Overview
Noah Olivier Smith (born February 26, 2000), known professionally as Yeat (occasionally stylized as YEAT ), is an American rapper, singer-songwriter, and record producer known for his experimental sound, unconventional fashion featuring a mix of designer brands and turbans, and his own unique lingo, consisting of made-up words like "twizzy" and "bonka".
Yeat rose to prominence in mid-2021 after the release of his mixtape 4L and debut studio album Up 2 Me, with tracks from the latter, including "Monëy so big" and "Get Busy", gaining considerable popularity on TikTok. In 2022, he released his second studio album 2 Alive, and the EP Lyfe; both projects debuted in the top ten on the US Billboard 200. In 2023, he released his third studio album, Afterlyfe, which debuted at number four on the US Billboard 200.
Early life
Noah Olivier Smith was born on February 26, 2000, in Irvine, California to a Romanian mother and a Mexican/British-American father. His paternal grandmother is Mexican and from the city of Tijuana while his grandfather is an American of British descent. Yeat has two brothers, Luca and Ethan. Yeat spent his early childhood in Fullerton, California before he and his family moved to Portland, Oregon, he attended Lakeridge High School in Lake Oswego, Oregon. After finishing high school, Yeat briefly moved to New York City before eventually returning to the Los Angeles area to further pursue his music career.
Career
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