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'Lil Uzi Vert-Luv Is Rage 2 Music Review'. 1, Woods caught the attention of then industry-mainstays like ASAP Mob. Shortly after the release of Purple Thoughtz Vol. The track, which was produced by Spaceghostpurrp, went viral in 2017 within hip-hop circles following Wood's entry into the mainstream. The project, which was described as 'phonk' and having cloud rap beats from the Guardian due to its psychedelic and 'trippy' production features Woods with a bigger focus on lyricism than most of his career and was released with the single 'White Shit' which included a video. He later changed his name to Lil Uzi Vert from the way someone described his rap flow, saying his flow was 'Fast, like a machine gun.' Woods' first project, an EP titled Purple Thoughtz Vol. Woods began to rap in 2010 and began to associate with musical groups like Steaktown and in what he says was 'just for money' under the name 'Vert' originally which he says stood for 'vertical' like a 'vertical jump'. Don Cannon was back for the early-2016 mixtape. Don Cannon hosted his mixtape The Real Uzi that same year, and DJ Drama helped broker a deal with Atlantic Records, which released his Luv Is Rage mixtape late in 2015. After contributing a featured verse to Migos' number one hit "Bad & Boujee," he broke through on his own with two consecutive chart-topping LPs, 2017's Luv Is Rage 2 (capped by the groundbreaking trap-pop anthem "XO Tour Llif3") and 2020's Eternal Atake.įeatured on some DJ Diamond Kuts tracks, Uzi kicked his career into high gear in 2014 when he dropped "Dej Loaf," a dedication to the Detroit vocalist. A rapper who grew up on the beats of Marilyn Manson and Kanye's 808s & Heartbreak, Lil Uzi Vert emerged from North Philadelphia with a relaxed style that connected the dots between Young Thug, Chief Keef, and the A$AP Mob.
