But Uzi rarely disappoints, and the album sounds like nothing else he’d made before-it has more flows, larger ideas, and spacey production that only his ears could've chosen.
–Sheldon PearceĪfter years of leaks and label issues, Lil Uzi Vert had to meet otherworldly expectations when he finally released Eternal Atake. “Free Uzi” felt like the tide shifting in his long struggle to release his album, and a precursor to the uninhibited rapping he’d do once he was freed. “I can't trust none of these niggas, might turn on me/I’m still a millionaire, this shit not hurtin’ me/But it’s hurtin’ you/And I know the truth,” he barks. He hadn’t rhymed like this since well before 2015’s Luv Is Rage and the mixtapes that put him on the map. (Uzi uploaded it independently through DistroKid.) His pitched-up, rapid-fire bars felt like an opening salvo in his crusade against management his drill-indebted cadences could puncture steel, marking a return to the automatic rapping that inspired his name. “Free Uzi” is an act of rebellion, rapped over DJ L’s blistering 2012 beat for G Herbo’s “Gangway” and released without permission. Uzi’s second album, Eternal Atake, was preceded by the most tumultuous period in his career, and he distilled all of his frustration with the industry into one of his most exhilarating songs. For a moment, the artist becomes the listener-and vice versa. Later in the track, when Oh Wonder singer Josephine Vander Gucht’s original vocals enter the mix, we step into Uzi’s shoes, and the solace she brought him. “The Way Life Goes” stands apart in Uzi’s discography because it’s a rare intimate ballad from an artist who can sometimes feel like he’s rapping at arm’s distance. Great songs often take on new lives as samples and covers, but rarely are they folded into a fan’s work so literally. “I was listening to this song,” Uzi says before the first chorus, which he lifts directly from the London duo Oh Wonder’s original, “Landslide.” He adds, “It go like: I know it hurts sometimes, but you’ll get over it.” But when you hear the actual song, another meta-narrative reveals itself: Uzi is still listening to the track as he records his version. On the surface, “The Way Life Goes” has a familiar story behind it: An avid music fan samples a little-known indie-pop track and flips it into a hit. Here, we trace his career so far with a chronological rundown of our 20 favorite Lil Uzi Vert songs and features. He has cemented himself as a uniquely personal artist with the power to capture the complexities of his young fans’ lives. Every release of a Lil Uzi mixtape or album-from Luv Is Rage to this year’s immense Eternal Atake-stops the always-spinning hip-hop world in its tracks. Not like they had a choice: His impact is undeniable. It’s taken some time, but by now, the hip-hop world has fully come around to Uzi. But Uzi always remained unbothered by the noise around him. Demeaning umbrella terms like “SoundCloud rap” and “mumble rap” were used by fans and press to knock him down a peg. But his increasing fame made him a target for criticism from rap fans who had a difficult time adjusting to Uzi’s nontraditional take on the genre they loved. Through it all, he put forth the whimsical persona of a guy who was interested only in fast cars and flashy clothes, unless he was completely heartbroken (which was often). You can thank finally having the right music for this new discovery about yourself.From there, his profile continued to rise: He collaborated with Playboi Carti, Young Thug, and Future, and released impactful tapes, albums, loosies, and more. Combine these with access to both Gatorade and a water fountain, and you might become the yelling, weight-dropping gym rat that always existed within, but has never surfaced. After hours of research and gym workouts (not solely for this story in particular, summer is around the corner), we’ve put together a list of 17 Spotify playlists that are perfect for gym use. These curated lists extract the adrenaline from your blood with electrifying tunes that power the senses into the next set-but only if you find the right ones. If you’re doing it right, the fourth set of any exercise will take you out. Finishing that up and then doing another entire set on a destroyed body area is largely dependent on what’s massaging your ear drums.
Having the right kind of music in your ears in the gym is an important thing to consider when going for the glory of the fifth set.
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