Brand new double album & the 6th overall from Portland, Oregon rapper Yeat. Emerging in 2018 off his debut EP Deep Blue $trips, he’s been dominating the mainstream since 2021 whether it be him dropping a plethora of projects or receiving cosigns from the likes of Drake & Earl Sweatshirt. He eventually signed to Geffen Records, who backed his sophomore effort albeit major label debut 2 Alivë few years ago & it’s companionable deluxe EP Gëek Pack shortly after. Coming off his 5th mixtape Lyfë a few summers ago alongside Aftërlyfe & the experimental Capitol Records debut 2093, he went back to his roots to rep the Lyfestylë & came off a Dangerous Summer to describe A Dangerous Lyfë & A Dangerous Love.
“Purpose General” produced by BNYX of Working on Dying atmospherically begins the 2-disc adventure talking about paving checks after paving the way for others whereas “Face the Flame” featuring YoungBoy Never Broke Again finds the 2 teaming up so they can describe getting geeked off ecstasy, going for a more trap vibe. “Lose Control” samples “Someone Saved My Life Tonight” by Elton John talking about passing the wheel to God leading into “Griddlë” admits to falling in love with a freak.
We have BNYX bringing the bells back for “What I Want” boasting that his sales double every time he puts out new music just before “Liv Likë Dis” asks his girl why his wealth got her acting funny over an Honorable C.N.O.T.E. & Sonny Digital instrumental. “Tallër” has a more lively vibe to it courtesy of Cade talking about him trying to make his money larger than the rest while “My Way” tritely tells his partner that she has to make up her mind & take as much time as she needs.
“Let King Tonka Talk” was a disappointing single largely because of the unnecessary Kylie Jenner feature, which is a shame because I like the way Dylan Brady fuses jerk & industrial hip hop with pop rap. “Dangerous House” however picks up with a 2-parter that Shlohmo cooked up talking about keeping things hazardous around his parts while “No More Ghosts” featuring KiD CuDi ends Disc 1 with both of them fed up with everything that isn’t real.
To begin Disc 2, the song “2Nite” embraces a more standard trap sound once again talking about waiting at the fire & his detractors not wanting to see him catching Ws while the self-produced “Geek Luv” describes a kind of love where the sex feels like a drug. The beat on “Naked” is ok except it could be my least favorite track here because it feels like a repetitive 92 second interlude, but then “Went Wrong” decently talks about him & an ex waitin’ for their relationship to fail.
“Real Life Shit” incorporate some heavy synthesizers admitting that he’s been looking for a reason to tweak & after “My Time” instrumentally gives props to The Neptunes talking about going bigger than he can imagine since he was destined for this music shit, “2Planës” reunites with Internet Money Records in-house producer Synthetic sampling the 2023 leak “Wanna be më” flexing that he has a couple airplanes respectively carrying money & his own people.
The song “Silk Facë” brings the synths back in full effect to push closer near A Dangerous Lyfë & A Dangerous Love’s conclusion talking about feeling the same & looking to run shit up again while “Back Home” featuring Joji returning to their respective cribs because something at the function feels off to both of them. “Up From Here” ends the LP talking about going rock bottom & elevating past that point.
Originally announced nearly 2 years ago already, A Dangerous Lyfë & A Dangerous Love has since evolved into a double full-length that I’d sincerely have to put behind Lyfestylë as the 2nd weakest project Yeat has ever put out. I can appreciate him telling 2 completely different stories across the hourlong runtime, although the predominant trap production feels like he’s playing it safe & a few of the guest appearances were pointless.
Score: 3/5
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