| Lucki | |
| Birth Name: | Lucki Camel Jr. |
| Birth Date: | 30 May 1996 |
| Birth Place: | Chicago, Illinois, U.S. |
| Website: | https://www.sincerelylucki.com/ |
| Years Active: | 2013–present |
| Label: | Empire |
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 debut studio album Freewave 3 (2019); he later followed with the mixtapes Days B4 III (2019) and Almost There (2020) after signing to record label Empire.[1]
Lucki went on to eclipse mainstream prominence with the singles "New Drank" and "Super Urus"; The latter served as the lead single to Lucki's second studio album Flawless Like Me (2022), which debuted at number 12 on the Billboard 200.[2] Lucki's third studio album, S*x M*ney Dr*gs (2023), went on to debut at number 15.[3]
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, DJ CHILE 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 high school at the age of 16 to pursue music full-time because the pressure of the high-school fame went against his will to study.
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 Outside", both directed by Bryan Zawlocki, alongside Antoinne Bryant and Kevin Wright Jr.
With his friend and producer Plu2o Nash and other producers, Lucki released his first project, titled Alternative Trap at the age of 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 2014 saw the release of his second project, 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".
After releasing his first single to his third project titled X, Lucki continued to drop more songs from the mixtape in 2015; the other singles were "Lowlife" and "What I Wanna". Lucki released X on May 30, 2015, his 19th birthday.
A few months later, Lucki started releasing freestyles to his extended play Freewave EP. At first, they were single songs, but soon announced they were to be a part of the upcoming EP; he first released "Freewave Freestyle" and "Back Home", and soon followed with "Freewave 3, 4, 5, and 7". The EP consisted of ten songs, the tenth song titled "Rumors" was added a couple of weeks later.
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 has "grown" from the name. On August 15, 2016, he released the Freewave 2 mixtape. This was followed by Watch My Back on December 1, 2017, which was supported by the popular single "Sunset".
Lucki released his debut studio album Freewave 3 in February 2019 and notably included the song "More Than Ever".[11] This was followed by 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 fifth 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" with Lil Yachty. On November 18, 2021, he released the song "Neptune V.S Industry" as the lead single to the collaborative album with producer F1lthy, Wake Up Lucki, which was released on December 3, 2021.[14] [15]
Throughout 2022, Lucki began releasing a number of 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 second 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 third 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 23rd, 2024, Lucki released a single titled "All Love".[23]
| Album details | Peak chart positions | ||||
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| US [24] | billboardcharts. 1805258537469092142. Debuts on this week's #Billboard200.... June 24, 2024. June 25, 2024. | CAN [25] | |||
| Freewave 3 |
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| Flawless Like Me |
| 12 | — | ||
| S*x M*ney Dr*gs |
| 15 | — | ||
| Gemin |
| 20 | 92 | ||
| EP details | ||
| Freewave |
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| Son of Sam |
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| Days Be4 Storm |
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| Days B4 II EP |
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| Hell Never Mattered (with Hotelroom) |
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| IDGAF Days B4 May 30 :) |
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| Almost There[26] |
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| The World Is Lucki's |
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| Almost Woke |
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| 2 Faced |
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| 2 Faced, Pt. 2 |
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| Year | Album | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| "Untouchable Lucki" | 2013 | rowspan="11" | |
| "Boomin" | 2014 | ||
| "Ouch Ouch" | |||
| "God Knows" | 2015 | ||
| "Cholos" | |||
| "Weightin' On"[28] (featuring Danny Brown) | |||
| "Lita" | |||
| "What U Do To Me" | 2016 | ||
| "Deja vu" | |||
| "Medacine" | |||
| "Mirror" | |||
| "Me" | Freewave 2 | ||
| "Bloodboy Freestyle" | |||
| "6th Sense" | |||
| "RTF" | rowspan="10" | ||
| "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" | rowspan="23" | ||
| "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" | Better Days | ||
| "Find Yourself" | rowspan="3" | ||
| "Sports Mode" | |||
| "Starstruck" | |||
| "Swtichlanes" | Days B4 II | ||
| "At Night" | rowspan="2" | ||
| "Overnight" | |||
| "Fazoland" | Propane Lord | ||
| "Lover Boy" | |||
| "Rudebwoy" | rowspan="2" | ||
| "2nd Place | |||
| "More Than Ever" (With CHASETHEMONEY) | Freewave 3 | ||
| "Peach Dream" | 2019 | ||
| "Politics" | |||
| "Almost Back" | rowspan="5" | ||
| "On One Hand" | |||
| "Do You Worry" | |||
| "Nascar Dashcar" | |||
| "Trooper" | |||
| "4 The Betta | Days B4 III | ||
| "Role Play" | 2020 | rowspan="3" | |
| "Faith" | |||
| "Think I" | |||
| "Tune & Scotty" | Almost There | ||
| "Greed" (featuring Lil Yachty) | 2021 | rowspan="2" | |
| "Sosa in This Audi" | |||
| "Neptune vs. Industry" (With F1lthy) | Wake Up Lucki | ||
| "Super Urus" | 2022 | Flawless Like Me (as a bonus) | |
| "New Drank" | rowspan="3" | ||
| "Meet Me There" | |||
| "Good Memories" | |||
| "Y Not?" | Flawless Like Me (as a bonus) | ||
| "Coincidence" | Flawless Like Me | ||
| "Geeked n Blessed" | |||
| "Leave Her" | 2023 | ||
| "No Bap" | s*x m*ney dr*gs | ||
| "All Love" | 2024 | Gemin | |
| "Heavy On My Heart" | |||
| "Courtesy Of" |
| 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 |
| scope=row | "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 |