It has been almost a year since Yeat dropped his last album, “AfterLyfe,” which wasn’t received as well as previous albums. Yeat has changed up and perfected his sound on this album. After working with a lot of other artists, such as Drake and Whenthan, Yeat has learned a lot as an artist, and grown since his previous projects. There aren’t a lot of features on this album, but it doesn’t really need any because of how well Yeat performs.
A great example of how Yeat has changed is in the song “Breathe.” The song starts with a heavy base sample from the show “Regular Show,” followed by a smooth analog synth which pairs well with Yeat’s vocals on this track. The lyrics don’t have much meaning but that’s not what you listen to Yeat´s music for. Yeat also does a good job at mixing his goofy adlibs with this beat and it doesn’t come off as bland, unlike as in some of his old songs. These tracks excel at delivering futuristic sounds which is the theme of this album, “2093.”
The next track, “Brought The Earth,” was a chance for Yeat to brag about how far he has come from his old mixtapes and albums. Yeat asks himself if he’s wrong for putting himself first in the lyrics —“Am I wrong for bein’ selfish? Am I wrong for puttin’ me first?” Drug addiction is a problem that Yeat struggles with in this song, before he tells himself that it’s alright because he acknowledges the work he’s done to get to the place he’s at right now. This track also does a phenomenal job at pairing the tone of the beat with the tone of the lyrics — for a Yeat song, this is a pretty slow piece. This helps out the moppy beat and deep lyrics on this track. Toward the end of the song, the beat becomes more and more staticky, which closes into a great transition into the next song, “Nothing Changë.”
On the track “Nothing Changë,” Yeat paints a picture of a dystopian future set in 2093, and he also talks about the problems he is having in the current day. One thing Yeat talks about a lot on this album are his problems with drug abuse. He raps about how he is trying to quit and wants to be normal and not popping pills. “I wanna feel like normal human, don’t wan’ pop a pill” and “Used to be poppin Percocet like s*** was f***in’ candy.” These lyrics show growth — they demonstrate how Yeat can rap about these things that he used to do and say how they were bad when he used to brag about doing pills on some of his older songs. The beat on this track is taken in a very different direction compared to the last track, which was very slow. Yeat again does a great job at giving the listener futuristic trap beats and the transition between “Brought The Earth” and “Nothing Changë” is the best transition of this album.
After being featured on Drake’s album, “For All the Dogs,” Yeat got Drake to feature on the second part of this album, “2093 (P2)” on the song “As We Speak.” Hearing Drake on a Yeat beat is very different from how Yeat was on Drake’s album, but Drake paired with Yeat’s auto-tune and this futuristic piece is surprisingly good. This is one of the best beats on this album. There are so many different instruments that work so well together but really shouldn’t — such as how the piano chord playing throughout this track pairs so well with the violin that plays through Drake’s verse. Out of the three features on this album, both Drake and Lil Wayne are out of their element here, but Yeat does a surprisingly good job at changing up their sounds and matching it with his own rhythm.
On the track “Lyfestyle” ft. Lil Wayne, Yeat again talks about how he’s worked for what he has today. He raps about how most people couldn’t have done what he did to get where he is. For example, when he raps, “could you do what I did and do it twice? Could you work around the clock all night? Yeah, Could you work on the job all night?” Yeat has shown us in a previous track that he talks about being selfish to get to the top, but he knows that he also had to work really hard and most people wouldn’t want to put in the same amount of work. Lil Wayne also has a great feature on this track and it fits the song without having to use heavy futuristic auto-tune.
As an album, Yeat’s “2093” has done a much better job at showing off his production and lyrical capabilities. If you like Yeat, then you will like this album. There’s not a lot to pick holes in or anything that really stands out as bad. Yeat is also set to release the third part to this album some time soon.
“2093”: ★★★★★
