Jazz Ishmael Butler (born October 3, 1995), known professionally as Lil Tracy and formerly Yung Bruh, is an American rapper, singer, and songwriter. Butler is best known for his collaborations with the late rapper Lil Peep, specifically "Awful Things", which peaked at 79 on the Billboard Hot 100, and for being a prominent member of the "SoundCloud rap" and underground rap scene. He is the son of Coko, a member of the girl group SWV, and Ishmael Butler of the Digable Planets.
Early life
Jazz Butler was born on October 3, 1995, in Teaneck, New Jersey, to Ishmael Butler of Digable Planets and Cheryl Gamble, known professionally as "Coko" from SWV. When talking about growing up in Virginia Beach, Butler said "it sucked but I love it." He grew up listening to punk rock music and Southern hip-hop artists who inspired him to make music. Butler's parents split up when he was young and he would spend time between his mother and father's homes. Butler lived in Seattle, Washington during his adolescent years and attended McClure Middle School and Garfield High School, and chose to be homeless at age 17.
Career
2012–2016: Career beginnings
Butler started to make music when he was 15 before moving to Los Angeles at 18 (without alerting his parents) to focus more on his music career and due to being homeless. Butler originally started rapping under the name "Yung Bruh", releasing several mixtapes under the Thraxxhouse collective. Some members of Thraxxhouse, including Tracy eventually started their own group, the collective GothBoiClique. Through the group, Butler met New York rapper Lil Peep, the two quickly collaborated on the song "White Tee" from Peep's Crybaby mixtape, which gathered attention through the hip-hop underground. He also released a single "Overdose", which escalated his career further.
2017: Tracys Manga, XOXO, and Life of a Popstar
In mid-2016, Butler changed his stage name from Yung Bruh to Lil Tracy due to discovering that there was already another artist using the "Yung Bruh" moniker. Under his new name he released his long-awaited mixtape Tracy's Manga on February 1, 2017. Butler went on to release XOXO two months later on April 3. Butler was featured on the single "Awful Things" from Lil Peep's debut album Come Over When You're Sober, Pt. 1 and it peaked at number 79 on the Billboard Hot 100.
Butler released Life of a Popstar on July 31, 2017.
2018–2019: Designer Talk, Sinner, and Anarchy
In 2018, Lil Tracy released two EPs: Designer Talk on October 5 and long-awaited Sinner on November 2. Lil Tracy released his debut album, Anarchy, on September 20, 2019, with two singles "Bad For You" and "Beautiful Nightmare" promoting it. Additional the music video for "Shame" released the same day on his YouTube channel. The album is dedicated to his late friend and frequent collaborator Lil Peep. The tracklist was later updated due the song "I Love My Fans" having been omitted on the first release, although it was listed on the album back cover.
2020–present: Designer Talk 2, Saturn Child, and Babyvamp
On November 13, 2020, Lil Tracy released his second album, Designer Talk 2.
On June 3, 2022, Lil Tracy released his third album, Saturn Child.
On February 28, 2025, Lil Tracy released his fourth album, Babyvamp.
Discography
Albums
| Title | Album details |
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| e m o c e a n (as lil Tracy) |
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| Anarchy |
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| Designer Talk 2 |
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| Saturn Child |
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| Babyvamp |
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Mixtapes
| Title | Mixtape details |
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| Cascadia Vibes (as Persian Dolphin) |
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| Information (as 1995 REBEL) |
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| Indigo Soul (as Yung Bruh) |
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| Asaku's Forest (as asakufox) |
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| Elegantangel (as Yung Bruh) |
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| When Angels Cry (Death Has Wings) (as Yung Bruh) |
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| u,_u (as Yung Bruh) |
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| Heaven's Witch *eternal spells* |
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| Wine AMI |
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| 757 Virginia Hood Nightmares (The Unknown Story) |
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| Moonstones (as Yung Bruh) |
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| Tracy's Manga |
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| XOXO |
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| Life of a Popstar |
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Extended plays
| Title | Extended play details |
|---|---|
| Depression (as Yung Bruh) |
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| Icy Robitussin (as Yung Bruh) |
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| Gucci Chastity Belt (as Yung Bruh) |
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| Kim K & Kanye |
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| Tracy World EP (as Yung Bruh) |
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| Vampire Spending Money |
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| Desire (as Sicko Tracy) |
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| Castles (with Lil Peep) |
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| Castles II (with Lil Peep) |
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| Fly Away (with Lil Raven) |
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| Hollywood High (with Mackned) |
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| Designer Talk |
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| Sinner |
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| Pray (with Drippin So Pretty) |
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| Under Your Spell (with Horse Head and Nedarb Nagrom) |
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| Villain |
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Compilation albums
| Title | Compilation album details |
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| S Q U A R E P A N D A S |
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| Angels Get High Too |
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| Vintage LSD Compilation (as Yung Bruh) |
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| Free Tracy! Campaign |
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| ATS001 |
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| Tracy's World |
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Charted singles
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US |
CAN |
CZE | ||||
| "Awful Things" (Lil Peep featuring Lil Tracy) |
2017 | 79 | 58 | 28 |
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Come Over When You're Sober, Pt. 1 |
Other charted and certified songs
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NZ Hot | ||||
| "White Tee" (Lil Peep featuring Lil Tracy) |
2016 | — |
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Crybaby |
| "Witchblades" (with Lil Peep) |
2019 | 18 |
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Castles II and Everybody's Everything |
| "Your Favorite Dress" (with Lil Peep) |
2021 | 39 | Castles II |
Guest appearances
| Title | Year | Artist(s) | Album |
|---|---|---|---|
| "white tee" | 2016 | Lil Peep | Crybaby |
| "Now or Later" | Kemet Dank, Kirb La Goop, Slug † Christ | Back on My Dick 3 | |
| "Sitboi" | Kemet Dank | Yung Post Office 2: Woozy Edition | |
| "the song they played (when i crashed into the wall)" | Lil Peep | Hellboy | |
| "cobain" | |||
| "walk away as the door slams" | |||
| "Never Cry" | 2017 | Key Nyata | No Way |
| "Untitled" | CHXPO, Horse Head | Emo Savage | |
| "Why Dey Lie" | KirbLaGoop | Where You Been | |
| "Foever 100" | Angel Wing'z | ||
| "Reality" | |||
| "She Just Love Me for My Wrist" | KirbLaGoop, DJ Smokey | Kirb Vs. Kirby | |
| "Man Down" | KirbLaGoop, Money Posse, Lil Peep, Big Head | Goop | |
| "Clean" | KirbLaGoop, Elijah Made It | ||
| "So Concieted" | Chris Travis | WATERSZN | |
| "Still" | Diego Money | Diego & Friends | |
| "Easy" | Lil House Phone, Pollari | (310)973-XXXX EP | |
| "Tie My Shoes" | Eddy Baker | Healthy Boy | |
| "Smokin Glue" | 2018 | KirbLaGoop | Concrete |
| "Make Believe" | Bandmanfari | April Fools | |
| "Never Letting Go" | Fish Narc, Swan Lingo, YAWNS | Night Angels | |
| "Once Was" | |||
| "Not My Type" | Mackned | DeadBeat | |
| "22" | |||
| "Foreign Land" | Riff Raff | Tangerine Tiger | |
| "Vices" | The Khan | Khanner | |
| "Peta" | Detas, Neave | Nightmares or Anxiety | |
| "Head Over Heels" | 2019 | Nedarb, YAWNS, Mackned, Fantasy Camp, Zubin | Amity |
| "Hold On" | Buku Bandz, Lil Raven | Buku & Friends, Vol. 1 | |
| "Foreign Land (Chopnotslop)" | Riff Raff, OG Ron C | Tangerine Tiger (Chopped Not Slopped) | |
| "Till the End" | Brennan Savage | Tragedy | |
| "Bad Memories" | Lil Gnar | FIRE HAZARD | |
| "GRIM REAPER" | phem | VACUMHEAD | |
| "Go for a Ride" | Drippin So Pretty | Die for You | |
| "Barbwire Smile" | SinceWhen, Jaxxon D. Silva, Flossy | Safe For Now | |
| "RATCHETS" | Lil Peep, Diplo | Everybody's Everything | |
| "walk away as the door slams - acoustic" | Lil Peep | ||
| "As Above So Below" | 2020 | Goldfacemoneywatch, Ariel Pink | Gfmw4 |
| "Pictures 2" | Mackned, Lil Peep | Hollywood Dropout | |
| "Show Off" | Lil Candy Paint | EVERYTHANG PURPLE (Deluxe) | |
| "YSL Cologne" | 2021 | Mackned | Hollywood Dropout 3 |
| "Call My Phone" | Drippin So Pretty | Rest In Peace | |
| "In My Dreams" | Brennan Savage | DARKROOM | |
| "Dogz" | Buku Bandz, Sig.Carlito, CHXPO | Summer Knights | |
| "TrapHorseShorti<3" | Buku Bandz, CHXPO, Sig.Carlito, MaybeTomorrow | ||
| "I Like Stars" | BBY Goyard, David Shawty | Guardian Ghosts | |
| "Desolate" | 2022 | Maybe Tomorrow | What's Wrong With Me |
| "love! won'tLAST! / crash! pt I" | Freshie | dirtyBOY! | |
| "Hotel" | Rawska | FREAK | |
| "PRESS A BUTTON" | SosMula | 2 HIGH 2 DIE | |
| "TOXIC" | Chris Miles, Lil Xan | have a nice day | |
| "Feel Alive" | Brennan Savage | Till Death Do Us Part | |
| "Must Not Say" | Teddy, Brennan Savage | Tales of Euphoria | |
| "Tatted Everywhere" | 2023 | KILLKODY | SLITTERMODE |
| "Illuminati Ties" | KILLKODY, Rage | ||
| "LAST LONGER" | Fijimacintosh | NOCTURNAL | |
| "Blood Tonight" | Drippin So Pretty | Flirt With Death | |
| "Woke Up In A Dream" | Shabazz Palaces | Robed in Rareness | |
| "XOXO" | TheHxliday | LUVVERVILLE | |
| "Fighting For You" | Brennan Savage | Tragedy II | |
| "Hello There" | 2024 | Lyrical Lemonade, Corbin, Black Kray | All Is Yellow |
| "Cant Stop Wont Stop" | SinceWhen, Brennan Savage, ILoveMakonnen | Begin, Again | |
| "Run Away" | Lil Xan | Diego | |
| "OTV" | Lil Yawh | #1 Pretty Boy The Mixtape | |
| "inHELL.exHELL" | Bad Neighbours, Chris Miles | TVPE! | |
| "Desire" | GothBoiClique | Yeah It's True | |
| "Los Angeles" | GothBoiClique, Horse Head | ||
| "She Fell Asleep" | GothBoiClique, Cold Hart | ||
| "i just think" | 2025 | BABY BUMP, Chris Miles, Bamby H2O | BABY BUMP |
| "Vamps In London" | Cartier God | Vartier | |
| "I'll Be There" | SinceWhen, Damazein | Why Is Life Like This | |
| "no brain waves" | 2026 | Chris Miles | boywhodiedwolf |
