Free Uzi

"Free Uzi" is a song by American rapper Lil Uzi Vert and was released on March 28, 2019.^[3] According to iTunes, the song was released solely under Lil Uzi Vert's name.^[4]

"Free Uzi"
Single by Lil Uzi Vert
Released	March 28, 2019
Genre	Trap[1] drill[2]
Length	3:12
Songwriter(s)	Symere Woods
Producer(s)	DJ L Beats
Lil Uzi Vert singles chronology
"Big Racks" (2018) "Free Uzi" (2019) "That's a Rack" (2019)
Music video
"Free Uzi" on YouTube

Background

Shortly after teasing their second album Eternal Atake, Uzi announced their retirement from music on January 11, 2019.^[5] They also stated that they had already deleted the whole album.^[6] On March 25, 2019, it was reported that they returned to the studio to record new music.^[7] Various news sources reported involvement from Jay Z's label Roc Nation.^[8][9][10] "Free Uzi" was released three days later. Almost a day later, the song was removed from all streaming services due to an uncleared sample of G Herbo's 2012 song, "Gangway".^[11] Lil Uzi Vert's label claimed that it was not released legitimately, but rather a "leaked song".

Music video

The song's accompanying music video was released alongside the song's official release and was directed by Qasquiat.^[12]