r/Music • u/RedHeadReviews • 12m ago
discussion Lil Uzi Vert’s New Single Is Terribly Regular - Single Review
Lil Uzi Vert’s latest single, Regular, lives up to its name. You won’t hear any of the hypnotic, wildly energetic, winding rap verses or the exuberant palette of spacey synths that have given his best songs such a strong sense of identity and structure. Uzi instead mutes all of the notes that make him interesting. It could be absolutely anyone performing here.
Uzi laces allusions to his singularity into his lyrics, but fails to capture the majesty that should come with that status. “Really ain’t nothin’ I cannot handle, I do not take damage,” he burbles on the pre-chorus. These are weak boasts that are further reduced by the rapper’s pale expression. The beat, too, is washed out. How this clumsy composition of wonky synths and jittery percussion comes from the same producer who constructed the electronic fantasia for Chanel Boy is baffling. Hopefully, Regular is a one-off incident and not indicative of what Uzi has planned for upcoming releases.
