Symere Woods, aka Lil Uzi Vert, went from a local kid to superstar in no time. Then he became a fashion icon, signature dance creator, junk food sommelier, and oh yeah, also a rapper. This is the untold truth of Lil Uzi Vert.

Symere Woods earned his stage name on the streets of Philadelphia, where the speed of his raps evoked comparisons to rapid-fire weaponry. Lil Uzi Vert confirmed his name's origins in an interview with Vibe in 2016, saying,

"Some guy was just like 'you rap fast, man. Like a little machine gun' and from that moment I was Lil Uzi."

Okay, so that covers the first part, but...what about the "Vert?"

Well, the rapper once offered an explanation for that, and it turns out, the meaning isn't that hard to guess. Quoted by Rolling Stone, Lil Uzi Vert said,

"Vert is, like, straight to the top, like a vertical leap."

Though a bit of a stretch, some commentators have floated the notion that the rapper's name as a whole is something of a homophone, if you say Lil Uzi Vert quickly, it can sound like "Lucifer." And while it definitely doesn't seem intentional, it is a neat coincidence, one the rapper has helped cultivate with occasional references to Satanism and the occult, like his Luv is Rage 2 track "444 + 222".

Watch the video to see The Untold Truth Of Lil Uzi Vert.

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What's in a name? | 0:20

Lil Uzi fashion | 1:22

Wide-ranging influences | 3:05

Early retirement? | 4:25

Making moves | 5:40

Making an iconic single | 6:36

Motivation for the music | 7:38

Praise for peers | 8:31

The fuel that keeps him going | 9:14

How much is he worth? | 9:50