The Brief: Rapper Lil Uzi Vert spawns a dance craze with his new single, "Futsal Shuffle 2020."
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Just a few weeks before the new year, Lil Uzi Vert finally drops “Futsal Shuffle 2020,” the lead single from his long-awaited album, Eternal Atake.
The rapper announced the #FutsalShuffle on December 1st, uploading a snippet of himself doing the now-viral dance challenge to Twitter, promising to repost the best ones.
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REPEAT 🕺🏾🔥 Super easy !!!! Don’t Forget ALOT OF HAND 🖐🏾 MOVEMENT #FutsalShuffle 🛸 pic.twitter.com/TIRW3Ir8q0— Uzi London 🌎☄️💕® (@LILUZIVERT) December 1, 2019
Drop them vids so y’all can get good before song comes out 🥳 imma repost the best ones 🛸 #Futsalshuffle2020
— Uzi London 🌎☄️💕® (@LILUZIVERT) December 3, 2019
Fans have been practicing for weeks waiting for the full song to drop:
@LILUZIVERT woke my parents up practicing the futsal shuffle 🤬#FutsalShuffle
— FUTSAL SHUFFLE 🔥🕺🏾⚽️ (@DaggerLord) December 3, 2019
@LILUZIVERT best futsal shuffle by far 💁🏻♂️🕺🏻 pic.twitter.com/jDngzeK8aD
— Shane Drake (@shanedr47869338) December 2, 2019
I tried🤪🚀😤 #FutsalShuffle 2020 Take Ova‼️ @LILUZIVERT #FutsalShuffle #Futsalshuffle2020 #Futsalshuffle2020 pic.twitter.com/6emhOtFydl
— S E A S H U N C H O (@SEASHUNCHO4) December 2, 2019
@LILUZIVERT i woke at 5:03 to practice the #FutsalShuffle
— KTOE (@thisisaktoebeat) December 3, 2019
All that grinding paid off, with the dance quickly going viral on TikTok and Twitter upon release:
All I want for Christmas is a @LILUZIVERT reply 🛸 #FUTSALSHUFFLE pic.twitter.com/D9U6oi4paP
— Baron Schoenvogel (@Baron_Scho) December 13, 2019
Whats a dance craze without dank memes?
This what we dancing tonight #FUTSALSHUFFLE @LILUZIVERT 🤮🕴 pic.twitter.com/HCAmTeSGqW
— Timbs Duncan🐝 (@Jannncarlos) December 13, 2019
Futsal shuffle got me pic.twitter.com/YdFOVSiydQ
— MATISSE THYBULLE 4 MVP 😤 (@CudisHums) December 13, 2019
I’d hate living under Uzi deadass 💀@LILUZIVERT #Futsalshuffle2020 pic.twitter.com/46kAYg313D
— king (@JayWithJustAJ) December 2, 2019
My white ass trying my DAMN HARDEST to futsal shuffle pic.twitter.com/XINEJd1JBD
— Cowboy kid T 🤠 (@cowboykidT) December 13, 2019
me once i finally perfect my #futsalshuffle after days of practice pic.twitter.com/w0Sj5qTBCI
— Genius (@Genius) December 3, 2019
me learning how to #FUTSALSHUFFLE for @RollingLoud this weekend ☺️ pic.twitter.com/jK7hXbpGDt
— Edwin (@Edwngalicia) December 13, 2019
Hey @LILUZIVERT a torn ACL and meniscus won’t stop me from hiting the #FutsalShuffle 😭💯 pic.twitter.com/8Lr6MvbxqO
— Dimitri (@DimiDimes) December 9, 2019
Baby Yoda loves the futsal shuffle:
Baby Yoda just wants to do the #FutsalShuffle @LILUZIVERT pic.twitter.com/7FlTGic3C2
— Rolling Loud (@RollingLoud) December 1, 2019
the Futsal Shuffle is already taking over my local playground @LILUZIVERT #FutsalShuffle #Futsalshuffle2020 pic.twitter.com/cwlt96OE7Z
— LimboChains (@LimboChains) December 4, 2019
Me trying to do the futsal shuffle 😭😭🤣 pic.twitter.com/4FqBzHWKVB
— not mario (@uglybuthandsome) December 13, 2019
Happy Friday. In my cubicle straight hitting that #FutsalShuffle Not a cup of coffee in sight just vibing
— Jesse Rosa (@jay_baby69) December 13, 2019
Lil Uzi blocking clout chasers all 2020.
#Futsalshuffle2020 😌 pic.twitter.com/xIanax0F5B
— Uzi London 🌎☄️💕® (@LILUZIVERT) December 3, 2019
F in the chat for our fallen soldier:
Big oof from liluzivert