southsidesilhouette – “Untitled” review

Here we have a brand new mixtape from Atlanta, Georgia recording artist southsidesilhouette. Emerging in the SoundCloud scene of his debut EP Metanoia & later the full-length studio LP Diafora, he continued to build his discography from there whether it be ( ︶︿︶)_╭∩╮ & ♃ or the original Hits followed by the sequel & 2009. The final chapter in the Hits trilogy would drop almost 20 months ago, coming off Dream But Don’t Sleep earlier this spring for a new untitled tape on Halloween.

“Wet ‘Em Up” begins with a bit of a rage-inducing instrumental talking about giving no fucks & dying on that hill whereas “Can’t Pipe Down” colorfully reminds us that some people don’t make it that far in this industry. “Pop Out” featuring Tezzarain finds the 2 talking about it being another day instead of a phase just before “Every Other Day” featuring Rollinthrax flexes that their pockets are full of parmesan.

Meanwhile on “New Stick”, we have southsidesilhouette over this swampy trap beat talking about his new gun coming with a kick while “Yes” asks where the safe is so he can break the bank. “Die Lit” embraces a bit of an ethereal trap vibe to the beat talking about having everything he needs while “Changes” featuring Diorvsyou & 6bill psychedelically links up to speak of doing everything by themselves.

“Face the Music” starts the last act of Untitled with a glitchy rage instrumental talking about giving ‘em the belt when it’s time while “Loading” featuring Rollinthrax reunites both of them so they can discuss trying to take this shit off the map. “IDH8ME2” nears the end with a pluggier flare responding to his detractors while “Long Time” featuring Rollinthrax soulfully talks about it taking forever for them to get where they are.

Only dropped a half hour late, but at least Untitled didn’t wind up being delayed because I actually enjoyed this mixtape more than the Dream But Don’t Sleep EP. The monotony of the latter is broken off completely by the inclusion of all 4 guests, I feel like there’s more going for the production than this past spring although I’d love to hear him work with Internet Money Records or Vanguard Music Group again & southsidesilhouette’s flows remains amongst the most unique in the modern underground trap scene.

Score: 4/5

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Rollinthrax – “B4” review

This is the sophomore effort from The Bronx, New York rapper Rollinthrax. Delivering a slew of EPs from Fuckui<3u & 24×7 to SSX & ¡ridescentearly on in the decade, all of which built up for his full-length debut 2eZ celebrating his birthday with a fun batch of cloudy trap/rage songs. His debut mixtape One2Nun came out at the beginning of 2023 & he’s ready to take himself to the next level on B4 to the delight of many finishing up a feature run he’s been on since.

Fitting enough, “Is U Ready?” opens with synthesizers & hi-hats eagerly awaiting to run up a check leading into the cloudy “Wassup” produced by Cade feeling reminiscent of Lil Uzi Vert talking about a chick who acted like she loved him & later switched up. “It’s History” gets into his rage bag with the help of Jwade making different investments as of late prior to talking his shit during the single “Check Ur Phone” using crazy sampling techniques from n9ck.

“Almighty” pulls from the hypertrap subgenre again feeling zombified off too many drugs & wanting to be omnipotent just before “Opponent” gets back on a cloudy trap vibe talking about seeing dead bodies all around him. “VIP” hops over more rage beats comparing life to a game of chess & fucking with him being your worst mistake, but then “Irregular” fuses trap & glitch hop to talk about sticking out from the rest.

Thrax used the horn-inflicted “How U Bomin’?” to flex that he’s always 2 steps ahead while “Pass da Cup” clarifies making it to the next level is part of the rule of survival with another creatively used sample. “Putiton” jauntily talks about living in luxury because he used to be broke while “Grey Anatomy” makes hypertrap a secondary influence telling his brothers to keep going. Regarding the closer, “Say It Say It” samples rock music to vent about giving her enough & her acting like it ain’t a thing.

Some were keeping their fingers crossed when Rollinthrax got his own track on Xavier Anthony’s debut compilation The XA Tape this past Super Bowl Weekend of him finally getting himself back out there & B4 makes his return 30 months following his debut for a comeback recapturing the sounds of trap along with rage & cloud rap summing up what he’s been up to all this time.

Score: 3.5/5

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Diorvsyou – “Paussus.99” review

Another month & we got the 5th EP from Atlanta, Georgia recording artist Diorvsyou. Coming up in 2021 off his debut EP Scoreboard, it wasn’t until I saw him open up for southsidesilhouette in Brooklyn the following November where I was personally introduced to his music & I was actually impressed with his set. The next EP w.t.f.i.dvy? (who the fuck is diorvsyou?) marked a bigger breakthrough for him artistically & returned up from the Ashes almost a year since Diorvsrxlvnd’s eponymous debut. The last couple EPs Untitled EP.9 & So Cunt. have both been received well enough to the point where Paussus.99 could elevate himself & the guests on the 1st leg.

“Pierce My Lungs” featuring ApolloRed1 was an exciting collab to open things up talking about being rockstars whereas “West” featuring untiljapan shows off a back-&-forth chemistry from the 2 that impressed me. “OnTheWay” featuring Sk8star has a tropical approach thanks to Taurus finds them having cash coming in their direction while “FountaineeBleu” cloudily pauses for the pictures only.

A reversed sample of “Olympian” by Playboi Cartipops up during “In Loading…” assuring nothing will stop him until “Flat Shoals Road” featuring Sk8star & southsidesilhoutte produced by Pi’erre Bourne finishes the EP with a sequel to “sex” off of Sk8’s most recent EP Rebelution only a few months ago carrying the energy they had on that standout over once again.

Both predecessor EPs we’ve gotten from Dior this year so far have been increasing his popularity due to his personal & artistic growth, but Paussus.99 could be my new favorite of the trilogy. He gets some of the biggest names in the underground trap scene within these past few years on a vast majority of it showcasing their styles complimenting his on top of elevated production catering to everybody’s own individual strengths.

Score: 4/5

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southsidesilhouette – “Dream But Don’t Sleep” review

Atlanta, Georgia recording artist southsidesilhouette delivering his 1st offering of 2025 in the form of his 8th EP. Emerging in the SoundCloud scene of his debut EP Metanoia & later the full-length studio LP Diafora, he continued to build his discography from there whether it be ( ︶︿︶)_╭∩╮ & ♃ or the original Hits followed by the sequel & 2009. The final chapter in the Hits trilogy came out 14 months ago & has returned so he can tell everyone to Dream But Don’t Sleep.

“Pain.” works in some synthesizers & heavy bass to open the EP talking about taking his time of the essence staying ready to in whereas “So Back” turns the rage up boasting that he’s a young prodigy that you might probably catch on the east side. “Haunted House” talks about turning up & having to learn from all the Ls he had to take finally getting his hands on the ball again while “Marching with the Bands” assures he’s living a wonderful life now & shows off his 1 of a kind status.

Finishing the first half of the EP, we have southsidesilhouette getting turnt to the max on “I Been” cautioning about betraying him possibly becoming the biggest mistake of your life just before “World Gone Hate” keeps the hypertrap vibes going telling his girl he can’t get sick of her face. “In My Hands” produced by n9ck talks about the increase of problems as a result of becoming richer leading into “Forever” abrasively suggesting he got the loose screws in his head from his mother.

“Sayonara” steps it up with his flow boasting that he stays making hits on the phone in addition to leaving you where you stand because of him never saying goodbyes & keeping a heater on him putting a cloudy spin on the rage sound, but the lead single “Tattoos” finishes the EP by throwing it back to his earlier material talking about thuggin’ in the street the second he wakes up on top of telling his listeners you can do it too as long as you find it.

Got to catch this guy perform a headlining set in New York with UnreleasedSnip back in November 2022 & that being my introduction to him, it wasn’t hard for me to see what made him so appealing in the underground realm of trap music hearing him do songs like “Untouchable” in person. Finally getting the chance to cover his music 30 months later, there’s no denying he’s grown since that show. Internet Money Records & Vanguard Music Group usually bring in the best outta him production-wise, although Chxncex holds his own weight & southsidesilhouette flows over his sound well enough.

Score: 3.5/5

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Diorvsyou – “So Cunt.” review

Atlanta, Georgia up-&-comer Diorvsyou with his 2nd EP of the year & the 4th in his discography overall. Coming up in 2021 off his debut EP Scoreboard, it wasn’t until I saw him open up for southsidesilhouette in Brooklyn the following November where I was personally introduced to his music & I was actually impressed with his set. The next EP w.t.f.i.dvy? (who the fuck is diorvsyou)? marked a bigger breakthrough for him artistically & returned up from the Ashes almost a year since Diorvsrxlvnd’s eponymous debut. The previous EP Untitled EP.9 came out a couple months ago & is already keeping himself busy with So Cunt..

“Slit Ya Throat” produced by Devstacks & Goxan is this regalia intro looking to swag all of his sorrows away & tryin’ not to pop shit even if it may seem difficult whereas “Nosferatu” works in a psychedelic trap instrumental talking about feeling like an extraterrestrial vampire. “I.S.S.” brings a plugg flare to the table thanks to Devstacks once more telling his hoe to be grateful & keep faithin’ leading into “I Wonder” taking a moment to think about whether or not if any of this shit means anything to him & Devstacks applying even more pressure behind the boards.

The quirky synthesizers from 406ahmad on “Outta Hea” are a nice touch being on whole new levels of zooted just before Cade gives “1 Mistake” a cloudier vibe referencing Boston Celtics player Jayson Tatum. “Rob a Bank” gets back on the plugg tip having his twin watching his flank during a robbery while “Royal Rumble” makes comparison to WWE’s signature 30-man battle royale in light of this year’s winner Jey Uso dethroning Gunther to become the new World Heavyweight Champion last weekend. “Pissed” closes with an ode to the rockstar life that MexikoDro laced wanting to die in a mosh pit.

Dior is somebody in the regalia subgenre of plugg music I’ve been covering for several years up until this point & I would HIGHLY suggest you listen to So Cunt. or really the whole Diorvsyou catalog for anyone reading this who got introduced to regalia through the new Dave Blunts album You Can’t Say That getting the polarizing reception it deserves. The best regalia producer in the game Devstacks producing half of this was a great call & Dior is a far more captivating performer than Dave Blunts ever could be.

Score: 4/5

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Diorvsyou – “Untitled EP.9” review

This is the 3rd EP from Atlanta, Georgia up-&-comer Diorvsyou. Coming up in 2021 off his debut EP Scoreboard, it wasn’t until I saw him open up for southsidesilhouette in Brooklyn the following November where I was personally introduced to his music & I was actually impressed with his set. The next EP w.t.f.i.dvy? (who the fuck is diorvsyou?) marked a bigger breakthrough for him artistically & returned up from the Ashes almost a year since Diorvsrxlvnd’s eponymous debut. That said, he’s dropping off Untitled EP.9 a couple days ahead of Valentine’s Day weekend.

“Ronda Rousey” with Cxdy of Internet Money Records & Vanguard Music Group opens with a cloudy ode to the UFC Hall of Famer, the inaugural UFC Women’s Bantamweight Champion, 3-time WWE women’s world champion & WWE Women’s Tag Team Champion from both TKO Group Holdings divisions whereas “Allclear” talks about seeing everything. “BBeep” works in some rage influences cashing out leading into “KTA” talking about wanting to body everyone in his path.

As for “WYA” produced by 406ahmad, we have Dior referencing current AEW World Tag Team Champion Bobby Lashley of The Hurt Syndicate after taking the belts from the previous titleholders in former GCW Tag Team Champions & HoG Tag Team Champions Private Party while “Talmbout” featuring Sk8star brings the pair together to talk about exactly how fly they get. “Freshman” boasts that he takes risk daily trying to get high enough to see heaven itself on the daily & “decarnin balmain” ends by showing fondness of Christophe Decarnin’s time as Balmain’s creative director.

He recently made a handful of standout appearances on The XA Tape that the Xavier Anthony clothing brand put out last weekend even if one of the executive producers incorrectly accused me of using AI on my review on it because I’ve never used AI in my life & Dior gears up for an upcoming sophomore effort teasing 16 minutes of the modern trap sounds he’s become known for.

Score: 3.5/5

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Diorvsyou – “Ashes” review

Atlanta, Georgia up-&-comer Diorvsyou releasing his full-length debut album. Coming up in 2021 off his debut EP Scoreboard, it wasn’t until I saw him open up for southsidesilhouette in Brooklyn the folllwing November where I was personally introduced to his music & I was actually impressed with his set. The next EP w.t.f.i.dvy? (who the fuck is diorvsyou?) marked a bigger breakthrough for him artistically & almost a year since Diorvsrxlvnd’s eponymous debut, Dior himself’s returning up from the Ashes.

“Long Time” is this rage-inducing open or acknowledging the fact that it’s been a while since we’ve heard from him & that’s how life goes sometimes whereas “SoFarGone” produced by Zaan takes the psychedelic trap route instrumentally talking about everything being new. “WakeUpThumb” has a bit of a cloudy trap approach flexing his lifestyle just before the booming “Leisure” talks about being so high at the moment.

southsidesilhouette & Sk8star both join Dior on “ToThePlan” for a 3-headed monster of a trap heater produced by Y3rip & n9ck promising to come get you right if you talkin’ down leading into “African King” talks about having so much swag to the point where he doesn’t even know what he wants when hitting the stores anymore. “Fashion Forward” works in some hypertrap undertones to the beat boasting that none of the shit he puts on wax is fiction, but then the playful “Mudwash” talks about having too many options at his dispense.

“Prblms” featuring REEZY X brings the pair together over a regalia instrumental interpolating the classic JAY-Z single “99 Problems” while the inebriating atmosphere of “No Kap” featuring Sk8star talks about the fact that both of them are fly & they be makin’ this shit look ways. “:tf” featuring southsidesilhouette leaves hoes with the sad face explaining to them that’s not how shit goes for either one of them despite the horn-laced drill beat while the moody “Smash” boasts his wealth.

Meanwhile on “RacksIn”, we have Dior starting the final leg of Ashes on some cloudy trap shit talking about the racks coming in & cash going out while the otherworldly “Rated R” promises to let the 9 off if anyone ever tries to play with him. “X2” featuring Galactic Records signee tana turns the bass up high running an entire mile with Rick Owens boots on both of their feet & lastly, the closer “Toast” that Nosaint of Vanguard Music Group laced vibrantly ends Dior’s debut asking where his Day 1s are.

w.t.f.i.dvy? (who the fuck is diorvsyou?) showed quite a bit of potential in the 4evrrthumbin’ member & Ashes a year & a half later takes that same potential to newer heights. The guest-list is mostly consisting, there’s a lot more outside collaborators than there was on that previous EP as opposed to a single producer’s particular sound & Dior himself feels rejuvenated.

Score: 4/5

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Diorvsyou – “w.t.f.i.dvy? (who the fuck is diorvsyou?)” review

This is the 2nd EP from Atlanta, Georgia up-&-comer Diorvsyou. Coming up in 2021 off his last EP Scoreboard, it wasn’t until I saw him open up for southsidesilhouette in Brooklyn back in November where I was personally introduced to his music & I was actually impressed with his set. But considering that his born day was just a few days ago, what better way for him to give back to the fans than to introduce himself to a wider audience & enlist Zaan to oversee w.t.f.i.dvy? (who the fuck is diorvsyou?).

The title track kicks off the album with euphoric trap ballad produced by Toom of Vanguard Music Group talking about trying to hit everybody in the club whereas “mi amor” works in an angelic loop as well as some horns & hi-hats for a dedication to the love of his life. “Django” takes a more otherworldly trap route thanks to thr6x telling the coach to put him in the game because he knows the plan just before the cloudy yet bass heavy “look alike” by 4evrrthumbin’ boasts the fact that all their bitches fine.

Meanwhile, “fuck a bank” co-produced by Patrick Garza flexes having a money counter with a wavily colorful trap beat while the penultimate track “prize pick” takes a futuristic approach telling his hoe that he chose from the start to play her part cleverly enough. The penultimate track “joerogan” is a psychedelic banger of a closer that Cxdy of Internet Money Records laced making it clear to some hoe that living good these days & “throw up” ends the EP with some hi-hats & high-pitched synthesizers courtesy of Nosaint talking about classy shit.

If you’re aren’t familiar with this guy, then I think this EP should make you wake the fuck up because he just took it to a whole new level on here in comparison to Scoreboard. Zaan continues to himself to be a producer that you should keep an eye out for down the road as his production game is amongst is strongest to date & Dior’s performances are his most captivating.

Score: 4/5

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