WRLD Tour Mafia – “C.$.B. (Cross $tate Boys)” review

Detroit trap outfit the WRLD Tour Mafia consisting of Rafa, WTM Solid, WTM Miles, WTM Re, WTM Amex & WTM Bankroll celebrating the 2nd half of 2025 with a sophomore effort. Originally forming in 2019, they dropped their debut mixtape World Tour Mafia or Die a couple summers later followed by Tourmania the fall after that & the Mob Ties EP. Tourmania II marked DaeMoney’s final appearance as a member & Blood, Sweat, Tours began a new era for the Mafia’s remaining members. Spending the past 7 months on their solo endeavors, the C.$.B. (Cross $tate Boys) aren’t look to slow down.

“Money Counter” opens with Rafa & Solid teaming up over a Detroit trap instrumental to talk about picking up bags of money from Chalmers whereas “We the Best” introduces WTM Bankroll with both the same members from the previous cut to flex that they be living life flawlessly. “Back on My Grind” finds Bankroll dipping out so Milt & Solid can find themselves hustlin’ again following some time off leading into JayLuciano joining them for a decent collab about “Crossing States”.

Miles tags in for Solid on “Dodgin’ Federales” suggesting with Milt that you need to watch the way you’re moving if you got the opps on your tail just before Solid returns on “Postman” with Rafa taking about those shopping from the bottom shelves actin’ like dope men. “Hit the Road” works in a cloudy backdrop & 808s explaining that traveling has changed their lives for the better, but then “Scammer Trapper of the Year” featuring WB Nutty sees the trio sellin’ out the city without doing shows.

“WRLD Tour or Die” reps the squad for a couple minutes & laughs off the people tryin’ to cross paths with them not having a damn thing on their resumes while “Trim” featuring Speedy Caloso brings some bells in the fold talking about those locking done the 1st half of the game eventually slipping up. “Pick the Blunt Up” has a cloudier Detroit trap flare having money on the same line the bitches hit wanting to fuck them while “NBA Ballerz” calls for these pitiful bums to get jobs.

WTM Re makes his only appearance on the LP during “Chicken Tender” joining Rafa in favor of opting to make their entrance with the heaters giving fingers to nearby security while “Never Been” hooks up a sample & 808s talking about working for more made them become different to those they once knew. “Rocket Man” refers to themselves as fashion icons getting higher in terms of status & “Stephen A.” likens the hate they get to Stephen A. Smith of The Walt Disney Company division ESPN.

“No Means No” marks WTM Amex’s only appearance & Rafa checking in first taking it to the booth after shit in the streets started to get hot prior to “Bestfriends” referencing future WWE Hall of Famer, former 6-time WWE world champion & 4-time WWE Tag Team Champion Dave Bautista’s rendition of a power bomb once Bankroll’s final verse on the LP ends. “Slaughter” links Solid & Miles up to talk about there not being a day where they slack while “Nights Like This” by Rafa featuring Brooks & Samuel Shabazz kinda seems like a microwaved Madman leftover.

The song “Hot Boy” reunites Solid & Milt tying some wordplay together regarding the amount of paper on their table & the Cash Money Millionaires subgroup the Hot Boy$ while “Make a Difference” gets back on the synth-lenient Detroit trap crossovers talking about having significant impact on people or situations rather than attempting to save the whole world. “Cross Yo Fingers” closes the album with both MCs not giving a fuck & fearing nobody.

Becoming a fan of these guys in 2022 & seeing them perform live twice since, they’ve already joined Drego & Beno and the ShittyBoyz in becoming one of my favorite groups the Detroit trap subgenre has heard in recent memory & C.$.B. (Cross $tate Boys) returns over 7 months since Blood, Sweat, Tours to continue the new era they’ve been on since last summer. Given I wasn’t too crazy of the guests on this one, I still appreciate them refraining from having any on the predecessor shifting focus towards both Rafa & WTM Solid as performers.

Score: 3.5/5

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Ramirez – “Tha Playa$ Manual II” review

Here is the 5th studio LP from San Francisco, California emcee Ramirez. Emerging as a longtime affiliate of the $uicideboy$, he would go on to co-found to the New Orleans-based indie label G*59 Record$ with them & build himself as an artist by dropping 8 mixtapes, his last dozen EPs & 4 full-lengths. Tha Playa$ Manual was his best LP yet with it’s g-funk production from Rocci & is looks to mark a new chapter with the sequel on his newly formed EMPIRE Distribution imprint Velvet Note Records over a week after G*59 announced his departure to go do his own thing.

After the “Velvet Note Lounge” skit, the first song “Hollow Tips” was a synth-funk intro & skittering hi-hats introducing y’all to his heater if you even try to make a move on him whereas the jazzy “Cut Throat Game” advises to get back up no matter how hard you fall. “Playas Need Love” fuses both g-funk & jazz to talk about that very subject in hand, but then the 2nd single “True Playas” suggests not to trip because fortune favored the strong putting a synth-heavy feel on the Mobb sound.

“I’m Not Yo Daddy” fuses trap & synth-funk together suggesting you come take a ride with him just before “Boulevard Nights” featuring Jason Joshua & Rocci matches a seducing instrumental that wears it’s jazz influences more during the 2nd half with all 3 of them sharing a melodic delivery. After the “Playing a Fool” skit, “Money Don’t Stop for You” jazzily sings of wanting nothing more to waste his time with a woman he’d fall for while “Shake Junt Hoes”proved to be a Memphis inspired final single.

Meanwhile on “Pushin’ on Some Paper”, we have the Lil Homewrecker talking about pimpin’ being second nature to him & making it look easy while the lead single “Chain Swangin’” turns the Mobb influences back up explaining that he’s still the same playa with a deadly weapon on him. “Scrapin’ tha Corner” throws back to the phonk undertones of Tha Playa$ Manual to talk about being on some larger shit while “Never Listen” offers invest in oneself as his best advice.

“Don’t Lose Hope” gets back on the g-funk/synth-funk crossovers wanting to hold his romantic interest tight because he wants her to know she’ll always be safe around him in any possible situation & “Cadillac Burnin’” featuring Rocci ahead of the “Goodbye & Goodnight” outro properly finishing Ramirez’ debut of Velvet Note with a captivating duet feeling reminiscent of something you’d hear during the 70s & I mean that as a compliment instead of implying any indication of it being outdated.

Tha Playa$ Manual has been regarded by many in the G*59 fandom to be the crown jewel of the label’s entire discography & I’d have to say it’s aged astonishingly well as a modern g-funk classic since it came out down the 2020 COVID-19 lockdowns. Tha Playa$ Manual II as a sequel raises his artistic stakes even higher than I would’ve thought. There are a few songs where he takes a break from delivering bars of the gangsta life to favor towards sung vocals with on top of the best production he’s had in a few years culminating in elements of g-funk, Memphis rap, pop rap, jazz rap, synth-funk & Mobb music.

Score: 4.5/5

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Trae tha Truth – “Angel” review

Houston, Texas veteran Trae tha Truth celebrating his 45th birthday with his 17th studio LP. A member of the Screwed Up Click collective, he would go on to join the Guerilla Maab & ABN with over a dozen solo efforts under his belt. Stuck in Motion & Crowd Control were both received mixed-to-negatively in the past couple years, hoping of making up for the lackluster reception of his most recent outputs by channeling all the pain he’s endured onto Angel pushing it back from it’s initial May release.

The intro opens up with Trae singing his heart out over bare pianos of losing faith & needing a savior whereas “All This Time” passionately admits to feeling like the world around him wants him deleted. “Letter 2 Truth 2” brings a drumlessly cloudier vibe instrumentally speaking to his daughter until “Alright” featuring Lecrae blends some synths & gospel choir vocals for a religiously themed direction in terms of subject.

“Where Did You Go?” gives off a cloudy trap feeling addressing the people he wishes he could see for the last time just before “The Gathering” featuring Vory finds the 2 talking about feeling like they’ve been on the edge lately & other going as far to thinking they were finished. “Lord Know” speaks of everything he’s been going through in recent years being the type of shit to give you grey hairs leading into the gospel-trap crossover “Amen” talking about his being head down because he was praying.

Chance the Rapper joins Trae on “Thank You” turning the gospel influences up even higher giving their praises to God for everything he’s done for them while “Daddy Miss You” strips the drums & pens an open letter to his daughter on the road telling her how much he misses her. Kocky Ka makes for the weakest of the 2 guests on the “Alone” remix despite Lil Poppa’s verse being no issue, but then the acoustic trap fusion “Out Here” talks about people being a joke lately.

“I’m Human” pushes the 2nd leg further responding back to the people who’ve turned on him & suggesting some of it might have to do with his own mistakes he’s taking accountability for while “Reaching Arms” advises not to blow the only few chances you got at making it over a drumless gospel flip. “Bet on Me” radiates a sample-woven trap energy in terms of the beat talking about everything being heavy on him while “Ain’t tha Truth” featuring Hunxho asks what the deal is with the cap.

Dave East & Trae get together during “Down on Me” talking about needing to get better over a trap instrumental with sped-up sampling & after “All Luv” featuring Jeremih takes a trap soul route always standing up for something different, “Before I Die” atmospherically finds himself with the foot on the gas taking aim at the individuals who think they know what his eyes have seen.

“I’m In” laughs off those who think they’re bigger than the program & getting honest of this becoming his moment of revenge on ‘em while “S.4.T.W. (Struggle 4 the World)” suggests the idea of their hardships being for entertainment purposes only & to stand on business if it’s pressure. “Let It Go” caps off Angel with a drumless soul flip not needing the pain because he’s big alone along for you to wake up.

For at least several months, Trae tha Truth has been saying for the past several months that Restless could have competition for the #1 spot in his discography & I can completely understand what he meant by that since it’s far well conceived than his last couple dudes. Heavily inspired by his daughter & the journey they’ve taken together, it all made for the most deeply introspective he’s been in his almost 3 decade career.

Score: 4/5

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Doggystyleeee – “Split Personality” review

This is the 5th EP from San Bernardino, California emcee Doggystyleeee. Coming up in the fall of 2019 off his full-length debut Into Somethin’, he would go on to put out his last 4 EPs as well as 5 mixtapes & a couple more albums garnering interest to the point where WWE Hall of Famer Snoop Dogg almost signed him to Death Row Records not too long after purchasing the label from MNRK Music Group to revive it. Blame It on My Crippin’ produced by AC3Beats was a tight way to start off his 2025 & is back 6 months later to detail his Split Personality.

“Product of the Westside” blends g-funk & boom bap together for the intro talking about being made by the west coast whereas “Outside” gives off a bit of a nervous vibe suggesting not to fuck around before he hits the store 20 deep. “Blue Bandana” gets back in his g-funk bag to talk about his time in the streets being a part of the Crips leading into “Go Dumb” featuring Zoe Osama carries the g-funk vibes over for a mild collab.

Getting the 2nd half underway, “I’m the Shit” brings some pianos in the fold for him to brag & clarify that he doesn’t fuck around while “Myself” smoothly talks about making it on own capable of doing things without anyone else’s help. “I Can’t” cooks up 1 more g-funk banger advising bitches shouldn’t be around since they’ll fuck bodies on the other side & “Sinner’s Reflection” ends with by talking about being surrounded by death, pain & suicide.

Wouldn’t have thought we’d get another EP with him & AC3Beats, but I still welcome it because the latter has had a hand inside making some of the most vital music in Doggystyleeee’s career & they whipped another brief project where they continue to elevate each other from the production displaying old & new sounds or the San Bernardino lyricist opening up in regards to having 2 different sides of himself.

Score: 4/5

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1300SAINT – “4” review

Atlanta, Georgia recording artist 1300SAINT dropping his 2nd EP only 48 hours in preparation for 9 Vicious’ upcoming 3rd album For Nothing. 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 & lead to Young Thug signing him to YSL not too long after he came home last Halloween. All Hail marked his debut for the label & Saint Season a couple months later was a tight homage to his mentor, delivering a 4 pack coinciding the announcement of Saint having a verse on UY SCUTI.

“Charli XCX” opens the EP by giving a nod to the new Hardrock album Slimyfella even if I felt that it was more average compared to some of his previous stuff while “Life Jacket” talks about possibly drowning in the pussy & having a lot of clientele. “Pay for It” produced by 406ahmad could’ve had a longer verse although the bar at the end “Hopped in the double R & I call KanKan” was fire, but “Foreign Shit” featuring Yung Kayo & 9 Vicious finishes with the trio talking about their desire for foreign materials.

Only a couple EPs & an LP under his belt within 9 months of being under Thug’s wing 1300 shuts down those feeling like he’s fallen off by putting out mid all year by cooking up a couple dope trap songs where he’s by himself & then a couple collaborations with the very person YSL signed after him where a labelmate who’s been around since the beginning of this current decade joins them to reflect their respective eras coming together. Looking to be an interesting summer for the Young Stoner Life crew.

Score: 3.5/5

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72 Reezy – “Drop $hit Militia” review

72 Reezy is a 29 year old underground trap musician, model & influencer from Detroit, Michigan beginning to record music when he was only 6 & has become distinct in Detroit trap for his numerous flows. Garnering the attention of the city’s biggest groups in recent memory the ShittyBoyz, he would go on to become a member of their Dog $hit Militia collective signed to Lando Bando’s own The Hip Hop Lab Records & looks to drop his debut EP only a month alongside Beannskii’s sophomore effort Green Bean following MJPAID & Fordi’s own debut albums Paid Ponzi & Fordi Milligrams respectively.

“Thousandaire” hops over an ominous instrumental with some 808s flexing his bank account status being in the thousands whereas “GettinAtGang” talks about what he does whenever he’s not getting the paper. “Trenches News” featuring YBN Lil Bro fuses Detroit trap & dirty south bringing to you live from their hoods prior to “Cookin’ wit’ Kya” talking about people taking pictures with the same money.

To keep things rollin’, “Next Subject” goes for a psychedelic Detroit trap vibe boasting that he’s been getting money all his life with God as his witness while “Rack for Rack” featuring Babytron & Beannskii brings the D$M trio together trying to figure out who’s squad got the most bread stacked up. “Wish I Would” claps back at critics saying he sounds too much like Tron when they’re family & “3272” featuring 3200 Tre introduces us to a potential duo we could hear more of down the road.

“JBL” produced by Danny G lastly finishes up Drop $hit Militia by referencing the WWE Hall of Famer, former WWE Champion, WWE Intercontinental Champion, WWE United States Champion, 3-time WWE Tag Team Champion & 17-time WWE Hardcore Champion himself recently appearing in the Endeavor owned TKO Group Holdings division WWE’s newly acquired Lucha Libre AAA Worldwide (AAA) subsidiary a few weeks ago.

There hasn’t really been a whole lot of music at this point from 72 where I could judge him, but Drop $hit Militia in being his first EP will come off as simply inoffensive to those familiar with the Detroit trap style & a good introduction to the Dog $hit Militia member. Production feels like something you’d hear on a Babytron project in the most polite way imaginable, only 1 guest misses the landing & Reezy feels ready to take over the game with his squad.

Score: 3.5/5

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Daddy-O – “East New York Stories” review

Daddy-O is a 64 year old MC & producer from New York City notable for being the frontman of the original hip hop band Stetsasonic with 6 solo albums under his belt. The group officially reunited last spring signing to SpitSLAM Records & putting out Here We Go Again to warm welcoming praise after over 3 decades of inactivity last spring, initially signing to the label for 1st Team & the 9th full-length LP under his own name kept my fingers crossed it would do the same since I enjoyed the predecessor.

“Keep Dat” featuring Lena Jackson produced by C-Doc pairs the 2 over a soul sample with horns advising not to bring that wack shit over their direction whereas “Cheating” takes a bit of a soulful boom bap direction instrumentally playing harps in the ghetto. “Gloves Off” continues the sampling mixed with kicks & snares looking to bring it to you without any ifs or maybes until “Small Ting” talks about the posers & savages over a reggae beat.

Meanwhile on “CounterAttack”, we have Daddy-O speaking on chillin’ at a Brownsville party during a Friday evening & shots ringing out leading into the self-produced “Off Dem” explains that he felt taking up hip hop as a career was far better than a bitter alternative. “The Pros 2” featuring Choclatt fuses trap & reggae for a collaboration dedicated to the Brooklyn borough while “Clap” tells of a story ending in gun violence.

“Here But Gone” counts down the final minutes of East New York Stories sampling the late great Curtis Mayfield to talk about needing to be warned beforehand if you don’t know him by now refusing to erase his roots because grew up as a trooper & “Raised by Wolves (Ask Cavario)” wraps up the half hour collection of experiences with a drumless string instrumental refusing to call it quits until he gets his respect.

Many a Daddy-O album thus far has left Stetsasonic finds divided like You Can Be a Daddy, But Never Daddy-O as well as From My Hood 2 U or G.O.A.T. Antidote & only a week since Public Enemy returned to a Bomb Squad sound on Black Sky Over the Projects: Apartment 2025, the East Coast pioneer takes us on a trip through the neighborhood he grew up in from the hoods to the hustlers to the pros & the MCs.

Score: 4/5

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Big Herk – “Y’all Musta Forgot” review

Detroit, Michigan veteran Big Herk surprise-releasing a brand new EP. Known as a member of Rock Bottom, he would depart the group to form his own label Got’cha Back Entertainment following his full-length debut Guilty as Charged as well as the Still Guilty & Play Time’s Over mixtapes later on. He returned a decade after Guilty as Charged to drop his sophomore effort Overdose, coming back a dozen years later to make the streets remember who he is in case Y’all Musta Forgot.

“They Don’t Know” was a personal Detroit trap intro with a soulful hook talking about us having no idea what he’s been through in the past couple decades whereas “The Way That It Goes” produced by Helluva sticks out as my favorite track breaking down the hardships that come with the game. “Kenya” heavily samples “Brenda’s Got a Baby” by 2Pac to tell the story of a woman going by that name who ends up dead just before “Wut U Thought” featuring Devious leaves anyone who wants to fuck with them lined in chalk.

To begin the final leg of Y’all Musta Forgot, the song “Alright” chops up a soul sample to spin the block on a beautiful day staying optimistic of everything working itself out leading into J-Nutty linking with Herk on “Da Plug” fuses Detroit trap & synth-funk together so both parties can reflect on their days in the streets slangin’ dope. “Hold On” featuring Baby Herk, Knine Millie & Young Herk finishes the EP with the a family affair promising that you can live your dreams too as long as you keep it together.

Best remembered for collaborations with the likes of Slum Village to Obie Trice & Esham, the Got’cha Back Entertainment founder makes a comeback improving on the modern Detroit trap sound that Big Herk went for on Overdose compared to his older solo material & of course everything he put out during the Rock Bottom days. A noteworthy detail regarding the closer is that Herk has a collab tape coming out with his son this fall called The Bloodline, coinciding with Solo Sikoa dethroning Jacob Fatu to become the new WWE United States Champion this past weekend.

Score: 3.5/5

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Public Enemy – “Black Sky Over the Projects: Apartment 2025” review

Long Island, New York political hip hop icons Public Enemy now consisting of frontman Chuck D alongside Flavor Flav & DJ Lord putting out their 17th LP on Bandcamp without any prior announcement. Their first 5 albums are hip hop essentials as what Chuck & company were saying on all of them are still very much relevant today. They ended up leaving Def Jam Recordings in ‘98 after releasing the He Got Game soundtrack, putting out a total of 10 full-lengths independently until returning to Def Jam posing the question What You Gonna Do When the Grid Goes Down? during the 2020 COVID-19 pandemic. Radio Armageddon marked Chuck’s official Def Jam debut as a solo artist last month & is transitioning that energy onto Black Sky Over the Projects: Apartment 2025.

“Siick” produced by C-Doc comes out the gate with a consciously charged rap rock intro observing the world being stricken in hate due to the current political climate until Flav joins Chuck on “Confusion (Here Come the Drums)” trading a verse with one another to talk about being the last of a dying breed of emcees. “What Eye Said” instrumentally feels reminiscent to The Bomb Squad asking if anyone can write a verse without cursing when Method Man & No Malice are the best modern examples of that, but then Flav pops back in on “C’mon Get Down” to hit y’all that old school shit.

Meanwhile on “Evil Ways”, we have the rhyme animal himself self-producing a rap rock cut of his own preaching that even the baddest savages eventually get humbled by the averages just before “Sexegenarian” works in more heavily sampling to talk about being 65 & speaking to every 35-year old out there strugglin’ with hopes of makin’ it. “Messy Hens” marks the first of 2 solo cuts Flavor Flav lays down refusing to worry about suckas since his legacy’s far from phony, but then “Fools Fools Fools” gets Tré Cool of Green Day on live drums for Chuck to call out the frauds lying behind their likes on social media.

“Public Enemy Comin Throoooo” finds Flav rightfully rubbing the group’s legacy in everyone’s faces & Mistachuck being the mad thinker to the “swinger” mentality of his hype man & “Ageism” commendably expands on the very topic that was addressed on Radio Armageddon last month with a funky sample backing him. “The Hits Just Keep on Comin’” brings the pair together 1 last time to plead for our country to wake up in the midst of the undying revolution & “March Madness” closes with 1 more Flavor Flav solo track attacking gun violence & crooked politicians.

Turns out What You Gonna Do When the Grid Goes Down? was originally intended to be a reissue of Nothing’s Quick in the Desert hence why some of the songs on that polarizing effort were mixed with newly recording material on their Def Jam comeback nearly 5 years ago this fall & Black Sky Over the Projects: Apartment 2025 feels like a broader extension of what PE’s frontman did 5 weeks ago in the absolute best way imaginable. It’s refreshing to hear both of their core MCs over production reminiscent of their early years & the message of their existence needs to felt now more than ever.

Score: 4/5

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Bktherula – “Lucy” review

Finally got the 3rd studio album from Atlanta, Georgia rapper & singer/songwriter Bktherula. Beginning a decade ago as a pop/R&B singer, she eventually broke out in the plugg scene after dropping the single “Tweakin’ Together” produced by my lil homie Mars off her debut mixtape Love Santana. This resulted in her signing to Warner Records, following it up with her sophomore tape Nirvana along with the full-length debut Love Black & LVL5. It’s been over a year since LVL5 2 & her label has finally decided now is the time for Lucy to be released.

“DropWhenIDrop” starts with an industrial instrumental flexing that she’s been working her ass off & being in it to win it whereas “LoveSexDreams” produced by Skaiwater talks about wanting to see someone when she said she wasn’t gonna fall in love. “BBGurlGoSlow” featuring Ty$ finds the 2 over a cloudy trap beat 9lives co-produced coming their way after dropping what they want & the lead single “adult swim” bears it’s name after the Discovery Global-owned Cartoon Network late night block, taking it a step further with the Robot Chicken influenced video.

After the “I Feel Like” skit, “Bleht” cooks up a futuristic trap instrumental for Bk to completely spaz out with her flow showing how hard she be going until “Delilah” gets in her petty bag a little looking to take down one of her exes. “Abstract” brings his heavy synthesizers into the fold singing for God to forgive her for her sins cutting them off for a peaceful outro, but then “Euphoria” featuring Joey Bada$$ & KayCyy gets together for well executed pop rap duet & Murda Beatz drawing influences from rock.

“DumbShit” marked the final single that was teased flexing that she’s living life fast letting us all know this is what sounds like whenever her detractors are going through Hell & some of the best adlibs of the LP pop up during “R.I.P. (Rest In Peace)” basically killing off her ego delving back in the rage style. “OCB” fuses hypertrap & pop rap talking about your hoe wanting to be with her instead of you while “PickUpThePhone” goes drumless to pleas for her partner to answer her call.

To kick off the 4th quarter, “No Contact” heavily relies on synths speaking of nightmares when images of her heart on cold pavement come to mind while “Big Feeling” gives off a warm trap feeling talking about having the instinct of others going to hate on her. The final song “LookAlive” ahead of the “I Know” outro properly ties up Lucy by telling her partner she doesn’t feel like she’s loving them right & being on her side whenever they come back.

Birthing a new era in her career, Lucy proves to be the most personal & genre-defying entry in Bk’s discography thus far elevating the potential that was realized when she first got signed several years ago. Once you get past both of the skits & a couple redundant moments during the backend of it, the general sound is more pop rap-driven than the LVL5 series was albeit the rage undertones remain breaking down the topics of ascension & creative awakening.

Score: 4/5

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