Nuthin' 2 Prove

Lil Yachty revealed the cover art on October 11, 2018, to Billboard.{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/hip-hop/8479534/lil-yachty-nuthin-2-prove-album-cover|title=Lil Yachty Unveils Album Cover for 'Nuthin' 2 Prove'|magazine=Billboard|accessdate=October 19, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181013025203/https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/hip-hop/8479534/lil-yachty-nuthin-2-prove-album-cover|archive-date=October 13, 2018|url-status=live}} He confirmed the release date and album name via his Twitter account in September.{{cite web|url=http://exclaim.ca/music/article/lil_yachty_has_nuthin_2_prove_on_new_album|title=Lil Yachty Has 'Nuthin 2 Prove' on New Album|website=Exclaim!|accessdate=October 19, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181017203346/http://exclaim.ca/music/article/lil_yachty_has_nuthin_2_prove_on_new_album|archive-date=October 17, 2018|url-status=live}}

"Who Want the Smoke?" featuring Cardi B and Offset, was released as the album's lead single on July 6, 2018.{{cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/who-want-the-smoke-feat-cardi-b-offset-single/1407385208|title=Who Want the Smoke? (feat. Cardi B & Offset) – Single by Lil Yachty on Apple Music|date=July 6, 2018 |publisher=iTunes Store|access-date=October 20, 2018|archive-url=https://archive.today/20181020193636/https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/who-want-the-smoke-feat-cardi-b-offset-single/1407385208|archive-date=October 20, 2018|url-status=live}} The song was produced by Tay Keith.{{cite web|url=https://www.spin.com/2018/07/lil-yachty-who-want-the-smoke-ft-cardi-b-offset/|title=Lil Yachty – "Who Want the Smoke?" (ft. Cardi B & Offset)|last=Arcand|first=Rob|date=July 6, 2018|work=Spin|accessdate=October 20, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181021111441/https://www.spin.com/2018/07/lil-yachty-who-want-the-smoke-ft-cardi-b-offset/|archive-date=October 21, 2018|url-status=live}}

{{Album ratings

| MC = 52/100{{cite web|url=https://www.metacritic.com/music/nuthin-2-prove/lil-yachty|title=Nuthin' 2 Prove by Lil Yachty Reviews and Tracks|publisher=Metacritic|accessdate=October 29, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181030175836/https://www.metacritic.com/music/nuthin-2-prove/lil-yachty|archive-date=October 30, 2018|url-status=live}}

| rev1 = AllMusic

| rev1score = {{Rating|2|5}}{{cite web|last=Kellman|first=Andy|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/nuthin-2-prove-mw0003216965|title=Nuthin' 2 Prove – Lil Yachty|publisher=AllMusic|accessdate=October 29, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181030090536/https://www.allmusic.com/album/nuthin-2-prove-mw0003216965|archive-date=October 30, 2018|url-status=live}}

| rev2 = Exclaim!

| rev2score = 3/10{{cite web|last=Tomlinson|first=Clayton|url=https://exclaim.ca/music/article/lil_yachty-nuthin_2_prove|title=Lil Yachty: Nuthin' 2 Prove|work=Exclaim!|date=October 26, 2018|accessdate=October 29, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181030090859/https://exclaim.ca/music/article/lil_yachty-nuthin_2_prove|archive-date=October 30, 2018|url-status=live}}

| rev3 = Highsnobiety

| rev3score = 3.0/5{{cite web|last=Hobbs|first=Thomas|url=https://www.highsnobiety.com/p/lil-yachty-nuthin-2-prove-review/|title=Lil Yachty Is Suffering from an Identity Crisis on 'Nuthin' 2 Prove'|work=Highsnobiety|date=October 22, 2018|accessdate=November 6, 2018|archive-url=https://archive.today/20200524095127/https://www.highsnobiety.com/p/lil-yachty-nuthin-2-prove-review/|archive-date=May 24, 2020|url-status=live}}

| rev4 = HipHopDX

| rev4score = 2.9/5{{cite web|last=Draughorne|first=Kenan|url=https://hiphopdx.com/reviews/id.3281/title.review-lil-yachtys-nuthin-2-prove-has-nuthin-new-to-offer|title=Review: Lil Yachty's "Nuthin' 2 Prove" Has Nuthin' New To Offer|work=HipHopDX|date=October 29, 2018|accessdate=October 29, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181029224715/https://hiphopdx.com/reviews/id.3281/title.review-lil-yachtys-nuthin-2-prove-has-nuthin-new-to-offer|archive-date=October 29, 2018|url-status=live}}

| rev5 = HotNewHipHop

| rev5score = 64%{{cite web|last=Jahmal|first=Karlton|url=https://www.hotnewhiphop.com/lil-yachty-nuthin-2-prove-review-news.62751.html|title=Lil Yachty "Nuthin' 2 Prove" Review|work=HotNewHipHop|date=October 23, 2018|accessdate=October 29, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181030090802/https://www.hotnewhiphop.com/lil-yachty-nuthin-2-prove-review-news.62751.html|archive-date=October 30, 2018|url-status=live}}

| rev6 = NME

| rev6score = {{rating|3|5}}{{cite web|last=Moore|first=Sam|url=https://www.nme.com/reviews/lil-yachty-nuthin-2-prove-2392115|title=Lil Yachty – 'Nuthin' 2 Prove' review|work=NME|date=October 22, 2018|accessdate=December 18, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181030090859/https://www.nme.com/reviews/album/lil-yachty-nuthin-2-prove|archive-date=October 30, 2018|url-status=live}}

| rev7 = Pitchfork

| rev7score = 6.1/10{{cite web|last=Alston|first=Trey|url=https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/lil-yachty-nuthin-2-prove/|title=Lil Yachty: Nuthin' 2 Prove|work=Pitchfork|date=October 24, 2018|accessdate=October 29, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181030131200/https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/lil-yachty-nuthin-2-prove/|archive-date=October 30, 2018|url-status=live}}

| rev8 = XXL

| rev8score = 3/5{{cite web|last=Holmes|first=Charles|url=http://www.xxlmag.com/rap-music/reviews/2018/10/lil-yachty-nuthin-2-prove-album-review/|title=Lil Yachty's Dueling Sides Are at Odds on 'Nuthin' 2 Prove' Album|work=XXL|date=October 22, 2018|accessdate=October 29, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181030131224/http://www.xxlmag.com/rap-music/reviews/2018/10/lil-yachty-nuthin-2-prove-album-review/|archive-date=October 30, 2018|url-status=live}}

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Nuthin' 2 Prove was met with mixed reviews. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from professional publications, the album received an average score of 52, based on eight reviews.

Trey Alston of Pitchfork gave a positive review, stating "When he bellows and trills, regardless of what's actually coming out of his mouth, the results are leagues better than when he tries to do his best rapper impression on songs". In a mixed review, XXL{{'}}s Charles Holmes stated: "Nuthin' 2 Prove, like its 2018 predecessor, Lil Boat 2, largely sees Yachty spinning in place, warring with his past and grasping at a murky future." Sam Moore of NME said, "With a swelling back catalogue, it's becoming increasingly clear what does and doesn't work for Yachty's solo output: skippable braggadocious freestyles? No. Endearing and experimental takes on hip-hop that demonstrate his more individualistic approach to being a major rap artist? Yes please". Kenan Draughorne of HipHopDX said, "By Quality Control's standards, Nuthin' 2 Prove is a brisk listen-through as it clocks in at just over 45 minutes, but it certainly feels as bloated as recent projects from Migos and Quavo's solo album".

Andy Kellman of AllMusic saying "Only with "Who Want the Smoke?" does the first half rise above the preceding album, yet Yachty's the third wheel, eclipsed by verses from Cardi B and Offset. He's more at ease on the lightheaded "melodic" tracks of the latter half, back to goofy-vulgar observations, musical crib-mobile melodies, and occasional openhearted moments that sound natural rather than forced". In a negative review, Exclaim!{{'}}s Clayton Tomlinson stated: "Lil Yachty's Nuthin' 2 Prove serves more to show off the talents of the featured artists than anything else. None of the Atlanta artist we know and used to love is present on this joint."

{{Track listing

| headline = Nuthin' 2 Prove track listing

| extra_column = Producer(s)

| total_length = 47:37

| title1 = Gimmie My Respect

| writer1 = {{hlist|Miles McCollum|Samuel Gloade|Derrick Hill|Sakata Oatis}}

| extra1 = 30 Roc

| length1 = 1:48

| title2 = Get Dripped

| note2 = featuring Playboi Carti

| writer2 = {{hlist|McCollum|Jordan Carter|Earl Bynum|Brandon Mitchell}}

| extra2 = {{hlist|Earl on the Beat|MitchGoneMad}}

| length2 = 2:38

| title3 = Riley from the Boondocks

| writer3 = {{hlist|McCollum|Mitchell}}

| extra3 = MitchGoneMad

| length3 = 3:05

| title4 = I'm the Mac

| writer4 = {{hlist|McCollum|Nasir Pemberton}}

| extra4 = Digital Nas

| length4 = 2:11

| title5 = Yacht Club

| note5 = featuring Juice Wrld

| writer5 = {{hlist|McCollum|Jarad Higgins|Bynum}}

| extra5 = Earl on the Beat

| length5 = 2:46

| title6 = SaintLaurentYSL

| note6 = featuring Lil Baby

| writer6 = {{hlist|McCollum|Dominique Jones|Bynum|Kevin Gomringer|Tim Gomringer}}

| extra6 = {{hlist|Earl on the Beat|Cubeatz}}

| length6 = 2:48

| title7 = We Outta Here!

| note7 = featuring Young Nudy

| writer7 = {{hlist|McCollum|Quantavious Thomas|Chase Rose}}

| extra7 = Chase the Money

| length7 = 3:52

| title8 = Who Want the Smoke?

| note8 = featuring Cardi B and Offset

| writer8 = {{hlist|McCollum|Belcalis Almanzar|Kiari Cephus|Brytavious Chambers}}

| extra8 = Tay Keith

| length8 = 3:18

| title9 = Worth It

| writer9 = {{hlist|McCollum|Javar Rockamore|Gentuar Memishi}}

| extra9 = Rockamore

| length9 = 2:47

| title10 = Everything Good, Everything Right

| writer10 = {{hlist|McCollum|Zain Siddiqui}}

| extra10 = Misogi

| length10 = 2:58

| title11 = Next Up

| writer11 = {{hlist|McCollum|Bynum|Mitchell}}

| extra11 = {{hlist|Earl on the Beat|MitchGoneMad}}

| length11 = 3:17

| title12 = Forever World

| note12 = featuring Trippie Redd

| writer12 = {{hlist|McCollum|Michael White IV|Ozan Yildirim|Sean Combs|Carl Thompson|Faith Evans|Kervin Cotten}}

| extra12 = OZ

| length12 = 5:01

| title13 = Nolia

| note13 = featuring Kevin Gates

| writer13 = {{hlist|McCollum|Kevin Gilyard|Kevin Butcher}}

| extra13 = Jake Goes Digital

| length13 = 3:22

| title14 = Fallin' in Luv

| note14 = featuring Gunna

| writer14 = {{hlist|McCollum|Sergio Kitchens|Gloade}}

| extra14 = 30 Roc

| length14 = 3:40

| title15 = Stoney

| writer15 = {{hlist|McCollum|Kyle Emordi}}

| extra15 = ISOBeats

| length15 = 4:02

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Notes

• "Who Want the Smoke?" features additional vocals from BlocBoy JB

Sample credits

• "Gimmie My Respect" contains elements from "Killa", performed by Kingpin Skinny Pimp, Lil Sko and Lil Gin.
• "Forever World" contains elements from "Soon as I Get Home", written by Sean Combs, Carl Thompson, Faith Evans and Kervin Cotten, performed by Faith Evans.

Credits adapted from the album's liner notes and Tidal.{{cite AV media notes|url=http://www.cmgcredits.com/artist/lil-yachty/#nuthin-2-prove|title=Nuthin' 2 Prove|type=CD liner notes|others=Lil Yachty|publisher=Capitol Records, Motown and Quality Control Music|year=2018|access-date=May 7, 2020|archive-date=July 11, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200711132627/http://www.cmgcredits.com/artist/lil-yachty/#nuthin-2-prove|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=https://listen.tidal.com/album/96902669/credits|title=Credits / Nuthin' 2 Prove / Lil Yachty|publisher=Tidal|accessdate=February 17, 2021}}

• Thomas "Tillie" Mann – mixing (all tracks)
• Stephen "DotCom" Farrow – mixing assistant (tracks 1–7, 9–15)
• Colin Leonard – mastering (all tracks)
• Gentuar Memishi – engineering (track 1)

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