Yeat
| @yeat | |
| Website | twizzyrich.com |
| Spotify | Spotify |
Noah Olivier Smith (born February 26, 2000), known professionally as Yeat (occasionally stylized as YËAT /ˈjiːt/ YEET), is an American rapper, singer, songwriter and music producer. He gained recognition in mid-2021 after the release of his mixtape 4L and debut studio album Up 2 Më, with tracks from the latter, including "Gët Busy", "Turban", "Twizzy Rich", and "Monëy So Big", gaining popularity on TikTok. In 2022, he released his second studio album, 2 Alivë, and the EP Lyfë.
Early life
Noah Smith was born on February 26, 2000, in Irvine, California. In an interview with Our Generation Music, he stated his mother is Romanian and his father is half-Mexican through his paternal grandmother, with him not knowing his paternal grandfather's ethnicity and/or nationality. His father was a member of a band and owned many instruments. Yeat grew up and was raised in Lake Oswego, Oregon and attended Lakeridge High School. After graduating, Yeat moved to New York City to pursue his music career before eventually moving to Los Angeles, where he currently lives.
Musical style
Yeat began making music that had Auto-Tune-infused vocals. In 2021, he adopted a more aggressive and synth-based sound, joining a growing group of rappers that used "rage beats", a sound that became a SoundCloud staple influenced and pioneered by the lively vocal deliveries and EDM-influenced beat selections of artists such as Playboi Carti, SoFaygo, & Trippie Redd. His vocal style has drawn comparisons to notable rappers like Playboi Carti, Future, and Young Thug. Yeat has stated the latter two are some of his biggest inspirations. His recording template has been gifted to him by American rapper Weiland. Yeat has also been noted to employ a unique lingo in his music, coming up with ad-libs and phrases such as "twizzy" and "luh geeky", and referencing Tonka in his lyrics often. His father was one of the inspirations for him creating these unique words, as he himself would make up his own words when Yeat was a child. Certain aspects of Yeat's music have led him to be associated with various Internet memes and trends, especially the frequent use of bell sounds in his song's beats.
