Afterlyfe
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{{Use mdy dates|date=February 2023}}
{{Infobox album
| name = Afterlyfe
| type = studio
| artist = Yeat
| cover = YeatAfterlyfeCover.jpg
| released = February 24, 2023
| genre = *Trap
| length = 67:35
| label = * Geffen
- Field Trip
- Twizzy Rich
| producer = *2AAB
- AM
- Aunix
- BeautifulMvn
- Bnyx
- Bred
- Bugz Ronin
- ChaseTheMoney
- Chef9thegod
- Colin Magdamo
- DKanee
- Dream Awake
- Dulio
- Jonah Abraham
- Kele
- Leiso
- LL Clawz
- Lucid
- Lukovic
- Noa Nalu
- Nuu
- Pink
- Rision
- Sideus
- Synthetic
- Warpstr
- Yeat
| prev_title = Lyfe
| prev_year = 2022
| next_title = 2093
| next_year = 2024
}}
Afterlyfe (stylized as AftërLyfe) is the third studio album by American rapper Yeat. It was released on February 24, 2023, by Geffen Records, Field Trip Recordings, and Twizzy Rich.{{Cite web |last=Darville |first=Jordan |date=2023-02-20 |title=Yeat shares Aftërlyfe tracklist with feature from "Talking Ben App"|url=https://www.thefader.com/2023/02/20/yeat-shares-afterlyfe-release-date-tracklist-with-feature-from-talking-ben-app |access-date=2023-02-21 |website=The Fader |language=en}} The follow-up to his EP Lyfë (2022), it contains a sole guest appearance from YoungBoy Never Broke Again as well as Yeat's alter egos Kranky Kranky & Luh Geeky.{{cite web |last=Murray |first=Robin |date=February 24, 2023 |title=Yeat Veers Towards The Experimental On 'AftërLyfe' |url=https://www.clashmusic.com/news/yeat-veers-towards-the-experimental-on-afterlyfe/ |access-date=February 27, 2023 |work=Clash}}{{cite web|url=https://www.xxlmag.com/key-glock-don-toliver-yeat-new-hip-hop-projects/|title=Key Glock, Don Toliver, Yeat and More – New Hip-Hop Projects|work=XXL|last=Fitzgerald|first=Trent|date=February 24, 2023|access-date=February 27, 2023}}
Background
Prior to the album's release, Yeat said the album was not just "regular rap beats. It's a whole different new wave." He also expressed that he did not want "21 features on an album" and wanted "people just hearing me. I don't really need other people on my music"{{cite web|url=https://www.complex.com/music/yeat-afterlyfe-stream|title=Yeat Unleashes 'AftërLyfe' Album f/ YoungBoy Never Broke Again and More|work=Complex|last=Espinoza|first=Joshua|date=February 24, 2023|access-date=February 27, 2023}}
Critical reception
{{Music ratings
| rev1 = Slant Magazine
| rev1score = {{Rating|3|5}}{{cite web|url=https://www.slantmagazine.com/music/yeat-afterlyfe-album-review/|title=Yeat AftërLyfe Review: A One-of-a-Kind Rapper in Dire Need of an Editor |author = Paul Attard |date=February 26, 2023 |publisher=Slant|accessdate=February 26, 2023}}
| rev2 = AllMusic
| rev2score = {{Rating|3|5}}{{cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/aft%C3%ABrlyfe-mw0003940685|title=AftërLyfe Stylist Review by Paul Simpson|publisher=AllMusic|access-date=March 13, 2023}}
}}
Slant Magazine{{'}}s Paul Attard noted that the album is "composed of demonic-sounding material with little attention paid to sequencing" and that it's "just Yeat himself slightly pitching his voice up or down an octave—that break up the slowly mounting monotony." Concluding his review, he adds that some tracks "display how one-dimensional his style can get when the material is spread too thin", however, he also notes that "despite these flaws, AftërLyfe confirms that in a sea of blatant copycats, Yeat remains a true original—albeit one who's in desperate need of an editor."
Track listing
{{Track listing
| headline = AfterLyfe track listing
| extra_column = Producer(s)
| total_length = 65:34
| title1 = No More Talk
| writer1 = {{hlist|Noah Smith|Benjamin Saint-Fort}}
| extra1 = Bnyx
| length1 = 3:59
| title2 = Shmunk
| note2 = featuring YoungBoy Never Broke Again
| writer2 = {{hlist|Smith|Kentrell Gaulden|Liam Barnea|Zion Miller}}
| extra2 = {{hlist|Pink|Bred}}
| length2 = 3:50
| title3 = Bettr Off
| writer3 = {{hlist|Smith|Daniel Perez|Arthur Werther}}
| extra3 = {{hlist|Bugz Ronin|Leiso}}
| length3 = 3:50
| title4 = Rave Party
| note4 = featuring Kranky Kranky{{efn|name=alias|Kranky Kranky and Luh Geeky are alter egos used by Yeat.}}
| writer4 = {{hlist|Smith|Abdul Moiz}}
| extra4 = Dulio
| length4 = 3:19
| title5 = Nun I'd Change
| writer5 = {{hlist|Smith|B. Saint Fort|Colin Magdamo}}
| extra5 = {{hlist|Bnyx|Magdamo}}
| length5 = 3:31
| title6 = Woa...!
| writer6 = {{hlist|Smith|Moiz|Andres Catellanos}}
| extra6 = {{hlist|Dulio|Lucid}}
| length6 = 2:50
| title7 = Now
| note7 = featuring Luh Geeky{{efn|name=alias}}
| writer7 = {{hlist|Smith|B. Saint-Fort|Patrick Saint-Fort}}
| extra7 = {{hlist|Bnyx|BeautifulMvn}}
| length7 = 4:32
| title8 = Slamm
| writer8 = {{hlist|Smith|B. Saint Fort|Michael Rigaud}}
| extra8 = {{hlist|Bnyx|Nuu}}
| length8 = 2:25
| title9 = 7 Nightz
| writer9 = {{hlist|Smith|Moiz|Catellanos}}
| extra9 = {{hlist|Dulio|Lucid}}
| length9 = 3:05
| title10 = Mean Feen
| note10 = featuring Kranky Kranky{{efn|name=alias}}
| writer10 = Smith
| extra10 = Lukovic
| length10 = 3:12
| title11 = How It Go
| writer11 = {{hlist|Smith|Pablo Sanchez|Nicolò Castrichini}}
| extra11 = {{hlist|Dream Awake|Sideus}}
| length11 = 3:04
| title12 = Sum 2 Do
| writer12 = {{hlist|Smith|B. Saint-Fort|P. Saint-Fort}}
| extra12 = {{hlist|Bnyx|BeautifulMvn}}
| length12 = 2:33
| title13 = Back Up
| writer13 = {{hlist|Smith|Robert Jurado}}
| extra13 = Rision
| length13 = 2:13
| title14 = Split
| writer14 = {{hlist|Smith|Chase Rose|Javier Mercado|Noa Nalu Shelfow}}
| extra14 = {{hlist|ChaseTheMoney|Synthetic|Aunix|Noa Nalu}}
| length14 = 2:23
| title15 = Bad Bend/Demon
| writer15 = Smith
| extra15 = Yeat
| length15 = 3:02
| title16 = Heavyweight
| writer16 = {{hlist|Smith|Canyon Moore|Ethan Andrade|Arman Andican|Jonah Abraham}}
| extra16 = {{hlist|Warpstr|AM|Abraham}}
| length16 = 2:29
| title17 = Watch
| writer17 = Smith
| extra17 = Kele
| length17 = 2:17
| title18 = Shhhh
| writer18 = {{hlist|Smith|Volodymyr Dorofeiev}}
| extra18 = DKanee
| length18 = 3:14
| title19 = Back Home
| writer19 = {{hlist|Smith|B. Saint-Fort|Gregg Alexander|Danielle Brisebois|Debra Holland}}
| extra19 = Bnyx
| length19 = 3:31
| title20 = Type Money
| writer20 = {{hlist|Smith|Leonardo Claus|Gonçalo Brás|Zamani Mona}}
| extra20 = {{hlist|LL Clawz|Chef9thegod|Opium Jai}}
| length20 = 3:12
| title21 = Demon Tied
| writer21 = {{hlist|Smith|B. Saint-Fort}}
| extra21 = {{hlist|Bnyx|2AAB}}
| length21 = 2:43
| title22 = Myself
| writer22 = {{hlist|Smith|B. Saint-Fort}}
| extra22 = Bnyx
| length22 = 2:30
}}
Notes
- All songs are stylized in sentence case. In addition, any song title that contains the letter 'e' is replaced with 'ë', with the exception of "Nun I'd Change," which is stylized as "Nun id change." For example, "No More Talk" is stylized as "No morë talk". If a song contains two or more 'e's, then only the first one is replaced, with the exception of "Type Money," which is stylized as "Type monëy." However, "Bettr Off" is stylized as "Bëttr 0ff", "Rave Party" is stylized as "Rav3 p4rty", and "Demon" in "Bad Bend/Demon" is stylized as "DëMON".
- In the tracklist Yeat shared on Instagram, he additionally listed the mobile app Talking Ben as a feature on "How It Go", though this feature was removed prior to the official release of the song.
- "Heavyweight" contains background vocals from SeptembersRich.
- "Myself" contains additional vocals & guitar from Bnyx. Bnyx also played guitar on "Back Home".
- Yeat's alter ego Luh Geeky is styled on Spotify as "Luh geeky," and on Apple Music as "LUH GEEKY."
Charts
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scope="row"| US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard){{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2023/top-r-and-b-hip-hop-albums/|title=Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums – Year-End 2023|magazine=Billboard|access-date=November 23, 2023}}
| 79 |
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Certifications
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{{Certification Table Entry|region=Poland|artist=Yeat|title=AftërLyfe|award=Gold|type=album|relyear=2023|certyear=2024|access-date=June 19, 2024}}
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Notes
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