Afterlyfe Explained

Afterlyfe
Type:studio
Artist:Yeat
Cover:YeatAfterlyfeCover.jpg
Released:February 24, 2023
Genre:
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
  • Opium Jai
  • Pink
  • Rision
  • Sideus
  • Synthetic
  • Warpstr
  • Yeat
Prev Title:Lyfe
Prev Year:2022
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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.[1] 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.[2] [3]

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"[4]

Critical reception

Slant Magazines 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

Notes

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2023)! scope="col"
Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[5] 58
Canadian Albums (Billboard)[6] 5
Lithuanian Albums (AGATA)[7] 2
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[8] 17
US Billboard 200[9] 4
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[10] 2

Year-end charts

Chart (2023)! scope="col"
Position
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[11] 79

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Darville . Jordan . 2023-02-20 . Yeat shares Aftërlyfe tracklist with feature from "Talking Ben App". 2023-02-21 . . en.
  2. Web site: Murray . Robin . February 24, 2023 . Yeat Veers Towards The Experimental On 'AftërLyfe' . February 27, 2023 . Clash.
  3. Web site: Key Glock, Don Toliver, Yeat and More – New Hip-Hop Projects. XXL. Fitzgerald. Trent. February 24, 2023. February 27, 2023.
  4. Web site: Yeat Unleashes 'AftërLyfe' Album f/ YoungBoy Never Broke Again and More. Complex. Espinoza. Joshua. February 24, 2023. February 27, 2023.
  5. The ARIA Report: Week Commencing 6 March 2023. The ARIA Report. Australian Recording Industry Association. 1722. 6. March 6, 2023.
  6. Billboard Canadian Albums: Week of March 11, 2023. Billboard. March 7, 2023.
  7. Web site: 2023 9-os savaitės klausomiausi (Top 100). AGATA. lt. March 3, 2023. March 3, 2023.
  8. Web site: NZ Top 40 Albums Chart. Recorded Music NZ. March 6, 2023. March 4, 2023.
  9. Karol G Achieves Historic First No. 1 Album on Billboard 200 Chart With 'Mañana Será Bonito'. Billboard. Caulfield. Keith. March 5, 2023. March 6, 2023.
  10. Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums: Week of March 11, 2023. Billboard. March 10, 2023.
  11. Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums – Year-End 2023. Billboard. November 23, 2023.