Lucki takes us back to his Chicago roots: The FADER x WAV Present Frequencies

In the latest FADER x WAV Present Frequencies mini-doc, Lucki drives us through his hometown of Chicago. "If I'm doing nothing, this is where I do nothing at, you know?" he says, from his friend's stoop. "I don't like doing nothing too many other places." It's clear that regardless of where his career goes, LUCKI just wants to keep it in the family.
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CREDITS:
Produced by The FADER
Director: Chloe Campion
Executive Producers: Rob Stone, Jon Cohen, Andy Cohn, Anthony Holland
Senior Production Manager: Madison LaClair
Associate Producer: Claire Lilly
Director of Photographer: William Voermann
Assistant Camera: Mike Fierros
Production Assistant: Jonathan Webb
Sound Recordist: Miliken Gardner
Photographer: Haley Scott
Editor: Chris Beckman
Title Animations: Nikhil Shah
Colorist: Forager TV
Sound Mix: Mitch Rackin

[@xTBars]

this needed to be 10 minutes longer

[@rxeey]

mood magnolia pfp u a real one

[@oy3ah2025]

-OY3AH!

[@downthehill2896]

fr

[@itächiundrwrld777]

Facts tho

[@johnnydellz9814]

they was prolly scared asl in chiraq

[@najjimohammad9124]

Most under rated rapper of our time I cant fucking wait to see him win

[@afterhourglo4834]

fax no printer

[@najjimohammad9124]

YesbutNO Good. My boy Lucki gonna be worldwide

[@魂-d9f]

@YesbutNO Why you tryna gate keep dont you want more ppl to discover him ?

[@FreshSteelo9]

Hopefully, he does but you artist are more pure when they lowjey

[@MaarcoK1]

Najji Mohammad he already is , i’m listening to him everyday and i’m from Italy🇮🇹🇮🇹

[@swavyleoo]

"when everybody moving fast around you, and you not moving fast, it frustrates you." this hit me so damn hard its not even funny.

[@youcef.z8386]

You peep the weight gain thi

[@undergroundnba]

facts

[@weluvwndr5653]

“When everyone else moves fast around you and you not movin fast, it frustrates you” 💯

[@painexotic3757]

lmao most ppl aint tho. they faking lifestyles for the internet.

[@mirrhonch0082]

Shit definitely make you frustrated man. But if you level headed, it’ll mold you

[@i0nknownun]

💯💯deep

[@exx0456]

@@painexotic3757 real asffff

[@xerox6467]

this shit way too relateable

[@flamersss]

he really needs his own documentary. Quick lil 20-30 min one to see how he came up and how it all started. Would really be interested to hear his story.

[@ngonidzashemwanjira208]

STARGAZIN' that’s so fucking true

[@khloenoel]

Real fans already know.

[@bigpeenman9760]

Khloé Noel this the corniest reply possible

[@jonatthonortiz6713]

Wait til that big bag come in 🦑🦑

[@cxdrippy]

it would be kinda sad, few years ago he was finessing, scamming, and on xans. bad

[@luisben619]

“When everybody around you moving fast and you ain’t moving fast, it frustrates you.”

[@MrWwerocks12]

Truest shit I ever heard

[@briansalinas2165]

songs: peach dream out my way 4 the betta

[@ngonidzashemwanjira208]

Brian Salinas bruh fuck that for me it’s the entire free wave 3 album

[@sorathereason]

dereck smith hes talm ones in the video

[@afterhourglo4834]

i fw on one hand so heavy

[@5inistermm_109]

30mg they blue, how many at one time

[@marcomarck6247]

Brian Salinas broz thxs u helped me find the song

[@adgreace9993]

WHO ELSE HAS LOVED LUCKI FROM THE START

[@ngonidzashemwanjira208]

Adgreace me Bruv fav album not song album is Watch my back. Make sure I listen to it as an album, love every song innit

[@RickySpanish168]

since no troubles bruh.

[@siircartiier]

Mr Ecks

[@afterhourglo4834]

way out the lowend

[@ondretx]

Lucki eck$

[@bump5763]

before a lean baby grew in him

[@2900seb]

ur so corny dude…

[@hystericglam0100]

nah dis corny asl bro

[@2900seb]

@@hystericglam0100 loll fr

[@Txnjiii]

@@2900seb y’all can’t lie tho bro did get chubby

[@gzachz2856]

@@Txnjiiiwe know that. Jus no need. Corny ash

[@skum_dayton]

we need to keep lucki safe

[@carsonrichards1086]

No one hurting lucki but the drugs 😞

[@getbackgang7840]

@@carsonrichards1086 idk bout dat he from chicago it get crazy out der

[@9ethergangdretti369]

You ain't gon keep nobody safe

[@Noticedat]

He needs stay off the lean

[@kino3795]

onm

[@DrowningMoon]

This is the most sober lucki I've ever heard

[@SANTAMU3RTE]

I think he was on addys

[@thebhillinvillain9483]

Neko Jayy he got bumped he ain’t doing as much

[@poloX1220]

LC Or-Lucki damn is that lucki

[@Itmightnotbevianaaa]

shut the hell up

[@mobbgrimey]

i can listen to this man talk about the weather all day

[@strikt6449]

Lucki really inspires me

[@adot7111]

Hozzuki _ same

[@stone3859]

same

[@5.0alex45]

Same here man

[@brianlopez1340]

Devious Toe okay boomer

[@wojtiggggg]

Same

[@rodo4360]

"ma come on g forreal" lmaooooo

[@meenballa999]

i was on my neck lmaoooooo

[@terrellbell02]

Me wit my mom 😂😂

[@zaccstacc4568]

bro when lucki said "she play wid my heart and ask me why i sip" i was hooked

[@bndo2525]

Petition for a lucki documentary 👇🏽

[@Ilikeboobies4real]

His rap style change isn’t talked about enough

[@waitwhat5745]

SPRING red facts completely different now

[@THE_1N0nly]

I feel like a lot of people don’t know about that

[@Scooter003]

@@THE_1N0nly crazy

[@Lak3baby]

SPRING red ya, ya, ay , ay 🔥😞❗️

[@warlord6458]

On god, he leveled up when he came back

[@R15_]

Bro really came a long way. Proud of him fr he jus a lil chubbier now 😂

[@toswidit1112]

Dat lean belly done hit em

[@ttv_rapidez8799]

A little?

[@2manyscars]

@@ttv_rapidez8799 ☠️

[@Margielaa9]

😂💯

[@kylehassan972]

B4 THE MAINSTREAM

[@znshajbs]

Hes not mainstream fo shit

[@shawnferrari1533]

I feel like he never gonna be mainstream ... his music just different

[@chowmane9584]

@@shawnferrari1533 true people just want music to turn up too but lucki is making quality music

[@shawnferrari1533]

@@chowmane9584 facts that's what it is.. lucki just underground vibes

[@raineriscool]

TOMMOROW GOD DAMMIT TOMMOROW I AINT BEEN SO HYPE BOUT A TAPE IN THIS LONG

[@raineriscool]

also this doc made me happy

[@boosiebadbutt6649]

*Midnight

[@jordanfields-long1602]

@@boosiebadbutt6649 midnight is tomorrow....

[@wockhardtsoulja]

it leaked :(

[@ferragamofaro4351]

whats ur fav. track so far

[@rotwashere]

lucki done been thru hell and back bro deserves the world fr

[@deadboy5401]

xannybluu lol wat happend to him

[@astruct]

Juni XoXo everybody keep saying he been through two much lmao what this nigga been through?

[@ihytj2434]

Astruct you obv started listening after fw3 dropped

[@astruct]

ihytj I don’t listen to this nigga at all btw I tried and was not pleased he just ain’t got the voice for me

[@ihytj2434]

Astruct then u wont understand

[@HvrriMusic]

Got my momma googling lean, keep sendin me kidney stuff

[@GYPTXVN]

It’s good to see the wave he’s built over the years though fr like he went through some rough shit but bounced tf back ‼️

[@jakeoswald8017]

What did he go through? Feel like the doc didn't capture it enough

[@MantissToboggan]

Yea fr how you gonna be vague af and then not answer dudes question on what he went thru? I just looked it up and couldnt find anything

[@skeleknight]

@@MantissToboggan he stopped makin music cus he was takin a lot of xanax

[@MantissToboggan]

@@skeleknight thanks bro

[@m.b.62]

Jake Oswald he was on the verge of actually blowing up fr but the xans took over and he quit music for almost a year but then he came back and his music sounded different

[@packstarali9650]

Lucki so pure he spiritually woke at some point

[@churrokream7868]

I swear to god lucki a different breed

[@TwoTwenty2]

Met LUCKI twice and this dude nice as hell

[@crose3339]

Lucki gets me thour my days

[@x0q4]

perc god

[@danisolatunes]

DAYS B4 III FRIDAY!

[@4SZNS4US]

Dani Oyeyinka TOMORROW

[@pewdewpiebridge]

Lucki before his pregnancy is quite interesting to see

[@son-my8rb]

When he say when everyone around u moving faster than u I hate that feeling

[@gloclipp]

I discovered lucki in early 2020 when I was around 13-14, he was one of the first artists whose music I got obsessed with. I listened to all his leaks and almost his whole discography

[@placeholder29]

How u get leaks n stuff

[@three-d131]

One of the most authentic rapper we have in the game

[@quaycee7404]

“You can talk about how great your life is..but not everyone can relate cause a lot of people’s lives aren’t great”. I fw lucki eck$ cause he’s always told it like it is . Uno , Lucki , D Savage etc they keep the real flowing in the music industry .

[@gin727]

how d savage keeping the real flowing in the music industry LMFAO

[@lilkhaos8133]

@@gin727 fr lmao tf

[@jamaaltrashass]

W

[@Duh_wettest95]

@@gin727 🤣😂😂😂😂

[@prod.keen0]

Krazy how far this whole genre changed , so happy I grew up in this era/genre of cool,outer world, surreal music ✅

[@youcef.z8386]

He got crazy fat damn you can really see the change

[@lordsaint4956]

0:48 this is the best fan moment I've ever seen, i love you man. God bless you.

[@dashon7385]

Sus

[@ScumAmari]

@@dashon7385 not sus at all

[@Rembrandtswagster]

@@dashon7385 you didn’t have a father

[@TheAntomo]

kid didnt know lucki 5 min ago but whatever lol

[@grigorychernozatonsky4697]

What’s the name of the song?

[@erickmarcelino8009]

and bro big now, literally

[@raak_in444]

Lucki has grow so much. Like literally

[@dashboy4l]

mannnn this nigga used to be so skinny bruh. bra was a whole diff person

[@dashboy4l]

ig he is getting older tho

[@kwekack4035]

he looks better then ngl, he do too much drugs now

[@shootuh]

@@kwekack4035 its the opposite he doing less drugs now then he was before

[@_entity_]

@@shootuh nah he back on them xans

[@shootuh]

@@_entity_ oh shit what really?? How you know??

[@InterstellarCloudd]

The way he says “aye” underneath his breath hits different different.

[@meenballa999]

so different Drake had to take it

[@InterstellarCloudd]

Meen Balla that’s that light skinned shit

[@Wokesole]

Sunnydoe like he spiritually connecting hisself ta tha beat

[@itchy9766]

lucki is clearly a legend already why cant people see

[@angelperez5857]

Now bro is huge, literally

[@BlackkAirForce1s]

I hope this man makes it, he has so much potential 🚫🧢

[@deathinhollywood]

Look at him now bro

[@countqracula6244]

@@deathinhollywood prada tune :)

[@toxsick5130]

he made it bro, he’ll always be a underground legend tho

[@Matthew-oq1hx]

W

[@flaminjeez8521]

now he got a lean gut

[@zpbtz294]

Was lookin for this comment

[@crossyv]

still better than yo fav rapper

[@flaminjeez8521]

@@crossyv How can Lucki be better than Lucki? explain that to me

[@crossyv]

@@flaminjeez8521 most people who call lucki fat arent a fan of him so good

[@Forzamastertuner]

In my hood we call it " space mission" you disconnect yourself from the world to find yourself and gettin in your bag 💪🏾

this man is so precious, we must protect him at ALL costs

[@robicar420k]

slovenka ki poslusa luckija??

@@robicar420k 💗yii🍀

[@robicar420k]

@ Fav song? 💗

@@robicar420k 🥺 tezko vprasanje, probs more than ever. pa prvi freewave album ma moj srce. urs?

[@robicar420k]

@ men je geeked fav pa od njega usi albumi so ful dobri ceprou mi je freewave 3 najbolsi

[@manii222]

Freewave 3 the most underrated project of 2019

[@ssjcj4081]

Hardest too

[@nessa37286]

This shit is so crazy seein him on Roosevelt, thought dude ass stayed far asl out west but folks was real life near me 😭😭😭

[@olliecampbell3440]

That studio walk-in will remain superior

[@TKN8b8dy]

Went back to his hood and made it back home. A lot of famous rappers from here get smoked when they come back 💯

[@Imjustbored2023]

Lol he ain’t street so why would he get smoke

[@user-eo6ob2uk6d]

i pray for his health w this lean shit now of days bro :\

[@rp30]

bro he already adressed how annoying it is to see comments like that hes not abusing lean mfs just see a rapper gain a lil weight over a pandemic and blame it on substance abuse

[@user-eo6ob2uk6d]

@@rp30 nigga im not talking abt his weight, he's just eating good. all I'm saying is i hope he doesn't fall back in that 2016 phase again

[@Neurotv4941]

@@rp30 and you really believe that? Every drug head denies about how much drugs they do. For fucks sake every song he drops LEAN IS TALKED ABOUT goofy ass bitch

[@1Haaku]

@@user-eo6ob2uk6d white

[@davidz0645]

@@user-eo6ob2uk6d Fax

[@octaviaanderson6826]

i appreciate how haunting and original his music is, thats what drew me in

[@tokyostaytruee]

damn ian even know lucki had motion before tiktok ts was 4 years ago and he only grew since then

[@pooppaul]

NEWGEN

[@adb_500]

Grew literally

[@user-zn1uq2iz8f]

seeing lucki on roosevelt and austin made him my fav rapper fr

[@yoeyostudios]

I only lately really got into Lucki but I'm already so proud and excited for him

[@N6mo]

Bro really let that lean get to him he used to be skinny asf

[@samcutty1r]

lucki looka like a clock

[@ray9996]

3:39 is literally a movie scene

[@puffbottom7715]

same thought lmao

[@katana9647]

I get nostalgic watching this, he finally getting the recognition he deserves.

[@jerrysmith3118]

bro getting the recognition he deserves

[@AKPezoOffcial]

Lucki’s old area kinda reminds me of the place that I am currently

[@Slimed-t6k]

"You can talk about how great your life is but people don't relate to that because their lives don't be great"

[@tecz2981]

rest in peace boogie

[@prodbykstar]

he rlly needs to get off that lean

[@quissweat2346]

He big asf now and dis was only 2 years ago

[@Yasunii]

I remember back in 2015-2016 my brother used to listen to lucki all the day I would be like man what is this please change it... I finally listened to no wok on my own time and eventually started loving his music. The style and flow is so soothing it’s medicine to the ears. Seeing him start to garnish more popularity is satisfying.

[@jayce3839]

Sometime he talk fast as hell lmao

[@LikoD14]

Ian gon front we do talk fast asl lol😂 lbs

[@TKN8b8dy]

@@LikoD14 Onb 😂😭

[@seandafny]

Gotta get it out quick before a mf cut u o

[@colton7373]

0:29 what a wholesome 3 second interaction

[@blackhoodievillain]

damn i forgot how thin he was. i really hope he can kick that cup i want him to have a long career. i hope that ill never wake up to a RIP lucki post 🙏🏼😞

[@lune_444_80]

Yea I think he finna loss that weight and quit sooner or later he gotta realized it’s not the way to go..I can relate I was the same way but I changed my ways

[@MYNAMEISKLAY]

Seeing him chilling with his mom was amazing.

[@flawless9876]

POPPA 💔

[@ga-qn6we]

three years ago is crazy.. i wish i got on to lucki sooner

[@michaelcoleman3407]

I love seeing my favorite underground artists finally getting some recognition

[@allenttv4421]

The Most Underrated Rapper Out Now 🤷🏿‍♂️

[@metalsoup6950]

Not 1 chain... so refreshing

[@itsrealkenna]

Lucki is the kind of success story that encourages me as a underground artist with a small following. Seeing how he’s developed his skills and slowly blown up after seizing each and every opportunity he’s been giving has been inspirational! Mans has quickly become a mainstay in the industry and for good reason. Dude is too nice! I know if I put in the work, I can reach a larger audience some day too, but for now, I’m happy being a supporter. My turn will come too. Salute to Lucki🔥

[@Whytheworldonfent]

THIS SO SAD TUNE IF U SEE THIS U IN MY PRAYERS AND THANK U FOR EVERYTHING

[@Portapotty77]

I love seeing tune grow as an artist and I’m so proud of him 🤞🏿

[@worserust]

haven’t watched this in years

[@i26329]

Ain’t been this hype for a tape since A Jit

[@1ktaeee935]

I know how he said he don’t wanna go back to 2016 cuz of how he felt but that’s when he made his best ...still rather him be happy

[@MistahWarner]

Lucki got me into rap HEAVY back in 2016 when I saw him and warhol at a 1 dollar show at iridium in Chicago. Shit changed my life. Big ups for lucki ❌🧢

[@publicjudge3867]

This is juice wrld

[@lordsaint4956]

This is such a wholesome interview i love this man.

[@evanevanevanevanevanevan]

Anyone come back to this and just smile. He made it man.

[@CarlosFlores-pt8rs]

Chicago legend

[@quynh_]

lucki's evolution is crazy... his music just keep getting better & better. underground king fr

[@jing5144]

how'd he get so damn fluffy

[@yzzmi]

cmon bro😭

[@saintmeel]

suit and tie tune 🤓💗

[@Turismoso]

Damn he got big asf😭keep winning tho 👑

[@user-pm2li9fc8o]

Wrd

[@aim6909]

“If I do nothin this where I do nothin at…”, felt that one

[@emanerb25]

So we gonna sit he and not talk about the flick in the white suit 😭😭😭😭

[@foreveryours7705]

Emmanuel Nagbe where 😰

[@decayinsilence]

such a genuine guy

[@mxrvo1018]

Lmao Yoo I watched this like 5x already

[@Lulmane00]

Chicago is a hub for creativity

[@tk4p]

lucki before the lean gut

[@2manyscars]

lmao

[@whoishim2998]

@@2manyscars shit ain’t funny g he needa stop that shit foe he die from it

[@_KeepItG]

Been tuned in since Sosa said this nigga was the newest member of the Glo, this the only Chicago rapper I still listen to from that time 💯

[@sebastianvalladolid3530]

S\O Lucki for rocking the A’s hat! Slapping you out here in the BAY! Putting everyone on 🤒

[@ngonidzashemwanjira208]

Always knew how big Lucki would be when the blind mainstream are finally opened by his art

[@Imjustbored2023]

He mad overrated

[@ngonidzashemwanjira208]

@@Imjustbored2023 bro the man made so much music for a long timw without getting any recognition whatsoever. he deserves the hype

[@cloudxgod1041]

Favorite rapper fo life 🖤🖤🖤

[@ViktorVercetti]

Best Rapper Ever

[@chassingabag9120]

look at him now one of the most successful rapper