Here we have the 18th EP from Louisiana rapper, singer/songwriter & producer Autumn!. Gaining traction off all 17 of his previous EPs & a full-length debut on SoundCloud since 2018 prior to signing to Victor Victor Worldwide & Republic Records right following the Not Much Left EP, he made his major label debut nearly 2 years ago with his sophomore album Antagonist! as well as following it up with the last 2 installments of the Golden Child trilogy & Midnight Club. Wick just delivered a sequel to Solitary in the spring & is back for You Never Was Mine.
“Now They Shocked!” is a vibrant plugg opener telling y’all to best believe whereas “F My Wrist!” keeps working synthesizers & hi-hats talking about what happens when your pockets start getting heftier. “Take Her Phone!” takes the cloudier route instrumentally brushing off the bullshit & going in at those who thought it was over for him, but then the synth-driven “Force His Hand!” addresses everyone that lost their minds.
The rage-inducing “Scammers Jackboys Robbers!” rounds out the first half of the EP discussing the type of people he hangs around while the beat on “Rose Gold Patek!” kinda gives me Detroit trap vibes showing off his new luxury watch you can’t find anywhere else. “Passionfruit Lemonade!” talks about being rich forever over synths & hi-hats just before the piano/trap hybrid “How You Mad!” shows off 30 bitches in his crib.
“Undercover!” nears the conclusion of You Never Was Mine blending a psychedelic loop with his-hats bragging that he made a total of $200K in only the span of 11 days & finally, “Backcourt!” officially ends the 2nd EP that Wick’s given us this year talking about knowing someone that chose the wrong side asking God for only bad bitches & fast cars explaining that at least he got his bread up regardless if he might not be happy yet at this point in his life.
What was supposed to be R5 and Pretty Girls & Fast Cars wound up becoming the first installment of a trilogy that makes me curious as to where he’ll go from here on the other 2 installments later once that time comes. His production maintains the trap/pop rap sounds of Solitary 2 except Autumn!’s swapping out the Chicago drill undertones of that previous EP in favor of rage & pairing it with additional elements of plugg.
Score: 3.5/5
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