Is Eternal Atake 2 a return to the essence of what we love about Lil Uzi Vert and “back to square one,” as the non-binary artist recently told Rs’ Jeff Ihaza? Or is it a retrenchment from the wilder impulses of their admirably experimental yet unevenly executed Pink Tape? The Philadelphia alien wants to replicate the universal acclaim that greeted Eternal Atake back in 2020, a moment when Gen Z and old heads alike finally recognized them as a generational talent. But old bugbears keep popping up, adding frisson to the “PerkySex...