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Lil Yachty Opens Up About His Tour and Recent Collaborations

Sep 27, 2023 , , ,
Photo Credit: Lil Yachtyā€™s Instagram

Lil Yachty is on the road for his The Field Trip Tour, where heā€™ll be performing his latest album Letā€™s Start Here. Before embarking on this tour, Yachty provided Complex with an interview about his restless energy, his friendship with Drake, and his tour.Ā 

ā€œDrake is much more into actually living life as to where I am literally trying to record music every day,ā€ Yachty shared with Complex. ā€œAnd I don’t know if I get that from him of like, ‘Oh, I should go live a life too,’ because I enjoy not living life, I enjoy making music.”

Yachty, who features heavily on Drakeā€™s upcoming album For All The Dogs, said he prefers staying inside and recording music most days as opposed to partying like his OVO friend. His latest album Letā€™s Start Here, which pivoted away from the rap genre into the alternative/indie soundscape, was a product of those endless music-making days.

The album was met with disappointment from some of his fans due to a lack of rap, while critics like Pitchfork, who rated the album a six out of 10, cited his new ā€œexperimentalā€ sound as too familiar. Now, Yachty has been rapping a lot more like on his latest single Tesla, but he doesnā€™t want anyone trying to predict his next sound.Ā 

ā€œI’m just an artist, you know? I’m not a mumble rapper. I’m not a one-hit wonder. I’m not aā€¦I don’t know, I’m just an artist,ā€ Yachty said, restating a similar comment he made this year about being called a rapper. ā€œI love to rap. I love to sing. I love to write. I love to produce. I’m just an artist, and you should never expect anything because I will always do something unexpected.ā€ 

Heā€™s carrying that same spirit to his tour where heā€™ll be performing Letā€™s Start Here. Heā€™s nervous, but also excited to share this music live with fans. 

ā€œI have no clue how people are gonna reactā€¦ and I haven’t toured in five years, and I toured three times before in 2017, and when I would tour those three tours, I’d see super fans. Iā€™d see the same people a lot of times. They loved me,ā€ Yachty said. 

ā€œAnd if I know anything, I imagine these people are gonna come again. It’s a different show, and I’ve grown so much and so much has changed in my life,ā€ he continued.

Lil Boatā€™s message to fans attending his tour: come with an open mind.Ā 

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