Lil Boat (mixtape)

Lil Boat
Mixtape by Lil Yachty
Released	March 9, 2016 (2016-03-09)
Recorded	2015–2016
Genre	Hip hop trap cloud rap
Length	45:52
Label	Quality Control Capitol Motown
Producer	1Mind Big Los Colby Crump Digital Nas Ducko McFli Earl TheGoodPerry Grandfero Sage
Lil Yachty chronology
Summer Songs EP (2015) Lil Boat (2016) Summer Songs 2 (2016)
Singles from Lil Boat
"One Night" Released: August 19, 2015 "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. Yachty enlisted guest appearances from Young Thug, Quavo and Byou, among others.

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
Source	Rating
Pitchfork	4.8/10 [6]
Tiny Mix Tapes	4/5 [7]

The mixtape was released to generally positive reviews from critics. 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.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Intro (Just Keep Swimming)"	Miles McCollum Perry Moise Andrew Stanton David Reynolds	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)	McCollum Ramses Ful Quavious Marshall Kevin Purnell Jeffery Williams	Grandfero	4:28
4.	"Not My Bro"	McCollum Charles Singleton	Ducko McFli	2:23
5.	"Interlude"	McCollum Bobby Lowery	Sage	1:18
6.	"Good Day" (featuring Skippa da Flippa)	McCollum Purnell Carlos Robinson	Big Los	3:18
7.	"Up Next 2" (featuring Big Brutha Chubba and Byou)	McCollum Nasir Pemberton Quantavious Arnold Dontarian Hollis	Digital Nas	2:58
8.	"Run / Running"	McCollum Isaac Bynum	Earl Bundles [a] [b]	5:20
9.	"Never Switch Up"	McCollum Lopez Alfredo	1Mind	2:41
10.	"One Night"	McCollum Moise	TheGoodPerry	4:03
11.	"Out Late"	McCollum Bynum Bennet Pepple	Earl	2:40
12.	"Fucked Over"	McCollum Singleton	Ducko McFli	2:55
13.	"I'm Sorry" (featuring TheGoodPerry)	McCollum Moise	TheGoodPerry	3:12
14.	"We Did It (Positivity Song)"	McCollum Moise	TheGoodPerry	3:26
Total length:				45:52

Notes

• ^[a] signifies an uncredited co-producer
• ^[b] "Run / Running" was removed from streaming services after Nintendo copyright claimed its sample.

Sample credits

• "Intro (Just Keep Swimming)" contains a sample of "Just Keep Swimming" from Finding Nemo .
• "Not My Bro" contains a sample of "Killing You", performed by Broods.
• "Good Day" contains a sample of "かけてあげる", performed by Daoko.
• "Run / Running" contains a sample of "File Select" from Super Mario 64 .

Charts

Chart performance for Lil Boat

Chart (2016)	Peak position
US Billboard 200 [10]	106

Certifications

Certifications for Lil Boat

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA) [11]	Gold	500,000‡
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

References

1. Weinstein, Max (March 9, 2016). "Lil Yachty Releases Debut Mixtape 'Lil Boat' Featuring Young Thug and Quavo". XXL. Retrieved February 22, 2018.
2. "Lil Yachty – Lil Boat Mixtape". DatPiff. Retrieved February 22, 2018.
3. Pearce, Sheldon (November 30, 2016). "From Lil Yachty to DRAM, 2016's best hip-hop is all about black joy". The Guardian . ISSN   0261-3077 . Retrieved January 24, 2018.
4. "Rapper debuted 'The Life of Pablo' and Yeezy Season 3 fashion line at Madison Square Garden". Rolling Stone. February 12, 2016. Retrieved January 24, 2018.
5. "Here's the Story Behind Lil Yachty's Amazing Mixtape Cover – Green Label". Green Label. March 17, 2016. Retrieved January 24, 2018.
6. Pearce, Sheldon (March 17, 2016). "Lil Yachty: Lil Boat". Pitchfork . Retrieved July 1, 2016.
7. Henderson, Nick. "Lil Yachty – Lil Boat". Tiny Mix Tapes . Retrieved January 11, 2019.
8. Ortiz, Edwin. "50 Best Albums of 2016". Complex . Retrieved January 21, 2018.
9. White, Caitlin (June 24, 2014). "The Best Rap Albums of 2016". Uproxx . Retrieved January 21, 2018.
10. "Lil Yachty Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved March 30, 2017.
11. "American album certifications – Lil Yachty – Lil Boat". Recording Industry Association of America . Retrieved March 8, 2024.