9.23.22
Album: LUCKI – FLAWLESS LIKE ME
The Chicago Native Collects 22 Expansive Anthems For His First Full-Length of 2022, Featuring Appearances from Future and Babyface Ray
Critical Praise:
“Lucki Can Tell Nothing But His Truth…Lucki is shameless about his pain. Whether the 22-year-old Chicagoan—born Lucki Camel Jr.—is rapping about his bouts with depression and anxiety, his role in sabotaging his romantic relationships, or his prescription drug addiction, he refuses to hide his flaws. His candor about his life lows has made him a relatable antihero to a loyal cult following of fans who regularly take to social media with comments like, ‘Lucki changed my life’ or ‘Lucki gets me’ whenever he releases new music or opens up about his struggles publicly.” – Pitchfork
“Lucki has been applying the truths of this life to his music for the better part of a decade.” – Complex
“Lucki has been building his resume for years, crafting understated, infectious tracks that have shades of fellow Chicagoans like Chief Keef and Supa Bwe, but a swagger and sensibility that is all his own.” – Pigeons & Planes
“Lucki’s music can feel like you’re about to be submerged in a swamp or like you’re about to fall asleep behind the wheel of the Lamborghini from Suicide Squad“ – The FADER
‘On this blessed day, we also get Days B4 III, the new full-length from Lucki, the muttering young cult-rap icon whose self-destructive lyrics have the power to punch you in your soul.” – Stereogum
The Album:
Favoring atmospheric sonics and mantra-like flows, Chicago’s LUCKI has a knack for immersing listeners in his psychedelic world. The culmination of a long rise through rap’s underground vanguard, LUCKI shares FLAWLESS LIKE ME, his new album. Spanning 22 songs with two bonus tracks, FLAWLESS LIKE ME is epic in scope, piling up ethereal instrumentals for LUCKI to cut through with his croaking mantras. Accompanied by carnival-esque, blissful synth melodies that provide a counterpoint to LUCKI’s purr, the fast-rising rapper paints a surreal portrait of his semi-charmed life–LUCKI swerves in his souped-up foreign in one bar, before bemoaning a lost love or wistfully recounting his struggles with drug addiction. For the first time since 2019’s Freewave 3, LUCKI rolls out the red carpet for guest rappers–on “KAPITOL DENIM” ft. Future, LUCKI goes toe-to-toe with Pluto himself, and he trades twisting verses with Babyface Ray in the woozy and hard-hitting “WHITE HOUSE.” Home to the recent singles“GEEKED N BLESSED” and “COINCIDENCE,” subject of a Cole Bennett-directed video with over 3 million views, and boasting a laundry list of talented producers like Tay Keith, Bobby Raps, Brent Rambo, Hurtboy, Bhristo, Cash Cobain, and more, FLAWLESS LIKE ME is available everywhere via EMPIRE.
FLAWLESS LIKE ME continues a busy year for the 26-year-old underground hero, marked by sold out shows, festival performances, and 350 million on-demand streams in 2022 alone.The new album arrives in the wake of a string of successful singles, most notably “SUPER URUS,” which generated over 12 million Spotify streams and 3 million YouTube views to date, and triumphant fan favorite “Y NOT?” (2.9 million YouTube views). Both “SUPER URUS” and “Y NOT?” appear on FLAWLESS LIKE ME as bonus tracks.
In August, LUCKI connected with Internet Money for “2K In The Soda,” a woozy new banger from their new EP. LUCKI embarked on a fast-selling tour in the spring, and shut it down this summer with performances at festivals like Rolling Loud, Lyrical Lemonade’s Summer Smash, So What!, and Rolling Loud Portugal. The new album FLAWLESS LIKE ME follows up WAKE UP LUCKI, the artist’s late-2021 project, a full collaboration with Working On Dying producer F1LTHY.
With his new album on the way and a legion of devoted fans awaiting his every move, it’s only a matter of time before LUCKI takes over the game.
Stream FLAWLESS LIKE ME: http://music.empi.re/flawlesslikeme
Watch “COINCIDENCE”: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AzXH0bOSiHI
FLAWLESS LIKE ME tracklist:
01. MADE MY DAY
02. GEEKED N BLESSED
03. KAPITOL DENIM ft. Future
04. COINCIDENCE
05. BEEN A MINUTE
06. WHITE HOUSE ft. Babyface Ray
07. “13”
08. ARCHIVE CELINE
09. HOW TF?
10. DNA
11. GOODFELLAS
12. I GET IT, TWIN
13. VVS KEY
14. BRAZY WEEKEND
15. DROUGHTSKI
16. LIFE MOCKS ART
17. NOTICED YA
18. 10PM IN LNDN
19. OUT OF LOVE
20. ON POINT
21. FREE SEX!
22. MY WAY / CODEINE COWBOY
BONUS TRACKS
23. SUPER URUS
24. Y NOT?
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The Background:
Cultivating an ever-growing following since he debuted in the rap game in 2013 at 17, LUCKI has earned glowing praise from both critics and industry figures, including shoutouts from Pharrell and Justin Timberlake. He’s collaborated in the past with the likes of A$AP Rocky, Chance The Rapper, Playboi Carti and many others. The rapper formerly known as Lucki Eck$ feeds his fans with a consistent output of boundary-pushing music that plumbs the depths of his soul.
LUCKI had a breakout year in 2019, during which Lucki collaborated with ChaseTheMoney and Earl Sweatshirt, released acclaimed projects Freewave 3 and Days B4 III, and earned praise from Pitchfork, who raved “Lucki’s music works so well in large part due to his ear for production, plodding hi-hats that make it feel like your brain is stuck in quicksand, and his eerie, doomsday melodies.” 2020 was another banner year for the young artist, featuring the release of his 12-track project Almost There, home to the fan favorite single “Faith.”
Links:
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FLAWLESS LIKE ME: http://music.empi.re/flawlesslikeme
“GEEKED N BLESSED”: https://music.empi.re/geekednblessed
“COINCIDENCE”: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AzXH0bOSiHI
“Y NOT?”: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ugou23mYCmE
“SUPER URUS”: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fIrSkilUvHw
WAKE UP LUCKI: https://music.empi.re/wakeuplucki