Rapper’s first correct solo album in three years will arrive by the top of January
Lil Yachty seems able to launch his first new album in three years later this month.
On social media Tuesday, Jan. 17, the rapper shared what was ostensibly the weird-as-hell cowl artwork for his subsequent LP — a surreal picture of a bunch of besuited adults sporting some deranged smiles — together with the title and launch date: Let’s Begin Right here out Jan. 27.
Lil Yachty then cryptically added, “Chapter 2,” earlier than thanking followers “for the endurance.”
Let’s Begin Right here marks Lil Yachty’s first solo album since 2020’s Lil Boat 3. It additionally follows his 2021 mixtape, Michigan Boy Boat, which featured collaborations with numerous artists all through Michigan’s huge rap scene. Past that, Yachty has largely stayed busy with options over the previous few years, releasing only one solo single in 2022 — the instantly-viral, and extremely quick, “Poland.”
In an interview with Rolling Stone in 2021, Yachty talked a bit about the place his head was at musically and the sounds he was excited by exploring on future initiatives. One surprising affect: modern psychedelic rock.
“I met Andrew from MGMT, and I’ve been speaking to a bunch of individuals. I met Kevin Parker [of Tame Impala], I’ve been speaking to him. It’s simply inspiring,” he stated. “I bought a bunch of facet initiatives I’m going to drop earlier than my subsequent album. However what I’m attempting to do on my subsequent album, I’m attempting to actually take it there sonically.”