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 their second commercial release with Atlantic. The mixtape features production from Cubeatz, Don Cannon, Lyle LeDuff, Maaly Raw, Metro Boomin and WondaGurl.
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. 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.
== Description ==
The story of hip-hop in the 2010s is a story of fragmentation and reassembly—regional, local and micro scenes splintering again and again until they reach their most specific endpoint, only to be surveyed by other rappers and synthesised into styles that feel wholly new. Few artists are better avatars for this phenomenon than Lil Uzi Vert. Raised in Philadelphia on the Southern hip-hop that had come to dominate radio and television during his youth (with plenty of rock records thrown into the equation), Uzi developed a sound that strayed from Northeastern hyperformalism but kept him more tethered to a 4/4 grid than contemporaries like Young Thug. 
It's perhaps fitting, then, that Uzi was brought into the major label fold by Don Cannon, the legendary producer and mixtape DJ from Atlanta whose offices were raided, in 2007, as part of a RICO investigation into music piracy—a symbol of the contentious, uncertain state the music industry was in at the dawn of the iPod age. Uzi kept that disruptive streak without ever appearing beholden to what had come before. Issued when he was only 21, Lil Uzi Vert vs. The World captures the rapper at his most assured, bringing massive beats like "Money Longer" to heel, making even the most unwieldy sounds seem natural canvases for his swaggering worldview. 
Just a few months after Lil Uzi Vert vs. The World was released, Uzi secured a spot on the 2016 edition of XXLs coveted Freshmen cover, identifying him as one of hip-hop's key emerging talents. "Money Longer" became nearly inescapable in many corners of the rap world, and "You Was Right" served as proof of concept for Uzi's ability to twist private confessions into rallying cries. The brief project—its nine songs clock in just under 34 minutes—contains enough structural ideas and emotional baggage to become totalising, as Uzi himself soon would be. Apple Music
== Singles ==
Title 	Released
"Money Longer" 	February 6, 2016
"Ps and Qs" 	April 15, 2016
"You Was Right"	May 27, 2016
== 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. They are featured with a depiction of their own love interest, Brittany Byrd, lying atop their head, in reference to Ramona Flowers. The background is filled with a mob of people, who appear to be enviously gazing at Uzi, emulating their "haters" it could also be a reference to the seven deadly ex's (Scott Pilgrim). Uzi, however, seems to only be bothered about the girl on their head. One person is spinning a basketball on their finger. This is an allusion to Brittany, who played basketball before meeting Uzi, as revealed by Nardwuar in an interview. Two cameras flash directly at Uzi in order to portray the newfound fame Uzi have accumulated. In front of the two girls kissing, there is a bass guitar that has "Rage" engraved on its side, altogether alluding to Uzi's previous project Luv Is Rage. The use of a colorful, psychedelic background highlights the cloud rap genre Uzi use in the mixtape.
== Track listing ==
== Charts ==
=== Weekly ===
Chart (2016-17) 	Peakposition
US Billboard 200 	
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)	
=== Year-end ===
Chart (2016) 	Position
US Billboard 200	
Chart (2017) 	Position
US Billboard 200 	
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)	
== Certifications ==
Region 	Certification	Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA)	Platinum 	1,000,000‡
 	 	
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