This is the 2nd EP Atlanta, Georgia recording artist Glokk40Spaz. Emerging off the Don’t Get Took Off mixtape trilogy & the debut EP Spaz&B, he would also go on to drop his very first LP 2 Glokks followed by the sophomore effort Baby Whoa with both of them receiving quite a bit of acclaim. Took the Biggest Risk distributed by Columbia Records was a great major label debut for EBG Records founder, as was the acclaimed collab EP with OsamaSon earlier this summer 3vil Reflection & his latest magnum opus Da Real Oso. However, what was intended to be a deluxe version of his latest album has morphed into Slaughter House Recordz.
“Welcome 2 da Slaughter” produced by Internet Money Records in-house producer Vendr is this eerie drill opener breaking down his lifestyle whereas the rage-inducing “Decoy” boasts that he’s self-employed & rich as a muhfucka. “3rd Day Out” maintains a hypertrap vibe talking about being home from the pen for 3 days just before the drill-sounding “Take It Up with God” once again shows off his mob ties.
The song “Vicinity” talking about hoes being around him taking risks & bitches at the exact same time leading into “Black Rose Nightmare” hopping over another rage beat from Dylvinci flexing that he’s cool with the heat despite how cold his diamonds are. Finally, the closing track “Yess” rounds out the EP showing off his money being tall as fuck keeping his whole entire block on lockdown.
All 7 of these cuts could’ve easily made it onto Da Real Oso & would’ve fit with the context of it, but I’m not mad at him making it into a separate entity of it’s own. Even if I think the production on the latter is a tad bit better, Glokk40 still undeniably makes some aggressively hungry performances in roughly 17 minutes continuing to hold off from having any guests joining him.
Atlanta, Georgia recording artist Glokk40Spaz coming off his acclaimed collab EP with OsamaSon earlier this summer 3vil Reflection to release his 4th album. Emerging off the Don’t Get Took Off mixtape trilogy & the debut EP Spaz&B, he would also go on to drop his very first LP 2 Glokks followed by the sophomore effort Baby Whoa with both of them receiving quite a bit of acclaim. Took the Biggest Risk distributed by Columbia Records was a great major label debut for EBG Records founder & is commemorating the 1-year anniversary of the latter by dropping Da Real Oso.
“My Last Breath” is this rage-inducing opener to Glokk40 laced with Four3va shooting the Glock like the Dallas Mavericks brushing off any interest in recruits whereas “Pothead & Stoner” produced by F1LTHY of Working on Dying & OPM BABI who did a lot of the album maintains the hypertrap sound talking about being high as fuck. “505” bombastically warns that shit’ll be getting scary once you enter the trap & “How Vampz Feel” goes plugg thanks to Internet Money Records in-house producer Synthetic to talk about rolling the dice since the streets be a gamble.
Given by the title, “Let’s Get Active” has an aggressive tone altogether fucking all y’all shit up by himself while “Mystikal Draco’s (Psychotic)” hops over another rage beat talking about his psycho tendencies although the Aaron Rodgers bar felt awkward since his 1st season as a New York Jet lasted as long as former WWE Tag Team Champion & WWE Hardcore Champion Shane McMahon’s return at WrestleMania XXXIX this spring. Very much happy to hear Shane’s son Declan being a RB for the Indiana Hoosiers with NFL potential though.
“Copperhead” keeps the dense, buzzing synth work with repetitive chord progressions & melodic synth leads sliding on the block with the demons later referencing 16-time WWE world champion, 4-time WWE tag team champion & 5-time WWE United States Champion John Cena just before “You Not Da Only 1” hunts the opps like animals over synthesizers from Trgc.
The rage gets turned back up once again on “No Español” so he can catch a flip leading into “BLV Anthem” rocks out over more detailed hypertrap production hoppin’ in the whip & cranking that bitch up without a key. Who Don’t Love Money?” dabbles with plugg 1 more time detailing the gangsta lifestyle, but then “I’m Oso Shiesty” wraps things up raging again reaffirming that he really is in fact Da Real Oso.
Almost a year to the day where he Took the Biggest Risk & only 3 months since 3vil Reflection, the 2nd album that Glokk40 has released since joining a major label elevates himself further artistically where I feel like this is his best album to date. His performances are equally cutthroat than they were last September & most importantly, the production mostly handled by F1LTHY consistently sticks the latter’s signature rage sound diverting from Glokk40’s dark plugg roots.
This is a brand new collaborative EP between Glokk40Spaz & OsamaSon. Both of whom have collaborated with one another in the past on the track “Codeine Dreamz”, but have individually made a name for themselves as 2 of the biggest up-&-comers that trap music has to offer with projects like Took the Biggest Risk or Flex Musix. However, they are linking up to surprise-drop 3vil Reflection on SoundCloud.
To start the EP, “2X” finds the 2 vividly portraying the gangsta lifestyles they live backed by an atmospheric trap instrumental whereas “Movie” works in some rage beats talking about having sticks on them & throwing their Dracos up in the air. “Blame Dem Drugz” might be my favorite track on 3vil Reflection diving into pluggnb territory going dummy that is until “Bankroll” brings back the hypertrap influences turning the bass up to 11 & counting their pesos.
“No Rules” has a straight up plugg vibe to it instrumentally taking out everyone who tries to get in their way just before the synthesizer-heavy “ADHD” talks about going to hit that kid since they actually have ADHD itself. The rage-inducing “Jungle” boasts that they just spent about $10K & “Wicked” shoots for a dark plugg sound popping out with the potato barrels on their glizzys, but then “Vixen” finishes the EP with 1 last hypertrap cut not giving a fuck no more.
Both of these guys have been dominating the plugg/rage scenes in their own distinctive fashions, so hearing them coming together on 3vil Reflection is a momentous occasion considering each artists’ rightfully increasing popularity & they give us the tightest collaborative effort in their discographies. Its production mostly has a hypertrap tone throughout with additional elements of dark plugg & pluggnb as 2 of their hottest artists in that field match their intensities.
This is the 3rd full-length album from Atlanta, Georgia recording artist Glokk40Spaz. Emerging off the Don’t Get Took Off mixtape trilogy & the debut EP Spaz&B, he would also go on to drop his very first LP 2 Glokks followed by the sophomore effort Baby Whoa with both of them receiving quite a bit of acclaim. But now in light of the EBG Records founder signing to Columbia Records, I was anticipating to hear what hear how his major label debut Took the Biggest Risk would play out.
“Enough Ammo” opens the LP with synthesizers & hi-hats advising to take precaution when you step in his trap house whereas “Forgot My Manners” works in a piano-trap instrumental some bells talking about growing up on some Adam “Pacman” Jones shit gangbanging in his city. “3rd World” embraces the plugg sound flexing that he be high as Hell just before “Different Goals” works in some hi-hats & low at synthesizers pointing out the difference in goals between him & everyone else.
Meanwhile, “Fuck Sum” has these organ-like synth melodies promising to look in the eyes of his enemies as they die referencing WWE Hall of Famer Mike Tyson leading into “Whatchu Sayin’?” making it clear that he can meet up & have a shootout with any opposition whatsoever. The trap beat from SenseiATL on “Facecard” gives me an UFO inspired feeling showing off big chopsticks that’ll make motherfuckers doing backflips, but the “Blame Us” brings back the synthesizers once more talking about potentially being coupled with a bitch that has mob ties.
“I Got an Army” layers an aggressively passionate delivery over a plugg beat acknowledging that he’s got a militant force in full effect ready to go to war for him while “Tailor Made” hooks up these wavy synth melodies & hi-hats talking about having the mind of a psychotic. “Levels 2” detours into pluggnb territory courtesy of Dylvinci delivering a sequel to one of the best cuts off the Spaz&B EP that is until “Backdoor” mixes some synthesizers & hi-hats talking about busting through the back entrance all for the bag.
Lastly, “All Black” featuring BabySolid recaptures the chemistry that made their collab tape GONE M.A.D for a dark plugg cut on their vampire shit while “8 Mile” has a more straight-up plugg groove daring these pussies to drop a diss on his squad. “Yung Killa Camp” shoots for a chilled out atmosphere taking 2 minutes out of his time to rep EBG while the pluggy “Get Wicked” looks to see what’s mobbin’ when he pops out. “Take a Risk” ties up his major label debut being more talking about risk taking over keys & hi-hats needing all the bread up front.
The deluxe has 9 bonus tracks & I’ll go over them right now. “Ace of Spades” starts with a distorted trap instrumental flipping everyone while the “Enough Ammo” remix featuring Young Nudy is actually superior to the original. “Glokk’$ on Me” goes head-on rage talking about having sticks on him while “See You Again” returns to the plugg sound making it clear that he ain’t even have to reload the Glock in his pocket.
“Open Cases” hops over ominous, sinister synth pads & lead melodies, skittering hi-hats & fast percussion & snare rolls detailing the gangsta lifestyle while the grisly “Good 2 Go” calls out those actin’ all hard when they really soft as shit. “How 2 Drive” talks about risking his life in East Atlanta over a booming beat while the trippy “Codeine Dreamz” featuring OsamaSon says it all. “4 Walls on an Island” ends the deluxe by rapping over the prison cell phone mixed with this cloudy instrumental.
The final installment of the Don’t Get Took Off trilogy solidified GL4Spaz as one of my 2 favorite artists in the evil plugg scene next to Smokingskul & the risks that he took on this album here will only elevate him to the next level. He continues to deliver lyrics from a gangster’s perspective whilst sonically refining the trap sounds & subgenres that he made waves off of
Legends Will Never Die 