UZ: The Masked King of Trap

By Kyle D.

UZ. The masked king of trap. Between hiding behind a mask, and writing tweets in code, this EDM rising star has fans across the community scratching their heads to uncover the identity.  UZ specializes in ball-trap music, giving a massive hip-hop feel to his tunes.  He manages to slow down the tempo, while still making the crowd go nuts. UZ blew up over this passed summer after releasing his Trap Shit EP in June through the Mad Decent label.  The massive release caused UZ’s trap bangers to be thrown around at festivals all summer.  His distinct sound could be heard echoing from Electric Forest all the way to Camp Bisco as fans started to take an interest in this unknown, mysterious, masked artist.

            Since the release of Trap Shit, UZ has continued to produce and release numerous trap anthems, causing me to view him as one of the fastest rising stars in the EDM community.  But one question still remains unanswered.  Who is the man behind the eerie mask on stage?  Speculations and accusations have been thrown about the EDM community with numerous artists, ranging from Kill the Noise to AC Slater, claiming to be the real UZ.   Artists such as RL Grime, Baauer, Diplo, and Flosstradamus frequently feature UZ, and have played a major part in the rise of the masked performer. One artist in particular, Diplo, seems to have a special appreciation for UZ, causing some fans to question whether Diplo is the culprit.  Diplo released several statements talking about UZ up to the release of Trap Shit, describing the music as “drunken energy sub bass and cartoon horn stabs that make my stomach feel weird and my feet shuffle.” 

DJ Troubl

            While Diplo could be UZ, one artist in particular, DJ Troubl, has drawn much attention in the discussion of who's behind the mask. French producer DJ Troubl mysteriously stopped updating his Facebook last June, right around the time of UZ’s first EP release.  At the time, fans thought nothing of it, but as the months pressed on, more and more evidence is pointing towards DJ Troubl being UZ.  Recently, a fan posted on UZ’s Facebook wall stating that he knew that UZ and DJ Troubl were the same, this post received numerous likes and then was conveniently deleted by UZ a few minutes later.  Adding to the skepticism, DJ Troubl and UZ both use the same exact mixing equipment while performing live, and allegedly have the same color arm hair.  Although this seems to show that DJ Troubl is in fact the mysterious artist on stage, still to this day nothing has been confirmed.  UZ recently tweeted that the big reveal is coming soon, but until then fans must continue to pick their brains trying to unmask the bass god.  Although the true identity of UZ remains unknown, one thing is for sure.  Whoever is hiding behind that mask sure knows how to make it bump.

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