, and lastly wrote ‘see you soon.’
The comments were the place where the real action was. In fact, a lot of comments were just people showing their admiration for the post and saying—’this is so dope uzi’ and ‘These posts are so fuckin wholesome, WE LUV UZI’— but there were a few others who took the opportunity to their advantage. The post soon became a kind of a request line. One user put it very plainly, ‘And what do I get Uzi??’ This comment resulted in a thread full of ideas about different things, like ‘The urge to listen to him’ or the more humorous suggestion ‘cup of lean.’
Music was really the most common request that was not for dolls. ‘Album is the best gift’ one person said and this was very much supported by others. Another individual pleaded, ‘Drop 1629 if you love your fans,’ referring to his long teased collaborative project with Playboi Carti. The replies to that comment even led to a mini-debate about which artist was responsible for the delay and one user saying, ‘carti is definitely the problem of the scenario.’
It turned out that the wedding invitation was, in fact, a topic of fascination. One commenter was excessively happy about the idea, saying, ‘If you come to that wedding we will be ecstatic because it is unbelievable.’ Others expressed the sadness for not being aware that this was a possibility for the connection with the star. ‘i wouldve sent uzi a christmas card if i knew that was an option,’ one person would later say while another was keen to add ‘if i knew this was going on i wouldve sent you a letter and a family-size box of birthday cake little bites.’
The requests became more and more precise and hilarious. One follower asked for ‘strike boots,’ another one asked for a ‘bb|’ (which is most probably a Brazilian Butt Lift), and yet another one simply asked for a ‘hi in dms…’ An impudent person just came and said, ‘Merry Christmas Uzi! May I borrow 15k?☺️🎄💚’ showing that the very moment a celebrity is generous, the floodgates are open.
Among the storm of comments, there were those that pointed out the rapper’s good image. ‘uzi is really such a good human beinb,’ one user commented, misspelling ‘being’ as if he was in a hurry to type. This act of kindness, a star taking time to recognize a fan’s major life event with a quirky gift, cuts right through the noisy celebrity culture. It’s a personal touch, a quirky and wonderful gesture that just feels Uzi. Fans have also been grateful for his recent support and promises of more music.
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Lil Uzi Vert has always been an artist whose career revolved around his modern and cool lifestyle, diamonds in his forehead and all that, plus his hybrid kind of music. This incident is just one more example of that—revealing a not so tough and more involved side of him that is strongly resonating with his audience. While his fans keep calling for new tracks, like the recent track “Regular”, this post is a wake-up call of the direct, if odd, connection he still has with them. It is not clear whether or not he actually makes it to Brooke and Jake’s wedding, but he has already given them a remarkable story along with the internet. The artist is also known for surprise releases, such as the surprise track “What You Saying”.
This story originally appeared on Celebrityinsider
