Lil Boat 3

リル・ヨッティーの最新アルバム『Lil Boat 3』は、2016年にリリースしたミックステープ『Lil Boat』、そして2018年にリリースしたセカンド・アルバム『Lil Boat 2』の完結作に当たる、計4作目となるスタジオ・アルバム。

今作では、一人のアーティスト、そして一人の男性として成長している姿が描かれており、かつて「ティーンの中の王様」という異名まで付けられていた日々を忘れさせるような作品。

『Lil Boat 3』には、A$AP Rocky、Tyler The Creator、 Future, Young Thug、Lil Durk、Lil Keed、Drake, DaBaby、Tierra Whack など、早々たるメンバーがフィーチャリング・アーティストとして参加している豪華なプロジェクト。19曲入りとボリュームも多いが、1曲1曲が必聴なクオリティのものばかりだ。

Lil Yachty was still in his late teens when he began his ascent to commercial rap stardom, growing up in public as he consistently churned out new music. Five years after his arrival, fourth studio album Lil Boat 3 is the third and final installment of his Lil Boat series, over the course of which both his lyrical personality and musicality have evolved. The misty trap production, autotune-saturated vocals and juvenile bragging of younger days is still part of Yachtys style to some degree on Lil Boat 3, but rather than hiding behind these elements, the rapper puts himself at the forefront of the project. Yachty goes it alone for all but six of the albums 19 tracks, shining on solo songs like Split/Whole Time and Black Jesus with bouncy flows and lyrics that are equally inspired and strange. The approach swings widely over the course of Lil Boat 3, ranging from the pop greatness of standout track Oprahs Bank Account (a fully-loaded melodic hookfest complete with a silky verse from Drake and a characteristically vigorous contribution from DaBaby) to doomy trap blasts like Pardon Me. Tyler, The Creator, A$AP Rocky and Tierra Whack show up for the frenzied group track T.D., pushing each other to take their turn on the mike somewhere weirder or more intense. Its one of the more exhilarating moments on the album, one where you can hear the shared excitement between the artists. Overall, Lil Boat 3 is a step forward in Lil Yachtys artistic development, with some of his most infectious songs and a deeper dimension slowly starting to show around the corners of his monotone style. ~ Fred Thomas

ボート3部作の最終となる第3弾は、これまで通りのドリーミーでメランコリックなサウンドに歌心溢れるメロディアスなラップの乗ったポップな作品に仕上がり、ドレイク、ダベイビー参加の先行曲"Oprah's Bank Account"をはじめ、豪華ゲスト陣が参加。エイサップ・ロッキーやタイラー・ザ・クリエイターらを招いた"T.D"では再ブレイク中のTERIYAKI BOYZ"Tokyo Drift"をヨッティ流にリメイク。
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