Lil Aaron

Aaron Jennings Puckett (born May 31, 1994), known professionally as Lil Aaron (stylized as lil aaron), is an American singer, rapper, and songwriter from Goshen, Indiana. Merging elements of pop punk and emo with hip hop and pop, he has released five solo EPs, as well as two EPs as a member of the alternative hip hop collective Boyfriendz. He has also written songs for artists such as Kim Petras, Blackbear, Liam Payne, Hailee Steinfeld, Dev and Kiiara.

Early life Puckett grew up in Goshen, Indiana. His older brother, Kora Puckett, is also a musician, playing in rock band Narrow Head. As a child, his Christian parents didn't allow him to listen to secular music, however he eventually became a fan of secular punk rock and emo bands through websites such as MySpace and PureVolume, without his parents knowing. First he discovered groups likes Never Shout Never, Owl City and The Ready Set, before becoming a fan of bands like Hit the Lights and Boys Like Girls. In middle school and high school, he was the vocalist of a pop punk band that was influenced by Hit the Lights and Metro Station and used overt auto-tune. As he grew older, Puckett became increasingly interested in the independent hip hop scene that was coalescing on the internet. This led to him dropping out of high school and moving to Los Angeles. On June 23, he released the track Prolly featuring Ilovemakonnen. On September 22, he was featured on the Joy song "Birthday". For his debut EP Gloing Pain$, he enlisted the members of Polyphia to record the instrumentals. In late 2017, Puckett formed the group Boyfriendz, with Smrtdeath and Lil Lotus. They released their debut self-titled EP in December 2017. The EP was recorded in a single night and was released within a week through SoundCloud. In 2017, Puckett began working with Dr Luke and signed to his production company Prescription Songs. He was later featured on the song "Faded" by Kim Petras. A music video was released for the track in January 2018.

He featured on Goody Grace's song "In The Light Of The Moon", which was a part of the Infinite EP, released March 22, 2018. On May 31, he released the EP Rock$tar Famou$. The recording process for the EP was split between Kauai, Hawaii, and Hollywood, California. On September 5, a music video was released for the EP's song "Anymore" featuring Kim Petras. On November 16 and 17, Puckett opened for Blink-182 during their concert at the Pearl Theater in Las Vegas. He featured on Brooke Candy's song "Nuts", which was released on November 16.

On December 7, 2018, he released a Christmas EP titled Worst Christmas Ever. On December 29, he released the song "Studded Gucci Belt", which samples "Shake It" by Metro Station was accompanied by a music video featuring clips from the videos for "Welcome To The Black Parade", "I'm Not Okay (I Promise)", "I Write Sins Not Tragedies", "Misery Business", "Adam's Song" and "the Anthem". On January 25, 2019, he released the EP Dark Matter. Puckett was featured on Kim Petras' song "Homework" which was released on February 7. On February 14, Boyfriendz released their second EP BFZ2. He featured on Big Baby Scumbag's song "Dale Earnhardt (remix)", from the album Big Baby Earnhardt released January 17, 2020. He was featured on the track by Plavtinum titled "Girls on the Internet", which was release March 20. He was featured on the songs "Lights Off" and "She Told me to the Kill Myself" by Smrtdeath, which were released on the album Somethjng's Wrong on November 13, 2020. On October 6, 2020, he released his EP 808 Rock. He was featured on the song "Michelle Pfeiffer" by Ethel Cain, which was released on Feb 11, 2021.

Musical style Puckett's music had been categorised as emo rap and rap rock. Alternative Press called his music "genre-defying". His music often merges trap instrumentals with autotuned and distorted vocals using melodies reminiscent of pop punk and emo. Complex writer Joe Price described his sound as "Travis Scott meets Green Day". Pitchfork writer Jayson Greene described it as "sampl[ing] Panic! At the Disco, alternately whining like Blink’s Tom DeLonge and warbling like, well, Chief Keef over 808 claps. It’s all mixed together and atomized, a fever dream of Adidas tracksuits and dreads and emo power ballads". Hypefresh.co described his music as "mixing pop-punk attitude with the new genre of autotuned rap".

Discography Extended plays + Title EP detailsGloing Pain$ Released: October 31, 2016 Format: Digital download, streaming Rock$tar Famou$ Released: May 31, 2017 Label: Hazheart Records Format: Digital download, streaming Worst Christmas Ever Released: December 7, 2018 Label: Hazheart Records Format: Digital download, streaming Dark Matter Released: January 25, 2019 Label: Hazheart Records Format: Digital download, streaming 808 Rock Released: October 6, 2020 Label: Hazheart Records Format: Digital download, streaming American Scumbag Released: June 28, 2024 Label: Hazheart Records Format: Digital download, streaming

Singles As lead artist

As featured artist

With Boyfriendz

+ Title EP detailsBoyfriendz Released: December 6, 2017 Label: Independent Format: Digital download, streaming BFZ2 Released: February 14, 2019 Label: Independent Format: Digital download, streaming

Songwriting credits Title Year Artist(s) Album Written with"Fragile"(featuring Hailee Steinfeld)2016 Prince Fox Haiz (Japan deluxe edition) Prince Fox, Jordan Palmer, Jordan Humphries"Weekend"(featuring Icona Pop) Louis the Child Louis the Child, Icona Pop, Imad Royal, Blaise Railey"#1"(featuring Nef the Pharaoh) Dev Dev, Nef the Pharaoh"Coconut Oil" Lizzo Coconut Oil Lizzo, Ricky Reed"Church"2017 Chase Atlantic Part One Mitchel Cave, Christian Anthony, Clinton Cave"All Night" Big Boi Boomiverse Big Boi, Dr. Luke, Cirkut, Griffin Oskar, Chloe Angelides"I Don't Want It at All" Kim Petras Kim Petras, Dr. Luke, Cirkut, Aaron Joseph"Intro (Slow)" Quinn XCII The Story of Us Quinn XCII, David Gamson"Bedroom Floor" Liam Payne LP1 Liam Payne, Charlie Puth, Jacob Kasher, Ammar Malik, Noel Zancanella, Steve Mac"Up in This"(featuring Tinashe) blackbear cybersex blackbear, Tinashe, Starrah, JUDGE, Wax Motif"Boys"2018 Lizzo Cuz I Love You Lizzo, Ricky Reed, Nate Mercereau"Feeling of Falling"(featuring Kim Petras) Cheat Codes Cheat Codes, Sean Myer, Ivy Adara"Animal"2019 Fever 333 Strength in Numb333rs Jason Aalon Butler, John Feldmann, Travis Barker, Zakk Cervini"1, 2, 3 Dayz Up"(featuring Sophie)Kim Petras Kim Petras, Aaron Joseph, Dr. Luke, Sophie"Clarity"Clarity Kim Petras, Dr. Luke, Aaron Joseph, B Ham"Got My Number" Kim Petras, Dr. Luke, Aaron Joseph, Jussifer"Meet the Parents" Kim Petras, Dr. Luke, Aaron Joseph"Shinin'" Kim Petras, Dr. Luke, Aaron Joseph, Theron Thomas"Death by Sex" Turn Off the Light Kim Petras, Dr. Luke, Aaron Joseph, B Ham"Reckless"Spencer BarnettRecklessSpencer Barnett, Digi, Hoskins, Sam Fischer"Suicide Note""Leaving" Spencer Barnett, Hoskins"17" Spencer Barnett, Sam Fischer, Hoskins"Come to Brazil" Why Don't We Why Don't We, Jacob Kasher, Jakkyboi, Smrtdeath, The Futuristics, 94Skrt"Goodbye 2 Heartbreak" Vic Mensa & 93PUNX 93PUNX Vic Mensa, Dru DeCaro, Johan Lenox, Wil Anspach, Travis Barker"Not Another Christmas Song" Blink-182 Mark Hoppus, Travis Barker, Matt Skiba, Matt Malpass, JP Clark, Mike Skwark"People You Know"2020 Selena Gomez Rare Selena Gomez, Jason Evigan, Alex Hope, Steph Jones, Billboard"No Service in the Hills"(featuring Blackbear, PRINCE$$ ROSIE & Trippie Redd)Cheat Codes Hellraisers, Part 2 Cheat Codes, Blackbear, PRINCE$$ ROSIE, Trippie Redd, Jonas Jeberg, Neil Ormandy"No Time"(featuring Dvbbs, PRINCE$$ ROSIE & Wiz Khalifa) Cheat Codes, Dvbbs, PRINCE$$ ROSIE, Wiz Khalifa, Daniel Blume, David Charles Fischer, Joris Mur"Gravity's Rainbow" The Used Heartwork The Used, John Feldmann, Rachel West"Party Till I Die" Kim Petras Turn Off the Light Kim Petras, Aaron Joseph, Dr. Luke, Vaughn Oliver, Alex Chapman"No Chill"(featuring Lil Xxel)2021 Cheat Codes Cheat Codes, Lil Xxel, Benny Mayne, Daniel Penney, Joris Mur, Kyle Reynolds, Matt Elifritz"Demons" Escape the Fate Chemical Warfare Escape the Fate, John Feldmann"Romantic Disaster"(featuring Chrissy Costanza) Lil Lotus Errør Bøy Lil Lotus, Chrissy Costanza, John Feldmann"Wanna Be"(featuring Machine Gun Kelly) Jxdn Tell Me About Tomorrow Jxdn, Machine Gun Kelly, Travis Barker"Future Starts Now"Kim Petras Kim Petras, Aaron Joseph, Alex Chapman, Dr. Luke, Vaughn Oliver"Coconuts" Feed the Beast Kim Petras, Cedric de Saint-Rome, Rocco Did It Again!, Ryan Ogren, Dr. Luke, Vaughn Oliver, Aaron Joseph"Icy Chain" Saweetie Pretty Bitch Music Saweetie, Rocco Did It Again!, Dr. Luke, SupaKaine"Anxiety"2022 Coi Leray Trendsetter Coi Leray, Lourdiz, Rocco Did It Again!, Ryan Ogren, Dr. Luke"Slut Pop"Kim PetrasSlut Pop Kim Petras, Rocco Did It Again!, Ryan Ogren, Dr. Luke, Aaron Joseph"Treat Me like a Slut" Kim Petras, Rocco Did It Again!, Dr. Luke, Aaron Joseph"Rich Kids Ruin Everything" Mod Sun Mod Sun, John Feldmann"Skin of My Teeth"Demi LovatoHoly FvckDemi Lovato, Oak Felder, Alex Nice, Keith Sorrells, Laura Veltz"Heaven""Wet Dream"2024Snow Wife Atlgrandma, Snow Leann"Live Fast Die Slow"2026TaeyangQuintessenceTaeyang, Kaine, Teddy Park, Vince, Dominsuk"Hit 'Em"MeovvBite NowDr. Luke, Theron Thomas, Shalailai"Ddi Ro Ri"Teddy Park, Narin, Ella, Gawon, Kaine, 24, Kush, Vince, Dominsuk, Zikai, DCF"BiiiG"BigBang G-Dragon, Kaine, Kush, Ido, Tarzzan, 24, Teddy Park

Filmography Year Title Role 2021 Downfalls High Background dancer