It is difficult to remember a rap album released to such fervid expectations, let alone one that lived up to those expectations. “I live my life like a cartoon,” he raps on “You Better Move,” “Reality is not my move.” These are the truest words on the album.Įternal Atake arrives after two years of delays, label drama, and frustrations so intense that they led Uzi to momentarily quit music. Eternal Atake is also a concept album that tells the surreal story of Uzi’s abduction and journey through space, and its alternately explosive and glossy production (spearheaded by Philadelphia collective Working on Dying), well-executed skits, and Uzi’s pint-sized, Super Saiyan charisma elevate the LP from escapist fantasy to galactic odyssey. He stacks money to the moon, swaddles himself in jewelry, luxury clothing, and fast cars, and cycles through girls to preempt heartache, as though ramping up his blasé lifestyle can keep the ennui of stardom at bay. Uzi’s new, hugely anticipated album Eternal Atake serves as a stark reminder that he is not, in fact, one of us.
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