Lil Uzi Vert vs. the World (shortened L.U.V. vs. the World) is the third mixtape by American rapper Lil Uzi Vert. It was released on April 15, 2016, by Generation Now and Atlantic Records, serving as their second commercial release with Atlantic.[citation needed]The mixtape features production from Cubeatz, Don Cannon, Lyle LeDuff, Maaly Raw, Metro Boomin and WondaGurl.[4] A sequel was released on March 13, 2020.
The other two singles from the mixtape, "You Was Right" and "Ps & Qs" were released on April 15, 2016 with the rest of the mixtape. The first track was produced by Metro Boomin, and second by Don Cannon.[6]
The artwork was designed by 20-year-old St. Louis artist Fvrris, sourcing the art of Bryan Lee O’Malley, whose
Scott Pilgrim vs. The World is referenced in the album’s title. The cover art transforms Lil Uzi Vert into an anime style character in reference to Scott Pilgrim. They are featured with a depiction of their own love interest, Brittany Byrd, lying atop their head, in reference to Ramona Flowers. The background is filled with a mob of people, who appear to be enviously gazing at Uzi, emulating their "haters" it could also be a reference to the seven deadly ex's (Scott Pilgrim). Uzi, however, seems to only be bothered about the girl on their head. One person is spinning a basketball on their finger. This is an allusion to Brittany, who played basketball before meeting Uzi, as revealed by Nardwuar in an interview. Two cameras flash directly at Uzi in order to portray the newfound fame Uzi have accumulated. In front of the two girls kissing, there is a bass guitar that has "Rage" engraved on its side, altogether alluding to Uzi's previous project Luv Is Rage. The use of a colourful, psychedelic background highlights the cloud rap genre Uzi use in the mixtape.
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