Afterlyfe
Afterlyfe (stylized as AftërLyfe) is the third studio album by American rapper Yeat. It was released on February 24, 2023, by Geffen Records, Field Trip Recordings, and Twizzy Rich.[1] The follow-up to his EP Lyfë (2022), it contains a sole guest appearance from YoungBoy Never Broke Again as well as Yeat's alter egos Kranky Kranky & Luh Geeky.[2][3] Production was handled by Yeat himself as well as Bnyx, Bugz Ronin, ChaseTheMoney, and others.
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Released | February 24, 2023 | |||
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Length | 67:35 | |||
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Afterlyfe debuted and peaked at #4 on the Billboard 200 selling 54,000 units first week, becoming Yeat's first top five and highest-topping project on the chart.
Background
Prior to the album's release, Yeat said the album was not just "regular rap beats. It's a whole different new wave." He also expressed that he did not want "21 features on an album" and wanted "people just hearing me. I don't really need other people on my music"[4]
2023 tour
On December 6, 2022, Yeat announced that he would be touring 27 cities across the U.S. and Canada. The tour began on March 5, 2023, at the History music venue in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, and ended on April 17, 2023, in Detroit, Michigan.[5]
Critical reception
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Source | Rating |
Slant Magazine | [6] |
AllMusic | [7] |
Slant Magazine's Paul Attard noted that the album is "composed of demonic-sounding material with little attention paid to sequencing" and that it's "just Yeat himself slightly pitching his voice up or down an octave—that break up the slowly mounting monotony." Concluding his review, he adds that some tracks "display how one-dimensional his style can get when the material is spread too thin", however, he also notes that "despite these flaws, AftërLyfe confirms that in a sea of blatant copycats, Yeat remains a true original—albeit one who’s in desperate need of an editor."[6]
Track listing
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
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1. | "No More Talk" | Bnyx | 3:59 | |
2. | "Shmunk" (featuring YoungBoy Never Broke Again) |
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| 3:50 |
3. | "Bettr Off" |
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| 3:50 |
4. | "Rave Party" (featuring Kranky Kranky[lower-alpha 1]) |
| Dulio | 3:19 |
5. | "Nun I'd Change" |
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| 3:31 |
6. | "Woa...!" |
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| 2:50 |
7. | "Now" (featuring Luh Geeky[lower-alpha 1]) |
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| 4:32 |
8. | "Slamm" |
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| 2:25 |
9. | "7 Nightz" |
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| 3:05 |
10. | "Mean Feen" (featuring Kranky Kranky[lower-alpha 1]) | Smith | Lukovic | 3:12 |
11. | "How It Go" |
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| 3:04 |
12. | "Sum 2 Do" |
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| 2:33 |
13. | "Back Up" |
| Rision | 2:13 |
14. | "Split" |
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| 2:23 |
15. | "Bad Bend/Demon" | Smith | Yeat | 3:02 |
16. | "Heavyweight" |
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| 2:29 |
17. | "Watch" | Smith | Kele | 2:17 |
18. | "Shhhh" |
| DKanee | 3:14 |
19. | "Back Home" |
| Bnyx | 3:31 |
20. | "Type Money" |
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| 3:12 |
21. | "Demon Tied" |
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| 2:43 |
22. | "Myself" |
| Bnyx | 2:30 |
Total length: | 65:34 |
Notes
- All songs are stylized in sentence case. In addition, any song title that contains the letter 'e' is replaced with 'ë', with the exception of "Nun I'd Change," which is stylized as "Nun id change." For example, "No More Talk" is stylized as "No morë talk". If a song contains two or more 'e's, then only the first one is replaced, with the exception of "Type Money," which is stylized as "Type monëy." However, "Bettr Off" is stylized as "Bëttr 0ff", "Rave Party" is stylized as "Rav3 p4rty", and "Demon" in "Bad Bend/Demon" is stylized as "DëMON".
- In the tracklist Yeat shared on Instagram, he additionally listed the mobile app Talking Ben as a feature on "How It Go".[1]
- "Heavyweight" contains background vocals from SeptembersRich.
- "Myself" contains additional vocals from Bnyx.
- Yeat's alter ego Luh Geeky is styled on Spotify as "Luh geeky," and on Apple Music as "LUH GEEKY."
Charts
Chart (2023) | Peak position |
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Australian Albums (ARIA)[8] | 58 |
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[9] | 11 |
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[10] | 29 |
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[11] | 157 |
Canadian Albums (Billboard)[12] | 5 |
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[13] | 37 |
Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista)[14] | 37 |
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[15] | 49 |
Irish Albums (OCC)[16] | 25 |
Lithuanian Albums (AGATA)[17] | 2 |
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[18] | 17 |
Norwegian Albums (VG-lista)[19] | 10 |
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[20] | 9 |
UK Albums (OCC)[21] | 20 |
US Billboard 200[22] | 4 |
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[23] | 2 |
Notes
- Kranky Kranky and Luh Geeky are alter egos used by Yeat.[1]
References
- Darville, Jordan (February 20, 2023). "Yeat shares Aftërlyfe tracklist with feature from "Talking Ben App"". The Fader. Retrieved February 21, 2023.
- Murray, Robin (February 24, 2023). "Yeat Veers Towards The Experimental On 'AftërLyfe'". Clash. Retrieved February 27, 2023.
- Fitzgerald, Trent (February 24, 2023). "Key Glock, Don Toliver, Yeat and More – New Hip-Hop Projects". XXL. Retrieved February 27, 2023.
- Espinoza, Joshua (February 24, 2023). "Yeat Unleashes 'AftërLyfe' Album f/ YoungBoy Never Broke Again and More". Complex. Retrieved February 27, 2023.
- "Yeat Announces 2023 North American Tour Kicking Off In March". Live Nation Entertainment. December 6, 2022. Retrieved March 1, 2023.
- Paul Attard (February 26, 2023). "Yeat AftërLyfe Review: A One-of-a-Kind Rapper in Dire Need of an Editor". Slant. Retrieved February 26, 2023.
- "AftërLyfe Stylist Review by Paul Simpson". AllMusic. Retrieved March 13, 2023.
- "The ARIA Report: Week Commencing 6 March 2023". The ARIA Report. No. 1722. Australian Recording Industry Association. March 6, 2023. p. 6.
- "Austriancharts.at – Yeat – Aftërlyfe" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved March 8, 2023.
- "Ultratop.be – Yeat – Aftërlyfe" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved March 5, 2023.
- "Ultratop.be – Yeat – Aftërlyfe" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved March 5, 2023.
- "Billboard Canadian Albums: Week of March 11, 2023". Billboard. Retrieved March 7, 2023.
- "Dutchcharts.nl – Yeat – Aftërlyfe" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved March 4, 2023.
- "Yeat: Aftërlyfe" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland. Retrieved March 6, 2023.
- "Offiziellecharts.de – Yeat – Aftërlyfe" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved March 3, 2023.
- "Official Irish Albums Chart Top 50". Official Charts Company. Retrieved March 3, 2023.
- "2023 9-os savaitės klausomiausi (Top 100)" (in Lithuanian). AGATA. March 3, 2023. Retrieved March 3, 2023.
- "NZ Top 40 Albums Chart". Recorded Music NZ. March 6, 2023. Retrieved March 4, 2023.
- "Album 2023 uke 09". VG-lista. Retrieved March 3, 2023.
- "Swisscharts.com – Yeat – Aftërlyfe". Hung Medien. Retrieved March 5, 2023.
- "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved March 3, 2023.
- Caulfield, Keith (March 5, 2023). "Karol G Achieves Historic First No. 1 Album on Billboard 200 Chart With 'Mañana Será Bonito'". Billboard. Retrieved March 6, 2023.
- "Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums: Week of March 11, 2023". Billboard. Retrieved March 10, 2023.