Biography
Symere Woods , known as Lil Uzi Vert, was born on July 31, 1994 in North Philidelphia. He was influenced by Wiz Khalifa and Meek Mill. Uzi began rapping in 10th grade. He dropped out of school and started working at a Bottom Dollar store, but he quit 4 days after and was kicked out of the home by his mother. This situation provoked him to take his rap career seriously.
On December 8, 2016, Uzi was arrested in Atlanta, Georgia for recklessly driving a dirt-bike. Woods and a friend was driving a dirtbike without lights and helmets before being noticed by police. While being chased by the police, Uzi fell off his dirtbike and attempted to run away on foot before being caught and held on bond.