Atlanta, Georgia duo the EARTHGANG consisting of Olu & WowGr8 back with their 7th EP. Starting out a little over a decade ago dropping 3 mixtapes along with 2 albums & an EP independently, this resulted in J. Colesigning them to his Interscope Recordsimprint Dreamville Records in 2017. This resulted in a trilogy of EPs leading up to their major label debut Mirrorland, which revealed themselves to be one of the best artists that the label has to offer. They went on to give their Spillage Village collective some shine by dropping their 4th album Spilligion on Dreamville the next year & Ghetto Gods further cemented them as the 2nd best signing on the roster behind J.I.D of course. EARTHGANG vs. the Algorithm: R.I.P. Human Art this past fall Dr. Dot & Johnny Venus severing ties with Interscope to solely stay with Dreamville, but are returning to give insight on EARTHGANG vs. the Algorithm 2: Robophobia about the technological advancements we’ve seen in recent years.

After the intro, “Blacklight” starts off by encouraging one to expose their flaws over a funky instrumental while “Put In Work” featuring Tommy Newport turns the funk up to 11 so both of them can get romantic. The futuristic R&B/pop rap crossover “Osmosis” has be my least favorite track on Robophobia asking if the love’s real in an cumbersome fashion & the warm “Perfect Fantasy” featuring WWE Hall of Famer Snoop Dogg closes the EP asking what’s inside these walls.

The last EP we got from Olu & WowGr8 was a good introduction to the story of the trilogy & the follow-up has to be my favorite chapter thus far. A song or 2 I can do without, but the EARTHGANG still embarks on a sonic dive as they explore new soundscapes & topics on imperfections connections & projections within humanity’s relationship with each other & artificial intelligence.

Score: 3.5/5

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