Lil Yachty: Lil Boat 2 review – hip-hip's misunderstood upstart gets prickly

In trading his sunlit humour for tedious boasts, the rap star has only succeeded in giving more ammunition to his many criticsLil Yachty recently pronounced himself “devastated” by the lukewarm critical and commercial reaction to his 2017 debut album Teenage Emotions. You could see why its sales figures came as a disappointment. His was a very modern rise to fame – instead of hustling demos or carving out a name in rap battles and open mic nights, he came to prominence appeari...

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