2 Alive (stylized as 2 Alivë) is the second studio album by American rapper Yeat. It was released on February 18, 2022, by Geffen Records, Interscope Records, Field Trip Recordings, Listen To The Kids and Twizzy Rich. The album features guest appearances from Young Thug, Gunna, Yung Kayo, Ken Carson, and SeptembersRich.[1][2] The album was supported by one single, "Still Countin", which was released on February 11, 2022.[3][4]

2 Alivë
Studio album by
ReleasedFebruary 18, 2022
Length62:40
Label
Producer
  • Ace
  • Akachi
  • AM
  • Aunix
  • Bangs
  • Bart How
  • Bass Charity
  • BenjiCold
  • Brandon Finessin
  • Bugz Ronin
  • Darkboy
  • Dream Awake
  • Dulio
  • Earl on the Beat
  • F1lthy
  • Flansie
  • Frankie Bash
  • GeoGotBands
  • Ginseng
  • Hue
  • Jonah Abraham
  • Kele
  • KP Beatz
  • Leqn
  • Lil Flexer
  • Lucian
  • Lucid
  • Lukrative
  • Malikai
  • Matthew Gomez
  • Misogi
  • mTwenty
  • ninetyniiine
  • Rision
  • Skimayne
  • Starboyrob
  • Supah Mario
  • Synthetic
  • Takado
  • Trgc
  • Yeat
Yeat chronology
Up 2 Me
(2021)
2 Alivë
(2022)
Lyfe
(2022)
2 Alive deluxe edition cover
Singles from 2 Alive
  1. "Still Countin"
    Released: February 11, 2022

The deluxe edition, titled 2 Alive (Geek Pack), was released on April 1, 2022, with additional guest appearances by Lil Uzi Vert and Lancey Foux.[5]

Release

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Yeat initially announced a January 2022 release date but delayed it to wait for an additional feature.[6] On March 16, Yeat announced a supporting tour for the album, which included dates from April 8 to May 9.[7]

Commercial performance

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2 Alive sold 35,000 album-equivalent units in the first week, debuting at number 6 on the US Billboard 200 chart. It is Yeat's first US top-ten album.[8]

Critical reception

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Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic     [9]
HipHopDX3.7/5[10]
Pitchfork6.6/10[11]

In a positive review, David Aaron Brake of HipHopDX wrote that "though he didn't expand beyond the sounds of his previous work, Yeat's latest is a master class in precision and knowing what the audience craves. Excellent rap need not always be grand in scope: 2 Alivë proves success can come just as easily through zooming in".[10]

In a mixed review, Alphonse Pierre of Pitchfork wrote that "the 21-year-old Portland rapper isn't doing anything all that new, but he has a refreshing album-focused approach, best listened to as one continuous stream, getting lost in the noisy madness".[11] Writing for AllMusic, David Crone felt that the album's 20-song track list is "undeniably bloated, padded out with some fairly one-dimensional material".[12]

Track listing

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2 Alive track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Poppin"
  • BenjiCold
2:47
2."Outside" (featuring Young Thug)
  • Smith
  • Jeffery Williams
  • Jonathan Priester
  • Jorge Augusto
  • Harissis Tsakmaklis
  • Feliciano Ecar
  • Luzian Tuetsch
  • Supah Mario
  • Bass Charity
3:51
3."Real Six"
  • Smith
  • Abdul Moiz
  • Robert Jurado
  • Jochem van Bliijkshof
  • Dulio
  • Rision
  • Ace
3:29
4."Nvr Again"
  • Smith
  • Jammarius Hill
  • Bart van Hoewijk
  • Trgc
  • Bart How
2:46
5."Luh Geek"
  • Smith
  • George Kala
  • GeoGotBands
2:56
6."Rackz Got Me" (featuring Gunna)
  • Trgc
  • Takado
3:01
7."Double"
  • Smith
  • Javier Mercado
  • Synthetic
2:50
8."On tha Line"
  • Smith
  • Jonathan Hernandez
  • Pablo Sanchez
  • Hue
  • Dream Awake
2:35
9."Jus Better"
  • Smith
  • Sanchez
  • Ákos Maluzsák
  • Dream Awake
  • Flexer
3:08
10."Jump"
  • Smith
  • Mercado
  • Matthew Gomez
  • Robert Ferguson
  • Synthetic
  • Gomez
  • Starboyrob
3:12
11."Dnt Lie"
  • Smith
  • Isaac Bynum
  • Jonah Abraham
  • Bennett Pepple
  • Earl on the Beat
  • Abraham
  • Bangs
3:32
12."Rollin"
  • Smith
  • Jurado
  • Moiz
  • Dulio
  • Rision
3:36
13."Taliban"
  • Smith
  • Addison
  • BenjiCold
2:58
14."Narcoticz" (featuring Yung Kayo)
  • Smith
  • Malachi Green
  • Mercado
  • Synthetic
  • Kele
3:50
15."Call Me"
  • Smith
  • Jurado
  • Amen Temesgen
  • Rision
  • Malikai
3:40
16."Kant Die"
2:41
17."Geek High" (featuring Ken Carson)
  • Flansie
  • Skimayne[a]
2:33
18."Luh M" (featuring SeptembersRich)
  • Smith
  • Canyon Moore
  • Jacques Richard
  • Mercado
  • Darkboy
  • Synthetic
3:30
19."Smooktober"
2:55
20."Still Countin"
  • Smith
  • Jurado
  • Mercado
  • Tobrak Masick
  • Nathan Chen
  • Rision
  • Synthetic
  • mTwenty
  • ninetyniiine
2:50
Total length:62:40
Geek Pack (deluxe edition) track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
21."Big Tonka" (featuring Lil Uzi Vert)3:28
22."Kant Relax"
  • Smith
  • Maruwanaya
Flansie2:40
23."No Comment"
  • Smith
  • Moiz
  • Christian Baello
  • Dulio
  • Ginseng
2:31
24."3G" (featuring Lil Uzi Vert)
2:51
25."New Turban"
  • Smith
  • Perez
  • Zain Siddiqui
  • Baello
  • Bugz Ronin
  • Yeat
  • Misogi
  • Ginseng
2:48
26."Hater"
  • Smith
  • Abraham
  • Ștefan Cișmigiu
  • Kenneth Pannu
  • Pierre Thevenot
  • Jonah Abraham
  • Lucian
  • KP Beatz
  • Lukrative
2:33
27."Way Back"
  • Smith
  • Perez
  • Catellanos
  • Moiz
  • Bugz Ronin
  • Lucid
  • Dulio
3:14
28."Luv Money" (featuring Lancey Foux)
  • Bugz Ronin
  • Synthetic
3:34
29."Dub"
  • Smith
  • Kala
GeoGotBands2:34
Total length:88:53

Notes

  • Any song title that contains the letter 'e' is replaced with 'ë'. For example, "Rackz Got Me" is stylized as "Rackz Got Më". If a song contains two or more 'e's, then the first one is only replaced.
  • ^[a] signifies an uncredited co-producer[13]

Personnel

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Charts

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Certifications

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Certifications for 2 Alive
Region Certification Certified units/sales
Poland (ZPAV)[21] Gold 10,000

Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

References

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  1. ^ "Yeat Enlists Young Thug, Gunna, Ken Car$on, & More On "2 Alive"". HotNewHipHop. February 18, 2022. Retrieved February 18, 2022.
  2. ^ Coleman II, C. Vernon (February 18, 2022). "Curren$y and The Alchemist, Big K.R.I.T., Yeat and More - New Projects This Week". XXL. Retrieved February 18, 2022.
  3. ^ "Yeat Shares Video for New Track "Still Countin"". Complex. Retrieved February 17, 2022.
  4. ^ "Best New Music This Week: Fivio Foreign, Pusha-T, SNOT, and More". Complex. Retrieved February 18, 2022.
  5. ^ "Listen to Yeat's '2 Alivë (Geëk Pack)' Featuring 2 Songs With Lil Uzi Vert". Complex. April 1, 2022. Retrieved April 1, 2022.
  6. ^ Cummings-Grady, Mackenzie (January 26, 2022). "'Gët Busy' Rapper Yeat Provides '2 Alivë' Album Update Following Billboard Breakthrough". HipHopDX. Retrieved February 18, 2022.
  7. ^ Darville, Jordan (March 16, 2022). "Yeat shares 2022 tour dates". The Fader. Retrieved July 26, 2022.
  8. ^ "Yeat is '2 Alivë' on his ascent to mainstream success". Our Generation Music. March 7, 2022.
  9. ^ "2 Alivë Review by David Crone". allmusic.com. March 11, 2022. Retrieved March 11, 2022.
  10. ^ a b Brake, David Aaron (February 22, 2022). "Yeat '2 Alive' Isn't a Groundbreaking Statement But Proves He's Next Up". HipHopDX. Retrieved February 23, 2022.
  11. ^ a b Pierre, Alphonse. "Yëat: 2 Alivë". Pitchfork. Retrieved February 23, 2022.
  12. ^ Crone, David. "2 Alivë Review by David Crone". Allmusic. Retrieved March 11, 2022.
  13. ^ "Yeat (Ft. Ken Car$on) – Gëek high". Retrieved February 23, 2022.
  14. ^ "Ultratop.be – Yeat – 2 Alivë" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved February 27, 2022.
  15. ^ "Billboard Canadian Albums: Week of March 5, 2022". Billboard. Retrieved March 1, 2022.
  16. ^ "2022 8-os savaitės klausomiausi (Top 100)" (in Lithuanian). AGATA. February 25, 2022. Retrieved February 26, 2022.
  17. ^ Caulfield, Keith (February 28, 2022). "'Encanto' Soundtrack Has Most Weeks at No. 1 in Nearly a Year on Billboard 200". Billboard. Retrieved March 1, 2022.
  18. ^ "Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums: Week of March 5, 2022". Billboard. Retrieved March 1, 2022.
  19. ^ "Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 2022". Billboard. Retrieved December 3, 2022.
  20. ^ "Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums – Year-End 2022". Billboard. Retrieved December 3, 2022.
  21. ^ "OLiS - oficjalna lista wyróżnień" (in Polish). Polish Society of the Phonographic Industry. Retrieved May 8, 2024. Click "TYTUŁ" and enter 2 Alivё in the search box.