On November 1, Uzi finally dropped the sequel to 2020’s Eternal Atake. However, it unfortunately just didn’t hit the same as previous bangers like Pink Tape or Luv is Rage 2. From its overly repetitive lyrics to boring beats, there were plenty of dissatisfied Uzi fans. People began dropping their theories on why Uzi dropped a project that felt half-baked online — and the rapper might have responded directly to them.
The Frank Ocean theories have begun
One viral theory claims that Eternal Atake 2 only dropped to fulfill a contractual obligation, similar to what Frank Ocean did with Blonde and Endless. In 2016, Ocean dropped the visual album Endless to finalize his record deal with Def Jam and the next day dropped the album Blonde under his label Boys Don’t Cry.
Reactions to the theory were mixed, with X user EpicOps in a November 10 post stating that “every excuse in the books still won’t save that album from being garbage.” Nevertheless, Lil Uzi Vert seems to have added fuel to the fire by posting “CFO” Ocean to his Instagram story.
While some believe that this post confirms that Uzi pulled a Frank Ocean with his contract, others take a completely different view.
Some of the most popular guesses include Ocean and Uzi potentially going into business together, the artist being featured on EA2 deluxe, or even Uzi on Frank’s new project (that we may never get).
Regardless of what Uzi meant by the post, the desire for an album redo is stronger now than ever since teasing new frequent releases.
“Yeah. I’m on go. I’m not even lying … They thought I was lying a few minutes ago. Now the tape is coming, everybody’s like, ‘You weren’t lying.’ They swore I was lying. They were cursing me out,” Uzi said in a November interview with Rolling Stone.
