Michigan Boy Boat
| Lil Yachty
Michigan Boy Boat
Michigan Boy Boat is the third commercial mixtape by American rapper Lil Yachty. It was released on April 23, 2021, through Capitol Records, Motown Records, and Quality Control. The mixtape features guest appearances from Tee Grizzley, Veeze, Baby Smoove, Louie Ray, Swae Lee, RMC Mike, Icewear Vezzo, Rio Da Yung OG, Babyface Ray, Sada Baby, Baby Tron, KrispyLife Kidd, Slap Savage, and YN Jay. The production is handled by Helluva, Enrgy Beats, Sav, Buddah Bless, Carlo, Reul StopPlaying, 30 Roc, Toju, and BSM Productions. -Wikipedia
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Pitchfork
Lil Yachty consummates his unlikely relationship with Michigan rap on a mixtape pairing him with mainstays like Sada Baby and Rio da Yung OG.
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Rolling Stone
He’s a great ambassador for Michigan rap, just not the best practitioner of the style.
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Cult MTL
There is nothing inherently bad about it, yet nothing striking enough for it to have replay value.
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NME
Yachty's latest mixtape sees him embracing his "second home" to exhibit the rising rap talents of the Wolverine State.
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Ratings Game Music
So why should you press play on Michigan Boy Boat? Well, I think the beats on the album are pretty solid and Lil Yachty refrains from singing on all of the tracks. Those are the two main reasons to press play.
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All Music
On his third mixtape, rapper Lil Yachty finds inspiration in the Michigan rap scene, elevating a team of guests into the spotlight on Michigan Boy Boat. Mainly servicing emcees from Detroit (Tee Grizzley, Sada Baby) and Flint (RMC Mike, YN Jay, Louie Ray), the set employs the unique, off-beat flow preferred by the Michigan underground, which Yachty adopts well enough on tracks like "Concrete Goonies" and "Final Form."
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The Needle Drop
Michigan Boy Boat falls short as a showcase for both Yachty and the Michigan talent he brought on board.
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Clash Magazine
As with all of Lil Yachty’s tapes to date, ‘Michigan Boy Boat’ is fast on ideas and entertainment. He remains very stylised, though – if you like that style, fine, but there are few concessions. As such, it’s difficult to see ‘Michigan Boy Boat’ winning over the doubts – sure, it’s definite progression, but it feels more like a reinforcement of core values than an attempt to reach out.
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Basket Rap
Luckily, this album is only 14 songs and about 40 minutes; however, that does not save it from getting a low score. There are only three songs that are somewhat enjoyable and one that I would ever come back to. If anything shows how bad this album is, it’s that. It’s safe to say Lil Yachty’s uniqueness and hype have died if didn’t already four years ago.
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