 Welcome to World's Best Videos, we've come about the list of facts about Smokepurp, let's get into it. Smokepurp, also known as Lil Water, is a rising rap artist who got his start on SoundCloud. It was born on May 15, 1997 in Chicago, Illinois. He got the name Smokepurp due to his homies giving him the nickname because he would only smoke purple strains of marijuana. In an interview posted by UnderVs, he mentions that he would want to change his name to LilWaters because he stays getting girls moist. When he first started creating music, he was producing. He got into producing because he wanted to be rich and known but didn't want to be the center of attention. He says in an interview with TheMarsFiles that he wants to be the person in the back. He began to rap after no one wanted to use his beats so he decided to rap on them. He mentions that he never really took rap serious because he recorded his first raps on Apple headphones. He doesn't like to write music, the way he comes up with all his music is by simply taking a Xanax and going into the studio. He started smoking weed late in his eighth grade year. He dropped out of high school in his senior year. The reason was because he hated waking up in the morning so he just decided to stop going. The first song that took off for him was Samsung Jumping. When Vine still existed, Smokepurp had a following on there. So much that he would get over 1,000 likes on every post. The first show he performed at was in Los Angeles, California. He never really had a real job. He tried selling weed but didn't really get into it. The first check he ever received was a check from his rap career. In his interview with Nojumper hosted by Adam22, he mentions that the first time he took Xanax, like others he doesn't remember. He only recalls wandering off to a random place. He first started taking Xanax around 16 years old. He mentions that he considers Lil Pump to be his brother because they're so alike. His biggest influencers are Young Thug, Chief Keef, and Gucci Mane. He was detained by police when he was 16 after getting pulled over and not having his license and carrying four Xanax.