On opener “Baby Pluto” (the introduction to the first third of Eternal Atake, where Uzi inhabits his superego alter ego Baby Pluto), he fills the space between cascading chimes with his forceful, driving bars. Indeed, Uzi’s production style-adaptive rapping is far better than his lyricism. Where Uzi excels unlike any other rapper is in his head, a tornado of emotion and cultural milieu, and how he’s able to skip the page and put it out in the open at the drop of a pin. Sure, Kendrick Lamar covered the personified braggadocio in a more interesting and complex way in “Backseat Freestyle” than Uzi has in his entire catalog, but Lamar’s an unfair comparison. But at least the first comes close, and on both, the highs have never been higher. The same goes for the long-awaited Luv Is Rage 2 follow-up Eternal Atake, and especially its bonus album Lil Uzi Vert vs. While tracks like “XO TOUR Llif3″, the Pharrell-assisted “Neon Guts”, and last year’s “Free Uzi” show him at the top of his powers, he’s never been able to sustain the momentum across an entire record. Lil Uzi Vert has always been a singles rapper. Lil Uzi Vert Album Review: Eternal Atake/LUV vs.
