Da Flyy Hooligan – “Culture.” review

London, England, United Kingdom emcee Da Flyy Hooligan having Birmingham, West Midlands veteran Sonnyjim produce his 8th EP. Dropping the sophomore effort Ray Winstone following the 2010 debut Devil May Cry as well as his 2nd extended play F.Y.L.P.M. (Fucc Ya Life Praise Mine) succeeding Verbal Swardz & lastly S.C.U.M. (Supreme Cut Untouched Magnificence) in 2017 respectively, he would go on to follow it up with 7 more EPs including a sequel to F.Y.L.P.M. (Fucc Ya Life Praise Mine) along with Flyyghost’s eponymous debut, the Micall Parknsun-produced Ben Kingsley & the Beat Junkies-produced There’s Hooli & There’s Everyone Else. His 7th album Blacc Kenzou arrived a few months ago, but Culture. was destined to happen eventually.

“Feedback” combines some kicks & snares with synthesizers to get the ball rollin’ encouraging the world to peep the artifacts whereas “Warned” flips “Suite in C” by McDonald & Giles so he can quote prophecies describing various apocalyptic stages. “Receptive” blends soul & jazz to talk about being open-minded towards humanity just before “Ozwald Boateng” seeks to persevere without help over a delicate yet opulent instrumental even if his health gets sacrificed.

After the “Hooli Smoovie” interlude, “Kief” begins the 2nd half of Culture with a seductive ode to lust while “Fast” goes for a drumless direction talking about him fiendin’ for this romantic interest whom Iron Braydz can’t seem to get off his mind. “Opposites” featuring Sonnyjim himself finds the pair over a summery beat to spit some luxurious rhymes together & the outro “Retribution” spends the EP’s final minutes triumphantly talks about the miracle of him still standing tall.

Blacc Kenzou was similarly to F.O.M.A. (Flat of Modern Arts) in that both of them have songs that I like, but wouldn’t consider them amongst my favorites amongst Da Flyy Hooligan’s discography. That said: Culture. joins There’s Hooli & There’s Everyone Else to become my 2nd favorite project Lamarrie Esquire’s dropped in 2024 revealing a different side to him by exploring profound themes with refined lyrical precision over Sonnyjim’s smoothly innovative production.

Score: 4/5

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Da Flyy Hooligan – “There’s Hooli & There’s Everyone Else” review

Los Angeles, California deejays The Beat Junkies producing London, England, United Kingdom emcee Da Flyy Hooligan’s 7th extended play. Dropping the sophomore effort Ray Winstone following the 2010 debut Devil May Cry as well as his 2nd extended play F.Y.L.P.M. (Fucc Ya Life Praise Mine) succeeding Verbal Swardz & lastly S.C.U.M. (Supreme Cut Untouched Magnificence) in 2017 respectively, he would go on to follow it up with 3 more EPs including a sequel to F.Y.L.P.M. (Fucc Ya Life Praise Mine) along with Flyyghost’s eponymous debut & the Micall Parknsun-produced Ben Kingsley. Coming off F.O.M.A. (Flat of Modern Arts) however, There’s Hooli & There’s Everyone Else on paper seemed like it could be Iron Braydz’ strongest offering in a couple years.

“Peace Peace” produced by DJ Babu after a turntablism intro begins with a dusty shot at insecure rappers whereas “Gallery Oasis” takes a jazzier approach thanks to DJ D-Styles demonstrating his wordplay. “Stoxxx n Shares” hops over another boom bap instrumental DJ Rhettmatic cooked up talking about being in it for the money & after “Blood Shot” angrily declares anyone can get smoke from him, “More of the Raw” appropriately retains the hardcore vibes until “Red Belly Black Snake 2.0” resolves all beef with a loaded clip.

F.O.M.A. (Flat of Modern Arts) did a decent job at capturing Da Flyy Hooligan’s versatility as an artist, but I can confidently say that There’s Hooli & There’s Everyone Else could likely become his most well-crafted EP reaching the same pedestal Ben Kingsley did a couple years earlier. The Beat Junkies’ production feels rawer than the lo-fi sound Nocturnal Hooli went for a couple months earlier & Lamarrie Esquire holds it down himself to fire off uncompromising bars.

Score: 4/5

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Da Flyy Hooligan – “Ben Kingsley” review

This is the 4th studio LP from London, England, United Kingdom emcee Da Flyy Hooligan. Dropping the full-length debut Ray Winstone as well as the debut extended play F.Y.L.P.M. (Fucc Ya Life Praise Mine) & the sophomore effort S.C.U.M. (Supreme Cut Untouched Magnificence) in 2017 respectively, he would go on to follow it up with 3 more EPs including his previous full-length being a sequel to F.Y.L.P.M. (Fucc Ya Life Praise Mine). Coming off Flyyghost’s eponymous debut however, local veteran Micall Parknsun has been brought in to fully produce Ben Kingsley.

After the “Don Logan” intro, the opener “Da Nyycest” begins with a gritty boom bap instrumental boasting his lyrical proficiency whereas “Bar of Soap” continues to talk about his place in the game as a verbal architect. “Gourmet Trap” gives off a drumlessly soulful vibe to discuss making money & watching it grow prior to “Ian McShane” telling those who wanna be like him to keep dreaming over some synthesizers mixed with kicks & snares.

“M.C.K. (My Cousin’s Keeper)” featuring Hooliyo Iglaciers finds both cousins trading the microphone back-&-forth over a piano-driven boom bap beat while “Model 500” symphonically talks about people not seeing him since he’s amongst the greats. “Pile Driver” co-produced by Beat Butcha references the maneuver innovated by the late 3-time NWA World’s Heavyweight Champion Wild Bill Longson prior to Dom Pachino appearing for the 3rd & final installment of the “Wu Baby” trilogy.

The track “Tape Decc” rawly talks about pouring champagne in celebration of WWE Hall of Famer Mike Tyson returning over a boom bap instrumental reminiscent to some of Griselda’s output & the final song “Royal Oak” preceding the “Jacky Tig Bitts” outro concludes the final moments of this 2nd installment in the Ray Winstone saga recalling the time he spent wasted away wishing death on others & seeing right through bullshit instantly.

Considering that Micall Parknsun produced nearly half of Ray Winstone, I was completely on board with the idea of him solely handling the production throughout it’s successor Ben Kingsley & we get an album that displays Da Flyy Hooligan’s evolution as a storyteller over prominent boom bap production giving his flowers to one of his all-time favorite actors hailing from Snainton who played the titular role in the 1982 biopic Gandhi.

Score: 4/5