The Black Seminole

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"The Black Seminole"
Song by Lil Yachty
from the album Let's Start Here
ReleasedJanuary 27, 2023
Genre Progressive rock [1]
Length6:52
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)

"The Black Seminole" (stylized as "the BLACK seminole.") is a song by American rapper Lil Yachty. It was released on January 27, 2023, as the intro track from Yachty's fifth studio album Let's Start Here . The track includes vocals from Diana Gordon, [2] who also contributes with vocals and verses on other tracks of the album. [3]

Contents

Composition

Writing for Clash , Robin Murray stated that the track "moves as a codeine-slow pace" and that "the submerged vocals fraught with drama" which lean on "slomo LA sleaze rock guitar solos". [4] Exclaim! 's Alex Hudson stated that the influence from Pink Floyd's The Dark Side of the Moon "becomes extremely apparent on [the] proggy seven-minute opener" and that Yachty is "essentially cosplaying as Pink Floyd". The song is accompanied by "interstellar arpeggiators that ripple across the cosmos, epic drum fills, and wailing guitar and vocal solos". [5]

Credits and personnel

Charts

Chart performance for "The Black Seminole"
Chart (2023)Peak
position
Canada (Canadian Hot 100) [6] 79
Ireland (IRMA) [7] 97
New Zealand Hot Singles (RMNZ) [8] 7
US Billboard Hot 100 [9] 80
US Hot Rock & Alternative Songs ( Billboard ) [10] 8

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References

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  2. ↑ Motown and Quality Control (2023). Let's Start Here (Vinyl liner notes). Lil Yachty. Motown and Quality Control. B003692801.
  3. ↑ "Lil Yachty's 'Let's Start Here' Features An MGMT Member & Other Psych-Rock Acts". UPROXX. Retrieved September 11, 2023.
  4. ↑ Murray, Robin (January 27, 2023). "Lil Yachty – Let's Start Here | Reviews". Clash . Retrieved December 22, 2023.
  5. ↑ Hudson, Alex (February 1, 2023). "Lil Yachty's Psych Rock Enthusiasm Is Contagious on 'Let's Start Here.'". Exclaim! . Retrieved December 22, 2023.
  6. ↑ "Lil Yachty Chart History (Canadian Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved June 13, 2023.
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  8. ↑ "NZ Hot Singles Chart". Recorded Music NZ. February 6, 2023. Retrieved June 13, 2023.
  9. ↑ "Lil Yachty Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved June 13, 2023.
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