Lil Boat

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Lil Boat
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ReleasedMarch 9, 2016 (2016-03-09)
Recorded2015–2016
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Length45:52
Label
Producer
Lil Yachty chronology
Lil Boat
(2016)
Summer Songs 2
(2016)
Singles from Lil Boat
  1. "One Night"
    Released: August 19, 2015
  2. "Minnesota"
    Released: March 9, 2016

Lil Boat is the debut commercial mixtape by American rapper Lil Yachty. It was released on March 9, 2016, [1] [2] by Quality Control Music, Capitol Records and Motown. The mixtape's production was primarily provided by TheGoodPerry, along other record producers such as 1Mind, Earl, Digital Nas and Grandfero; as well as Yachty enlisted the guest appearances from Young Thug, Quavo and Byou, among others.

Contents

Background

Yachty first came to prominence in December 2015 when the SoundCloud version of his song "One Night" was used in a viral comedy video. [3] In February 2016, Yachty debuted as a model in Kanye West's Yeezy Season 3 fashion line at Madison Square Garden. [4]

The cover was designed by Mihailo Andic, using stock images and some images obtained from Tumblr. [5]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Pitchfork 4.8/10 [6]
Tiny Mix Tapes 4/5 [7]

In a positive review, Nick Henderson of Tiny Mix Tapes wrote that "Lil Boat is the kind of music that does not need to make a case for its own value, only judged on the intangible, absurdist metrics of its self-contained universe." [7] Sheldon Pearce from Pitchfork was more critical and found that the mixtape "makes a grating mess of varying influences." [6]

Complex ranked the mixtape at number 31 on its "Best Albums of 2016" list. [8] Critic Edwin Ortiz wrote that Lil Yachty "carved out his own lane with his debut mixtape" and praised the project for "showcasing his bubble-gum trap approach to hip-hop and his delightfully weird overall individuality." [8] Uproxx ranked the album at number 19 on its "Best Rap Albums of 2016", commenting that "Yachty uses Auto-Tune to polish and blur his sad, vindictive and romantic instincts, steering through choppy waters of adolescence with the same wide-eyed selfishness and wonder of any teenager in America." [9]

Track listing

Lil Boat track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Intro (Just Keep Swimming)" TheGoodPerry 4:12
2."Wanna Be Us" (featuring TheGoodPerry)
  • McCollum
  • Moise
  • Colby Crump
  • TheGoodPerry
  • Crump
2:51
3."Minnesota" (featuring Quavo, Skippa da Flippa and Young Thug)
Grandfero4:28
4."Not My Bro"
  • McCollum
  • Charles Singleton
Ducko McFli 2:23
5."Interlude"
  • McCollum
  • Bobby Lowery
Sage1:18
6."Good Day" (featuring Skippa da Flippa)
  • McCollum
  • Purnell
  • Carlos Robinson
Big Los3:18
7."Up Next 2" (featuring Big Brutha Chubba and Byou)
Digital Nas 2:58
8."Run / Running"
  • McCollum
  • Isaac Bynum
  • Earl
  • Bundles [a]
[b]
5:20
9."Never Switch Up"
  • McCollum
  • Lopez Alfredo
1Mind2:41
10."One Night"
  • McCollum
  • Moise
TheGoodPerry4:03
11."Out Late"
  • McCollum
  • Bynum
  • Bennet Pepple
Earl2:40
12."Fucked Over"
  • McCollum
  • Singleton
Ducko McFli2:55
13."I'm Sorry" (featuring TheGoodPerry)
  • McCollum
  • Moise
TheGoodPerry3:12
14."We Did It (Positivity Song)"
  • McCollum
  • Moise
TheGoodPerry3:26
Total length:45:52

Notes

Sample credits

Charts

Chart performance for Lil Boat
Chart (2016)Peak
position
US Billboard 200 [10] 106

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