Released on Oct. 18 and debuting at number one on the billboard top hundred, the 62-minute project “LYFESTYLE” is the fifth studio album of trailblazing rapper and producer, Yeat. Succeeding his boundary pushing project 2093, “LYFESTYLE” brings listeners back to the original sound of Yeat.
This project starts with the song “GEEK TIME,” which immediately gains the attention of the listeners with loud bass and drums. With an extremely hard beat and incoherent lyrics, this track marks the beginning of a reemergence to the sound that made Yeat appear out from the underground scene.
The following record “STFU” starts with an old Memphis rap sample from the 1994 song “Test My Nutz.” The sample transitions quickly into the blaring beats reminiscent of Yeat’s style. With the lyrics “Shut the f*** up, I keep telling them,””STFU” is clearly a shot at the large amounts of scrutiny he has faced in the music industry for his unique styles.
The genre of rage rap is continued throughout the majority of the first part of the album. Songs like “HEARD OF ME” gained mass popularity on TikTok with trends using the song becoming viral.
Another production style from the project is seen in the track “BE QUIET,” with a disorienting tone similar to Atlanta rappers Future and Young Thug. With a drill-like beat and verse from Florida rapper Kodak Black coexisting, the song is extremely energizing.
Collaboration on the song “GO2WORK” shows the influence from his early connections to the rap group Slayworld. With a feature from fellow past member SUMMRS, “GO2WORK” brings back the old tone of the now split up SoundCloud collective. Repeating screeching in the background and loud drums makes the song sound like a mixture of new age rap and something from a halloween movie.
The record “GONE 4 A MIN” marks the halfway point of the album. Consequently, it also is succeeded by various songs that replicate the experimental styles of 2093. The synth dependent beat is slowed down in the beginning, gradually picking up speed until loud vocals pick up in the background.
The diverse styles seen in the latter half of the album is continued with the introduction of the track “FOREVER AGAIN.” With distorted, repeated vocals and high pitched autotune, the song differs completely from any other on the album. The unique qualities of the record makes it resemble more of hyper pop than the traditional rage rap.
With the song “NEW HIGH,” an R&B like sound is created with Yeats slowed down flow and an unpredictable bass line. This sound fits the feature from artist Don Toliver perfectly, Toliver’s vocals echo around, complementing the beat.
“LYFE PARTY” ends the project how it started, using the rage beats commonly found in the album and high pitched instrumentals in the background. This track acts as one final yell from Yeat before ending his most successful project to date.
The bonus track “FATE” uses a slowed down rage beat mixed with rapping in what would be a typical song from the project. However, for much of the track his normally incoherent rapping is replaced with his undistorted voice, using the lyrics “You can’t choose your fate,” referring to the rapid explosion of his career.
Overall, “LYFESTYLE” gave fans exactly what they wanted from Yeat. With his preceding project 2093 receiving mixed opinions from his fans due to its use of mixing new styles, “LYFESTYLE” brought back the original Yeat sound that is so popular with younger generations. The completion of the project proves to his fans that while he can innovate his sound, the rage sound that he popularized through social media in recent years is still mastered.
