Yeat feat. Gunna, ‘Rackz Got Më’: Song You Need to Know

After a gradual barrage of albums, mixtapes and EPs prior to now three years, Yeat is making the leap from the underground to the mainstream. The 22-year-old Portland, Oregon MC has been main the best way towards a brand new period in Soundcloud-rap, thanks particularly to his 2021 breakout challenge 4L and viral TikTok hit “Sorry Bout That.” Like 4L, Yeat’s new album 2 Alivë is 20 tracks of experimental entice at its best. His mixture of auto-tune, pitch, and intelligent cadences over Playboi Carti-type beats is pure and easy, evolving with every challenge like his greatest affect, Younger Thug.

2 Alivë standout “Rackz Received Më” is a mosh-pit anthem, losing no time earlier than the 808’s and Yeat’s signature bells kick in to create a hypnotizing bounce. Produced by Takado and Yeat’s most frequent collaborator, Trgc, “Rackz Received Më” contains a visitor verse from Gunna, who, like Yeat himself, sits proper within the pocket of the beat. “Racks don’t stab my again, uh, percs don’t stab my again, yeah/all people stabbed my again, uh,” Yeat raps on the refrain in a melodic slur, complimenting the eerie chords. Gunna and Yeat croon braggadocious verses however name it a day on the two minute and 40 seconds mark, letting the beat trip out for the remainder of the observe — and rising the replay worth as a substitute of forcing a bridge or one other verse.

Up 2 Më marked Yeat’s first Billboard 200 chart look again in January, whereas 2 Alivë debuted at Quantity Six±, his highest to this point. Secure to say he’ll proceed to return to the charts with no indicators of slowing down quickly.