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| Birth name | Utku Cihan Yalçınkaya |
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| Born | (1998-08-30)August 30, 1998 (age 26) Güngören,Istanbul,Turkey |
| Origin | Turkey |
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| Years active | 2017–present |
| Labels | M.O.B Entertainment (old) Avrupa Müzik (old) GNG Clan (present) |
Utku Cihan Yalçınkaya (Turkish pronunciation:[ʊtˈkud͡ʒiˈhanjɑɫt͡ʃɯnkaja]; born August 30, 1998), better known by his stage nameUzi, is a Turkishrapper andsongwriter. He rose with his hit songs "Krvn" and "Umrumda Değil". His debut albumKan was released in 2021.[1][2][3][4][5][6] In July 2021, Uzi became the first Turkish artist to enter theBillboard Global Excl. U.S. chart with his single "Krvn".[7] His single "ARASAN DA" came out in "EL CHAVO" album.
Yalçınkaya was born on August 30, 1998, in theGüngören district ofIstanbul. He is originally fromMalatya. He started his first musical career at the age of 14-16. He later signed withM.O.B Entertainment.
He introduced himself with the song 'Semt Çocukları'', which he released with Lil Murda. Later, UZI released an EP album called Favela. The single "Siz Sevmeyin" in the album attracted great attention. After that, he released an album called 'KAN'. The album was clicked almost 300 million times onSpotify.
UZI, in 2021 M.O.B. He left Entertainment. Turkish music company made an agreement with Avrupa Music. From this company, he released an album called 'EL CHAVO' in 2022. UZI left Avrupa Music and opened its own music company called 'GNG CLAN'.
UZI; He has performed duets with many rappers such asLil Murda,Heijan,Muti,Russ Millions,Murda,Bartofso andSummer Cem.