The Perfect LUV Tape
Lil Uzi Vert’s 2015 breakthrough, *Luv Is Rage*, was a surreal hash of trap beats, strong melodies, and endless personality—a benchmark for rap in the \'10s. The streak continues with *The Perfect LUV Tape*. Like Young Thug, Uzi’s strength is his versatility: one minute he’s dishing out loose, singsongy anthems (“Do What I Want”), the next he’s packing syllables like sardines (the ominous “Money Mitch”), flipping between empathic and opaque, chilly and warm, often in the space of a verse. Another highlight, “Seven Million,” features the godfather of the sound—Future.
Lil Uzi Vert's latest mixtape comes at a moment of fever-pitch buzz for the young rapper, reaffirming his talent for synthesizing trends into a catchy melodic soup.