nigga had the whole industry backing him for a few years atp everyone i knew was on his music lmao

no

3500 and upper echelon were the biggest non antidote travis songs before birds, basically every rap fan bumped 3500 even if it wasn't a mega billboard hit, and upper echelon had a buzz from GTA lol

It’s literally the truth lmao

niggas underestimating how popular DBR was too

A lot of hit songs back then didnt chart tho

That could be the truth but I felt like since 2021 at least he was trying to rekindle something

Mixtape

Them songs, Skyfall, Sloppy Toppy along with No Label 2/YRN and Rich Gang led that new Atlanta sound, they were hits

he still built a crazy fanbase and blog coverage from it though

I’m not saying he was cemented as a legend or anything. But when rodeo came out it showed he was the next guy.

Uzi and Carti were still coming up at that point.

Remember that uzi montreality interview with ken carson and destroy lonely? I could be reading him totally wrong but I felt like he wanted to be around that energy so bad lmao the interview was a bit weird to me

They weren’t. I think you think we’re saying “no one knows these songs” by saying they weren’t hits.

That’s not it. But there is a difference between a hit (Antidote, goosebumps, Sicko Mode) and what y’all are describing (Mamacita, Skyfall, Don’t Play)

Label issues putting a pause on Uzi’s career really f***ed it up for him

trav was definitely an established act in the world of hip hop before birds. u could say he didn't reach mainstream pop success until birds but that's a different matter

Carti in a flow state rn

No ones denying that. But his spot in the game was not cemented until Birds.

Mixtapes is cool.

One good album, anyone can get lucky and hit on that.

A second successful album is when you’re here to stay

This thread is about to discover Travi$ Scott industry plant truth

Uzi is so talented though, he's an insanely skilled rapper, good melodies, he just is too all over the place and lives in the current trends too much, he should make music that's authentic to him.

i was gon bring this up but niggas aint wanna hear allat rn

This isn’t true because if Birds wasn’t good or successful it’s very possible Travis never becomes the Travis we know him to be now

no, canning OG EA because tyler's dumb ass didn't like it is what rlly started the downfall

doesn't matter anyway bc he came back w pink tape

He lets his fan base get in his head. He keeps trying to call back to older eras of either himself or others (barter 16 lol).

Also feel like he should’ve went way further into the Philly/jersey club s***

i refuse to believe this the real reason lol

OG EA would've been a genuine classic

We need to shoot Tyler for forcing Uzi to have Wanya Morris’ kids singing all over EA