XO Tour Llif3 was originally a collaboration with another producer, J.W Lucas. TM88 produced "XO Tour Llif3" on FL Studio. Lil Uzi Vert references money numerous times on the track with one line stating "all my friends are dead" citing the use of deceased presidents on banknotes. The themes of the song focus around substance abuse, quoting Xanax and prescription drug abuse as a way to relieve heartbreak. The song is inspired by Lil Uzi Vert's relationship with Brittany Byrd and the couple's eventual break-up in June 2016. "XO Tour Llif3" is an emo rap song composed in common time ( 4Ĥ time) with a length of three minutes two seconds and written in B minor with a tempo of 155 beats per minute with a common chord progression of Gmaj7-Em-Gmaj7-Bm-A. The popularity of "XO Tour Llif3" resulted in the viral "Lil Uzi Vert Challenge". The song quickly amassed millions of plays and attention across social media, and as a result was given a commercial release. On February 26, 2017, Lil Uzi Vert released Luv Is Rage 1.5, an extended play consisting of four tracks, including "XO Tour Llif3", on his SoundCloud account. When TM88 returned to Atlanta, he could not access his laptop, leading to him using an old computer and a Beats Pill speaker to produce the instrumental for XO Tour Llif3. During the ten hour wait at the airport following the shooting, TM88 lost his laptop charger. TM88's return flight to Atlanta was delayed due to the Fort Lauderdale airport shooting. Lil Uzi Vert originally contacted TM88 through FaceTime while TM88 was in Miami to work with rappers Future and Gucci Mane. They plan to continue honoring artists for the rest of the month."XO Tour Llif3" began when Lil Uzi Vert started collaborating with producer TM88. Overall, this is a wholesome virtual exhibit SoundCloud is doing, showing love to the artists that helped build up the platform. Most recently SoundCloud honored Ski Mask the Slump God yesterday (Nov. XXTENTACION's tribute was special, as they reflected on his unique impact on the SoundCloud scene and his presence in the rap game that cannot be replicated: " No matter how you look at it, music changed the scene. Through real and vulnerable lyrics with a raw sound - Jah was able to strike a chord and connect with listeners in a profound way. Thugger's first upload was his legendary track "2 Bitches," with his top song being "Digits" and his top city being Houston.
His work and legacy serves as a reminder of the power of originality and experimentation in music." From his threads to his delivery, the distinct style of out vividly. 6), they posted the tribute for Young Thug, saying: "Boundaries are meant to be broken. The next two artists they honored were major. 3, as his first upload was "Dirty Redd" in 2015, with his top song being "Love Scars/You Hurt Me" and his top city being Los Angeles.
Subsequently, they honored Trippie Redd on Nov. Uzi's post included his first song uploaded to SoundCloud titled "White Shit" on Christmas 2013, as well as his top track, "XO TOUR Llif3," and which city listened to him the most, Chicago.