Lucki

American rapper and record producer (born 1996)

"Body High" redirects here. For the drug term, see Body load.

For other uses, see Lucki (disambiguation).

LUCKI

Birth name| Lucki Camel Jr.
Also known as|

* Tune
* Luc
* Lucki Eck$
* Bossy
* Thegoat
* Simpson
* Deadboy
* Neptune
* Tuneski
* 90$even
* Auntie

Born|  (1996-05-30) May 30, 1996 (age 28)
Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
Genres|

* Hip hop
* trap
* cloud rap

Occupations|

* Rapper
* record producer

Years active| 2013–present
Labels| Empire
Website| https://www.sincerelylucki.com/

Musical artist

Lucki Camel Jr. (born May 30, 1996), known mononymously as LUCKI, is an American rapper and record producer from Chicago, Illinois. Regarded as an influential figure in underground hip-hop, he initially came to public attention in 2013 after releasing his debut mixtape, Alternative Trap. He followed with a number of projects, including his sixth mixtape Freewave 3 (2019); he later followed with the EPs Days B4 III (2019) and Almost There (2020) after signing to record label Empire.[1]

LUCKI went on to achieve mainstream prominence with the singles "New Drank" and "Super Urus"; The latter served as the lead single to LUCKI's debut studio album FLAWLESS LIKE ME (2022), which debuted at number 12 on the Billboard 200.[2] LUCKI's sophomore studio album, s*x m*ney dr*gs (2023), went on to debut at number 15.[3]

## Early life

[edit]

Lucki Camel Jr. was born on May 30, 1996, in the West Side of Chicago, Illinois. He listened to Erykah Badu, Prince, and The Notorious B.I.G. growing up[4] and cites Chief Keef, Future, Kanye West and Babyface Ray as some of his current inspirations.[5] Lucki started rapping in his first year of high school after praise from his close friends. Soon after, he dropped out of Proviso East High School at the age of 16 to pursue music full-time because the pressures of high school fame went against his will to study.

## Career

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### 2012–2013: "Untouchable Lucki"

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Initially known as "Lucki Eck$",[6] his debut single and music video "Untouchable Lucki" was produced and premiered by music blog Elevator.[7] Lucki's music was first brought to Elevator co-founder Bryan Zawlocki's attention by Lucki's friends Antoinne Bryant and Kevin Wright Jr, who at the time were interns for Elevator. Elevator subsequently produced Lucki's first two music videos "Untouchable" and "Everything Out$ide" directed by Bryan Zawlocki, alongside Antoinne Bryant and Kevin Wright Jr.

### 2013–2014: Alternative Trap and Body High

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Lucki released his debut mixtape, Alternative Trap, with his friend and producer Plu2o Nash and other producers on July 25, 2013, at 17. Lucki garnered attention from multiple music blogs including Fake Shore Drive, Elevator, Complex and Noisey, because of his distinct flow and cadence, most prominent on his lead single "Count on Me", which garnered over 700,000 views on YouTube.[8]

After receiving attention from music blogs for his self-proclaimed "alternative trap" music, Lucki started receiving attention from other music artists as well. In July 2014, FKA Twigs collaborated with Lucki on a song titled "Ouch Ouch"; the collaboration was a celebration of Twigs' recent visit to Chicago, as she tends to collaborate with local artists when she travels.[9]

August 7, 2014, saw the release of his sophomore mixtape, Body High. Later on that month, Red Bull Sound Select released a track titled "Weightin' On", featuring Danny Brown, whom he met at SXSW when they both played Red Bull's Sound Select showcase.[10]

In December 2014, Lucki collaborated with fellow Chicago musician Chance the Rapper and released a song titled "Stevie Wonder".

### 2015–2017: X - Volume 1, FREEWAVE EP, Son of Sam, FREEWAVE II and Watch My Back

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After releasing his first single to his third mixtape titled X - Volume 1, Lucki continued to drop more songs from the mixtape in 2015; the other singles were "LowLife" and "What I Wanna". Lucki released X - Volume 1 on May 30, 2015, his 19th birthday.

A few months later, Lucki started releasing freestyles to his first extended play FREEWAVE EP. Initially, they were single songs, but he soon announced they were to be part of the upcoming EP; he first released "free wave free style" and "backhome" and soon followed with "Freewave 3, 4, 5, and 7." On October 19, 2015, the EP originally consisted of nine songs, with the tenth song, "Rumors" added a couple of weeks later on November 4, 2015.

In January 2016, Lucki announced his name change from Lucki Eck$ to Lucki when he released the first single to his then-upcoming project, @ MIDNIGHT, titled "Deja Vu", featuring fellow Chicago rapper Joey Purp. Lucki claimed that the Eck$ moniker was "childish" and that he had "grown" from the name which he would later on change to be all capitalized. On March 22, 2016, Lucki would release his dark and grim second EP Son of Sam. Followed by his fourth mixtape FREEWAVE II on August 18, 2016. His fifth mixtape Watch My Back was released on May 5, 2017, which was supported by the popular single "SUNSET".

### 2019–2021: FREEWAVE 3, Days B4 III, Almost There and WAKE UP LUCKI

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LUCKI released his sixth mixtape FREEWAVE 3 on February 14, 2019, and notably included the song "More Than Ever".[11] This was followed by his tenth EP Days B4 III on October 25 which had the popular song "4 The Betta".[12] It was his first charting project, debuting at number 188 on the Billboard 200.

His twelfth EP Almost There was released on May 29, 2020, acting as a placeholder for fans until his next project.[13] On February 12, 2021, he released the single "Greed" featuring Lil Yachty.

On November 18, 2021, he released the song "NEPTUNE V.S INDUSTRY" as the lead single to his collaborative mixtape with producer F1lthy, WAKE UP LUCKI, which was released on December 3, 2021.[14][15]

### 2022–present: FLAWLESS LIKE ME, s*x m*ney dr*gs, and GEMINI!

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Main article: GEMINI! (album)

Throughout 2022, LUCKI began releasing several singles, including "Super Urus", released February 18, 2022, "Y NOT?", released June 14, 2022, and "COINCIDENCE", released August 19, 2022, which was accompanied by a music video directed by Cole Bennett.[16] After many delays, LUCKI released his debut studio album, FLAWLESS LIKE ME on September 23, 2022, and included guest appearances from Future and Babyface Ray. It became his highest charting project, debuting at number 12 on the Billboard 200.[17]

On January 20, 2023, he had a guest appearance on Trippie Redd's Mansion Musik album on the track "Die Die".[18] On April 27, 2023, LUCKI released the track "Leave Her".[19] He then released the single "No Bap" on his 27th birthday.[20] LUCKI announced his sophomore studio album, s*x m*ney dr*gs on July 5, which ended up being released on July 7, 2023.[21] The album marked the highest number of Spotify streams he had received in a day.[22]

On March 23, 2024, LUCKI released a single titled "All Love".[23] LUCKI would release his third studio album GEMINI! later that year on June 14, 2024. With guest appearances from Lil Yachty, Rylo Rodriguez, Veeze, Future, and 42 Dugg, on a 20 song tracklist.[24][25]

## Discography

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### Studio albums

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List of studio albums, with selected details, chart positions and sales figures  Title  | Album details  | Peak chart positions  | Sales

|
|
|

[26] | CAN
[27]
FLAWLESS LIKE ME |

* Released: September 23, 2022
* Label: EMPIRE
* Format: CD, LP, streaming, digital download

| 12 | —  |

* US: 25,000 [28]

s*x m*ney dr*gs |

* Released: July 7, 2023
* Label: EMPIRE
* Format: LP, streaming, digital download

| 15 | —
GEMINI! |

* Released: June 14, 2024
* Label: EMPIRE
* Format: Streaming, digital download

| 20 | 92  |

* US: 29,000 [29]

"—" denotes a recording that did not chart.

### Mixtapes

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List of mixtapes, with selected details  Title  | Mixtape details

|

Alternative Trap (as Lucki Eck$) |

* Released: July 25, 2013
* Label: Self-released
* Format: Streaming, digital download

Body High (as Lucki Eck$) |

* Released: August 7, 2014
* Label: Self-released
* Format: Streaming, digital download

X - Volume 1 (as Lucki Eck$) |

* Released: May 30, 2015
* Label: Self-released
* Format: Streaming, digital download

FREEWAVE II |

* Released: August 18, 2016
* Label: Self-released
* Format: Streaming, digital download

Watch My Back |

* Released: May 5, 2017
* Label: Self-released
* Format: Streaming, digital download

FREEWAVE 3 |

* Released: February 14, 2019
* Label: Self-released
* Format: Streaming, digital download

WAKE UP LUCKI (with F1lthy) |

* Released: December 3, 2021
* Label: EMPIRE
* Format: Streaming

### Extended plays

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List of extended plays, with selected details and chart positions  Title  | Extended play details  | Peak chart positions

|
|

[30]
FREEWAVE EP (as Lucki Eck$) |

* Released: October 19, 2015
* Label: Self-released
* Format: Streaming, digital download

| —
Son of Sam |

* Released: March 22, 2016
* Label: Self-released
* Format: Streaming, digital download

| —
Days Be4 Storm |

* Released: April 14, 2017
* Label: Self-released
* Format: Streaming

| —
Extra Lucky (with BRENTRAMBO) |

* Released: May 9, 2017
* Label: Self-released
* Format: Streaming

| —
NYC |

* Released: July 20, 2017
* Label: Self-released
* Format: Streaming

| —
Days B4 II |

* Released: April 12, 2018
* Label: Self-released
* Format: Streaming, digital download

| —
Hell Never Mattered (with Hotelroom) |

* Released: February 5, 2019
* Label: 1132506 Records DK
* Format: Streaming, digital download

| —
Extra Lucky 2 (with BRENTRAMBO) |

* Released: May 4, 2019
* Label: Self-released
* Format: Streaming

| —
Codeine in a Drought (with C Choppa) |

* Released: May 10, 2019
* Label: ZCA Music
* Format: Streaming, digital download

| —
Days B4 III [31] [32] |

* Released: October 25, 2019
* Label: EMPIRE
* Format: LP, streaming, digital download

| 188
IDGAF Days B4 May 30 :) |

* Released: May 26, 2020
* Label: Self-released
* Format: Streaming

| —
Almost There [33] |

* Released: May 29, 2020
* Label: EMPIRE
* Format: LP, streaming, digital download

| —
The World is Lucki's |

* Released: December 11, 2020
* Label: EMPIRE
* Format: Streaming

| —
Almost Woke |

* Released: April 16, 2021
* Label: EMPIRE
* Format: Streaming, digital download

| —
2 Faced |

* Released: January 22, 2024
* Label: EMPIRE
* Format: Streaming

| —
2 Faced, Pt. 2 |

* Released: May 31, 2024
* Label: EMPIRE
* Format: Streaming, digital download

| —
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart.

### Singles

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List of singles as lead artist, showing year released, certifications and album name  Title  | Year  | Certifications | Album

|
|
|

"Untouchable Lucki"  | 2013  |  | Non-album singles
"Boomin"  | 2014  |
"Ouch Ouch"  |
"God Knows"  | 2015  |
"Cholos"  |
"Weightin' On" [34]
(featuring Danny Brown) |
"Lita"  |
"What U Do To Me"  | 2016  |
"Deja vu"  |
"Medacine"  |
"Mirror"  |
"Me"  |  | FREEWAVE II
"Bloodboy Freestyle"  |
"6th Sense"  |
"RTF"  |  | Non-album singles
"Live It"  | 2017  |
"Truth"  |
"Do You Want"  |
"Caroline"  |
"Feels Like Death"  |
"What Ya Life Like"  |
"Special" (with Warhol.ss) |
"Nothing Different"  |
"Stay Wit Me"  |
"Are U Wit Me"  |  | Watch My Back
"Komfortable"  |
"Waiting On"  |
"hxh"  |  | Non-album singles
"Won't Make It"  |
"If You Knew"  |
"Molly" (featuring Davethewizard) |
"Throw Away"  |
"Silhouette"  |
"Fear or Lust"  |
"4get"  |
"Friendly"  |
"You Called Me"  |
"Got Me"  |
"Till Sunday" (with Whatsjaye) |
"Faker$$"  |
"Hero" (with Yung Skii) |
"Lies"  |
"Pink Roses"  |
"Static"  |
"Pull Up with Ah Stick" (Remix) (with Yung Marco) |
"My Type Freestyle"  |
"Incoming"  |
"Pump Fakin"  |
"Play"  |
"4Everybody"  | 2018  |
"Fools Gold"  |
"Find Yourself"  |
"Sports Mode"  |
"Starstruck"  |
"Swtichlanes"  |  | DAYS B4 II EP
"At Night"  |  | Non-album singles
"Overnight"  |
"Fazoland"  |
"Lover Boy"  |
"Rudebwoy"  |
"2nd Place  |
"More Than Ever" (With CHASETHEMONEY) |  | FREEWAVE 3
"Peach Dream"  | 2019  |
"Politics"  |
"Almost Back"  |  | Non-album singles
"On One Hand"  |
"Do You Worry"  |
"Nascar Dashcar"  |
"Trooper"  |
"4 The Betta  |

* RIAA: Gold [35]

| Days B4 III
"Role Play"  | 2020  |  | Non-album single
"Faith"  |  | Almost There
"Think I"  |  | Non-album single
"TUNE & SCOTTY"  |  | Almost There
"Greed" (featuring Lil Yachty) | 2021  |  | Non-album singles
"Sosa In This Audi"  |
"4Ever Ever Freestyle"  |
"NEPTUNE V.S INDUSTRY" (with F1lthy) |  | WAKE UP LUCKI
"Super Urus"  | 2022  |  | FLAWLESS LIKE ME
"New Drank"  |

* RIAA: Gold [36]

| Non-album singles
"MEET ME THERE"  |
"GOOD MEMORIES"  |
"Y NOT?"  |  | FLAWLESS LIKE ME
"COINCIDENCE"  |
"GEEKED N BLESSED"  |
"Leave Her"  | 2023  |  | Non-album single
"No Bap"  |  | s*x m*ney dr*gs
"Lil Ol Me"  |  | Non-album single
"All Love"  | 2024  |  | GEMINI!
"On The Radar Freestyle"  |  | Non-album single

### Guest appearances

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List of non-single guest appearances, with other performing artists, showing year released and album name  Title  | Year  | Artist(s)  | Album

|
|
|

"Neptune Estate" (Remix)  | 2014  | King Krule, Wiki | —
"Preface"  | FKA Twigs | LP1
"Phone Sex"  | 2015  | Robb Banks | Year of the Savage
"Superman"  | Louis M^ttrs | Slow Waves
"Keep That"  | 2016  | Goodbye Tomorrow | Tunnel Stripe Exit Ramp
"Want From Me"  | 2017  | UnoTheActivist | Whole Thang
"%%%%"  | Lil Tracy | Life of a Popstar
"Beam Me Up"  | 2018  | Thouxanbanfauni | The Lost Files
"Coco"  | 2020  | Lil Tracy | Designer Talk 2
"Space Boy"  | 2021  | Manny Laurenko  | Storm Coming
"Mona Lisa"  | Brentrambo  | —
"Back N Action"  | 2022  | Babyface Ray | FACE (Deluxe Edition)
"GTA"  | DaeMoney | —
"2k in the Soda"  | Internet Money | We All We Got
"##RR##EFG"  | Kankan | WAY2GEEKED
"Spill My Cup"  | Lil Double 0 | Walk Down World
"Millions"  | 2023  | Talibando, Veeze | War Lord
"Who Is That?"  | DaeMoney  | Slae Season 3
"Die Die"  | Trippie Redd | Mansion Musik
"Broke Phone"  | Veeze | Ganger
"Coming Home"  | Benji Blue Bills  | Campaign Blue
"Tired"  | Christ Dillinger, Joeyy, DJ Smokey  | Year 2023 AD: Nukes Are Now Legal
"Jungle Juice"  | 2024  | Lil Double 0, Lil Crix  | Freebirdz

## References

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1. ^ "Who the F**k is Lucki and Why Do People Like Him So Much?". Complex. Retrieved 2023-07-18.
2. ^ Hynes, Hayley (2022-10-02). "Lucki's Flawless Like Me Outsells DaBaby's Baby On Baby 2, Twitter Reacts". HotNewHipHop. Retrieved 2023-02-04.
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