On February 1, Uzi tweeted that the album would feature sixteen tracks. It included the single ' XO Tour Llif3 ', which peaked at number seven on the Billboard Hot 100 and has been certified 7Г— Platinum by the RIAA. In early January 2020, Uzi continued to tease the album by posting several promotional images and making suggestive tweets. Lil Uzi Vert's debut studio album, Luv Is Rage 2, was released on August 25, 2017, and charted at number one on the Billboard 200. The song, вЂњFutsal Shuffle 2020,вЂќ was released on December 13. On November 30, Uzi reinitiated the album rollout when he began teasing the albumвЂ™s lead single. Neither track appeared on the final tracklist. On April 9, Uzi released two promotional singles: вЂњSanguine ParadiseвЂќ and вЂњThatвЂ™s a Rack.вЂќ The tracks had been leaked less than two weeks prior. The song was largely removed from the internet less than a day later. Search, discover and share your favorite Lil Uzi Vert GIFs. On March 28, he released the song he was recording, titled вЂњFree Uzi,вЂќ which alluded to his various label issues. The label then updated its roster to include Uzi, confirming his union with the team. On March 25, Uzi posted himself recording in the studio and alluded to having recently signed to Roc Nation, JAY-ZвЂ™s record label. Delay issues occurred with Luv Is Rage 2, and similar issues persisted with the lead-up to Eternal Atake.ДЄfter receiving backlash for the albumвЂ™s delay, on March 24, 2019, DJ Drama took to an Instagram comment section to state that Uzi had the labelвЂ™s blessing to release Eternal Atake whenever he desired. Uzi has often cited issues with his label, DJ DramaвЂ™s Generation Now, for the delay of his music, which Genius made a timeline of. On January 11, 2019, Uzi took to his Instagram story to unexpectedly announce his retirement from music, claiming that he had deleted all of his unreleased music and wanted to be normal again. On December 8, 2018, Uzi stated during a concert that he had completed the album and that it would be released вЂњsoon.вЂќ Lil uzi vert album cover painting Decided to try the tik tok trend and paint my boyfriend and I as UziвЂ™s album cover.

However, despite its relationship to the album, the song did not make the final tracklist. The glowing hand and keyhole on the single artwork are a continuation of the albumвЂ™s HeavenвЂ™s Gate references. Uzi finally released вЂњNew PatekвЂќ as a promotional single for the album on September 18, 2018. He also changed his profile picture to an image of Marshall Applewhite, the cultвЂ™s leader.ДЄfter receiving backlash and being threatened with legal action by the two surviving members of the cult, Uzi posted an alternate version of the cover, which depicts him as an anime character with some minimal references to the cult. Then, on July 31, he posted the original artwork for the album, which is thematically inspired by the logo of HeavenвЂ™s Gate, a cult that infamously committed a mass suicide of 39 people in 1997.