Jan 26, 2019 10/10 Another of the easiest ratings I ever had to give, much like my brudda @Ordinary Joel im a huge stan of the original Pretty Flacko. Mos is a poet when it comes to his raps, they're tapestries full of abstract metaphors and clever turn of phrases, combine this with his effortless sharp flow and you get one of the most nimble and almost elegant writers to have graced hip-hop. Back when he was popping up on tracks with the Bush Babies he even had a couple of smooth singing hooks and cadences, he really was a jack of all trades and sounded nothing like his other Native Tongues contemporaries. BOBS follows the enigmatic spirit of Mos, taking all the elements that made him such a heralded underground figure with Black Star/Rawkus Records and delivering one of the crown jewels of late 90s alternative rap. The themes don't deviate too far from what ATCQ did (plus it comes with the signature Busta feat & Vinia vocals!) it's just as unique for the combination of cafe jazz and dusty boom-bap that inhibits incredible performances like what Mos Def did on Mathematics or the shape-shifting Brooklyn. Umi Says is food for the soul, g.d. I love this album I could talk about it forever. This album is as cool and dapper as the clothes he rocks, love live Yasiin Bey
Jan 27, 2019 9.5/10 Mos' classic body of work. Cover's Iconic & don't get me started on "Mathematics"
Jan 29, 2019 Black on Both Sides gets a 9.7/10 from 10 ratings Next up… 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. @RateThisAlbum
Jan 29, 2019 8.9/10 one of the best things to ever come out of soundcloud, this was uzi's peak contrary to what sav said, the original 16 track version is essential, as it has some of the best songs, cant miss out on that cadences, hooks, flows, all are some of the best uzi's ever done fav songs are: NuYork Nights at 21, Paradise, Super Saiyan, 7AM, etc
Jan 29, 2019 maybe i still need some time to digest the songs I missed since they're new to me, but its still probably my favorite Uzi project. LUV vs. the World comes in close 2nd though.
Jan 29, 2019 remember when everyone here was saying this was way better than the sequel when LIR2 dropped? loooooool. Honestly since my first listen of LIR2 i don’t think I’ve listened to the OG more than once cuz the sequel is just *that* much better and uzi’s progressed so much. Prime example of rap nerds wanting everyone to know they were up on an artist early by saying dumbass s--- like “Uzi was best pre-LIR” yeah gtfo with that s---. Still, LIR has some nice cuts like paradise especially and shows glimpses of what’s to come. I’d give it a 7/10 or so.
Jan 30, 2019 8/10 Crazy to think it's been nearly four years since this project tho wtf Super Saiyan, 7am, Banned from TV, Top are just some amazing songs whew Will we ever get Eternal Atake?
Jan 30, 2019 8.1/10 Might be overrating this but at the same time this is among my favorite tapes of this decade. Uzi is probably one of the best stylistic rappers, where he might not have the most profound substance but his ability to change rapid flows to melodic goodness is pretty remarkable. His voice is surprisingly malleable much like Thug but to a different capacity, whereas Thug's is a myriad of unhinged chaos, Uzi has a more pop-punk anthem style and he's well aware of his range by keeping it simple. It starts off very strong but sort of loses a bit of steam towards the middle, but right when that monster of a track Enemies comes in it finishes fantastically. It feels much more focused and the highlights on here resonate me more than on his other tapes for some reason? Much like BC said above, Luv Is Rage set the groundwork for what Uzi does best in making catchy tunes with that hedonistic aesthetic that's come to define one of the premier acts of the late half of this decade. The culture needs Eternal Awake, don't leave us hanging like that
Jan 30, 2019 9/10 genre defining mixtape. The project uzi experimented the most in. Ez his best project
Jan 30, 2019 i dont think he 'sold out' on LIR2 exactly but there were a bunch of songs that were too bubblegummy for my liking. LIR1 felt darker but also fresher, less pandering I guess
