Up 2 Me

Up 2 Me (stylized as Up 2 Më) is the debut studio album by American rapper Yeat. It was released on September 10, 2021 through Interscope Records, Foundation Media, and Twizzy Rich.[1] The album features a guest appearance from fellow rapper SeptembersRich. The album's lead single, Gët Busy, was released on September 1, 2021, nine days before the album. The album’s artwork was made by Internet Girlfriend, a popular graphic designer in the internet music scene.

"Told Ya" redirects here. For the 2005 Jaguar Wright song, see Divorcing Neo 2 Marry Soul.
Up 2 Me
Studio album by
Yeat
ReleasedSeptember 10, 2021 (2021-09-10)
Recorded2020–2021
Genre
Length56:41
Label
Producer
  • Yeat
  • Ardist
  • AyeMajin
  • Based1
  • Bred
  • Bugz Ronin
  • Bnyx
  • Dulio
  • F1lthy
  • Flansie
  • Gokami
  • Jonah Abraham
  • Lucian
  • Lukrative
  • Malikaix8
  • Nest
  • Numbernine
  • Nuu
  • Outlit
  • Pink
  • Rio Leyva
  • Sharkboy
  • Skimayne
  • Snapz
  • Snypes
  • Starboyrob
  • SubZeroSwiz
  • Synthetic
  • Trgc
  • UpMadeIt
Yeat chronology
Trëndi
(2021)		 Up 2 Me
(2021)		 2 Alive
(2022)
Singles from Up 2 Me
  1. "Get Busy"
    Released: September 1, 2021

Singles

The album's lead single, "Gët Busy", was released on September 1. Another song on the album, "U Could Tëll", was included in the second season of the HBO series Euphoria.[2][3] The instrumental for the song Turban was included in a collaborative commercial between Nike and Dick's Sporting Goods.[4]

Critical reception
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[5]
Pitchfork6.7/10[3]

In his Washington Post piece on Yeat, Chris Richards noted that Yeat "visits nearly every corner of his lungs, throat, mouth and sinuses on 'Turban'", and that "his approach still feels avant and inventive. Rhyming in alien purrs and phantasmal coos, it's as if he's melting into his beats".[6]

Pitchfork reviewer Alphonse Pierre claims that "Yeat's inspiration feels like it refreshingly goes beyond Whole Lotta Red" while giving the album a 6.7/10.[3] AllMusic stated that "It's funny, weird, and infectious, like the best of Up 2 Më. Uncommon production choices and Yeat's laid-back but surprisingly off-center personality make these tracks a breath of fresh air in a commercial rap landscape where artists and songs can sometimes feel interchangeable".[5]

Genius ranked "Gët Busy" 18th on their "Genius "Community's 50 Best Songs Of 2021" list.[7] The song was also ranked 81st on Pitchfork's "100 Best Songs of 2021" list and included on the publication's "38 Best Rap Songs of 2021" list.[8][9]

Commercial performance

Up 2 Me charted at No. 183 on the Billboard selling 5,000 album-equivalent units, four months after it was released. [10]

Track listing
Up 2 Me track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Cmon"
  • Flansie
  • Skimayne
1:43
2."Morning Mudd"
2:24
3."Got Rich"
2:02
4."Let Ya Know"
  • Smith
  • Liam Barnea
  • Zion Miller
  • Bred
  • Pink
2:34
5."Stayed tha Same"
2:36
6."Get Busy"
  • Smith
  • Maruwanaya
  • Skimayne
  • Yeat
  • Flansie
  • Skimayne
2:38
7."Rokstar"
  • Yeat
  • Aye Majin
  • Robert Ferguson
  • Gokami
  • Aye Majin
  • Starboyrob
  • Gokami
2:14
8."Trendy Way" (featuring SeptembersRich)
  • Smith
  • Canyon Moore
  • Sharkboy
  • UpMadeIt
  • Sharkboy
  • UpMadeIt
3:20
9."Swerved It"
  • Smith
  • Samuel Buckley
  • Outlit
2:17
10."Ya Ya"
2:19
11."U Could Tell"
  • Smith
  • SubZeroSwiz
  • Yeat
  • SubZeroSwiz
2:29
12."Factz"
  • Smith
  • Mercado
  • Synthetic
2:41
13."Bak On Em"
  • Smith
  • Leyva
  • Yeat
  • Leyva
2:00
14."Hey"
  • Smith
  • Saint-Fort
  • Michael Rigaud
  • BNYX
  • NUU
  • Yeat
2:38
15."Turban"
  • Smith
  • Artist
  • Artist
2:36
16."Twizzy Rich"
  • Smith
  • Mercado
  • Yeat
  • Synthetic
2:41
17."Told Ya"
  • Smith
  • Amen Temesgen
  • Abdul Moiz
  • A. Olaniyan
  • Malikai
  • Dulio
3:09
18."Money So Big"
  • Smith
  • Jammarius Hill
  • Kostya Ryzhkov
  • Divjot Abhol
  • Trgc
  • Nest
2:40
19."Deserve It"
  • Smith
  • Ortiz
  • Thevenot
  • Jonah Abraham
  • F1lthy
  • Lukrative
  • Yeat
  • Abraham
1:51
20."Kant Change"
  • Smith
  • SubZeroSwiz
SubZeroSwiz2:10
21."Callin Me"
  • Smith
  • Saint-Fort
  • Snypes
  • Numbernine
  • BNYX
  • Snypes
  • Numbernine
2:35
22."Lying 4 Fun"
  • Smith
  • Ben Strudivant
  • William Lambert
  • Based1
  • Yeat
  • ThankYouWill
5:04
Total length:56:41

Notes

  • Any song title that contains the letter 'e' is replaced with 'ë'. For example, "U Could Tell" is stylized as "U Could Tëll". If a song contains two or more 'e's, then only the first one is replaced.
  • Only the first letter of each song title is capitalized (except "Gët Busy", "Ya Ya", "Twizzy Rich" and "Swërved It"). For example, "Monëy So Big" is stylized as "Monëy so big".

Charts

References
  1. "Up 2 Më - Yeat | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved April 4, 2022.
  2. "Euphoria season 2 soundtrack: Full list of songs in Zendaya series". Radio Times. Retrieved February 9, 2022.
  3. "Yeat: Up 2 Më". Pitchfork. Retrieved April 4, 2022.
  4. "Yeat Song Appears In Nike Ad For Dick's Sporting Goods". May 23, 2022. Retrieved May 23, 2022.
  5. "Up 2 Më Review by TiVo Staff". allmusic.com. September 10, 2021. Retrieved September 10, 2021.
  6. "Review | Yeat redefines what it means for a rapper to rock the bells". The Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved January 25, 2022.
  7. "The Genius Community's 50 Best Songs Of 2021". Genius. December 29, 2021. Retrieved July 6, 2022.
  8. "The 100 Best Songs of 2021". Pitchfork. December 6, 2021. Retrieved July 6, 2022.
  9. "The 38 Best Rap Songs of 2021". Pitchfork. December 13, 2021. Retrieved July 6, 2022.
  10. "Yeat earns his first-ever Billboard 200 entry with 'Up 2 Më'". Our Generation Music. January 20, 2022. Retrieved January 25, 2022.
  11. "Billboard Canadian Albums: Week of February 19, 2022". Billboard. Retrieved April 15, 2022.
  12. "2022 15-os savaitės klausomiausi (Top 100)" (in Lithuanian). AGATA. April 15, 2022. Retrieved April 15, 2022.
  13. "Billboard 200: Week of February 19, 2022". Billboard. Retrieved April 15, 2022.
  14. "Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums: Week of February 19, 2022". Billboard. Retrieved April 15, 2022.
  15. "Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 2022". Billboard. Retrieved December 3, 2022.
  16. "Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums – Year-End 2022". Billboard. Retrieved December 3, 2022.
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