The Glow of Love by Change
Lil Uzi Vert’s 2015 breakthrough, <i>Luv Is Rage</i>, was a surreal hash of trap beats, strong melodies and endless personality—a benchmark for rap in the '10s. The streak continues with <i>The Perfect LUV Tape</i>. Like Young Thug, Uzi’s strength is his versatility: one minute he’s dishing out loose, singsongy anthems (“Do What I Want”), the next he’s packing syllables like sardines (the ominous “Money Mitch”), flipping between empathic and opaque, chilly and warm, often in the space of a verse. Another highlight, “Seven Million”, features the godfather of the sound—Future.
