Lucki

Lucki Camel Jr. (born May 30, 1996), known professionally as Lucki (previously known as Lucki Eck$ and Luc), is an American rapper and record producer from Chicago, Illinois. He came to public attention in 2013, after receiving recognition for his debut project, Alternative Trap. Lucki has worked with prominent music figures since then, releasing songs with Chance the Rapper, FKA Twigs, Danny Brown, and Earl Sweatshirt. He has now signed with record label Empire.

For other uses, see Lucki (disambiguation).
Lucki
Birth nameLucki Camel Jr.
Also known as
  • Lucki Eck$
  • Bossy Simpson
  • Lucki X
  • Deadboy
  • Tune
Born (1996-05-30) May 30, 1996
Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
Genres
Occupation(s)
  • Rapper
  • record producer
Years active2013–present
Associated actsPlu2o Nash, Thouxanbanfauni, UnoTheActivist, 16yrold, Marcus Basquiat, AR, Uglyfriend, Mayhem Meech, StoopidXool, dopaminefiend, CHASETHEMONEY, Lil Tracy, Danny Brown

Early life

Lucki grew up on the West Side of Chicago, Illinois and listened to Lil Wayne, Prince, and The Notorious B.I.G. growing up;[1] he cites Chief Keef as his one of his current inspirations.[2] Lucki started rapping in his freshman year of high school after praise from his close friends. Soon after, he dropped out of high school at the age of 16 to pursue music full-time.

Music career

2012-13: "Untouchable Lucki"

Lucki's debut single and music video "Untouchable Lucki" was produced and premiered by music blog ELEVATOR.[3] 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 Outside", both directed by Bryan Zawlocki, alongside Antoinne Bryant and Kevin Wright Jr.

2013–14: Alternative Trap and Body High

Teaming up with his close friend and producer Plu2o Nash and other producers, Lucki released his first project, titled Alternative Trap at the age of 17. Lucki garnered attention from multiple music blogs including Fake Shore Drive, ELEVATOR, Complex and Noisey, because of his distinct flow and cadence, most prominent on his lead single "Count on Me", which garnered over 700,000 views on YouTube.[4]

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 to celebrate Twigs' recent visit to Chicago, as she tends to collaborate with local artists when she travels.[5]

August 2014 saw the release of his second project, Body High. Later on that month, Red Bull Sound Select released a track titled "Weightin' On", featuring Danny Brown, whom he met at SXSW when they both played Red Bull’s Sound Select showcase.[6]

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

2015–present: X, Freewave EP, Freewave 3 and Almost There

After releasing his first single to his third project titled X, Lucki continued to drop more songs from the mixtape in 2015; the other singles were "Lowlife" and "What I Wanna". Lucki released X on May 30, 2015, the day of his 19th birthday.

A few months later, Lucki started releasing freestyles to his extended play Freewave EP. At first, they were single songs, but soon announced they were to be a part of the upcoming EP; he first released "Freewave Freestyle" and "Back Home", and soon followed with "Freewave 3, 4, 5, and 7". The EP consisted of ten songs, the tenth song titled "Rumors" was added a couple of weeks later.

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 has "grown" from the name.

Lucki released his debut studio album Freewave 3 in February 2019. His fifth EP, Almost There was released on May 29, 2020, acting as a placeholder for fans until his next project. The EP received positive reviews.[7][8]

Discography

Studio albums
  • Freewave 3 (2019)
  • Flawless Like Me (TBA)

Extended plays
List of EPs, with selected chart positions
Title EP details Peak chart positions
US
[9]
Freewave
  • Released: October 19, 2015
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Son of Sam
  • Released: March 26, 2016
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Days B4 II
  • Released: April 12, 2018
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Days B4 III
  • Released: October 25, 2019
 188
Almost There[7]
  • Released: May 29, 2020
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Mixtapes

Singles
List of singles as lead artist, showing year released and album name
Title Year Album
"Weightin' On"[10]
(featuring Danny Brown)		 2015 non-album single

Guest appearances
List of non-single guest appearances, with other performing artists, showing year released and album name
Title Year Artist(s) Album
"Neptune Estate" (Remix) 2014 King Krule, Wiki N/A
"Preface" FKA Twigs LP1
"Phone Sex" 2015 Robb Banks Year of the Savage
"Superman" Louis M^ttrs Slow Waves
"Keep That" 2016 Goodbye Tomorrow Tunnel Stripe Exit Ramp
"%%%%" 2017 Lil Tracy Life of a Popstar

References
  1. "The Break Presents: Lucki Eck$". XXL Mag. xxlmag.com. Retrieved on 06-02-2016.
  2. "Lucki Eck$ is the Best New Rapper You Haven't Heard". Noisey. noisey.vice.com. Retrieved on 06-02-2016.
  3. ELEVATOR Premiere's Lucki Ecks - Untouchable Lucki Music Video
  4. "Lucki Eck$ - Count On Me (Official Video)" – via YouTube. youtube.com. Retrieved on 06-02-2016.
  5. "Premiere: Watch Lucki Eck$'s "Ouch Ouch" Video". Complex. Complex.com. Retrieved on 06-02-2016.
  6. "Lucki Eck$ – "Weightin' On" (Feat. Danny Brown) (Stereogum Premiere)". Stereogum. stereogum.com. Retrieved on 06-02-2016.
  7. DJ First Class (May 29, 2020). "LUCKI drops off new EP 'Almost There'". Revolt. Retrieved May 29, 2020.
  8. Shepard, Ryan (May 29, 2020). "Album Stream: Lucki – Almost There". Def Pen. Retrieved May 29, 2020.
  9. @billboardcharts (November 4, 2019). "Debuts on this week's #Billboard200 (4/4)" (Tweet). Retrieved November 5, 2019 – via Twitter.
  10. https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/weightin-on-feat.-danny-brown/id1065814209
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