Cyrus Langhorne
Philadelphia rapper Lil Uzi Vert has a reason to smile extra big right now. The hip-hop star's Eternal Atake album has landed atop the music sales chart.
Big Facts
According to reports, Uzi Vert’s solo album dominated the Billboard 200 chart. The landing marks his second chart-topping project and biggest streaming week for an album since 2018.
The set was released on March 6 via Generation Now/Atlantic, and starts with 288,000 equivalent album units earned in the U.S. in the week ending March 12, according to Nielsen Music/MRC Data. It’s the rapper’s first release in nearly two-and-a-half years, since his first leader, Luv Is Rage 2, bowed at No. 1 on the Sept. 17, 2017-dated chart with 135,000 units. (Billboard)
High-Key Details
Heading into the weekend, Lil Uzi released the deluxe edition of Eternal Atake, which doubles as ‘LUV vs. The World 2‘ in honor of his 2016 breakout mixtape Lil Uzi Vert vs. The World. It features rap superstars Future, Young Thug, Chief Keef and 21 Savage.
Wait, There’s More
EA became an immediate hit expected to debut at #1 on Billboard and sell up to 325,000 copies in its opening week.
Before You Go
His rap peers, including G Herbo, Post Malone, and 21 Savage, love it as well.
