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Lil Yachty Is a Lovestruck Castaway In His ‘Better’ Video

Lil Yachty releases his new video "Better" featuring Stefflon Don.

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The affable Lil Yachty is on a quest to do “Better” in the romance department. For his new video, Lil Boat finds himself stranded on a deserted island a la Tom Hanks and uses his vivid imagination to paddle his way through his difficulties. 

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As Yachty belts away his feelings, the sappy romantic busily finds alternatives on how to survive. First, he shakes a coconut tree in hopes of striking gold, then, he does his best to fish with a wooden harpoon. Despite his ineptness, Yachty finds his dream girl to help smoothen out his hardships. “‘Cause you say it’s good, but it could be better/It always could always be better/Unlock your happiness and live for forever/I’ll express my life in a letter,” sings Yachty on the hook. 

Though he released his debut album  Teenage Emotions last May, Yachty has already made plans to drop the sequel to his celebrated project Lil Boat in the near future. 

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Lil Yachty Finds Love on a Deserted Island in ‘Better’ Video Featuring Stefflon Don [WATCH]

Lil Yachty finds himself without a boat in his new video for “Better.” The song is from his latest album, Teenage Emotions .

In the clip, the Atlanta rhymer wakes up on a deserted island and has to find ways to feed himself. First, he shakes a coconut tree and then he tries his hand at fishing with a wooden spear.

Although he’s alone on the island, Yacht is greeted by a gorgeous model walking out of the ocean. From there, Lil Boat and the young lady enjoy a romantic evening by the fire and share a kiss over the sunset.

In the midst of their canoodling, Quality Control's newest signee Stefflon Don makes a cameo to sing the chorus. Dancehall star Popcaan also appears in the clip. Overall, Yachty delivered a romantic and fun video for "Better."

Meanwhile, Lil Yachty is opening a pop-up pizza shop in Los Angeles on Saturday (Sept. 16). Yachty’s Pizzeria will be taking over Delicious Pizza restaurant at 6601 Sunset Boulevard from noon to 7PM. You will also be able to cop Yachty’s Pizzeria merch, including hats, jackets and shirts as well.

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Summer ‘17 is winding all the way down, but not before Lil Yachty gets in one last beach run. The former King of Teens (he just turned 20 last month) puts his sparkling smile and sing-song flow front and center in the island-set video for Teenage Emotions standout “Better.”

In the Pensacola-directed vid, Yachty gets marooned on a tropical island and puts his survival skills to the test by (unsuccessfully) spearfishing and cracking a coconut open. Never mind, though — he’s got the girl of his dreams to come rescue him... kind of. Elsewhere in the vid, dancehall legend Popcaan makes a cameo, and U.K. rapper Stefflon Don shows up in her sexiest island attire to deliver her own sweet verse.

Oh, and Yachty definitely, totally gets a mouthful of sand at the very end of the clip. The castaway life is a brutal one.

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Lil Yachty Is A Castaway In The “Better” Music Video

Lil boat has his own private island with stefflon don and popcaan..

Lil Yachty 's video for "Better," taken from his debut album Teenage Dreams , is out now. Lil Boat is marooned on a picturesque island, left by his lonesome to sing his aspirational love song and, eventually, create the girl of his dreams. Featured artist Stefflon Don shows up for a bonfire, with Popcaan making a cameo appearance. Watch it above. Yachty's currently at work on his next mixtape Lil Boat 2 .

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However you feel about Lil Yachty’s colorful hair, his sparkling diamond smile, or his unusual, laid-back, sing-song flow — positive or negative — you’d be hard pressed to find a complaint about the infectious Teenage Emotions standout “Better,” which gets a relaxing, Castaway -themed music video today, complete with a cameo from dancehall legend Popcaan.

The former King of the Teens (he turned 20 just a few weeks ago, on the 23rd of August) finds himself marooned on a beautiful tropical island, but is rescued from his isolation by his dream girl. The pair retreat to Yachty’s island hideaway for a sensual night in (what else is there to do on a deserted beach, after all?), serenaded by guest UK singer/rapper Stefflon Don.

Yachty’s rollout for Teenage Emotions has been impeccable, from the prom-themed video for “ Bring It Back ,” to the amusement park outing in “ Forever Young ,” he’s been pushing the album hard to make up for its disappointing release-week sales with long-term legs.

As he says in the lyrics to “Better,” “Everything in life won’t always be pleasure / You work for the treasure, just to live even more.” Whether or not you feel Yachty is “ruining hip-hop,” at the very least, you have to admit he lives by his words. Yachty keeps it real.

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What better way to start this list off than Lil Yachty's iconic Michigan Boy Boat album from 2021? This banger features the likes of Icewear Vezzo and Rio Da Yung OG, who matched Yachty's energy perfectly. Talk about a Michigan masterpiece: "Plastic" shows off the best elements of the hip-hop sub-genre.

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Who can forget the first time they heard "Who Want The Smoke?" with Lil Yachty, Offset, and Cardi B all together on a single song. The energy was absolutely electric, and it's no coincidence why all three of them have continued to thrive in their respective careers to this day.

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This is arguably one of the hardest Yachty songs ever, I will vouch for that on anything. From the intro to the very last moment of this song, there's something very special about this one. It's so characteristic of Yachty, so it's no surprise why it's become such a popular song.

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9. "Demon Time" - Lil Yachty (feat. Draft Day) (2020)

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Here's yet another one of the best Lil Yachty songs. Off of Yachty's Nuthin' to Prove album, "Get Dripped" gave fans a rare glance at just how special Yachty and Carti collabs are. The two artists morph their unique Atlanta-based styles together, and create music that literally nobody else in rap could replicate.

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On Wednesday (Feb. 28), Lil Yachty had Dr. Umar as a guest on his A Safe Place Podcast . During the nearly two-hour discussion, which can be viewed below, the topic of Black women getting BBLs comes up and Dr. Umar has pointed thoughts on the matter. He blames the rise in augmented cakes on Black men, specifically rappers who objectify women.

"I'm not holding you accountable for what everybody does," Umar tells Boat around the 1:14:00 mark of the interview below, "but, there's few mediums of media that have sexually objectified the Black woman more than hip-hop. So, If I'm a little Black girl and every music video I turn on she's half-dressed with big breasts and a big a*s and I want a Black man to want me and like me and I probably ain't got no daddy ’cause the White man locked him up or the police killed him off. What am I gonna do to be attractive?"

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The single is out now, along with a music video which includes footage of the first time Yachty heard the track on a “properrrr” soundsystem.

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