''Lyfe'' (stylized as ''Lyfë'') is the sixth extended play by American rapper

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. It was released through

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and Twizzy Rich on September 9, 2022. The EP features a guest appearance from

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Background and promotion

On June 15, 2022, Yeat took to

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to announce the title of the EP. On September 2, 2022, he released the lead single, "Talk", a collaboration with American producer

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. Upon releasing the EP's single "Talk", Yeat confirmed on

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that his forthcoming EP would release the following week on September 9, 2022.

Commercial performance

''Lyfe'' debuted at number ten on the US ''Billboard'' 200 with 30,000 sales in its first week, becoming Yeat's second top-ten project. The EP also accumulated a total of 42.08 million on-demand streams of the EP's songs during the tracking week.

Critical reception

In a positive review, ''

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'' praised Yeat's unique style and energy, and felt that it was one of his strongest efforts to date, writing: "Rage rap can be rote and exhausting, but in small doses—like on the Portland rapper's new pared-down and hypnotic album—the style can be ridiculous fun, electrifying, and hyperreal."

Track listing

Notes * Any song title that contains the letter 'e' is replaced with 'ë'. For example, "Flawless" is stylized as "Flawlëss". If a song contains two or more 'e's, then only the last one is replaced. * Only the first letter of each song title is capitalized. For example, "Out thë Way" is stylized as "Out thë way"

Background and promotion

Commercial performance

Critical reception

Track listing

Personnel

Charts

References