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Noah John '21

Noah John '21 is a staff writer for the Arts and Living section of the Amherst Student.

Lil Uzi Vert’s Latest Album Wavers Between Contagious Energy and Disappointing Melancholy

In February 2016, emerging rapper Lil Uzi Vert appeared on radio station “Hot 97” for an interview. After Uzi struggled to freestyle over the instrumental to Kanye West’s “RoboCop,” host Ebro Darden challenged the then 20-year-old rapper, predicting his career would “struggle” by the age of 27 or 28.

Lil Uzi Vert’s Latest Album Wavers Between Contagious Energy and Disappointing Melancholy

In February 2016, emerging rapper Lil Uzi Vert appeared on radio station “Hot 97” for an interview. After Uzi struggled to freestyle over the instrumental to Kanye West’s “RoboCop,” host Ebro Darden challenged the then 20-year-old rapper, predicting his career would “struggle” by the age of 27 or 28.