Shaggytheairhead – “Secret World” review

Las Vegas, Nevada producer, rapper & fashion designer Shaggytheairhead dropping his 5th EP without warning. Peaking my interesting after producing one of my all-time favorite Ouija Macc songs “Nardwuar Glocc” back in 2018, he would back that up with 4 EPs before becoming an in-house producer for Chapter 17 Records & Psychopathic Records alongside his Mythic Mindz cohort Devereaux. Shaggy dropped his debut Wakin’ Up during the 21st annual Gathering of the Juggalos, which was the only Gathering I’ve ever been to & a weekend that I’ll never forget. As far as the actual music on Wakin’ Up, it’s my favorite of his thus far because of how much he improved his lyricism & that he dabbled with a wide range of sounds to show his influences. Grin to the Grave, Coffee, Blood Sweat Tears and Lazy & Crazy have all followed since to equally warm reception & looks to embark on a trip to a Secret World.

“Cursed” begins our exploration with a g-funk instrumental feeling like he wouldn’t make it as far as he has whereas the depressive “Never That Deep” talks about shit getting annoying to him. “Ghosts Ride” pulls a little inspiration from the Memphis scene sonically getting high in his zone leading into another g-funk cut “Relax” talks about needing to chill out. “Animosity” embraces a boom bap vibe to discuss antipathy & “I Ain’t Happy” angrily finishes the EP by dissing the crowd trying to stop his shine.

A little over 15 months since he & Darby O’Trill got with Devereaux to deliver their celebrated 10 Bandz collaborative effort, Shaggytheairhead first solo offering in over 2 years over 24 hours since the current GCW World Tag Team Champions YNDP became the new JCW World Juggalo Tag Team Champions during The 2 Day War between Juggalo Championship Wrestling (JCW) & Game Changer Wrestling (GCW) coping with the personal issues he’s gone through since we last heard him on Lazy & Crazy by solely killing a deft batch of beats that range from g-funk to boom bap & Memphis rap.

Score: 4/5

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Brigid Bites – “Lil Tart” review

Davenport, Iowa rapper & dancer Brigid Bites coinciding the Gathering of Legends or the 25th annual Gathering of the Juggalos with her 4th EP. Creating the juggalette burlesque troupe in 2017 called Juggalesque, they’ve have since become a drawing attraction at the Gathering since then with her eventually joining Chapter 17 Records CEO/Psychopathic Records recording artist Ouija Macc on stage quite a few times since. However, she made a pretty solid introduction into the music world with Hatchet Girl & Pumpkin Spice respectively. She just dropped Hot Honey back in February during Juggalo Weekend & is following it up with Lil Tart.

The title track hops over a hip house instrumental to get things started talking about her shine being unstoppable whereas “Never Forget” takes a more industrial approach speaking to those thinking they could have a chance of avoiding her. “Neon Nightmare” combines hip hop & house music again comparing herself to a puppet master leading into “MCL (Mad Clown Luv)” showing her appreciation towards the juggalo family.

6 months to the day since Hot Honey marked Brigid Bites’ official return after a year & a half of not releasing a project, Lil Tart already reveals itself as my favorite EP of the 2 we’ve gotten from her this year. The production’s more experimental than what I’ve heard from her previously & ditching the trap sounds of her earlier material to emphasize the electronic influences a lot more prominently. Particularly hip house & even giving industrial hip hop a chance at the halfway point.

Score: 3.5/5

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1300SAINT – “NewDrug.” review

Here is the 4th EP from Atlanta, Georgia recording artist 1300SAINT. Known for staying out of the box with a versatile sound & style drawing in listeners from all walks of life painting pictures of all colors & shapes to create a true experience for his audience, the heavy 808 based instrumentals he lays his smooth vocals over on his full-length debut Noir makes you feel every song a little more than usual & led to Young Thug signing him to YSL Records not too long after he came home last Halloween. All Hail marked his debut for the label, preluding Savior with Saint Season as well as 4 & now New Drug.

“Worry ‘Bout Yours.” opens with a guitar & hi-hats pleading for the girl he’s seeing to not say that she loves him whereas “Bloodsucker.” talks about pulling up too way. “Set.” featuring ApolloRed1, Diorvsyou & Sk8star finds the quartet rocking out together for a monumental collaboration while “Kutta.” derives itself from some of Playboi Carti’s material. The song “Not @ All” talks about not going back to being broke & finally, “Pray2theLord.” made for a decent outro flexing that his success was all done his way.

1300 has already put out an album & 3 EPs since joining the YSL umbrella, but I found New Drug to be a slight improvement over the 4-pack we got from him earlier in the summer & whether we get Savior within the coming months or next year, I still enjoy everything he & 9 Vicious have put out more than Gunna’s final offering for the label last weekend. Production’s not as good as All Hail or Saint Season, but at least it’s more detailed than The Last Wun’s & the guest list is more consistent.

Score: 3.5/5

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Protect – “500 Days of Summer” review

Buffalo, New York rapper Protect hitting us with his 3rd studio LP almost 9 months since his last one came out. Introducing himself to the trap & plugg subgenres of hip hop by releasing his full-length debut All on Me & the sophomore effort Ball Hog for Life under Atlantic Records a year earlier, the latter being significantly more well received than its predecessor & some of the producer credits throughout 500 Days of Summer garnered my interest in giving it a proper chance almost a month until fall begins.

“Think About Ya” starts with a woozy trap instrumental talking about calling his girl 1,000 times & for his young slime to pick their head up whereas the blissfully rage-inducing “Hasta La Vista” suggests to come check his swag down. “Gossip Girl” produced by Cade gives a nod to The CW’s hit teen drama of the same name while “IfUGotMe” talks about his preference of having no one around because a lack of social battery.

Moving on from there, “Count Up” brings the hypertrap influences back in effect flexing that he has a kind of swag others would kill for leading into the trippy “Jumbo” comparing himself to King Kong & talking about being on fire. Rio Leyva & Vendr of Internet Money Records both killed their shares of the beat they made for “Redeye” wanting the world to watch him blossom while “Vlad” chaotically suggests to do what his gang says.

“Sip in My Room” ends 500 Days of Summer’s first half by talking about wanting to consume lean by himself in a bedroom while “Cartoon Network” named after the Discovery Global subsidiary of the same name flexing that he’s on TV & the channel can’t be changed. “Peyton List” talks about being in love with the racks in addition to asking for his twin to not break the code while “New Jeep” shows off his new whip, taking it for a quick spin.

As for “Sly Cooper”, we have Protect talking about not needing a discount for whenever he pulls up to the club bouncin’ while “Gee Wizz!!!” finds himself continuously trappin’ & being so geeked that he can’t even feel his face. “.Tor” makes a sick reference to the Paramount Skydance Corporation-owned Nickelodeon series Danny Phantom while “ICU” talks about seeing the way this unnamed individual stays moving.

“Lifeline” nears the conclusion of 500 Days of Summer advising that you don’t wanna fuck with him & having demons watching him despite lying about being ok while “World is Yours” explains that a cold day in Hell is more likely than him switching up. “Betray Ya” ties up the LP with him looking to race in an open road & waking up with a smile on his face because his life at this point has been nothing short of amazing.

Gonna say this right now & I don’t give a fuck if anyone disagrees with me on it: I could definitely imagine Protect crossing paths with local underground icon, Griselda Records founder & 4th Rope founder Westside Gunn on either Heels Have Eyes II or FLYGOD is an Awesome God III since And Then You Pray for Me was West’s example of holding down trap production similarly to his Hall ‘N Nash cohort Conway the Machine & of course Benny the Butcher. Anyways, I feel like 500 Days of Summer ditched the rage & plugg aesthetics of Ball Hot for Life in favor of cloudy pop rap to result in his strongest album currently.

Score: 3.5/5

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Bret McKenzie – “Freak Out City” review

Bret McKenzie is a 49 year old musician, songwriter, comedian, actor & music supervisor from Wellington, New Zealand whom I know for portraying Figwit in The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring & The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King and Lindir in The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey. He also signed to Sub Pop Records in 2022 & put out his sophomore effort Songs Without Jokes, marking his first since Prototype almost 2 decades earlier. He recently wrote “Could This Be Love?” for A Minecraft Movie this spring & has released his 3rd studio LP merely 4 months later.

We get some pianos & drums intertwining on The Beatles-inspired intro “Bethnal Green Blues” placing us into the shoes of a person experiencing bad luck whereas the title track sings about a conversation he had with his father regarding absurd health science articles. “The Only Dream I Know” acoustically asks why it’s difficult for a dream to come true leading into “All the Time” singing about the love he has for his 3 kids.

“That’s the Way the World Goes Round” the halfway point of Freak Out City by telling the story of a man he knows who has a lot to lose over another acoustic guitar leading into “All I Need” pulling inspiration from Paul McCartney specifically for a profound love letter directed at his wife Hannah. “Eyes on the Sun” goes for a folkier direction singing that he’s got his hands on his soul while “Too Young” suggests he’s not here to suffer whilst giving flowers to Paul Simon.

The warmly calm “Highs & Lows” sings about our ups & downs continuously coming & going while the final single during the LP’s rollout “Shouldna Come Here Tonight” finishes it all off with a sequel to both “Stuck in the Middle” by Stealers Wheel & “Weapon of Choice” by Fatboy Slim except for the late George Harrison & Gerry Rafferty twists it respectively contains.

Straying further away from the electronic vibes of his debut Prototype, Bret McKenzie’s artistic comparisons to Harry Nilsson & Randy Newmanare exemplified during Freak Out City’s near 40 minute run by passionately returning to his signature sense of humor that Songs Without Jokes lacked & embracing the singer/songwriter, pop rock, adult contemporary & piano rock styles that he began exploring all over the most serious entry in his discography had employed a few years earlier.

Score: 3.5/5

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Babyface Ray – “Codeine Cowboy” review

New full-length LP & the 5th overall of Detroit rapper, songwriter & actor Babyface Ray. Starting out over a decade ago by joining the Team Eastside collective, he has since gone on to drop 5 mixtapes as well as 5 EPs & a well received debut within the last 6-7 years before turning heads worldwide & becoming one of the 2 biggest up-&-comers in the city next to Babytron, both of whom eventually landed spots in last year’s XXL Freshman Class. Coming off Mob along with Summer’s Mine & more recently The Kid That Did last fall, the Codeine Cowboy has pulled up to the spot.

“American Psycho” opens with some pianos & hi-hats talking about everyone in his gang blowing up whereas “Wavy Crete” featuring Lil Yachty finds the pair trading verses with one another for 2 & a half minutes. “Standing on Business” featuring LUCKI talks about wanting to rule the world referencing Pinky & the Brain from the Warner Bros.-owned Animaniacs franchise while “Kick the Cup Campaign” cautions against the dangers of opioid-laced lean.

Ironically enough, “Still Sippin’” featuring King Hendrick$ & Sauce Walka plays Devil’s advocate talking about consuming dirty Sprite with Sauce Walka have my favorite guest verse of the 2 just before “Can’t Be Me” reflects on the long way he came from bringing video games out of Blockbuster when those were still nationwide. “Netflix & Chill” talks about being emotional for that vibe over some pianos & 808s leading into the cloudy “I Know” featuring GT calls out those envious of their sauce.

“Lou Gram” assures that everything he sports is actually the way he lives as opposed to being an image while “Rich & Bored” featuring YTB Fatt talks about the type of people their homies are over a LulRose & tana instrumental. “Half Sleep” featuring Veeze unites both forces of the Detroit sound flexing that the Louis Vuitton/村上隆 collab can be caught when they pass by while “Sin Aire” featuring Samuel Shabazz suggests for others not to tell them how to breathe when they don’t even have air.

Cardo saves one of my favorite beats on Codeine Cowboy for “Elevator Music” continuing Disc 2 vents over doing wrong despite him living right as of recent times while the pop rap-inspired “Don’t Misuse Me” sends a warning to any woman looking to wrong him. “Hood Cry” featuring Mozzy was an entertaining gangsta rap single during the rollout while “Nobody’s Perfect” psychedelically feels like he’s leaving to reach new levels.

“That’s What They Told Me” cloudily nears the conclusion of the album by talking about others informing him of him getting hated on & when it comes to the romantic pop rap cuts, “You Just for Me” produced by Harry Fraud has gotta be my favorite from the instrumental to the swagger in Face’s delivery. “1 on 1 Talk with God” featuring Samuel Shabazz sends it all off with 1 more collaboration between the 2 that surpasses the other.

Simultaneously accentuating the familiar themes previously heard all over Babyface Ray’s discography up until this point & going deeper down other directions topically, I’d argue that Codeine Cowboy could become the most I’ve enjoyed a double album in the Detroit trap style since Babytron put out Bin Reaper 3: Old Testament & New Testament in late 2022/early 2023 respectively. Regardless of the guests like last time having a few whose performances don’t do much to grab my attention, Face still holds the throne of his city’s rap scene firmly & the production’s cloudier than a lot of his previous output.

Score: 3.5/5

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Action Figure 973 – “Ring Psychology” review

Yes we have another EP & the 9th altogether from Belleville, New Jersey emcee/producer Action Figure 973. For a couple years already, his first 2 mixtapes followed by his last 8 EPs & the full-length studio debut DOOM Was Right merely 3 months ago giving flowers to one of my all-time personal favorite albums Madvillainy. The 3rd entry of the Dark Side of the Ring literally came out a couple weeks ago & is once more stepping in the squared circle to teach some Ring Psychology couple weeks succeeding former IWGPヘビー級王座 as well as a 10-time WWE world champion & former UFC Heavyweight Champion in both TKO Group Holdings divisions Brock Lesnar costing John Cena his record-breaking 17th WWE world championship reign at SummerSlam XXXVIII in favor of the now current & 2-time WWE Champion Cody Rhodes.

“10 Bell Salute” commences with a reference to the current AEW tbs Champion, CMLL Mundial Femenil Campeon & RPW British Women’s Champion Mercedes Moné whereas “Ode to O-Solo” gives his flowers to a local battle rapper of the same name. “Execution” works in an orchestral sample to namedrop Adam Copeland, which I found to be noteworthy considered his & Christian Cage’s tag team reunion on AEW Dynamite the other day following The Patriarchy’s implosion leading into the drumless “Forever on the Griz” talking about doing a lot by himself.

Former アイアンマンヘビーメタル級王座, 2-time ECW World Heavyweight Champion, JCW World Juggalo Tag Team Champion, NWA World’s Heavyweight Champion, TNA Hall of Famer, WWE United States Champion 5-time WWE tag team champion & 26-time WWE Hardcore Champion Raven gets referenced on “‘95 Raven” as does former 2-time ECW World Television Champion, 4-time WWE Cruiserweight Champion, WWE United States Champion, 2-time WWE tag team champion Dean Malenko during “Dean Malenko in WCW”. Last but not least, “WrestleMania Sunday” ends with him aggressively taking shots at the uncultured.

Less than 10 days away from Brodido consisting of The Crash’s longest reigning Pesocompleto Campeon in Bandido currently in his 2nd ROH World Championship reign & former AEW World Trios Champion Brody King known for his Abolish ICE shirts at Gland Slam VI dethroning The Hurt Syndicate’s reign as AEW World Tag Team Champions or record-tying 2-time IWGP 世界ヘビー級王座 & The Mighty Don’t Kneel leader Zack Sabre Jr. defending his title against AEW Collision commentator Nigel McGuinness at Forbidden Door V, the underground’s new favorite luchador other than the Super Famous Fun Time Guys continues the most prolific year musically by dropping off a 15 minute EP filled with the raw boom bap production & hardcore lyrics filled with professional wrestling Easter eggs he’s become beloved for.

Score: 4/5

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MURS – “Love & Rockets 3.16: The Emancipation” review

MURS is a 47 year old MC & singer/songwriter from Los Angeles, California notable for being a former member of the alternative hip hop outfit the Living Legends. He also has a dozen solo LPs under his belt excluding the 6 he has with 9th Wonder of The Soul Council, with my favorites being his Definitive Jux Records debut …The End of the Beginning & the Strange Music-backed A Strange Journey into the Unimaginable fully produced by MIKE SUMMERS a.k.a. 7. Now signed to Mello Music Group, the west coast veteran’s closing the book on his solo career with a trilogy chapter of the Love & Rockets series.

“Silverlake Rec League” begins the end by talking about friends, gym life, struggles & triumphs over an experimental trap instrumental whereas “Enjoy” fully displays the endearment he has towards his wife. “Chopper (ThisIsNotAnAntiPoliceSongThisIsAnAntiPoliceHelicopterSong)” featuring Reverie finds the 2 taking shots at the LAPD for fucking up their party while “This Ain’t That” thunderously talks about being despised forever selling his soul.

Moving on from there, “F.A.M.I.L.Y. (Forever Always Motherfucker I Love You)” works in a flute-tinged boom bap instrumental finding community within his fanbase leading into “Flowers 4 will.i.am” showing his appreciation towards the Black Eyed Peas frontman. “Ga$ Prices” talks about the cost of refilling gas in your car being higher than WWE Hall of Famer Snoop Dogg just before “Beauty in the Streets” jazzily takes us through the belly of the beast.

“OCH” starts the final leg of Love & Rockets 3.16: The Emancipation by responding to those saying freedom ain’t free while “Lightsabers & Black Forces” featuring Chace Infinite shows their appreciation for the Star Wars franchise owned by The Walt Disney Company subsidiary Lucasfilm. The closer “Stylus Groove” caps everything off with a drumless beat looking back at these past 3+ decades.

Reflecting on a storied career marked by honesty as well as humor & razor-sharp lyricism, Love & Rockets 3.16: The Emancipation finds MURS in peak form spitting with the urgency of an artist laying his legacy in stone. Celebrating a legacy built on raw truth & relentless passion, the west coast veteran crafts a worthy sendoff to the illustrious mark he’s left on the music industry filled with introspection & storytelling.

Score: 4/5

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Joey Valence & Brae – “Hyperyouth” review

State College, Pennsylvania emcee/production duo Joey Valence & Brae making their major label debut with their 3rd studio LP. Although their 2022 debut EP The Underground Sound was moderately received, their debut album Punk Tactics would go on to earn significantly improved positive reception & the sophomore effort No Hands catapulted their into popularity, garnering comparisons to the Beastie Boys. So much that the Sony Music subsidiary RCA Records gave these guys full artistic control ahead of Hyperyouth.

The title track samples “Like a Punk” along with “Bangarang” by Skrillex & “Block Rockin’ Beats” by The Chemical Brothers to encapsulate the fear of growing up whereas “Bust Down” featuring TiaCorine talks about never changing, including a dig taken at Sydney Sweeney following the controversial American Eagle ad she recently did that would make Ye or the Nazi formerly known as Kanye West proud.

“Give it to Me” expresses the modern day equivalent of the Beastie Boys’ desires of their future partners being badder than Bebe Rexha herself leading into “Is This Love?” talking about loving the women they’re currently seeing more than the FL Studio program itself as well as being married to the game & refusing to go out to clubs because of anxiety getting the best of them.

Rebecca Black of all people teams up with JVB on “See U Dance” for a contemporary R&B, pop rap, dance-pop & Atlanta bass crossover talking about wanting to watch women dancing while “Party’s Over” comes out the gate with a reference to former IWGPヘビー級王座 as well as a 10-time WWE world champion & former UFC Heavyweight Champion in both TKO Group Holdings divisions Brock Lesnar.

“Wassup” featuring JPEGMAFIA finds the trio teaming up for a hardcore hip hop single showing secondary influences of Miami bass & crunk music chopping up careers together while “Live Right” gets the 2nd half going talks about the fear of growing up. “Billie Jean” breaks down the type of music they like to hear at the club giving props to the late Michael Jackson while “Have to Cry” samples “Cry” by Bobby Caldwell to get vulnerable.

Meanwhile on “The Party Song”, we have JVB dabbling with industrial hip hop for an ode to getting wild just before “Myself” takes a mellow boom bap approach instrumentally asking if you can do it like them. “Go Hard” featuring TiaCorine finds the trio dropping braggadocio sampling “Planet Rock” by Afrika Bambataa while “Disco Tomorrow” finishes the pairing’s major label debut by talking about not playing with their hearts.

Birthed from Joey Valence & Brae’s experiences in the clubs of very little individuals sharing the same excitement & expression for music as them, they ditch the mid-school hip hop aesthetics of much of their previous material in favor of existential club music. Their production focuses less around the mid-school hip hop elements of their earlier stuff in favor of hardcore hip hop, boom bap, pop rap, electronic dance music, Miami bass, Atlanta bass, crunk, industrial hip hop, contemporary R&B, dance-pop to explore themes of love, dance, maturing & authenticity.

Score: 4.5/5

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Chance the Rapper – “Star Line” review

Chicago, Illinois rapper, singer/songwriter, actor & activist Chance the Rapper returning for an official sophomore effort. Becoming an overnight sensation in 2012 towards the end of my freshman year of high school with his debut mixtape 10 Day, he would eventually follow it up the next year with one of the best mixtapes of the previous decade: Acid Rap. Coloring Book had a more admirably Christian message to his music & The Big Day became one of the worst albums of the 2010s, looking to bounce back on Star Line.

“Ride” featuring Do or Die & Twista on the remix after the intro made for a cloudy trap opener with everyone talking about getting your brothers ride & them having your back moving forward whereas “No More Old Men” works in some strings to assure that he’ll live until his hair turns white. “The Negro Problem” goes for a boom bap vibe instrumentally talking about Afrocentricity leading into the “Drapetomania” featuring BabyChiefDoit dabbling with trap a bit to go crazy.

Vic Mensa reunites with Chance on the autobiographical “Back to the Go” referencing Black Sabbath fronted by the late WWE Hall of Famer Ozzy Osbourne alongside fellow WWE Hall of Famer Snoop Dogg’s revived Death Row Records leading into “The Highs & Lows” featuring Joey Bada$$ consciously blending jazz rap, boom bap & neo-soul for them to talk about taking the ups & the downs. The neo-soul/Afrobeats hybrid “Space & Time” sings to be freed of his ex really loved him while “Link Me in the Future” talks about waiting on forever.

“Gun In Yo Purse” featuring TiaCorine & Young Thug starts the 2nd half of Star Line with the trio hopping over a trap beat to suggest that things will get worse sometimes while “Tree” featuring Lil Wayne might’ve been my least favorite single amongst the handful that we got awkwardly mutating pop reggae & pop reggae for both of them to talk about weed. “Burn Ya Block” takes a shot at hip house looking to see the block on fire while “Letters” returns to the Christian hip hop vibes of his last couple projects.

To get the 4th quarter going, “Speed of Light” fuses these choir vocals & EDM drums together for an uplifting track about society wanting to hold each other down while “Pretty” talks about self-love. “Just a Drop” featuring Jay Electronica finds the pair tackling religious themes once more expressing their need for water to cleanse their spirits & “Speed of Love” laments on his failed marriage, asking when or if a real connection will come to find him. “Child of God” starts the deluxe run to soulfully talk about self-discovery & self-affirmation while “Wraith” featuring Vic Mensa felt a tad bit mediocre compared to “Back to the Go” earlier, even with it’s minimally abstract lyricism.

“A Bar About a Bar” was a stronger attempt at Chance abstractly holding it down by himself while the footwork-driven “Yah Know” talks about mobbing in discreet. Gospel, jazz rap & chipmunk soul back the conscious subject matter of “Buried Alive” reflecting of a dark place he was at in his life while my favorite bonus track of the bunch “Together” produced by DJ Premier talks about his Chicago upbringings. “Stars Out” balances trap & jazz rap well thanks to Dominique Sanders doubling down on people turning their backs on them because of The Big Day while “Bad Boys 2” featuring Joey Purp homages the Michael Bay film of the same name. “3333” responds to the low ticket sales of his Minnesota State Fair performance while “Quiet Storm” airs his frustrations with the world these past 7 months.

Needless to say: A lot has happened to Chance the Rapper these past 6 years & Star Line makes his official comeback with what The Big Day should’ve been the summer prior to the COVID-19 pandemic changing our lives permanently. His consciously poppy lyrics takes the lessons he’s learned all this time head-on carrying over the predecessor’s secondary influences of neo-soul, jazz rap, chipmunk soul & trap to hit the targets better regarding their incorporations. I’d lastly be remised to point out the Christian hip hop & contemporary R&B elements being replaced in favor of boom bap & jazz rap, calling back to his earlier days.

Score: 3.5/5

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