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{{quote|"I REALLY DID DROP OUT OF HARVARD TO SAVE THE RAP GAME"|'''Lil Pump''' (tongue-in-cheek), [https://twitter.com/lilpump/status/903077192778735616 August 2017 tweet]}}
{{quote|"I REALLY DID DROP OUT OF HARVARD TO SAVE THE RAP GAME"|'''Lil Pump''' (tongue-in-cheek), [https://twitter.com/lilpump/status/903077192778735616 August 2017 tweet]}}


'''Gazzy Garcia''' (born August 17, 2000), known professionally as '''Lil Pump''', is an American rapper best known for his song "Gucci Gang". A popular figure and [[Trope Codifier]] in the [[w:SoundCloud Rap|SoundCloud Rap]] scene.
'''Gazzy Garcia''' (born August 17, 2000), known professionally as '''Lil Pump''', is an American rapper best known for his song "Gucci Gang". A popular figure and [[Trope Codifier]] in the [[w:SoundCloud Rap|SoundCloud Rap]] scene, he was part of the [https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/hip-hop/8460651/xxl-freshman-class-2018 Freshman Class] of 2018 by XXL, along with his friend and collaborator Smokepurpp.


{{discography}}
{{discography}}
* ''Lil Pump'' (2017)
* ''Lil Pump'' (2017)
* ''Harvard Dropout'' (2018)
* ''Harverd Dropout'' (2019)


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{{creatortropes}}
* [[Broken Record]]:
* [[Broken Record]]: Most of his songs, like "D Rose" and "Boss", repeat the same lines in the chorus.
** Most of his songs, like "D Rose" and "Boss", repeat the same lines in the chorus.
** "Gucci Gang" has been criticized for its repetition of the title. Taken to the extreme in [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sOrIMOT0P1o this edit] of the song.
** "Gucci Gang" has been criticized for its repetition of the title. Taken to the extreme in [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sOrIMOT0P1o this edit] of the song.
* [[Catch Phrase]]: "Esketit!", [http://knowyourmeme.com/memes/esketit as in:] "Let's get that money".
* [[Catch Phrase]]: "Esketit!", [http://knowyourmeme.com/memes/esketit as in:] "Let's get that money".
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* [[Celebrity Song]]: "D Rose" is named after [[w:Derrick Rose|Derrick Rose]], one of the richest players in the NBA.
* [[Conspicuous Consumption]]: Lil Pump buys expensive clothes, drugs, etc. and brags about it in his songs ''all the time.''
* [[Conspicuous Consumption]]: Lil Pump buys expensive clothes, drugs, etc. and brags about it in his songs ''all the time.''
* [[Continuity Nod]]: In "Gucci Gang", Lil Pump makes a nod to "D Rose":
* [[Continuity Nod]]:
** In "Boss", Lil Pump makes a nod to "Broke My Wrist" and "D Rose":
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{{quote|Hunnid on my wrist, sippin' on Tech}}
{{quote|"I just broke my wrist
Hunnid on my wrist, can't tell me shit"}}
:* In "Gucci Gang", he makes another nod to "D Rose":
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{{quote|"Hunnid on my wrist, sippin' on Tech"}}
* [[Epic Rocking]]:
** [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yOZbkzkS-yY "Gucci Gang Remix"], with seven features in English and Spanish, including [[Gucci Mane]] and [[21 Savage]], is eight minutes long.
** [https://soundcloud.com/808daily/guccigangdumblongremix This fan-made megamix] of "Gucci Gang" adds remixes of the song by 13 other artists, including [[Lil Wayne]], [[Waka Flocka Flame|Waka Flocka]], [[Joyner Lucas]] and [[Bart Baker]], and lasts '''43 minutes.'''
* [[Memetic Mutation]]:
** "Gucci Gang" became a [https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/lil-pump-gucci-gang meme] shortly after its release, with video edits, mashups and covers created around the song.
** "I Love It", with [[Kanye West]], was [https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/kanye-west-lil-pumps-i-love-it made fun of] online, in part because of the [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cwQgjq0mCdE music video's] costumes, inspired by ''[[Roblox]]'' characters.
* [[Reality Subtext]]:
* [[Reality Subtext]]:
** His [[Take That]] to WestJet in "Gucci Gang". As this [https://genius.com/12596830 ''Genius''] annotation says, "In July 2017, Lil Pump was kicked off of a WestJet flight from Los Angeles to Toronto, Ontario for being too loud and disruptive."
** His [[Take That]] to WestJet in "Gucci Gang". As this [https://genius.com/12596830 ''Genius''] annotation says, "In July 2017, Lil Pump was kicked off of a WestJet flight from Los Angeles to Toronto, Ontario for being too loud and disruptive."
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And I got a new deal (ouu!)"}}
And I got a new deal (ouu!)"}}
::* ''Genius'' [https://genius.com/14311081 explains]: "In March of 2018, Lil Pump signed a new deal with Warner Bros for roughly $8 million."
::* ''Genius'' [https://genius.com/14311081 explains]: "In March of 2018, Lil Pump signed a new deal with Warner Bros for roughly $8 million."
* [[Shout-Out]]:
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** "D Rose" is named after [[w:Derrick Rose|Derrick Rose]], one of the richest players in the NBA.
** In "D Rose":
{{quote|"Pop 4 Xans, now I'm feelin' like a hero ''([[Superman]]!)"''}}
:* In "Boss":
{{quote|"Bitch, I flex, [[Rick Ross]], yeah"}}
:* He name-drops [[Ric Flair]] in "Boss" and "Flex Like Ouu".
:* In "Broke My Wrist":
{{quote|"[https://www.famousbirthdays.com/people/johnny-dang.html Johnny Dang] on my wrist"}}
:* In "EESKEETIT":
{{quote|"I got [https://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term{{=}}stick sticks] like ''[[Call of Duty]]'' (ouu, yeah)"}}
* [[Signature Song]]: "Gucci Gang"
* [[Signature Song]]: "Gucci Gang"
* [[Take That]]: In "Gucci Gang":
* [[Take That]]: In "Gucci Gang":
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Now Lil Pump flyin' private jet (yuh)
Now Lil Pump flyin' private jet (yuh)
Everybody scream, "Fuck [[w:WestJet|WestJet]]" (fuck 'em)"}}
Everybody scream, "Fuck [[w:WestJet|WestJet]]" (fuck 'em)"}}
* [[Trademark Favorite Food]]: Lil Pump [https://genius.com/14044419 loves] [[w:Fiji Water|Fiji Water]]. He made a whole song named "FIJI" and mentioned the drink (as a metaphor for jewelry) in three other songs, "Boss", "Next" (featuring [[Rich the Kid]]) and "BABY DADDY" by [[Lil Yachty]].
* [[A Worldwide Punomenon]]: In "Gucci Gang":
* [[A Worldwide Punomenon]]: In "Gucci Gang":
{{quote|"Fuckin' my teacher, call it tutory"}}
{{quote|"Fuckin' my teacher, call it tutory"}}
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"Yuh, ooh, brr, brr
Gucci gang, ooh
Yuh, Lil Pump, yuh
Gucci gang, ooh
Yuh, brr"

—Lil Pump, showing off his ad-libs, "Gucci Gang"
"I REALLY DID DROP OUT OF HARVARD TO SAVE THE RAP GAME"
—Lil Pump (tongue-in-cheek), August 2017 tweet

Gazzy Garcia (born August 17, 2000), known professionally as Lil Pump, is an American rapper best known for his song "Gucci Gang". A popular figure and Trope Codifier in the SoundCloud Rap scene, he was part of the Freshman Class of 2018 by XXL, along with his friend and collaborator Smokepurpp.

Discography:
  • Lil Pump (2017)
  • Harverd Dropout (2019)
Lil Pump provides examples of the following tropes:
  • Broken Record:
    • Most of his songs, like "D Rose" and "Boss", repeat the same lines in the chorus.
    • "Gucci Gang" has been criticized for its repetition of the title. Taken to the extreme in this edit of the song.
  • Catch Phrase: "Esketit!", as in: "Let's get that money".
  • Celebrity Song: "D Rose" is named after Derrick Rose, one of the richest players in the NBA.
  • Conspicuous Consumption: Lil Pump buys expensive clothes, drugs, etc. and brags about it in his songs all the time.
  • Continuity Nod:
    • In "Boss", Lil Pump makes a nod to "Broke My Wrist" and "D Rose":

"I just broke my wrist
Hunnid on my wrist, can't tell me shit"

  • In "Gucci Gang", he makes another nod to "D Rose":

"Hunnid on my wrist, sippin' on Tech"

"Got a new car, got a new bitch (ouu), yeah
And I got a new deal (ouu!)"

  • Genius explains: "In March of 2018, Lil Pump signed a new deal with Warner Bros for roughly $8 million."

"Fuck your airline, fuck your company (fuck it!)
[...]
They kicked me out the plane off a percocet (brr)
Now Lil Pump flyin' private jet (yuh)
Everybody scream, "Fuck WestJet" (fuck 'em)"

"Fuckin' my teacher, call it tutory"

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