Philadelphia rapper Lil Uzi Vert isn’t slowing down. The hip-hop star lights uphill social media pages with a sneak peek at some new tunes brewing in the chamber.
Lil Uzi Vert’s New Music Sneak Peek
This weekend, LUV went to his Instagram page with the must-hear sample. While he didn’t do much other than preview the snippet, Uzi Vert reminded followers he’s sitting on quality audio flames.
“LilUziVert previews crazy new snippet… y’all feeling it??? ??”
Future Announces Deluxe Pluto x Baby Pluto
This week, Lil Uzi Vert and his frequent collaborator Future released their new Pluto x Baby Pluto deluxe album.
Future’s First-Week Projections
Based on early estimates, the initial joint effort is going to demolish everything in its way. However, the duo due face a possible threat for the top spot in its opening week courtesy of rock group AC/DC.
AC/DC‘s Power Up (Columbia) will battle Future & Lil Uzi Vert‘s Pluto x Baby Pluto project (Generation Now/Epic) for #1 on next week’s HITS Top 50. While the Aussie rockers will be powered by sales, the hip-hop duo will depend on streaming for the bulk of their total.
A ton of new releases will impact the chart:
- Future & Lil Uzi Vert (Freebandz/Epic/Generation Now/Atlantic) 110-120k total activity, 2-4k albums
- AC/DC (Columbia) 105-115k, 100-110k
- Chris Stapleton (Mercury Nashville) 70-80k, 55-65k
- 2 Chainz (Gamebread/Def Jam) 25-28k, 1-2k
- Andrea Bocelli (Decca) 21-24k, 20-23k
- Youngboy Never Broke Again (Never Broke Again/Atlantic) 21-24k, 1-3k
- Pentatonix (RCA) 14-17k, 11-14k
Future’s Pluto x Baby Pluto Album
Following mounted anticipation, Future and Uzi hit the green light on the project heading into Friday. The project comes with nearly 20 songs and executive production by producer DJ Esco.
Clocking in at just under an hour, the project consists of 16 tracks with no guest features. The two also shared an accompanying music video for “That’s It” directed by the revered Hype Williams. The visual sees the pair either working with an all-girls soccer team and in a rainforest. The album was first teased in July 2020 with another Williams-directed teaser that showed the pair talking about the economic ramifications of COVID-19 outside a laundromat. Two months later, Future and Uzi dropped another teaser trailer of their joint “Another Planet.” (HYPEBEAST)