By: Judah Gregory

‘Pink Tape’ is Lil Uzi Verts most recent album released in 2023 and was Lil Uzis first album in three years. The album had mix reviews on release and his attempt at rock on this album is what gets the most critique, but with all the hype surrounding it, it would make it to 1# on Billboard’s Hot Two Hundred. The album has 10 tracks so I’ll be giving my short review on them and rank the album overall.

“Flooded the Face” is the opening track and has a cosmic sounding beat and sounds fine with vocals since this is him rapping and not attempting rock on this song. I think this is why it got good reviews, but overall the track was okay.

“Doors” this song is Uzis first attempt at rock on this album and it sucked overall in my opinion. His voice doesn’t really sound hard metal like anyways and this is his first try, so for it it’s not the worst attempt he could have made at this point in the album, but it gets worse.

“Aye” this song would feature the rapper Travis Scott and this would be a pretty good song on the album; I think because of the Travis feature. Uzi would actually play this song in concerts and Travis would want to make a verse on the song once he heard it. Overall, this track is pretty good for the album.

“Crush Em” previously known as “Own Age” through the series of snippets, is the 4th track on ‘Pink Tape’. The song had a really weird beat to follow it up like a futuristic retro beat, and sorta felt like a 90’s song, and with Uzis more high pitched voice it kinda fit with it. The song isn’t it for me but I could see how some people would like it

“Amped” is the fifth track from Lil Uzi Vert; the track was briefly previewed at the beginning of the album’s trailer. On this song, Uzi keeps it simple which I like since it’s not him trying to mix beats. This song I liked for its overall feel and can put you in a good mood.

“X2” is the 6th track on ‘Pink Tape’ by Lil Uzi Vert. It’s upbeat and bouncy and was produced by Ken Carson and Clif Shayne, two Opium signees under Uzi, This song had a lot of hype since he made it on an Instagram Live that I was on too, so it was cool to listen to this song. The feature of Ken Carson, I think, made this song better.

“Died and Came Back” this song is just weird and bad in my opinion. Here he was yelling about his money and things and with the rock music mixed with other beats, it just didn’t sound good. This song was bad, with just too much in it.

“Spin Again” this song would have a chaotic beat but would fit with Uzi, and the vocals in the song would also feature an Ice Spice lyric which would get him in trouble with his own girlfriend. Overall, the song is one of the best of the album in my opinion, and it is one of the most popular.

“I Gotta” this track was teased by Uzi in an Insta Live as usual. This song would be produced by Ken Carson again so this would have a good beat and would flow well with the song lyrics. This would speak on Uzi’s need to still make music after taking a long break.

“Shardai” the last track on this album would be produced by John Ross, and the vocals that Uzi used that weren’t rock were good for this song. In this song he would talk about another girl that he was in love with and his feelings for her at that time. For a closing song it was a strong way to end the album.

Overall, this album is a 6 out of 10 with it having some strong songs like “Shardai” and “X2” but its rock songs bring down the album to that 6.