This is the 28th EP from Atlanta recording artist Bear1boss. Emerging in 2015 off his debut mixtape #beentrill#, he has since gone on to build up a lengthy yet impressive catalog for himself including 5 more tapes as well as all 27 of his previous EPs & even 5 full-length albums. My introduction to his music was last spring when my younger brother my little brother & UnreleasedSnip founder Jacob! played me “Fair” & “All Alone” off his 18th EP Dynamic, where I found myself being impressed by unique voice & style to the point where I’ve been following him since. I covered Blow Up! over a year ago & that was a solid rage effort, but I thought Bubbles here was worth giving a shot since it’s been a while. I should also worth noting the viral clip of him in January of him meeting Playboi Carti while they were locked up & then Anthony Fantano interestingly enough criticizing him on TikTok a month later.
“Cannonball” is this repetitively catchy & colorful synth-heavy opener produced by Popstar Benny boasting that he’s being cold fashioned & that he’s with a Latin bitch whereas “Unbearable” works in some horns, bells & hi-hats to talk about being the man & that he’s incredible. “Protect Scuffle” brings a playful rage beat into the picture assuring that he’s been good leading into another standout for me “Throwrocks!” admitting that he’s off the Hennessy in the booth & his life mattering over a pluggy instrumental from Popstar.
Continuing from there, “Hella Money” shows off his wealth going for a peppy hypertrap vibe just before “Louder” talks about rapping on shrooms since he’s on a spiritual journey & that his cup is more purple than Chowder. “I’m Not a Pimp” has this cheerful trap flare to it courtesy of Popstar Benny once again explaining that life can be easy & simple aside from explain that he doesn’t pimp leading into the cavernous “Theme Song” bragging about getting high in a mansion & that this music is his passion.
“Positive Vibes” featuring SossHouse Records signee Bermuda Yae approaches towards a cloudier atmosphere instrumentally promising that they’ll pop you before you try to pop them keeping the Glock by their sides while “Sauce Walker” featuring Key! finds the pair talking about how saucy both of them are with rage-inducing Popstar production backing them & “Important” rounding out Bubbles with 1 last hypertrap cut declaring himself flyer than everyone else.
The last 5 EPs that Bear1’s been giving us since I last reviewed him are mostly ok at best personally putting Lil Hotsauce as my favorite & Outta Here! as my least favorite, but I can’t deny that he gave us one of his best offerings in a while on the 4th EP that he’s released this year alone. You still get the rage beats that were heavily on Blow Up in a lesser extent, favoring for pop rap & trap dashed with additional doses of plugg & cloud rap.
Score: 3.5/5
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