Pink Tape

Pink Tape is the third studio album by American rapper Lil Uzi Vert, released through Generation Now and Atlantic Records on June 30, 2023. The album features guest appearances from Travis Scott, Nicki Minaj, Bring Me the Horizon, Don Toliver, and Babymetal.
Pink Tape debuted at number one on the Billboard 200 with 167,000 album-equivalent units in the United States. Along with being Uzi's third number-one album in the country, it marks the first time in 2023 for a rap album to reach No. 1 on the Billboard 200.Caufield, Keith (July 10, 2023). "Lil Uzi Vert Scores Third No. 1 Album on Billboard 200 with 'Pink Tape'". Billboard.
== Description ==
Pink Tape feels like the first time we've heard everything Lil Uzi Vert can be in one place. Club music ("Just Wanna Rock") and trap metal ("Suicide Doors," "Werewolf"), pop hybrids ("Pluto to Mars," the Nicki Minaj-featuring "Endless Fashion") and pure menace ("Aye," "Fire Alarm"). The melodies pour out of them like water ("x2," "Mama, I'm Sorry") and their cadence, flow, and energy can be astonishing—they make rapping sound like a physical feat ("Flooded the Face"). 
Like Eternal Atake, the prospect of taking it all in at once can seem totally overwhelming, but in a way, that's the point: While they can be exacting about details (some of these tracks have been under construction since 2017), the experience of their music is like standing in a big bath of neon light—a cumulative approach that puts them in a growing tradition of mood-first rappers like Future and Young Thug. 
And while they've got some eccentricities, they're not half as weird as hip-hop's conservative wing might have you think. Do they think big? Yeah. Listen broadly? That, too. They just want to cram all the stuff they love into one place no matter how little it seems to fit together, from Dragon Ball Z to Marilyn Manson to jewellers most civilians have never heard of. Who are you to yuck their yum? Apple Music
== Singles ==
Title 	Released
"Just Wanna Rock"	October 17, 2022
"Endless Fashion"	August 18, 2023
== Background ==
The album was first teased by Uzi in December 2020, during a two-hour-long Instagram Live in which they previewed unreleased music and revealed they would be dropping a mixtape exclusively on SoundCloud. Uzi announced the album's title in an Instagram post on July 16, 2021.
On October 9, 2021, while attending a friend's wedding, Uzi revealed to a fan that the tape would be released before Halloween. They later retracted the statements on October 22, explaining to some fans on the street: "No, it's not [dropping next week]. Then it drop next week, and then it sounds like shit, and I gotta hear from like one-hundred-thousand people on the Internet, 'This sucks!' So you gotta let me take my time… I'm taking my time so it won't suck." Two months later, on December 2, 2021, Uzi appeared on a live stream with Kai Cenat in which they confirmed that the album would be completed the same night. Following the release of the lead and only single of the album, "Just Wanna Rock", on October 17, 2022, Uzi's manager, DJ Drama, suggested that the album is in its final stages while noting over 680 songs were considered for the album's tracklist.
In March 2023, Uzi told TMZ Hip Hop that they were completely sober for the entire recording of the album, stating, "I thought that my creative process wasn’t going to be the same because I wasn’t on drugs no more, but like it was. Even better. I could think more clear." He added, "I actually made songs with topics this time."Sadler, Armon (March 15, 2023). "Lil Uzi Vert Says Sobriety Improved The Creative Process While Making ‘Pink Tape’". Vibe.
In June 2023, they noted that the album would be released the same month. On June 17, Uzi had taken to Instagram to post an alternate cover art to the project. Through an Instagram live on June 18 with Cenat, Uzi shared updates regarding the rollout and tracklist of the album as they noted that the tracklist would include twenty-six songs consisting of "Just Wanna Rock", and two bonus songs which they described as "special," "that some people love that didn't really get to reach the day of light." They also announced that the cover art would release in "a couple of days" and that the tracklist would drop "this week," while confirming the release date of June 30. When asked by Kai about the features on the awaited album, Uzi stated there won't be many. On June 26, 2023, Uzi unveiled the cover art and the release date on their website and simultaneously released the Gibson Hazard-directed trailer for the album to build anticipation leading up to it.Ellington, Andre (June 27, 2023). "Lil Uzi Vert Shares 'Pink Tape' Release Date, Cover Art & Cinematic Trailer". HipHopDX.
== Artwork ==
The initial artwork was designed by Farris, the same artist who created the covers for "Just Wanna Rock" and both instalments of LUV vs the World. Due to mixed reception from fans, Uzi changed the cover to what it's currently known. The updated version was shot by Kenneth Cappello and directed by John Ross.
== Track listing ==
Notes
* "Fire Alarm" and "Rehab" feature uncredited vocals by Fousheé.
Sample credits
* "Nakamura" samples the song "The Rising Sun" by CFO$.
* "Crush Em" contains an interpolation of the song "Myron" by Lil Uzi Vert.
* "Endless Fashion" contains an interpolation of the song "Blue (Da Ba Dee)" by Eiffel 65.
* "Mama I'm Sorry" contains interpolations of "Somebody That I Used to Know", as performed by Gotye and Kimbra and "Hate Bein' Sober" by Chief Keef featuring 50 Cent and Wiz Khalifa.
* "Fire Alarm" contains a sample of the song "Stress" by Justice.
* "CS" is a cover of the song "Chop Suey!" by System of a Down.
== Charts ==
=== Weekly charts ===
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=== Year-end charts ===
Chart (2023) 	Position
US Billboard 200 	
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)	
== Certifications ==
Region 	Certification	Certified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada)	Gold 	40,000‡
 	 	
== References ==
Category:Albums
Category:Lil Uzi Vert albums
Category:Pink Tape
Category:Studio albums