2093 - YEAT ALBUM REVIEW
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Three years ago nobody would have guessed Yeat would be where he is now, but the sold out tours, die hard fans and more have given fellow artists no other option than to accept him with open arms. After collaborations with Drake, Young Thug, Lil Uzi Vert, Gunna, Youngboy Never Broke Again and more Yeat has now made the climb to the top, giving him the freedom to do what he wants knowing the fans will tune in. On 2093 (P2) he is definitely taking full advantage of that freedom. While Yeat still definitely delivered with an amazing project, almost none of the songs on this LP have the replay value or catchiness of his prior work, but this time around the whole project is an experience
We start off with one of the best on the album “Psycho CEO”, a cinematic and heavy grand opening to the album. Immediately we’re transported to this new dark and muddy world Yeat has created. Starting off with some opening high hats and a roaring synth bass the track then immediately drops into this trance of a song with the addition of a hard hitting kick and snare supported by Yeat’s melodic ad-libs. This track sets the tone for the rest of the album, with an eerie, futuristic and psychedelic ride. Right after “Psycho CEO” we get “Power Trip”, which is basically two songs in one. The first three minutes are packed with Yeat being even more adventurous vocally on weird glitchy instrumentation until the abrupt transition into the insanely tranquil and dreamy outro drenched in static and reverb. While it is true most tracks here don’t aim for replay value, “Breathe” is an exception and an amazing one at that. As soon as you hit play you hear the renowned Yeat bell transition into this thundering bass accompanied by these absolutely contagious electro synth sequences and all you want to do is dance. As soon as the drop hits Yeat just starts flowing effortlessly throughout the song and doesn’t have a dull moment from start to finish.
The opening three-track run just described perfectly captures the energy he continues to deliver in cool and fun ways throughout the project. He’s taking risks, trying new things but it still sounds like a Yeat album through and through. When it comes to features, I would say that they were surprisingly the most disappointing part of 2093 (P2). Drake’s verse on “As We Speak” sounds extremely rushed and phoned-in while Future’s verse on “Stand On It” is already lackluster to begin with yet to make it worse, it sounds like he recorded it on a payphone. I just don’t think there’s a place for an artist like Drake on “As We Speak” but regardless it didn’t work. However Lil Wayne does deliver a great feature on “Lyfestylë”, as he seems to be the only guest on the album who could really see where Yeat wanted to go and meet him there.
Aside from the features this project has zero misses, the majority of the songs on this album are not meant to be listened to outside of the album. You press play on track one and let him take you on an adventure through the world he created. It’s trippy, disorienting and fun at the same time if you let it take you there.
Rating: 9/10