Lil Yachty

'The Black Seminole' is the opening track on Lil Yachty's latest album, 'Let's Start Here.'

“I just feel like women don’t get as much respect as men when it comes to the music industry,” said Yachty. Yachty was accompanied by an all-women backing band, for which he had Tonight (April 1), Yachty made his debut on the Saturday Night Live stage, where he performed, “The Black Seminole,’ the opening track from the album.

He was joined by a five-piece band for both tracks while singer Diano Gordon provided backing vocals. Check out the performances below:.

[Unknown Mortal Orchestra](https://www.nme.com/artists/unknown-mortal-orchestra) bassist Jacob Portrait and synth-pop duo [Magdalena Bay](https://www.nme.com/artists/magdalena-bay). [“To be honest, I’ve always been so much more than just hip-hop,”](https://www.nme.com/news/music/lil-yachty-lets-start-here-fuck-any-of-the-albums-i-dropped-before-this-one-3410547) he said in an interview with [Billboard](https://www.billboard.com/music/features/lil-yachty-lets-start-here-interview-sxsw-billboard-cover-story-1235281282/#recipient_hashed=87c91cb6f7c3bef8843b8e6fb6ffdcd835afd691d65df61a4fac92057c7f00dc&recipient_salt=4ae5808f87b76ecdc83d2b728ac1c6c34add20ed3c6409345fd9815afa9fdc88). I want to be respected.” I want to be remembered. [Bon Iver](https://www.nme.com/artists/bon-iver) or Pink Floyd or [Black Sabbath](https://www.nme.com/artists/black-sabbath) or [James Brown](https://www.nme.com/artists/james-brown). [Tame Impala](https://www.nme.com/artists/tame-impala)‘s ‘Currents’, [Pink Floyd](https://www.nme.com/artists/pink-floyd)‘s seminal ‘Dark Side Of The Moon’ and [Frank Ocean](https://www.nme.com/artists/frank-ocean)‘s ‘Blonde’. Guest performers include [Daniel Caesar](https://www.nme.com/artists/daniel-caesar), [Fousheé](https://www.nme.com/artists/foushee), [Teezo Touchdown](https://www.nme.com/artists/teezo-touchdown), Justine Skye and Diana Gordon while [Mac DeMarco](https://www.nme.com/artists/mac-demarco) is credited as a writer on two tracks – ‘Drive Me Crazy!’ and ‘Failure’. [confirmed to be the musical guest on SNL](https://www.nme.com/news/music/lil-yachty-to-perform-on-saturday-night-live-next-month-3412122) last month following on from [The 1975](https://www.nme.com/artists/the-1975) who [performed ‘I’m In Love With You’ and ‘Oh Caroline’ ](https://www.nme.com/news/music/watch-the-1975-bring-being-funny-in-a-foreign-language-to-saturday-night-live-3412038)from ‘ [Being Funny In A Foreign Language](https://www.nme.com/reviews/album/the-1975-being-funny-in-a-foreign-language-review-3325710)’ . [in favour of rock elements](https://www.nme.com/news/music/lil-yachtys-new-psych-rock-album-features-contributions-from-mac-demarco-alex-g-and-more-3389019). The shit I was making did not add up to the shit I listened to. [Lil Yachty](https://www.nme.com/artists/lil-yachty) made his [Saturday Night Live](https://www.nme.com/tag/saturday-night-live) debut last night (April 1), performing two tracks from his recently released rock album ‘Let’s Start Here’ – check out his appearance below.

The rapper began with “The Black Seminole” that featured Diana Gordon and was accompanied by a psych rock band. The audience was in for a treat as Yachty's ...

[](https://nnn.ng/hausa/#=karin magana) [](https://nnn.ng/i/#=bit shortner) [](https://nnn.ng/videodownload/#VK downloader) He wanted to explore experimentation because he desired being taken seriously as an artist rather than being known for a single hit. The rapper began with “The Black Seminole” that featured Diana Gordon and was accompanied by a psych rock band.

Once again, joined by his all-women backing band, Yachty brought out Diana Gordon, who flawlessly sang the song's intro. Yachty, dressed in jeans, a blue- ...

Because the sh*t I was making did not add up to the sh*t I listened to.” “It was a lot of self-assessing and being very real about not being happy with where I was musically, knowing I’m better than where I am. But since making a pivot to psychedelic rock sounds with Let’s Start Here, he feels a lot more confident.

He performed two tracks from it, “the BLACK seminole.” and “drive ME crazy!,” and for both he brought along Diana Gordon, who contributes vocals to the studio ...

He performed two tracks from it, “the BLACK seminole.” and “drive ME crazy!,” and for both he brought along Diana Gordon, who contributes vocals to the studio versions of both songs and put in some impressive work as a featured guest during the SNL performance. In the cocaine dealer sketch, Kenan Thompson and host Quinta Brunson sang bits of Papa Roach and Panic! At The Disco, and the midwife sketch had a bunch of references to a Macklemore concert:

Atlanta rapper Lil Yachty played two songs from his rock-inspired album 'Let's Start Here' on his 'Saturday Night Live' debut on April 1.

Yachty initially stunned observers with his move into the rock world on “Poland,” a one-off single released last November which quickly went viral. Both songs hail from his January album Let’s Start Here, which marked a dramatic shift from his usual trap-inspired hip-hop style. The album is the follow-up to 2020’s Lil Boat 3 and the following year’s mixtape Michigan Boy Boat.

Lil Yachty performed tracks from his fifth album, "Let's Start Here," during his "Saturday Night Live" musical guest debut on April 1, 2023.

“My idea was for this album to be a journey: Press play and fall into a void.” The set peaked at No. [debuted at No. [SNL](https://www.billboard.com/t/snl/). [Diana Gordon](https://www.billboard.com/artist/diana-gordon/) and a full band. [Lil Yachty](https://www.billboard.com/artist/lil-yachty/) took viewers on a trip during Saturday Night Live on April 1.