Mickey Diamond – “B.I.L.L.Y.” review

Detroit, Michigan emcee Mickey Diamond wasting no time to get the 4th quarter going with his 19th studio LP. Emerging at the beginning of this decade off the strength of his debut EP Bangkok Dangerous, the dude has since gone on to turn quite a few heads in the underground by building up the impressive discography for himself with his previous 18 albums alongside 8 EPs & a mixtape. Since 2022 however, Mickey has been consistent putting out some of the best material of his career thus far. This includes the Gucci Ghost series produced by Big Ghost Ltd., the Ral Duke-produced Oroku Saki EP, the Sadhugold-produced Death Threat$ album, the Camoflauge Monk-produced Capital Gains album, the outstanding Oroku Saki sequel Super Shredder & Gucci Gambinos. A new trilogy called The Wolf, The Sheep & The Goat comprised of Wolf Tickets as well as Black Sheep & Blood of the Lamb has spanned across the last 10 months & B.I.L.L.Y. officially ends the saga with an epilogue.

The title track opens up shop with a boom bap intro talking about anyone going against him losing their lives right then & there whereas “Missed Calls II” comes through with a sequel to the highlight off Wolf Tickets. “That’s Diamond” goes for more of a rap rock/boom bap vibe instrumentally so he can tell us what type of guy he is leading into “Higher Steaks” featuring Cise Greeny finds the pair talking about doing this shit legitimately.

“Pat Sayjack” moves on from there with this gritty piano-inflicted beat talking about knocking the heads off your favorite rappers because they’re pussy while the irate yet rugged “D.A.R.E.” confronts these bum ass dudes asking what they want from him. “Lamb Chops” takes a more soulful yet jazzier approach to the instrumental talking about the life of a hustler just before “Goat  Cheese” heads for a lavish boom bap direction musically, explaining that money doesn’t make a man.

As for “Invisible Enemies”, we have Diamond talking about his style being too addicting to shake off & people pretending to be authentic when that isn’t the case while “U-Tang Forever” featuring Method Man links up over a crooning beat flexing that they close rappers instead of opening for them. “Ocean Prime” drearily talks about being the friend one can call whenever times get tough while “Statute of Limitations” discusses always playing in the field instead of getting sidelined.

“William” kicks off the other half talking about being the greatest on some eerie boom bap shit while the symphonically raw “Takin’ Respect” cautions not to ever step against him & not finding anyone else who can carry the weight he does. “To Whom It May Concern” talks about still being the same as he was when he began making music despite having over a dozen full-lengths under his belt already while “7 Day Theory” boast the fact everything he writes turns out ill.

Crimeapple appears during the tense “Servin’ & Swervin’” getting in their mafioso bag together pushing dope while “Forbidden Fruit” blends some keys mixed with kicks & snares to talk about him searching for the hidden truth back when he was a kid. “Hallelujah (Amen)” featuring Big Trip kinda has a funkier instrumental combining themes of religion & the gangsta life to it while “School House Rock” ruggedly talks about the realest always selling.

“Goldie Mack” winds down the final act of B.I.L.L.Y. addressing a bitch who introduced herself to him as a lame & wanting her to give him another chance while “X’s & O’s” talks about not being afraid to spend a lot of money considering it’s forever coming & going. “Wire Tap” though wraps up the album alongside The Wolf, The Sheep & The Goat saga altogether with the 3rd & final chapter of the “Missed Calls” trilogy pleading to stop hitting his line in a sketchy manner.

Big Ghost Ltd. has helped Mickey Diamond craft some of his most personal & thoughtful material of his career this past year whether he’s pouring out his heart, reopening wounds, provoking thoughts, looking back at some his own mistakes, challenging the norms of society or making serious conversations with both his loved ones & God. B.I.L.L.Y. closes the book on The Wolf, The Sheep & The Goat story once & for all in the form of a 2-part postscript simultaneously celebrating most of the 7 deadly sins when they’re not glorifying sex, drugs & money since all of it played their own roles in making America what it is presently.

Score: 4.5/5

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730atMorning – “Antione’s Son” review

Here is the 3rd studio LP from Minneapolis, Minnesota rapper 730atMorning. Someone who would drop 3 extended plays in 2022 including Pots*, untitled & Hi, I’m Alive. He would later follow it up with the Creeper EP, the 7:30* EP, the full-length debut Asphalt, the Guarded EP, the sophomore effort Under the Bridge, the Rotten Fruit EP, his previous full-length Save Your Grievance, the almost inside EP & the Insiders tape. Coming off both I Can’t STFU & 1 Man Band, Antione’s Son has the world waiting a bit longer until Context.

“habitat” opens up with this pop rap intro talking about him staying up in the woods whereas the bouncy “high life” incorporates some heavy synthesizers so he can boast his tastefulness. “Done For” produced by Internet Money Records in-house producer Rio Leyva ranks amongst my top 3 tracks talking about moving slow off lean while “vr” suggests that the people trying to be like him shouldn’t hate themselves for it because it’s no way to live.

southsidesilhouette & Tezzus both save the strongest features for the rage-inducing “foolish” throwing shots at all these dumb muhfuckas leading into “also” talking about this woman he holds dear to his heart always running back to him since she knows they have something. “timeline” suggests for those working dayjobs to clock in & that he isn’t on that type of shit just before another favorite “geeked until the day” hops over a plugg instrumental from Feardorian to talk about his lifestyle.

“withdrawals > betrayal” hits the midway point of Antione’s Son explaining that he doesn’t feel any pain since he’s off percocets, xanax & codeine while “instincts” brings these psychedelic synth melodies in the picture asking figuring out why he makes himself go insane. “sick kid” flexes he’ll pour up 80 like my 2nd favorite basketball player of all-time behind Michael Jordan: the late, great Kobe Bryant while “the king of the fall” talks about love meaning more to him than any amount of money.

Baby Cute appears for the atmospheric “shooting deep” talking about making it to the top together & staying afloat while “feelin’ good” featuring kels!refuses to invest in people who truly don’t support them. “souls attached” talks about being richer than he’s ever been while “amanda” discusses being as smart as the person who this is named after. “don’t get hurt +” realizes he shouldn’t have fucked to give a bitch another chance & “the great escape” ends Antione’s Son professing his love for this person.

Presuming Context will come out at some point in the new year, Antione’s Son distinguishes itself from 1 Man Band rather than expanding the world of that previous EP with a completely separate entity of it’s own & one I enjoy less than the predecessor albeit equally to last Halloween’s I Can’t STFU. It’d be more interesting if he got more interesting names handling the production, but that doesn’t take away the fact 730atMorning’s getting more introspective topically.

Score: 3.5/5

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Kofi Stone – “The Last Flower to Bloom” review

This is the 4th studio LP from Birmingham, West Midlands, England, United Kingdom emcee Kofi Stone. Making his full-length debut in 2019 with the jazzy yet lo-fi Nobody Cares ‘Till Everybody Does, the sophomore effort 5 years later A Man After God’s Own Heart retained the sounds of it’s predecessor receiving similar praise & All the Flowers Have Bloomed last fall incorporated more contemporary R&B elements. Somewhat ironic since he officially announced this was since announced as The Last Flower to Bloom almost a week since the tragic passing of the inaugural AEW International Champion, former 2-time AEW World Trios Champion, オープン・ザ・ドリームゲートチャンピオン, オープン・ザ・ブレイブゲートチャンピオン, オープン・ザ・ツインゲートチャンピオン, 3-time オープン・ザ・トライアングルゲートチャンピオン, PWG World Tag Team Champion, 2-time NXT Cruiserweight Champion & 2-time NXT Tag Team Champion Pac.

The title track recalls going from a joyful child to an adult filled with emotional suffering over a soulful boom bap beat whereas “Through My Pain” goes for a more drumless vibe instrumentally hoping this person finds common ground some day over some bare pianos. “Dandelions” produced by Joe Corfield bares his soul on top of this lo-fi beat talking about needing to become free while “Sicily” discusses a trip he & his partner took to Italy.

“Baby Love” continues from there with this laidback dedication to Kofi’s ride or die leading into the 2nd & my personal favorite single “No Way!” hooking up a soulful boom bap instrumental from Pitch 92 so he can ask why people want to break his soul. “Dozen Roses” featuring Wiki links up over a string sample desiring to get acquainted with their lovers’ families just before the self-produced “Kofi Says” soulfully talks about simply making it through the day.

Meanwhile on “Soufflé”, we have Kofi over an organ & some crooning vocals pleading for this woman to give him 1 more chance while the luxuriously soulful boom bap pleaser “Ghostflower” that Pitch 92 cooked up talks about hopes of being everything his date likes. “Where Did We Go Wrong?” posed the very question in the aftermath of a breakup until he tells the story of a 28 year old meeting an Instagram model named “Alissa”.

“Little Flower” ends The Last Flower to Bloomtalking about his worries of running out of time despite God knowing everything will sort itself out when it’s all said & done prior to “Gardener Flow” starting a brief deluxe run with a lead single containing 1 last Pitch 92 beat groovily declaring himself the realest of the realest. The other bonus track “Mary’s Gold” properly concludes the album runs it back with Joe Corfield for a jazzy boom bap outro talking about falling in love during the first date.

Becoming one of the UK hip hop scene’s most consistent artists in the last decade, The Last Flower to Bloom celebrates almost an entire year of All the Flowers Have Bloomed with an epilogue that’d go right behind the latter as my 3rd favorite in Kofi Stone’s discography with the debut taking up the #1 spot. The production feels like a combination of the R&B undertones explored throughout the predecessor along with the jazzy, lo-fi boom bap sounds of Nobody Cares ‘Till Everybody Does & A Man After God’s Own Heart, consciously confronting topics like introspection & love from a place of sincerity.

Score: 4/5

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Quavo – “Qrömelife” review

Here is the long-awaited 3rd studio LP from Atlanta, Georgia rapper, singer/songwriter & producer Quavo. Rising to prominence in 2013 as 1/3 of the Migos with his nephew Takeoff & Offset, he would also form the duo Huncho Jack in late 2016 with Travis Scott & drop their only album thus far Huncho Jack, Jack Huncho to mixed reception. Quavo Huncho left audiences divided even I still enjoy “Workin’ Me” although Rocket Power remembered his fallen Unc & Phew cohort Takeoff following his tragic murder few weeks after the release of their only album Only Built for Infinity Links. Virginia producer, singer/songwriter, rapper, fashion designer, film composer, entrepreneur, Billionaire Boys Club/Icecream founder & Louis Vuitton’s creative director for men’s fashion Pharrell fully producing Qrömelife however had me hoping it would surpass the 2023 predecessor.

“Backward$” featuring T.I. premiering a week prior to Sami Zayn becoming a 2-time WWE Champion begins hopping over a trap instrumental with some heavy 808s for a “Welcome to Atlanta” sequel whereas “B.A. (Bernard Arnault)” featuring Future works in some synthesizers to talk about their wealth. “Hit-A-Lik” brings in the horns so he can discuss making it out of the streets while “Away” featuring Offset comes through with a spiritual successor to “Stir Fry” talking about escapism & each of them being far away from the ghetto these days.

Pharrell & WANG$AP appear for “Baby Breath” so they can get boastful even if Tyler, The Creator was clearly trolling in terms of his verse being the best of his career while the club-catered pop rap/trap 2nd single “Trance (Walk It Down)” talks about Huncho’s luxurious ways of living channeling the 80s freestyle era. “Factory Trim” reaches the halfway point flipping the bird at everyone who doubted him & yearning to crowd-surf while “Sweep” kicks off the 2nd leg talking about making money.

“Ball My Love” featuring Lil Baby finds both artists telling their lovers that time seems to always speed up whenever they’re spending time with them & after “Hayou Dewdat” featuring Yung Miami interpolates “How You Do Dat?” by the late Young Bleed featuring C-Loc & Master P for a braggadocious anthem over an Atlanta bass beat, the 4th & final single “House Music” featuring Justin Timberlake however throws it back to the days of synthwave for a pop/hip hop duet providing a soundtrack for those looking to purchase a home.

The song “Thick in the Mirror” continues the album’s final moments talking about the way his girl’s built & promising her entire life will change if she goes out for the evening but once the lead single “HAAVIN’” experiments with rage for a look back at all the success he’s experience whether it’s with the Migos or his individual output, “Destined” wraps up a look at the Qrömelife refusing to apologize for any more blessings that come his way past this point & confidently talking about his fame all being apart of his plan.

Honoring the healing process of Takeoff’s death, Pharrell still manages to produce the best Quavo solo album of the 3 he’s dropped in nearly a decade taking a more experimentally upbeat approach than either of Qrömelife’s predecessors. Although I wouldn’t put it on the same pedestal as Clipse’s comeback Let God Sort ‘Em Out the previous summer in absolutely no way shape or form, I still appreciate Skateboard P bridging the gap between the dirty south & funk music along with the consistent peeformances Huncho & company mostly deliver.

Score: 4/5

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Rockitneedspace – “Next Day Air.” review

Los Angeles, California rapper & producer Rockitneedspace making his Tan Cressida Records debut with a brand new extended play. Linking up with Anklesandwich for the respective we bet it on expert! & continue? collaborative EPs the year earlier, he’s now become the 3rd artist that former Odd Future member Earl Sweatshirt has signed to his independent label following Black Noi$e & Cletus Strap. The latter of whom recently dropped rappers suck. this summer & Next Day Air. enlists the Surf Gang to help strengthen the roster’s newest addition.

“factory reset.” produced by Harrison kicks things off talking about there being nothing player regarding the game paying him over a plugg instrumental whereas “luke babbittt” maintains the pluggy vibes to discuss turning up the volume of things quicker than your favorite producer. “iN LOVING COLOUR” talks about this person who was walking with a clean slate getting his hands bloody & after “craig = the problem” featuring distroROE lets delusion take them far, “skeptix.” begins the 2nd half talking about giving us audio dope.

Leota appears during “amfibbiannn” so he can explain that he has absolutely no interest in engaging in a band war while “reloaded.” featuring Anklesandwich reunites with his partner-in-rhyme over the sole Evilgiane beat to let their growth shine. “Mr. Doubt” featuring Cletus Strap & Earl Sweatshirt joins forces for a brief Tan Cressida posse cut until the outro “ZOUTHBAYLAKERZ” spends the final minutes of Next Day Air. on an atmospheric trap note detailing a woman wanting to get to know his friends.

Between this & rappers suck., it wouldn’t be surprising if I find myself revisiting Next Day Air. more in comparison since it’s the most interesting thing Rockitneedspace has done so far in addition to further welcoming Tan Cressida Records’ new era of introducing lesser-known acts to the underground. The cloudy plugg & ambient plugg production that Harrison handles a vast majority of sounds a lot more interesting than his earlier collab EPs & despite understanding that his monotonous delivery can turn some people off, the witty songwriting gives me a better understanding as why Earl gave him a label deal.

Score: 4/5

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Lee Brice – “Sunriser” review

Lee Brice is a 47 singer/songwriter from Sumter, South Carolina who I was introduced to almost a decade ago when Slumerican Records founder Yelawolf had him featured his finest Shady Records album Trial by Fire. Can’t say I’m big on his own music other than the sophomore effort Hard 2 Love, which was alright compared to the mediocrity of his debut Love Like Crazy & I Don’t Dance or self-titled & Hey World. His 6th studio LP however has been shaping up to become the most embarrassing entry in his discography based off some of the teasers.

The title track kicks things off with a country intro singing about the day coming at you at 500,000,000 miles per hour whereas “Killed the Man” tritely whines over a woman who he claimed murdered the person he once was. “Me & Whiskey” continues to cry about an ex whose heart he broke & one of the absolute worst singles of 2026 goes to “Country Nowadays” for it spewing the same hateful ideology the right-wing has become known for.

“Devil’s at It Again” unfortauntely continues from there singing about Satan always looking for a dance with him just before “She Wasn’t Like That” describes a female who he likens to “an angel raining heaven’s tears” & not being anything similarly to other girls. “Bury the Dead” sings about his wishes of taking a day off from burying those who’re no longer with us 6 feet deep leading into “Truck Bed Mixtape” encourages some lady to hop up in his truck so they can make out.

Meanwhile on “What You Know About That?”, we have Lee annoyingly testing people’s knowledge of the country life in general while “Said No Country Boy Ever” featuring The Traler Park feels like a more uninteresting version of the Keith Urban single “John Cougar, John Deere, John 3:16”. “All the Way Down” sings about falling to the very bottom if that’s how it’ll be preceding the irritating bar anthem “Drinkin’ Buddies” featuring Hailey Whitters & Nate Smith.

“Old Men” winds down the last leg of Sunriser’s core sings about someone he thought he would grow old with smoking cigars & playing guitars while “Cry” responds to everyone claiming that men don’t shed tears, envisioning taillights fading away in the Georgia sky in his dreams at night. “Daddy Don’t Care” expresses his experiences of fathering a daughter while “When the Kingdom Comes” sings about there being nothing left except love being the outcome of the latter.

Starting the deluxe run, “Dogs Are Barking” portrays himself walking over to the bank to take some money out & waving at Sheriff Hughes whom he considers a dead man walking while “Never Meet Your Heroes” featuring Vince Gill reminds us that those who idolize ain’t who we hope they are once we peak behind the curtains. “That’s Where You Come In” sings about a chick yearning for a guy go pour her some wine & trace the lines on her hands while “Money Made the Music” recalls growing up listening to the late Waylon Jennings & Willie Nelson of The Highwaymen.

“Cornbread” sings about how things move significantly slower around the countryside where he & his family live together until “While We Didn’t Last” looks back at a breakup, suggesting “just because it ended don’t mean it’s over” & realizing they were the heartbreak love should’ve never had. “Country Alone” featuring Chase Rice & Kelsey Hart finds the trio singing about pulling an all-damn-nighter putting in some work right down to the country bone while “A Lotta That” assures he loves his partner the way she does him.

Continuing from there, “Summer of Us” recalls a summer when he was younger partying all night with his girlfriend & that it didn’t last long enough when that can be applied to every summer when you think of it while “That’s All I Know” sings about not knowing everything despite telling us what he knows based upon his experiences. “Best Friend” realizes that a dog would be a country boy’s greatest companion since he hunts & fish with his pet canine while “All the Whiskey in the World” sings about his love for the alcoholic beverage although I wouldn’t play it if I drank bourbon around anyone.

“Heart Pine (The Ballad of Mr. Bill)” featuring Diamond Rio unites so they can sing about people not being hand cut from hard times anymore when there are people struggling to afford groceries because of the economy while “Words” observes the positive & negative consequences of the way we word stuff. “Rollin’ 7s” acknowledges the feeling where he’s headed being hardwares to beat this life he’s living now while the final bonus track “You, Me & My Guitar” sings about what he believes was the perfect combination.

It hasn’t even been an entire week since Wheeler Walker Jr. put out his swan song Pullin’ Out & to begin the 4th quarter of the year, Lee Brice drops what’s easily the worst full-length he’s ever made primarily due to him overloading it much like Morgan Wallen’s last couple albums 1 Thing at a Time & I’m the Problem or of course Post Malone’s country debut F-1,000,000,000 in addition to the fact he’s spent the last 13 months embracing & defending the rise of authoritarianism in what’s always been the land of the free.

Score: 1/5

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Quadeca – “Life 1” review

Brand new LP & the 5th overall from Los Angeles, California singer/songwriter, producer, YouTuber & rapper Quadeca. His earlier tapes Work in Progress, Nostalgia for the Now, Bad Internet Rapper & Out of Order were all received negatively as was the full-length debut Voice Memos although his sophomore effort From Me to You proved to be decent, with both I Didn’t Mean to Haunt You & Scrapyard under deadAir Records garnering widespread praise for artistically reinventing himself. He would form his own label X8 Music distributed by Virgin Music for his previous full-length Vanisher, Horizon Scraper & following it up with Life 1 merely 14 months afterwards.

The self-produced title track subtitled “Where Did the Time Go?” blends art pop, folktronica, indietronica, glitch pop, neo-psychedelia & UK bass to sing about life flying past us all whereas the lead single “Dark Magic” fuses alternative R&B, pop rap, alt-pop, bedroom pop, indietronica, lowend & drone metal to describe the relationship he has with his audience. “The Hero Never Dies” combines art pop, indietronica, toypop, bedroom pop, chamber pop asking why this person’s too down to look straight in his eyes while “It Goes Like This” colorfully sings about this same person potentially getting the gist of things by now.

“Make You My What” featuring kmoe after the “Celery” interlude hits the midway point of Life 1 discussing romantic commitment over some drums & strings but if I had to pick a least favorite track, the 2-parter “Regular Guy” would take the cake which is disappointing considering the themes of wanting to become a new person. After the “Gambler” interlude, “Like You Always Do” prominently employs the default Logic Pro metronome singing about a cult leader feeling targeted prior to the folk pop, chamber pop, progressive folk, chamber folk, art pop, bossa nova & breakbeat single “Baby Steps” tackles adulthood.

Dance-pop, electro, indietronica, pop rap, 2-step, art pop all collide for the 3rd single “Hell of a Time” looking at a breakup from a more introspective lens expressing that he still enjoyed the moments they spent together regardless of everything not panning out they way they hoped while “Illusion of a Choice” sings about his own experiences of battling suicide ideation & encouraging all to fight those thoughts instead of letting them consume you. “Good grief” mourns the death of someone he knew who tragically took their own life & how much his life’s changed since while “In another life…” concludes the album singing about reincarnation.

Quadeca has said Life 1 was the truest thing he’s ever made & there’s no question in my mind that it deserves the same respect the last 3 projects he’s dropped all received. His indietronica, alt-pop, art pop, bedroom pop, folktronica, alternative R&B, singer/songwriter, glitch pop, neo-psychedelia, UK bass, pop rap, lowend, drone metal, toypop, folk pop, chamber pop, progressive folk, chamber folk, bossa nova, breakbeat, dance-pop, electro & 2-step production extends his evolution with the themes of life & death being stemmed from his own experiences unlike I Didn’t Mean to Haunt You.

Score: 4.5/5

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Alla Xul Elu – “Universal Perverts” review

Kicking off the 4th quarter of the year with Portsmouth, Ohio horrorcore trio & Long Live Evil founders Alla Xul Elu’s 4th extended play. Consisting of Billy Obey as well as Joey Black & Lee Carver, they broke out a decade ago as a duo by releasing their first 2 albums Head of Horns & Sci-Co that same year. This was followed up with their 4/20-themed debut EP Necronomichron in 2017 & adding Carver into the fold shortly after, but it wasn’t until Twiztid signed them to Majik Ninja Entertainment in 2018 when the Xul Boys’ music got increasingly better. Their MNE debut The Almighty is unquestionably the greatest horrorcore album of the 2010s, their 2019 EP Church of Xul took a much darker approach, Mauxuleum made it in the top 10 of my Best Releases of 2020 list despite them ditching their signature boom bap sound for a more industrial, trap metal direction & Necronomichron 2: Dead by Bong was a superior sequel to their 4/20 EP. The Magic Xul Bus preluded their final MNE offering Gods of Evil Rise produced by Mike E. Clark, opening for Psychopathic Records & Juggalo Championship Wrestling (JCW) founders the Insane Clown Posse last Hallowicked. Coming off No Masters however, they’re dropping Universal Perverts in preparation for WHellcome Home at the end of the month.

“Freakenstein” after the “Meet the Monsters” intro references former 3-time CWA Tag Team Champion, WCW World Heavyweight Champion, 2-time WWE United States Champion, 10-time WWE tag team champion, 2-time WCW World Television Champion, 2-time IWGPタッグチャンピオン & 2-time TNA World Tag Team Champion Scott Steiner whereas “Wackula” puts a comedic spin on the idea of masturbation over a boom bap instrumental.

The song “Woofman” winds down the last few moments of Universal Perverts talking about someone they know whom they’ve coined the titular nickname to while “Yummy Gummy Cummy Mummy” spends a couple minutes describing a mummy who’s addicted to performing oral. The beat during the outro reminds me of some 90s hip hop shit, concluding the EP describing a “Creature from the Crack Lagoon” using wordplay to discuss eating ass.

Some would consider Tunnel of Love to be ICP’s freshest sideshow EP although I’d personally put Beverly Kills 50187 above it, but Universal Perverts will certainly appeal to Xuligans in the same way Tunnel of Love did to juggalos or Kool Keith & Necro’s respective 2nd & 4th albums Sex Style & The Sexorcist if you wanna take it a step further since there are underground heads who still revisit tracks off those. That being said: It’s not my favorite EP they’ve made & anticipate WHellcome Home almost 4 weeks from now.

Score: 3/5

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9 Vicious – “Det Hot Shit” review

Already have the 6th extended play albeit 2nd this afternoon from Atlanta, Georgia rapper & producer 9 Vicious. Breaking out in 2024 off the single “U Fancy” despite releasing his debut tape Naz in 2020, he would go on to further introduce himself on B4SA & the full-length debut Studio Addict helped him gain more exposure to the point where Young Thug signed him to YSL Records after B4TM dropped & Tumblr Music wasn’t that bad of a debut for the label other than “Clout Demons”. B4FN & For Nothing have both become the best things he’s made since the YSL deal, leaving when the Uy Scuti Bøyz consisting of diamond* & Tezzus signed. B4EM & Emotions were both welcomed to mixed reception, coming off the widely panned Sedition to further prelude both Sex Money Power & Life’s Beautiful with LA NY ATL & now Det Hot Shit

“Cock” produced by Patrick Garza kicks things off with the worst track of the 3 angrily pleading for his hoe to fondle him regardless of her being unwilling to have sex with anyone unless being paid beforehand & after “Doing Me Wrong” takes a mellower approach instrumentally courtesy of 406ahmad advising this woman to hit up his line so he can tell her not to fuck him over, “Fifa” already finishes the 2nd EP of the day embracing a plugg sound to talk about drugs & sex.

Wasn’t anticipating 9 Vicious to drop twice in the same day but compared to the rest of the EPs in his discography, it should go without saying that most will consider Det Hot Shit to be less enjoyable than LA NY ATL & quite possibly the 2nd worst thing he’s made behind Sedition. The production’s not an issue much like what we got 3 hours earlier considering 406ahmad handles most of it other than Patrick doing the intro, but the performances are significantly worse.

Score: 2/5

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9 Vicious – “LA NY ATL” review

Atlanta, Georgia rapper & producer 9 Vicious uploading his 5th extended play onto SoundCloud without any warning. Breaking out in 2024 off the single “U Fancy” despite releasing his debut tape Naz in 2020, he would go on to further introduce himself on B4SA & the full-length debut Studio Addict helped him gain more exposure to the point where Young Thug signed him to YSL Records after B4TM dropped & Tumblr Music wasn’t that bad of a debut for the label other than “Clout Demons”. B4FN & For Nothing have both become the best things he’s made since the YSL deal, leaving when the Uy Scuti Bøyz consisting of diamond* & Tezzus signed. B4EM & Emotions were both welcomed to mixed reception, coming off the widely panned Sedition to further prelude both Sex Money Power & Life’s Beautiful with LA NY ATL.

“Light It Up” gets things going with this 85 second intro confirming that he’s been banned from his own city because of his countless beefs whereas “Baby Roscoe” produced by Patrick Garza disses YSL for being on what he calls “fake shit” & boasts that Playboi Carti co-signed him on the phone when his OPM BABI diss ranks amongst the worry songs I’ve heard this year. “Net Worth” digs up a microwaved leftover from the Emotions sessions & after reuniting with 406ahmad for “Studio Fein” talking about spending days in the lab, “Wyoming” ends LA NY ATL shouting out the state he visited this spring.

406ahmad has since confirmed he’ll be solely producing Life’s Beautiful when it comes out at the beginning of the New Year & that already tells me we’ll get more gratifying production on there compared to Sedition earlier this month, which I can fortunately say the exact same thing regarding LA NY ATL although I can’t really say the same for his performances considering he goes from confessing the truth of the latter city banning him to adding fuel to that fire literally the next song regardless of Slime Language III being overloaded.

Score: 2.5/5

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