"Out the Way" (stylized as "Out thë Way") is a song by American rapper Yeat from his sixth extended play '' Lyfe'' (2022). It was produced by

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and Snapz.

Composition and critical reception

The song finds Yeat rapping on an electric beat about his reckless behavior and drug use. He also demands for the release of the 28

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members that were arrested and charged with racketeering. Kieran Press-Reynolds of '' Pitchfork'' described that in the song, "Yeat wrenches out dino burps and evil Peppa Pig honks over a beat so squiggly it's like he's in front of you doing a goofy little dance." Paul Attard of ''

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'' noted Yeat's vocal inflections in the song as showing stylistic influences of

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and Playboi Carti "rather transparently", writing, "yet his approach isn't a cheap pastiche of these disparate styles."

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