New surprise EP & the 5th overall from Atlanta, Georgia recording artist che. Starting as a member of the 4ersona collective under the original moniker murkio before settling on cheRomani+ & later abbreviating it, it wasn’t until more recently where he decided to build a solo catalog for himself by putting out the debut EP 3 over a year ago & followed it up in the form of X or the original version of his 3rd EP Closed Captions a few summers ago. Crueger that same Halloween showed more of a Chief Keef influence & sayso says was an acclaimed rage debut of its own, coming off the beloved Rest in Bass to drop Fully Loaded.
The self-produced “1M Mansion” begins with some synthesizers & 808s boasting the new crib he copped around his parts whereas “Promoting Violence” talks about people getting robbed for pennies. “White Folk” energetically describes his lifestyle becoming more expensive these past 2 & a half years but once “Tattoos” comes through with an ode to all of the ink he has on his skin, “Kittens” sends off Fully Loaded talking about being a big pup.
It’d be a huge stretch to put Fully Loaded in the same category as both of his LPs, but it feels like the beginning of a new era for che & eagerly await where his next album takes it beyond this point. The production experiments beyond the rage sound to explore trap metal & retain the Chicago drill influences of his previous material, spitting hardcore lyrics & using a deep voice reminiscent of Mr. Krabs from the Paramount Skydance Corporation subsidiary Nickelodeon hit series SpongeBob SquarePants.
Score: 3.5/5
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