Lil Uzi Vert is one of the most ambitious rappers of their generation, a true-blue astral traveler who sees the form’s traditions as a matrix to warp in unexpected ways. Their goal is the sort of mental and emotional liberation achievable only through absolute stimulation: the most colors, the biggest sounds, the hardest raps conceivable. Their first two LPs, 2017’s Luv Is Rage 2 and 2020’s Eternal Atake, showed remarkable progress in this aim. They pushed and pulled various strands of contemporary hip-hop — blown-out Soundcloud beats, cavernous psychedelia, flows from...
- 6/30/2023
- by Clayton Purdom
- Rollingstone.com
North Carolina rapper Rapsody has shared a scathing new song, “12 Problems,” which will appear on the upcoming Roc Nation social justice charity compilation, Reprise, out October 9th.
“12 Problems” boasts production from Don Cannon and Cubeatz, who pair concrete drums and rumbling bass with a loop of disconcertingly heavenly choral vocals. On the track, Rapsody spits a pair of visceral verses that tackle police brutality, the prison industrial complex, the War on Drugs and more, pulling it all together with a chorus that puts a new spin on a classic Jay-Z...
“12 Problems” boasts production from Don Cannon and Cubeatz, who pair concrete drums and rumbling bass with a loop of disconcertingly heavenly choral vocals. On the track, Rapsody spits a pair of visceral verses that tackle police brutality, the prison industrial complex, the War on Drugs and more, pulling it all together with a chorus that puts a new spin on a classic Jay-Z...
- 9/18/2020
- by Jon Blistein
- Rollingstone.com
The line between an official Lil Uzi Vert song, an unofficial Uzi song and a leaked Uzi song are, right now, blurred to the point of no longer mattering much at all. In late March, the Philadelphia rapper released “Free Uzi.” Atlantic Records, his label, called it a “leak.” A source close to the situation alleged that Uzi’s record company is not allowing him to release any music. Then, Don Cannon and DJ Drama began disputing that claim, and teasing new music. Over a week later, and Uzi’s...
- 4/9/2019
- by Charles Holmes
- Rollingstone.com
Lil Uzi Vert's return to music is now shrouded in controversy ... his new single is getting yanked from digital music services because he freestyled over someone else's beat. Lil Uzi Vert's new song, "Free Uzi," is no longer available on Tidal and Apple Music -- for streaming or purchase -- because of licensing issues and copyright concerns. The single features a beat that was previously used in a G Herbo song. Our music sources...
- 3/29/2019
- by TMZ Staff
- TMZ
Lil Uzi Vert is back. On Thursday, the rapper released his first solo song since 2018’s “New Patek.” It also ends his early retirement from music, which he announced via Instagram in January.
The new song — “Free Uzi” — arrives under strained circumstances. Since his announced “retirement,” Uzi has been embroiled in a cold war with his label heads, DJ Drama and Don Cannon, who signed him to their Generation Now imprint on Atlantic Records before he became one of the biggest rising stars on the planet. The conflict has ranged...
The new song — “Free Uzi” — arrives under strained circumstances. Since his announced “retirement,” Uzi has been embroiled in a cold war with his label heads, DJ Drama and Don Cannon, who signed him to their Generation Now imprint on Atlantic Records before he became one of the biggest rising stars on the planet. The conflict has ranged...
- 3/29/2019
- by Charles Holmes
- Rollingstone.com
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