Lyfe (EP)
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{{Infobox album
| name = Lyfe
| type = EP
| artist = Yeat
| cover = Lyfë.jpeg
| caption =
| alt =
| released = September 9, 2022
| recorded =
| studio =
| genre = Rage
| length = 34:09
| label = * Field Trip
- Geffen
- Twizzy Rich
| producer = * BenjiCold
- Bnyx
- Dulio
- Luca Malaspina
- madebyjarel
- Mingo
- Osmo
- Opium Jai
- Outlit
- Snapz
| prev_title = 2 Alive
| prev_year = 2022
| next_title = Afterlyfe
| next_year = 2023
| misc = {{Singles
| name = Lyfe
| type = EP
| single1 = Talk
| single1date = September 2, 2022
}}
}}
Lyfe (stylized as Lyfë) is the sixth extended play by American rapper Yeat. It was released through Geffen Records, Field Trip and Twizzy Rich on September 9, 2022.{{cite web|url=https://www.complex.com/music/yeat-lyfe-ep|title=Yeat Shares 'LYFË' Project f/ Lil Uzi Vert'|website=Complex|last=Cummings-Grady|first=Mackenzie|date=September 9, 2022|accessdate=September 10, 2022}} The EP features a guest appearance from Lil Uzi Vert.
Background and promotion
On June 15, 2022, Yeat took to Twitter to announce the title of the EP.{{cite tweet|user=yeat1_|number=1536965837931696129|title= Lyfë|date=June 15, 2022|access-date=September 10, 2022}} On September 2, 2022, he released the lead single, "Talk", a collaboration with American producer Bnyx.{{cite web|url=https://www.complex.com/music/yeat-talk-stream|title=Yeat Shares New Single "Talk" From Forthcoming 'Lyfë' Project|website=Complex|last=Espinoza|first=Joshua|date=September 2, 2022|access-date=September 10, 2022}} Upon releasing the EP's single "Talk", Yeat confirmed on Instagram that his forthcoming EP would release the following week on September 9, 2022.{{cite web|url=https://www.instagram.com/tv/Ch_YuTYJiuv/?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y%3D|title=####Talk out now, tapë next friday 9.9 🤾🏼♀️🤾🏼♀️🤾🏼♀️🤾🏼♀️🤾🏼♀️🤾🏼♀️🤾🏼♀️🤾🏼♀️|website=Instagram|date=September 2, 2022|accessdate=September 10, 2022}}
Commercial performance
Lyfe debuted at number ten on the US Billboard 200 with 30,000 sales in its first week, becoming Yeat's second top-ten project.{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/music/chart-beat/bad-bunny-un-verano-sin-ti-billboard-200-chart-number-one-most-weeks-2016-1235140844/|title=Bad Bunny's 'Un Verano Sin Ti' Has Most Weeks at No. 1 on Billboard 200 Since 2016|magazine=Billboard|access-date=September 18, 2022}} The EP also accumulated a total of 42.08 million on-demand streams of the EP's songs during the tracking week.{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/music/chart-beat/bad-bunny-un-verano-sin-ti-billboard-200-chart-number-one-most-weeks-2016-1235140844/|title=Bad Bunny's 'Un Verano Sin Ti' Has Most Weeks at No. 1 on Billboard 200 Since 2016|magazine=Billboard|access-date=September 18, 2022}}
Critical reception
{{Music ratings
| rev1 = Pitchfork
| rev1score = 7.0/10{{cite web|url=https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/yeat-lyfe/|title=Yeat: Lyfë Album Review|website=Pitchfork|last=Press-Reynolds|first=Kieran|date=September 15, 2022|access-date=September 15, 2022}}
}}
In a positive review, Pitchfork praised Yeat's unique style and energy, and felt that it was one of his strongest efforts to date, writing: "Rage rap can be rote and exhausting, but in small doses—like on the Portland rapper's new pared-down and hypnotic album—the style can be ridiculous fun, electrifying, and hyperreal."
Track listing
{{Track listing
| headline = Lyfe track listing
| extra_column = Producer(s)
| title1 = Flawless
| note1 = featuring Lil Uzi Vert
| writer1 = {{hlist|Noah Smith|Benjamin Saint-Fort|Symere Woods}}
| extra1 = {{hlist|Bnyx}}
| length1 = 2:56
| title2 = Up Off X
| writer2 = {{hlist|Smith|Zamani Mona|Sazhin Yaroslav Andreevich}}
| extra2 = {{hlist|Opium Jai|madebyjarel}}
| length2 = 3:18
| title3 = Out the Way
| writer3 = {{hlist|Smith|Saint-Fort|Niles Groce}}
| extra3 = {{hlist|Bnyx|Snapz}}
| length3 = 2:30
| title4 = Wat It Feel Lyke
| writer4 = {{hlist|Smith|Saint-Fort}}
| extra4 = Bnyx
| length4 = 2:10
| title5 = Got It All
| writer5 = {{hlist|Smith|Abdul Moiz|Alexander Reid-Lynch}}
| extra5 = {{hlist|Dulio|Osmo}}
| length5 = 2:51
| title6 = Can't Stop It
| writer6 = {{hlist|Smith|Fort}}
| extra6 = Bnyx
| length6 = 2:12
| title7 = Krank
| writer7 = {{hlist|Smith|Matthew Jefferson Rulloda}}
| extra7 = Mingo
| length7 = 2:55
| title8 = Talk
| writer8 = {{hlist|Smith|Saint-Fort}}
| extra8 = Bnyx
| length8 = 2:54
| title9 = Come On
| writer9 = {{hlist|Smith|James Addison}}
| extra9 = BenjiCold
| length9 = 3:24
| title10 = System
| writer10 = {{hlist|Smith|Samuel Buckley}}
| extra10 = Outlit
| length10 = 2:46
| title11 = Holy 1
| writer11 = {{hlist|Smith|Luca Malaspina}}
| extra11 = {{hlist|Malaspina}}
| length11 = 3:21
| title12 = Killin Em
| writer12 = {{hlist|Smith|Saint-Fort}}
| extra12 = Bnyx
| length12 = 2:52
| total_length = 34:09
}}
Notes
- Any song title that contains the letter 'e' is replaced with 'ë'. For example, "Flawless" is stylized as "Flawlëss". If a song contains two or more 'e's, then only the last one is replaced.
- Only the first letter of each song title is capitalized. For example, "Out thë Way" is stylized as "Out thë way"
Personnel
- Rich Keller – mastering
- Noah Smith – mixing, recording
Charts
Certifications
{{Certification Table Top|caption=Certifications for Lyfe}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=Canada|artist=Yeat|title=Lyfë|award=Gold|type=album|relyear=2022|certyear=2023|access-date=November 24, 2023}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=Poland|artist=Yeat|title=Lyfë|award=Gold|type=album|relyear=2022|certyear=2024|access-date=January 24, 2024}}
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References
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