Metascore
63

Generally favorable reviews - based on 15 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 6 out of 15
  2. Negative: 0 out of 15
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  1. Aug 1, 2017
    60
    The back half is full of heartbreak, happiness, and all things teenage life over some really good instrumentals varying from trap to reggae to ballads. It has arc. It has feeling. But for some reason, Yachty thought that bragging about himself, calling out haters, and trying to prove that he can rap (he shouldn’t so much) was more important than creating something focused and sincere.
  2. Jun 1, 2017
    60
    For the majority of the 20 tracks, each has a different producer and no two songs sound alike. This both helps and hinders the listening experience. On one hand, the scattered sounds align perfectly with the overarching idea of wildly varying teenage emotions, but on the other, it’s hard to attentively listen to all the way through--especially with a whopping 21 songs.
  3. May 30, 2017
    60
    It’s a confusing but enjoyable record that sidesteps the rap hand-wringing and telegraphed weirdness of the drama surrounding Yachty.
  4. 60
    Its best moments are closer to pop-punk and synth-pop than anything resembling traditional hip-hop.
  5. May 30, 2017
    60
    It’s a graphic exemplar of the contemporary Atlanta sound: stark backing, nagging hook and staccato wordplay, as distinct from the lyricism that traditionalists hold dear.
  6. Jun 6, 2017
    50
    The album's 70-minute length allows enough space for a bounty of mostly nondescript trap productions that support these simplistic boasts. In these tracks, Yachty sounds like he's going through a phase more than refining his individualism.
  7. Jun 2, 2017
    50
    As is, Teenage Emotions reads more like that freshman-year college paper you really wish you’d just deleted off your hard drive.
  8. Jun 2, 2017
    50
    He is at his most interesting on the few occasions where he slips into a sort of uncanny valley of pop music--a bizarro fantasia that he arrives at honestly, like a less satirical PC Music.
  9. May 30, 2017
    50
    At over an hour in length, Teenage Emotions is more quantity than quality.
User Score
3.9

Generally unfavorable reviews- based on 111 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 30 out of 111
  2. Negative: 61 out of 111
  1. Jun 2, 2017
    0
    This album is not only terrible but it is a flop. The three Lil Yachty fans left in 2017 must have even abandoned him after this abominationThis album is not only terrible but it is a flop. The three Lil Yachty fans left in 2017 must have even abandoned him after this abomination of an album. Please, do your ears a favor and listen to literally anything else. By the way shoutout to all the idiots on KTT that thought it would sell more than 60k. Full Review »
  2. Jun 6, 2017
    1
    One of the worst albums I have ever heard. Chainsmokers are stellar music geniuses comparing to this stream of sh**t. Pinnacle of all is thatOne of the worst albums I have ever heard. Chainsmokers are stellar music geniuses comparing to this stream of sh**t. Pinnacle of all is that Rolling Stone gave it 7/10 and Guardian 8/10. What the heck your are on guys? You are afraid of racism accusation or what!? 1 point for production. Full Review »
  3. May 29, 2017
    10
    Just a fun album, sit back, relax and thats it. Lil Yachty brings his goofy, fun personas and gives us some diverse and refreshing tracks fromJust a fun album, sit back, relax and thats it. Lil Yachty brings his goofy, fun personas and gives us some diverse and refreshing tracks from his previous mixtapes. Full Review »