With his rumored album “Eternal Atake” on the horizon, Lil Uzi drops another banger “I Want” giving fans that “Backstreet Boys” feel to hold us over until Atake drops.
After the release of his hit “Luv Is Rage 2” Lil Uzi Vert hasn’t dropped a full project in almost three years. Between label disputes, short retirements, and dropping some of his best tracks to date pretty much back to back to back, with “Futsal Shuffle 2020”, “Sanguine Paradise”, and “That’s A Rack” all taking spots on my top tracks on 2019 list, the latter taking the top spot. Other than projects from Benny The Butcher and K Dot, Eternal Atake is my most anticipated project of the year.
His newest single “That Way” is Uzi’s take on the Backstreet Boy’s 1999 classic “I want It That Way”. Uzi is back at it always bringing some of the best hooks in the game. On first listen you might think the song is kind of corny, but for me that is Uzi’s charm. Dropping one of my favorite lines of the year like “Yes I’m slimey like a snail but I’m no slowpoke” and “I killed my girlfriend that’s why I’m single”.
For me Uzi’s recent output just builds on what he was delivering on classics like “Lil Uzi VS The World” and the “Luv Is Rage” series. Uzi is able to stay in this middle ground between the mainstream and underground due to his huge fan base. He differentiates himself from his contemporaries by delivering not only the best singles in the game, but some of the best bodies of work, allowing his projects to be played from front to back.
If your a fan of Uzi’s recent output this should be right up your alley. I know for me it is definitely high in the rotation, until Uzi finally gives us “Eternal Atake”.