Save this article to read it later.
Find this story in your accountsSaved for Latersection.
At the beginning of 2019,Lil Uzi Vertannounced that he was retiring.
In an Instagram post he said, I deleted everything I wanna be normal.
I wanna wake up in 2013.
In a just world, wed have some version of Uzis sophomore album,Eternal Atake, by now.
It makes sense that hed want to release songs or albums as theyre finished, without any delay.
In the modern rap landscape, artistic evolution happens in plain sight.
Process is laid bare.
Quantity is conflated with quality, and it doesnt even matter.
Dont like one mixtape?
Thats okay, theres another one right around the corner.
), Free Uzi is a compelling song.
It doesntfeellike a single.
The story behind the song means more than the song itself.
Luckily Free Uzi is worth more than a few listens anyway.
