Atlanta, Georgia up-&-comer tana continuing to prelude his full-length debut LP putting out his 3rd EP of the year & his 8th EP overall. Starting in 2018 as a member of the plu2o9 collective under the original moniker BabySantana, he would go on to drop his first 2 EPs Recreation! & Planet Sosa alongside his debut mixtape Quan before signining to Lil Tecca’s very own Republic Records imprint Galactic Records the next fall. But coming off his next 3 EPs n(n) as well as Santana & it’s sequel, tana rang in 2023 by making an impressive major label debut off his last EP Gaultier. But coming off London earlier this fall, tana is continuing to build up towards his first LP with Dale.
“Hi-Roller Foreigner” is a bass-heavy pop rap/trap opener asking if you wanna party with them & that he’s off the Molly whereas “5OUTH5IDE” talks about a bitch that’s so bad, that he might just lay her down over a cloudy trap beat. The song “Bet” works in a spacious backdrop & hi-hats from BryceUnknwn & Rafmade so he can flex that he’s touchin’ the motherfuckin’ stars leading into “Don’t Sweat It (No Pressure)” telling this chick not to let shit get to her head keeping the trillwave production in tact. “Models” wraps everything up by detailing his affluent lifestyle & observing how the music industry underestimates him over an ethereal n9ck beat.
tana’s been having a Hell of a year quickly establishing himself as Galactic’s best signing to date on Gaultier & with London being well received only a couple months back, I really didn’t expect anything less. Lo & behold: He went 3/3 for this year. Production wise, it’s rooted in his cloudy pop rap/trap sound & there’s a lot of passion in tana’s delivery throughout this one that should be noted.
Score: 3.5/5
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