''Lil Boat 2'' is the second studio album by American rapper

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. It was released on March 9, 2018, by Capitol Records, Motown and Quality Control Music. The album features

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s from Quality Control labelmates

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and Offset of

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and

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, alongside 2 Chainz,

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and

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, among others. Despite receiving mixed reviews from critics, ''Lil Boat 2'' performed well commercially, debuting at number two on the US ''Billboard'' 200, with 64,000

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Background

Originally set to release in December 2017, the project was delayed, however Yachty recently revealed the project was finished via Instagram Live. On February 19, 2018, Lil Yachty revealed the cover art and release date on his social media accounts. The tracklist was revealed on March 5, 2018.

Artwork

The album's artwork features Lil Yachty in orange-hued water, shirtless and sporting a couple of big diamond and gold chains.

Critical reception

''Lil Boat 2'' was met with mixed reviews. At

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, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from professional publications, the album received an

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score of 50, based on eight reviews. Aggregator

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gave it 4.6 out of 10, based on their assessment of the critical consensus. In a mixed review, ''

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''s Sam Moore stated: "Clocking in at 47 minutes (despite its 17-track length), ''Lil Boat 2'' feels like a vast improvement from ''

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'' simply as it doesn't feel like an ordeal to listen to. What that does do, however, is narrow down your focus, which tends to land on Yachty's predisposition for telling us just how rich he is now." Comparing ''Lil Boat 2'' to its predecessor, Sheldon Pearce of ''

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'' labelled the album "a sequel in name only, a far cry from the candy-coated, bittersweet melodies that made him a viral sensation on the original", as well as criticizing Yachty's songwriting and sonic approach. Andy Kellman of

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said, "There's an abundance of low-wattage boasts about financial and libidinal surpluses, most of which could have been composed by a generator. Softer and more melodic cuts are indicated with all-lowercase track titles. ... If Yachty can find a way to be his goofy self and elevate his writing, he can rebound". Alexis Petridis of ''

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'' concluded that "In trading his sunlit humour for tedious boasts, the rap star has only succeeded in giving more ammunition to his many critics", adding that "''Lil Boat 2''s main musical currency is a kind of frugal gloom, in which icy electronic drones waft over sparse beats". M. T. Richards of '' Exclaim!'' said, "While sometimes amateurish, Yachty's older music was at least true to his lived experiences. Today, he's just another dreadlocked cipher mouthing predigested banalities". Scott Glaysher of ''

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'' gave a favorable review, stating "''Lil Boat 2'' is a simply a weird musical vacation that sets sail into the strange mind of the impactful red-haired youngster".

Commercial performance

''Lil Boat 2'' debuted at number two on the US ''Billboard'' 200 dated March 24, 2018, with 64,000

s (including 7,000 pure album sales). It is Lil Yachty's second top five album after ''

'' (2017), and his highest-peaking.

Track listing

Notes * signifies a co-producer * signifies an uncredited co-producer * Tracks 1–6, 9–14 and 16 are stylized in all uppercase letters. For example, "Talk to Me Nice" is stylized as "TALK TO ME NICE". * Tracks 7 and 8 are stylized in all lowercase letters. For example, "She Ready" is stylized as "she ready". * "Whole Lotta Guap" is stylized as "WHOLE lotta GUAP"

Personnel

Credits were adapted from

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. Technical * Thomas "Tillie" Mann – recording (tracks 1–3, 5–10, 13–15), mixing (all tracks) * Nolan Presley – recording (track 3) *

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– recording (track 4) * Lil Yachty – recording (track 11) * Matty P – recording (tracks 12, 16) * Stephen "DotCom" Farrow – mixing assistance (all tracks) * Finish "KY" White – mixing assistance (track 3) * Jordan "J Rich" Walker – recording (tracks 9, 10, 15) * Colin Leonard – mastering (all tracks) Miscellaneous * Lil Yachty – art direction * Mihailo Andic – art direction, photography

Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

References

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