Too $hort – “Sir Too $hort 2: Drink & Smoke” review

Oakland, California emcee, songwriter, producer & record executive Too $hort bridging the Sir Too $hort trilogy with his 22nd LP. Someone who’s been around for 4 decades with Born to Mack, Life is…Too $hort, $hort Dog’s in the House, Get In Where You Fit In & Gettin’ It (Album #10) all stick out in his extensive catalog. Sir Too $hort: Freaky Tales last spring under his own label Dangerous Music in tandem with EMPIRE Distribution was an improvement above his EMPIRE debut The Pimp Tape in 2018, looking to simply Drink & Smoke this summer reuniting with Lil Jon to have the crunk originator produce the whole thing.

“Better Pimp” pretty much sets the tone for what’s to come flowing over a piano-driven beat talking about being a pimp whereas “Drink & Smoke” featuring E-40 & Tyga made for an disappointing single mainly because the latter’s appearance completely ruins the vibe. “Back It Up” featuring Show Banga & UC Kayla finds the trio getting raunchy over an instrumental reminiscent of the mid-2000s even though I can do without the 2 guests, but I suppose “Thicky” isn’t bad in comparison talking about thick women.

Saweetie appears for “That’s My Bitch” discussing the pimp lifestyle once again & the Santa Clara artist taking on the thematic role of a bottom bitch just before “Wouldn’t Wanna Be Him” works in a flute to talk some shit about bitch-ass hater. “I’m Not a Square” featuring Suga Free unites so both of them can make it clear that they’re far from lame leading into “Good Coochie” by Mount Westmore teasing a potential sophomore effort from the supergroup.

“So So So Good” featuring Snow Tha Product treads the trap waters having both of them talking about how addictive the pussy is & after the “Invite” interlude, “We Came to Party” hits us with a cloudy ode to merely having fun in the club. “Out Tonight” spends a few minutes wanting to dance for an evening & the outro “5 Letter Word” sends off Sir Too $hort 2: Drink & Smoke talking about the fact African Americans are all across the globe.

Soon as I found out Lil Jon was gonna be fully producing Sir Too $hort 2: Drink & Smoke, I already knew that it was gonna be the best installment of this whole trilogy Too $hort’s been working on & it makes me wonder how the final installment will be even though he said he was gonna retire afterwards for the 3rd or 4th time. Nevertheless, the production’s more consistent than the predecessor 15 months ago & most of the guests are unmatched regardless of the select few I could’ve done without.

Score: 3.5/5

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Tyga – “$tarface” review

This is the 8th studio LP from Compton, California rapper, singer/songwriter, actor & television personality Tyga. Dropping 4 mixtapes & a full-length debut prior to Young Money Entertainment alongside Cash Money Records & Republic Records signing him, he release 11 more tapes & a couple albums through the major labels except Careless World: Rise of the Last King was the only one of the bunch that stood out. The Gold Album: 18th Dynasty & Kyoto under his own imprint Last Kings Records would both become the worst in his discography regardless of the latter marking his EMPIRE Distribution debut excluding Bitch I’m the Shit 2, introducing us to his $tarface alter-ego.

“Spinnin’ in Circles” unceremoniously opens with an 80s synthpop throwback where Tyga’s lifelessly singing about everything moving fast & cold whereas “White Grains” comes through with an distractingly obvious Tory Lanez bite that makes me wanna listen to the latter, which says a lot because I’m not a big Tory fan. “Powdered Dreams” continues the 80s vibes singing about everything being his at the Miami Beach shoreline until the synthwave-inspired “Just Us Tonight” gets romantic when he dated an underage Kylie Jenner.

Reaching the halfway point, “Freezing” direly uses the change of temperature for a breakup metaphor despite the Grand Theft Auto: Vice City atmosphere until the lead single “Gave U Racks” lets the Tory Lanez influences bleed heavier annoyingly singing about a woman winding up stranded as a result of her buying the love Tyga gave her. “Time is Currency” fully embraces the synthwave aesthetics one more explaining to his partner that the reason they haven’t spent much time together is due to money.

“Affection” gets ready to conclude $tarface in the form of this sloppy 2nd & final single capitalizing on 80s nostalgia singing about a woman who desires love & cash while “Died 4U” sounds like an impromptu karaoke session he was having in the studio whining over an ex he’s missing. The outro “Last Forever” spends the disaster’s final minutes trying to evoke the sensation of being in a high school prom hoping for a feeling that won’t ever end.

Young Money now has been defined by Lil Wayne crying for not playing the Super Bowl half-time show along with Drake having his ego shattered in a rap beef & Nicki Minaj protecting predators, but Tyga could most likely be the most irrelevant artist to come out of the whole YMCMB camp & I don’t know what will make people realize that if $tarface’s creative bankruptcy doesn’t. The synthpop, contemporary R&B, synth-funk & synthwave production seems AI-generated & Tyga’s singing hasn’t improved at all since Kyoto.

Score: 0/5

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Ramirez – “Brabus & Lorinsers” review

San Francisco, California emcee Ramirez ending the month with his 13th extended play. Emerging as a longtime affiliate of the $uicideboy$, he would go on to co-found to the New Orleans-based indie label G*59 Record$ with them & build himself as an artist by dropping 8 mixtapes along with his last dozen EPs & 5 full-lengths. Tha Playa$ Manual was his best LP yet with it’s g-funk production from Rocci, coming off the sequel under his newly formed EMPIRE Distribution imprint Velvet Note Records nearly 13 months earlier following his amicable G*59 departure to drop Brabus & Lorinsers.

“Gran Turismo” begins with this smooth west coast intro rapping about the only thing that stays on his mind is making money whereas “Hacienda” takes a more spacious route instrumentally & getting significantly melodic in terms of performance, exploring his range for an R&B slow jam. “The Harvest” featuring Boldy James finds the pair encouraging everyone to get their paper while “Lil Nameless 2K16” takes it back to his Memphis rap origins.

Kicking off the 2nd half of Brabus & Lorinsers, the song “Too Many Hoes” coasts over a chilled out beat talking about having an excessive amount of women tryna take what’s his just before “Soundscape” cavernously yearns to be held tight & kept close. The lead single “Come Outside” shifts towards a g-funk vibe talking about killin’ bitches softly leaving the candy paint drippin’ while the 2nd single “Dance in White” wraps up the EP with a nu disco outro.

It wouldn’t really be much of a surprise to me if a great deal of Brabus & Lorinsers was made for Tha Playa$ Manual II sessions considering most of it retains the smooth g-funk/Mobb aesthetics of what Ramirez did last summer when he gave us a spiritual successor to the most beloved entry in his discography, but there are some moments that remind me of his early days in G*59 so it’s kinda like you’re getting a mix of his styles both old & new.

Score: 3.5/5

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Dog $hit Militia – “C.T.T.C.” review

The Dog $hit Militia is a Detroit trap collective consisting of Babytron, Stanwill, TR Dee, Beannskii, Fordio, MJPaid, 72 Reezy & JuSleaze. I also can’t forget to mention that the late $camaurion, ScrumbleMan, T Bone & TurkeyMan were all apart of the crew at some point until the latter 3 departing & $cam’s untimely passing. Everyone apart of the current lineup except for JuSleaze has released solo material of their own & are surprise-releasing their debut mixtape almost immediately after Maya World, Andrade El Ídolo & Willow Nightingale ended 志田光, Mark Davis & テクラ’s respective reigns as AEW tbs Champion, AEW National Champion & AEW Women’s World Champion.

“The OG’s” by the ShittyBoyz kicks things off talking about living the way they want since they no longer have to chase dreams whereas “Dubstep” by Babytron, MJPaid & 72 Reezy featuring FTOS Twan & Tae Retro finds the quintet trading bars with each other over a hi-NRG beat. “Cole Bennett” by Fordio & MJPaid takes it back to the chemistry of their Made & $tyle tape while “Chicken & Syrup” by Babytron, Beannskii & 72 Reezy featuring Project Money goes back-&-forth goes each other for a couple minutes.

Beannskii gets his own solo track with “Whitewashed” to conclude the 1st half of the tape spitting some gangsta shit over a saxophone that’s buried in the mix while “Diarrhea” by Beannskii & JuSleaze featuring FTOS Twan, Project Money, Scatz & Tae Retro produced by Danny G continues to pass the mic around even if Scatz has my favorite guest appearance of the 3 personally. “Deadman” by 72 Reezy however kinda has a wavier trap vibe talking about getting sloppy head instead of doing sloppy business

“iSeeYou” by Babytron & Fordio winds down the last leg of the Militia’s inaugural tape warning that anyone beefing with them will be discovered by archaeologists while “Egg Yolk” by Babytron, Beannskii, JuSleaze & 72 Reezy featuring Fat Mike & Luh Gary talks about having motion since they used to hit the Cobo Center over a bell-woven Danny G beat. The closing track “Beetlejuice” by Babytron featuring Fat Mike sends off the tape referencing 17-time WWE world champion, WWE Intercontinental Champion, 5-time WWE United States Champion & 4-time WWE tag team champion John Cena.

These guys have been teasing C.T.T.C. since at least 2023 but now that the Dog $hit Militia has finally made their official debut collectively, I wouldn’t have anticipated it being this average truthfully. I really don’t wanna rule out the possibility of improving themselves if they ever follow thud up with a full-length studio LP because the 5 remaining members excluding the ShittyBoyz all have their own distinct characteristics, it’s just that most of the 6 guest appearances were underwhelming & Danny G’s production towards the backend of it made for some of the half hour’s strongest instrumentals.

Score: 2.5/5

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Larry June – “Who Coppin’?” review

Vallejo, California emcee Larry June back with his 13th LP halfway through summer. Somebody who’s been quite busy for 2 decades his last dozen studio efforts as well as 14 EPs & 7 mixtapes with the highlights of his ever-growing discography including the Lex Luger-produced Trap Larry, the Cardo-produced Cruise USA & it’s sequel Into the Late Night, the Harry Fraud-produced Keep Going & more recently the mobb music-influenced Jay Worthy collab effort 2 P’z in a Pod, The Alchemist-produced The Great Escape, The Night Shift & Doing it for Me. Over a year since Until Night Comes however, he’s posing the question of Who Coppin’?.

“Go Outside” moderately opens up shop talking about having no time to fuck around since he has money to chase whereas “The Machinist” breezily discusses making bread in his sleep since he’s such a gangsta. “Casual Monday” gives off a heavy Mobb vibe instrumentally courtesy of Cardo talking about people wondering why he’s so fly until “Better Decisions” comes to the realization of him needing to make smarter choices going forward.

Beat Butcha gets behind the boards on “Everything Liquid” giving it a opulent flare so he can keep this shit rockin’ & having the capability of making anything happen just before my personal favorite single “Organic Motion” produced by DJ Fresh talks about feeling free over a g-funk beat. “The Smooth Kind” works in some synthesizers to boast that he moves like a smooth muhfucka prior to “California Dream” featuring Jhené Aiko confirms their relationship in the form of a pop rap duet.

“Pretty Green Eyes” continues the soulful atmosphere courtesy of Jay Versace to kick off the 2nd half of Who Coppin’? continuing to tackle more romantic subject matter while “Win or Lose” featuring B-Legit finds the pair talking about each of them being heavyweights in the game. “3 Calculators” atmospherically speaks of having OCD whenever it comes down to the numbers while “Flex” expresses disdain for the haters over a Swizz Beatz instrumental.

The title track gets the last leg going talking about going through a box of hope searching for his heart while “Organically Slidin’” samples “Something for the Mood” by DJ Quik to speak of remaining fresh from head to toe. “Larry’s Diner 2” picks up where the Spaceships on the Blade track left off thematically even if I enjoyed it less than the predecessor & “God Got Us (Ain’t Too Many)” sends off the album talking about how not a whole lot made it as far as him.

Every now & then, Larry June will drop something that I’ll find myself enjoying less than other entries in his discography & it pains to me say Who Coppin’? fresh off his Spiral Staircases collaborative EP with Curren$y nearly 5 months ago is possibly the most average he’s sounded in a couple years. There isn’t anything wrong with his smooth flow or the range of guests, but the production choices can be spotty at times.

Score: 3/5

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Maxo Kream – “O.Y.N. (Old Yung N***a)” review

Houston, Texas emcee & songwriter Maxo Kream enlisting JPEGMAFIA to fully produce his 5th mixtape. Breaking out in the beginning of 2018 off his full-length studio debut Punken following his first 4 mixtapes, this resulted in him signing to RCA Records for the sophomore effort Brandon Banks & of course Weight of the World. Last we heard from him was Personification under his own label Persona Money Global in late 2024 & is joining EMPIRE Distribution to describe his O.Y.N. (Old Yung N***a) status.

6 Months Clean” kicks things off admitting that he relapsed after trying to quit poppin’ percs & sippin’ lean whereas the title track works in some sampling techniques so Maxo can talk about being that muhfucka. “30 N Dirty” has somewhat of a cloudier vibe instrumentally telling all these ashy dudes to go put themselves on & after “This Shit Going On” eerily talks about him being fed up with strippers, “Time Out” reaches the halfway point suggesting he needs to take a break for a bit.

Kicking off the 2nd leg, “Cum Over” has a more seductive flare to it encouraging his lover to pull up on him while “Fake Jeezy” featuring Denzel Curry talks about their hopes of not running into any opps & being old school gangstas. “How I’m Coming” featuring Cartel Bo & Josh Kream incorporates some horns to discuss running up bags while the outro “How TF I’m Lucky” concludes the tape looking back at the past 15 years of his career.

I completely understand why people were disappointed by Tyler, The Creator not having any beats on here considering his chemistry with Maxo Kream, but O.Y.N. (Old Yung N***a) had me thinking it could join Personification in becoming some of his best material based off the teasers & now it’s officially my favorite tape in his discography. JPEGMAFIA’s production more experimental than the H-Town artist’s usual stuff & he spends less than a half hour detailing his legacy.

Score: 4/5

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T.I. – “Kill the King” review

Atlanta, Georgia rapper, songwriter, actor & record executive T.I. calling it a career with his 12th & final studio LP. Amongst “the big 3” trap pioneers alongside Gucci Mane & Jeezy respectively, he would go on to drop a few classics back in the early 2000s including the Atlantic Records-backed sophomore effort Trap Muzik as well as King & Paper Trail. Last time I enjoyed a full-length from the Grand Hustle Records founder was Dime Trap under Epic Records back in 2018, coming off his beef with 50 Cent to Kill the King.

After the “King’s Thought” intro, “See Wh’am Sayin’” opens up with him talking about taking the crown back home over a DJ Toomp instrumental whereas “Let ‘Em Know” incorporates a trap beat from Pharrell so he can put his foot on the gas. “Where I’m From” produced by Dr. Dre & Dem Jointz talks about the ATL being the home of the scandalous leading into “Rant” addressing the biggest misconception of his career: That he gives a fuck.

“Mr. Him” runs it back with Pharrell chasing the vision instead of a bag just before “How It Went” featuring The-Dream joins forces for a trap/R&B duet recalling the way their careers panned out for them. “Dope Boys Academy” featuring Jeezy & 2 Chainz finds the trio talking about their days of slanging drugs while “Pistol on the Dance Floor” takes a funkier approach to conclude the 1st half of Kill the King & getting significantly flirtatious through the lyrics.

Kicking off the 2nd leg, the final single “And Won’t” has more of an underwhelming pop rap vibe suited for radio play talking about him folding for a bitch while “Gorgeous” instrumentally slows things down courtesy of Young Fyre admiring the beauty of this woman who he can’t get enough of. “We On” talks about him doing it big over a Turbo beat while “Llogclay” featuring YoungBoy Never Broke Again finds the pair telling listeners to choose between growing old or dying young.

“Ego” winds down Kill the King’s last moments standing by nobody being able to fuck with him while “Trauma Bond” samples “Ballan’ Parlay” by the late Big Pokey so he can talk about his legacy being celebrated. “Represent a Time” featuring Young Dro warns to be cautious of what we put next to the flame over an Organized Noize beat & after “Big Dog” soulfully gets boastful for a couple minutes, “Continental” ends the album getting reflective over a Juicy J instrumental.

The L.I.B.R.A. (Legend Is Back Running Atlanta) left me disappointed when T.I. had initially made his EMPIRE Distribution debut during the 2020 COVID-19 pandemic & I can understand if some don’t care for Kill the King that much either, but it’s definitely the most enjoyable full-length in his catalog since Dime Trap since this egotistically self-gratuitous persona that kinda enters the room before he does physically gets sent off permanently because of the fulfillment he feels towards his music career.

Score: 3.5/5

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The Alchemist – “Liquid Form” review

New surprise EP & the 13th overall from Beverly Hills producer, DJ & rapper The Alchemist. Beginning as 1/2 of the duo The Whooliganz in 1993 with Scott Caan, they would only disband a year later after recording a debut album that eventually got shelved & Scott went onto acting like his father. Mudfoot on other end quickly established himself as one of the greatest producers in hip hop history with a resume including ranging names from Mobb Deep & Eminem to Travis Scott & even Drake. The Genuine Articulate found himself rapping more & he’s returning behind the boards once again to drop Liquid Form in celebration of the New York Knicks winning the NBA Finals.

“Gutter Pain” by Kool G Rap begins with a boom bap intro telling hood stories others aren’t his parts weren’t able to whereas “Beat Like a Key” by 2 Chainz maintains the dustiness talking about blowing shit down right when he pulls up. “Streets Don’t Change” by Conway the Machine kicks off the 2nd half on some more dark boom bap shit & Con explaining that the streets will always be the same, but “On the Spectrum” by Boldy James gives us a prelude of an upcoming Boldy LP produced by Uncle Al himself.

This has been a long time coming for the Knicks since their last championship was over half a century ago, so I completely understand why The Alchemist said “fuck it” & hit us with a 4-pack returning behind the boards in preparation of the upcoming self-titled debuts from the Forensics and Abi & Alan. Rather than continuing the abstractly drumless vibes The Genuine Articulate went for, the guests comprised of individually established veterans depict the life of gangstas & there are significantly more drums.

Score: 4/5

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Peysoh – “BastardChild” review

Brand new LP & the 4th overall from Maywood, California recording artist Peysoh. Introducing himself 4 years ago already with the debut single “6 Block”, he would later sign to EMPIRE Distribution for his full-length debut Ghetto Journal at the beginning of 2022 in addition to a sophomore effort Get Rich or Life Sliding the next summer. Peysoh Did It following an appearance on Kendrick Lamar’s 6th album GNX was great although FinallyFed proved to be disappointingly mediocre, returning for a description of his experiences as a BastardChild only 24 hours away from Rey Fénix ending the Laredo Kid’s 2nd reign as AAA Mundial Crucero Campeon to become a 2-time champion himself as well as El Hijo Del Vikingo ending El Hijo de Dr. Wagner Jr.’s reign as AAA Latinamericano Campeon & former 3-time WWE tag team champions The War Raiders becoming the new AAA Mundial Parejas Campeons at Noches de Los Grandes.

“EvilEastSide” opens with this 97 second intro spittin’ gangsta raps over a g-funk instrumental whereas the title track talks about his self-awareness of living wrong in a previous life. “Star” featuring Lefty Gunplay finds the 2 linking up to discuss having to be in court the next morning, but then “GangTats” featuring Blueface made for one of the weaker collaborations on here despite it’s bouncy beat although Peysoh had the better performances.

The Game makes up for it by appearing on “Don’t Play At All” talking about how neither of them fuck around & embracing a more nervous vibe instrumentally leading into “GunSmoke” tapping back into the gangsta rap side of things lyrically & bringing back the g-funk elements. “Retail” kicks off the 2nd half of the full-length speaks of mixing the peach smell with smoking dead opps while “Conejos” talks about the gangsta lifestyle once more.

“I Ain’t Trippen” featuring Young Aktive decently brings both artists together not sweatin’ over the envious trying to kill them while “I’m Worse” incorporates elements of nervous music to once more talking about being quick to bust shots unlike these other rappers. “- 1 Opp” featuring MemoTheMafioso joins forces to each drop verses over a nervous piano beat & the main artist coming out on top but after “HatedBeinBroke” reflects on his hardships, the outro “Hairs Gettin’ White” featuring Mozzy ends on a pleasantly atmospheric note.

A huge reason that I felt like FinallyFed was a letdown mainly boiled down to the excessive guest appearances & I give Peysoh his props for diminishing the amount of them during the BastardChild sessions even if only half stood out. Not to say I don’t believe this was an improvement over it’s predecessor last summer because it very much is whether it’s the nervous/g-funk production or the Maywood allowing more room for himself to grow.

Score: 3.5/5

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Lucki – “dr*gs r bad” review

Chicago, Illinois rapper & occasional producer Lucki’s highly anticipated 4th LP has finally arrived. Beginning to turn heads in the summer of 2013 when he released his debut mixtape Alternative Trap to critical acclaim, he would later go on to give his fans 6 more tapes & a dozen EPs with the last one being the F1LTHY-produced Wake Up Lucki a week before my 25th birthday in December 2021. The full-length debut Flawless Like Me saw Lucki finding his style & the sophomore effort s*x mon*y dr*gs was the most I enjoyed Tune’s music in a while, coming off Gemini & the divisively received Daysb4bad* to deliver the main course that the latter preluded.

The “Nuppy” intro opens up the first couple of minutes talking about a woman who he feels like is the right one for him whereas “Picky Demons :)” talks about him not being the fastidious type & shit not being for show with him. “No Stars in Maybachs” featuring Rylo Rodriguez & Veeze finds the trio joining forces to trade verses with each other although I think Veeze was the better guest of the 2 while “Stupid Prizes” cloudily talks about what happens when one plays stupid games.

“Supertune!!” gives off a heavier psychedelic trap vibe instrumentally courtesy of Noah Mejia boasting that he feels like a superhero whenever he pops pills leading into “rookie 2 barbie” talks about how far he’s come since his Lucki Eck$ days over a decade ago back when I was in high school. “AllWay2Space” embraces a pluggier sound thanks to Taurus discussing his eagerness of going to the moon just before the “mdnt series” talks about going on a midnight roll driving around in his Maybach.

Lil Baby appears for “Snake Pit Flow” to describe the feeling they have of being made for this music shit over a LulRose instrumental while “(madness)!” shifts towards a more futuristic trap direction stylistically talking about there being hoes with no voices out here. “a theme atp…” expresses his willingness to have his people call him whenever their day’s been rough while “Keep It 1,000, Plz” talks about his desire to have everyone keep it legitimate when speaking to him.

“Brazy” reached the halfway point of dr*gs r bad with what I’d consider more of a brief freestyle than an interlude while “WAYBetter Dayz” featuring the late Chynna talks about being geeked up so much to the point where today could be his last day alive. “Loyal Snake” keeps the synthesizers coming to ask this woman if she could love him the way he loves her while the Detroit trap-tinged “Roundtripski” encourages someone who went rogue on him to do it again because he fucks with it.

Veeze returns again for the “Twin Flow” sequel “Twin FlowGodfather II”, going back-&-forth with each other to save my favorite guest appearance for last while “Ur a Vet!” talks about being on 3 different diamonds every single day & most being unable to keep up. “Gemini Dramatic” wraps up dr*gs r bad’s final moments describing a relationship where he’s got it out the mud & has a hoe who’s for the streets beside him while the outro “Yesterday On My Face” talks about being unable to trust this person.

“Not So Virgo of You” starts the deluxe run with a cloudy trap 2-parter that I’d say is one of the best songs he’s done this decade & once “I Don’t Care…” featuring the current WWE United States Champion Trick Williams’ manager Lil Yachty teams up for a atmospheric jerk single that I liked more than the other one they did at the beginning of the month, “Diamond Stitching” fuses the Detroit sound & tread so he can talk about his newfound wealth.

The single “Free Mr. Banks” combines trap & plugg to call for Lil Durk’s freedom in addition to remind us all of the code of the streets while “Overth!nking” experiments with vaportrap a bit to vent about his internal struggles including experiences of betrayal. The final bonus track “Tuff Luver” is what truly sends off the album, confessing that he’s been feeling somewhat nervous of becoming a superstar & shrugging it off suggesting maybe that’s the Chiraq in him.

Considering that one of the deluxe cuts stirred up controversy when Lucki dropped it through Steve Stoute’s independent distributor UnitedMasters & it’s competitor EMPIRE filing a lawsuit against Tune, some including myself would have to presume that dr*gs r bad fulfills the Chicago artist’s contract with them & I wish him nothing but the best if that’s in fact the case. However, it’s still an impressive trap/Detroit sound album even if it’s an undeniable improvement above Daysb4bad*.

Score: 3.5/5

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