Tommy Richman is a 24 year old singer/songwriter & rapper from Woodbridge, Virginia who began making music in 2016 by releasing his debut single “Ballin’ Stallin’” on SoundCloud & Spotify respectively. He even has 3 EPs under his belt already with Paycheck as well as Alligator & The Rush, the latter of which caught the attention of Brent Faiyaz who in turn made Tommy the first signee to his newly formed ISO Supremacy imprint. Coming off 2 of the biggest songs of the summer however, Tommy’s ready to let his full-length debut studio album out a week after fall began.
“Elephant in the Room” works in some synthesizers to get the ball rollin’ melodically talkin’ about being back on his own & the fear of being thrown away whereas “Whitney” crosses over contemporary R&B & synth-funk asking why things get odd if we really are made in God’s image. “Temptations” gives off a bit of a disco vibe instrumentally discussing his dream to get some salt leading into “Whisper in My Ear” going for a laidback approach singing about wishing that they could live forever.
As for “Give It All”, we have Tommy over this groovy ass beat expressing his desire to give everything he’s got into the current relationship that he’s in just before “Tennessee” featuring Trevor Spitta & Zachary Moon finds the 3 over a Mobb-flavored instrumental to sing about wanting to see these models poppin’ ass. “Thought You Were the One” fuses contemporary R&B, trap soul, synth-funk, alternative R&B, Mobb music & phonk addressing a woman who isn’t on the same page as him prior to the funky “Letterman” singing about sex until 5am.
“Green Therapy” hooks up some pianos & crooning background vocals picking up the the pieces & having to set the tone after leaving home for a long time while “Vanity” serves as this 6 minute throwback to the 80s singing that he doesn’t know what she’s done or been through, even going as far as convincing her to face it all by coming clean & telling him. “seems like time moves forever” featuring mynameisntjmack officially closes out Tommy’s debut with an R&B/hip hop duet talking about time moving eternally.
The first of 2 bonus tracks “$1M Baby” is easily one of my favorite songs of the year blending contemporary R&B, synth-funk, phonk, Memphis rap, Mobb music & dirty south altogether achieving his goal of making it in the industry, represent his home state of Virginia & discusses the importance of staying out of trouble on the way to achieving your goals & knowing what you’re worth while the other “Devil is a Lie” instrumentally pays homage to my favorite production duo The Neptunes with it’s hip hop soul, synth-funk & dirty south sound singing about his success & not letting anyone or anything preventing him from accomplishing it.
Tommy’s creativity was what led both bonus cuts that I previously mentioned launching him into mainstream popularity during the 2nd quarter of 2024 & even if they were left off the final version of Coyote since art lasts forever compared to vitality coming & going, what he gives us here still exemplifies that he’s very much here to stay. He shows off his versatility pulling from a myriad of sounds including contemporary R&B, trap soul, synth-funk, alternative R&B, Mobb music, phonk, dirty south, hip hop soul & Memphis rap with his Day 1s letting his fans know that success in the industry really is possible.
Score: 3.5/5
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