Lil Boat is the debut commercial mixtape by American rapper Lil Yachty. It was released on March 9, 2016,[1][2] by Quality Control Music, Capitol Records and Motown. The mixtape's production was primarily provided by TheGoodPerry, along other record producers such as 1Mind, Earl, Digital Nas and Grandfero; as well as Yachty enlisted the guest appearances from Young Thug, Quavo and Byou, among others.
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| Mixtape by Lil Yachty | ||||
| Released | March 9, 2016 (2016-03-09) | |||
| Recorded | 2015–2016 | |||
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| Length | 45:52 | |||
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Yachty first came to prominence in December 2015 when the SoundCloud version of his song "One Night" was used in a viral comedy video.[3] In February 2016, Yachty debuted as a model in Kanye West's Yeezy Season 3 fashion line at Madison Square Garden.[4]
The cover was designed by Mihailo Andic, using stock images and some images obtained from Tumblr.[5]
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| Source | Rating |
| Pitchfork | 4.8/10[6] |
| Tiny Mix Tapes | 4/5[7] |
In a positive review, Nick Henderson of Tiny Mix Tapes wrote that "Lil Boat is the kind of music that does not need to make a case for its own value, only judged on the intangible, absurdist metrics of its self-contained universe."[7] Sheldon Pearce from Pitchfork was more critical and found that the mixtape "makes a grating mess of varying influences."[6]
Complex ranked the mixtape at number 31 on its "Best Albums of 2016" list.[8] Critic Edwin Ortiz wrote that Lil Yachty "carved out his own lane with his debut mixtape" and praised the project for "showcasing his bubble-gum trap approach to hip-hop and his delightfully weird overall individuality."[8] Uproxx ranked the album at number 19 on its "Best Rap Albums of 2016", commenting that "Yachty uses Auto-Tune to polish and blur his sad, vindictive and romantic instincts, steering through choppy waters of adolescence with the same wide-eyed selfishness and wonder of any teenager in America."[9]
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Intro (Just Keep Swimming)" |
| TheGoodPerry | 4:12 |
| 2. | "Wanna Be Us" (featuring TheGoodPerry) |
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| 2:51 |
| 3. | "Minnesota" (featuring Quavo, Skippa da Flippa and Young Thug) |
| Grandfero | 4:28 |
| 4. | "Not My Bro" |
| Ducko McFli | 2:23 |
| 5. | "Interlude" |
| Sage | 1:18 |
| 6. | "Good Day" (featuring Skippa da Flippa) |
| Big Los | 3:18 |
| 7. | "Up Next 2" (featuring Big Brutha Chubba and Byou) |
| Digital Nas | 2:58 |
| 8. | "Run / Running" |
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| 5:20 |
| 9. | "Never Switch Up" |
| 1Mind | 2:41 |
| 10. | "One Night" |
| TheGoodPerry | 4:03 |
| 11. | "Out Late" |
| Earl | 2:40 |
| 12. | "Fucked Over" |
| Ducko McFli | 2:55 |
| 13. | "I'm Sorry" (featuring TheGoodPerry) |
| TheGoodPerry | 3:12 |
| 14. | "We Did It (Positivity Song)" |
| TheGoodPerry | 3:26 |
| Total length: | 45:52 | |||
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| US Billboard 200[11] | 106 |
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