LiAngelo’s “Tweaker” reached No. 29 on the Billboard Hot 100, and it didn’t take long before he was booked for Rolling Loud California, one of the biggest music festivals in the world. The next chapter in his journey came when he dropped the official remix to “Tweaker”,

The viral song became a song that everyone was vibing out to in the professional sports world, with the Detroit Lions playing it in the locker room after clinching the NFC North, Gelo's brother Lonzo and the Chicago Bulls singing along in the locker room, and even South Carolina women's basketball coach Dawn Staley raving about the song.

Gelo getting a co-sign from a rapper of Wayne’s legend and caliber is a promising sign for where his career might be heading off the court. In 2023, Wayne told Rolling Stone about his longevity providing him with the opportunity to go head-to-head with the rising generations of rap artists who grew up listening to him.

HIS FIRST SHOW: Here’s a setlist for LiAngelo Ball’s first tour, whenever he does it. The Tweaker rampage isn’t quite over yet. Ball just released a new video for the song, featuring his Lonzo and LaMelo Ball, lots of cars and a bunch of partying.

LiAngelo Ball shares the rapper he wants to work with and make a project with after his success with "Tweaker."

Definitely caught me off-guard for sure, it’s crazy,” GELO tells Billboard of his meteoric rise to rap stardom. “I’m here for it. I knew something was gon’ happen. I’m ready to get stuff moving now.” Equal parts inspired by the Big Tymers and YoungBoy Never Broke Again,

While LiAngelo Ball may not have made it in the NBA the way that he and his father hoped he would, he's having a promising second act in the music world.

Gelo 's "Tweaker" hit just received a second wind. A month after the record's debut, the athlete-turned-rapper unleashed its official remix featuring Lil Wayne . "Weezy F., and the F is for features,

If you predicted that the first left-field rap hit of 2025 would belong to former Greensboro Swarm guard LiAngelo Ball—the brother of Chicago Bulls and Charlotte Hornets guards Lonzo and LaMelo Ball—you should play the lottery.