lil yachty lil yachty teenage emotions album download A Conversation With the Designer Behind Lil Yachty’s ‘Teenage Emotions’ Album Cover. Earlier today (April 20), Lil Yachty unveiled the cover art for his debut album, Teenage Emotions, featuring people from all walks of life sitting in what appears to be a movie theater. In front of him, a girl afflicted with vitiligo sits laughing, while behind him a gay couple make out. The cover's already being lauded online for its inclusive slant, and on Instagram Live, Lil Boat discussed the inspiration behind it: "If you have vitiligo or if you're gay or whatever it is, embrace yourself. Love yourself. Be happy, positive." Legendary photographer Kenneth Cappello shot the cover and graphic designer Mihailo Andic, who handled Yachty's logo and did the covers for both Lil Boat and Summer Songs 2, designed it. We spoke to Andic, 23, about how he started working with Yachty, how the cover came together and which of Yachty's friends are featured on the cover. Below are excerpts from our conversation. XXL : How'd you first start working with Yachty? Mihailo Andic: That was actually right before the Lil Boat mixtape came out. This is one of my favorite stories. It was just one day before Valentine's Day and one of my brother's friends came over to our house and was catching up with me when he said, "You should listen to this guy named Lil Yachty." And this was before he had any songs popping. "1 Night" and "Minnesota" were out but he didn't have the tape out, so I was like okay, I'll check him out. That was around the time he did the Kanye show [at MSG], and I saw him there and then I listened to a song and I came up with this idea for a cover. It was just a really simple mock up of Yachty on a boat and it was in the middle of the water background, kind of like the ocean, and I sent it over via email and later that night they hit me up. They loved the idea, and after that, the rest was history. That's how we all came together. I took a pic from his Insta, did a little Photoshop work and in less than half an hour I did a mock up and said, "Listen, I think I have a really great idea of how your visual branding and covers could look. Here's a quick idea. If you guys like it, get back to me. If not, appreciate your time." And they loved it. How did the Teenage Emotions cover come about? We actually started talking about this album sometime last year, so I think we were all in the same city for one of the tour stops back in the summer and we kind of just started talking about the upcoming album. At that time, I was initially starting to think about ideas for where we could take it visually, but we didn't really have a clear understanding of what direction we were gonna take it in for the album. We had a similar look and feel for the first two mixtapes, Lil Boat and Summer Songs 2 . We weren't exactly sure if we were gonna do that this time around, so it was a few months of thinking through the fall and the winter. We were just going through ideas, I was looking through references, sending over mood boards as to what one idea could look like or what it could look like in this kind of style. And then I think it was in January or February, we actually were all in L.A. and we kind of just sat down. We were hanging out and we started discussing what we could do for the album cover. Yachty and I were talking and kind of just bouncing around ideas, and I just asked him, "What would you want to see out of this visual for your first album? What do you think is important here and what do you think we can do that's a little more progressive and maybe a little more different than what we did previously?" He was telling me these ideas, and one of them happened to be having a group of teens surrounding him in some way. And that's where the initial idea came from. He mentioned that to me and he was telling me it'd be really important to show the diversity, the inclusion of all these different teens who could come together and form this cover. After that, we were continuing that conversation and once we had that idea, I showed him this mood board. It was actually a mood board on my Instagram saved page. [The idea for the cover] came out once we were talking, and I was like you know what, I'm probably gonna spend a few days and just go through some pictures and see what I can gather up before I see Yachty. I happened to gather this photo, and it was just a reference shot, and it had a really beautiful picture of a theater. And I thought maybe this could be one of the background ideas where we could house the actual cover, so I showed him that and immediately, that was the one that clicked. [The theater] also relates to the whole teenage aspect of the album. A lot of teenagers, that's around the time they're going on dates. The movie theater is one of those important spots where teenagers are gravitating towards, and I'm sure it's part of everyone's life. Takes them back down memory lane, so that was where we got that idea. Then two months after, we set up a shoot. Kenneth Cappello, that guy's one of the biggest legends ever, we got him to shoot the cover. We thought he would be a perfect for that. We knocked it out and after a few days, we had our final product. It's different than what we've done previously, but just to see everybody's reaction today and to see how much positive over negative there is, it just shows we took it in the right way and we were all right in what we were going for. Talk about casting the different characters on the cover. How'd you pick these people? How'd you find them? That was back to what Yachty wanted to include in the cover, and we did a bit of ideation around that before, but he had a pretty good idea of who he wanted in the cover, and he wanted this cover to stand for inclusion and all teenagers. He's pretty much the king of teens and he just wanted to show no matter who you are, you have to embrace who you are and you have to be be proud and be yourself, and I think that's what we captured with this cover. You mentioned some previous ideas you had before you settled on this one. What were they? I had two sets of ideas before this. The first set actually were in the same lane as the whole teenager, taking it back kind of vibe, and then the others were a little more in line with what Lil Boat and Summer Songs 2 looked like, a little more nautical, just expanding that universe. But to be honest with you, I don't think we were leaning toward that direction and those kind of ideas. They felt a little too mimicky of the first two covers, so we just pushed them to the side and said you know what, time to progress. Time to build on this and create something new and unique. Yachty has some friends on the cover as well. Who are they? So we have Big Brutha Chubba, he's on the right. We have Earl [The Pearl], we have Mitch, and I think we have Erron Vercetti. Any last words on the cover? For this cover, once we had this idea nailed down and we were in the process of executing it, we kind of knew this one was gonna make an impact. It was a little more about the message this time around. It wasn't as artistic or even you could say expressive, it was more a cover that had a meaning, and more so it had a message for everyone. And I'm glad that everybody sees that message. Lil Yachty – ‘Lil Boat 2’ It’s not often that you’ll see a major artist take a pause from posturing to acknowledge their own shortcomings, but then Lil Yachty isn’t any ordinary artist. The effervescent 20-year-old Atlanta rapper – who has cherry-red hair, once sampled the Super Mario 64 soundtrack, and recently learned the difference between a cello and a clarinet – owned up to feelings of disappointment shortly after the release of his May 2017 debut studio album, ‘Teenage Emotions’. That record became arguably better known for the divisive response to its awesome artwork rather than any of its tracks, resulting in a disappointing commercial performance. Yachty later took to Instagram to reflect on why his debut LP had fallen short of expectations. “I understand first-week numbers didn’t do what most people expected, but that’s only because they don’t understand me. They don’t understand us,” he wrote in the now-deleted post. “I don’t expect anybody to. I make it for those who listen. I feel like my brand is so big and blew up so big [that] it blew up bigger than my actual music.” Yachty’s exuberant persona (sorry, “brand”) has certainly taken precedence over much of his recent recorded output in the past year, with the rapper more likely to make bigger waves through his entertaining clashes with hip-hop’s old guard or his ability to light up a Bar Mitzvah party than any of his extended music projects. Just 10 months on from the bloated ‘Teenage Emotions’, though, Yachty seems intent on righting the wrongs of 2017 through the quick turnaround and subsequent arrival of studio album number two. He’s even returned to a winning formula in naming said album ‘Lil Boat 2’, therefore designating this project as the sequel to his break-out 2016 mixtape ‘Lil Boat’. Those craving the icy ‘Minnesota’-style breeze of that mixtape won’t find too joy here, though – even as opener ‘Self-Made’, which sees Yachty promise that he’ll be “ ballin’ ’til it’s 2080 “, teases a return to the melodic merit of ‘Lil Boat’. Yachty instead lets his raps take precedence on the album, albeit with varying results: the unsettling ‘Boom!’ features an unlikely reference to Lemony Snicket that’ll raise an eyebrow or two, before the tragic ‘Oops’ staggers in to the party like it’s bolted past security – you honestly wonder how it made the cut. Clocking in at 47 minutes (despite its 17-track length), ‘Lil Boat 2’ feels like a vast improvement from ‘Teenage Emotions’ simply as it doesn’t feel like an ordeal to listen to. What that does do, however, is narrow down your focus, which tends to land on Yachty’s predisposition for telling us just how rich he is now: ‘Whole Lotta Guap’ and ‘Das Cap’ are very guilty of this grating trait, while ‘Mickey’ even has Yachty claiming that those who hate him are actually just jealous of his wealth. Elsewhere, Migos‘ ringleader Quavo turns up on ‘Talk To Me Nice’ to sprinkle some much-needed star quality, but it’s not until ‘She Ready’ – which delightfully chugs along with its bumping, flute-laden beats like it’s a cousin of Drake‘s ‘Portland’ – do you really find yourself tuning back into the voyage of ‘Lil Boat 2′. Closer ’66’ is a welcome source of relief from the overbearing raps too, transporting Yachty’s talents skyward with the kind of cloud-rap instrumental Yung Lean circa-2013 would’ve felt comfortable throwing his bucket hat on. 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What makes it worse is that he extends the narrative far longer than he needs to, which in the ends dilutes what is already a watered down product. The beats are equally as obnoxious. Yachty curates a series of soundscapes that are all carbon copies of one another. The lack of diversity only magnifies his inability to change lanes. He doggedly sticks to it and drives his predictable style into the ground until there is no more. Between the woeful beats and circular lyrics Lil Yachty is making a bid for worst album of the decade. An artless and altogether detestable display of rap. ‘Like a Star‘ The sound a star makes when you throw a couple million dollars at it. It’s a celebration but instead of a massive explosion of hype, it hits slow like a melting glacier where fat chunks of ice fall off and splash into the ocean. All those around him have benefited and the pace in which it unfolds sounds like he’s a passive observer; harmonizing in delight and feeling the cool breeze of success: [LISTEN] ‘DN Freestyle‘ Spewing retched diarrhea over an equally stank beat. He’s moving at a blistering speed, forgoing all musicality to speak about nothing in particular. It’s nonsensical and pathetic; sounding like a morbidly obese kid explaining to his mom why he ate all the cake. He’s already made his million, but is looking to make more. To him it’s as easy as that, a carnival ride that never ends: [LISTEN] ‘Peek a Boo‘ Elementary rhymes from a class clown, proof that anyone can make a hit rap song. The skill level is below nursery rhyme, and his inability to add anything musical to the equation makes it hard to even categorize it as rap. He’s offbeat and misses the mark on numerous occasions. And it’s not as if the beat is a labyrinth of sound either, as basic and mundane as it gets. A sad display of lyricism: [LISTEN] ‘Dirty Mouth‘ The beat emits heat like an erupting volcano. He gets down in a two-point stance and charges the line, looking to smash and grab his many adversaries. But then reality sets in; his flows, a D-League representation of trap. Swinging for the fences like a blind man has his threats sounding mild and unconvincing, talking about screenshots as a form of retaliation. Petty grievances and weak jabs: [LISTEN] ‘Harley‘ Celebrating life with a glorified lullaby. The soft melodies trickling down the spine of the beat gives him an excuse to accentuate his quirky tones. He’s riding through life as if he were on a Harley, but not knowing how to ride one has his hands shaking in uncertainty. He’s comparing himself to whatever the channel lands on, no creative juice to squeeze out of this GMO lemon: [LISTEN] ‘All Around Me‘ A check list that takes note of all the wonderful things around him. All the familiars are there: fast cars, loose women and piles of cash. He’s a kid in a candy store; salivating profusely, wondering what to indulge in next. Bars are not his thing, but he’s still getting sloppy drunk on fame. In his delirious state he’s still thirsting for more. Another boring conquest story: [LISTEN] ‘Say My Name‘ Sounding ever more comfortable in the limelight, adopting to fame like a fish does to water. But instead of swimming freely and developing his own style, he jumps aboard the hype train, borrowing his struggles from other more talented rappers. The topic he can’t seem to let go is the haters, how they’re all in confederacy against him. It’s a cheap and easy way to pen content, transparent and lazy: [LISTEN] ‘All You Had to Say‘ Hating the haters has become his primary source of inspiration, and he can’t help but cry out in despair when criticism comes his way. Lost in teenage angst, he crosses his arms and refuses to submit. 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Keeping in stride with the times he gives his voice the talk-box treatment, which is a proper nod to someone like Roger Troutman who was just as unapologetic with his style: [LISTEN] ‘Running With a Ghost‘ Nostalgia has Yachty putting away the silly antics. Eyes swollen with tears, he’s looking at all the things that remind him of his lost love. He messed up big and is wondering if he could get one more shot. When that moment finally arrives he can’t find the right words and ends up asking her to scream out her frustrations like Ric Flair. An awkward attempt at reconciliation: [LISTEN] ‘FYI (I Know Now)‘ This deep in and his creativity is running dry. With no oasis to refresh him he taps the same old well; rapping about either money, women or haters. The beat is also a recycled construction, making his mindless droning seem even more redundant. 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