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Lil Yachty hits up The Breakfast Club for an unusually low-key interview.

The generally starry eyed king of the youth Lil Yachty has once again touched down to The Breakfast Club. Previous visits had perhaps contributed to a growing sense of bad blood, after Charlamagne Tha God dubbed Boat "the poster child of wack rappers." Now,  Teenage Emotions  is in the past, and a twenty-year old Yachty has recently come through with  Lil Boat 2.  Deemed a return to his roots of sorts, the mixtape is already proving to be both a critical and commercial upgrade over his last effort. And while Yachty has much cause for celebration, it would appear that a return to the Breakfast Club studios has stirred up some old emotions.

The Boat seemed uncharacteristically dour as he fielded twenty-minutes worth of questions. Clearly something had rattled the young rapper; the generally cheerful Yachty seemed to be channeling his label-mates Migos throughout the chat. Speaking of which, one interesting moment comes early on, when Charlamagne asks if sharing a label with Migos leads to any feelings of pressure. "Good pressure," replies Yachty. "That's pressure I need. That's the best backburner to have, like, to see them doing so well. When I came to the label, they weren't the best. They weren't doing that well in the game, so to see that is inspirational."

And while Lil Boat may be (with the exception of this interview) a bastion of positive vibes, he isn't always keen on the collaborations. "I only really do features when [Coach K & Pee] tell me to," says Yachty, dryly. "And they tell me to a lot." 

Eventually, Yachty confronts Charlamagne over the aforementioned "wack rappers" comment (around the fourteen minute mark). "That blew me, bruh," says Yachty. "You know people bring that up all the time?" He goes on to cite Charlamagne's This Year Is Dope/Trash  video with Joe Budden , saying "if I see one snake, I see two." Perhaps it's the reason he's feeling some type of way. Either way, Lil Boat continues to secure the bag. 

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March 13, 2018

Lil Yachty visits The Breakfast Club.

After appearing on Funkmaster Flex show yesterday, Lil Yachty continues promoting his new album ‘ Lil Boat 2 ‘ as he returns to The Breakfast Club for an interview with Angela Yee, DJ Envy, and Charlamagne Tha God. On the show, he talks about his new project, why he has so many guest appearances on it, releasing his projects on Biggie’s death anniversary, criticism from people and much more. Watch the full interview below.

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Lil Yachty recently stopped by The Breakfast Club for a conversation with DJ Envy, Charlamagne Tha God & Angela Yee & it’s nothing you want to miss out on! They of course talked about his brand new album Lil Boat 2,  as well as being the king of the youth, working on QC, Migos, his collab tape with Takeoff, the features on this tape, Black Panther, his fan base, how many people ask him for verses and so much more. Watch this brand new interview below!

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Lil Yachty recently stopped by The Breakfast Club for a conversation with DJ Envy, Charlamagne Tha God & Angela Yee & it’s nothing you want to miss out on! They of course talked about his brand new album Lil Boat 2,  as well as being the king of the youth, working on QC, Migos, his collab tape with Takeoff, the features on this tape, Black Panther, his fan base, how many people ask him for verses and so much more. Watch this brand new interview below!

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Lil Yachty Talks New Album ‘Nuthin’ 2 Prove’ & Joint Projects With Trippie Redd & Juice WRLD

On the heels of 'Nuthin' 2 Prove's release, 'Billboard' caught up with the "Yacht Club" rapper in support of his recent partnership with Axe.

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The Atlanta native has been one of the rappers at the forefront of paving the way in having major brands embrace the youth and deal with emerging hip-hop artists. “When I came in, is when it really started. I need the recognition,” Lil Yachty tells Billboard . “We got to figure it out. I’ve been trying to pave the way. It’s just not being done like this. It’s the biggest hip-hop has ever been.”

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On the heels of Nuthin’ 2 Prove ‘s release, Billboard caught up with the rapper on a seasonably warm Saturday (Oct. 20) in Brooklyn, as he enjoyed some Marshmallow Fruity Pebbles for breakfast. Earlier in the morning, Drake shot Yachty a direct message complimenting his album opener “Gimme My Respect” and melodic flows on the second half of the project.

Check out the rest of our interview with Lil Yachty where we touch on his new album, teaming with AXE, prepping joint projects with Juice WRLD and Trippie Redd, Kanye West studio sessions and much more. 

Billboard : How did you get involved with Axe to add another partnership to your decorated business resume?

Lil Yachty: It started earlier this year. Technically, I’ve been wearing Axe since the middle-school days. I had the chocolate Axe. So when the company reached out, I was all the way with it. It took me back to my childhood. Then they came up with the cool idea of doing a song where I leave the hook open for a fan. It went big. There’s been about 20,000 submissions already. I try to listen to a few. 

What do you think about brands embracing hip-hop and the younger generation of artists? I think you’re paving the way in that aspect. 

Yep, you took the words right out of my mouth. I was going to say that. Of course, it’s been done before, but it hasn’t happened as much. When I came in, is when it really started. I need the recognition. We got to figure it out. I’ve been trying to pave the way. It’s just not being done like this. It’s the biggest hip-hop has ever been. People want to be where it’s at and where it’s popping. It’s like playing video games. They’re selling out arenas too.

Why did you title your album Nuthin’ 2 Prove?

It had another name at first. I always felt like people judge me and they always have opinions and shit. They’ll say, “He can’t rap,” or “He can’t do this,” or “He fell off.” I always felt like I had something to prove. It’s always been, “I gotta show them that I can still rap. I gotta show them I can still make a hit or sell out a show.” I’ve been doing music for three years now, and at this point, I’m like, “Fuck them. I don’t give a fuck and I don’t have to prove anything.”

I can do both. I did Teenage Emotion, which was all melodic, and they hated it. Outside my fan base and inside, I kind of lost a lot of fans for that. Lil Boat 2 people liked, but it was all rap. Some thought it was too much. This time, I just did half and half. People said I was trying to copy Drake. I didn’t do two sides, this is one tape. 

Why did you want to come back with your second album of 2018, less than seven months after Lil Boat 2 ?

Shit, I feel like I got another album. I might come back again. I’m going to drop a collab tape in December. I got one done with Juice WRLD, and me and Trippie Redd got one. Both tapes are done. 

That’s dope. Both of them appeared on Nuthin’ 2 Prove . Walk me through “Yacht Club” with Juice WRLD, first.

We got a bunch of songs just like that. We just be in the studio recording. We got hella songs together. This song was actually supposed to go on our tape. It’s crazy, the first song I had for my album was called “Knuck If You Buck” and it’s hard. We just couldn’t find a session. My engineer was listening to my shit and told me, “I ain’t going to lie bro, ‘Yacht Club’ is hard.” I trusted him and switched it. 

What did you think about him jabbing at Drake for knocking up a porn star?

At the time, we were in the booth together actually. He said it and I was like, “Wow, okay.” [ Sighs. ] I talked to Drake about it and he said it was all good. He felt there was really no harm. I told Drake before, because I fuck with Drake. Then it came out and he laughed at it. 

Yeah. Shit made me so happy, bro. This was the first album I’ve done where I felt so much love. I felt love on Lil Boat 2 . People say my first project, Lil Boat , was my best project, but I didn’t feel it because I was so new and it took a minute to grow. This is the first project I’m feeling people are really fucking with. Like, Drake hit me about my album. I never asked him to post that for me, he did that on his own. For him to do that, that shit is crazy. I fuck with Drake. It was last night and I was still awake. 

@Drake showing love to @lilyachty on his IG Story. — — pic.twitter.com/LOCWKvmzaj — WHERE IS YANDHI? (@LordTreeSap) October 22, 2018

You teamed up with Trippie Redd on “Forever World” again.

“Forever World” was originally his song. He played it for me and I was almost scared to ask him to get on it because it was so good. His assistant CJ was actually singing the background vocals on it. He had put his album out and I knew he was going to use it on there. We were actually supposed to put that song on our project but he was bullshitting. So I said, “Let me get it.” He’s like, “Man, you can get whatever you want from me.” I put a second verse on it and then dropped that bitch. 

Would you want to release the joint tape before the year’s out?

If he don’t bullshit.

What happened with the Glacier Boyz project’s release?

So I came across this Kanye West leak titled “Face Down” with you and Quavo. What’s the origin of that track?

That’s funny. That song is from 2016. It was at Kanye’s studio in Los Angeles. I went to his studio one time with A$AP Rocky early 2016 before Lil Boat came out and I did Yeezy Season 3. I was quiet and I had to sign an NDA. This was when Kanye was working on The Life of Pablo.

There was so many artists there, and I was so new and unknown that I was sitting outside in the lobby with the groupies when Rocky would take me around. I couldn’t even go in the room. I was just watching Kid Cudi , Big Sean , Tyler, The Creator all walk in. I was just sitting on the ground. A couple months went by and Kanye invited me in. He played me all these records and had me put verses on all this stuff, and we did “Face Down” a long time ago. I still love Kanye. 

I feel like you’re gearing up to eventually pivot out of music and into film and entertainment. I know you have a plan. 

I’m on the way to take over acting. 

Word, I can see that. It reminds me of following the blueprint of another Atlanta artist in Ludacris. 

I fuck with Ludacris, heavy. He’s a smart guy. I met him a couple times and I’m glad you said that — I’m about to hit him up. I love music, but this is a lot. 

I saw you tweet about making leaving big tips a priority, what made you want to make sure you properly give back?

My mother always taught me a lot of important life lessons and she would always tell me how important it was to tip. We didn’t have much money, so we would tip what we could. Now, it’s at the point I’m financially stable. When I’m out eating, I hope I have the cash, but  if I write it on the receipt, I’ll leave a big tip. What’s big to them is probably small to me. It doesn’t hurt to leave 100 dollars or 150 dollars extra. Because I would do that at the strip club, where I’m gonna be throwing money. 

I respect waiters and waitress.. big tips every time!!! — Underdog (@lilyachty) October 14, 2018

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SNL's Pete Davidson: 'I Would Have Killed Myself If I Didn't Have Kid Cudi'

Pete Davidson says he loves Kid Cudi and not so much Lil Yachty in 'Breakfast Club' interview.

Fresh off a revelatory interview in which he dragged Staten Island for housing "Trump-supporting fucking jerk offs," Saturday Night Live 's Pete Davidson hit up the Breakfast Club crew to debut more quotables. The 30-minute discussion is a must-watch, including Davidson's unfiltered thoughts on Kid Cudi , Lil Yachty, and the general anxiety of social media.

"Cudi's the best out of all of them," Davidson told Charlamagne Tha God when asked to pick between the Man on the Moon or the 6ix god. "I would always go with Cudi." When asked why he's particularly fond of the Cudi catalog, Davidson credited him with saving his life. "I would have killed myself if I didn't have Kid Cudi," Davidson explained. "If you're 25 and under, I truly believe that Kid Cudi saved your life."

But when it comes to Yachty, Davidson doesn't have anywhere near as much love. "It's like, what is this?" Davidson said. "You know what I mean? I feel bad for kids growing up that, like, their favorite rapper is Lil Yachty." According to Davidson, he feels lucky to have grown up when albums were still a physical thing and, apparently, the musical landscape was Yachty-less.

He also opened up about his big goal for 2017: shunning the digital limelight. "I really wish that I was, like, strong enough to not go online," Davidson said. "That's my goal for next year, to not have an Instagram. I got rid of Twitter and I got rid of Facebook."

Davidson was recently profiled by Complex editor Andrew Gruttadaro who pointed out the comedian's "apartment door is always unlocked." The topic was brought up during his Breakfast Club interview, and Davidson explained he now locks his door after "Complex blew up my spot."

Peep Davidson's full Breakfast Club interview, including some teases about his new stand-up special SMD , above.

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