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Let’s Start Here , the latest studio album from Lil Yachty , will get the proper live treatment on the rapper’s newly announced The Field Trip tour . Kicking off later this year, the 39-date world tour will include 23 stops in North America.

The Field Trip tour will begin on September 21 in Washington D.C. and conclude its North American leg on November 5 in Detroit. Lil Yachty will also make stops in New York, Philadelphia, Montreal, Toronto, Charlotte, New Orleans, San Diego, Portland, Salt Lake City, Minneapolis, and more.

General sale for the tour will launch on Friday, May 12 at 10 a.m. local time.

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Lil Yachty 2023 North American Tour Dates Sept. 21 — Washington, D.C. @ Echostage Sept. 22 — New York, NY @ SummerStage in Central Park Sept. 24 — Philadelphia, PA @ The Fillmore Sept. 25 — Raleigh, NC @ The Ritz Sept. 27 — Montreal, QC @ MTELUS Sept. 29 — Wallingford, CT @ The Dome at Oakdale Oct. 1 — Pittsburgh, PA @ Roxian Theatre Oct. 2 — Toronto, ON @ HISTORY Oct. 4 — Charlotte, NC @ The Fillmore Charlotte Oct. 8 — Indianapolis, IN @ Egyptian Room at Old National Centre Oct. 9 — Nashville, TN @ Marathon Music Works Oct. 11 — New Orleans, LA @ The Fillmore Oct. 15 — Tempe, AZ @ Marquee Theatre Oct. 17 — San Diego, CA @ SOMA Oct. 21 — Vancouver, BC @ UBC – Doug Mitchell Thunderbird Sports Centre Oct. 22 — Portland, OR @ McMenamins Crystal Ballroom Oct. 26 — Las Vegas, NV @ Brooklyn Bowl Las Vegas Oct. 27 — Salt Lake City, UT @ The Complex Oct. 29 — Denver, CO @ Fillmore Auditorium Oct. 31 — St. Louis, MO @ The Pageant Nov. 2 — Minneapolis, MN @ Fillmore Nov. 4 — Madison, WI @ The Sylvee Nov. 5 — Detroit, MI @ The Fillmore

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Lil Yachty Announces Dates For Fall 2023 Field Trip Global Tour

Rapper will kick off the 39-date outing on Sept. 21 in Washington, D.C.

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Lil Yachty announced the dates for his fall 2023 The Field Trip tour on Tuesday morning (May 9). The 39-date global tour is slated to kick off on Sept. 21 with a show at the Echostage in Washington, D.C. and make its way across North America with stops in New York, Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, Toronto, Indianapolis, Nashville, San Diego, Las Vegas, Denver and Minneapolis before winding down on Nov. 5 at the Fillmore in Detroit.

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Sept. 21 — Washington, DC @ Echostage

Sept. 22 — New York, NY @ SummerStage in Central Park

Sept. 24 — Philadelphia, PA @ The Fillmore  

Sept. 25 — Raleigh, NC @ The Ritz

Sept. 27 — Montreal, QC @ MTELUS

Sept. 29 — Wallingford, CT @ The Dome at Oakdale

Oct. 1 — Pittsburgh, PA @ Roxian Theatre

Oct. 2 — Toronto, ON @ HISTORY

Oct. 4 — Charlotte, NC @ The Fillmore Charlotte

Oct. 8 — Indianapolis, IN @ Egyptian Room at Old National Centre

Oct. 9 — Nashville, TN @ Marathon Music Works

Oct. 11 — New Orleans, LA @ The Fillmore  

Oct. 15 — Tempe, AZ @ Marquee Theatre

Oct. 17 — San Diego, CA @ SOMA

Oct. 21 — Vancouver, BC @ UBC – Doug Mitchell Thunderbird Sports Centre

Oct. 22 — Portland, OR @ McMenamins Crystal Ballroom

Oct. 26 — Las Vegas, NV @ Brooklyn Bowl Las Vegas

Oct. 27 — Salt Lake City, UT @ The Complex

Oct. 29 — Denver, CO @ Fillmore Auditorium

Oct. 31 — St. Louis, MO @ The Pageant

Nov. 4 — Madison, WI @ The Sylvee

Nov. 5 — Detroit, MI @ The Fillmore

European Dates

Nov. 22 — Oslo, Norway @ Sentrum Scene

Nov. 24 — Stockholm, Sweden @ Fryhuset

Nov. 25 — Copenhagen, Denmark @ KB Hallen

Nov. 27 — Berlin, Germany @ Columbiahalle

Nov. 28 — Cologne, Germany @ Palladium

Nov. 30 — Manchester, UK @ O2 Victoria Warehouse

Dec. 1 — London, UK @ OVO Wembley Arena

Dec. 3 — Glasgow, UK @ O2 Academy

Dec. 4 — Birmingham, UK @ O2 Academy

Dec. 6 — Paris, France @ Salle Pleyel

Dec. 8 — Tilburg, Netherlands @ Poppodium013

Dec. 10 — Brussels, Belgium @ Ancienne Belgique

Dec. 12 — Barcelona, Spain @ Razzmatazz

Dec. 14 — Milan, Italy @ Fabrique

Dec. 16 — Zurich, Switzerland @ Komplex 457

Dec. 17 — Vienna, Austria @ Gasometer

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Lil Yachty will tour North America and Europe behind Let’s Start Here. this summer and fall. Check out all the dates, including a September show at New York’s SummerStage in Central Park, below.

Last month, Yachty was a musical guest on Saturday Night Live , where he played “The Black Seminole.” and “Drive Me Crazy!” with a full band. 

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The Sudden Rise of Lil Yachty

The stylish 19-year-old rapper has made his way from obscurity in Atlanta to working with LeBron James and Kanye West.

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After 18 years of trying to get noticed, the rapper and teenage eccentric Lil Yachty has been forced recently to practice blending in. It’s mostly the hair.

On a recent Saturday, following a dayslong spate of promotional appearances and photo shoots, the 19-year-old internet supernova, who found fame online and beyond this year with a series of catchy mixtapes and goofy viral moments, hoped to do a little shopping in the heart of Brooklyn.

But before he could peacefully enter Kith , the streetwear store that specializes in sneakers and sugary cereal , Lil Yachty needed to hide his trademark accessory: his grenadine-red skinny braids adorned with clear plastic beads. As his chauffeured S.U.V. approached the buzzing shop, the Atlanta rapper grabbed a knit cap from the head of a friend, who assented without a word, seemingly familiar with the routine.

It worked. Locks tucked atop his head, Lil Yachty, whose face is usually obscured by the clacking tentacles, proved unrecognizable even to those who may have binged on his whimsical music videos or Instagram account. Like a millennial Clark Kent, he went unbothered in the maw of his target demographic, drawing stares only as he stacked five pairs of shoes and two art books (“Pharrell,” “KAWS”) by the register.

As with the mini-shopping spree, there was still some thrill in needing to go undercover. “At the beginning of this year, I used to walk through the local mall and say, ‘One day, I’m not going to be able to walk through this mall,’” Lil Yachty said later in the privacy of a Caribbean restaurant, his hair since released. “No way I could walk through the mall now. Unless I’m hiding.”

Last winter, the teenager born Miles McCollum, who had recently dropped out of college and had been arrested in a Florida mall for credit card fraud, was hoping to shake his anonymity. Rapping was a relatively new pastime (it still is), though striving for fame came naturally to a diligent student of social networks.

“I always knew I was going to be something,” he said. “I didn’t know what.”

Now, at the end of a career-making 2016, Lil Yachty seems more certain. “I’m not a rapper, I’m an artist,” he said. “And I’m more than an artist. I’m a brand.”

The stats back him up. In addition to releasing the popular “Lil Boat” and “Summer Songs 2” mixtapes, filled with his taffylike digital wails and cartoon melodies, and reaching No. 5 on the Billboard Hot 100 with his sweet-and-sour guest verse on D.R.A.M.’s “ Broccoli ,” Lil Yachty has modeled Kanye West’s Yeezy line at Madison Square Garden, starred in a Sprite commercial with LeBron James and teamed up with Nautica on a capsule collection for Urban Outfitters. An official debut album with Capitol Records is planned for early 2017.

Yet even among the bevy of singular voices in the new Atlanta hip-hop scene, where male rappers can wear dresses and carry designer bags, moan about their feelings and dance with their hips, Lil Yachty is demonstrably odd, flaunting his indifference to rap traditionalism and aiming to remain somewhat wholesome: more schoolyard than trap house.

“Rappers don’t have endorsements because of their images,” he said. “Endorsement money is huge. And I care about my character.” He added: “I don’t rap about drinking or smoking, ever, because I don’t do it. I don’t rap about anything I don’t do.”

Instead, Lil Yachty preaches an all-purpose positivity fueled by timeless adolescent ambitions: chasing girls, looking cool and hanging out with friends. (Lil Yachty’s crew is known as the Sailing Team : “If you’re a fan of me, then you know my friends, because I push them just as hard.”) His most menacing raps can feel playful, his sexuality disarmingly juvenile and his boasts betray his age: “Parents mad at my ass ’cause their kids sing my song in class,” he taunts while proclaiming himself the King of the Teens. “We are the youth!” goes another battle cry.

As with his breakout viral hits “1 Night” and “Minnesota,” Lil Yachty’s music relies less on technical rapping than on simple melodies that invoke warped nursery rhymes, with bright, bubbly production and an affecting falsetto smoothed with Auto-Tune. Along with Kanye West and Kid Cudi, both of whom count as elder statesmen to someone born in 1997, his most direct influences include the cult-favorite, outre internet rappers Lil B and Soulja Boy, along with pop acts like Coldplay, Daft Punk and Fall Out Boy.

While modeling for Nautica last month to his own personal playlist, Lil Yachty mimed air guitar to “Paradise City” by Guns N’ Roses and boogied to Elton John’s “Bennie and the Jets” when he wasn’t belting Chris Martin ballads. Between looks, he dined on his preferred menu of Domino’s pepperoni pizza, candy and cookies, head buried in his two Louis Vuitton-cased iPhones. (One had a hand-scrawled message: “LETS BE RICH FOREVER.”)

At the same time, Lil Yachty’s stated indifference toward the catalogs of Tupac and the Notorious B.I.G. has made him a punching bag for rap purists, the poster child for a style-over-substance new school dismissively dubbed “mumble rap.” He’s leaned into that mantle, so online schadenfreude bubbles up every time Lil Yachty, say, bombs a freestyle over ’90s beats or fails miserably at dunking a basketball .

“I ask myself all the time, ‘How do I always go viral?’” Lil Yachty said with a grin. “I’m the face of the youth, the new sound. Nobody likes my truth.” Except the youth, that is. “They relate to me because I’m so like them,” he said, “but on a global scale.”

Music, it turns out, was something of an afterthought, despite his deep roots in Southern rap. Though he was raised mostly by his mother in the Atlanta suburb Austell, his father, Shannon McCollum, lived in the city and worked as a photographer with local acts such as Outkast, Goodie Mob and Lil Jon. But hanging around stars as a child bolstered Lil Yachty’s sense of style and business acumen more than his sense of hip-hop history.

“I would let him help direct photo shoots, and I would always show him my invoices so he could see what I made,” Mr. McCollum, 46, said. “I used to photograph Miles every week. By 3 or 4, he was so comfortable in front of a camera.”

An obsession with fashion followed. “Once, when he was about 7, we were picking up his friend, and Miles had on a pink polo shirt,” his father recalled. “The little boy got in the back seat and started laughing uncontrollably at Miles, calling him a girl. Miles just said, ‘You don’t know nothing about this, man.’”

In high school, influenced by the bright colors favored by Pharrell Williams and Tyler, the Creator, Lil Yachty would spend the money he earned working at McDonald’s or as an assistant to his father at thrift stores. “Ninety-nine cents, 50 cents, I just knew how to put it together,” he said. His mother even taught him to sew.

His confidence and originality helped to win over his eventual manager, Coach K, an Atlanta stalwart who has worked with Young Jeezy, Gucci Mane and Migos. “It was like your first meeting with Marilyn Manson,” Coach K said of encountering Lil Yachty. “You’ve got this freakish look, but he’s not scared of who he is. He’s wearing it with pride. Instantly I said, ‘This is it.’”

Lil Yachty had already determined that packaging a mystique was his strong suit. After graduating from high school, he traveled repeatedly to New York and Los Angeles — his father’s day job at Delta gave him access to free flights — where he slept on couches and worked to ingratiate himself with rap-adjacent tastemakers like Ian Connor and Luka Sabbat .

“I was simply trying to get people who had an audience to hang out with me, so that I could get that audience,” Lil Yachty said. “I was making music, but I wasn’t really pushing it yet. I knew exactly how it worked.” He corrected himself. “I know exactly how it works .”

Still, even he has been surprised by the speed of his ascent.

“It just feels like a dream,” he said, recalling that in January, he couldn’t make it past the door of Kanye’s studio. “I sat in the hallway for hours while ASAP Rocky was in there. They wouldn’t let me in. By August, I was working with him.” Nautica, too, came calling only after a year of Lil Yachty’s attempting to get the maritime brand’s attention via social media.

It was backstage among the V.I.P.s at Jay Z’s Made in America festival in September that Lil Yachty’s new reality started to sink in. “Obama’s daughters knew who I was,” he said. “They were huge fans. Jay Z said my name to me before I introduced myself.”

And yet, persona aside, a teenager can only be a teenager.

At an Urban Outfitters meet-and-greet in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, among decidedly less dazzling guests, the rapper hid once again behind his hair and phone as overeager young fans offered him anything they could find to autograph: $5 bills, laptops, water bottles, purses, coats and, yes, eventually breasts. Not yet immune to such attention at close range, Lil Yachty could only giggle to himself, shaking his head as he mouthed the words to his own music.

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Night two of “The Field Trip Tour” seized New York’s SummerStage in Central Park as Lil Yachty gears up for 44 dates across North America and Europe through the remainder of the year.

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2023 has been a year of expansion and consistency upon the creative consciousness of Lil Yachty, as he kicked the year off by venturing into psychedelic rock and soul with his fifth studio album, Let’s Start Here. , back in January.

He continued his momentum by releasing TESLA – EP in August, which features the flourishing track “Strike (Holster).” He also appears on BlakkBoyz present Half Doin Dope/Van Gogh alongside J.I.D , which contains a leaked version of “Van Gogh” from 2019.

I couldn’t help but notice an ironic theme surrounding the demographic of those in attendance. It actually felt like a field trip because the majority of the crowd was young teens accompanied by their parents. Regardless, the crowd came energized and eager to experience the show. Brooklyn-based artist Nick Hakim drifted onto the stage to tranquillize the crowd with his fiery timbre and inviting ambience. His presence introduced a calm and thorough atmosphere that roused the audience’s attention ahead of the hallucinogenic experience to come.

Lil Yachty’s set list was segmented into three parts which included a wardrobe change after the opening section. The all-female band marched onto the stage in front of visuals that read “distort reality” over a sparkling constellation, followed by a montage of kaleidoscopic imagery to introduce Yachty to the spotlight for the first sequence of songs off of Let’s Start Here… The live band was a great addition to his production, and they were absolutely necessary for the grand execution of his new material.

It was nice to see his vocal range shine as he frequently isolated his voice and performed the entire verse from “Coffin” a cappella. He also performed Tee Grizzley ’s part on “From the D to the A” as well as Playboi Carti ’s verse on “Get Dripped” and Juice WRLD ’s feature from “Yacht Club,” after a moment of silence for the late emcee. It was refreshing to hear a keyboard rendition of “One Night” to close out the second sequence of the set with a firm reminder that he’s not the same person he once was. He concluded the song by reflecting on his mindset from 2016 and changing lyrics in the second verse to:

“now I’m older, now I’m wiser, now I need somebody in my life who can take care of me. I’m looking for a wife, is she in the crowd? Is she in New York tonight? I don’t know, I’m trying to change my life around, I switched up my goals, I no longer only want a girl for a night, I changed up my ways, I’m trying to do you right.”

The show comes to a close after the band returns to finish the set with some of the remaining songs from Let’s Start Here. , wrapping up the final segment with “the BLACK seminole.”

Let’s Start Here. is essentially the beginning of Yachty’s journey to becoming the artist he truly wants to portray. In an effort to gain “respect” as an artist, he broke the SoundCloud rapper stigma that surrounded his rise by taking the most unexpected yet progressive step into alternative forms of foundation to expand his musical pallet. Consistent releases, along with his experimentation of sound and vocal ability, seem to be the driving factors of development as Lil Yachty’s progression as a creative force continues. Lastly, a shoutout to the production crew at SummerStage because the audio mix was outstanding, and Yachty’s mic sounded crispy throughout the entire show.

Lil Yachty’s Set List:

drive ME crazy! the ride- pRETTy sHouLd i B? sAy sOMETHINg In the Air Tonight – Phil Collins (Cover)

SOLO STEPPIN CRETE BOY Slide Split/Whole Time Get Dripped Yacht Club NBAYOUNGBOAT Flex Up Coffin From the D to the A Minnesota Broccoli iSpy TESLA Poland Strike (Holster) One Night

IVE OFFICIALLY LOST ViSiON!!!! THE zone~ WE SAW THE SUN! the BLACK seminole.

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Lil Yachty Says His New Album Sets Him Apart From Imitators: ‘I’m Gonna Show Y’all What Y’all Can’t Do’

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Lil Yachty explained that his need to differentiate himself from imitators drove the musical evolution heard on his fifth studio album, Let’s Start Here , released Friday.

The post Lil Yachty Says His New Album Sets Him Apart From Imitators: ‘I’m Gonna Show Y’all What Y’all Can’t Do’ appeared first on Blavity .

As the project title implies, Let’s Start Here ushers in a new era for Yachty — his trippy rock ‘n’ roll era. Moreover, it represents Yachty’s development as a musician as it contains 14 songs heavily influenced by psychedelic rock .

Yachty and Quality Control Music held three exclusive listening events for the project’s preview on Monday. Attendance was only by invitation or in response to an Instagram post from the label. Highsnobiety noted that Offset and Drake were among the notable guests at one of Lil Boat’s listening parties, which took place at the Liberty Science Center in Jersey City. It was also reported that many of his loyal fans were present .

Lil Yachty, Drake and Offset at Yachty’s listening party tonight‼️👀 pic.twitter.com/L6oUbYsTPk — RapTV (@Rap) January 27, 2023

At one of the listening sessions, held on Thursday, in the New York/New Jersey area at an undisclosed location, Lil Yachty addressed the crowd and warned them that the music they were about to hear would be unlike anything they had heard from him before. He said that one of the reasons for this was his desire to distance himself from discussions of other artists who share his musical aesthetic, according to HipHopDX .

“If we just gonna be honest, I mean, I had n-ggas that were copying the swag,” he boldly and pridefully said. “I just felt like ‘OK, cool, everyone can do this, that’s fine. But I’m gonna show y’all what y’all can’t do.’ You feel me? That’s what’s on this other side,” he continued .

Lil Yachty says new album separates him from artists "copying the swag" https://t.co/52WCdDsvQr pic.twitter.com/iEwaiDretk — HipHopDX (@HipHopDX) January 29, 2023

However, Lil Yachty first discussed another facet of his motivation, sharing that he also wants to be treated differently by the music world.  

“This album is so special and dear to me,” he shared in a clip shared to social media. “I think I created it just because I really wanted to be taken serious as an artist, you know. Not just some SoundCloud rapper, not some mumble rapper. Not some guy that just made one hit,” he further elaborated .

“I wanted to be really taken serious because music is, like, everything to me. I respect all walks of music, not just rap and hip-hop, everything. So I think I wanted to make something to show the world just how great it was to me,” Yachty said .

Yachty has long been a fan of hallucinogenic rock, citing Pink Floyd’s Dark Side of the Moon as an influence on his latest album, Let’s Start Here . The album also drew inspiration from Yachty’s time spent … intoxicated. The album was inspired by Yachty’s psychedelic travels of the past, as evidenced by the trippy “sAy sOMETHINg ” music video and the all-encompassing visuals of the listening event .

Lil Yachty is on a date with a woman in the opening scene of the Crowns & Owls-directed music video. Everything seems to be going well until he is seen with a gun to his temple just before pausing mid-song to declare his love for the woman .

The “ Poland ” rapper also urged fans to listen to his fifth studio album in a new way on Twitter .

“I ENCOURAGE EVERYONE TO LISTEN FULLY THROUGH THE FIRST TIME. DON’T SKIP, DONT SHUFFLE. I NEED U TO HEAR IT HOW ITS INTENDED PLZ,” he tweeted.

I ENCOURAGE EVERYONE TO LISTEN FULLY THROUGH THE FIRST TIME. DONT SKIP, DONT SHUFFLE. I NEED U TO HEAR IT HOW ITS INTENDED PLZ. — C.V Thomas (@lilyachty) January 27, 2023

Lil Yachty shared a different version of his opening remarks on Instagram and a quick summary of the listening session a few hours after his most recent project was made public.  

Listen to the entire project, and let us know if you’re feeling Yachty’s advanced sound!

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Lil Yachty reinvents his sound in “Let’s Start Here,” but his lyrics show that old habits die hard.

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Lil Yachty’s newest psychedelic-rock album features 14 tracks including “the BLACK seminole.” and “The Alchemist.”(Illustration by Aaliya Luthra)

Sandy Battulga , Music Editor Feb 2, 2023

Since the release of hit singles “One Night” and “Minnesota,” Lil Yachty has based his lucrative musical career on mumble rap, a genre often defined by its simple rhymes and prevalence on SoundCloud . Lil Yachty — whose real name is Miles Park McCollum — has maintained that being known as a SoundCloud rapper is not enough for him. 

“I’m not a rapper — I’m an artist,” he said to The New York Times in a 2016 interview . “And I’m more than an artist. I’m a brand.” 

In his new album “Let’s Start Here,” Lil Yachty breaks out of the constraints of SoundCloud mumble rap once and for all. Sound-wise, the album is rooted in psychedelic rock. The first track, “the BLACK seminole.,” has a reverberating bass line that sweeps across the entire song, providing a syrupy tone that coats the rest of the album. Lil Yachty has cited Pink Floyd as a major inspiration for this album. This influence is especially evident in “the BLACK seminole.,” which features a virtuosic guitar solo, fast-paced synthesizer melody and epic vocal aria. 

This album experiments with composition and ambient soundscapes in an intriguing way. The fifth track, “:(failure(:,” showcases cavernous drones and guitar chords, over which Lil Yachty speaks, ruminating on failure and what it’s like to be “rich and famous.” The song was written in part by Alex G and Mac DeMarco, so it has a psychedelic and almost spiritual sound. For every serene moment in “Let’s Start Here,” however, “IVE OFFICIALLY LOST ViSiON!!!!” is a track filled with the chaos to match. The song touches on classical music, glitch music, hard rock and R&B — all within its runtime of just over five minutes. The song ends with an air of calm though, with a minute-long recording of a person walking outside, while a string section plays a meditative composition. “Let’s Start Here” leaves no stone unturned, exhibiting varying levels of intensity and pacing that make the album a feast for the ears.

Although the diversity of sound in the album is exciting and original, its lyrical content doesn’t break away from the mumble rap mold nearly as much as it could. Lil Yachty is known for his music’s refreshingly youthful and goofy perspective, but this lyric construction strategy seems out of place amid the more mature and developed sonic environment he established in “Let’s Start Here.” The album has the beginnings of a more introspective and thoughtful reflection on his life compared to his previous work, but Lil Yachty’s muscle memory of writing simple rhymes that revel in adolescence seems to overtake the full realization of a truly contemplative tone. 

“The Alchemist,” for example, is the second to last track, and it depicts two different characters: one cocky and one vulnerable. Lil Yachty returns to his background in mumble rap, energetically delivering lines like, “No need to brag, but I knew that I was built for this / I know now that most men would kill for this / Seamlessly, I walk around infamous” and “Papa made a young pimp, I’m outside / Southside, tote a shank, I’ma up rank / Lemonade pink seats in a fish tank.” These verses ooze the positivity that Lil Yachty is known for, providing a familiar tone to fans that were originally attracted to the artist because of his easy confidence. In between the rapper’s verses, though, R&B singer Fousheé provides a different attitude, softly singing, “It feels good / Don’t need no harm, this for shits and giggles / My taxes in on time” and “​​Up on my cloud / My feet don’t touch the ground / Don’t try to shoot me down / I’m only a human / It’s my first go ’round in this thing.” She articulates sentiments that Lil Yachty doesn’t usually associate himself with such as sensitivity and domesticity. This song offers listeners insight, if brief, into the Lil Yachty behind the curated brand he has built around himself. 

Most of the songs on the album revolve around a boyish infatuation with women, like in “WE SAW THE SUN!” Once again, the instrumentation is what keeps the listener’s attention. A hypnotic guitar introduces the track, and Lil Yachty’s voice is fragmented into a rhythmic accompaniment. The song ends with a snippet of Bob Ross speaking: “Just let your imagination run wild, let your heart be your guide / In the time you sit around worrying about it and trying to plan a painting, you could’ve completed a painting already.” But the lyrics of this track don’t measure up against the complexities of its composition. Lil Yachty’s verses are juvenile, still reflecting his past projects: “Few more drops up on your tongue / At night, too many that can’t be undone / Head spun, meanwhile, you’re done / Had a little too much fun / I cannot stop touching you / This just took my high to the moon.” 

Despite the lack of development in his lyricism, Lil Yachty has showcased incredible dexterity in shaping this album’s sonic landscape. The last track of “Let’s Start Here” indicates that more complex lyrics may be on the way. “REACH THE SUNSHINE” features Daniel Caesar, who starts the song off with an interpolation of Radiohead’s “Pyramid Song.” “Staring in the mirror and what do I see? / A three-eyed man staring back at me / Two for the flesh and one for the soul / But where did man go? I’m tryna fill that hole,” the song drones. The track ends on the fourth note of the scale instead of the tonic, so it leaves the track — and the album — unresolved. The listener walks away craving more, but thankfully — as the title of this album suggests — this new era of Lil Yachty is just getting started.

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Trap star Lil Yachty is hitting the road on his brand new tour 'The Field Trip' in support of his latest release 'Let's Start Here'. With his curly red locks and his always off-the-wall fashion sense, Lil Yachty is one of hip-hop's most recognizable singers. His music also marks him out for the crowd, infusing his self-proclaimed 'bubblegum trap' with leftfield samples and whimsical flights of fancy.

You probably first heard Lil Yachty in 2015, when his song 1Night was featured in the huge viral video 'When Bae Hits You With That "So What Are We?". Since then he's steadily been building buzz with a string of EPs and mixtapes and has featured in Chance the Rapper's Coloring Book and modeled for Kanye's Yeezy Season 3.

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Lil Yachty on His Rock Album ‘Let’s Start Here,’ Rapping With J. Cole, and What’s Next

By Jem Aswad

Executive Editor, Music

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Nowhere in the rap star manual does it say that a guaranteed formula for success is to “make psychedelic rock album with almost no rapping.” Yet that is exactly what Lil Yachty did with “Let’s Start Here,” his fifth full album but first rock project, after years as a top rapper with hits like “One Night,” “Minnesota,” “Oprah’s Bank Account” and guest spots on Kyle’s smash “iSpy,” Dram’s “Broccoli,” Calvin Harris’ “Faking It” and others.

On a rainy Saturday afternoon, the day after the Central Park show, Yachty, 26 — clad in an orange button-down, camo shorts and fuzzy pink slides, with elaborately painted nails — sat down with Variety to talk about the album, the tour, his new song with J. Cole, plans for the hip-hop album he’s already recorded, and what’s coming next.

Are these the first dates you’re playing behind this new album?

I did three festivals, so it’s not the first time ever, but it’s the first time I’ve gotten to play them how I want to — in the dark, at night, in the proper setting, not at a festival at like 6 p.m. With a [full set] I can really stretch it out and make it interesting.

At the album listening session, people did not seem to know what to think.

You said the people you played the album for included Drake, Kendrick Lamar and Tyler, the Creator — all of whom have made moves something like that in the past.

I’ll tell you, Tyler was a big reason for this album. He’ll call me at like eight o’clock in the morning — for no reason — and we’ll talk for hours. I was such a fan of [Tyler’s Grammy-winning 2019 album] “Igor,” his character and his way of creating a world — the color palettes, the videos, the billboards, the fonts. It’s all together. And I was like “How do you do that?” Because I was trying to figure out how to make a pop-funk-psychedelic-rock album cohesive, without it sounding like someone’s playlist. Then I started working on the visuals, and what I wanted to do was extremely expensive. To be quite honest, I don’t think my label believed in it enough to give me the budget that I truly needed for the visuals to bring this album to life, so I just made two videos.

Tyler and Drake both called me before my first show — I didn’t even tell them the show was happening but they both called me. That means something to me, because those people are my idols. I remember the day Kanye tweeted [Tyler’s 2011 single] “Yonkers,” I was in eighth grade. So them checking on me means a lot.

Is it a lonely feeling, sticking your neck out creatively like that?

Yeah, at first it was, but another thing Tyler taught me was not to be afraid of that. I was so scared before those first shows, like, “What if they don’t wanna hear it?” Tyler would always say, “Fuck it, make them feel you.”

Like, on the first show of this tour, I told the [sound crew], “Play psychedelic music before I go on, don’t play hip-hop” — but right before I went on they played a Playboi Carti song and I heard the crowd turning up and I was like, “Oh no, they’re gonna hate me!” And when I came out, I have in-ears [onstage monitors] and I have them set so you can’t really hear the crowd, it’s like dead silence. But I just kept going, and then my rap set comes and they go fucking crazy and that gives me confidence, and when I did the big rock outro on “Black Seminole,” they all started clapping. And for me it was the biggest “Oh, thank God,” because I couldn’t tell if they were fucking with it.

Is it exciting being in such a risky place creatively?

No! [Laughter] Absolutely not! Maybe it is if you’re an established artist — and I’m an established artist, but something I battle with in hip-hop is that I’m just now starting to get respect as a rapper. You know, for the longest time I’ve had to deal with, like, “SoundCloud rapper,” “mumble rapper,” “one-hit wonder,” so I never really felt like I just was respected.

You were a teenager.

I was on psychedelics when I first heard it and I would listen and just be like maaan. Like, bro, how can music make me feel like this? How can music make my brain just go to a new dimension? And how did you do that in 1973? I was like, can I do this? And obviously my answer was no. I mean, no offense, but how many rappers successfully made a rock album?

Almost none.

That’s what I’m saying. I think one of them was Kid Cudi’s rock album — I love it but a lot of people hated it. It’s not a full rock album, but it has a strong rock element to it.

Where did the rock influences come from, your parents?

My dad played a lot of Coldplay, a lot of Radiohead, John Mayer, Lenny Kravitz, a lot of John Coltrane, and I’m named after Miles Davis. My family loved James Brown, my dad loved Pharrell. He actually didn’t play Pink Floyd to me, but I’m glad I heard it as an adult.

I tried to make “Let’s Start Here” five years ago — “Lil Boat 2” was supposed to be “Let’s Start Here” with teenage emotions, but I was too young. I got too nervous to experiment on my rap record, and I didn’t have much experience or knowledge in alternative music. I met [“Let’s Start Again” collaborator] Jeremiah Raisan and tried again with the next album, but I chickened out and made another rap album. But when I had that conversation with Tyler, I was like “I’ve gotta do this, let me get that guy back.”

You had a hit with “Poland” — why isn’t it on the album?

That’s what I battled with, but at some point, you have to trust yourself. In the middle of making the album, “Poland” was a huge Internet hit and people were like, “You gotta put it on the album.” But I was like, it doesn’t fit! Just because it’s a hit record doesn’t mean it makes sense anywhere on this record. I was so focused on making my Black “Dark Side of the Moon.” And there is a small rap verse on the album, at the end of “Drive Me Crazy.”

You’ve said you recorded a hip-hop album after you finished “Let’s Start Here,” what’s it like?

Sick stuff, it’s all over the place. In maybe a week or two, off the record, I’m gonna drop a song with J Cole [“The Secret Recipe”]. It’s so left, because we’re just rapping. Me trying to keep up with J Cole sounds like a death sentence [laughter], but I’m rapping my ass off, trying to keep up. It’s almost like he was trying to give me a whooping.

What do you want to do next?

I get off tour around Christmas, and in January I’m starting a new album. I don’t know what it is yet, I don’t want to say “alternative.” I have rap album, but I just decided I’m gonna keep dropping songs [from it] until my next [non-rap] album is done.

Do you know who you want to work with on the next album?

I’ve just been exploring, doing things that people wouldn’t expect. Even if I’m not the best at something, let’s just try, let’s explore, let’s create new things.

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Atlanta rapper Lil’ Yachty is taking his pizza obsession IRL in New York this weekend.

The artist — who just turned 20 this week and claims he’s eaten pizza every day since the 2nd grade — will be turning Soho restaurant Famous Ben’s into Yachty’s Pizzeria on Friday and Saturday. Lil’ Yachty is popular with the teens, so don’t be surprised to see a line. He will be there , according to Instagram.

Pizza will be for sale, but mostly, it’s a merch play. The pop-up will feature a variety of pizza and Lil’ Yachty-themed gear, including a $100 satin bomber jacket, a $30 t-shirt, and a $30 hat. All of them bear the “Yachty’s Pizzeria” logo. Here’s a sampling:

The pizzeria at 177 Spring Street, near Thompson Street, will be transformed from 12 p.m. to 7 p.m. on Friday, August 25th and Saturday August 26th.

This is a great opportunity to watch this excellent interview where Lil’ Yachty explains his diet:

Update : People — including many, many teens — started lining up for the pop-up before it opened at noon. Employees on-site say the expect at least 2,000 people to show up for the event on Friday and again on Saturday.

For the transformation, “Yachty’s Pizzeria” has been emblazoned on the outside of the restaurant, as well as on a mirror inside. Menus list what merch people can purchase, and people who buy that $100 bomber will receive it in a Yachty’s Pizzeria box.

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Lil Yachty: Nautica Windbreakers Are Cool, Sailing Is "Wack"

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Lil Yachty just finished a lunch of Domino's pizza (a stack of untouched pies and breadsticks sit behind him) backstage before Nautica's Fall 2017 presentation at New York Fashion Week: Men's. The Grammy-nominated rapper is on hand to support the brand he wears most and now collaborates with—and he's taking his fashion week debut seriously. He's dressed in a lemon yellow T-shirt, white jeans, Air Jordans, and, naturally, a rare vintage Nautica jacket draped over his shoulders. Adjusting his grills in the mirror, he is ready to talk about his plans for the sailing-inspired label and how, at only 19, he's found himself in the enviable position of menswear insider.

Following the success of the rapper's capsule with the American sportswear label for Urban Outfitters , the two parties made it official: Yachty was named a Nautica creative designer. "I didn't really have anything to do with this." Yachty confesses about presentation we're about to see—a reworking the brand's extensive archive of ' 90s sportswear into fresh pieces a wide swath of guys would want to wear. The blinged-out sailboat charm hanging around the rapper's neck, however, was all Yachty and not up for sale (Nautica did make a limited edition T-shirt with the chain screenprinted on it—driving New York teens to queue up at their pop-up last night). We talked to the laid-back multi-tasker about his creative plans for Nautica, his epic windbreaker collection, and how he really feels about the brand's favorite water sport.

How did you begin working with Nautica?

I'd been wearing it, I kept tagging them. I dunno I just kinda got their attention and they hit me up.

What is the one thing you wear more than anything else right now?

Nautica, of course.

Is there a specific piece of clothing?

I don't wear anything more than once, most of the time. I try not to wear the same thing twice. I have too many clothes to wear the same thing twice.

At this point, how many windbreakers you have?

I wouldn't be able to tell you.

Do you ever wear a suit? Do you own a any suits?

No, I just got my first suit today. Well it's my second suit. I got three today. One's white and black, one's all black, and one's navy blue. They're for the Grammys. That's why there were three made. I'm not normally big on suits.

What shoes do you think men should wear with a suit?

I like penny loafers.

Which do you think women prefer? A suit or your vintage gear?

I think women like men in suits.

What about men in windbreakers?

I don't know. That's a funny question. I don't think men dress to look attractive, I think they dress to look cool.

What's the difference?

Well to be cool you don't always have to look attractive.

How would you describe today's Nautica presentation?

Oh yeah, that's like some sailing shit. Some boat shit. Boathouse with your family. Golfing. Some old man shit.

Do you sail?

Nah. I have before. That shit is wack. It's hard, well it's not even hard. It just takes a lot of energy. I'm real laid back.

Do you think there's a difference between what preppy clothes used to be like, and what they're like now?

Yeah. Cause like in the '90s everything was colorful. You could be very preppy. Like polos and shirts tucked in, and sweaters around the neck. That was like rich preppy-type shit.

Do you think that's changed?

Everything's changed. Nothing's only for one person anymore.

What is it about Nautica's archives that you wanted to revisit?

I've never been one for designing until now. I just got so many ideas that feel like they could help make Nautica be bigger and better. Not even better actually, because it's already amazing, but just help attract a different demographic. A different age group.

Is that partially your role? What do you want them to do differently this year?

Yeah, nowadays. They're very open to my suggestions. I think they should just care about more than one specific lane of the lifestyle. I want to see Nautica just be more out there, catering to everyone. And more colors.

What's the coolest thing you see young kids doing in fashion now?

I think it's cool that fashion is no longer for a certain age group. You know, designers are all ages. Your clothes don't have to be in a store for you to make a ton of money. You can sell them online now. So it's just all open, it's free, it's creative, and it's accessible.

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Slick Rick, ASAP Rocky, Biggie and More Will Showcase Jewelry in Hip-Hop Exhibit at New York City Museum

An iconic New York City museum is set to honor hip-hop with an exhibit showcasing jewelry worn by the genre’s biggest stars.

As announced in a press release this weekend, New York’s American Museum of Natural History will open Ice Cold: An Exhibition of Hip-Hop Jewelry on May 9. The exhibit will include jewelry courtesy of Slick Rick, The Notorious B.I.G. , Erykah Badu, Nicki Minaj , ASAP Rocky , Tyler, the Creator, ASAP Ferg, Joey Badass, and more. 

“These jewelry pieces are not just magnificent in and of themselves, they’re an important part of hip-hop history and hip-hop culture as artists claimed and transformed traditional symbols of luxury and success,” Sean M. Decatur, President of the American Museum of Natural History, said.

In addition to Slick Rick’s gem-encrusted crown, Ice Cold ’s showcase will feature Biggie’s legendary Jesus piece, as well as Roc-A-Fella’s diamond-studded medallion and Minaj’s Barbie pendant.

“This collaboration with the American Museum of Natural History is a harmonious blend of creativity and cultural significance,” Slick Rick said. “I’m very honored to be a part of creating a unique and immersive experience for the Museum's visitors in such a renowned space in the mecca of New York City.”

Ice Cold’ s advisory board includes Slick Rick, hip-hop historian Pete Nice, Roc Nation executive Lenny S Santiago, author Tanisha Ford, and jewelry designer Alex Moss, among many others.

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MILWAUKEE, WI (March 11, 2024) – Summerfest presented by American Family Insurance is excited to announce that Lil Uzi Vert, with special guests Lil Yachty, JID, Rico Nasty, and LIHTZ will headline the American Family Insurance Amphitheater on Saturday, July 6, 2024, during the festival's last day.

Tickets go on sale Friday, March 15, 2024, at 10:00 a.m. CST at Summerfest.com and Ticketmaster.com and in person at the American Family Insurance Amphitheater Box Office, and include admission to Summerfest the day of the show.  

About Lil Uzi Vert RIAA Diamond-certified and multiple GRAMMY-nominated superstar LIL UZI VERT has a sound as dynamic as their vision and trend-setting fashion. The Philadelphia native boasts over 31 billion career streams, four GRAMMY nominations and over 100 career Billboard Hot 100 charted songs. Uzi released the 26-track album PINK TAPE, the first rap album of 2023 to top the Billboard 200 chart, their third consecutive #1 album. The success of Uzi’s latest project follows the critically acclaimed RIAA Platinum albums; LUV IS RAGE 2, ETERNAL ATAKE, and LIL UZI VERT VS. THE WORLD, two of which landed #1 on the Billboard 200 chart. LUV IS RAGE 2 featured the hit Diamond certified worldwide hit, “XO Tour Llif3,” 4X Platinum certified, “The Way Life Goes,” and Platinum certified, “Neon Guts (feat. Pharrell Williams).”

 Uzi’s boundless discography includes THE PERFECT LUV TAPE, LUV IS RAGE, PLUTO X BABY PLUTO with Future, RED & WHITE EP, and LUV VS. THE WORLD 2. In addition to their extensive catalog, the artist has also featured on several record-breaking tracks including Migos’ RIAA 4X Platinum, GRAMMY-nominated, chart-topping hit single, “Bad and Boujee.”  Lil Uzi Vert hit the road on the sold out PINK TAPE TOUR in 2023 and was nominated for Best Rap Song for the chart topping smash, “I Just Wanna Rock.”

About Lil Yachty Lil Yachty is an American rapper, singer, songwriter, and record producer from Atlanta Georgia. He’s released five studio albums, with his most recent being Let’s Start Here. , a psychedelic alternative rock album released in January of 2023 and debuted as #1 on Billboard’s Top Rock & Alternative Albums list, #9 on Billboard’s Top 200 list, was the #1 Album on Apple Music, and has received over 60 million streams in the first two months. He made his Saturday Night Live (SNL) musical guest debut April 1st of this year and he graced the cover of Billboard magazine’s 2023 March issue, has made multiple appearances on film and TV, collaborated with brands such as Sprite, Reese’s Puffs, and Nautica, delved into fashion with projects such as his own nail polish brand Crete, and has his own frozen pizza (Deep Cuts Yachty’s Pizzeria).

About J.I.D. Born and raised in East Atlanta, Grammy nominated J.I.D has been heralded as “one of rap’s best storytellers'' (Rolling Stone). He grew up on his parents’ collection of classic funk/soul LPs, and broke onto the scene with his 2015 EP, DiCaprio . Soon after J. Cole signed him to Dreamville Records and he

made his major-label debut with the widely celebrated The Never Story (2017), followed quickly by the critically acclaimed album DiCaprio 2 (2018) which helped induct him to XXL’s Freshman class. His momentum continued with stellar contributions to Dreamville’s Platinum certified compilation Revenge of the Dreamers III (2019) which debuted at #1 on the Billboard Top 200 charts and received multiple GRAMMY nominations. Having collaborated with music’s biggest names, J.I.D celebrated a global hit

with “Enemy” alongside Imagine Dragons in 2021; priming fans for J.I.D’s third studio album The Forever Story . Released last year, the album was widely acclaimed and included in many “best album of the

year” lists and included a stirring live rendition on NPR’s Tiny Desk stage. The album was kicked off with first single, “Surround Sound” featuring 21 Savage and Baby Tate, and two years since its initial release the song re-entered the Billboard Hot 100 charts in Fall of 2023 thanks to a viral internet trend dubbed “Surround Sound Ceiling Challenge.” The song which has now been used over half a million videos garnering over 3.5 billion views is nearing double Platinum status. His most personal project to date, The Forever Story is a celebration of storytelling and J.I.D’s ability to weave personality and prose seamlessly across infectious production. Revered for his live performance style, he has toured across the globe selling out venues and festival stages creating a wave of throbbing fans with every performance. His nimble, head-nodding lyricism and lightning fast flow has awarded J.I.D a loyal and cult-like fanbase while his dedication to perfecting the art is sportsman-like, leaving room for J.I.D to be one of rap’s greatest in the making.

About Rico Nasty Many artists change the game. However, Rico Nasty reinvents, recharges, and reimagines it with every move. Instead, the Washington, D.C.-born and Maryland-raised sonic sorceress shapeshifts at the speed of the culture, infusing airtight rap with uncontainable punk energy, hyperpop unpredictability, industrial intensity, and just the right amount of heavy metal attitude. Back in high school, she made waves with a series of independent projects before reaching critical mass with 2017’s Sugar Trap 2. On its heels, she maintained this momentum with the fan favorite Nasty in 2018. The collaborative mixtape Anger Management with Kenny Beats closed out 2019 on over a dozen year-end lists, including Complex, Dazed, Fact, The FADER, GQ, NME, Pitchfork, Rolling Stone, Stereogum, and Vice. During 2020, her full-length debut, Nightmare Vacation, boasted the gold-certified hit “Smack A Bitch.” Peers sought her out for high-profile collaborations, including the platinum “Tia Tamera” with Doja Cat, “#PROUDCATOWNERREMIX” with the late XXXTentacion, “¡aquí yo mando!” with Kali Uchis, and more. Rico’s’s the rare outlier who can grace the cover the XXL Freshman issue or light up Rihanna’s Savage X Fenty Show as an ambassador and ignite a mosh pit. With an inimitable and influential signature style, she has reached multiplatinum status, posted up nearly 1 billion streams, and sold out countless shows. Last year she unleashed unfiltered truth with the force of a tornado through a tidal wave on Las Ruinas but from here on out Rico’s new mission is to take us back to the Sugar Trap – where it all began.

About LIHTZ Philadelphia’s Andrew Christian Howard, p/k/a “LIHTZ” is a multifaceted artist that has made a name for himself in music and television. Born in West Philly, Lihtz had a rough upbringing moving from shelter to shelter with his sickly mother. At the age of 7-years-old, Lihtz and his family moved to West Oak Lane or the “Uptown” area of Philadelphia. It was here where he made a name for himself.

Inspired by his uncle, “Big Biscuit,” who was a rapper, Lihtz wanted to follow in his footsteps and by the age of 10-years-old, he found himself in a rap group. This along with his time in church played a heavy role in the soulfulness of his music and heartfelt lyrics.  Lihtz briefly moved to Atlanta after high school to hone in on his sound. Upon moving back to Philly, Lihtz received a cosign from Gillie Da Kid (Million Dollars Worth of Game Co-host) which helped launch his music career. Featured on songs from other artists in Philadelphia, Lihtz was able to build his own catalog of street anthems. This eventually led Lihtz to be featured on “Never Lose” by Meek Mill. Since that time, Lihtz has been met with moments of tragedy and career obstacles. In 2023 Lihtz emerged with a new image and sound which pushed him in a different direction from his earlier work. The intention of wearing a mask was to force people to focus on the music while also seeing him in a new light. Lihtz dedication to personal growth birthed many songs including his current single “Serenity.” The song represents the search for substance that gives your life purpose before it's too late.

About Summerfest presented by American Family Insurance   Summerfest presented by American Family Insurance is a premier independent music festival, hosting the industry’s biggest acts for an unforgettable live music experience.  Since its inception in 1968, Summerfest continues to distinguish itself as a top national music festival and has developed an unrivaled reputation, consistently featuring hundreds of performances across 12 stages, throughout the 75-acre festival grounds along Lake Michigan. Summerfest 2024 will take place over three weekends - June 20-22, June 27-29, and July 4-6. For more information, visit Summerfest.com , or follow us on social media @Summerfest on Facebook, Instagram, X, and TikTok.   

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Posh nail salon Glosslab – whose investors include former Miss Universe Olivia Culpo, ex-Tinder CEO Sean Rad and The Chainsmokers — is closing stores and skipping rent at multiple locations as an aggressive expansion plan has run into trouble, The Post has learned.

Last year, founder Rachel Glass — a former hedge-fund executive who started the chain in 2018, opening two salons in the Flatiron District and West Village — told Fox Business the company had raised “roughly $20 million” and opened 21 locations across Connecticut, Florida, Maryland, New Jersey, New York, Texas and Washington, DC.

A few months later in May 2023, Glass said in an interview on LinkedIn that she was aiming for 40 salons as she looked to disrupt a niche dominated by mom-and-pops. Her membership-based business model and water-free, hygiene-focused treatments have been widely covered in the fashion press, including Elle, InStyle and The Post .

But this week, a scan of the company’s website shows that there are just 14 locations in the New York City metro area, Miami and Dallas, with another six listed as “coming soon.” 

Meanwhile, a retail space at 401 Third Ave. in Manhattan’s upscale Murray Hill neighborhood displayed a public notice from its landlord alleging that Glosslab owes it $146,542 in back rent. The landlord, the Olnick Organization, demanded that Glosslab “surrender” the premises and pay up by March 21. 

Glosslab had been working on the space but had never moved in and recently had stopped renovations, according to tenants who live in the residential building above the retail space.

The Olnick Organization didn’t immediately respond to requests for comment.

A few blocks across town at 49-51 W. 23rd St. in the trendy Chelsea neighborhood, another landlord sued the Glosslab last month, alleging that it is owed $114,893 for rent and fees since Glass signed a lease for a second floor space on June 29, according to a lawsuit filed in state Supreme Court. Glosslab vacated the premises on Feb. 1, according to the complaint.

In Connecticut, a landlord sued in October to evict Glosslab from the Darien Commons shopping center for failing to pay its rent for several months last year, listing Glass as the tenant, according to court documents. 

A month later, Glosslab’s Hoboken, NJ location sent an email to clients saying it was closed “for the foreseeable future,” according to a report by Hoboken Girl .

“As we shift our focus towards franchising, we have decided this is the best course of action for our business,” Glosslab told its Hoboken customers.

Glass confirmed in an email to The Post that the Darien and Murray Hill locations had never opened.

Some of the Glosslab locations, meanwhile, are operated by franchisees, including a salon in Closter, NJ which opened in December, an employee told The Post.

“We are currently moving to a franchise model and working with landlords to that effect,” Glass wrote in an emailed response to an initial question about the 401 Third Ave. location in New York.

Glass didn’t respond to subsequent queries from The Post.

A real estate executive with knowledge of the situation who did not want to be identified said it appeared that Glosslab “ran out of working capital.”

“You don’t mess around with these New York landlords,” the real estate executive added. “They will have you in court in a minute.”

Another source with knowledge of Glosslab’s troubles said the company has had difficulty hiring licensed nail technicians. New York state law requires a 250-hour approved course and successful completion of both a written and practical exam. 

“Some of these places would open, but had trouble staffing them,” the source said.

Last year, Glosslab announced that Joshua Coba co-founder of European Wax Center — a nearly $1 billion publicly held company with 1,000 locations — secured the franchise rights for Glosslab in South Florida and that Coba is “overseeing” Glosslab’s franchise development nationwide.

A spokesperson for European Wax Center said the company is not affiliated with Glosslab.

While Glosslab has previously touted its “thousands of members,” customers have complained about the difficulty of canceling a Glosslab membership.

The sleek salons offer memberships for about $135 per month for unlimited manicures and pedicures.

“At this point I feel like the Founding Membership is a predatory pricing practice designed to make customers spend money without getting a product in return,” wrote one customer on the Better Business Bureau website.

Glosslab has likewise drawn negative reviews from customers on Yelp, with 97 of 241 clients giving it one star out of five.

“You’re treated like cattle – get ’em in, get ’em out in 30-45 min SHARP,” one customer wrote.

“I got gel three days ago and three nails are already breaking and the polish of four nails is peeling,” another fumed.

Glass, 43, raised over $3 million in December 2020 from investors including Tinder co-founder Rad and MJ Bas, co-founder of LAB Capital Advisors.

Five months later, she raised another $7 million from NFL great Mark Sanchez, Patrick Schwarzenegger, Michael Dubin, the founder of Dollar Shave Club; and Alex Pall and Drew Taggart of the electronic music duo The Chainsmokers, according to Fox Business.

In addition to Culpo, Glosslab’s other celebrity investors include singer Keke Palmer and rapper Lil Yachty

“For years I had talked about recreating the nail space, and after I left the hedge fund world, started researching the industry and even attending nail technician school, in an effort to get under the hood of the business from all sides,” Glass told LinkedIn.

“I talked to as many people as I could and spent a great deal of time researching the industry in general,” she added.

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Denim Tears Announces Official Opening of NYC Flagship Store

The spot is set to open its doors in SoHo on March 15.

Denim Tears is launching its new flagship store in New York.

The brand’s founder Tremaine Emory announced the news on Friday, sharing that the store, located at 176 Spring St. in Manhattan’s SoHo neighborhood, will open on March 15. 

Emory also shared three colorways of the announcement flyer in the colors of the Black Liberation flag.

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Designed by Theaster Gates, the new Denim Tears brick-and-mortar spot is in the same location as the old Stüssy store.

Emory started Denim Tears in 2019 and since then has collaborated with Ugg, Stüssy, Champion, Converse, ASICS, and Dior. He made headlines last summer when he abruptly left his role as creative director of Supreme, citing systemic racism as the reason for his departure.

“This caused me a great amount of distress as well as the belief that systematic racism was at play within the structure of Supreme," Emory reportedly said in his resignation letter.

The 42-year-old's exit coincided with the cancellation of a planned collaboration with Arthur Jafa. Emory later described on Touré’s podcast that Supreme’s founder James Jebbia was initially enthusiastic about potentially working with Jafa. However, Emory later told The Washington Post that Jebbia "removed images of a lynching and a formerly enslaved person" from the collaboration without speaking with Jafa first.

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Existe una novela sin la que el nuevo disco de Kim Gordon (Rochester, Nueva York, 70 años) no sería el mismo. El nuevo disco de Kim Gordon, la reina del no wave , la histórica cofundadora del buque insignia del noise, Sonic Youth —junto a su ex, Thurston Moore—, es su segundo álbum en solitario. Su título es The Collective (Matador/PopStock!). “El título es algo que saqué de esa novela”, dice Gordon. El libro es lo nuevo de Jennifer Egan, La casa de caramelo . Una de las poderosas, y oscuras —profundísimas, distorsionantes— canciones del disco se llama así. “No sé, creo que el álbum tiene un rollo de ciencia ficción por esa novela. Aunque no es el único libro que me ha inspirado cosas esta vez. Hay otra, y es una que hacía mucho que quería leer, y que por fin leí: El amante, de Marguerite Duras”, confiesa.

Es una mañana cualquiera de un día de febrero en Los Ángeles. Gordon está en su casa, relajada y en extremo abierta a hablar de todo tipo de cosas. “Me encanta la nueva temporada de True Detective . Jodie Foster es alucinante”, dice. Y también: “He visto un montón de buen cine este año. Me encantó Pobres criaturas , pero también Anatomía de una caída, y La zona de interés , y Fallen Leaves. Es curiosísimo lo de Fallen Leaves porque es una comedia romántica, pero es una comedia romántica a la finlandesa, con ese encanto maldito, esa tristeza”. La charla tiene lugar por videollamada. En la pared, a su espalda, hay un enorme cartel de la película Made in USA, de Jean-Luc Godard, y un puñado de pequeños cuadros, dispersos, aquí y allá. Luce el sol. ¿Por qué hacía tanto que quería leer El amante? “Por el tiempo que Duras pasó en Vietnam cuando era niña”, responde.

“Yo pasé un año en Hong Kong de pequeña. Y ella, Duras, nació en Saigón [el actual Ho Chi Minh]. Creció allí y siempre había tenido curiosidad por lo que contaba en El amante . Es una gran novela. La película también es muy buena. Supongo que de alguna forma inspiró parte del álbum, y de manera muy directa una canción, ‘Tree House”, relata. El tema en cuestión es un etérea y electrizante evocación, un peso desdibujado, un aullido distorsionado de guitarras metálicas que no acaban de encontrarse. Y una pieza indispensable de un disco que, como dice la artista inglesa Josephine Pryde —buena amiga de Gordon—, suena, por momentos, “radioactivo” —especialmente en ‘Shelf Warmer’, pura inquietante calma dub —, y parece poner orden al pensamiento invadido del presente.

Gordon explora el abismo sonoro para romper con ideas preconcebidas y destruir la norma, todas las normas

Un orden que es pura interferencia. O listados de cosas por hacer, o de, simplemente, cosas. Como ocurre en ‘Bye Bye’, el primer sencillo del disco. El videoclip lo protagoniza su hija, Coco Gordon Moore. Y lo que en él se ve es una huida. A la chica huyendo de casa, y luego entrando en sitios como gasolineras a coger las cosas de las que su madre está hablando —pasta de dientes, un cepillo—, de manera que el vídeo es en sí una especie de cortometraje, o pieza artística. “Bueno, la cineasta [Clara Balzary] es amiga, y me había hablado de una idea para un corto que quería hacer con mi hija, y de repente era perfecta para la canción, así que lo hicimos. Me dijo que la cosa era pensar en alguien que está escapando de una secta, o de su casa. Como estamos en Los Ángeles, le dije, está escapando a la vez de las dos cosas. De su casa, y de la secta de la vida en los suburbios”, dice, y se ríe.

Justin Raisen (Lil Yachty, John Cale, Yeah Yeah Yeahs) está otra vez tras los mandos— ya fue el productor de No Home Record , su primer disco en solitario, en 2019—, y suena aquí aún más sólido, y en algún sentido, libre. Hay, por todas partes, dañadas construcciones dub y trap en las que los collages de palabras intuitivos de Gordon brillan, a su muy oscura, opaca, manera. “Supongo que me ha salido un disco un poco nihilista”, afirma. También dice que la composición ha sido hasta cierto punto libre. “No voy cargada de libretas componiendo por ahí, ni nada de eso. A veces simplemente las palabras salen de mi boca. Sin más. Otras, hago listas, y las encajo en lo que me sugiere lo que Justin propone. Lo interesante en este álbum es el papel de las guitarras. Les dimos total libertad. Quería que el álbum tuviera ese espíritu. Algo que captase el momento”, expone.

Eso pese a que haya en él, como en la novela de Egan, un toque al presente desde un futuro “tan cercano que ya casi está aquí”. Un futuro ficticio en el que no sólo estamos siendo dominados por los algoritmos, sino que estamos decidiendo alejarnos de nosotros mismos hasta el punto de vivir las vidas de otros. “De eso trata el libro. Hay una aplicación que te permite entrar en la mente de otros, y tener acceso a sus recuerdos. Lo que te pide a cambio es que subas todos tus recuerdos para que otros puedan usarlos”, explica. “El título, The Collective , es también algo que me inspiró la novela. La música es un colectivo del que formar parte”, dice. Algo que hoy está domesticándose. “Si eres perezoso sólo vas a escuchar ciertas cosas. Es difícil explicar el concepto punk a los chavales de hoy. No va de cómo vistes, sino de no preocuparse por formar parte del statu quo”, dice. En ese sentido, valora el papel de Billie Eilish, que está ofreciendo a los más jóvenes “algo distinto”.

Kim Gordon podría ser una suerte de exploradora del abismo, un abismo sonoro que busca precisamente eso: romper con cualquier tipo de idea preconcebida, destruir la norma, todas las normas. “Sí, a veces, me digo que estamos haciéndole una intervención al mundo”, dice. Antes de colgar, habla de feminismo. ‘I’m A Man’, una de las canciones, trata “de todos esos hombres que creen que el feminismo les ha arruinado la vida”. “Bromeo con Nancy Reagan y la época en la que los hombres iban de protectores y salvadores, ¡se creían cowboys !”, dice, divertida. “Me encanta, porque no ha sido el feminismo el que les ha arruinado nada, ha sido el capitalismo, y no se dan cuenta. Es cómico. Si han perdido su papel porque se han convertido en consumidores, y es así como el capitalismo los necesita: insatisfechos, perdidos”.

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