One of the most polarizing, controversial & popular artists in hip hop today Sexyy Red coming straight outta St. Louis, Missouri ringing in Memorial Day Weekend by releasing her 3rd mixtape. Getting her footing in penning a diss track towards an ex-boyfriend who cheated on her, she subsequently dropped her debut single ”1,000 Jugs” in 2018 & eventually her debut mixtape Ghetto Superstar on Christmas Eve 2021 to subpar reception. Last summer however was when she went viral as a result of her sophomore tape Hood Hottest Princess, which received more mixed responses in the public eye including from myself on the contrary to Anthony Fantano giving it an 8. My interest peaked after learning couple months back that Tay Keith was fully producing her upcoming debut album since he & Sexyy Red have always brought the best out of one another much like Future & Metro Boomin’ since Tay laced some of her biggest hits such as “SkeeYee”, but is preluding it in the form of In Sexyy We Trust.
After the “Tim Talking” intro, the first song “She’s Back” is this admittedly obnoxious trunk-rattling opener about her return whereas “Boss Me Up” produced by Tay Keith really gets the tape started from the piano-driven instrumental to Sexyy’s boisterous lyrics. “U My Everything” featuring Drake uses the exact same sample Metro Boomin’ used for “BBL DRIZZY BPM 150.mp3” earlier this month further validating Kendrick Lamar’s line on “euphoria” where he said “When I see you stand by Sexyy Red, I believe you see 2 bad bitches” leading into the synth-laced strip club anthem “Ova Bad”.
“Get It Sexyy” was a fun single mixing trap, crunk, Memphis rap & snap together so she can energetically do her dance while “Fake Jammin’” has a rubbery quality to the beat calling out everyone who ain’t jammin’ shit like they say they are. “Outside” hooks up some vibraphones & hi-hats courtesy of Mike WiLL Made-It not shying away from making it clear that she stays out here, but then VonOff1700’s verse on “Sexyy Love Money” is almost as laughable as Drake’s despite the ominous piano chords throughout & the lyrics breaking down everything that Sexyy Red herself loves.
Meanwhile on “Sport”, we have Sexyy talking about killing these hoes over one of the weaker instrumentals on the entire tape that is until “TTG (Go)” bounces back eerily dropping braggadocio. The song “Lick Me” featuring Lil Baby richly talks about cunnilingus while the penultimate track “Awesome Jawsome” turns the bass up a bit more encouraging to shake your dreads between her legs. Funny enough, “It’s My Birthday” ends In Sexyy We Trust with what “Ratchet Happy Birthday” by Drake off Scorpion should’ve been.
People online tend to clown on Fantano for giving Hood Hottest Princess an 8 all these months later & even I myself would tell you that it’s a strong 5 to a light 6 on it’s best day, but I also find it ironic that literally every single redeemable quality he saw in that previous tape is EXACTLY what I see in this new one right here. If you wanna get into Sexyy Red, In Sexyy We Trust completely outshines her earlier work. Once you get past a few underwhelming guest performances, rhetorical production mostly handled by Tay Keith is a lot more detailed than what she’s done before & she can be humorous at times.
Score: 4/5
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