''Nuthin' 2 Prove'' is the third studio album by American rapper

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. It was released on October 19, 2018, by

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and

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. The album features

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, and Gunna.

Background

Lil Yachty revealed the cover art on October 11, 2018, to ''

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''. He confirmed the release date and album name via his

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account in September.

Promotion

" Who Want the Smoke?" featuring

and

, was released as the album's lead single on July 6, 2018. The song was produced by

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Critical reception

''Nuthin' 2 Prove'' 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 52, based on eight reviews. Trey Alston of ''

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'' gave a positive review, stating "When he bellows and trills, regardless of what's actually coming out of his mouth, the results are leagues better than when he tries to do his best rapper impression on songs". In a mixed review, '' XXL''s Charles Holmes stated: "''Nuthin' 2 Prove'', like its 2018 predecessor, ''

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'', largely sees Yachty spinning in place, warring with his past and grasping at a murky future." Sam Moore of ''

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'' said, "With a swelling back catalogue, it's becoming increasingly clear what does and doesn't work for Yachty's solo output: skippable braggadocious freestyles? No. Endearing and experimental takes on hip-hop that demonstrate his more individualistic approach to being a major rap artist? Yes please". Kenan Draughorne of ''

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'' said, "By Quality Control's standards, ''Nuthin' 2 Prove'' is a brisk listen-through as it clocks in at just over 45 minutes, but it certainly feels as bloated as recent projects from Migos and Quavo's solo album". Andy Kellman of

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saying "Only with "Who Want the Smoke?" does the first half rise above the preceding album, yet Yachty's the third wheel, eclipsed by verses from Cardi B and Offset. He's more at ease on the lightheaded "melodic" tracks of the latter half, back to goofy-vulgar observations, musical crib-mobile melodies, and occasional openhearted moments that sound natural rather than forced". In a negative review, ''

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''s Clayton Tomlinson stated: "Lil Yachty's ''Nuthin' 2 Prove'' serves more to show off the talents of the featured artists than anything else. None of the Atlanta artist we know and used to love is present on this joint."

Track listing

Notes * "Who Want the Smoke?" features additional vocals from BlocBoy JB Sample credits * "Gimmie My Respect" contains elements from "Killa", performed by Kingpin Skinny Pimp, Lil Sko and Lil Gin. * "Forever World" contains elements from "

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, Carl Thompson,

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Personnel

Credits adapted from the album's liner notes and

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. * Thomas "Tillie" Mann – mixing (all tracks) * Stephen "DotCom" Farrow – mixing assistant (tracks 1–7, 9–15) * Colin Leonard – mastering (all tracks) * Gentuar Memishi – engineering (track 1)

Charts

Release history

References

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