Lil Pump

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If the lyrics, “Gucci gang, Gucci gang, Gucci gang, Gucci gang, Gucci gang, Gucci gang, Gucci gang!” sound familiar to you, you are probably one of the millions across the nation, including myself, who have listened to the song “Gucci Gang” by up and coming artist Lil Pump.

Lil Pump, formally known as Gazzy Garcia, grew to fame on the popular music streaming app, Soundcloud. He was born in Miami Florida on August 17, 2000, making him only 17 years old. According to an interview with The Mars Files, growing up, Garcia didn’t always have any particular interest in music, but he was always a troublemaker like he is today. In 9th grade, he was expelled from school for starting a riot, and he never went back.

Shortly after dropping out, Garcia became good friends with Jacob Pionteck, otherwise known as the soundcloud rapper, Smokepurpp. Pionteck drew Garcia into the rap game on Soundcloud, and Garcia quickly grew a large following.

Just under two months ago, Garcia released his debut album, self titled, “Lil Pump,” which is highly popular. The album features many popular and mainstream rap artists including his friend Smokepurpp, as well as Gucci Mane, Lil Yachty, Chief Keef, Rick Ross, and 2 Chainz. The most popular song off of this album, “Gucci Gang,” peaked at number 3 on the Billboard top 100 on December 1.

Lil Pump has gained a particular popularity among students at Mt. Vernon as well. One day, a student printed out a picture of the artist and pinned it on the bulletin board of a staircase, which was taken down the next day by school administrators.

Andrew Hefner, 9, said “Lil Pump goat,” meaning he thought Lil Pump is the greatest of all time.

While I enjoy Lil Pump’s sound, his lyrics are quite reckless and inappropriate. With such a large fan base, I would like to see Lil Pump spread positive messages, and I would like to see him base his lyrics less on obscene topics.