New surprise LP & the 9th altogether from Atlanta, Georgia plugg pioneer Tony Shhnow. Being introduced to his music after my younger brother J$zpiech showed me his 4th mixtape Black Billionaires Club & the song “Vet” off the full-length debut Da World’s Ours 3, he then continued to turn heads with his 8th mixtape Reflexions to critical acclaim & I honestly wish I covered it considering that some of his best songs are on there like “Finessin’” or “Forgive Don’t Forget”. He would return to his plugg roots on the BeatPluggz produced Plug Motivation, Love Streak showed a more sensual side to him, Shadowbanned 2 dabbled with new sounds, the self-produced #NoOneElse was a step above Out the Woods & painted an introspective Self Portrait produced by Mike & Keys last fall. Looking to end the 1st quarter of 2026 though, Flood has dropped without any further warning.
“HWYC (Intro)” hops over a horn-inflicted trap instrumental to get the tape started talking about going hard whereas “Redbone” goes for a pluggier vibe admitting that he can slow done if he wants to, but has no plans of stopping. “Look Good” featuring ManMan Savage finds the 2 decently talking about making names of themselves around their neck of the woods until “Fuck You Mean” combines some synths & pianos shouting out a bunch of local labels who paved the way for him.
Dreek Jones joins Tony for “Salt Kills Snails” produced by Earl on the Beat moderately talking about getting so high in the morning to the point where neither of them can tell if it’s real or not while “No Plans” featuring Heartless Kid admits to turning down certain artists when their music comes on because they aren’t saying anything. “Priceless” has a cloudier sound to it talking about paying the price to become a boss just before “Road Rage” featuring D.R.A.M. & YoDogg references WWE Hall of Famer Mr. T over a soul sample.
“Legend Has It” featuring Luh Tyler kicks off the 2nd half with both of them talking about dying as street celebrities if their music careers don’t pan out the way they hope while “Need Me a Milli” cautions that things will get sticky for those who dare to run on him. “Pushin’ Player” featuring Ebo Sosa brings both of them together to talk about giving their demons Hell instead of fighting them these days while “Stackin’ & Flippin’” incorporates some synth-horns making bread whilst waiting for what’s his.
Lex Luger’s beat on “Fa Nun” featuring Jose Guapo might be favorite throughout Flood, pairing to discuss that they ain’t turning up for nothing while “Seeumsayin” hops over some creepy synthesizer melodies getting on his gangsta shit lyrically. “Too Much” experiments with a jazzier approach instrumentally talking about some doing more for the goes than they should be & the outro “Spare Change” speaks of some being too weak over a woodwind.
Tony Shhnow has always been one of the most consistent artists in the entire plugg subgenre, but Flood would have to rank amongst the weaker entries of his discography although it contains slightly more highs than lows. He’s rapping his ass off & the varied production are both 2 of the biggest pros this album has going for it, except the half where he’s killing it by himself feels a lot stronger than the other half where he’s running laps around his guests.
Score: 3/5
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