Mixerr Album Reviews #2,419

Things got very nautical on Lil Yachty’s debut album Lil Boat back in 2016 as he travelled south and all over the world. This was the album that helped Lil Yachty rise to prominence and gain some popularity thanks to tracks such as Minnesota, One Night, Never Switch Up, and Wanna Be Us. Each track has that loud braggadocious trap sound. You also have motivational songs that uplift people such as Never Switch Up and We Did It.


Never Switch Up has Lil Yachty telling us that we should just be ourselves and how we should never change ourselves for anyone else or anything. Lil Yachty educates his listeners on how to stay afloat at all times. We should all be us. Never switch up with the fame. Never switch up when switching lanes.

Now Lil Yachty stayed down and kept his originality unlike most contemporary rappers. Lil Yachty hasn’t switched up a thing. He is still the same person he was before in spite of having an overnight hit which gave him a rise to prominence, gain some popularity, and propel him to fame quickly. He stayed the same when he got to the fame. He doesn’t care what anyone thinks about him.


We Did It describes overnight success Lil Yachty had. This one of Lil Yachty’s motivational songs that uplift people who need guidance. The message of this song is to never take negativity from nobody.

So for everyone talking down and nybody who makes you frown, let them know that's it's possible to make it. If they ever knock you down, get up and let them know you finna run the town. Let them know that you got next and your time is now. Don't waste time. Do it right now. Never take negativity from nobody. If you have dreams pursue them.

For everybody that said that Lil Yachty wouldn't make it, he made it.


Minnesota is one of those which rapidly rises Lil Yachty into becoming famous. The song was the hottest song of 2016 due to those trap beats. Lil Yachty displays an array of cocky and braggadocious raps over trap beats on Minnesota.

The streets are as cold as Minnesota and are as cold like Minnesota where Lil Yachty is from. It’s hard to stay in the streets if you cant take the heat. The streets are heartless and cold like Minnesota. The streets don’t give a fuck about you.

Minnesota is memorable for its catchy and repetitive lyrics and chorus line.

Cause it's cold like Minnesota, cold like Minnesota, it gets cold like Minnesota
You need to stay up out them streets if you cant take the heat
You need to stay up out them streets if you cant take the heat

Minnesota was performed in D major at a tempo of 130 BPM.

Minnesota was performed in the D major key relying on the chords of B and G at a number 7 and 9 in the octave range. Those electronic piano keys you playing throughout of song use the keys and chords of B, D major, and F#m minor. The song uses the following keys of D#, A#, Gm, G, Cm, C, F#m, D, and G#. Which in turn are a mixture of major keys and minor keys.

[Intro]

Cause it's cold like Minnesota, cold like Minnesota, it gets cold like Minnesota

e|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------7-----------------------------------------------------------| X4
G|----7-7-7---9-----9------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

You need to stay up out them streets if you cant take the heat
You need to stay up out them streets if you cant take the heat

e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| X2
G|---/2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|


[Intro]

e|10-10-12-14-12-|-10-10-12-14-12-|-10-10-12-14-12-|-10-10-12-14-12----------|
B|---------------|----------------|----------------|-------------------------|
G|---------------|----------------|----------------|-------------------------|
D|---------------|----------------|----------------|-------------------------|
A|---------------|----------------|----------------|-------------------------|
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e|5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-------------------------------|
B|--------|---------|---------|----------------------------------------------|
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I rate this album 4/5****.