Popular Julio Foolio Songs You Should Know
Julio Foolio‘s life was tragically taken over the weekend as the rapper was ringing in his 26th birthday. On Sunday (June 23), the Jacksonville artist was shot at a Holiday Inn in Tampa, where three other people also sustained injuries during the incident.
Foolio’s fans were well-fed throughout his career as he dropped projects, loose tracks, viral remixes, and music videos on a very consistent basis. He has shared at least one body of work every single year since 2018, with LPs like 6toven, Never Wanted Fame, Project 6, Top Conniver, Love Me Like I’m Dead, Confidential Thoughts, Life Of Me, and Final Destination making their debuts. His final project was April 2024’s Resurrection.
The 26-year-old’s loyal fans loved him for his storytelling capabilities; Foolio’s records often consisted of him recapping graphic situations, explaining relationships, and more. He rapped with his signature Florida flow and stayed close to his roots with beat selection and collaborations.
As of publication, no suspects were arrested for Julio Foolio’s killing.
Check out a few of Foolio’s most essential releases below to remember him by.
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“Voodoo”
Image Credit: Youtube screenshot “Voodoo” is a record that helped put Foolio on the map. The song currently reigns as his most-played release on Spotify, with an impressive 31 million streams. The accompanying music video debuted on WorldStarHipHop in November 2018 and featured a simple approach as it showed the rapper standing under a single spotlight while delivering his introspective lyrics with conviction.
Over the somber beat, Foolio spit about wanting to succeed in the rap game so he can take care of his family and having to make some tough decision due to his circumstances. “I’m just tryna take care of my sisters, and provide for my brothers/ If you playin’ cut then I’ma cut you (Cut), I’m heartless, I’ll never love you (F**k you)/ Never been a buster, if you ain’t from the 6, n**ga, f**k you,” he rapped.
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“When I See You (Remix)”
Image Credit: Youtube screenshot Foolio released another bold offering with his “When I See You (Remix),” a YouTube-exclusive drop that served as a direct message to his enemies.
The offering is an unofficial remix of Fantasia’s beloved classic of the same name. On the track, Foolio weaves in shots at Yungeen Ace while interpolating some of Fantasia’s original lyrics, rapping, “Went out to eat on his birthday (Six)/ Four shot, three dead in the worst way (Damn)/ He kept dissin’ on me (What happened?)/ Now we smokin’ 23/ You always on my mind, when I ride through the east side, I wanna see you (Six)/ When I see you.”
To make his message crystal clear, Foolio also sampled the audio from News4Jax’s coverage of Ace’s brother’s 2018 death, where a “celebration turned into a tragedy” after a birthday celebration resulted in multiple deaths.
The “When I See You (Remix)” video sits at a whopping 46 million plays on YouTube and is likely to rise even more.
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“Dead Opps Pt. 2”
Image Credit: Youtube screenshot. Fans of Foolio will most likely point to this record off rip, as “Dead Opps Pt. 2” was a pivotal moment in the Florida rapper’s career.
The daring release sees Foolio vividly recounting numerous situations that turned deadly, reciting specific facts for each one. Fans gravitated towards this track for its storytelling and attention detail, as one of the top YouTube comments reads, “How this man remembers every situation is actually crazy and impressive.”
“7.62s will park yo’ whip (Park yo’ whip)/ Told lil’ bro I’m on that truck, that got his Tahoe flipped (Brr, bow)/ In Miami with the Zoes, in Cali with the Crips (Them Zoes)/ Rollin’ ’round with 60 shots like, “Fuck it, rest up Nip,” he recalls.
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“I Hate You I Love You”
Image Credit: Youtube screenshot “I Hate You I Love You” taps into Foolio’s vulnerable side as he lays his true feelings out for listeners to hear. The emotional track contains his honest thoughts about betrayal, with Foolio airing out people he would go to the end of the earth for, only to realize they didn’t do the same for him.
“I broke you down part to part, I had to clean you up (Clean you up)/ You my lil’ soldier, so bipolar, why you mean as f**k?/ I even went to jail for you, would go to hell for you (Hell for you)/ Right now I’m trafficking, you know I kept the sale with you,” he says on the song.
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“Play With Me”
On “Play With Me,” Foolio wears his heart on his sleeve as he sings/raps to a woman who shattered his heart. The track was featured on his 2020 project, Love Me Like I’m Dead, and the accompanying video includes video game-inspired elements that make it visually engaging.
Its powerful opening is delivered with earnest emotion, making it the perfect hook to shout along to: “Why would you play with me? Why would you lay with me? (Why?)/ But you ain’t stay with me, not how it ‘posed to be (Why?)/ My heart is broken, peace/ You’re such a joke to me, you’re such a h*e to me (F**k).”
