Lil Uzi Vert may have just dropped two new albums earlier this year, but he's already prepping to release a third, and according to the rapper himself, it's going to feel like the mid-2010s again. Earlier this week, Uzi teased on Twitter that he's got a new album coming soon, just two months after dropping Eternal Atake as well as the deluxe version, LUV Vs. The World 2. A few days after making the exciting announcement, the ever-active tweeter also revealed that DJ Plugg, one of the producers from Uzi's 2015 breakout mixtape, Luv Is Rage, will be working on his untitled upcoming project. Now, Uzi is offering up some more details about his new album, including the type of "energy" we can expect from it.

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On Saturday (May 16th), Uzi responded to a fan who asked him, "are we gonna feel the energy through the songs like old uzi music?" Uzi reassured them that his new music would, in fact, be reminiscent of his early stuff, replying, "Yes I had 2 get my feet wet again if you here my new features I’m back on my shit." 

Lil Uzi Vert has another album on the way, which he says he coming soon.

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The Eternal Atake rapper announced the news, Sunday. A fan baited the news from him during an exchange on Twitter.

"I was young high and took life for granted never again I’m on my do every show till I get kicked off stage shit," Uzi says, responding to a fan disgruntled about a poor experience at one of his shows.

Lil Uzi Vert season was declared right before the coronavirus pandemic began. Though it sucks that it can't be the soundtrack to spring adventures, it's clear that a lot of people have kept it on rotation. So much so, that the album has finally moved a million units, per chartdata.  Though the RIAA has yet to certify the album platinum, it's certified for such accolade.

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These numbers are likely due in part to the deluxe edition that also served as the long-awaited Lil Uzi Vert Vs. The World 2. The rapper released the deluxe edition of the album a week later which served as his second consecutive chart-topping album. Even with that, the rapper has continued to tease the release of more music.

Meanwhile, fans have been eagerly awaiting the release of a possible collaboration with Uzi and Playboi Carti, though the status of their relationship remains unclear. Uzi has been trolling Carti over the past few days since the release of "@ MEH." On top of that, Uzi photoshopped Carti's recent artwork for his single to have a red background and has been using that as his profile picture on Instagram. Uzi's also hinted that he'd drop whenever Carti does. With fans waiting on Whole Lotta Red, perhaps we'll get another new project from Lil Uzi Vert around the same time as well.

After suggesting that he'd drop, again, whenever Playboi Carti, his former partner in crime, decided to drop new music, it looks like Lil Uzi Vert is keeping his word. We're currently waiting for the word that Carti has new music for the fans this Friday which would mark another exquisite drop in the midst of the coronavirus pandemic.

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Carti released a cover art to his Instagram page yesterday that many believe is for Whole Lotta Red. Though Carti's been relatively silent on the matter without confirming if the album is dropping this week, Drake also shared the cover art on his IG Story prompting speculation that their long-awaited collaboration could also be coming this Friday.

However, Uzi appears to want to drop new music for the third time in a matter of weeks. Taking to Twitter, he wrote, "I just made the realest shit of my life."In a following tweet, equipped with Chief Keef doing a reiteration of the iconic Uzi shrug, he wrote, "I ain't done turning up BITCH" along with a CD emoji. "Woke up the demon," he added.

It's unclear if that actually means Uzi will drop will actually release new music or if he's simply building the public's anticipation to feed a sociopathic hunger but we definitely wouldn't mind a new Uzi project this year. We are, after all, going to be stuck in quarantine for a very long time. 

It's been less than a month since Lil Uzi Vert released Eternal Atake as well as the deluxe edition which served as LUV Vs. The World 2. Perhaps the double dose of music that he released was meant to compensate for the long wait period fans endured for both projects. Or maybe, Lil Uzi Vert is just in a giving mood. The rapper hit Twitter earlier today where he teased the release of even more music. 

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"I can't wait to drop again I got some shit," he tweeted before hinting at even more clips of music. "This shit sound like the streets," he added.

What's interesting is that after the release of Eternal Atake, he began teasing the deluxe version of the album. Initially stating that it would be eight songs, which is already more than most bonus tracks included on your average deluxe edition, he released the "second half" of the album with an additional fourteen tracks.

Eternal Atake and LUV Vs. The World 2 proved to live up the hype and also marked Uzi's ascent into rap stardom alongside major names. Pushing 288K units in the first week of Eternal Atake's release, he reclaimed the number one spot on the Billboard 200 for a second week in a row with an additional 247K units.

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It’s been a ride leading up to Lil Uzi Vert‘s Eternal Atake, and the double disc album that would follow, including LUV Vs. The World 2. Little did we know way back when Uzi first started teasing the album that we’d be in the midst of a full-blown crisis when it would finally arrive. All that to say, the album has become even more of an a monumental release, as fans hold on to any piece of normalcy and routine in the wake of mass uncertainty. Uzi, for all intents and purposes, reflects the normalcy of the rap industry. On Eternal Atake and LUV Vs. The World 2 Uzi is just being Uzi. He’s doing all the things we expect from the quirky, googly-eyed artist. He’s rapping about materialism and women. He’s, if just for a moment, allowing us to distance ourselves from the Coronavirus news cycle to immerse ourselves in his colourful and alien world. Now that we’ve had time to sit with the unexpected double disc album, we’ve decided to rank our top 10 favorite songs from both discs. Check out the ranking below, and sound off with what’s missing, what’s misplaced, and perhaps (!) what we got right.

10. Secure the Bag (Eternal Atake)

Kicking off the list at a solid #10, “Secure the Bag” helps close out the first instalment in the Eternal Atake saga. It happens to be Uzi’s second song about securing the bag (and titled as such), following one on his joint project with Gucci Mane, although the sounds of each song couldn’t be more different. Whereas the 1017 song was brash and urgent, this song is a drawn out, and a rather whiny affair. Uzi exaggerates his words on the hook, “I was on the roaaadddddd,” he croons, where elsewhere in the song he keeps his whining curt. Securing the bag is all apart of the game that is life, according to Uzi, and he definitely seems to be winning at that. 

9. Wassup feat. Future (LUV Vs. The World 2)

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“Wassup” is only the second collaboration we have between Future and Lil Uzi Vert (!) both icons in their own right, as surprising as that may seem. Their first collab, “Seven Million,” is definitely a favorite from Uzi’s The Perfect LUV Tape. “Wassup” is up there too, with Pierre Bourne’s signature trap-lite production, and Uzi’s incessant chorus of “what’s up, what’s up, what’s upppppppPpp” sure to be stuck cyclically in your head. Uzi’s verse is solely dedicated to money, not having enough of it, and then subsequently, having so much of it that he can “build me a new facility.” He also reminds us that he is not from this world again, “Everybody know I am from outer space / So you know that aliens be sendin’ me.”

8. Low Mein (Eternal Atake)

“Low Mein” became one of the fans’ favorite songs upon release, and their streaming of the song helped it climb up the Billboard charts, to debut at #8 on the Hot 100– the second-highest charting record from the album, and a non-single at that. The second song on Eternal Atake, it begins mostly with Uzi’s voice and the sound of claps, before a swell of production starts, altogether, behind him. Bugz Ronin and Brandon Finessin create something that’s triumphant if not slightly muted, horns sound far-away and a frenzy of organ keys play alongside them, while Uzi’s voice is front and center. Uzi rhymes “large low mein” with “fresh romaine” and that’s about all you need to know.

7. I’m Sorry (Eternal Atake)

“I’m Sorry” is a record that makes up the “Renji” section of Uzi’s album, as Uzi disciples have astutely uncovered. “I’m Sorry” is actually the first “Renji” song, thus kicking off a series softer songs, followed by “Celebration Station” and “Urgency” with Syd. Uzi himself is soft-spoken on the record, his vocals lightly tread atop the glitchy beat. While “Urgency” is the closest thing we get to a certified r’n’b record on the double disc, this one is a close second. The record appears to be an apology to Uzi’s infamous ex, Brittany Byrd.  “And I’m sorry for everything I ever said, yeah I’m sorry if you were misled / And I’m sorry if my words messed with your head,” he sing-raps. Still, even with his apology in tow, he is resolute that Brittany is “banned” for his entire existence.

6. Baby Pluto (Eternal Atake)

“Baby Pluto” is quickly becoming an alternative nickname for Uzi, as it should be. The man is nearing alien-status, with his pitched vocals and spacey production. Lest we forget, the album cover for Eternal Atake shows a UFO approaching earth, with bright purple, green, red and orange hazily drifting out from the planet, in water colour-like fashion. That summary actually makes for a pretty accurate “Baby Pluto” description, too. The whole song is dripping in colourful swag, in a drawing-outside-the-lines manner. The content is materialistic fare, which is pretty common tropes for Uzi. He delivers a punchy hook that runs through a plethora of Uzi’s fancy vehicles.

5. Moon Relate (LUV Vs. The World 2)

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“Moon Relate” is a marching band anthem, Uzi style. A hollow, restrained drum roll pitter-patters in the background of the production from Danny Wolf and Kid808, while Uzi muses in emo-rap fashion about his numbness. However just as quickly as he reflects on how he’s numb from the pain, he’s right back to flexing about his Wraith. Uzi’s seems to be constantly teetering between one side of the spectrum and the other, juggling materialistic pursuits with emotional turmoil. 

4. P2 (Eternal Atake)

It’s pretty much a given that “P2” would make the list. Everyone loved the original. How could we not love a sequel? “P2” retains some of the catchiest elements of “XO Tour Life,” interpolating and sampling the record– handled by TM88 once more. The soft, lurching sound you’ll recognize from the original makes a return appearance in this beat, as do the drums, while TM88 litters in a few new melodic elements. As we wrote in our breakdown of the two records, “P2” has an overall cleaner aesthetic, while Uzi continues to grapple with his break-up with ex Brittany Byrd. He lays bare how he’s feeling, still downtrodden by the fact that his ex is basically ignoring him. There’s the recurring idea that he’s numb, and even money won’t help at this point, yet he turns to it regardless: “I got paper cuts from hundred dollar bills covered in bustdowns / Countin’ with my thumb now, money make me numb now.”

3. Lotus (LUV Vs. The World 2)

The album opener, “Myron,” leads us right into “Lotus.” The two make for similar-sounding bedfellows, and it’s clear throughout this double disc that Uzi knows how to put a tracklist together. Oogie Mane returns for the production on this joint, alongside Don Cannon and Treshaun Beatz. Nintendo-esque buttons chime quickly one after another before petering off into the lonely ether, as the beat builds up with the inclusion of closed hi-hats and drums. Uzi is in his usual zone: high-end designer swag and excess spending are among the main topics, with a few not-so-menacing gun-riddled bars and self-aware lyrics sided in between: “My pants, they so tight, don’t know if they for her or him.”

2. Celebration Station (Eternal Atake)

This record, mid-way through Eternal Atake, is relegated to what sleuthing fans have deemed the Renji section of Uzi’s album. The album is divided into three parts to reflect Uzi’s personality, with ‘Renji’ being his softer, sweeter side. Thus, it’s not surprising that we find both this record and a song like “I’m Sorry” within the ‘Renji’ section (tracks #7-12, as he confirmed on Twitter). Following suit of the apologetic “I’m Sorry,” “Celebration Station” is naturally, as the name would indicate, slightly more upbeat but the vibe is contained nonetheless. It’s a light, airy beat layered with wavy, distant vocal samples and fluttering keys. It’s feel-good and dance-worthy, which is exactly the type of song you need in your life right now.

1. Myron (LUV Vs. The World 2)

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The deluxe edition of Eternal Atake is really a whole new album, in a not-so-surreptitious manner as it’s also blatantly titled LUV Vs. The World 2. As the title indicates, it is a sequel of sorts– to Lil Uzi Vert Vs. The World. Uzi clearly knows how sequels work too (if “P2” wasn’t already telling), giving us a sonically similar but fully-updated project that follows exactly in its predecessor footsteps. A lot of quirky, bubble-trap-pop flares define the project, including on the first single and stand-out, “Myron.” A feat, considering the production team is actually quite a bit different. Supah Mario and Oogie Mane kick off “Myron” in a wobbly, glitter haze, while Uzi uses his voice as an instrument, wavering with each bar. The song, which is apparently titled after his fans, is actually not really about the fans at all. It’s really just one flex after another, in the typical goofy Uzi manner: “Cause I could fuck your bitch and fuck your mom and auntie / Your girl’s a five, but your mom is a dime piece” he rattles. “I stand on my money then my height, it turn to 9′ 10″” is another highlight. Honestly, these lyrics are probably true too.

Lil Uzi Vert has settled into the role of a generational talent. That’s not to say the strength of his catalog has ushered him there; such a verdict still remains to be seen. But few artists strike as whimsical a chord as Baby Pluto. Marching to the beat of his own drum, Lil Uzi has continuously stood ahead of musical trends. If anything, he played a pivotal role in creating a subgenre of melodic hip-hop, synesthetic in its display of parrotlike color. In the process he also happened to conjure a fantastical world around him, not unlike the reality-blurring fancies of a morphine-induced coma patient.

To fully buy into the movement one must first unlearn everything they have learned about Lil Uzi Vert. For many casual fans, who might have jumped on board following the breakout success of 2017’s “XO Tour Llif3,” the somber Luv Is Rage 2 closer became the definitive song of his catalog. Produced by TM88 and loosely chronicling Uzi’s mental space during his emotional breakup with longtime girlfriend Brittany Byrd. The alchemical formula behind the “emo” genre, which rose to popularity in the mid to late two-thousands. Perhaps more relatable to the suburban consumer than other hip-hop themes tend to be, “XO Tour Llif3” soared up the charts, its nightmarish Lewis Carroll-esque production scoring the road to seven platinum plaques.

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A song of such magnitude becomes an instant milestone in a young rapper’s history book. It didn’t take long for many to elevate “XO” to benchmark status, the bar future releases must surpass in order for artistic evolution to continue. As such, many fans were completely blindsided upon receiving the long-awaited Eternal Atake only to discover “P2,” a full-blown sequel. Tethered to the original by shared musical and thematic elements, Uzi’s latest closer was arguably the boldest musical move of his career thus far. One that showed a willingness to build on an existing narrative and revisit it with a renewed perspective. Suddenly, the similarities and differences become integral in understanding Uzi’s mind, a place otherwise guarded by cloudlike walls of fantastical imagery.

If “XO Tour Llif3” is Point A, and “P2” is Point B, it seems fitting to make note of any crucial differences. For starters, the first part is riddled with mentions of substance abuse, with Uzi openly calling upon Xanax as a means of easing the pain. “Please, Xanny, make it go away,” he pleads. “I’m committed, not addicted, but it keeps control of me, all the pain, now I can’t feel it.” Despite the song’s lyrics being otherwise focused on material dominance and polyamorous sexcapades, the aforementioned lyric makes his boasts feel closer to overcompensation than genuine flexes. Between the pained delivery and TM88’s haunting instrumental, it’s easy to analyze “XO Tour Life” as an emotionally devastating ballad. Even when he’s firing off lines that should feel celebratory, those darker elements keep the song within a stone’s throw of celebratory.

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While it retains several lyrical parallels to its predecessor, “P2” features no mention of substance abuse — overt or otherwise. Given that Uzi expressed interest in kicking his Xanax habit back in 2016, it’s no surprise to see him steering away from using it as a means of escapism here. The shift in perspective is evidenced within his cadence. Where “XO Tour Llif3” is a blurry, mush-mouthed, and pained — in other words, mumble-emo-rap– “P2” is blessed with clarity of voice. Dejected though he may sound, his newfound dedication to enunciation should not go unnoticed. Not only does it speak to his growth as an artist, as a more intelligible delivery requires lyrical refinement, but also as a man. Without overtly saying so, one might conclude that he’s no longer turning to substances to combat feelings of depression. It’s difficult to sincerely reflect on memories one does not remember to begin with, leading the emotional beats of “P2” to resonate on a much more personal level.

So what compelled him to continue the “XO Tour Llif3” narrative to begin with? As an update, it checks off a few boxes. He’s still struggling with his fractured relationship, still turning to materialism for therapy. “She left me right on read now, I’m walkin’ with my head down / I gotta keep my head high, I got a whole ‘nother check, not talkin’ verified,” he raps, pivoting from pain to pleasure in one bar. Upon suffering from emotional shortcomings, he immediately looks to his own financial accomplishments for validation. Yet juxtaposed against TM88’s sorrowful beat, the flexes feel hollow; is he trying to convince us, or himself? Even when he attempts to reclaim agency in the chorus, flipping “XO’s” iconic hook and turning it on his partner, it feels unconvincing. Blame that on the palpable sense of denial that seems to permeate the entire song.

With that in mind, it feels like “P2” is a critique on the culture Uzi seems to be celebrating. If everything is going so swimmingly, why is he choosing to close his album on such a sonically somber note? Perhaps he’s sending a message that not even success in the rap game can truly defeat the bad thoughts. Where “XO Tour Llif3” presented a landscape in which Uzi was forced to seek escapism from the pain, “P2” finds him wandering the streets in a reflective state, wondering where it all went awry. It’s important to note that Uzi remains driven by his failed relationship and no amount of rap money can remedy that. By choosing to bookend his previous two albums with this now-ongoing series, it’s hard not to look at Uzi as anything short of a tragic figure. One who wipes his tears with a stack of hundreds. 

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For many emerging artists, it's a dream to have a singular song chart on the Billboard Hot 100 during their career. For Lil Uzi Vert, the reality is that every song from his last two projects charted simultaneously in back-to-back weeks.

With the release of Eternal Atake and LUV Vs. The World 2, Lil Uzi Vert effectively took over the world, dominating the charts and finally following through on a two-year-old promise. Since their releases, both bodies of work have been in heavy rotation, and apparently that's the case for the majority of music consumers in the United States. 

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According to this week's Billboard Hot 100 tally, the Philadelphia rapper has become the first artist in history to chart every single song from two projects simultaneously in back-to-back weeks. In last week's chart, every song from Eternal Atake was included in the list of the hundred most popular songs of those seven days, with three of them finding a home within the Top Ten. With this week's numbers, Uzi makes history by running similar figures with LUV Vs. The World 2. "Myron" and "Bean (Kobe)" with Chief Keef were the most popular songs, landing in the Top Twenty.

In addition, the 25-year-old has tied Lil Wayne as the artist wit the second-most simultaneous entries in Billboard Hot 100 history with twenty-two this week.

Congratulations to Lil Uzi Vert, who is seriously having a moment to start the year. He has already teased another project in the works for when a mysterious competitor releases his next body of work. Do you think it could come before the end of the year?

With a carefully-timed deluxe edition release, Lil Uzi Vert has secured another week at the top of the Billboard 200. The weekly list of the hottest albums in the world was updated on Sunday (March 22) and the results were undeniable: Lil Uzi Vert is still on top of the world.

For the second consecutive week, Eternal Atake is spending time at the pole position of the most prominent music chart. After moving nearly 300,000 equivalent album units in its first week out, the long-awaited body of work was boosted by an additional 247,000 units last week. The deluxe edition of the project, which included LUV Vs. The World 2, is likely a supporting reason for such a strong second week. 

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It’s not just the album chart that Lil Uzi Vert currently has on lock. The last time the Billboard Hot 100 was tallied, the Philadelphia rapper was included in the Top Ten three times, making himself just the fourth rapper EVER to accomplish that feat.

Making history as the first album in 2020 to spend two back-to-back weeks at No. 1, it’s possible that The Weeknd meets him there in the coming weeks. Expected to make its debut at the first spot, After Hours could very well compete with Eternal Atake to become the year’s most popular album to date. Which one is your favorite?

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It's tough to admit when you're wrong, but Ebro Darden did just that. Days ago, the Hot 97 talk show host took to social media to acknowledge an interview he conducted with Uzi four years ago. During their discussion, Ebro told the young, rising rapper that artists such as himself may find success, but they would struggle when it came to having longstanding careers in the rap industry. Uzi was defiantly objective to the prediction, and when it was shared that Eternal Atake would take the No. 1 spot on the charts alongside its deluxe version, Ebro came forward to own that he was wrong.