Lucki Camel Jr. (born May 30, 1996), known mononymously asLUCKI, is an American rapper and record producer fromChicago, 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 mixtapeFreewave 3 (2019); he later followed with the EPsDays B4 III (2019) andAlmost There (2020) after signing to record labelEmpire.^[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 albumFLAWLESS LIKE ME (2022), which debuted at number 12 on theBillboard 200.^[2] LUCKI's sophomore studio album,sex money drugs (2023), went on to debut at number 15.^[3]

Lucki Camel Jr. was born on May 30, 1996, in theWest Side ofChicago, Illinois. He listened toErykah Badu,Prince, andThe Notorious B.I.G. growing up^[4] and citesChief Keef,Future,Kanye West andBabyface 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 ofProviso 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.

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.

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 andNoisey, because of his distinct flow and cadence, most prominent on his lead single "Count on Me", which garnered over 700,000 views onYouTube.^[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", featuringDanny Brown, whom he met atSXSW when they both played Red Bull's Sound Select showcase.^[10]

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

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

A few months later, Lucki started releasing freestyles to his firstextended playFREEWAVE 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 EPSon of Sam. Followed by his fourth mixtapeFREEWAVE II on August 18, 2016. His fifth mixtapeWatch My Back was released on May 5, 2017, which was supported by the popular single "SUNSET".

LUCKI released his sixth mixtapeFREEWAVE 3 on February 14, 2019, and notably included the song "More Than Ever".^[11] This was followed by his tenth EPDays 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 theBillboard 200.

His twelfth EPAlmost 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" featuringLil Yachty.

On November 18, 2021, he released the song "NEPTUNE V.S INDUSTRY" as the lead single to his collaborative mixtape with producerF1lthy,WAKE UP LUCKI, which was released on December 3, 2021.^[14][15]

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 byCole Bennett.^[16] After many delays, LUCKI released his debut studio album,FLAWLESS LIKE ME on September 23, 2022, and included guest appearances fromFuture andBabyface Ray. It became his highest charting project, debuting at number 12 on theBillboard200.^[17]

On January 20, 2023, he had a guest appearance onTrippie Redd'sMansion 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 albumGEMINI! later that year on June 14, 2024. With guest appearances fromLil Yachty,Rylo Rodriguez,Veeze,Future, and42 Dugg, on a 20-song tracklist.^[24][25]

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