The BlueBucksClan are a duo from Los Angeles, California consisting of DJ & Jeeezy who’ve been making themselves known in the nervous music scene by putting out a couple mixtapes & EPs alongside 3 full-length studio albums of material. All of which so far if I’m being honest ranges from ok at best to obnoxiously annoying at worst, but my interest in their 4th LP over here peaked since it was announced that Hit-Boy was going to be behind the boards throughout the entire duration of it.
“Forever” is a 2-minute hyphy opener calling out those who haven’t run it up yet & that nothing lasts eternally in the end whereas “Open Slot” works in a dark, sinister & menacing sound with heavy sub-basses, simple melodies & slow, sparse & slamming drums boasting that they could’ve opened up a mom & pop shop. “World Tour” goes into a synth-based direction talking about having bitches all over the globe that is until “Safe Space” brings a vibraphone-trap flare to the table telling their hoes to go do their thang.
2 Chainz joins the BlueBucksClan on the playful “Scroll” talking about driving the Lamborghini slow rockin’ designer clothes to the floor in the midst of looking for your hoe just before “Useless” takes a cloudier approach as they make it clear that even their ex-girlfriends will tell people that they’re real ones out here. “Made for the People” was a fun choice of a single suited for all the clubs out in the west coast, but then “Color Purple” gives me a bit of a psychedelic trap vibe putting their shit on huddle since they ballin’ so hard.
“Ship & Handle” has this gritty trap approach to the beat refusing to fuck with haters & that the duo done told y’all they run the globe leading into “Soul Taker” featuring Half-a-Mil has a bouncy yet somber groove instrumentally talking about bitches texting them. “Standing Tall” hooks up an organ with hi-hats hanging with some made people out here while “Fantastic” carelessly talks about their pockets big flexing these days.
The song “Don’t Count Me Out” featuring Kalan.FrFr & Ty$ is an ok banger to keep the parties going advising that none of them should be counted out at this point in their careers while the piano-drive penultimate track “Dog a Bitch” talks about knowing who the biggest dogs are around here. “Momentum” rounds out the album with 1-last nervous cut calling themselves Dodgers since they got pockets full of blue.
Artists that come to mind when talking about the nervous scene include the late Drakeo the Ruler or even Mozzy, but Biggest Out the West if anything takes the BlueBucksClan to the next level. The production is more consistent than what they’ve done previously since Hit-Boy completely refines their whole style on top of their performances improving & a minimal guest-list.
Score: 4/5
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