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GELO Talks ‘Tweaker’ Success, Lil Wayne Remix & His Goal to Be 2025’s ‘Top Rapper’
Gelo is 'Billboard's Rookie of the Month for February. See what he said about "Tweaker" and getting Lil Wayne on the remix.
Equal parts inspired by the Big Tymers and YoungBoy Never Broke Again, “Tweaker” began to take shape about three weeks before the world would be swerving and bending that corner when the 26-year-old penned the track in his garage in December. Hype for “Tweaker” exploded in late December following a preview on popular streamer N3on’s platform, which spawned a plethora of 2000s-themed memes and others crowning the snippet as a banger while keeping GELO’s earworm of a hook on a loop. GELO didn’t waste any time parlaying his momentum into a record deal with Def Jam, which was first reported by ESPN ‘s Shams Charania on Jan. 13 — pointing to his crossover pop culture impact.
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