Jan 30, 2019

9/10 genre defining mixtape. The project uzi experimented the most in. Ez his best project

 

Jan 29, 2019

Black on Both Sides gets a 9.7/10 from 10 ratings

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RATING 22: Lil Uzi Vert - Luv Is Rage
Release Date: 30 October 2015
Label: Atlantic / Generation Now



Tracklist

01. Safe House
02. Banned from TV
03. Super Saiyan
04. 7AM
05. Yamborghini Dream ft. Young Thug
06. Right Now
07. Moist
08. Top
09. Queso ft. Wiz Khalifa
10. All My Chains
11. Belly
12. Wit My Crew / 1987
13. Nuyork Night at 21
14. Enemies
15. Ballin to the End
16. Paradise

Uzi may be a direct descendent of Future and Young Thug, but in the short time he’s been around his influence on hip hop has been tremendous, especially the Soundcloud/South Florida wave that followed soon after Uzi popped up on our radars. Listening to Luv Is Rage, you can pinpoint almost exactly where Trippie Redd, XXXTENTACION, Lil Pump, even Youngboy NBA picked up a lot of their habits.

Revisiting this project, I realised that the version I had in my iTunes was for some reason missing 4 songs - Moist, Queso, Wit My Crew and Nuyork Nights. What I had been listening to was a much more concise 12 track project, which I had always considered Uzi’s best. Now I’m not so sure. Those 4 tracks are kinda inconsequential and tend to drag Luv Is Rage on a little longer than it should have been. That being said, its still a great project. Thats especially true for the 12 tracks I had been listening to, featuring a barrage of weird, anime inspired production, courtesy of Maaly Raw and co, where Uzi takes the opportunity to match the energy with a broad range of animated flows. Sure, he’s not exactly Jay-Z on the mic but his strange purple-haired charisma and incredibly varied vocal range makes for a seriously entertaining listen. I give it a 7.7/10.

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Jan 28, 2019

Imagine not giving it a 10

 

Jan 27, 2019

10/10, no other option tbh.

 

Jan 26, 2019

11/10, this is like the definition of an absolute classic and perfect album. I love it.

 

Jan 25, 2019

no worries, im not a native as well

it makes sense and I get your point, but Id still consider C2 a classic, it was just so good and impactful. Its crazy that he probably could've done better

 

Jan 19, 2019

What Weezy did to that beat was just uncalled for. straight up disrespectful.

very interesting comparison. true these dudes dont get the recognition they deserve.

 

Jan 18, 2019

7/10

definitely definitely the better of his two albums

album kinda overlooked beyond the singles i feel like but i’d check out 93 & chocolate if y’all haven’t yet

 

Jan 18, 2019

Something from Mac Miller would be dope, Swimming, Faces or GO:OD am maybe?

 

Jan 9, 2019

woah i really need to give Doc 2 and 2.5 another spin

 

Jan 9, 2019

Absolutely! Documentary 2.5 (which is more consistent and more interesting than 2 imo) was probably The Game at his most interesting as a rapper. The Documentary was this really strange, almost "already cooked" G-Unit/Aftermath album, with monstrous 50 Cent magic sprinkled all over it, and some other guy at the middle of the storm rapping okay. Beats are great, Hate It Or Love It is a timeless b-----r, but I can't rate it above a 7/10

 

Jan 8, 2019

can we also talk about how Westside Story is the absolute perfect introduction

CRIP NIGGAZ, BLOOD NIGGAZ, ESSAYS, ASIANS

Also, Em actually delivered a solid verse at the height of his drugged out days

 

Jan 8, 2019

Actually this is exactly what I'd say and rate this album. I guess not even a word I'd change...

 

Jan 7, 2019

8.7/10

Time to wipe the dust off this and keep this going fellas!

2010 was such a fun year on a personal note, heading towards senior year in high school and we were in a incoming generational shift in hip-hop with the surging mixtape rappers (Drake, Cole, Cudi, Wiz, etc...) building their brands. In the middle of it all was everyone's favorite opulent drug lord Rick Ross coming off 50 Cent's ruthless public humiliations, normally this would have sabotaged anyone else's careers but not Rozay...

Rick Ross dropped the Albert Anastasia tape and I knew we were in for something big, moments later Teflon Don dropped and Rick Ross never looked back since then. I'm Not A Star is such an jet-powered intro and sets the tone for the exaggerated tales and larger than life persona that Ross would portray to such staggering detail; limiting to him to just luxury raps on TD is a disservice as he demonstrates his full range on songs like Free Mason & Tears Of Joy, it was brilliant writing.

Ross is prolific for his selection of beats, this one perhaps had the biggest impact on the industry as it had Lex Luger's fingerprints, combined with his work with Waka Flocka/Gucci, it formed into the 808 Mafia dominance we see thriving today--BMF & MC Hammer still sound so epic. A few missteps aside in this compact project, it's a masterpiece along with the following Rich Forever.

 

Dec 26, 2018

Think I'm gonna put this on hold for a while till the holiday seasons over

 

Dec 22, 2018

Rozays best album imo. Cant believe its been 8 years since this came out, I was just coming to the end of high school and I remember me and my friends bumping this celebrating. Good times. 8.5/10