RIP Desto but he went in on this s***

we’d look at him so different if all the scrapped projects dropped, collab projects with Carti, Pharrell, Skrillex and i might be misremembering but Young Thug too plus Forever Young (what i assume was that 2020 live songs), OG LIR2, OG EA, Barter 16

sprinkling a few “grails” each project does not work

Did you listen to EA? He has like 6 songs like this lmao

Uzi is NOT a rappity rapper
His strength is his flow and melodies. Hence why his best work is LUV and LUVTW.

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Real talk
I lowkey hate Free Uzi
That beat makes it easy for anybody to flow on.
Listen to the original, especially G Herbo’s 2nd verse (starts arounds 2:10) and tell me it doenst s*** on Uzi’s

anyone know if that sound effect in bank teller has a name?

On it right now

Sasuke was peak quarantine

The first sound?

It’s a hit, or orchestra hit. Could be called a stab. It’s probably a preset sound from an old keyboard too but not sure which one

yeah its a classic sound. definitely a preset from some old keyboard but i’d like to know which

Uzi can still do it you can see it in his unreleased s***.
The main problem is track selection, don't know if it's him or the label choosing the album tracks but s*** it's ass and its prolly him.
He only dropped Xo tour life and Lir 1.5 just because he lost his phone in the crowd with the songs so Uzi f***ed in the head
sometimes tbh.
Man need to scrap Fruity Brandon Finnesin and hop on other prod beats.

Bugz Ronin his best producer right now, second being Forza if he wants to work with him more.

goat songs prod by bugs :

goat songs prod by forza :

Also Uzi needs to work more with Akachi, Starboy, Outtatown, Lukrative.

Bro done invented hyperpop in 2019 with futsal shuffle but aint no1 gives him credit

blasted this s*** otw to work streets flooded hahaha

would love uzi + ripsquad tape

Long ass post but idrc because we never get Uzi threads anymore

Ultimately there are a myriad of factors that have/are restricting Uzi, many of which ppl have already mentioned itt - Uzi’s inability to grow up, their tendency to be persuaded by whiny fans, their own mental & substance abuse issues and premature leaks

But to me, the biggest issue is their song-selection. And this isn’t something that is recent, Uzi has struggled with song-selection since way back: XO was considered a throwaway, leaving Shoota with Carti off LIR2, leaving off Loaded & 20 mins until th LIR2 deluxe, putting Skirr Skirr on LIR2 deluxe despite having a thousand other better choices in the vault, never dropping the 2018 WOD material etc etc.

This same issue plagues Pink Tape, whereby the tracklist feels like it was cobbled together with no thought at the last minute

As you mention @op Pink Tape de-emphasises Uzi’s straight up rapping for more ‘experimental’ stuff … and I use experimental lightly. As @edumist said a few pages back, at Uzi’s core they are a GREAT rapper with a simultaneous gift for melody & hooks - Uzi can rap absolute circles around Carti & Travis.

The MAJORITY of people fell in love with Uzi with VTW, a project with less of a focus on straight up rapping and more melody/hooks. So when EA came out, and it prioritised rapping over melodies (even though there are amazing melodies on it, CHT, Venetia, Bust Me) , people hated on it … Uzi is doomed if he doesn’t and doomed if he doesn’t

If Uzi is to make another classic project, they need to strike an equilibrium between that technical rapping and also their gift for crafting earworm-y hooks & melodies. While it’s not impossible, it’s a journey problematised by their weak, bizarre song-selection and their own insecurities

@AmoryBlain is bang on about them consistently struggling as an album-artist, like Weezy, a lot of Verts best stuff are loosies

Shoutout LIR2 though, that’s a personal classic, and also EA, which is an excellent event rap-album

By the way OP, check out the leak below, think you’ll fw it:
(Beat the Odds was made in 2023 Pink Tape sessions, WHY TF WASN’T IT ON THE ALBUM)

REAL AS F*** FORGOT TO SAY THAT IN MY POST

Also streets needs more Uzi x DP Beats

Time passed and I grew up I gotta agree with @LilBillVert
Luv Is Rage 1 best Uzi project

So cuz he’s a mainstream act, he can’t evolve?

If Carti can make niggas fw baby voices then a switch up in sound with Uzi is no problem

This song was the right direction for Uzi aint ngl s*** a vibe
@whoababy26 @RIP_Actavis

Uzi has some of my favorite songs but unfortunately also one of the absolute worst songs I've ever had to hear ever in my life

Also has no bars. He's always been a vibes kind of rapper but it only really works when you're youthful. Luckily, he branched out and solidified himself as an experimental artist but his experiments are more like abominations.

These are 2 completely types of songs lol, people don’t know what they want from lil fella lol

production on EA is the worst aspect overall and the worst he’s had on any project yet now I see people act like it was some step forward