Yeat continues his upward ascent with
AfterLyfe, his third full-length and first to hit the Top Five of the Billboard 200. The increasingly ubiquitous rapper is acknowledged as one of the main figures of rage, a trap offshoot heavy on distortion and EDM-influenced synthesizers.
Yeat seems to be drowning in bass during tracks like the overwhelming "Rav3 p4rty," and the bleary "Now," both of which feature pitch-adjusted alter egos of himself. The only true guest on the album is recent rage convert
YoungBoy Never Broke Again, who appears on the song "Shmunk." Otherwise,
Yeat's established sonic trademarks are all in place: sinister bells, a plethora of different Auto-Tuned vocal styles, and borderline nonsensical lyrics involving self-created slang.
Yeat is clearly a unique personality, but like his other albums, which typically have at least 20 tracks,
AfterLyfe can be quite a demanding listen. ~ Paul Simpson