Lil Uzi Vert Finally Surpasses This Milestone With “Pink Tape”
Lil Uzi Vert‘s Pink Tape was one of the biggest rap albums of last year, and even though it took a long time, it’s finally got its long-awaited seven-figure plaque to show for it. Moreover, the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) certified its diamond status on Friday (August 9) after selling over one million album-equivalent units a little over a year after its release. Not only that, but the organization also certified the project’s biggest single, “Just Wanna Rock,” as quadruple platinum on the same day. But don’t forget about other highlights like “S***ide Doors,” “Fire Alarm” featuring Snow Strippers, “Nakamura,” and many more.
In other Lil Uzi Vert news, Boosie Badazz wasn’t too happy about his Marc Jacobs campaign appearance. “I was pissed,” he told DJ Vlad on VladTV. “Before he was all doing that, I was kind of f***ing with him. I just don’t agree with all his, like, s**t these men be doing out here. How’s somebody ever going to raise a strong young man when you’re looking like a strong young woman? All these men who need to do that, your child looking at you. One day your child might ask you, ‘Daddy, why you got on nail polish and all this stuff like mommy?’ What you do follows you.”
Lil Uzi Vert’s New Platinum Plaques
Elsewhere, Lil Uzi Vert also promised that Eternal Atake 2 is on the cards, which some fans are very excited about. We say “some” because other die-hards are still waiting on Barter 16, Luv Is Rage 3, and other projects that the Philly star teased over the past two years or so. Will any of these LPs eventually manifest or will we need to wait even longer for their next full-length effort? We shall see…
Meanwhile, we know that Lil Uzi Vert’s relationship with JT is still going strong, which continues to hearten a lot of fans. The former City Girl recently dropped a new project of her own, so we’ll see if her boo follows suit. Regardless, at least Pink Tape still carries some steam to hold fans over. Hopefully, it isn’t the only thing that they drop in the mid-2020s.
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Gabriel Bras Nevares is a music and pop culture news writer for HotNewHipHop. He started in 2022 as a weekend writer and, since joining the team full-time, has developed a strong knowledge in hip-hop news and releases. Whether it’s regular coverage or occasional interviews and album reviews, he continues to search for the most relevant news for his audience and find the best new releases in the genre. What excites him the most is finding pop culture stories of interest, as well as a deeper passion for the art form of hip-hop and its contemporary output.
Specifically, Gabriel enjoys the fringes of rap music: the experimental, boundary-pushing, and raw alternatives to the mainstream sound. As a proud native of San Juan, Puerto Rico, he also stays up-to-date with the archipelago’s local scene and its biggest musical exponents in reggaetón, salsa, indie, and beyond.
Before working at HotNewHipHop, Gabriel produced multiple short documentaries, artist interviews, venue spotlights, and audio podcasts on a variety of genres and musical figures. Hardcore punk and Go-go music defined much of his coverage during his time at the George Washington University in D.C.
His favorite hip-hop artists working today are Tyler, The Creator, Boldy James, JPEGMAFIA, and Earl Sweatshirt.
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