Yeat, “Rich Minion” | Track Review

Portland rapper Yeat, inspired by The Minions, makes an intriguing, money-centric rap banger, “Rich Minion.”

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call my Minion my children (children) / I call my children my Minions.” Um, okay, Yeat – whatever you say! “We taking over the world (The world) / We make a whole lot of millions.” The Portland rapper, who’s in his early 20s, has been on the up-and-up – ah, the come-up! Sigh, it’s too bad his single, “Rich Minion”, didn’t end up on the Minions: The Rise of Gru soundtrack.  Nonetheless, “Young Minion” is an interesting record.

Yeat brings plenteous energy to “Rich Minion” – it’s a vibe from the start.  Following the intro by The Minions (), the rapper unveils the chorus, which includes the excerpted lyrics.  The big takeaway, beyond the “Minion my children” is money, money, and more money! Money, of course, is a common theme in rap, no matter how shallow it can be. Backed by a beat produced by LOTTO, Yeat makes it clear that money is a big, big deal.  Of course, besides talking about “the bands,” he makes it clear he doesn’t like Vector – “Yeah, I don’t like Vector (Take ‘em out)” – woo!

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Final Thoughts

So, will “Rich Minion” by Yeat change your life? Um no. That said, it’s cool that he concocted this joint.  Is the hype for the rapper legitimate? I can see why people are into him, even if I’m still on the fence how I feel about him. I enjoyed the vibe – the aesthetic of “Rich Minion” all told.

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Yeat • “Rich Minion” • Universal Studios / Back Lot Music • 6.29.22

[: Brent Faulkner, The Musical Hype, OpenClipart-Vectors from Pixabay, Universal Studios, Back Lot Music]

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