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As an homage to Lil Yachty, this article will be written from two point of views. The first point of view will be from a bright and bubbly Lil Yachty point of view, while the second point of view will be from a more brass Lil Boat point of view. Lil Yachty started off Teenage Emotions, so it's only right the Lil Yachty point of view starts off this review.
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No, Teenage Emotions wasn't as good as 'Lil Boat', but it's not as bad as everyone would have you believe. In a word, Teenage Emotions is "representative". Teenage Emotions literally has a song for every (pun incoming) teenage emotion. If you're in a happy mood, there's 'Harley', 'All Around Me', 'Better', and 'Bring It Back' for you to listen to. If you're feeling braggadocios, there's 'FYI', 'DN Freestyle', 'Like a Star' and 'X Men'. If you're in the middle of a sticky love situation, Yachty expresses your emotions through 'Made of Glass', 'Moments in Time', and 'Running With a Ghost'. If you feel like I've been listing songs for too long it's because this album is too long. That was kind of mean, so I guess it's time to let the Lil Boat point of view out.
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When 'Lil Uzi Vert Vs The World' dropped last spring everyone knew every word to every song. Teenage Emotions was supposed to produce that moment for Lil Yachty. That didn't happen. In a word, Teenage Emotions is "disappointing". Despite popular opinion, the album isn't trash. Make no mistake though, the album is not good! I've never used an exclamation point in my life, but that statement needed the emphasis. Behind every disappointment is a reason. The main reasons behind the disappointment following Teenage Emotions are: the pressure behind it being an album, high expectations, and a bad Lil Boat to Lil Yachty ratio. Yachty's first two projects were mixtapes, so the only expectations behind them were to provide quality aux-material. Teenage Emotions was titled an album, so fans of Yachty expected a look inside his life along with quality aux-material. Fans barely got either. Everyone knew Yachty doesn't have bars, but he usually makes up for those bars by providing a Lil Boat type banger. Instead of giving Teenage Emotions those Boat bangers he filled it with Yachty melodies. Those melodies get exposed when they're not set up and followed by a banger. Teenage Emotions exposed Lil Yachty.
The youth in me gives Teenage Emotions a 6. The Anthony Fantano in me gives Teenage Emotions a 3.