Here we have the 4th full-length studio LP from New Orleans, Louisiana emcee/producer Chetta. Starting out a decade ago with his debut mixtape Nino White, this was followed up with 18 EPs as well as 11 more tapes & a full-length debut, but gained significant attention off his G*59 Record$ debut Been Here Forever a couple summers back. Falling Off went on to be an equally dope prelude to the previous album Playboy, which also maintained the level of consistency as those previous projects since signing to G*59 as did Sick Bitch almost 5 months ago. That said: Expectations for Sacrifice & Sabotage raised exponentially after learning that $crim of the $uicideboy$ fully produced it.
“You’re Gonna Die Tonight” gets the ball rolling by mixing bells, a vocal sample & hi-hats asking exactly who wants to meet their demise risking their souls whereas “1 of 1” follows it up with a piano-trap banger talking about never folding since he’s locked in & they know how he be rockin’ it. “Millennium” goes full-blown rage beats to discuss feeling the exact same after poppin’ pills leading into “God, Can You Hear Me?” incorporating more keys & hi-hats into the picture explaining that he’s never scared.
The Memphis influences that G*59 is known for make their way onto “Born Under a Bad Sign” talking about always being him & not playing games at all prior to the riot-inducing “Horus” finding himself in his zone getting throwed unable to be saved because he doesn’t need anyone. $crim himself joins Chetta on the guitar-trap driven “Meet Me At My Worst” talking about being way too high for this shit, but then “Vera Wang” jumps on top of a crooning loop & hi-hats breaking down having hoes in every state.
“*Crash Out*” continues the 2nd half of Sacrifice & Sabotage by going for a creepy trap atmosphere sonically talking about drug use prior to the Memphis sound returning on “While I Burn” so he can ball on the right key & boast the fact that he’s tapped in. “KillKillKill” turns up the bass to 11 feelin’ like he could easily blow $100K while “…What a Letdown” tells a bitch that it’s on for her to hate him by now over what could possibly be the most upbeat instrumental on the entire album.
The dreary yet bouncy “Claymore” begins the last moments of the LP by talking about being tired & asking not just why they hatin’, but what they’re running from on top of it. “Missing<>Link” goes into cloudier turf asking a lil hoe what they missing so he can actually go get it next to just living out all that wishing she does & “As If Everything Wasn’t Enough” ties everything up by solemnly yet exuberantly getting all up in his bag.
36 projects overall in his discography in the span of 10 years & this most recent entry has not solely joined Been Here Forever as my one of favorite albums of Chetta’s that he’s put out since being signed, but even as one of my new favorite LPs of his whole entire discography period. $crim has evolved as a producer since Been Here Forever balancing old & new sounds together, so it’s right for him & Chetta to take themselves to a higher level than the G*59 debut.
Score: 4/5
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