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Lil Uzi Vert’s long-awaited Everlasting Atake 2 dropped at midnight (Nov. 1). Throughout its 16 tracks, the undertaking got here with a lone function from Huge Time Rush in addition to surefire cuts like “Paars In The Mars,” “Chill Bae” and “Area Excessive.”
Opening with the WondaGurl-produced “We Good,” Uzi addressed their controversial utilization of nitrous oxide: “They thought I used to be a lifeless man/ I used to be on that NOS.” Within the subsequent observe, “Gentle Yr (Apply),” the artist in contrast themself to Tony Hawk and NBA legend Dikembe Mutombo. In the meantime, “Black Gap” included a name to “free Slime” — Younger Thug was coincidentally launched from jail on Thursday (Oct. 31).
Alongside “Chill Bae,” Uzi launched a visible the place they’re in a The Truman Present-like situation, with hundreds of aliens observing them. Because of a crazed fan, the rapper jolted again to actuality earlier than escaping again to Earth through a UFO. Within the official trailer for Everlasting Atake 2, it was teased that the Philadelphia native “mysteriously vanished” on March 6, 2020, the primary LP’s launch date.
Very similar to Everlasting Atake, the sequel continued the Heaven’s Gate-inspired theme. Chatting with Complicated, two of the cult’s former members described the imagery as a “distortion and misuse” of their IP.
“Give the Group some respect. And don’t attempt to provide to purchase us off, like final time. We are not looking for your cash, irrespective of how a lot it’s,” they informed the publication. “We’ve not listened to Vert’s music. Dwelling on this world is tough sufficient as it’s, and we don’t want the mind injury concerned in listening to his works.”
Everlasting Atake was launched with fan favorites resembling “Child Pluto,” “P2” and “Futsal Shuffle 2020.” Uzi later expanded the undertaking with visitor appearances from Younger Thug, NAV, Chief Keef, Lil Durk, 21 Savage and Future, to call a couple of.