Dangerous Summer (EP)

Dangerous Summer
EP by Yeat
Released	August 1, 2025
Genre	Hip-hop trap pop-rap
Length	33:47
Label	Lyfestyle Field Trip Capitol
Producer	Aaron Shadrow Ambezza Bnyx Dolphin Talk Dwavyb Elkan Empathy Fendii Jahaan Sweet Jasper Harris Juice Cuice Lucid Maru Orin Sapjer Synthetic WhereTfIsRay Yeat
Yeat chronology
Lyfestyle (2024) Dangerous Summer (2025) A Dangerous Lyfe (2026)
Singles from Dangerous Summer
"I'm Yeat" Released: July 18, 2025

Dangerous Summer is the seventh extended play (EP) by American rapper Yeat. It was released by Lyfestyle, Field Trip Recordings and Capitol Records on August 1, 2025. After releasing his fifth studio album Lyfestyle, Yeat had begun working on new material in 2024. He collaborated with multiple record producers; Jasper Harris, Synthetic, Bnyx and Jahaan Sweet, and worked on material using his laptop.

Dangerous Summer is a hip hop EP that explores themes of personal growth, improved well-being, and coming-of-age, as well as his signature themes of wealth, and global dominance. The EP was promoted with one single "I'm Yeat" and a cover art shot by American filmmaker Harmony Korine.

Background and recording

During the composition of his fifth studio album Lyfestyle (2024), Yeat would wake up at 7 in the morning recording tracks by his bedside, as confirmed by his manager Zack Bia. ^[1] Yeat had recorded the album using his laptop and collaborated with multiple record producers; Bnyx, Sapjer, Jahaan Sweet, Synthetic, Jasper Harris.

Release and promotion

Yeat released the surreal video for "Loose Leaf" on August 5, directed by EDGLRD and executive produced by Harmony Korine, featuring Yeat in a Florida motel surrounded by alligators. ^[2] The cover art was shot by filmmaker Harmony Korine, ^{[3] [4] [5]} using live alligators. ^[6] Yeat announced the details for the release of the EP, ^{[3] [7] [8]} following his festival appearances with Drake and Don Toliver on Instagram. ^[9] It was preceded by single "I'm Yeat," ^[4] released on July 18, 2025, alongside its music video, with Bnyx credited as a featured artist, ^[10] and contains additional contributions from NGeeYL, FKA Twigs, Don Toliver, and SahBabii. ^[11] The CD was released through Complex Networks. ^[12]

Critical reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[13]
Clash	7/10 [14]

The EP received positive reviews. Robin Murray of Clash felt that the EP "reaffirms Yeat's vitality," singling out Don Toliver and FKA Twig's features for praise. ^[14] AllMusic found the EP to be "looser and more casual" than Yeat's previous releases. ^[13]

Complex named the EP as the 21st best album of 2025, with Jon Barlas calling it "the sharpest [Yeat] has sounded in his career." ^[15] HotNewHipHop ranked the EP as the 39th best Rap album of 2025, ^[16] and named "Come N Go" the 2nd best Rap song of that year. ^[17]

Track listing

Dangerous Summer track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Put It Ong"	Noah Smith Benjamin Saint Fort Paul Elkan Jasper Levering Lucien Dunne	Bnyx Elkan Sapjer Lucid	2:37
2.	"Loco"	Smith Levering Javier Mercado Juan Alvarado Kuchmiy Alekseevich	Sapjer Synthetic Empathy Maru	2:34
3.	"Loose Leaf"	Smith Mercado Joseph Fenderson Raymond Reichenbach Orin Friedman	Synthetic Fendii WhereTfIsRay Orin	2:50
4.	"Oh I Did" (with NGeeYL)	Smith Nigel Fullenwinder Saint Fort	Yeat Bnyx	2:56
5.	"Come n Go"	Smith Saint Fort Levering	Bnyx Sapjer	3:18
6.	"[ADL Is Coming]"	Smith Saint Fort Dunne	Bnyx Lucid	2:40
7.	"I'm Yeat" (with Bnyx)	Smith Saint Fort Levering	Bnyx Sapjer	2:48
8.	"M.F.U." (with SahBabii)	Smith Saaheem Valdery Jasper Harris Mathias Liyew Aaron Shadrow	Yeat Harris Ambezza Shadrow	2:43
9.	"2Tone" (with Don Toliver)	Smith Caleb Toliver Saint Fort Jahaan Sweet	Yeat Bnyx Sweet	3:40
10.	"Fly Nite" (with FKA Twigs)	Smith Tahliah Barnett Elkan Dunne Patrick Basler Marc-Darryl Etienne	Elkan Lucid Dolphin Talk Dwavyb	3:48
11.	"Growing Pains"	Smith Saint Fort Levering JeLeus Cornileus	Yeat Bnyx Sapjer Juice Cuice	3:53
Total length:				33:47

Notes

• All track titles are stylized in all caps. Additionally, "Come n Go" and "Fly Nite" are stylized with umlaut diacritics over the letter E.

Personnel

Noah Smith – programming (4, 8, 9, 11), mixing (1–6, 8–11), recording (1–6, 8–11) Patrick Rosario – mastering, mixing (7), recording (7) Bnyx – programming (1, 4–7, 9, 11) Elkan – programming (1, 10) Lucid – programming (1, 6, 10) Sapjer – programming (1, 2, 5, 11) Empathy – programming (2) Maru – programming (2) Synthetic – programming (2, 3) Fendii – programming (3) Orin – programming (3) WhereTfIsRay – programming (3)

NGeeYL – vocals (4) Aaron Shadrow – programming (8) Ambezza – programming (8) Ambezza – programming (8) Jasper Harris – programming (8) SahBabii – vocals (8) Don Toliver – vocals (9) Jahaan Sweet – programming (9) Dolphin Talk – programming (10) Dwavyb – programming (10) Juice Cuice – programming (11)

Charts

Chart performance for Dangerous Summer

Chart (2025)	Peak position
Australian Albums (ARIA) [18]	63
Australian Hip Hop/R&B Albums (ARIA) [19]	11
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria) [20]	28
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders) [21]	81
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia) [22]	156
Canadian Albums ( Billboard ) [23]	65
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100) [24]	68
Hungarian Albums (MAHASZ) [25]	29
Icelandic Albums (Tónlistinn) [26]	17
Lithuanian Albums (AGATA) [27]	17
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ) [28]	27
Polish Albums (ZPAV) [29]	24
Portuguese Albums (AFP) [30]	32
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade) [31]	15
US Billboard 200 [32]	9
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums ( Billboard ) [33]	4

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