Rapper becomes first hip hop artist to top the chart in 2023
Lil Uzi Vert’s Pink Tape becomes the first rap album in 2023 to top Billboard’s Top 200 Albums chart. The project becomes the largest rap album debut of 2023 and third largest overall album debut of the year. Pink Tape also tops Billboard’s Top Rap Albums and Top R&B/Hip Hop Albums charts, marking Uzi’s third No. 1 album debut.
Eighteen songs from Pink Tape debut on the Billboard Hot 100 this week, making the rapper the 14th artist in chart history to tally more than 100 career Hot 100 charted songs.
Last week, the Grammy-nominated rapper announced the highly anticipated headlining Pink Tape Tour. Produced by Live Nation, the 17-date tour kicks off on Saturday, October 21st in Minneapolis at The Armory, with stops in Chicago, Houston, Los Angeles and more before wrapping up on Wednesday, November 22nd in Philadelphia at Wells Fargo Center.
The rap superstar has also been featured on several record-breaking tracks including Travis Scotts’ RIAA 3x Platinum certified “Wasted” featuring Kanye West, the RIAA Gold-certified single with Future “Drankin and Smokin” and Lil Baby’s RIAA Platinum certified “Commercial” single to name a few. In 2020, Uzi dropped the deluxe edition of the long-awaited release, Eternal Atake, which includes part two of the album, titled Luv vs. The World 2, reaching No. 1 on the Billboard 200. Eternal Atake would go on to gain RIAA Platinum certification and was nominated for favorite rap/hip hop album at the 2020 American Music Awards. Immediately following these projects, Uzi and Future released both Pluto x Baby Pluto and the deluxe version in the same year. The Eternal Atake would go on to peak at No. 2 on Billboard 200 and features the notable singles “Patek” and “Over Your Head.” Uzi made his 2022 return a strong one with a flood of national festival performances and the release of the EP Red & White.
