Life (Yo Gotti album)

Life
Studio album by
Yo Gotti
ReleasedMay 13, 2003 (2003-05-13)
Recorded2002–03
Genre
Length1:19:40
LabelTVT
Producer
Yo Gotti chronology
Self-Explanatory
(2001) 		Life
(2003) 		Back 2 da Basics
(2006)

Life is the fourth studio album by American rapper Yo Gotti. It was released on May 13, 2003, via TVT Records, serving the rapper's major-label debut and first studio release with the label. Production was handled by the Rap Hustlaz, Paragon, DJ Slice T, Drumma Boy, Swizzo, and Yo Gotti himself, with co-producers DJ Squeeky and Lil' Jon. It features guest appearances from Kia Shine, Ericka Kane, Lil' Jon & the East Side Boyz, Rich Bum, T-Stit, Da Block Burnaz, D'Nero, Jack Frost, Lil' Flip, Shane and V-Slash. In the United States, the album peaked at number 59 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums and number 38 on the Independent Albums charts.

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]

AllMusic's writer Jason Birchmeier awarded the album three out of five stars and described it as "typical of the genre".[1] Matt Gonzales of PopMatters also gave the album a lukewarm review, viewing Yo Gotti as "lyrically indistinguishable from a sea of bitter, street-hustling rappers exactly like himself".[2] Geoff Harkness, writing for The Pitch saw merit in Gotti's lyrics, but opined that "the played-out beats, the hoary "Dirty South" shout-outs and Gotti's perfunctory delivery ... hinder the album beyond repair".[3] The Memphis Flyer commented on the "vintage Def Jam-style production" and "facility with R&B hooks", and viewed the album as revealing "a wider range of musical and emotional options than is usually heard on Memphis rap records".[4] Kelefa Sanneh of The New York Times, reviewing his next album, described Life as "an uncelebrated gem".[5] Several reviewers commented on the cover art, with Gonzales stating that from the cover the album could be mistaken "for a Wayans Brothers project skewering the worn-out conventions of hardcore rap".[2] Harkness described the cover showing Yo Gotti "surrounded by snazzy cars, diamond-encrusted hubcaps and a flurry of $100 bills -- not exactly indicators that songs about the current political climate or uplifting one's spiritual self will be found inside."[3]

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Intro"
3:56
2."All I Ever Wanted to Do" (featuring Kia Shine)
  • Mims
  • Coleman
  • Stephens
  • The Rap Hustlaz
  • DJ Squeeky (co.)
  • Yo Gotti (co.)
4:03
3."Sell My Dope" (featuring Kia Shine & Ericka Kane)
  • Mims
  • Coleman
  • Stephens
  • Sheldon Arrington
  • The Rap Hustlaz
  • Slice T
4:24
4."Dirty South Soldiers" (featuring Lil' Jon & the East Side Boyz)
4:57
5."Reppin' North Memphis"
  • Mims
  • Coleman
  • Stephen Carroll
  • Stephens
3:06
6."Str8 from da North" (featuring Ericka Kane)
  • Mims
  • Coleman
  • Carroll
  • Stephens
  • Kia Shine
  • Paragon
  • Yo Gotti
4:35
7."Get Down" (featuring Lil' Flip)
  • Kia Shine
  • Paragon
  • Yo Gotti
4:12
8."After I Fuck Ya Bitch" (Remix)
  • Mims
  • Coleman
  • Stephens
  • Yo Gotti
  • Slice T (co.)
  • The Rap Hustlaz (co.)
4:37
9."Entering the Game"
  • Mims
  • Coleman
  • Stephens
  • Chris Gallinger
3:52
10."Life" (featuring Ericka Kane)
  • Mims
  • Coleman
  • Stephens
  • Gallinger
  • The Rap Hustlaz
  • Yo Gotti
  • Drumma Boy
4:07
11."9 to 5"
  • Mims
  • Carroll
  • Stephens
  • Kia Shine
  • Paragon
3:17
12."Breakaman"
  • Mims
  • Coleman
  • Stephens
  • The Rap Hustlaz
  • DJ Squeeky (co.)
  • Yo Gotti (co.)
4:22
13."Shake It" (featuring Rich Bum)
  • Mims
  • Coleman
  • Stephens
  • Gallinger
  • The Rap Hustlaz
  • Yo Gotti
  • Drumma Boy
2:56
14."Look at Old Girl" (featuring Da Block Burnaz, D'Nero, Shane & T-Stit)
  • Mims
  • Coleman
  • Stephens
  • Arrington
  • The Rap Hustlaz
  • Slice T
  • Yo Gotti
4:50
15."On da Grind"
  • Mims
  • Coleman
  • Gallinger
  • The Rap Hustlaz
  • Yo Gotti
  • Drumma Boy
3:22
16."U Understand" (featuring T-Stit)
  • Mims
  • Thomas Stitman
  • Coleman
  • Stephens
  • Gallinger
  • The Rap Hustlaz
  • Yo Gotti
  • Drumma Boy
4:53
17."Mr. Tell It"
  • Mims
  • Coleman
  • Stephens
  • The Rap Hustlaz
  • Yo Gotti
4:49
18."Dirty South Soldiers (Rap Hustlaz Remix)" (featuring Jack Frost, Kia Shine, V Slash, Lil' Jon & the East Side Boyz)
  • Mims
  • Smith
  • Coleman
  • Stephens
  • The Rap Hustlaz
  • Yo Gotti
  • Lil' Jon (co.)
5:38
19."Pop Kone" (featuring Kia Shine & Rich Bum)
  • Mims
  • Coleman
  • Marshall Johns
  • Stephens
  • Arrington
  • The Rap Hustlaz
  • Slice T
  • Yo Gotti
3:44
Total length:1:19:40

Charts

Chart (2003) Peak
position
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[6] 59
US Independent Albums (Billboard)[7] 38

References

  1. ^ a b Birchmeier, Jason. "Life - Yo Gotti | Album | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved April 30, 2025.
  2. ^ a b Gonzales, Matt (October 20, 2003). "Yo Gotti: Life » PopMatters". PopMatters. Retrieved April 30, 2025.
  3. ^ a b Harkness, Geoff (July 31, 2003). "Yo Gotti | Hear & Now | The Pitch". The Pitch. Retrieved January 31, 2013 – via archive.fo.
  4. ^ "Hear This: Al Green, Memphix, and Yo Gotti helped lead the way in Memphis music for 2003", Memphis Flyer, January 1, 2004, retrieved 2010-01-31
  5. ^ Sanneh, Kelefa (May 22, 2006). "Critics' Choice: New CD's". The New York Times. p. E4. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved April 30, 2025.
  6. ^ "Yo Gotti Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved April 30, 2025.
  7. ^ "Yo Gotti Chart History (Independent Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved April 30, 2025.
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