The track previously peaked at Number Seven on the Hot 100 – Lil Uzi Vert previously topped the Hot 100 as a guest on Migos’ “Bad and Boujee” – while Luv Is Rage 2 debuted at Number One on the Billboard 200. The “official” “XO Tour Llif3” video arrives six months after the animated clip for the song accumulated over 288 million views on YouTube. The Weeknd appears on the Luv Is Rage 2 track “Unfazed.” Inexplicably, the Weeknd makes a cameo in the “XO Tour Llif3” video, with the Starboy singer slowly walking down an alleyway while mouthing along with the track.
“All my friends are dead / Push me to the edge,” he repeats in the chorus. If you’re looking for a rap song with a beat that makes you dance and lyrics that make you depressed, Lil Uzi Vert has got you covered.Lil Uzi Vert celebrated his newly anointed Number One album in the country Monday by dropping his new video for “XO Tour Llif3,” the breakout hit off the Philadelphia rapper’s chart-topping Luv Is Rage 2.ĭirected by fashion designer and Kanye West collaborator Virgil Abloh, “XO Tour Llif3” is a voyeuristic journey through Lil Uzi Vert’s psyche, with the gruesome images – zombies, copious blood – paralleling the rapper’s grim lyrics. Here, Lil Uzi delivers in lyrics, flow, tune, emotion - everything that was missing from his previous work is accounted for.
While they are made over bombastic beats, making them good for parties, there is nothing lyrically and stylistically to get behind. XO TOUR Llif3 comes from a deep place in his heart after his high-profile breakup with model, Brittany Renner, singing his heart. XO TOUR Llif3 will be remembered as a song defining the late 2010s rap scene, along side with Travis Scotts 90210. The beat is percussive enough to dance to, but if you want to analyze the lyrics and get some sort of concrete narrative, you can do that, as well.Ī lot of “mumble rap” songs are plagued by lyrics that are so watered down, I’m surprised the song itself hasn’t drowned. No, but nothing Uzi has made has been this consistent and pop-friendly. I personally think this is how this new style of rap should be done. The song’s narrative shows Lil Uzi as a man stricken with depression and suicidal thoughts, and taking care of a suicidal individual is no easy task. He gets very whiny, and it’s rather hard to listen to, but the song’s premise makes it OK. My one gripe with the song is the sound of his voice in the second chorus. All of this is very stressful and I have considered taking my life.”Īs you can see, this is a lot sadder song than most of his discography. On top of that, a lot of new artists are stealing my musical style. I started taking Xanax because I thought it would help deal with the pain, but I wound up with an addiction so that’s causing financial strain and health problems. I am currently in an abusive relationship that I want to leave, but my girlfriend is threatening to take her own life should I desert her. The message of this song can be summed up as, “Hi, my name is Lil Uzi Vert. I make a lot of money and I use my money to buy nice things and attract beautiful women.” The message of his music is normally, “Hi, my name is Lil Uzi Vert. In the verses, he shows some vulnerability that wasn’t present in his past work. However, this only applies to the chorus.
His songs are pretty much all about cash, cars and chicks, except for a new release he put out on March 27, " XO Tour Life." He talks about about cash and cars for a little bit on this song however, he spends most of his time detailing the end of his relationship with girlfriend Brittany Byrd.Ī lot of the lyrics are pretty vague, which is good here because it gets fans talking about the song and looking into the deeper meaning. One of my favorite songs by him, "Ps and Qs," has a beat in which the lead instrument is an accordion, and it works so well!īut lyrically, Lil Uzi is as generic as it gets. His presentation takes a lot of inspiration from sources like "Dragon Ball Z," Scott Pilgrim and Marilyn Manson - all things that “gangsta” rappers would never go near for fear of not looking “like a thug.” Symere Bysil Woods better known as Lil Uzi Vert is an American rapper known for works like ‘XO Tour Llif3.’ Characterized by his face tattoos, piercings, eccentric hairstyles, and androgynous fashion, Lil Uzi Vert is among the new age rappers who have won praise and adoration from fans. Stylistically, he’s rather strange, pioneering a new style of hip-hop that focuses more on the flow and mood. Lil Uzi Vert is a rapper from North Philly who blew up in 2016 by releasing a mixtape called "Lil Uzi Vert vs.
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