ClockworC – “Have a Vice Life” review

ClockworC is a 34 year old MC & producer from Gilroy, California who caught my attention is 1/2 of Gorilla Voltage formerly The Damn Dirty Apes with Mr. Grey putting out their last 2 full-lengths Ape-X and more specifically Gods & Claws through Majik Ninja Entertainment until going on a hiatus that surprisingly ended last weekend. Clock has since formed the MC/producer duo Them Chains with Tomás Carrillo dropping a handful of singles as a unit & is now releasing a full-length solo debut studio album that he mostly produced by himself other than 2 tracks.

The self-produced title track kicks things off perfectly with a settle beat telling us that you can have a vice life just like him especially after everything he’s been through whereas “Critical” takes the soulful trap route instrumentally wanting y’all to let him know when to go since he been too far gone. “Boomstick” marks a turn into boom bap territory to talk about living lawlessly while “‘Til the Sky Turns Black” promises to live every day like it’s the last pretty much.

Moving forward from there, “Get Lost” gives off a bit of a rap rock vibe to the beat making it clear he doesn’t want to be found if he winds up lost just before the catchy “Down” admits to feeling like dancing on landmines pleading not to stand by. Them Chains reunite for a brief moment with the dreary trap banger “Keanu” talking about wanting everyone on the pronto leading into “The Menu” returns to the boom bap so he can tell everyone who isn’t going up so long.

“Can’t Lose” featuring 4toda5to is this decently slick rap rock cut with both of them refusing to stop while “Pain” featuring C-Mob offers the best guest verse of the 2 on the LP as they passionately want to let everyone listening feel the pain that they’ve experienced. “Hilarious” ends Have a Vice Life by reassuring everyone that he’ll be laughing until they bury him since there’s no need to cry whatsoever going forward.

As someone who’s been following him since the GV days during the Christmas of 2016 where it was announced that they had signed to MNE, hearing that Clock mostly produced this all by myself increased my anticipation for it & it’s some of the most personal music of his entire career. It’s a good mix of boom bap & trap, reserving a few guests to join him in at showing a vulnerable side to him.

Score: 4/5

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Joey Cool – “Roller Coaster” review

Kansas City, Missouri emcee Joey Cool making his 8th studio LP a double-disc effort. Starting out as a long-time affiliate of local independent hip hop powerhouse Strange Music dropping a total of 4 mixtapes & a studio album on his own until Tech N9ne decided to officially sign him to the Snake & Bat in 2017, he then dropped an eponymous sophomore album the next spring followed by Old Habits Die Hard as well as Coolie High & I Tried to Be Normal Once. Coming off The Chairman of the Board & the Mario Casalini-produced Enjoy the View however, the Swankiest of Strangeland is taking us on a Roller Coaster.

After the “Poor Sinner’s Hand” intro, the first song “Madhouse” sets the Roller Coaster in motion with an atmospheric trap instrumental talking about Satan making him crash out spazzing whereas “Commotion” works in more of a robotic beat allowing Joey to break down, just exactly how he was made. “Heart” featuring Doobie & produced by C-Lance interestingly has this grotesque trap sound flexing he can drop a bag & it’ll still follow him since he lookin’ like he hit the lottery, but then the cloudy “Out the Way” talks moving surgically as opposed to being merciful.

“Drippin’ 3” explosively picks up right where “Drippin’ 2” from the Swank Sinatra mixtape left off reuniting with Mario Casalini telling y’all to catch him outside with the swank leading into “Indecisive” pulling inspiration from the hyphy scene instrumentally describing a woman as being inconclusive pleading for her to actually make up her mind. “Trouble Town” featuring Lil Wyte hooks up a guitar & hi-hats suggesting to let the world burn since there’s no looking back just before “Give Thanks” featuring The Popper finds both KC spitters praising the higher power over a thunderous trap beat.

The 5th & final single “OG Cool” concludes Disc 1 by having Wyshmaster lace Joey with a rubbery instrumental all in his zone hitting his stride & after the “Price of Admission” intro, “G.O.Y.F. (Get Out Your Feelings)” featuring X-Raided starts Disc 2 with both Strange Music artists over pianos & hi-hats telling everyone listening to do exactly that. “I Sent the Text” is a decent, auto-tune heavy pop rap joint meaning no disrespect to the woman he texted & made this very track about while “Static” marks an energetic trap turn likening this to all of his powers assembling.

“Parlez Vous” is this organ/hi-hat crossover that Lowkey tha Wizard of the unConventionAl KingZ cooked up spitting the gospel while “Vibe Check” refers to himself as the cream of the crop over more hyphy production. “Sail Away” featuring Ubiquitous finds the 2 trying to take their time on top of this guitar/trap fusion with Matt Phoenix on the hook while “The Fuse” finds him on the verge of exploding over horns. “Slow Down” smoothly tells his girl to take things in their relationship slowly remaining the man even if he ain’t rich as she thought he was and “Crawl Space” featuring Tech N9ne reaches the end of the ride with a trap metal closer feeling on the edge.

All 8 of the new joints that Joey gave us off the deluxe version of what’s easily the most emphatic offering of his career Enjoy the View back March unquestionably could’ve made it onto the final product that celebrated it’s 1-year anniversary almost a couple weeks ago but either way, it was a dope way to hold us off until he took us on a Roller Coaster trip full of all the twists & turns, ups & downs you can expect from an elite MC on his level of skill.

Score: 3.5/5

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Rome Streetz – “Hatton Garden Holdup” review

New York lyricist Rome Streetz enlisting Daringer for his 9th studio LP. Emerging in 2016 off his debut mixtape I Been Thru Mad Shit, this was followed up by a plethora of projects with the most notable being the Noise Kandy tetralogy & Headcrack. These past couple years however we’re probably his biggest ones yet, as he dropped some of the best work of his career from the DJ Muggs-produced Death & the Magician or the Futurewave-produced Razor’s Edge to the Ransom-assisted collab effort Coup de Grâce & the Griselda Records deal that followed. His debut with the Buffalo powerhouse Kiss the Ring alongside the Big Ghost Ltd.-produced Wasn’t Built in a Day both made the top 10 spots of my last couple Best Of lists & I had no doubt Hatton Garden Holdup would do the same coming off the 5th & final installment of the Noise Kandy series.

“Ace of Base” starts us off by stripping the drums completely detailing his expertise in the drug game whereas “Starbvxkz” takes the boom bap route instrumentally talking about this shit being a cakewalk to him. “Sage” featuring ScHoolboy Q finds the 2 linking up so they can coldly talk about being married to the game leading into “Drive By” going drumless again providing the theme music to firing a weapon from within a motor vehicle & then fleeing.

Meyhem Lauren joins Rome on “Cadillac Smoke” working in some kicks, snares & even a vibraphone leaving everyone in the morgue frozen every time they hop on the mic just before “100 Schemes” maintains a gritty boom bap flare cautioning to not let anyone fuck you over in this industry, but then “Spike” samples are off music once again dissing those who’ve been at the same spot for so damn long.

“Pro Tro” featuring Conway the Machine brings the kicks & snares back in the equation flexing that both of them were destined to score while “Weight of the World” featuring Cormega finds the 2 dustily raising Hell in the midst of being on a paper trail. “Jimi’s Headband” eerily talks being an amazing artist that started out as a Street Fighter while “SpaceX” named after the space technology company founded by Tesla CEO, Neuralink co-founder & Twitter owner Elon Musk aggressively declares himself a champ like WWE Hall of Famer, former 6-time WWE Champion, 2-time WWE Intercontinental Champion, 2-time WWE United States Champion, 5-time WWE Tag Team Champion & NWA World Tag Team Champion Stone Cold Steve Austin.

The track “Reap What You Sow” pushes towards the conclusion of Hatton Garden Holdup boasting that his money so big to the point where he can’t fold it on top of seeing shit that made his heart freeze as a result of him never selling his soul with the tons of dope during his street days & finally, “Heavy Traffic” finishes Rome’s masterpiece by hopping over 1 more boom bap beat to paint images of the gangsta lifestyle.

Most people who’ve been keeping up with me throughout of the year probably know I have Benny the Butcher’s latest Def Jam debut Everybody Can’t Go as my favorite album of 2024 & as I had expected, Hatton Garden Holdup surpasses. From the perfectly articulate lyricism that Rome Streetz is known for to Daringer’s signature production & the high-profile guests, all 3 factors combined make for a perfect 42 minute listening experience.

Score: 5/5

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Elcamino – “Millionaire” review

Buffalo emcee & singer Elcamino staying busy with his 3rd EP of 2024 & the 17th of his discography overall. Blowing up in 2017 off his self-titled EP with Griselda Records, his profile increasingly grew after being followed up by Walking on Water mixtape in the summer of 2018 along with dropped 2 studio albums & a few EPs the year after that.. They Spit on Jesus proved to be a well received Black Soprano Family Records debut the first Camino project that I had covered since On the 3rd Day & that much like No Weapon Formed Against Me was an improvement over some of the material we’ve gotten from him in recent memory. 6 months after having Real Bad Man produce The Game is the Game followed by Ill Tone recently producing Built for Cuban Links named after Raekwon’s iconic solo debut Only Built 4 Cuban Linx…produced by RZA, Meech looking to start the final quarter of the year flexing his Millionaire status.

“Money Mayweather” featuring Estee Nack sets the tone of what’s to come with it’s luxurious boom bap instrumental & the lyrics tryna cause a head-on rainstorm whereas “Chill Lord” kinda gives off a psychedelically dusty vibe feeling more like an actual song rather than an interlude talking about your whole entire style being animated. “Paid in Full” featuring Estee Nack works in some vibraphone sampling mixed with kicks & snares admitting at least 10 people in the Griselda camp have become rich prior to “Gambino Family” featuring Estee Nack hopping over a classy beat looking to do big business.

Starting the final leg of the EP, “The Gold Elephant” returns to the boom bap with more of a soulful flare letting y’all know that this rap shit can do you right since he ended up eating after several years of negligence while the beat on “Maybach Muzik” most definitely feels inspired by Rick Ross allowing Elcamino to talk about having a hunger for more ever since he was a youngin’. “Wu Level” finishes Millionaire on a drumless note with it’s crooning sample & discussing not being structured to be mad at one’s personal decisions.

Camino’s been teasing Millionaire for the past 3 weeks or so & only a month after Built for Cuban Links, I do hear some improvement from him compared to the EP that he gave us back in September although I did very much enjoy it & could be my 2nd favorite EP of the 3 that we’ve gotten from him behind The Game is the Game. The production continues to balance boom bap & drumless so Elcamino can portray the gangsta lifestyle for only 16 minutes.

Score: 3.5/5

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Scatz – “F.T.O.S. (Fuck the Other Side)” review

Flint, Michigan rapper Scatz with his 7th EP & his 2nd project since signing to M.I.N.E. Entertainment. Introducing himself Halloween 2022 with his debut EP Kyriee Krazy followed by the debut mixtape Yung N***a World, his next 5 EPs SharkLoto, Gift of Gab, Yung Dirty Bastard, The Biggest & Yung Dirty Bastard all the following year caught the attention of Rio da Yung O.G. & signed the 6 Ward Lord to M.I.N.E. behind bars. Almost 3 months later, Scatz is looking to apply further pressure by giving a finger & saying F.T.O.S. (Fuck the Other Side).

“Soul Searchin’” was a nearly 2 minute Detroit trap intro talking about riding around with 2 switches taking lives whereas “Free the Innocent” calls for those who’re incarcerated for crimes they never committed to come home over 808s & an airy backdrop. The title track heavily incorporates some bells to speak on the gangsta lifestyle he endures himself into until “Fully” reflects on being young & dumb tryna get a kill.

Moving on from there, “Go Dumb” comes out the gate by telling a bitch to prove her love for him when she told him only for the relationship to completely dissolve & his twin never missing with the glock prior to “W.B.Y.I. (What Bag You In?)” tryna figure out the deal with this guy runnin’ up tellin’ on others. “$50K” featuring Lil Nook marks the first of 2 collabs on the EP ruining a dark Detroit trap instrumental asking what your momma would do if she was sent that much.

“Topside on a Sunday” kicks off the final leg of F.T.O.S. (Fuck the Other Side) by telling people to question his legitimacy in the hood to know if he really drills anyone like that poppin’ 10s while “1 Click” pulls off some Mobb undertones talking about keeping no bitches around him. “Spike” featuring Ducko & PaidLife Zar closes the EP with 1 last Detroit trap collaboration that I like a little less than the other despite the piano-heavy beat.

6 War Lord was a complete step up from Scatz’ early EPs & mixtape sounding hungrier than he did compared to when he started out & that same hunger transitions onto F.T.O.S. (Fuck the Other Side). His production choices keep getting better & I preferred the guest list on the predecessor a few months ago, but the Flint native continues to feel right at home realizing Money Is Not Everything or Music Is Never Ending speaking of his upbringings.

Score: 3.5/5

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Bilal – “Adjust Brightness” review

Bilal is a 45 year old singer/songwriter & producer from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania emerging as a member of the Soulquarians collective & the Interscope Records-backed full-length debut 1st Born 2nd becoming a neo-soul landmark. He returned nearly a decade later for a sophomore effort Airtight’s Revenge followed by his MNRK Music Group debut A Love Surreal & most importantly, In Another Life produced by Adrian Younge in the summer of 2015 shortly after I graduated high school returning to a high level quality of his debut. Almost another decade later, Bilal’s returning for his 5th album.

The title track produced by Antman Wonder angelically starts off the LP singing about sinking or swimming into the light of day without any other choice whereas “Sunshine” atmospherically gives his flowers to the very person in his life who makes his world bloom. “Evr Chngin Nrml” takes the chill boom bap route instrumentally thanks to Karriem Riggins addressing the fact of life gradually changing as time passes while “The Story” hooks up some synths courtesy of Robert Glasper to sing about life unfolds the answers told & everybody knowing.

“Tell Me” gives off a smooth soul approach to the beat crooning that he’ll chase his love like prey leading into “A2Z” not needing a whole lot other than a simple life in a complex world over warm production. “Lay Around” strips the drums completely singing over a bare loop that he’s in the mood to be relaxing, but then the self-produced “Who R We Now?” groovily pleading that he doesn’t want to be locked out again.

The song “Quantum Universe” begins the encore of Adjust Brightness with another standout that Bilal laced all by himself cavernously calling to give him a holiday once the door’s open while the soothing “Conditional” thanking this woman for giving love based on the recipient meeting certain conditions set by the giver. “Micro Macro” closes up shop with 1 last atmospheric joint that Bilal wound up producing individually assuring after the storm starts again, they’ll build & destroy & build it again.

Deeply inspired by a period of musical & visual experimentation, the results of Bilal’s reemergence makes a bold step forward in his evolving sound continuing to defy genre conventions & highlight his unmatched vocal & musical prowess. It’s an intimately human record that speaks to the heart in an era of cold digital sounds conceptually based around themes of love, warmth & intimacy.

Score: 3.5/5

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Kutt Calhoun – “T.D.I.A.L. (The Devil Is A Lie)” review

This is the 6th full-length studio LP from Kansas City, Missouri emcee & business executiv Kutt Calhoun. Originally a hype man for Tech N9ne & amongst the first to sign to Strange Music alongside Krizz Kaliko, he ended up dropping 4 albums & 2 EPs with the local independent powerhouse before starting his very own EMPIRE Distribution imprint Black Gold Entertainment named after his classic Strange victory lap. The only 3 projects he’s given us on his own so far are his 3rd EP Kuttin’ Loose, his 5th album Persona Non Grata: Truth Be Told & his 4th EP Residue a year & a half ago. Refusing to slow down, he’s hitting us with T.D.I.A.L. (The Devil Is A Lie).

After the “Mis-Understanding” intro, the title track featuring Stevie Stone who recently did a theme song for former Evolve Champion & The Crash Pesocompleto Campeon as well as 2-time WWE United States Champion & WWE Tag Team Champion Austin Theory finds the Black Gold Ahdasee together over a symphonic trap instrumental talking about Satan being a myth whereas “No Comparison works in more strings & hi-hats dissing those who think they flyer than him. “Hot Comb” hauntingly lets listeners know that it’s never too late to make the call & after the “Understanding” interlude, “Pandemik” featuring Yocelin Ali hops over horns talking about the plot taking form.

“2 Sides” featuring Da Real King offers a soulful trap vibe to the beat wanting to be free just before “I Can’t Complain” featuring Trap Banks hooks up these guitar licks & hi-hats saying this some shit to fly too even though Kutt doesn’t smoke weed at all. “The Undenied” featuring Bishop da Don Moshey Ben Yahudah has a bland trap tone despite the theme of not being denied any longer while “The World’s a Ghetto” featuring Ben G da Prince of Soul says it all.

After the 3rd & final interlude “Wisdom” we get to the final moments of T.D.I.A.L. (The Devil Is A Lie) starting with “Redrum-Eulogy” featuring Z_ taking the eerie trap route instrumentally getting murderous & “All I Need” featuring Irv da Phenom ends the album on a high note due to it’s soulful production matched with the subject matter of God himself being everything they need.

Residue was a solid comeback for Kutt after a 4 year hiatus & as excited as I was for T.D.I.A.L. (The Devil Is A Lie) since Bloody Kutty might as well be the most underrated artist in the history of Strange Music considering that he’s a Day 1er, I came away from the finished product a little torn on it. I don’t mind the concept or even the production, the thing with it is the overabundance of features that’re hit or miss.

Score: 2.5/5

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Leon Thomas III – “Mutt” review

Leon Thomas III is a 31 year old singer/songwriter, producer & actor from New York City notable for getting his start as the singing voice of Tyrone on The Backyardigans as well as Andre Harris on Victorious for the Paramount Skydance Corporation owned Nickelodeon. He later started making music of his own by releasing 3 mixtapes & an EP until Ty$ signed him to his Motown Records imprint EZMNY Records, dropping his full-length debut album Electric Dusk to critical acclaim. 13 months later, he’s staying busy with a sophomore effort.

“How Fast” grandly starts off by passionately singing that he’s always been a visionary whereas “Safe Place” works in some sampling acknowledging his lover wants to settle in with him for a while even though he gets to the point that it’s not a place of safety whatsoever & that he would let her if it in fact was. “Dancing with Demons” sings about going all night in search of a feeling over this nocturnally dreary instrumental just before “Vibes Don’t Lie” featuring Big Sean on the remix groovily points out the the mouth lies more than the vibes do.

Masego joins Leon for the laidback duet “Lucid Dreams” talking about how they never officially broke up with their exes & that they’re really just taking a break from each other, but then “Feelings on Silent” featuring Wale produced by Conductor Williams is easily my favorite track here from the drumless beat to the lyrics shrugging off anything being said of them negatively. “Answer Your Phone” pushes the 2nd half of Mutt further with this crushing piano ballad pleading for this woman to pick up his calls since he really needs to speak to her while “Yes It Is” featuring Marsha Ambrosius & Muni Long on the remix talks having sensitive ears over a psychedelic soul instrumental from Lil Rod.

“Far Fetched” featuring Ty$ finds the mentor/protégé duo together for a heartbreak jam warning that it’ll be a large check of their relationships are through & after the “Sooner or Later” interlude, the title track featuring both Chris Brown & Freddie Gibbs on the remix is this R&B/boom bap hybrid asking what the rush is. “I Do” dabbles with a gospel sound praising God for taking his time with the woman of his dreams & I Used To” featuring Baby Rose soulfully finishes the LP reflecting when they were in love.

Starting the deluxe run, “Heel” crosses over boom bap & drumless asking what the deal is with his partner wanting him to move on from wounds he hasn’t healed from yet while “Party Favors” featuring Big Sean talks about doing too much for others at parties. “Not Fair” spaciously sings that he’d rather be wrong than wait long these days while “Prize” lusciously tells the woman of his life that she’s the award he wants to win.

“Rather Be Alone” featuring Halle was a fine contemporary R&B, neo-soul, alternative R&B & psychedelic soul single speaking of their preference of being by themselves instead of getting caught in a broken home while “Dirt on My Shoes” featuring Kehlani unites for a back-&-forth duet about them making each other walk around still. The final bonus track “Catch a Stray” wraps it all up singing that the girl he’s with currently is his true addiction.

Thomas showcases his vocal prowess & lyrical talent alike during the course of Mutt’s runtime, telling stories of love lost & betrayal staggering his way through empty relationships as he looks for his soulmate. It really marks the next stage of his career since he truly comes into his own by shooting himself even further into one of the greats of the R&B genre’s modern era & further cementing his status as the best EZMNY signing.

Score: 4/5

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TR Dee – “Evolution” review

This is the 3rd full-length studio LP from Detroit rapper TR Dee. Notable for being 1/3 of the ShittyBoyz alongside Babytron & Stanwill signing to Lando Bando’s own The Hip Hop Lab Records, he also began carving a path for himself as a solo artist off his first couple mixtapes Trapped in My Bag & Made for This ahead of his debut album M.I.P. (Most Improved Player). He has since given us 5 more tapes in Trapped in My Bag 2, Crunch Time, Ice Trae, Trapped in My Bag 3 & Early Mornings, Late Nights followed by the sophomore effort The Greatest until it was time for the next Evolution.

“2 Steps” hooks up a soothing sample & rattling hi-hats to get things going talking about his future looking tropical since nobody else been able to fuck with the Dog $hit Militia while “Rain on Me” cavernously discusses being in the midst of a storm. “Stars” samples “The Body” by Wale owing the fact that he doesn’t flex a lot to remaining humble just before the calm “Summer Fling” talks about some things never changing.

The sampling continues on “Passport” encouraging listeners to grab their travel documents since they heading out of the country whereas the title track flips “Girls Just Wanna Have Fun” by Cyndi Lauper thanks to Danny G talking about his growth in the last 5 years that he’s been in the game. “2050” has a dancier flare to the beat telling us he’s living a little over a quarter of a century in the future leading into synth-driven “Goated” talking about being one of the best.

“Love No Thotti3s” makes it abundantly clear over a lightheartedly carefree Detroit trap instrumental that he has absolutely no love for thots at all, but then “Favorite Pastor” officially closes out the first half of TR Dee’s Evolution hoping that he gets his flowers by the time he’s ready to hang up the mic for good & call it a career chopping up soul samples. “Role Modelz” sets out to grind for a couple millions putting his family on & giving back to the youth while the tense “Crashout Music” serves as the theme song for people to legit crash out to.

Meanwhile on “TR Dee Type Beat” produced by Jakesand, we have TR himself boasting that he’s hotter than an oven ridin’ around with 4 sticks taking the Detroit trap sound & giving it a lavish edge prior to “Top Dawg” featuring Stanwill demonstrating a back-&-forth chemistry between the 2 for only 110 seconds. “Double Double” grimly talks about knowing the opps were coming when they were out of plain sight & “Triple Double” laces these prominent bells making an expensive puddle.

“Kill the Game” boasts that he puts up shooting with the left that you’d think it was really Tayshaun Prince while “What the Fuck is This?” addresses everybody being haters nowadays. “50 Ball” featuring M.I.N.E. Entertainment signee 3200 Tre finds the pair coming clean regarding how much the ice costed & “Grand Finale” ends the LP on a charismatic note talking about real ones coming last when it’s all said & done.

Merely 4 months since 4ever $hittin’ quickly became the most exciting that Stanwill has sounded all by himself since Van Gundy & approximately 6 weeks out from Babytron making up for Tronicles’ continuous delays, the Evolution of TR Dee isn’t too hard for me or anyone else who’s been following him this long enough to hear. After half a decade, he’s showing off his earned stripes demonstrating his growth both artistically & personally.

Score: 4/5

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Peezy – “Small Town Ghetto” review

Detroit, Michigan rapper Peezy coming off his sophomore full-length studio LP from last fall Ghetto to release his 2nd EP. A part of the Team Eastside collective about a little over decade ago, he would later go on to release about a dozen solo projects beginning with Mud Muzik in 2014 & subsequently became one of the most prominent figures that the Motor City’s distinct trap scene has to offer. I covered his 8th mixtape Free Rio in 2022 when he got out of prison back at the beginning of that year for racketeering, followed by his debut album Only Built 4 Diamond Links as well as the previously mentioned Ghetto & now Small Town Ghetto.

The opener “All Black Trucks” is a great way to kickoff the 8-track, 20 minute offering over a Detroit trap instrumental airing out everyone claiming the Eastside when they’re actually not from that part of town whatsoever whereas “Get It Going” talks about plugging the money counters up & bustin’ a brick open. “I’m Back Up” has a serious tone to the beat continuing the Motor City’s unique spin on trap music tackling his resurgence since coming home while “100” motivates that you can stack a Benjamin Franklin if you can stack an Alexander Hamilton.

“Same Type” featuring Payroll Giovanni brings a raw Detroit trap flare starting of the other half of Small Town Ghetto repping those who have similar characteristics as a person just before “You Know It Girl” vibrantly talks about the woman in his life being bad as Hell & that even she knows it. “For 6 Months” featuring G.T. gets his point across of him going back to basics whenever this rap shit starts to get slow & “Detox” featuring Lil Karty ends the EP by hooking up bells & 808s getting a piece of mind.

For this EP, Peezy takes proverbial aim at those purporting to live the lifestyle that he’s actually led keeping his deceptively casual delivery over quintessentially bumping beats that resulted in some of his biggest his & fan favorites due to frauds emerging in the wake of real ones when Detroit’s street rap sound grew in popularity beyond Michigan’s borders. 2/3rds of the features were enjoyable, the production improves from the sophomore effort & the Team Eastside member exposes the fakes.

Score: 3.5/5

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