At times the album is weighted down with filler, but at it’s best, Uzi proves he’s here for the long haul. Lyricism is not the main draw for a Lil Uzi Vert record, but on Luv is Rage 2 Uzi holds his own and delivers a handful of tracks that feature the best writing of his career. Sadly, he has less to say here than ever. Thug can routinely pull together an interesting idea, an impressive performance, and an irresistibly catchy beat, but his comedic prowess when it’s comes to songwriting is mostly absent throughout the project. Lil Keed concludes the song with a slight improvement on Gunna’s earlier verse but he still feels out of place. He steps up to the plate and hits a home run with the refrain: "I can tiptoe in her pussy like a Loub, Chanel/Harriet Tubman $20s, weigh 'em up on the scale/Hand under her ass, caught her like Odell." Yet again, another track is derailed when a lesser talent fails to match Thug’s level.
One high point comes on "Big Tipper," where a subtler beat places emphasis on Thug’s writing. Thug flies in with numerous vocal inflections and energy to save the track (foreshadowing a common theme throughout the album), but neither provide anything in the lyrics that warrant a visit to Genius. He either sounds sleep-deprived or anxious about showing any semblance of personality in the booth- regardless, I don’t want to hear timid, monotone rapping for half of the track length, especially juxtaposed with such upbeat production. “Hot’s” orchestral production warns the audience to prepare for a classic Thugger track, but it’s immediately derailed by a tired, completely apathetic showing from Gunna. Throughout his debut, he attempts to reaffirm that skill but fails to put together anything that compares to his best work. The closest you’ll find to a track as memorable as “Check” or “Best Friend,” would be “Hot” or “The London.”
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Thugger, the man who once said “Foreign car outside, that bitch got two digits/Money stand like eight feet just like two midgets,” knows how to construct a bar. Revisiting the two rapper’s debut albums leaves a pair of questions: Was So Much Fun everything a fully-fleshed Thug album promised to be? And was Luv is Rage 2 a viable successor to the best mixtape from one of this generation’s most popular rappers? LYRICISM Uzi separates himself from the pack by not only being a gifted musician but oozing unparalleled charisma that extends his popularity beyond music. He’s at forefront of a generation of rappers who are genuinely weird and refuse to get bogged down in the traditional rules. Uzi is the epitome of Thug’s influence on the rap game.
The wait for this moment was so long, artists who cite him as a major inspiration released debut albums of their own before him- notably, Uzi’s Luv is Rage 2. To say expectations for Thugger’s debut studio album were high would be an understatement. He’s flipped fashion in the rap game on its head with his androgynous wardrobe. Echoes of his iconic sound can be heard throughout the hip hop landscape.
His impact on music is glaring, paving the way for rappers from Gunna and Lil Baby to Playboi Carti and Trippie Redd. As one of the most influential artists of the last decade, it’s hard to believe it took Young Thug until 2019 to release his debut album.
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