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''Afterlyfe'' (stylized as ''AftërLyfe'') is the third studio album by American rapper
Yeat Noah Olivier Smith (born February 26, 2000), known professionally as Yeat (occasionally stylized as YEAT ), is an American rapper, singer-songwriter, and record producer. He is known for his experimental sound—most notably the rage sound, u ...
. It was released on February 24, 2023, by
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, Field Trip Recordings, and Twizzy Rich. The follow-up to his EP ''Lyfë'' (2022), it contains a sole guest appearance from
YoungBoy Never Broke Again Kentrell DeSean Gaulden (born October 20, 1999), known professionally as YoungBoy Never Broke Again or NBA YoungBoy, is an American rapper. From Louisiana, United States, Gaulden released eight independent mixtapes and garnered a regional foll ...
as well as Yeat's
alter ego An alter ego (Latin for "other I") means an alternate Self (psychology), self, which is believed to be distinct from a person's normal or true original Personality psychology, personality. Finding one's alter ego will require finding one's other ...
s Kranky Kranky & Luh Geeky.


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"


Critical reception

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''s 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 * All songs are stylized in sentence case. In addition, any song title that contains the letter 'e' is replaced with 'ë', with the exception of "Nun I'd Change," which is stylized as "Nun id change." For example, "No More Talk" is stylized as "No morë talk". If a song contains two or more 'e's, then only the first one is replaced, with the exception of "Type Money," which is stylized as "Type monëy." However, "Bettr Off" is stylized as "Bëttr 0ff", "Rave Party" is stylized as "Rav3 p4rty", and "Demon" in "Bad Bend/Demon" is stylized as "DëMON". * In the tracklist Yeat shared on Instagram, he additionally listed the mobile app '' Talking Ben'' as a feature on "How It Go", though this feature was removed prior to the official release of the song. * "Heavyweight" contains background vocals from SeptembersRich. * "Myself" contains additional vocals & guitar from Bnyx. Bnyx also played guitar on "Back Home". * Yeat's alter ego Luh Geeky is styled on
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as "Luh geeky," and on
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as "LUH GEEKY."


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{{DEFAULTSORT:Afterlyfe 2023 albums Yeat albums Geffen Records albums Albums produced by Bnyx