With a hypnotic flow and mischievous flair, rapper Lil Pump scored a 2017 viral smash hit with the single "Gucci Gang" from his self-titled debut. Chart success, as well as a platinum certification, followed, and he went on to collaborate with the likes of Diplo and Kanye West before the arrival of 2019's Harverd Dropout. Pump's big breakthrough arrived in 2017 with the explosion of his single "Gucci Gang," which rose to the Top Three of the Hot 100 by the end of the year and was certified triple platinum. He issued his debut mixtape, Lil Pump, in October, featuring appearances by Smokepurpp, Gucci Mane, Lil Yachty, and more. The effort hit number three on the Billboard 200 and rose to number two on the R&B/hip-hop chart. Things continued upward in a viral motion from there, as Pump spent much of 2018 contributing features to big rapper's songs, showing up on tracks by Li'l Yachty, Lil Rich, and BlocBoy JB, and rounded out the year with "I Love It," a collaborative single with Kanye West accompanied by a viral Spike Jonze-assisted video. In February 2019, Pump released his sophomore effort, Harverd Dropout.