Babytron – “Luka Trončić 2” review

This is the 11th mixtape from Detroit emcee Babytron. Coming up as a member of the ShittyBoyz along with his childhood friends Stanwill & TR Dee signing to Lando Bando’s own The Hip Hop Lab Records, he also branched out on an impressive solo career for himself as well as the side groups Lewis & Clark and the Dookie Brothers. But the last couple years was probably his biggest yet landing interviews ranging from No Jumper to even Rolling Stone following the release of Luka Trončić until signing with EMPIRE Distribution later that same month & Bin Reaper 2: The 2nd Coming that same fall. Bin Reaper 3 ended the trilogy with a 2-disc effort, the bootleg Style EP wound up being disappointing, the full-length LP 6 made up for it as did his previous mixtape Megatron 2. His collab mixtape Mario & Luigi with Certified Trapper wasn’t all that great either & Tronicles was cool, cooking up a Luka Trončić sequel originally set for his born day couple months ago.

“Luka Magic” starts by showing love to his inner circle homaging the real Luka Dončić over a Detroit trap instrumental whereas the “Michigander” single referencing WWE Hall of Famer Muhammad Ali talks about being proud of his identity. “77” flexes his ties with the Dog $hit Militia harking back to the Detroit techno days with a modern twist while “Ex 2 (BM)” featuring Rio da Yung O.G. expresses hope of their ex-girlfriends getting into a scuffle with fighters from the Endeavor-owned TKO Group Holdings division UFC.

The “Mukbang” trend gets used as a double-edged metaphor crudely discussing luxurious dining & once “Shithead” talks about his desire of becoming a billionaire reminding these dumb fucks who he is, “Cheat Code 3” produced by Pi’erre Bourne divides itself in 2 halves referencing the late WWE Hall of Famer, former WWE Intercontinental Champion, 3-time WWE United States Champion, WWE Tag Team Champion & 2-time WCW World Television Champion “Rowdy” Roddy Piper.

WWE Hall of Famer, 7-time WWE world champion, 7-time WWE tag team champion, WWE Hardcore Champion & current Lucha Libre AAA Worldwide (AAA) booker The Undertaker gets referenced at the start of “Chase the Money” featuring G Herbo following his confrontation with the current TNA World Champion Trick Williams a few days back just before “Dark Knight” talks about a body getting caught without a trace of it being left. The 4th installment of the “PunchGod” saga puts Babytron’s unique punchlines in the forefront leading into “2-Man” featuring VonOff1700 referencing WWE Hall of Famers D-Generation X.

Reaching the halfway point of the tape, “Retro Tron” responds to the crowd that wants him to make music reminiscent of his older material while “Sirloin” includes a witty bar about former WWE Champion, 8-time WWE tag team champion, 2-time WWE Intercontinental Champion, the inaugural & record-tying 3-time AEW TNT Champion, NWA World’s Heavyweight Champion, IWGP USヘビー級チャンピオン, ROH World Champion & ROH World 6-Man Tag Team Champion Cody Rhodes. “Caveman” shows off his punchlines again including 1 at the end popularized by the late Big L while “Belt Town” talks about figuring out what’s next.

“End-Zone” featuring NoCap will satisfy any hip hop head who loves sports due to the heavy amount of wordplay shouting out the late Junior Seau or Ben Roethlisberger while “Drugs, $ex & Murder” talks about the gangsta lifestyle maintaining the Detroit sound in the process. “BumpStockBoyz” moves on from there explaining that people would kill for his lifestyle while “Bol-Bol” reunites with Danny G to talk about the blunt caving your chest after a fat rip.

Certified Trapper, Luh Tyler, Trapland Pat & 1900Rugrat all join Tron for the underwhelming “Spring Break” dropping off brief verses albeit the best gets saved for last while “Demigod” talks about losing count of the times that he’s been counted out. “Whiteboy” references the current 17-time WWE world champion John Cena ahead of his title defense at SummerSlam XXXVIII this weekend & “Final Level” ends with switching the instrumental during each verse placing Jakesand first.

Tronicles had it’s share of standout moments for being bloated as it was, but the original Luka Trončić could potentially be my favorite Babytron tape & the sequel here recaptures that same energy now that Luka Dončić himself was traded to the Los Angeles Lakers earlier this spring. Despite only a couple of the guests standing out to me, Tron’s memorable punchlines & the production make Luka Trončić 2 worth your 73 minutes.

Score: 4/5

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$uicideboy$ – “Thy Kingdom Come” review

This is the 5th studio LP from New Orleans, Louisiana duo Ruby da Cherry & $crim a.k.a. the $uicideboy$. In over a decade, they have given a plethora of projects whether it be the Kill Your$elf saga & Eternal Grey or even I WANNA DIE IN NEW ORLEANS & the Travis Barker-produced Live Fast, Die Whenever. The sophomore effort Long Term Effects of Suffering would follow as did Sing Me a Lullaby, My Sweet Temptation a few summers ago, most recently entering a New World Depression only 14 months back & coming off solo detours this spring for the boy$’ return on Thy Kingdom Come.

“Count Your Blessings” samples “Hot Razor” so they can flex on every single opponent after betting their lives on becoming successful whereas the bounce-influenced “Napoleon” talks about the 7th Ward. “Oh, What a Wretched Man I Am!” finds themselves feeling lucky to still be here going for a Memphis direction instrumentally while “Full of Grace (I Refuse to Tend My Own Grave)” produced by $crim & G*59 Record$ in-house producer Dynox talks about feeling emptier than their own graves.

Reaching the halfway point, “Chainbreaker” works in some synthesizers & hi-hats to speak on bitches always trippin’ over real ones while “Now & at the Hour of Our Death” featuring BONES combines hardcore hip hop, trap, Memphis rap, horrorcore, cloud rap & phonk looks to tear shit down. The lead single “Self Inflicted” throws it back to the Long Term Effects of Suffering era while “Grey+Grey+Grey” promises to see the end before you’ll see the end of them.

Night Lovell joins his mentors for “Carried Away” talking about getting overly enthusiastic because they’re sinnin’ & dedicating itself to those listening who’re experiencing some sort of pain in their lives right now just before “Monochromatic” finishes Thy Kingdom Come with an emo rap flare to it talking about feeling all alone on this road they’re heading down every single time they so happen to blink their eyes.

Bridging the $uicideboy$’ underground roots & their continuously evolving musical palate together, Thy Kingdom Come simultaneously celebrates where Ruby & $crim came from & sends a warning of what’s still to come. The production eclectically blends hardcore hip hop, trap, Memphis rap, horrorcore, cloud rap, phonk, bounce & emo rap putting their range on full display without losing any steam & maintaining the potent nihilism that made them popular. Even if they’re lyrically sticking to their bread & butter.

Score: 4/5

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Debby Friday – “The Starrr of the Queen of Life” review

Nigerian born albeit Montréal, Québec, Canada raised rapper, singer/songwriter & producer Debby Friday now based in Toronto, Ontario, Canada returning for a sophomore effort. Introducing herself off her first few EPs Terror as well as Bitchpunk & Death Drive, she would catch the attention of Sub Pop Records & sign to the Seattle indie label in the spring of 2023 for her full-length debut Good Luck. Couple years later & The Starrr of the Queen of Life looks to shine as we begin a new month.

“1/17” was a great electropop, dance-pop, vocal trance, bubblegum bass, alt-pop & electro house intro showing a more playful side to herself whereas the electropop, dance-pop, vocal trance, bubblegum bass, alt-pop & dream trance single “All I Wanna Do is Party” sings about wanting to let loose. “In the Club” seductively finds herself tryna get her freak on pulling from the post-club scene a bit leading into the industrial hip hop/midtempo bass crossover “Lipsync”.

Debby switches it up for the alternative R&B-tinged “Alberta” singing about the feeling of uncertainty in a relationship just before “Higher” pleads for her lover to hold her close so she doesn’t panic. “P.P.P. (Pussy Pink Princess)” gets back on the industrial hip hop vibes talking about making everyone around her into believers but after the 808s & Heartbreak-inspired “Leave.”, the final single “Bet On Me” conveys the message of intuition & raw self-belief over a atmospheric drum & bass/alt-pop beat while “Darker the Better” finishes Debby’s 2nd LP with a dance-pop ode to getting fucked up.

29 months since her electro-industrial heavy debut, Debby Friday following the sound of her own voice has resulted in her most kaleidoscopic work ever. The production here appeals more prominently to art pop, electropop, dance-pop & alt-pop with secondary influences of bubblegum bass, alternative r&b, hyperpop, industrial hip hop, deconstructed club, vocal trance, electro house, dream trance, midtempo bass, electroclash, EBM, acid techno and atmospheric drum & bass defining what it is to be a “starrr” using her own terms.

Score: 3.5/5

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Metro Boomin’ – “A Futuristic Summa” review

St. Louis producer, DJ & record executive Metro Boomin’ finally dropping off his highly anticipated 2nd mixtape. Gaining notoriety in the middle of the previous decade as one of the most in-demand beatsmiths in hip hop today, he’s gone on to produce some of the best trap projects of the decade in their entireties including Future’s 3rd album D.S. 2 (Dirty Sprite 2), Gucci Mane’s 53rd mixtape Droptopwop and the Offset/21 Savage collab tape Without Warning. It was until after Halloween 2018 when he put out his solo debut Not All Heroes Wear Capes & the 2022 sequel Heroes & Villains continued an ongoing trilogy by elevating his production game. A Futuristic Summa was announced earlier this month & we’re finally getting it weeks since the current 2-time World Heavyweight Champion Gunther retired WWE Hall of Famer, 4-time WWE world champion, WWE United States Champion & WCW World Tag Team Champion Bill Goldberg at Saturday Night’s Main Event XLI followed by former AEW Women’s World Champion Blake Monroe betraying former 3-time TNA Knockouts World Champion Jordynne Grace & another former TNA Knockouts World Champion Naomi becoming a 3-time WWE women’s world champion by ending イヨ・スカイ’s 2nd reign as a WWE women’s world champion at Evolution II.

“I Want It All” by J Money after the “Black Migo Forever” intro starts with a decent futuristic swag opener talking about his desire for everything nice whereas “They Wanna Have Fun” by Gucci Mane, Quez & Young Dro co-produced by Zaytoven homages the Cyndi Lauper single “Girls Just Want to Have Fun” with Quez’ verse in the middle being my least favorite of the 3. “Butterflies (Right Now)” by Roscoe Dash & Quavo goes for an Atlanta bass vibe so they can talk about doing the crime & time of killing pussy prior to “Take Me Thru Dere” by Quavo & YK Niece inferiorly continuing the themes of lust.

The colorful “Loose Screws” by Shad da God & Skooly blends pop rap & trap with the help of DK Spinz to discuss losing their mind if the baddies they’re seeing move in with them just before the first of 2 Young Dro solo cuts “Stealin’ All the Swag” cloudily talks about wanting his swagger back. “WTF Goin’” combines these pianos & hi-hats shrugging off the haters because they only add flavor to what he’s doing while “Issa Party” by Jose Guapo, Shad da God & Young Dro warmly talks about wanting hoes to hit their line to rock & move with them.

“Clap” has gotta be the most I’ve enjoyed a Waka Flocka Flame song in a minute putting his politics & that corny publicity stunt where he got “jumped” aside while the danceable “Slide” by Young Dro confesses he hasn’t been able to talk the same since meeting this woman he’s addressing. “My Lil Shit” by BunnaB, J Money & Meany throws it back to the ringtone era of late 2000s southern hip hop while “Still Turnt (Forever B$hot)” by Shad da God talks about still being lit to this very day.

J Money, Quavo & Waka Flocka Flame all link up on the synthesizer-woven “Drip BBQ” showing off their sauce as if they’re at a cookout while “I Go” by J Money holds the fort by himself to show off his wealthy possessions. “Make It Make Sense” by Rocko has a darker trap mood to it talking about shit being illogical if it it ain’t making any money while “I Like That” by Waka Flocka Flame & 2 Chainz despite Honorable C.N.O.T.E. producing it wasn’t too bad of a pop rap track.

“Birthday” by Metro Thuggin’ & Skooly uses a bunch of playful metaphors to speak about sex & confidence while “Don’t Stop Dancin’” by Lil Baby & Skooly talks about loving the way their partners dance. “U Deserve” by T.I. & Young Dro throws it back to Grand Hustle Records’ prime in the mid-late 2000s while “Overly Trimm” by Jose Guapo, Quavo, Shad da God, Skooly, Travis Porter & Young Dro made for a mild posse cut.

Future & 21 Savage deliver A Futuristic Summa’s smoothest moment “Partying & Drinking” talking about women who be acting like they’re single when having fun with their friends while “Jerry Curry (Love & Basketball” by Lil Baby & Yung L.A. references TKO Group Holdings co-founder Vince McMahon. The futuristic swag closer “I Need (Where U From)” by J Money, Lil Baby, Roscoe Dash & 2 Chainz sends off the tape with all 4 of them asking the women they’re dating about their sets.

Taking the aesthetics of early 2010s mainstream Atlanta hip hop & putting some modern touches on it, A Futuristic Summa will feel nostalgic to anyone like me who was in middle school when songs like “Lemonade” or “Hard in da Paint” were dominating the airwaves. Metro Boomin’s production easily sticks out as the best part of the whole thing diverting from trap to experiment with futuristic swag, plugg, Atlanta bass & contemporary R&B. However, the guests’ performances are more hit or miss compared to Heroes & Villains.

Score: 3/5

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WTM Miles – “Shortstop” review

Detroit, Michigan rapper WTM Miles releasing his long-awaited debut mixtape. A member of the WRLD Tour Mafia, his solo career began in the end of 2020 off his first couple EPs I Shoulda Been Dropped & Trappin’ n L.A. ahead of the full-length debut studio album Crackhouse Mafia. Born of his most recent batch of EPs Cross State Lines & Road Music would individually prelude Shortstop, which has arrived in the midst of what’s already shaping up to be a stacked week musically.

“Brick by Brick” comes out the gate with the Detroit sound to get on his off the planet shit whereas “Who I Am 2” picks up where the Cross State Lines highlight left off on some Detroit trap vibes not needing to say much because of his reputation. Homealone Drock & Prince Jefe join Miles on “Not Enough” with Jefe having my favorite guest appearance of the 2 staying committed to the bills prior to the self-produced “See Me Now” talking about waking people up.

We get another Cross State Lines sequel track, except this time it’s “Forever Hustling” explaining that nothing’s changed since while “Dame Time” blends some horns & 808s together referencing Portland Trailblazers point guard Damian Lillard. “March Madness” speaks on choosing to either go hard or go home just before “No Gimmicks” featuring WTM Solid talks about living the life they rap of.

“Daisy Navy Mafia” featuring Talibando & WB Nutty finds the trio coming together to press down keys without typing leading into “Code Talking” tells those on the consistent grind that their time will come with patience. “Mobsters” featuring Rafa unites both WRLD Tour members discussing turning Slam A Slut Records into a trend together while the Detroit trap/Mobb crossover “4am in the Raq” talks about not resting so he can tour.

Samuel Shabazz joins Miles on “Slow” to flex their own waves without Max B while “1 Strike” introspectively talks about his brother watching over him & trying to do him proud since everything gets bigger to him by the daily. “Fairy Odd Parents” heavily samples the theme song of the original Fairly OddParents, whose sequel series A New Wish is currently preparing for another season on the Paramount Skydance Corporation-owned Nickelodeon.

Money Man’s been teasing Shortstop for the past year at this point & for only a half hour tape, I enjoyed it a tad more than Road Music & it could plausibly rival Crackhouse Mafia if I had to pick a specific favorite or 2 out of the WTM Miles solo discography. He saves both the rap game & the road with tighter production than the last time we heard him, basically solidifying himself as the most recent AL Cy Young Award recipient Tarik Skubal of WRLD Tour stealing all the clientele.

Score: 4/5

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Blizzard – “Devilish Killer” review

This is the 2nd EP from Detroit, Michigan producer & rapper Blizzard. Aside from the 3 instrumental projects he’s already put out, his 2021 full-length debut from the Yung Fam Mafia co-founder Duel with Death had a few moments where the Middle Finger Music in-house producer hopped on the mic in contrast to letting a cast of guests handle the performances & Iron Tiger of Shaolin capitalized more on that last spring. A whole year later & Devilish Killer looks to take it a few steps further.

After the intro, the self-produced title track compares himself to the nuke following a 25 kill-streak in Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 whereas “Shadowboxing” carries over the boom bap vibes talking about catching hands or the blade from him. “Midas” observes those tryna get on his same level when it’s a difficult within itself & after Foul Mouth chops up a soul sample for “Deadly Venom” talking about being a walking guillotine, “The Executioner” closes the EP by grabbing the sticks & tearing shit up.

Iron Tiger of Shaolin was the most we’ve ever heard Blizzard on the MCing side of things & instead of fully producing Devilish Killer all by himself, he takes a backseat from behind the boards except for a couple songs & holds the fort on his own disregarding the need for any features to hone in deeper on his lyricism. The sample-lenient boom bap production is still there, but it’s refreshing to hear him at his best as a performer & I’m happy he’s showing this side of him more.

Score: 4/5

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Rx Papi – “Where I’m From” review

Montréal, Québec, Canada producer Nicholas Craven fully producing a 5 track EP for Rochester, New York rapper Rx Papi. Beginning his music career when he was 9, Lil Meechy has since build up a solo discography consisting of 6 proper full-length studio LPs as well as his last 17 EPs & 13 mixtapes on top of a dozen collaborative projects. Essentials of Papi’s include the sophomore effort Numbers Tell a Different Story, his 13th EP Foreign Exchange, his 10th mixtape 100 Miles & Walkin’ and lastly the Pack a Punch EP with Smokingskul. I even enjoyed Raheem Dead, Somebody Shot ‘Em & his eponymous collab EP with 1600J last spring, with Where I’m From becoming highly anticipated for me as fan of both Papi & Craven.

“2 5th Rick” drumlessly samples a church organ to talk about the east side of the Roc & not wanting anyone to get that fucked up whereas “2am on the Eastside” switches it up for a chipmunk soul direction wanting to chill in the late night hours with a cup & a pill. “Walked Me Into the Wild” is a drumless sequel to the Raheem Dead, Somebody Shot ‘Em track that I prefer over the original while “Groovy Lou” works in a jazz-funk sample getting in his penthouse bag. The closer happens to be the 8th installment of the “Fay” saga, joining the last couple entries to go on a 3-peat speaking straight from the heart.

The singles teased in the Where I’m From rollout were already amongst his best 2020s output, but what we get out of these 15 in a half minutes is a drumless gangsta rap EP with minor boom bap & chipmunk soul influences that I’d have to put behind Foreign Exchange as my favorite one in Rx Papi’s whole entire discography. Obviously they’re different in sound because Foreign Exchange’s more cloudier & pluggier, I just mean in a way that compliments his range artistic range pulling off all those styles.

Score: 4.5/5

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Madd Maxxx – “G A T H E R” review

Brockton, Massachusetts emcee Madd Maxxx of the Mission: Infect collective dropping his 4th studio LP. He’s also released a few full-lengths as well as a mixtape & his 6 EPs on his own, with the last album being his 3rd album albeit Dirtcore Music debut Kaleidoscope becoming the strongest body of work he’s ever made thus far as was the Dirtcore ‘24 EP late last summer. He & Bodies Below Sea Level will be performing at the Gathering of Legends or the 25th annual Gathering of the Juggalos next month, so it makes sense for Crossworm to fully produce G A T H E R with the festival coming up in a few weeks.

After the “Unnecessarily Long Skippable Intro”, the title track hops over a synthesizer & a drum machine to encourage the underground to come with him whereas “Let’s Fuckin’ Go Then” goes for a boom bap vibe so he can talk about being on the surface & no longer denying it. “God is a Juggalo” dustily speaks on his belief of our higher power supporting the Insane Clown Posse when they’ve said themselves that Dark Carnival is God, but then “Jester’s Privilege” aggressively calls out weak MCs & talks about saying whatever he wants.

“Zombie Walk” hooks up a creepy violin sample with kicks & snares talking about appealing to fans of smoking weed, horror movies & hip hop while the industrial hip hop/horrorcore crossover “Bats in the Belfry” opens up regarding the voices in his head disliking what they say to him. “Stop Rapping” returns to the boom bap with a bar at the halfway point of it homaging the recently deceased Prince of Darkness in Black Sabbath frontman & WWE Hall of Famer Ozzy Osbourne prior to the industrial “I Can’t Stop” declaration of never quitting.

As someone who got to see Maxxx perform at the 2021 Gathering & unfortunately won’t make it to the Gathering of Legends or the 2 Day War between Juggalo Championship Wrestling (JCW) & Game Changer Wrestling (GCW) including record-holding 5-time JCW World Juggalo Heavyweight Champion 2 Tuff Tony looking to take the title back from former GCW World Champion & GCW World Tag Team Champion Matt Tremont in The Final Battle, he & Crossworm lock in for a collection of tracks that I’m confident he’ll perform at that event encapsulating the label’s signature industrial hip hop spin on the underground wicked shit scene & additional hints of boom bap.

Score: 4.5/5

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Seth Narley – “Oceans: Mondrian” review

South Bronx, New York emcee Seth Narley releasing his 9th EP & the 2nd one this year alone. Dropping his debut EP 5am on Crosby in 2019, he would later follow it up by putting out the Trissland trilogy & drop 3 more EPs last year; Night at the Roxy, A Millbrook Story & S.A.L.Y. (Still Ain’t Lie Yet). My favorite EP of his so far The American Dream: Son of a Dealer came out this past spring & only 4 months later, he’s continuing to stay busy with Oceans: Mondrian.

“Alton Road” was a drumless rap rock intro talking about moving on the low because he’s afraid of heights whereas the jazzy “Bob Costas” references the Discovery Global-owned CNN commentator. “Pussy & Paper” kicks the synthesizers into full gear talking about being hotter than the bread on the scale just before “Versace Mansion Memoirs” soulfully explains how deep shit gets when you got hood ties.

Hus Kingpin joins Seth for the jazzily drumless “Playa or Red” to talk about drawing the line once the fence got fucked with leading into “Sade at Carbone” sampling none other than Sade making the beginning of the week feel like the weekend. “What You Say” brings a guitar into the picture reflecting on the times he was on the 7 with that pure raw while “AB on DMP” keeps the drums out of the fold to talk about the rap game not being what it used to be.

“From Denmark” starts the final act of Oceans: Mondrian with a smoother vibe altogether flexing that nobody out here talking the way he is while the drumless “Los Muchachos” hits the back of a Rolls Royce to wish upon a dead. “Check Out Time (Mondrian)” wraps up the EP with Seth hopping over a bare guitar instrumental to admit that he might as well say his vows if he & this chick double fuck in the whip.

The former A$AP Mob affiliate comes off a unique tribute to former 3-time NWA World’s Heavyweight Champion, NWA National Heavyweight Champion, WWE Hall of Famer, WWE United States Champion, 2-time WCW World Tag Team Champion & 3-time WCW World Television Champion Dusty Rhodes by taking a calmer & relaxed approach to his rapping style over primarily drumless production & the sole guest appearance outperforming the one we got last time.

Score: 4/5

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Cool Calm Pete – “_demolition” review

Cool Calm Pete is a 46 year old MC/producer born in Seoul, South Korea & raised in Queens, New York getting his start by forming the group Babbletron with both Jaymanila & DJ Pre respectively. Although the trio would eventually disband after their sophomore effort Mechanical Royalty despite the acclaim it received compared to Ramble at a Discount, his solo debut Lost had celebrated it’s 2 decade anniversary only a couple weeks ago & has making a primarily self-produced comeback following Leonard Z getting scrapped.

After the instrumental “Hertz” intro, the lead single “These Daze” works in a drumless piano loop to ask if anyone remembers the times when life was carefree & becoming increasingly careful with time passing whereas “Now!?” takes a cloudier boom bap approach talking about people wanting to break you down. “Mountains” keeps it dusty to discuss being anything you want & after the “Atlantis” instrumental interlude, “Prologue” samples a violin to talk about trying to survive for kicks having nothing left other than a shoe deal.

“Online” gives off a funkier vibe to it with a spoken word delivery during the 1st half of it until letting the beat ride out on the other just before the psychedelic “Everyday” explaining that running away isn’t an option as a far as he’s concerned. “Ruff Mix” goes for a cloudier direction instrumentally so he can talk about getting rich leading into the funkier “Economics” points out society is either over the top or over the hill.

The kicks & snares come back in the fold on “Seconds” boasting that he could be counting the bread for days while the drumless “Ghost Time” talks about the way everything seems to him. After the compositional “Short Stop” intermission, “GPS” gives off a lo-fi feeling to address someone who’s been in his dreams while “1000 mph” dustily talks about others not knowing shit regarding him. “Hats & Glasses” lastly sends off the LP by having Pete salute his people rockin’ it.

Almost 2 weeks succeeding the 20 year anniversary of Lost, the founding Babbletron member makes his official return by focusing less on the humor that his solo debut had in favor of emphasizing a more personal side to himself. Furthermore, he holds off on having any guests join him to let his production on all except the last 2 tracks occasionally shine taking a backseat from the mic using crazy sampling chops.

Score: 4/5

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