''Live from the Kitchen'' is the sixth

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by American

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Yo Gotti Mario Sentell Giden Mims (born May 19, 1981), known professionally as Yo Gotti, is an American rapper, songwriter, and record executive. In 1996, Gotti released his debut album ''Youngsta's On a Come Up'' under the alias Lil Yo. He went on to re ...

. It was released on January 10, 2012, by

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; distributed by

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. The album was supported by two

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s: "

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" and "Single".

officially released this album, despite Yo Gotti's former

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being shut down by

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, alongside these other labels; including

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and

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. The album has been marked as his first official release with

alongside the distribution by RCA Records.

Singles

The album's

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, "

" was released for digital download on May 9, 2011. The song peaked at numbers 22 and 31 on the Hot Rap Songs and Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs charts respectively. The album's second single, "Single" was released for digital download on August 5, 2011. The song peaked at number 75 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart.

Promotional singles

The album's promotional single, " 5 Star" was available for digital download on June 11, 2009. The song became Gotti's most successful single on the chart, as it peaked at number 79 on the US ''Billboard'' Hot 100. The remix to "5 Star", which features

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s from fellow rappers

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, and

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, was released for digital download on November 9, 2009. The album's second promotional single, "

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" featuring

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, was released for digital download on December 11, 2009. The song peaking at number 81 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100.

Other songs

Upon the album's release, "Harder" featuring Rick Ross, debuted at number 6 on the US

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chart.

Reception

Critical reception

''Live from the Kitchen'' garnered mixed reviews from

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s. At

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

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score of 59, based on 5 reviews.

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's David Jeffries called it "a cocaine-talking, fishscale-dreaming beast of an album with no likeable characters and a bit of a schizophrenia problem. The latter issue is easily overlooked and excused thanks to Gotti's love of being reckless, while the former problem will be embraced by fans of T.I.,

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, and other lawless snowmen." He concluded that: "but the thrill of watching this hood star threaten to supernova is a real high, one that comes with no life-ruining side effects or any chance of Sosa's men storming your mansion." Mark Lelinwalla of '' XXL'' wrote that: "Although Gotti gets lost on the shuffle on "Go Girl," which has him on one crowded track with

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, Wale and

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, overall, the album has a good balance of solo tracks and features, with the female-friendly "We Can Get It On" serving as a nice change-up to the hard hustling tone of the album. Now, get in the kitchen and listen. Gotti!" Phillip Mlynar of ''

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'' called it "the most predictable rap album you could ever listen to." He concludes by writing that: "On the plus side? Mercifully, at least ''Live From The Kitchen'' is only 11 tracks long, and there are enough cameos and singles to fuel your party bus. That’s something, right?" Matthew Cole of ''

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'' felt that Gotti was a supporting player on his own album with a track listing that overuses the "Women Lie, Men Lie" formula to "showcase an expensive sound system, not a talented rapper." He concluded that: "As with so many of the tracks on ''Live from the Kitchen'', the material isn't good, and Yo Gotti doesn't strain himself trying to save it."

Commercial performance

''Live from the Kitchen'' debuted at number 12 on the ''Billboard'' 200, with 16,000 copies in its first week of sales in the United States. To date, the album has sold 36,000 copies in the United States.

Track listing

;Notes * "Single" features additional vocals from Stuey Rock. * "Go Girl" has guest feature and writing credit from Wale, despite him not appearing on any known versions.

Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

References

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