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Released | August 25, 2017 | |||
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Genre | Hip hop [1] | |||
Length | 56:13 | |||
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Luv Is Rage 2 is the debut studio album by American rapper and singer Lil Uzi Vert. It was released through Generation Now and Atlantic Records on August 25, 2017. The album features guest appearances from The Weeknd, Oh Wonder, and Pharrell Williams. Production was handled by a variety of record producers, including Lil Uzi Vert themself, Cubeatz, Don Cannon, Honorable C.N.O.T.E., Illmind, Maaly Raw, Metro Boomin, Pharrell Williams, The Weeknd, Pi'erre Bourne, TM88, WondaGurl, and among others. The album serves as a successor to their third extended play, Luv Is Rage 1.5 (2017), and their debut commercial mixtape, Luv Is Rage (2015). Luv Is Rage 2 was supported by three singles: "XO Tour Llif3", "The Way Life Goes" and "Sauce It Up".
Luv Is Rage 2 was met with generally positive reviews, debuting at number one on the US Billboard 200 with 135,000 album-equivalent units, of which 28,000 were pure album sales. On December 10, 2024, the album was certified five-times platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA).
In November 2016, Lil Uzi Vert initially announced Luv Is Rage 2 that would suffer from numerous delays amid confusion. [2] [3] In February 2017, Lil Uzi released an extended play (EP), Luv Is Rage 1.5 containing four tracks for streaming on SoundCloud. It serves as a prequel for Luv Is Rage 2; as well as Uzi previewing snippets of those songs online throughout the whole year. [4] In July 2017, DJ Drama and Don Cannon premiered five songs on their Shade 45 radio show, which were not to be included on the album. [5] [6] On August 24, 2017, Lil Uzi unexpectedly announced the release of Luv Is Rage 2 a day before release via social media, including the cover art and track listing. [7]
Luv Is Rage 2 was released on August 25, 2017, for streaming and digital download. [8] [9] The deluxe edition of the album was released on November 17, 2017, and included four bonus tracks: "Skir Skirr", "Loaded", "Diamonds All on My Wrist" and "20 Min". [10] The album was released a few days later in Japan, with two additional tracks: "Money Longer" and "Do What I Want", both originally featured on Lil Uzi Vert vs. the World and The Perfect LUV Tape , respectively. [11]
"XO Tour Llif3" was released for free streaming as the album's lead single on March 24, 2017. The song was originally included on Lil Uzi's prequel extended play (EP), Luv Is Rage 1.5 (2017). The song was produced by TM88 and JW Lucas. [12] [13] The song peaked at number seven on the US Billboard Hot 100. [14]
"The Way Life Goes" was released as the album's second single to urban contemporary radio on October 3, 2017. [15] The remix to the single was released on November 3, 2017, with a guest appearance from Trinidadian-American rapper Nicki Minaj. [16] [17]
"Sauce It Up" was released as the album's third single to urban contemporary radio on February 27, 2018. [18]
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Source | Rating |
Metacritic | 75/100 [19] |
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AllMusic | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Consequence | B [21] |
HipHopDX | 3.7/5 [22] |
HotNewHipHop | 77% [23] |
Pitchfork | 7.7/10 [24] |
RapReviews | 6.5/10 [25] |
Spectrum Culture | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Sputnikmusic | 3.0/5 [27] |
Tiny Mix Tapes | 3.5/5 [1] |
XXL | 4/5 [28] |
Luv Is Rage 2 was met with generally positive reviews. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from professional publications, the album received an average score of 75, based on eight reviews. [19]
Scott Glaysher of XXL gave a positive review, stating "Despite the long-winded nature of the album, Uzi definitely got it right with Luv Is Rage 2. The songs are catchy, the beats are hot and Uzi gives a vocal performance that redefines the term rap rock star". [28] Hip hop website HotNewHipHop stated that "Uzi is changed a person now, more weary of the world, less naively cheerful, and this is reflected on Luv Is Rage 2. If [they do] have a heart, it may soon be blackened. Uzi is feeling vindictive, rather than just being "happy to be here" (as [they were] on Luv Is Rage), [they're] looking, now, for admiration and acknowledgement that's deserved of [them]". [23] Dan Weiss of Consequence said, "Nearly every song on Luv Is Rage 2 comes with a distinct enough hook to break up the limited set of things it does and subjects it ponders". [21] In his review, Aaron McKrell of HipHopDX states, "Luv Is Rage 2 is proof that Lil Uzi Vert is simply an artist who succeeds in making music [they love], for people that hold tightly to [Uzi's] carpe-diem attitude". [22] Corrigan B of Tiny Mix Tapes said, "The breadth of sounds covered will scan as inconsistency to all but the most pious Uzi devotees, but it's hard to imagine anything else serving as a more comprehensive document of rap in 2017". [1]
Neil Z. Yeung of AllMusic said, "Although Uzi's post-breakup pain rears its head throughout the entirety of the album, many of the tracks are too fun to get too bogged down in emotions". [20] Paul Thompson of Pitchfork stated that Luv Is Rage 2 is Lil Uzi Vert's "most musically developed work and features a bulk of [their] most interesting songs to date", as well as commending the subject matter and production, concluding: "Whether [they're] full of joy or howling into the void, [Uzi] pushes [their] songs to their edge, which helps to deliver on the promise shown in [Uzi's] earlier work. We knew Lil Uzi Vert would become one of rap's biggest stars, but Rage 2 suggests that [they] may spend [their] time on top experimenting rather than retreating to a comfort zone." [24] Steve "Flash" Juon of RapReviews wrote: "As for today's singing rappers, Vert fits in comfortably next to the likes of Fetty Wap and French Montana, and I have little qualms with calling [Uzi] a better writer than the latter. The production is a little bit more of a mixed bag." [25] In a mixed review, Sputnikmusic's Robert Lowe stated: "A lot of tracks start off OK, but [Uzi's] flow and style are so unfocused and muddled the songs become a chore to sit through." [27]
Publication | List | Rank | Ref. |
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Billboard | Billboard's 50 Best Albums of 2017 | 13 | |
Complex | The Best Albums of 2017 | 8 | |
Noisey | The 100 Best Albums of 2017 | 51 | |
Rap-Up | Rap-Up's 20 Best Albums of 2017 | 8 |
Luv Is Rage 2 debuted at number one on the US Billboard 200 with 135,000 album-equivalent units, of which 28,000 were pure album sales. [33] In its second week on the chart, Luv Is Rage 2 moved another 73,000 units bringing the total sales to 208,000. [34] On December 10, 2024, the album was certified five-times platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) for combined sales, streaming and track-sale equivalents of five million units. [35]
The album also entered at number 14 on the UK Albums Chart, selling 3,000 album-equivalent units in its first week. [36]
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Two®" |
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2. | "444+222" |
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3. | "Sauce It Up" |
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4. | "No Sleep Leak" |
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5. | "The Way Life Goes" (featuring Oh Wonder) |
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6. | "For Real" |
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7. | "Feelings Mutual" | 3:53 | ||
8. | "Neon Guts" (featuring Pharrell Williams) |
| Williams | 4:18 |
9. | "Early 20 Rager" |
| Maaly Raw | 4:34 |
10. | "UnFazed" (featuring The Weeknd) |
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11. | "Pretty Mami" |
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12. | "How to Talk" |
| WondaGurl | 3:21 |
13. | "X" |
| 2:53 | |
14. | "Malfunction" |
| WondaGurl | 3:19 |
15. | "Dark Queen" |
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| 2:53 |
16. | "XO Tour Llif3" |
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| 3:02 |
Total length: | 56:13 |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
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17. | "Skir Skirr" |
| D. Rich | 3:01 |
18. | "Loaded" |
| 3:39 | |
19. | "Diamonds All on My Wrist" |
| Bobby Kritical | 2:50 |
20. | "20 Min" |
| Honorable C.N.O.T.E. | 3:40 |
Total length: | 69:23 |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
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21. | "Money Longer" |
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22. | "Do What I Want" |
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Credits were adapted from the album's liner notes and Tidal. [37]
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Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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Denmark (IFPI Danmark) [77] | Platinum | 20,000‡ |
France (SNEP) [78] | Gold | 50,000‡ |
Italy (FIMI) [79] | Gold | 25,000‡ |
United Kingdom (BPI) [80] | Gold | 100,000‡ |
United States (RIAA) [35] | 5× Platinum | 5,000,000‡ |
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone. |
Region | Date | Format | Edition | Ref. |
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Various | August 25, 2017 | Standard | [81] | |
November 17, 2017 |
| Deluxe | [10] | |
December 8, 2017 | Cassette | [82] | ||
Japan | December 20, 2017 | CD | Japan | [11] |
Various | January 12, 2018 | LP record | Deluxe | [83] |
Donald Cannon is an American DJ, record producer, and record executive who served as Vice President of A&R at Def Jam Recordings from 2012 to 2018. With DJ Drama, he is the co-founder of the record label Generation Now, an imprint of Atlantic Records that has signed artists including Lil Uzi Vert and Jack Harlow. Furthermore, Cannon and DJ Drama are members of the Atlanta-based mixtape collective, Aphilliates Music Group.
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Symere Bysil Woods, known professionally as Lil Uzi Vert, is an American rapper, singer, and songwriter. Born and raised in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, they gained initial recognition following the release of the commercial mixtape Luv Is Rage (2015), which led to a recording contract with Atlantic Records, to whom they signed under DJ Drama's Generation Now imprint.
"Money Longer" is the debut single by American rapper Lil Uzi Vert. It was released for digital download on February 6, 2016, as the first single from their third mixtape Lil Uzi Vert vs. the World, and as a bonus track from Japanese versions of their debut album Luv is Rage 2, by Generation Now and Atlantic Records. The whole song focuses on the idea that Lil Uzi Vert has now "turn[ed] into a savage" as is repeated throughout the song. The song was produced by Philadelphia-based record producers Don Cannon and Maaly Raw.
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Bad Habits is the second studio album by Canadian rapper Nav. It was released through XO Records and Republic Records on March 22, 2019. The album features guest appearances from The Weeknd, Meek Mill, Young Thug, Gunna, and Lil Durk. The deluxe edition was released four days later on March 26, 2019. It features additional guest appearances from Future and then-XO labelmate duo 88Glam. It follows his previous album, Reckless (2018), as well as his unofficial Brown Boy EP, released a week and a day before Bad Habits. The album debuted at number one on the Billboard Canadian Albums chart as well as the US Billboard 200, becoming Nav's first chart-topper on both.
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Pluto × Baby Pluto is a collaborative studio album by American rappers Future and Lil Uzi Vert. It was released on November 13, 2020, and was previewed through several trailers starting from July 2020. The title signifies the combination of both artists' nicknames: Future is referred to as Pluto, as expressed through his debut album Pluto (2012), while Lil Uzi Vert identifies as Baby Pluto, as expressed through the song "Baby Pluto" from Eternal Atake (2020). It is the second project released by Future in 2020, following High Off Life. It is also the third project released by Lil Uzi Vert in the year, following Eternal Atake and its deluxe reissue, notably after a lack of music released by Uzi between 2018 and 2019.
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