The Perfect LUV Tape

Lil Uzi Vert

Album • Aug 10 / 2016 • 10 songs, 32m 33s • 80%

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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.

6.9 / 10

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.

6.9 / 10

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.

3 / 10

6 / 10

There are a few ways to mark an artist’s evolution, especially in rap.

6 / 10

There are a few ways to mark an artist’s evolution, especially in rap.