The State of Lil Uzi Vert
The way it currently stands, Uzi is at a crossroads in their career. Everyone wants the old Uzi back, and with his EP Red+White, that seems to be the direction they're headed. My concern is with the long-term effect of that. While Uzi might be able to win over old-time fans temporarily, how will their music hold up as rap itself evolve and as Uzi, themself, ages? Uzi has been rapping since they were in High School, and their music has hardly changed in that time period. Uzi is almost 30 now. If their music doesn't evolve, their music won't reflect where they are in life and will feel outdated and inauthentic. We have heard statements from Uzi that they plan on experimenting a lot more on their next project The Pink Tape. Even more recently Uzi stated that he plans on making more thoughtful songs rather than rapping about "random stuff". Hopefully, this means we get a more meaningful and forward-thinking Uzi project. Hopefully, the Red+White EP was just a sample of Uzi's old sound to placate old-time fans. Only time will tell. The only thing that's certain is that I'm going to listen to it the day it comes out.