Lil Uzi Vert Case Study

Acclaimed rapper Symere Woods, better known as stage name Lil Uzi Vert, is well known for his many references to “standing on his money.” It was not until his latest single Sanguine Paradise, however, that we got a true picture of this stack of money he is standing on. In the song he sings, “In reality I’m 5'4 Stand on my money now I’m 6'6.” For the sake of this study, we’re going to be converting all measurements into inches, which would mean the height of the stack of money itself would be right around 14 inches high.

Due to Lil Uzi Vert’s small stature, we can assume his waist size to clock in right around 32 inches which is considered average for someone of his height. As the average, fresh off of circulation dollar bill comes in at 2.61 inches wide and 6.14 inches long, for the stack itself to stay stable and allow Lil Uzi Vert room for comfort and balance it would look a little something like this. As for the currency, because he is a rapper and the lines are meant as flexes, it is safe to say each bill would be a $100 dollar bill, and the stack itself is most likely meant to be his entire bank account. With this in mind, the average dollar bill’s thickness under the same ideal conditions is .0043 inches.

In order for a stack to reach the full height of 14 inches, it would require 3255.814 dollar bills to be stacked in clean, tightly bound (i.e. casino or bank-regulated) stacks to reach the full height of 14 inches. To make calculations easier, the number will be rounded up to 3256 bills. This means that one stack of bills is approximately $326,600 and all 9 stacks of bills comes out to approximately $2,930,400. While this is a substantial amount of money, it also serves as a nice modest flex compared to other artists who flaunt astronomical sums of money they do not posses. This line, once coming off as braggadocios, now comes off as more humble and realistic as his net worth is estimated to be right around the $3 million mark.

Although the math is mostly over, the work is not yet done. It would be wrong of me to not factor in that this height and amount of money would be assuming he is barefoot standing on the pile of money. However, contrary to this, in the same song he states, “My shoes, Rick-Rick.” Uzi has been spotted before in “RICK OWENS hi-top sneakers,” which have a sole that is around 3 inches tall. While it is not stated in this song explicitly, this could mean his height increase to 6’6 could be artificially boosted by the soles of the sneakers. This means that it could be possible for the stack to come in at only 11 inches, meaning instead of $2,930,400, he would be in possession of approximately $2,302,326. While this is still a sizable sum of money, it seems a far cry from the near 3 million he would be standing on if it is in fact barefoot.

No matter the case of the money, it is clear Lil Uzi Vert is in possession of an exorbitant amount of money. While his many mentions of standing on his money have been clowned, its sometimes hard to put into perspective just how much money one would need to achieve the feat he describes in his songs. Through these lyrics, he as easily ascended towards a god-level lyrical status that will only let this stack of many grow in the future. I, for one, am excited to see what heights this stack will take him to in the years to come

SOURCES:

- https://genius.com/Lil-uzi-vert-sanguine-paradise-lyrics

- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lil_Uzi_Vert

- https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/health/news/9260091/Forget-BMI-just-measure-your-waist-and-height-say-scientists.html

- https://hypertextbook.com/facts/1999/DeneneWilliams.shtml

- https://www.celebsolino.com/lil-uzi-vert-net-worth-bio-real-name-age-height-weight/

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