Pluto x Baby Pluto: Worth the Hype?
Following the successful release of Lil Uzi Vert’s “Eternal Atake”, he’s back, once again, along with fellow trap artist, Future.
By Deondre Guignard, reporter
Following the successful release of Lil Uzi Vert’s “Eternal Atake”, he’s back, once again, along with fellow trap artist, Future.
By Deondre Guignard, reporter
Pluto x Baby Pluto is exactly what you’d expect from a collaboration between the two. It’s filled with memorable melodic beats, which compliment the animated flows that both Future and Uzi have to offer. Unlike the beats, however, the actual substance of this album falls short time and time again. It almost sounds like some of these songs were written for one artist, but the other was hastily thrown on at the end to increase the run time. For example, on the opening track “Stripes Like Burberry”, Uzi starts the album off strong with a great hook, but when Future comes on in the second half, all of the momentum is lost because of his lackluster performance. The tracks “Sleeping on the Floor” and “Real Baby Pluto” would have been good singles, but fail on this album solely for the fact that the flow Future uses on “Sleeping on the Floor” is almost identical to the one used by Uzi on “Real Baby Pluto”. “Plastic” is a high point for this album;it has the perfect amount of Uzi and Future. Future drastically changes his voice and flow, which really differentiates his voice from Uzi’s. Towards the end of the album, Future and Lil Uzi both have a solo song, which allows each of the artists to perform without the influence of the other. The closing track, “Moment of Clarity” starts off with a guitar based melody. This catches the audience’s attention as it’s the only melody that is not completely electronic, but this interest is squandered by yet another repetitive performance by both Uzi and Future.
Pluto x Baby Pluto is disappointing. Lil Uzi and Future bring nothing new to the table, only a regurgitation of 2017 trap music. The music is very repetitive and lacks originality, and the lyrics are far from clever. Uzi and Future rarely compliment each other, but instead take away from the interest the other creates. quality over quantity was thrown out of the window as this album is the third that Uzi has dropped this year. It was hard to stay interested throughout the 54 minute runtime, but the highlights of this album were placed in a way that I had to keep listening in hopes of a better song. I’d give this album a 4/10, because although the melodies sound nice, Uzi and Future often fail to live up to their full potential, and rather than attempting to push the boundaries of their music, they revert back to the same sound they’ve had for years.
Other Notable Releases:
Kodak Black - Bill Israel
2 Chainz - So Help Me God
Da Baby - My Brother’s Keeper (Long Live G) (EP)
Pluto x Baby Pluto is disappointing. Lil Uzi and Future bring nothing new to the table, only a regurgitation of 2017 trap music. The music is very repetitive and lacks originality, and the lyrics are far from clever. Uzi and Future rarely compliment each other, but instead take away from the interest the other creates. quality over quantity was thrown out of the window as this album is the third that Uzi has dropped this year. It was hard to stay interested throughout the 54 minute runtime, but the highlights of this album were placed in a way that I had to keep listening in hopes of a better song. I’d give this album a 4/10, because although the melodies sound nice, Uzi and Future often fail to live up to their full potential, and rather than attempting to push the boundaries of their music, they revert back to the same sound they’ve had for years.
Other Notable Releases:
Kodak Black - Bill Israel
2 Chainz - So Help Me God
Da Baby - My Brother’s Keeper (Long Live G) (EP)