2 Alivë
studio
ArtistYeat
CoverYeat2AliveCover.png
ReleasedFebruary 18, 2022
Genre
Length62:40
Label
Producer
  • Ace
  • Akachi
  • AM
  • Aunix
  • Bangs
  • Bart How
  • Bass Charity
  • BenjiCold
  • Brandon Finessin
  • Bugz Ronin
  • Darkboy
  • Dream Awake
  • Dulio
  • Earl on the Beat
  • F1lthy
  • Flansie
  • Frankie Bash
  • GeoGotBands
  • Ginseng
  • Hue
  • Jonah Abraham
  • Kele
  • KP Beatz
  • Leqn
  • Lil Flexer
  • Lucian
  • Lucid
  • Lukrative
  • Malikai
  • Matthew Gomez
  • Misogi
  • mTwenty
  • ninetyniiine
  • Rision
  • Skimayne
  • Starboyrob
  • Supah Mario
  • Synthetic
  • Takado
  • Trgc
  • Yeat
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2 Alive (stylized as 2 Alivë) is the second studio album by American rapper Yeat. It was released on February 18, 2022, by Geffen Records, Interscope Records, Field Trip Recordings, Listen to the Kids and TwizzyRich. The album features guest appearances from Young Thug, Gunna, Yung Kayo, Ken Carson, and SeptembersRich.[2][3] The album was supported by one single, "Still Countin", which was released on February 11, 2022.[4][5]

The deluxe edition, titled 2 Alive (Geek Pack), was released on April 1, 2022, with additional guest appearances by Lil Uzi Vert and Lancey Foux.[6]

Release

Yeat initially announced a January 2022 release date but delayed it to wait for an additional feature.[7] On March 16, Yeat announced a supporting tour for the album, which included dates from April 8 to May 9.[8]

Commercial performance

2 Alive sold 35,000 album-equivalent units in the first week, debuting at number 6 on the US Billboard 200 chart. It is Yeat's first US top-ten album.[9]

Critical reception

In a positive review, David Aaron Brake of HipHopDX wrote that "though he didn't expand beyond the sounds of his previous work, Yeat's latest is a master class in precision and knowing what the audience craves. Excellent rap need not always be grand in scope: 2 Alivë proves success can come just as easily through zooming in".[10]

In a mixed review, Alphonse Pierre of Pitchfork wrote that "the 21-year-old Portland rapper isn't doing anything all that new, but he has a refreshing album-focused approach, best listened to as one continuous stream, getting lost in the noisy madness".[11] Writing for AllMusic, David Crone felt that the album's 20-song track list is "undeniably bloated, padded out with some fairly one-dimensional material".[12]

Track listing

Notes

  • Any song title that contains the letter 'e' is replaced with 'ë'. For example, "Rackz Got Me" is stylized as "Rackz Got Më". If a song contains two or more 'e's, then the first one is only replaced.
  • signifies an uncredited co-producer[13]

Personnel

Charts

Weekly charts

Weekly chart performance for 2 Alive
Chart (2022)Peak
position
Canadian Albums (Billboard)[14]19
Lithuanian Albums (AGATA)[15]41
US Billboard 200[16]6
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[17]3

Year-end charts

2022 year-end chart performance for 2 Alive
Chart (2022)Position
US Billboard 200[18]169
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[19]61

References

  1. ^ https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/yeat-2-alive/
  2. ^ "Yeat Enlists Young Thug, Gunna, Ken Car$on, & More On "2 Alive"". HotNewHipHop. February 18, 2022. Retrieved February 18, 2022.
  3. ^ Coleman II, C. Vernon (February 18, 2022). "Curren$y and The Alchemist, Big K.R.I.T., Yeat and More - New Projects This Week". XXL. Retrieved February 18, 2022.
  4. ^ "Yeat Shares Video for New Track "Still Countin"". Complex. Retrieved February 17, 2022.
  5. ^ "Best New Music This Week: Fivio Foreign, Pusha-T, SNOT, and More". Complex. Retrieved February 18, 2022.
  6. ^ "Listen to Yeat's '2 Alivë (Geëk Pack)' Featuring 2 Songs With Lil Uzi Vert". Complex. April 1, 2022. Retrieved April 1, 2022.
  7. ^ Cummings-Grady, Mackenzie (January 26, 2022). "'Gët Busy' Rapper Yeat Provides '2 Alivë' Album Update Following Billboard Breakthrough". HipHopDX. Retrieved February 18, 2022.
  8. ^ Darville, Jordan (March 16, 2022). "Yeat shares 2022 tour dates". The Fader. Retrieved July 26, 2022.
  9. ^ "Yeat is '2 Alivë' on his ascent to mainstream success". Our Generation Music. March 7, 2022.
  10. ^ Brake, David Aaron (February 22, 2022). "Yeat '2 Alive' Isn't a Groundbreaking Statement But Proves He's Next Up". HipHopDX. Retrieved February 23, 2022.
  11. ^ Pierre, Alphonse. "Yëat: 2 Alivë". Pitchfork. Retrieved February 23, 2022.
  12. ^ Crone, David. "2 Alivë Review by David Crone". Allmusic. Retrieved March 11, 2022.
  13. ^ "Yeat (Ft. Ken Car$on) – Gëek high". Retrieved February 23, 2022.
  14. ^ "Billboard Canadian Albums: Week of March 5, 2022". Billboard. Retrieved March 1, 2022.
  15. ^ "2022 8-os savaitės klausomiausi (Top 100)" (in Lithuanian). AGATA. February 25, 2022. Retrieved February 26, 2022.
  16. ^ Caulfield, Keith (February 28, 2022). "'Encanto' Soundtrack Has Most Weeks at No. 1 in Nearly a Year on Billboard 200". Billboard. Retrieved March 1, 2022.
  17. ^ "Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums: Week of March 5, 2022". Billboard. Retrieved March 1, 2022.
  18. ^ "Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 2022". Billboard. Retrieved December 3, 2022.
  19. ^ "Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums – Year-End 2022". Billboard. Retrieved December 3, 2022.