# Lil Mabu

Matthew Peter DeLuca (born April 4, 2005), known professionally as Lil Mabu, is an American rapper, songwriter, and internet personality from Manhattan, New York City. He first gained recognition in 2020 for his viral hit "Miss Me" from his early releases. He then released his debut mixtape Double M's in June 2022.
Mabu's single "Mathematical Disrespect" (2023) marked his breakthrough into mainstream success, charting in the US, UK, and Ireland. Following this, he released the track "Rich Scholar" and announced his enrollment at Emory University.
Mabu is known for his blend of Brooklyn drill and satirical rap style, as well as being a fully independent artist. Mabu has collaborated with artists such as YoungBoy Never Broke Again, Fivio Foreign, DD Osama, and Chrisean Rock.

## Career

Mabu started his rap career in 2018. He gained traction with the release of his song "Miss Me" in 2020. In 2022, his song "No Snitching" a collaboration with Dusty Locane, became increasingly popular on the social media app TikTok. Mabu's debut mixtape, Double M's, was released on June 30, 2022, which featured guest appearances from Dusty Locane, Sha EK, Dougie B, DThang and Rah Swish.
On December 23, 2022, he released a song titled "Throw" featuring New York drill rapper DD Osama, which was the number one trending music video on YouTube for a week at the time of its release.
In May 2023, Mabu released the song "Mathematical Disrespect". It charted in the US, UK and Ireland, becoming his first entry on any worldwide major music chart. A month later, he graduated from high school and released another single, titled "Rich Scholar". On August 22, 2023, he announced that he was going to college and on September 1, released the single "At What Cost?" accompanied by a music video.
On October 17, 2023, Mabu and rapper Chrisean Rock released "Mr. Take Ya Bitch", a diss track aimed at Blueface and his manager Wack 100. It quickly charted on both Billboard's Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs and Hot 100 chart, peaking at numbers 33 and 96 respectively. Additionally, it charted on the TikTok Billboard Top 50, peaking at number one by November 2, 2023.
On December 21, 2023, Mabu and rapper Fivio Foreign released "Teach Me How to Drill", accompanied by a music video, which was the number-one trending music video on YouTube at one point.
Additionally, Mabu has worked with artists such as PnB Rock, EJ Banks, Howiee OO, Chrisean Rock, ZayBinSteppin, Kay Flock, Dougie B, DThang, DD Osama, Fivio Foreign and more.

## Discography
### Mixtapes

List of mixtapes, with selected details :
| Title | Mixtape details |
| Double M's | Released: June 30, 2022 Label: Self-released Format: Digital download, streaming |
| Young Genius | Released: April 5, 2024 Label: Young Genius Academy Format: CD, digital download, streaming |

### Singles
#### As lead artist

List of charted singles, with selected chart positions :
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Album |
| Title | Year | US | US R&B/HH | US Rap | AUS | CAN | IRE | NZ | UK | WW | Album |
| "Man Down" | 2019 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album singles |
| "Slide" (with R3ady) | 2020 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album singles |
| "Heartbreaking" | 2020 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album singles |
| "Miss Me" | 2020 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album singles |
| "Move It" | 2021 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album singles |
| "Demon Time" | 2021 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album singles |
| "King of the World" | 2021 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Double M's |
| "I'm Done" | 2022 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album singles |
| "Wicked Witch" | 2022 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album singles |
| "Throw" (with DD Osama) | 2022 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Young Genius |
| "On the Radar Freestyle" | 2023 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Young Genius |
| "Trip to the Hood" | 2023 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Young Genius |
| "Mathematical Disrespect" | 2023 | 47 | 13 | 7 | 21 | 21 | 26 | 23 | 27 | 78 | Young Genius |
| "Rich Scholar" | 2023 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Young Genius |
| "At What Cost?" | 2023 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Young Genius |
| "Mr. Take Ya Bitch" (featuring Chrisean Rock) | 2023 | 96 | 24 | — | — | 72 | — | — | 99 | — | Young Genius |
| "Teach Me How to Drill" (with Fivio Foreign) | 2023 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Young Genius |
| "Big Dog Shit" (with Lil RT) | 2024 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Young Genius |
| "Engine" (featuring YoungBoy Never Broke Again) | 2024 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | TBA |
| "Bang! Bang!" | 2024 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | TBA |

#### As featured artist

List of singles as featured artist :
| Title | Year | Album |
| "Shotta Flow 7" (Remix) (NLE Choppa featuring Lil Mabu) | 2024 | Shotta Flow Series |
| "Fuck Then Dub Her" (B-Lovee featuring Lil Mabu) | 2024 | TBA |
| "Explosive" (DD Osama featuring Lil Mabu) | 2024 | Before The Album |