Lil Uzi Vert pulled up to the Pink Tape party with the McDonald’s Grimace shake.
Since releasing Eternal Atake and its expansion, LUV vs. the World 2, the Philadelphia rapper has teamed up with Future for Pluto x Baby Pluto, changed their pronouns, released an EP titled Red & White, and kept busy with several other collaborations. Last November, Lil Uzi Vert shared the first single from Pink Tape, “Just Wanna Rock.” They performed it on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon in March.
Lil Uzi Vert continued to stay occupied throughout 2021 and 2022, making more than 20 appearances on tracks by Tyler, the Creator, Yeat, Baby Keem, Pusha T, Gucci Mane, and more. More recently, the rapper again worked with Future and Don Toliver on two songs from the Metro Boomin–produced soundtrack to the new movie Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse.
The amine-style visual finds Uzi in combat with a demon creature who initially bests them in their contentious showdown. The creature rips off Uzi’s pink diamond from their forehead and steals their powers. Upon having their diamond pulled out, Uzi reverts to human form, and is transported to a mysterious world. Seeking vengeance, Uzi races to retrieve the diamond and ends up in more action-packed battles. Proving to be the ultimate samurai, Uzi wins their early bouts before entering a rematch with the demon creature for their diamond. This time, Uzi is sharper and evades any attacks issued against them and retrieves their prized possession. The Pink Tape is the follow-up to their 2020 album Eternal Atake, with which they dodged the sophomore slump when they netted their second Billboard 200 No. 1 album with EA. The celebrated project sold 288,000 copies in its opening week, and had three songs debut in the Billboard Hot 100 top 10, led by “Baby Pluto” at No. 6.
