Lil Uzi Vert vs. the World

Lil Uzi Vert vs. the World is the third mixtape by American rapper Lil Uzi Vert. It was released on April 15, 2016, by Generation Now and Atlantic Records, serving as his second commercial release with Atlantic.The mixtape features production from Cubeatz, Don Cannon, Lyle LeDuff, Maaly Raw, Metro Boomin and WondaGurl.[4] A sequel was released on March 13, 2020.

Lil Uzi Vert Vs the World
Mixtape by
Lil Uzi Vert
ReleasedApril 15, 2016
StudioMeans Street Studios (Atlanta, GA)
Genre
Length30:07
Label
Producer
Lil Uzi Vert chronology
Luv Is Rage
(2015)		 Lil Uzi Vert Vs the World
(2016)		 The Perfect LUV Tape
(2016)
Singles from Lil Uzi Vert vs. the World
  1. "Money Longer"
    Released: February 6, 2016
  2. "Ps and Qs"
    Released: April 15, 2016
  3. "You Was Right"
    Released: May 27, 2016
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
HipHopDX3.6/5[2]
PopMatters6/10[3]

Singles

The lead single from the mixtape, called "Money Longer" was released on February 6, 2016. The track was produced by Don Cannon and Maaly Raw.[5]

The other two singles from the mixtape, "You Was Right" and "Ps & Qs" were released on April 15, 2016 with the rest of the mixtape. The first track was produced by Metro Boomin, and second by Don Cannon.[6]

Cover art

The artwork was designed by 20-year-old St. Louis artist Fvrris, sourcing the art of Bryan Lee O’Malley, whose Scott Pilgrim vs. The World is referenced in the album’s title. The cover art transforms Lil Uzi Vert into an anime style character in reference to Scott Pilgrim. He is featured with his own love interest, that shares likeliness to Brittany Byrd but that also depicts Ramona Flowers, on top of his head. The background is filled with a mob of people, who appear to be enviously gazing at Uzi, these are to emulate his "haters". Uzi, however seems to only be bothered about the girl on his head. One of the people is spinning a basketball on his finger this is an allusion to Brittany who used to play basketball before meeting Uzi (Nardwuar revealed this in his interview with Lil Uzi). Two cameras flash directly at Uzi, this is to portray the newfound fame Uzi has accumulated, and in front of the two girls kissing there is a bass guitar that has "Rage" engraved on its side. When paired with the two girls kissing it alludes to Uzi's previous project Luv Is Rage. Lastly there's use of a colourful psychedelic background which highlights the cloud rap genre Uzi uses in the mixtape.

Commercial performance

Lil Uzi Vert vs. the World peaked at number 37 on the US Billboard 200 and spent a total of 55 weeks on the chart. It also peaked at number 18 on the US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart. The mixtape was eventually certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) for combined sales and album-equivalent units of over 1,000,000 units in the United States.

Track listing
Lil Uzi Vert vs. the World
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Canadian Goose"
Maaly Raw3:38
2."Hi Roller"
  • Woods
  • Henry
Maaly Raw4:36
3."Money Longer"
3:19
4."Grab the Wheel"
4:56
5."You Was Right"
Metro Boomin2:44
6."Baby Are You Home"
  • Woods
  • Wayne
Metro Boomin3:50
7."Ps & Qs"
  • Woods
  • Cannon
Cannon3:42
8."Team Rocket"
  • Woods
  • Cannon
  • Lyle LeDuff
  • Don Cannon
  • LeDuff
3:26
9."Scott and Ramona"
WondaGurl3:41
Total length:33:52

Charts

Certifications
Region CertificationCertified units/sales
United States (RIAA)[12] Platinum 1,000,000

sales+streaming figures based on certification alone

References
  1. Jeffries, David. "Lil Uzi Vert vs. The World – Lil Uzi Vert". AllMusic. Retrieved August 9, 2016.
  2. Chintaluri, Narsimha (April 22, 2016). "Lil Uzi Vert Vs. The World". HipHopDX. Retrieved August 9, 2016.
  3. Duricy, Brian (April 19, 2016). "Lil Uzi Vert: Lil Uzi Vert vs. the World". PopMatters. Retrieved August 9, 2016.
  4. "Lil Uzi Vert - Lil Uzi Vert vs. the World [Download]". HotNewHipHop. Retrieved January 17, 2017.
  5. "Lil Uzi Vert – Money Longer Lyrics - Genius Lyrics". Retrieved August 31, 2016.
  6. "Lil Uzi Vert – You Was Right Lyrics - Genius Lyrics". iTunes. Retrieved August 31, 2016.
  7. "Lil Uzi Vert Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved January 18, 2017.
  8. "Lil Uzi Vert Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved February 4, 2017.
  9. "Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 2016". Billboard. Retrieved December 9, 2016.
  10. "Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 2017". Billboard. Retrieved December 12, 2017.
  11. "Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums – Year-End 2017". Billboard. Retrieved June 29, 2020.
  12. "American album certifications – Lil Uzi Vert – Lil Uzi Vert vs. the World". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved April 17, 2019. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Album, then click SEARCH. 
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