Life (Yo Gotti album)

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Life
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Studio album by
Yo Gotti
ReleasedMay 13, 2003 (2003-05-13)
Recorded2002–03
Genre
Length60:30
Label TVT
Yo Gotti chronology
Self-Explanatory
(2001)		Life
(2003)		 Back 2 da Basics
(2006)

Life is the fourth studio album by American rapper Yo Gotti. [1] It was released on May 13, 2003, by TVT Records, serving as Yo Gotti's major-label debut and first studio release with TVT.

Contents

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
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Allmusic writer Jason Birchmeier awarded the album three stars and described it as "typical of the genre". [2] Matt Gonzales of PopMatters also gave the album a lukewarm review, viewing Yo Gotti as "lyrically indistinguishable from a sea of bitter, street-hustling rappers exactly like himself". [3] Geoff Harkness, writing for The Pitch saw merit in Gotti's lyrics, but opined that "the played-out beats, the hoary "Dirty South" shout-outs and Gotti's perfunctory delivery ... hinder the album beyond repair." [4] The Memphis Flyer commented on the "vintage Def Jam-style production" and "facility with R&B hooks", and viewed the album as revealing "a wider range of musical and emotional options than is usually heard on Memphis rap records". [5] The New York Times ' Kelefa Sanneh, reviewing his next album, described Life as "an uncelebrated gem". [6] Several reviewers commented on the cover art, with Gonzales stating that from the cover the album could be mistaken "for a Wayans Brothers project skewering the worn-out conventions of hardcore rap". [3] Harkness described the cover showing Yo Gotti "surrounded by snazzy cars, diamond-encrusted hubcaps and a flurry of $100 bills -- not exactly indicators that songs about the current political climate or uplifting one's spiritual self will be found inside." [4]

Track listing

No.TitleLength
1."Intro"3:56
2."All I Ever Wanted to Do" (featuring Kia Shine)4:03
3."Sell My Dope"4:24
4."Dirty South Soldiers" (featuring Lil Jon)4:57
5."Reppin' North Memphis"3:06
6."Str8 from da North"4:35
7."Get Down" (featuring Lil' Flip)4:12
8."After I Fuck Ya Bitch (Remix)"4:37
9."Entering the Game"3:52
10."Life"4:07
11."9 to 5"3:17
12."Breakaman" (featuring Kia Shine)4:22
13."Shake It" (featuring Rich Burn)2:56
14."Look at Old Girl" (featuring Block Burnaz)4:50
15."On da Grind"3:22
16."U Understand"4:53
17."Mr. Tell It"4:49
18."Dirty South Soldiers (Rap Hustlaz Remix)" (featuring Lil Jon, V-Slash and Kia Shine)5:38
19."Pop Kone" (featuring Lil Jon & The East Side Boyz)3:44

References

  1. ↑ "Life: Yo Gotti: Music". Amazon. Retrieved 2012-02-28.
  2. 1 2 Life at AllMusic Allmusic review
  3. 1 2 Gonzales, Matt (2003) "Yo Gotti Life", PopMatters, 21 October 2003, retrieved 2010-01-31
  4. 1 2 Harkness, Geoff (2003) "Yo Gotti Life", The Pitch , July 31, 2003, retrieved 2010-01-31
  5. ↑ "Hear This: Al Green, Memphix, and Yo Gotti helped lead the way in Memphis music for 2003", Memphis Flyer , January 1, 2004, retrieved 2010-01-31
  6. ↑ Sanneh, Kelefa (2006) "Critics' Choice: New CDs", New York Times , May 22, 2006, retrieved 2010-01-31
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