Mickey Diamond – “Blood of the Lamb” review

New surprise LP & the 19th overall Detroit, Michigan emcee Mickey Diamond. Emerging at the beginning of this decade off the strength of his debut EP Bangkok Dangerous, the dude has since gone on to turn quite a few heads in the underground by building up the impressive discography for himself with his previous 18 albums alongside 7 EPs & a mixtape. Since 2022 however, Mickey has been consistent putting out some of the best material of his career thus far. This includes the Gucci Ghost series produced by Big Ghost Ltd., the Ral Duke-produced Oroku Saki EP, the Sadhugold-produced Death Threat$ album, the Camoflauge Monk-produced Capital Gains album, the outstanding Oroku Saki sequel Super Shredder & Gucci Gambinos. Coming off both Wolf Tickets & Black Sheep however, the Blood of the Lamb has arrived without any prior announcement.

“Stigmata” begins with this soulful boom bap beat talking about his preference of being wealthy instead of having all the fame whereas “Cold Sweats” takes an eerier route instrumentally explaining that karma catches up to all in the end. “Break Bread” brings some pianos into the fold so Diamond can talk about killing the greedy just before “Practice What You Preach” hooks up some sampling chops spitting more hardcore lyricism.

Meanwhile on “Communion”, we have Mickey over this gospel-inflicted boom bap beat explaining that he speaks from the heart rather than making himself sound good leading into “Have Mercy” grittily talking about still surviving when the backstabbers tried to take him down. “Collection Plates” starts the 2nd half on some more piano-driven boom bap instrumentals boasting that he’s been like this entire life while “Wormwood” sinisterly takes a more conscious approach to the songwriting.

“PREYers” featuring Daniel Son references the inaugural IWGPヘビー級チャンピオン, former 12-time WWE world champion, WWE tag team champion, 3-time WWE Hall of Famer, Real American Beer founder, Real American Freestyle Wrestling (RAF) co-founder & known racist Hulk Hogan while “Lamb’s Blood” brings another gospel flip to the table gives us some observations of his even if he including myself isn’t the kind of guy who knows the bible by heart.

The penultimate song winds down Blood of the Lamb’s final moments on some drumless gospel vibes giving all praises to God for having his back & that being the reason why he won’t ever forsake Him while the outro “Erick’s Sermon” soulfully concludes The Wolf, The Lamb, The Goat trilogy talking about a vow he made to his his father that he won’t ever let him down. Especially since he was the one who made sure he had food on the table when Diamond was younger.

Wolf Tickets made for an introspectively spiritual detour from Gucci Gambinos or the Gucci Ghost saga & Black Sheep focused more on Mickey Diamond’s capabilities of telling stories, but what makes Blood of the Lamb an interesting conclusion to this series he & Big Ghost Ltd. have been doing for 6 months already is the production could likely be more sample-heavy than it’s predecessors & the likelihood of it being Diamond at his most religious topically.

Score: 4.5/5

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Ill Conscious – “The Premise” review

This is the 6th studio LP from Baltimore, Maryland emcee Ill Conscious. Introducing himself in 2010 off his debut mixtape The Underachiever, he would return in 2015 with the full-length debut The Essence followed by the 2018 sophomore effort The Prerequisite & Logistix. Coming off both Acres of Diamonds & The Aggregation of Marginal Gains however, I was excited to hear that Finn of the Brown Bag Money collective was gonna fully produce The Premise.

After the intro, the opening track talks about him freeing the people it’s the reign of the “Tuthmosis” over a boom bap beat with a lo-fi twist to it while “Pupils Become Rivals” keeps it dusty instrumentally explaining that the kind of people whose egos are inflated moving suicidally. “Prominent Sunz” featuring Rome C finds the 2 talking about the reason each of them stay shining while “Conductivity” jazzily talks about no one having the ability of fucking with him.

Asun Eastwood & Mandiq both appear on “Bass Drum” so they can end the 1st leg discussing their methods never changing this deep in their careers leading into “Pineapple Mimosas” talks about raising up a high glass for the culture to get the 2nd half going. “The Allegory” turns up the jazz influences again so he speak of disputing all the corny fables regarding him just before “Consortium” featured Snook da Crook talks about the battle becoming greater when the blessings are bigger.

“Carbon Traces” winds down The Premise’s final act detailing that the arbitrators have all betrayed us over this calming boom bap beat while “Pressure” featuring King Magnetic & Recognize Ali saves my favorite guest appearances for last, talking about hitting trifectas with the commas. “11th Commandment” hops over an instrumental kin to Conductor Williams taking us to a higher level of consciousness while “DNA” by combining a verse & a spoken word outro.

I’ve always enjoyed this guy’s collaborations with Jay Royale because it’s like the Baltimore version of AZ & Nas to a degree, but I’m confident of discussions eventually being had regarding The Premise surpassing Acres of Diamonds to be the finest LP in Ill Conscious’ whole discography. Regardless of a couple underwhelming guest appearances, Finn’s soulfully dusty boom bap production appropriately suits the intelligent lyrical style that makes Conscious so appealing compared to other artists around his neck of the woods.

Score: 4/5

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Ankhlejohn – “Everything Beautiful Died Early” review

Here we have the 8th mixtape from Washington, D.C. emcee/producer Ankhlejohn. Breaking out off his Big Ghost Ltd.-produced sophomore effort Van Ghost, he’s given the underground his last 7 tapes as well as 8 EPs & 7 full-lengths in almost a decade. Other favorites of mine in his discography include the Navy Blue-produced As Above, So Below, the Rome Streetz collaborative effort Genesis 1:27, the Cookin’ Soul-produced The Michelin Man & the August Fanon-produced Live! at the Disco last summer. A whole year later & V Don’s producing Everything Beautiful Died Early.

“Origins” gets things going with a 125 second intro talking about being paid to prove cases over a drumless orchestra backing him whereas “No Specifics” goes for a boom bap vibe instrumentally referencing The Sopranos, which is one of my top 3 shows. $ha Hef joins Lordy so they can talk about some “Monyun” over a sample & some drums while “Trauma or Tragedy” incorporates a more laidback beat to talk about being there when the powder was still stone.

Babymaine joins Ankhlejohn on “Inglorious” for a gangsta rap/boom bap crossover detailing their experiences living in The Bronx & the DMV just before “Stoneisland” wraps up the 1st half of Everything Beautiful Died Early looking back at when Juelz Santana was a big inspiration to him. “Vegan Goose Down Silence” kicks off the 2nd leg talking about making this tape because he felt like the game needed him leading into “King, Pawn & Rook” featuring Crimeapple breaking down the mafioso lifestyle.

“Solar Faxx!” aggressively talks about his desire of making educating ourselves more mainstream while “Laugh & Cry” once again touches base regarding the subject of the gangsta life, explaining that it’s pretty much a cycle. “Day 1” talks about his refusal of disrespecting the plates he came from & his knowledge of the game dating back since the beginning while “Packback” ends by observing the amount of love since his youth that’s faded.

Next fall will be a whole decade since Ankhlejohn introduced himself by taking the underground on a trip through The Red Room & for the past 14 months, he’s been dropping the greatest output of his entire career from The Michelin Man to Live! at the Disco & now Everything Beautiful Died Early. There are only a small handful of guests on this one rather than Lordy holding down the mic all by himself throughout the predecessor last spring, but they’re all carefully selected since everyone flows well over V Don’s distinct production style.

Score: 4.5/5

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Action Figure 973 – “What Would Harley Race Do?” review

Belleville, New Jersey emcee/producer Action Figure 973 has returned with his 3rd studio LP. For a while at this point, his first couple mixtapes followed by his last 10 EPs & the full-length debut DOOM Was Right almost a year ago giving flowers to one of my all-time personal favorite albums Madvillainy have each established himself as a promisingly skilled luchador who so happens to rap. The Most Interesting Man in the World got with Machacha for his sophomore effort in October, coming off the Lucha Libre for the Soul sequel Lucha Libra for Christmas & airing out some Luchador Body Odor to ask What Would Harley Race Do? a couple days after former AEW World Tag Team Champion & 2-time AEW TNT Champion Darby Allin became the new AEW World Champion.

“Harley & Nash Driving Through the Hood” after the “Harley’s Credo” intro sets it all off with a grittily drumless loop referencing WWE Hall of Famer, 7-time WWE world champion, 7-time WWE tag team champion, WWE Hardcore Champion & current Lucha Libre AAA Worldwide (AAA) booker The Undertaker whereas “Puerto Rican Pyramids” goes for a boom bap vibe instrumentally to talk about there being a difference between him & us.

The title track references none other than the late 8-time NWA World’s Heavyweight Champion, WWE Hall of Famer & the inaugural WWE United States Champion Harley Race himself while “Harley Warned Bruiser About Puerto Rico” includes a bar about former UFC Light Heavyweight Champion Rampage Jackson’s son Raja infamously beating Syko Stu to death damn near at KnoX Pro-Wrestling founded by WWE Hall of Famer, 2-time WWE Intercontinental Champion & 3-time WWE Tag Team Champion Rikishi.

“Blame Game” nocturnally references WWE Hall of Famer, former 3-time WWE Champion, 11-time WWE tag team champion, the inaugural WWE Hardcore Champion, CWA World Tag Team Champion & TNA World Champion Mick Foley alongside WWE Hall of Famer & former 3-time WCW Hardcore Champion Eric Bischoff and WCW founder Ted Turner while the drumless “WWE Ice Creams” featuring Brother Tom Sos makes a nod to the late WWE Hall of Famer, former 2-time WWE Champion & 2-time WWE Tag Team Champion Yokozuna.

The song “Harley Pulling a Gun on Hogan” embraces a jazzier sound whilst continuing to strip the drums talking about having dinner with former 2-time IWGPタッグチャンピオン, WWE Hall of Famers & 10-time WWE tag team champions The Steiner Brothers while “Bred 11’s” preceding the “Don’t Matter Who It Is” outro dustily spends the last couple minutes of What Would Harley Race Do? boasting that nobody can walk a mile inside of his shoes.

Both of Act-Lo’s previous full-lengths were already released under the ECW of underground hip hop a.k.a. Bars Over B.S. Records a year earlier & that was how I discovered his music last spring, so it’s not really that much of a surprise that they exclusively dropped What Would Harley Race Do? on their site at the beginning of the month & would agree with the sentiment of it being amongst his most refined material. I liked that he toned down the number of guest appearances to simply 1 so the east coast luchador can rip up some of Artifcer’s finest beats by himself 99% of the time.

Score: 4.5/5

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Mickey Diamond – “Black Sheep” review

Detroit, Michigan lyricist & one of the finest in the underground currently Mickey Diamond is back with his 18th studio LP. Emerging at the beginning of this decade off the strength of his debut EP Bangkok Dangerous, the dude has since gone on to turn quite a few heads in the underground by building up the impressive discography for himself with his previous 17 albums alongside 7 EPs & a mixtape. Since 2022 however, Mickey has been consistent putting out some of the best material of his career thus far. This includes the Gucci Ghost series produced by Big Ghost Ltd., the Ral Duke-produced Oroku Saki EP, the Sadhugold-produced Death Threat$ album, the Camoflauge Monk-produced Capital Gains album, the outstanding Oroku Saki sequel Super Shredder & Gucci Gambinos. We recently got Diamond Cutter as well as Dolla $ign Diaries & Wolf Tickets, coming off the latter almost 2 months ago for the 2nd installment of this new trilogy days after Killer Kross was crowned the new MLW World Heavyweight Champion & the morning of former TNA World Champion Joe Hendry becoming the new NXT Champion.

“Shepherd’s Pie” begins with a drumless soul sample talking about him learning how to save money rather than chase it whereas “Big Bad Wolf” takes the boom bap route instrumentally so he can fuck up anyone who steps in his way. “Murda He Wrote” strips the drums once again talking about pulling up to shows with 10 of homies while “B22” soulfully talks about him shaking up the block consistently unlike those no one wants to collaborate with.

As for “Silence of the Lambs”, we have Diamond over some pianos mixed with kicks & snares letting the fear breathe again leaving the feds asking what happened to him during his break leading into “Rabbit Hole” bringing back the crooning sampling chops talking about his style being too flashy for the poor. “Matthew 7:15” eerily boasts of slitting throats using a Liquid Sword while “Business as Usual” continues the 2nd half talking about seeming cool up until everything comes down to the money.

“Cry Wolf” starts the 4th quarter bringing us more hardcore boom bap cautioning the whole community would take his side if anyone’s beefing with one of his while “When It Rains” soulfully talks about feeling the pain of his homie who’s been down bad. “False Profits” rawly makes it clear his purpose here is to challenge the greatest to ever do it & “Want You Back” ends by chopping up soul samples 1 last time talking about not being mad at a woman he was once in a relationship with.

It hasn’t even been a couple months since Wolf Tickets began The Wolf, The Lamb & The Goat trilogy shooting a buzzer beater in terms of how 2025 was musically & Black Sheep isn’t what many who’ve caught up with Mickey Diamond over the years would expect it to be topically. His lyricism is more focused towards his capability to tell stories centered around friendships, relationships, spirituality, conspiracy theories & politics accommodated in the way Big Ghost’s signature production style always has.

Score: 4.5/5

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Eddie Kaine – “12/24: The Night Before” review

Brooklyn, New York emcee Eddie Kaine celebrating Christmas Eve with his 3rd mixtape. Turning heads at the beginning of the decade off his Big Ghost Ltd.-produced debut A Tree Grows in Brooklyn, the next couple albums Wonderful World of Kaino & Chosen were both moderately received until the Finn-produced Quincy Street Blues marked a return to form for Eddie in my opinion. Last Exit to Crooklyn was a mature sequel to his inaugural full-length, coming off Crown Me Kaine & the Play for Keeps EP by enlisting Wavy da Ghawd for 12/24 sequel The Nightmare Before.

After the “Winter’s Coming” intro, the first song “Don’t Count Me Out” jumps over a jazzy boom bap instrumental to get us started officially advising that he shouldn’t ever be doubted prior to “By the Window” dustily talking about heading towards another block if shit starts to get hot. “Rare Form 2” serves as a sequel to a highlight off the original 12/24 boasting that his pen’s truly 1 of a kind while “98” talks about the game looking like the late 90s from his perspective.

“No Replacement” works in some strings so he can clarify that he & his squad are unsatisfied living basically leading into “Ace Bailey” incorporates a soul sample to talk about having to toughen up because everyone he grew up around got popped referencing the Utah Jazz’ small forward. “We on It” featuring Wish Master comes together so they can speak of having things good in the US while the “Smoke Break” feels less of an interlude & more like a brief trap freestyle.

Kicking off the final leg, “Cabin Fever / Young Veteran 2” splits itself in 2 different halves & the 2nd part of it most notably picking up where another 12/24 song “Young Veteran” left off thematically while “Never Late” soulfully talks about always being on time. “24” spends the next 76 seconds asking who else out here’s going harder than him & “Snowy Nights” finishes The Night Before recalling the cold winter evenings he spent hustling solely so he could get by.

Celebrating 5 years of 12/24 to the very day, Eddie Kaine recaptures the holiday season themes of The Night Before’s predecessor by reuniting with Wavy da Ghawd for a sequel that takes every enjoyable quality the previous entry had going for it & pushing it forward. Wish Master has the only guest verse since the other 2 features handle chorus duties for their contributions unlike the previous chapter near 2020’s conclusion, but Wavy’s production boom bap production feels like a big improvement above Play for Keeps’ earlier this spring & Kaine does a solid job at recapturing the Christmas themes.

Score: 4.5/5

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Action Figure 973 – “Lucha Libre for Christmas” review

Belleville, New Jersey emcee/producer Action Figure 973 celebrating the holiday season a couple days early with his 10th EP. For a while at this point, Act-Lo’s first 2 mixtapes followed by his last 9 EPs & the full-length debut DOOM Was Right merely 7 months ago giving flowers to one of my all-time personal favorite albums Madvillainy have each established himself as a promisingly skilled luchador who so happens to rap. It’s almost been a few months since The Most Interesting Man in the World got with Machacha for his sophomore effort & is ready to spit game on Lucha Libra for Christmas over a week after former PWG World Champion, record-tying 2-time World Heavyweight Champion & the longest reigning WWE Intercontinental Champion Gunther retired former 17-time WWE world champion, WWE Intercontinental Champion, 5-time WWE United States Champion & 4-time WWE tag team champion John Cena at Saturday Night’s Main Event XLII.

After the intro, “Noche Buena” begins with this drumless chipmunk soul opener referencing WWE Hall of Famer & 4-time WWE tag team champion Chief Jay Strongbow whereas “DOOM’s Xmas Special on [adult swim]” works in a piano so he can take a second to address Westside Gunn & the WWE’s ongoing beef. “Christmas Coal” soulfully refers to the anaconda vice submission hold that was popularized by 8-time WWE world champion CM Punk while “Turbo Man” talks about being chased like he’s the fictional Jingle All the Way superhero starring WWE Hall of Famer Arnold Schwarzenegger.

“Wrestling on Christmas” continues the sampling shouting out the late WWE Hall of Famer, former WWE United States Champion, WWE Intercontinental Champion & WCW World Tag Team Champion Rick Rude near the end just before “Bad Santas” featuring Lord Juco compares themselves to the main characters of the titular holiday comedy crime film. “Batman Smells” featuring Malcolm Sef references WWE Hall of Famer & 2-time WWE women’s world champion Nikki Bella at the backend of it but prior to the “Yule Log” outro, the final song “Chinese Turkey” featuring Hound caps it all off with a drumless outro talking about not grinding this hard to stay the same.

Coming off the Thank God for Fania beat tape on Black Friday last month, Action Figure 973 gets back on the mic & links back up with Circa ‘97 for a holiday-themed sequel to Lucha Libre for the Soul roughly 48 hours away from solstice itself. Certainly a treat for those looking forward to those watching Carmelo Hayes ending Илья́ Драгунов‘s reign as WWE United States Champion this weekend or the longest reigning AEW World Champion MJF getting payback on Samoa Joe by defeating the current 2-time titleholder at World’s End III.

Score: 3.5/5

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Mickey Diamond – “Wolf Tickets” review

Here is the 17th studio LP from Detroit, Michigan lyricist & one of the finest in the underground currently Mickey Diamond. Emerging at the beginning of this decade off the strength of his debut EP Bangkok Dangerous, the dude has since gone on to turn quite a few heads in the underground by building up the impressive discography for himself with his previous 16 albums alongside 7 EPs & a mixtape. Since 2022 however, Mickey has been consistent putting out some of the best material of his career thus far. This includes the Gucci Ghost album & it’s sequel produced by Big Ghost Ltd., the Ral Duke-produced Oroku Saki EP, the Sadhugold-produced Death Threat$ album, the Camoflauge Monk-produced Capital Gains album, the 3rd & 4th installments to the Gucci Ghost saga, the outstanding Oroku Saki sequel Super Shredder & Gucci Gambinos. We got Diamond Cutter this spring & most recently the Dolla $ign Diaries, a couple weeks ago, making Wolf Tickets the beginning of a new trilogy.

A soul sample gets flipped right out the gate during “Peter & Paul” until the drums come in the fold talking about hearing shit because he constantly keeps his ear to the streets in addition to the number of speed bumps & potholes when taking the road to success just before “High Steaks” references the late WWE Hall of Famer Paul Bearer in addition to WWE Hall of Famer, former SMW Tag Team Champion, 3-time WWE world champion, 2-time WWE Intercontinental Champion, 12-time WWE tag team champion & WWE Hardcore Champion Kane and WWE Hall of Famer, former WWE Champion, 3-time WWE Tag Team Champion, 2-time NWA National Heavyweight Champion & AJPW世界タッグチャンピオン Ted DiBiase.

“Black Tears” works in a crooning sample so he can talk about the struggles he used to experience in his hood daily while “Wolfenstein 3D” hooks up a piano-driven boom bap instrumental suggesting to put your money where your mouth is. “No Jumper” talks about nobody moving units the way he does leading into “I Dare You” ends the 1st half by promising to blast anyone who gets way too close to him & keeping snitches in a rear-view.

Starting off the 2nd leg, “You Can’t Buy Love” chops up more samples advising to open your eyes & read the signs when it comes the topic of romance while “WTF” gets in his mafioso bag over a somber boom bap beat. “Missed Calls” talks about him not being afraid to let shots ring out like people are hitting up his number & he isn’t answering them while “Michael Knight” reminds the world as to exactly what type of person he’s always been.

“Blood Moon” begins the final 6 & a half minutes of Wolf Tickets going for a drumless rap rock vibe looking to bring terror to every single flow he uses while “1 Shot Kill” finishes up this inaugural entry of The Wolf, The Lamb & The Goat pretty much poking fun at all these other rappers who’re crying wolf leaving them dead the very second he fires the gun he keeps close to him whether it be on the warm summer days or the cold winters.

Tough for me to say whether or not Mickey Diamond will eventually make Dolla $ign Diaries available on Bandcamp & whatever digital streaming platform of your choice since it’s a physical exclusive for now, but what I can tell you is that he & Big Ghost Ltd. take a more introspectively spiritual approach to Wolf Tickets unlike the Gucci Ghost series or Gucci Gambinos over a year earlier quickly surpassing Diamond Cutter to no surprise. He’s essentially recapping everything that’s happened in his life since Gucci Gambinos with the same rawness we’ve grown accustomed to from him & new perspectives.

Score: 4.5/5

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Jalen Frazier – “Eye of the Beholder” review

Here is the 5th EP from Detroit, Michigan emcee Jalen Frazier. Getting his footing in during the fall of 2020 off the strength of his debut EP Expressions of the Neglected, he would continue to turn heads in the local underground scene last summer with the follow-up God Bless My Chalice. His debut album The Drop produced by Foul Mouth & Ethics of War produced by godBLESSbeatz elevated himself from both of its predecessors, aiming for a 3-peat with Eye of the Beholder produced by Machacha.

“The Luz” opens up with a somber boom bap instrumental trying to make a profit overnight & aiming guns at nosy muhfuckas whereas “Dolphins” soulfully talks about emptying clips on whole entire regimes. “Tale of the Streets”works in a guitar mixed with kicks & snares masterfully showing off his storytelling abilities for 111 seconds while “God Forbid” talks about needing a ticket to hear these thoughts.

J-Classic joins Jalen on the song “Duffel Bag Written” winding up the 2nd half of Eye of the Beholder with a crazy Crash Bandicoot reference in light of Netflix producing an upcoming animated series based on the iconic franchise while “Conflict Resolution” hooks up a reversed sample shouting out all his homies locked down behind prison walls. “Political Theater” featuring Isaac Castor finishes with both of them talking about there being 2 sides of America.

A tribute to those who carry the weight of being authentic in the world full of imitators & searching for meaning amongst the misunderstood, Jalen Frazier continues to put out some of the most essential material of his whole entire career throughout Eye of the Beholder continuing to improve above All Love Until It’s Not roughly 8 months ago. Machacha’s production is on par with The Most Interesting Man in the World’s & each verse feels like a testimony.

Score: 4/5

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Ty Farris – “Run Toward the Monster” review

Detroit veteran Ty Farris teaming up with Apollo Brown to produce his 12th LP. Emerging up up under the name T-Flame being featuring on a lot of projects throughout the mid-2000’s until the very end of the decade, it was at that point where he started to put out solo stuff at a prolific rate by dropping 11 mixtapes, all 11 of his previous albums & 4 EPs. Standouts include the Room 39 duology & the No Cosign Just Cocaine series, the Machacha-produced Malice at the Palace & the Graymatter produced Sounds That Never Left My Soul. Coming off Enigma with an Attitude & Timing of a Tarantula, we have 2 of the Motor City’s finest joining forces suggesting you Run Toward the Monster.

After the “Run” intro, the first song “Follow My Soul” makes for a passionate boom bap intro talking about listening to his intuitions in this cold game whereas the 2nd & final single “No Celebrations” speaks of the relentless grind it takes to reach the top. “Details” disses wankstas who portray fictitious crime they’ve committed in their music while “Authenticity” featuring Mickey Diamond finds 2 talking about their legitimacies.

“Ctrl Alt Delete” brings a bit of a psychedelic, boom, bad vibe instrumentally proclaiming his 3rd eye doesn’t ever sleep leading into “Beautiful Struggle” talks about the journey to where he is now wasn’t an easy one, but he wouldn’t have changed shit. “Sacred” works in some sampling for Ty to explain the way he feels every time he’s in front of a microphone just before “Cold is the Gun” talks about never buckling under pressure.

Kicking off the final leg, “Street Patriots” speaks of another day in the battlefield for his kind of people chopping up a vocal sample while “Traffic” talks about still going although most who were hustling beside him have fallen off. The lead single “Flawless Victory” featuring Top Hooter teams up over a flute warning of what their results will be in any beef until finishing up by asking God to have mercy for the “Young Rebels” trying to survive the fight.

A fitting soundtrack for the cold months & colder realities, Run Toward the Monster reserves the arguable right of possibly becoming the greatest musical statement of Ty Farris’ entire career for it’s grittily emotional & unapologetically honest. Apollo Brown’s production has a heavily grimy, soul-drenched grit to it compared to Funeral for a Dream earlier this summer & T-Flame’s lyrics are amongst the most mature he’s ever penned, tackling issues like survival or self-awareness & standing your ground.

Score: 4.5/5

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