Lil Yachty's newest album received acclaim from "The Roots" drummer Questlove over social media
Lil Yachty's latest album "Let's Start Here", described by some as a departure album due to it's differing style from the rapper's usual work, saw praise from "The Roots" drummer Questlove. The Philly-artist took to Instagram last Saturday (Jan. 28th) to share his feelings regarding Yachty's bold yet impactful choice to delve into psychedelic rock as opposed to his comfort-zone of hip-hop.
"I dunno man: after about 3 listens, and I thought I’d NEVER say this... and not because ‘I didn’t expect this from Lil Yachty', but just in general I didn’t expect this from MUSIC," Questlove states in the posted video. "How should I put it? I really really really really love this @lilyachty record and I love when artists pull off a good departure record...Most times as a career sabotage of feeling doomed to not be able to live up to a standard they set...Quitting the job/relationship before you give em a chance to fire you..."

Lil Yachty responded to Questlove's positive reception through commenting on the Instagram video with ":) thank u for the kind words sir." "Let's Start Here" released Friday (Jan. 27th), serving as a follow-up to Yachty's "Lil Boat 3" and drawing attention in-part due to it straying away from his recognized hip-hop and trap music stylings and instead drawing influence from psychedelic rock. The departure album has garnered support from other artists aside from Questlove, including Mike Dean, Diplo, A-Trak, and Rapsody.
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