Let’s Start Here.

Pitchfork 6.0/10 Despite its intriguing concept, Lil Yachty’s voyage into soul and psych-rock runs aground.

The Needle Drop 7/10 Let's Start Here's appeal isn't owed to the novelty of Yachty going psych rock. That he clearly did his homework and was inspired to put his own spin on these sounds is the impressive part.

Rolling Stone 4/5 The rapper and musician’s ambitious left-turn incorporates experimental rock and jazz with near-flawless execution, arriving at something that feels genuinely brand-new.

All Music 4/5 The cluttered labyrinth of weird experiments is held together by Yachty himself, still exhibiting the bold personality and curious spirit he showed on trap beats when singing emotively over psychedelic rock instrumentals.

Clash 7/10 Largely eschewing straight-up rap for half-sung, half-spoken interludes, the results – though patchy – contain some of his best work yet

The Guardian 5/5 Yachty’s intent is clear: he is no longer a trap artist, he is a psychedelic genre-hopper, capable of commanding high-quality session musicians.

Spectrum Culture 75% Despite its flaws, the album successfully blends psych and hip-hop and puts a new spin on an old sound.

Beats Per Minute 75% While opinions will certainly be divided on Let’s Start Here., it’s undeniable that a rapper hasn’t committed so impressively and effortlessly to a rock genre since Kid Cudi’s Nirvana-inspired Speeding Bullet to Heaven. If anyone was going to do something this unexpected it was going to be Yachty.

RapReviews.com 7.0/10 He can’t quite win me over to thinking he’s an all time great pop music singer, because he doesn’t have the vocal range or resonance of a Sting or a Mariah Carey, but he’s far better at this than rapping.