Lil Uzi Vert might be the one to give Hip Hop its first No. 1 of 2023 thanks to the release of his new album, The Pink Tape.
The 27-year-old rapper released their long-awaited third studio album on Friday (June 30) and it’s already generating massive numbers after just 24 hours. Given the pace at which it is moving, the project is well on its way to topping the Billboard 200 next week.
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According to Chart Data, all 26 songs on The Pink Tape made it on the Spotify US’s Top 100. This marks Uzi’s biggest streaming day ever on the platform, with more than 60 million streams on June 30.
Additionally, RapTV has reported that the album is projected to move between 220–250,000 equivalent units in its first week.
Lil Uzi Vert is expected to earn the first #1 rap album on the Billboard 200 in 2023. #PinkTape to debut at #1. pic.twitter.com/rNNsTiyU4y
— chart data (@chartdata) July 1, 2023
One of the most popular songs from Pink Tape is “Endless Fashion” featuring Nicki Minaj. The knockout collaboration debuted at No. 6 on the US Spotify charts with 1.617 million streams.
The Young Money rapper recently opened up about the track’s draining recording process to ensure she made the deadline for Uzi’s album. Shortly after the album’s arrival, Nicki took to Twitter to reveal that she spent 10 hours writing her guest verse before turning it in at the last minute.
She added that during this process, she had to continually ask Uzi for more time while assuring him that she’d deliver before the cut-off point.
“Girl I started @ 8am & finished like 5pm. When I tell you I was exhausted by the time I was done. Lol. B/c I was rushing to get it in on time,” she wrote in response to Uzi’s girlfriend, JT, who had applauded her for “how fast you turned your verse in.”
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“I kept telling him ’30 mins’ then hitting him back 2 hours later TB 15-20 more minutes Uzi!!!! I did that ALL DAY LONG YO!”
Aside from Nicki, the lengthy album also boasts features from Travis Scott, Don Toliver, Babymetal and Bring Me The Horizon.
