Lil Uzi Vert's “Pink Tape” album debuted at number one on the Billboard 200 chart, putting rap back on top. The project had the biggest week for a rap or R&B album in 2023, with 167,000 equivalent album units. 18 out of 26 “Pink Tape” songs debuted on the Hot 100, according to Billboard. No rap album has topped the charts since Metro Boomin's Heroes &; Villains 29 weeks ago, making it the longest gap since the early 1990s. Cypress Hill's “Black Sunday” topped the chart 34 weeks after Ice Cube's “The Predator.” Metro Boomin congratulated Lil Uzi on Instagram with a handshake emoji. Lil Uzi Vert will continue his reign when his 2023 "Pink Tape" tour starts in October in Minneapolis and ends in November in Philadelphia. Lil Uzi Vert's first headlining dates since the 2018 Endless Summer Tour.