This was his moment and he’s grateful to be standing here, even if he is numb.Beyond the costly diamond embedded in his forehead, Lil Uzi Vert has been catching rap’s attention way before the over-the-top hardware installation.
“ Money make me numb now.” After all that excess, he’s become numb to the success. “ I got a whole other check, I’m not talking verified.” The flow of the verse is a little different, which is nice. He’s remixing “XO Tour Life.” Weird energy to go out on. keep him from releasing the album? Okay that’s HILARIOUS. “ Keep somebody that I love close by / Because they want me to die with my clothes on.” Shot to the heart. They’ll be leaving this song out of his highlight reel, though. It’s remarkable to think of how many people Uzi influence with just a handful of projects in a few years. Whether it’s Champion or Hermes, you gotta secure the bag. How do you follow up a song featuring a queer artist with talk about turning a gay girl straight? “ Treating these Diors like they’re some old Vans.” When he’s not being a bonehead, “Venetia” is a lot of fun. “ I can make a gay girl turn to a straight.” Facepalm. I’ve lost count of the times Uzi said he’ll play with the pussy. Uzi is rapping over marching band music compressed down for a PlayStation game. “ My exes, I think they were bad luck / I promise you’re the last one, yea.” “Urgency” is a highlight. Almost sounds like it could’ve fit on Syd’s solo album. “ I treat my dark-skin like my redbone.” Shout out Black women always and forever. Syd)”Ī Lil Uzi Vert and Syd track is something I never knew I needed. “ Hickory dickory dock / VVS all in my clock.” He went there!! I like this song. “ Gotta model / with vitalogi / she got a condo / out in Cabo” hahahahaha wow. More choirs but with booming drums behind them. What do these aliens want with Uzi? Incorporating skits into the ends of songs instead of tracks in their own right is a smart move. Uzi singing about $300K Benz with choirs cooing in the background is sending me. Uzi has a thing for choirs on this album.
“ 300 for a two-door Benz.” Uzi is burning through money. I’m back on the sugar high of the album’s first quarter. Uzi has described all of them in the first 40 seconds. The songs move at a steady clip but I’m less impressed with the beat. It’s amazing how ubiquitous Virgil Abloh and Off-White have become in rap. Millennial love is special, huh? “ I had a glock with a dick, gotta pause that.” Say that shit with pride, fuck that “pause” shit. Uzi talking about how he used to text girls while in the same room. We’re already 10 songs in? Say what you will about long tracklists, but this album is moving fast. “Bigger Than Life” is the first time I’m off-balance in a bad way. Uzi is rapping over a choir and handclaps. “I ran out of space, put diamonds on my toes.” At least he’s getting creative. “ My diamonds dance like Chris Brown.” That man has a strange legacy. Uzi could do nothing but talk about money and I’d never get tired of it. This song is cute but it’s not a favorite. “ I’m not the one who’s sprung” followed by bars about drowning in rum. Toxic fan-artist love always makes for crazy music. Uzi love songs have a bubbly quality few can match. The energy is scaled back just a tad for a love ballad.
He’s really trying to escape from aliens. Can’t wait to see how it translates live. This is an album for the ragers, for sure. Others are gonna be ready to throw heads through the wall. Loving the energy but it’s not grabbing me like the others. This is the one moment where I’ve come back to Earth and I’m waiting for my tractor beam back up.
A Birdman bar because of course there is. “ Anthony Davis, don’t deal with a penalty.” The beat reminds me of a slowed-down version of DaBaby’s “Suge.” Uzi had bars to get off on Eternal Atake. Right into the bounce with no moment to breathe. “You Better Move” is gonna be a mosh pit starter, just watch. “ Versace drawers, you Fruit on the Loom.” Uzi rich talk is always exciting. “You Better Move” is made for shifting gears in an invisible car. I love this ray gun sample against these drums. The production so far is more cohesive than on Luv Is Rage 2.