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If you’ve listened to rap in the last few years, there’s a good chance you’ve encountered the work of a loopmaker. With artists recording at a dizzying pace, the demand for beats is at an all-time high, so producers have begun outsourcing to a network of musicians who provide them with instrumental hooks for their tracks.

Kodie Shane has shared a song with Lil Uzi Vert called “I’m So Gone.” As HotNewHipHop the two rappers have teased the track for a number of years. Listen to “I’m So Gone” below.

Lil Uzi Vert would have had an easy time staying at No. 1 on the Rolling Stone albums chart for a second week, regardless. But the fact that he released a deluxe version of his album just one week after the standard edition ensured that he really racked up big numbers.

Lil Uzi Vert is seriously stepping up his merch game to coincide with the release of his new album Eternal Atake. The rapper's web store was updated yesterday, as Hypebeast points out, with a variety of new items. The merch is available to preorder now for a May 15 release.

Lil Uzi Vert dominates both the album and singles charts this week, with a blockbuster No. 1 debut for his “Eternal Atake” collection — and individual cuts from that album accounting for 14 of the top 20 song slots.

“Imagine, bro,” Lil Uzi Vert said in his 2017 FADER cover story. “I could have been an astronaut.” Three-odd years later, and it’s safe to say rap’s prime 25-year-old subversive has found himself floating in space.

A Korean artist has claimed that the cover art for Lil Uzi Vert's new single "That Way" rips off a six-year-old painting they published online, as Genius points out.

Lil Uzi Vert is sitting on top of the Billboard 200 with new album Eternal Atake. The album, released on March 6, made its way to the top spot via the biggest streaming week for an album since 2018, Billboard has confirmed.

Eternal Atake is finally here and it's lined with a myriad of moments that prove exactly why Lil Uzi Vert sits atop the Soundcloud Rap generation. There are emotional bursts, anime-inspired skits, and enough braggadocio to hold you for eternity.

Lil Uzi Vert has dropped his second full-length project in two weeks. A deluxe edition of Eternal Atake, released on March 6, is now available and features 14 new tracks.Dubbed LUV vs The World 2 by Uzi, the new collection of music features guest spots from Future, Young Thug, Lil Baby, Chief Keef, Gunna, and more. Scroll down to listen to the project now.

A week after dropping his long-awaited album Eternal Atake on March 6, Lil Uzi Vert has another new album. Billed as both a deluxe edition of last week’s record and a sequel to his breakout 2016 mixtape, Lil Uzi Vert vs. the World, the 14-track release features Future, Young Thug, Gunna, 21 Savage, Chief Keef, Young Nudy, Lil Durk, and NAV. Have a listen to Eternal Atake (Deluxe) - LUV vs. The World 2, which comprises the first 14 tracks, below.

Lil Uzi Vert dropped his sophomore album Eternal Atake last Friday, and after nearly a week of teasing a "second half" on Twitter, the rapper confirmed that the project's deluxe edition will be released tonight (Thursday, March 12).

Each week, The FADER staff rounds up the songs we can't get enough of. Here they are, in no particular order.

Lil Uzi Vert might be on his way to a No. 1 album with Eternal Atake, according to Hits Daily Double.

Just because Lil Uzi Vert finally dropped Eternal Atake last Friday, doesn't mean he's done with the long-awaited project.

Lil Uzi Vert’s long-awaited Luv Is Rage 2 follow-up Eternal Atake was finally released last Friday, after months of pushed release dates and delays. The album, which features the singles “Futsal Shuffle 2020” and “That Way” as bonus tracks, finds the Philly superstar reuniting with Atlanta producer TM88, the artist behind the beat for Uzi’s biggest hit thus-far, “XO Tour Llif3,” for a new track titled “P2.”

During a week of Philly superstar Lil Uzi Vert's slowly rolling out details for Eternal Atake (the most anticipated rap album in recent memory), there was a wave of contagious optimism among fans and listeners. It started to feel real, even though there was no confirmed release date.

The rollout for Lil Uzi Vert’s perpetually delayed Eternal Atake has had almost everything: a coffee-shop brawl, a short-lived retirement, beef with the living members of a suicide cult, a hashtag-turned-redemption-single (“Free Uzi”). What it hasn’t had—until today—is a new album.

After years of delays, mixed messages, label drama, and the occasional fantastic single, Lil Uzi Vert has shared his sophomore album Eternal Atake. The surprise drop comes a week before the planned March 13 release date, which Uzi seemed to confirm on Twitter a few days ago.

Lil Uzi Vert has released his new album Eternal Atake. The record’s arrival comes as a bit of a surprise, as Uzi never revealed a formal release date.

Lil Uzi Vert has shared the tracklist for his upcoming studio album Eternal Atake. Check it out below via Instagram.

After teasing fans with a cinematic trailer, Lil Uzi Vert has revealed the tracklist for his upcoming album Eternal Atake. In addition to the previously released singles “That Way” and “Futsal Shuffle,” the album also includes a song called “Urgency” featuring Syd, and “Chrome Hearts Tags” which is set to a beat made by Chief Keef, as Uzi pointed out in a tweet. Find the full tracklist, featuring 14 more songs, below

Each week, The FADER staff rounds up the songs we can't get enough of. Here they are, in no particular order.

Lil Uzi Vert, after months of speculation and false starts, is finally beginning to roll out his Luv Is Rage 2 follow-up Eternal Atake. Earlier today, he released three cover art variants for the record and asked fans to vote on which one they wanted, and last week he released the new single “That Way;” now, he’s dropped a Gibson Hazard-directed short film featuring Uzi himself as a man abducted by aliens.

Over a year after the first time he teased its title, Lil Uzi Vert has released a cinematic new trailer for his upcoming album Eternal Atake. The video, directed by Gibson Hazard, casts Uzi as an office worker whose day is disrupted by the appearance of mysterious coordinates. The resulting adventure ends up with the young rapper being abducted by cultists in a UFO. Watch that below, and check out the new album’s artwork.

Lil Uzi Vert has shared a new track titled “That Way.” The song interpolates and seems to sample the Backstreet Boys hit “I Want It That Way.” Have a listen below.

Lil Uzi Vert has returned with a brand new single called “That Way.”

G Herbo has released his new album PTSD. The album’s title track features Chance the Rapper, Lil Uzi Vert, and the late Juice WRLD. Hear “PTSD” below. (Pitchfork may earn a commission from purchases made through affiliate links on our site.)

Lil Uzi Vert has shared a video for his song “Futsal Shuffle 2020.” The visual shows the rapper and his friends doing the song’s signature dance. Watch the video below.