Recently, Bow Wow said hip-hop isn't selling in 2023 because artists are making the same "trash-ass" music. While I don't disagree with his comments, I do think that there are a few artists in the game that are pushing hip-hop forward; one of those artists are Lil Uzi Vert. In Pink Tape, I respect how much Uzi experiments with different genres, caring less if he sounds out of place or not. I think hip-hop needs this level of fearlessness.