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Teenage Emotions
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  • Summary: The debut full-length studio release for the Atlanta rapper features guest appearances from Diplo, Evander Griiim, Grace, Migos, Stefflon Don, and YG.
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Peek a Boo
Ricky Racks Peek-a-boo, woo! Peek-a-boo Uh, uh, play with that pussy like peek-a-boo, uh Play with that pussy like peek-a-boo, uh Play with that... See the rest of the song lyrics
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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 6 out of 15
  2. Mixed: 9 out of 15
  3. Negative: 0 out of 15
  1. The Guardian
    May 26, 2017
    80
    Like fellow pop-rappers Rae Sremmurd, Yachty will often use a single melody for the verse and chorus, thus creating a new, disturbing kind of catchiness, a hook that digs into your cortex with such purchase that at least one part of your subconscious is singing it at all times. His freewheeling scansion, meanwhile, stops it being monolithic or boring.
  2. Paste Magazine
    Jun 6, 2017
    75
    Yes, he’s weird and he knows it. He’s wildly successful because of it rather than in spite of it. Teenage Emotions doesn’t have a defined aesthetic and feels like Yachty is still experimenting, and his refusal to rely on formulas is commendable for a 19-year-old overnight sensation.
  3. Rolling Stone
    May 26, 2017
    70
    Yachty's organic, warts-and-all delivery--when being a perv, when pining for a girl, even singing a song for his mom--makes his music feel simply more naked and human, even with that layer of Auto-Tune.
  4. The Line of Best Fit
    May 30, 2017
    60
    Its best moments are closer to pop-punk and synth-pop than anything resembling traditional hip-hop.
  5. XXL
    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.
  6. Spin
    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.
  7. Exclaim
    May 30, 2017
    50
    At over an hour in length, Teenage Emotions is more quantity than quality.

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 4 out of 17
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 17
  3. Negative: 11 out of 17
  1. Simply_Mars
    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.… Expand
  2. shooty_stealy
    May 29, 2017
    10
    u guys can hate it but this guy saved my life man he really did i dont care if u hate it keep hating keep being negative look at his song foru guys can hate it but this guy saved my life man he really did i dont care if u hate it keep hating keep being negative look at his song for what they are positivity fun that lil yachty… Expand
  4. VenomBeatz
    Sep 26, 2019
    4
    Lil boat 1 and 2 were great, but this is not good. He tries something, but it doesn't really work out.
  5. SorryBeat402
    Jun 26, 2017
    3
    This album is 21 songs long and maybe 6 are good... From what Lil Yachty said about the album you would expect it to be about the emotionalThis album is 21 songs long and maybe 6 are good... From what Lil Yachty said about the album you would expect it to be about the emotional struggles of teenagers but the entire album is about Lil Yachty, while he's not drinking beer, having sex with his step sister, or getting his dick blown like it was a stringed instrument. I did really enjoy Lil Boat and Summer Songs 2 but... this album is just whack as ****… Expand
  6. clem666
    Oct 17, 2021
    3
    Another messy effort (yet his very first one as an album) from rapper Lil Yachty. If the tracks punctuating the record do shine by theirAnother messy effort (yet his very first one as an album) from rapper Lil Yachty. If the tracks punctuating the record do shine by their respective versatility here and there, the main feeling about 'Teenage Emotions' is quite bad.

    Yachty certainly did some work on his voice and his monotone tone by including different artists to his album, as YG, Diplo, Stefflon Don or Migos (yup they also gathered to crash the party). However I really can't say it is a decent work since listening to songs as 'No More', 'All I Had to Say' or 'Harley' was a true pain in the ears. I still have to admit female voices do go pretty well with some of Yachty's choruses and verses. However nothing could counteract the overall repetitive patterns of the majority of the songs. Tracks like 'Priorities', 'Say My Name' or 'Peek A Boo' honestly sounds like hymns to profound and incurable debility. Did he really think that all he had to do in order to become famous was repeating dumb lyrics on an unoriginal trap instrumental ? Did people really enjoy it ? Apparently yes. Are we dreaming ? It's surely a nightmare !

    About lyrics, I won't even speak about it. Just know it's garbage depsite some (very) minor passages as in 'Made of Glass' or in 'Running With A Ghost'. But don't expect much more than drugs and sexxxx over and over again. Yachty only repeated one more time his endless formula: regular beats with some confettis here and there (beat switches, semi-original ideas, different structure) in addition to trash vocals and lyrics. In addition to all that he made this album last forever. Eventually I have to admit Yachty made me have some laughs due to his awkwardness and cringeness. Who did give this guy a pencil ? Please take it back and break his mic.    … Expand
  7. MusicClub
    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.… Expand
  8. barrk
    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.… Expand

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