Reese LAFLARE Takes Credit For Discovering Lil Uzi Vert

BYAron A.Updated on September 26, 20222.1K Views

Reese LAFLARE attends Flaunt and Ermenegildo Zegna's celebration of The Prelude Issue with Bill Skarsgard at Beauty & Essex on July 23, 2018 in Los Angeles, California

Reese LAFLARE started the Uzi bandwagon.

Lil Uzi Vert became one of the biggest rappers in the game over the past few years. Between his mixtape run to the release of his debut album, and now, the long-awaited release of Eternal Atake, he went from an obscure Soundcloud entity to one of the most revered artists in the game. Reese LAFLARE, however, revealed that he was actually someone who was early on Uzi. In a recent interview with Power 106, he went as far to say that he discovered the Philly rapper.

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Reese explained how he's typically ahead of the times when it comes to new music. DJ Felli Fell asked him to list off an example which led him to reveal that he "discovered" Uzi. "Ain't no kinda, I did [discover Uzi]. All the kids, man, on the internet. The Internet is a very powerful thing. Uzi hit me up -- this was years ago -- and he was like, 'hey, man. I love your music...' I'm like, 'alright, cool. Well, send me some music.' I listened and I'm like, 'Damn, you fire.' He like me. He's like a little Philly version of me."

Reese ended up clearing up Uzi's label situation right now. "He was signed to them, to Generation Now and he was signed for management. He's not a part of their management or anything anymore," he said. "Uzi's on Roc Nation."

Peep the interview below.

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Aron A.

Aron A. is a features editor for HotNewHipHop. Beginning his tenure at HotNewHipHop in July 2017, he has comprehensively documented the biggest stories in the culture over the past few years. Throughout his time, Aron’s helped introduce a number of buzzing up-and-coming artists to our audience, identifying regional trends and highlighting hip-hop from across the globe. As a Canadian-based music journalist, he has also made a concerted effort to put spotlights on artists hailing from North of the border as part of Rise & Grind, the weekly interview series that he created and launched in 2021. Aron also broke a number of stories through his extensive interviews with beloved figures in the culture. These include industry vets (Quality Control co-founder Kevin "Coach K" Lee, Wayno Clark), definitive producers (DJ Paul, Hit-Boy, Zaytoven), cultural disruptors (Soulja Boy), lyrical heavyweights (Pusha T, Styles P, Danny Brown), cultural pioneers (Dapper Dan, Big Daddy Kane), and the next generation of stars (Lil Durk, Latto, Fivio Foreign, Denzel Curry). Aron also penned cover stories with the likes of Rick Ross, Central Cee, Moneybagg Yo, Vince Staples, and Bobby Shmurda.

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