This is the sophomore full-length studio LP from Flint, Michigan rapper & M.I.N.E. Entertainment founder Rio da Yung O.G. home from behind bars. Breaking through the local trap scene during the latter portion of the previous decade under the mentorship of Peezy signing to #Boyz Entertainment in tandem with EMPIRE Distribution, he has since put out his last 9 EPs as well as a full-length debut album & a handful of collaborative projects under his belt all over the duration of 7 years. Rio Circa 2020 was a solid EP celebrating his 30th birthday & we’re here 8 months to celebrate Rio Free.
“Yung O.G.” happens to be this synth-driven Detroit trap intro demanding everyone brings their cheddar out now that he’s in the streets again whereas “Shake Back” comes through with a club banger clarifying his only concern being getting his weight back. “Do Dat” tears down his competition mixing Detroit trap & Mobb music leading into “Me & Marc” talking about going from sitting incarcerated to a Maybach.
Moving on from there, “Uncle Sam” warns that he might pull up with a strap & everything he says ain’t cap at all just before “Off-Rap” wanting to know how he got indicted when he ain’t ever cooked powder. The title track makes a clear statement that it’s his time now while “We Dem Niggas” reps M.I.N.E. & #Boyz Entertainment while “W.Y.D.T. (What You Do Today?) asks a question for the broke. “Rap War” concludes Rio Free by daring everyone to bring their dogs out.
“Something Happen” kicks off the deluxe run with some bells gearing up to a start a fire up in this muhfucka while “4 Minutes of Hell” holds it down for that exact length of time rappin’ without a hook. “Coincidence” asks how the fuck y’all became broke when he was in jail & him being rich soon as he came home while “Booked Summer” talks about his son loving money as much as he does never wanting any toys.
As for “Make a Way”, we have Rio assuring that he still has the wheel except he can’t steer straight these days getting by with 25 racks while “We Need a Pilot” talks about needing to sit down for a minute due to him consuming too many pills. “2:52am in Atlanta” lays a trap out in order to catch a mouse while “Cousin Killed” talks about slime shit resulting in his cousin’s death. “Crash Dummy” admits that he cries even with his gangsta status & the final bonus track “Claressa Shields” gives his flowers to the Flint boxer & MMA fighter.
For only a 54 minute follow-up to the full-length debut turning 5 this spring, Rio da Yung O.G. gears up for his homecoming show at the Masonic Temple tomorrow by dropping one of the most pivotal offerings in his discography yet. He refrains from having any guests join him in contrast to Rio Circa 2020 containing features half of the time letting the Detroit trap scene that he’s a key figure of know that he’s returned as if he was never locked up.
Maywood, California up-&-comer Peysoh dropping off a brand new EP with only 11 days left in 2024. 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. He recently landed guest verses on Berner’s 16th album Hoffa & of course the title track of Kendrick Lamar’s 6th album GNX a month ago, preluding next album by declaring Peysoh Did It.
“Ain’t as Evil as Me” is this Mobb-influenced open or talking about how nobody out here is more evil than he is whereas “Not Me” eerily works in some pianos getting on the gangsta rap tip lyrically. “Lucky 7” embraces the Detroit trap vibes talking about his nickname & getting away with some shit while “What’s Beef?” puts a modern west coast trap twist on a homage to the iconic Biggie track. “Let ‘Em Run” goes Mobb for the final moments asking the city to tell you who be poppin’ shit.
Similarly to the new YoungThreat mixtape that came out earlier today It Gets Greater Later, we have another artist who was featured on Dot’s surprise LP coming through with a body of work that lands a step above Siete7x’s recent tape Stucc in the Hole in terms of quality. All 3 artists can very much rap, but the latter tape had too many features & the other 2 artists didn’t have to bring any in whatsoever.
Bristol, Connecticut emcee as well as Leathal Wreckords founder & the founder of the Leathal Weekends festival Fury releasing his 2nd EP. For 17 years almost 18, he’s dropped 3 full-length studio LPs & an EP by himself in addition to the Leathal Winter collaborative EP with Majik Ninja Entertainment alumni/iLLViLLE Worldwide founder Gibby Stites & most notably the You Already Know collab EP with Tre Lb of the Chop Shop over the summer. 6 months later, the younger brother of Shaggy 2 Dope from the Insane Clown Posse is now fully producing The Bender in November.
“I Wouldn’t” featuring Trikkdout opens up with this alarm-raising trap instrumental & both of them talking about their deadly tendencies whereas “Red Lights” featuring Vanity Grime somberly admits nothing good’s coming to him in this place he’s in right now. “Somebody Help Me” works in some guitars to talk about not wanting to go on & after the “A Friend” skit, “The Last Time” ends the EP by orchestrally wanting to heal this person’s soul.
Fury himself has been saying that The Bender in November stands as some of the best music that he’s ever made & being somebody who’s been paying attention to him since he formed the duo Something Awful alongside Bizarre of prior D12 fame, I’d have to agree with him on that fully. Tre Lb’s production maintains the consistency of You Already Know except this time around, he’s letting the Weirdo Movement member rip the mic by himself for 15 minutes.
This is the 11th full-length studio LP from Bronx emcee, songwriter & actor Fat Joe. A member of D.I.T.C. & the Terror Squad, his first 3 albums Represent, J.O.E. (Jealous Ones Envy) & Don Cartagena are considered by many to be the best in his discography. However, much of his output since then has been either hit or miss from the underrated The Elephant in the Room to the horrendous J.O.S.E. 2 (Jealous Ones Still Envy 2). Cool & Dre produced the What Would Big Do? EP few years back & that was the most I’ve enjoyed Joey Crack’s music in a while, giving me hope for The World Changed on Me.
“Talking Hot” begins with a drumless Cool & Dreinstrumental letting it known that they gon’ be gettin’ shit poppin’ in here whereas “Mini Birki” featuring Ty$ happens to be a decent blend of trap & pop rap telling their respective partners Lorena & Zalia that they mean everything to them. “Us” featuring Remy Ma with co-production from 808-Ray makes a cutthroat toast to hip hop music leading into the underwhelming “Dog House” continuing the themes of romance albeit not as enjoyable as “Mini Birki” was.
As for “Me & U”, we have Joe over some horns & hi-hats talking about being alone with Lorena improving on what the previous joint lacked just before “Bad Man” featuring Tuggawar gets back on the drumless tip thanks to Don Cannon flexing their authenticity whilst everyone else be with the scams. “I Got You” was another mediocre pop rap joint that I could do without despite the Babyface hook, but then “Fresh” featuring Tony Sunshine finds the pair refusing to stop until they bring home Grammies.
The song “Paradise” was an obnoxious choice of a lead single from the DJ Khaled beat heavily ruining a sample as one would expect Khaled to do & in this case “Spring Love (Come Back to Me)” by Stevie B to the lyrics about giving his lover what she wants when she wants while the title track hops over a soulful STREETRUNNER instrumental confessing to feeling as if everyone switched on him. “They Don’t Love You” ends the LP with 1 more drumless cut laying passionate verses on top of this bare loop.
I’ve been wanting Cool & Dre to produce an album for Fat Joe since I feel like they’ve been bringing the best out of him in recent memory & considering that they produced 54% of it, I’ll still take it since it’s better than I had anticipated in it being even if it’s still average as a whole. The production’s actually consistent for a good portion of it & I like that he’s recapping the last 15 years of his life, it’s that the pop rap joints are hit or miss for me.
This is the 2nd mixtape from Compton, California up-&-comer Siete7x. Breaking out in 2019 off his debut mixtape Ccut from a Blue Cloth in the summer & later the full-length debut Compton Soul Child that same winter, he returned last fall off the sophomore effort Long Live My Therapy & recently had a verse on “dodger blue” off Kendrick Lamar’s latest album GNX couple weeks ago. Keeping that same energy, he’s striking while the iron’s hot on Stucc in the Hole.
After the “3704” intro, the first song “Make It Out” starts the mixtape by hopping over a solemn trap instrumental to discuss making it out of the trenches whereas “Feelin’ Me” featuring Bino Rideaux” takes the synth-trap instrumental talking about letting him pick his girl’s brain. “Trynna Make Away” has a bit of a cloudy trap edge as he addresses needing a way just before “Dive In” featuring Kalan.FrFr produced by Blxst fuses pop rap & trap in an enjoyable fashion.
“Make It Right” brings an acoustic trap flare to the table as he does whatever he can to make it up to this woman that he’s been seeing leading into “Anybody” featuring Sietegang Yabbie talking about both of them not simply being any other dudes out here. “Tell Me What You Know” brings back a stripped-back trap vibe wanting this chick to come clean with him regarding everything she knows, but then “Keep Going” featuring Kalan.FrFr playfully talks about the checks being nonstop.
Lil Bean & Siete team up on “Auntie Baby” warns not to trust any of these lames out here since they stay cappin’ in their music while “Only 1” featuring Lefty Gunplay shows ‘em somethin’ when the beef cracks off. “Up Late” featuring AD finds them tryna touch $1M while “All My Life” featuring Wallie the Sensei talks those envying them because of the cash flow. “Who Can I?” featuring RJmrLA gets on more of a raunchier tip topically & “Real True Story” admitting it’s been hard for him to focus for a couple minutes.
Siete7x’s sophomore tape here comes off the biggest guest appearance of his career applying further pressure out in the streets of Compton telling his story along with hoping to become a leader in his community & uplift the youth. I very much appreciate the entire concept of everyone involved trying to make it out of the hole they’re stuck in, except the features take up roughly half of it with their performances being either hit or miss.
GT is a 33 year old rapper from Detroit, Michigan who got his start at the beginning of 2018 by releasing the debut mixtape Relentless along with both his full-length debut Timeless & the sophomore effort Relentless during the 2020 COVID-19 lockdowns. He would later follow these up with 2 more albums Call Me GT & Motion, his first EP Money Counter Music spawned his own label of the same name & the sequel became the 5th LP in his discography. GT’s previous album Owe It to Myself got mixed reception the summer prior & is returning with a month left in 2024 for his 2nd EP.
“I’m Straight” produced by Pooh Beatz is this cloudy opener assuring everyone he’s been doing good whereas “Get ‘Em Back” works in a rubbery bass-line & pianos talking about being the same despite being stressed. “Stay Low” cautions those coming in your life with bad intentions just before “Money, Power & Respect” stand sour from the Helluva instrumental to the boastful lyricism.
Landstrip Chip joins GT on “The Streets Dead” clarifying that both of them can break down how deep shit can get while “Prayed for It” heads for a sample-driven Detroit trap vibe speaking his dreams into existence & finally being fortunate enough to be in a place where he can finally live them out. “This Life of Sin” featuring Streetlord Juan ends the EP with 1 more Detroit trap cut calling themselves living legends.
Right when you thought that the Detroit trap star wasn’t gonna drop anything in 2024, he came in the game during the 4th quarter & dropped off an 18 minute EP reaching the same caliber as both Money Counter Music offerings along with Timeless in being essential listens for those new to his discography. The features are alright, but the productions sees some notable improvements & GT sounds focused ahead of whatever he’ll do next.
Berner is a 41 year old rapper, songwriter & entrepreneur from San Francisco, California who began battle rapping in high school. Following his 2007 debut mixtape Dirty Sneakers…Plenty Ways to Get It, he would go on to drop 15 LPs along with a couple more mixtapes & a couple EPs in addition to the plethora of collaborative projects he has with numerous artists. Ahead of the Cookies cannabis brand’s 10-year anniversary however, Berner’s coming off The Farmer’s Market for his 16th album.
“Sweat” is this slick west coast trap opener flexing that he got big money whereas “Remember” moves on from there working in some sampling to talk about the memory he has remembering way things were before the cash flow. “Hard to Spend” gets on the psychedelic trap tip admitting that the dirty money getting more difficult to blow as time goes on just before “Heavy” featuring Mozzy & Peysoh gives off a Detroit trap vibe describing shit as sketchy
As for “Power”, we have Berner calmingly talking about being attracted to the titular feeling into “Callin’” featuring Moneybagg Yo & Ty$ brings the trio together so all 3 of them can ball with money on the mind. “Who Gon’ Love You?” featuring Larry June offers a cloudier flare to the table asking that exact question when it goes dry while “Lots of Green” featuring B-Real, Devin the Dude & Wiz Khalifa finds the quartet expressing their love for weed.
“Fried” featuring De’Migo has cool sampling techniques throughout pulling from soul & jazz music knowing that both of them will be fine as long as they wake up in the morning, but then “Easy” turns the jazz rap influences way higher talking about breaking the bank. “The Source” featuring Ghostface Killah, Killer Mike & Raekwon is a standout for me since every single one of them floated over a chipmunk soul beat while “The Smoke” featuring Too $hort produced by Ant Banks finds both of them assuring not to worry over where they going.
Galaxy! & Zakee both join Berner for “Ruthless” reminding that they’ve been shining while “Possible” talks jumping obstacles in 2024 doing the impossible. “Litigation” featuring Cozmo gets stuck between fake smiles & legal proceedings while the title track featuring Chevy Woods & Cozmo homages labor union leader Jimmy Hoffa who disappeared almost 50 years ago. “Keep Pushin’” passionately gets his message across & the closer “Amazing” sends it all off smoking the pain away.
Hoffa as a sequel to Gotti recaptures everything that made its predecessor stand out in his discography & makes it a completely different listening experience altogether. The production offers a wide range of palates from trap to cloud rap, Detroit trap, psychedelia, chipmunk soul & jazz rap for the Cookies founder to tackle themes of organized crime joined by guest performances that’re either outstanding or tiresome.
Detroit emcee Babytron delivering his highly anticipated sophomore effort. Coming up as a member of the trio ShittyBoyz along with his childhood friends Stanwill & TR Dee signing to Lando Bando’s own The Hip Hop Lab Records, he also branched out on impressive solo career for himself as well as the side groups Lewis & Clark and the Dookie Brothers. But the last couple years was probably his biggest yet landing interviews ranging from No Jumper to even Rolling Stone following the release of Luka Trončić a couple summers prior to signing with EMPIRE Distribution later that same month & then Bin Reaper 2: The 2nd Coming that same fall. Bin Reaper 3 ended the trilogy with a 2-disc effort, the bootleg Style EP wound up being disappointing, the full-length LP 6 made up for it as did his previous tape Megatron 2. His collaborative mixtape Mario & Luigi with Certified Trapper wasn’t all that great either, so I was hoping Tronicles would bounce back again.
“1 of Them Ones” is this robbery Detroit trap opener talking about being in the kitchen suggesting you go get some pans since it’s too much work in here whereas “Yew!” has a bit of a dancy trap vibe instrumentally wanting to get tapped in with Warner Bros. alongside referencing both SMW Tag Team Champion, WWE Tag Team Champion & 6-time WWE Hardcore Champion Al Snow AND 10-time WWE world champion, 2-time WWE Intercontinental Champion, 5-time WWE Tag Team Champion, United Football League (UFL) co-owner, TKO Group Holdings board of directors member, $7 Productions co-founder & the final boss of professional wrestling The Rock whose 2nd cousin once removed Nia Jax is the current 2-time WWE Women’s Champion.
The grim atmosphere of “Nightmare on Yo Street” was perfect, considering the fact that it was released as a single this Halloween shrugging off his ex moving on to finer things in life while “Hawk Tuah” references Hailey Welch becoming a meme earlier this summer. “Hellraiser” likening the Dog $hit Militia to terrorists suggesting he should rock shorts the way he balls just before “Neymar” offers a delicate trap flare homaging the Brazilian soccer player of the same name including a reference to former 2-time ECW World Heavyweight Champion, FTW Champion, ECW World Television Champion, 3 time ECW World Tag Team Champion, JCW World Juggalo Heavyweight Champion, NWA World’s Heavyweight Champion, IWGPジュニアヘビー級王座 & the longest reigning XPW World Heavyweight Champion Sabu.
“TRX” maintains a Detroit trap edge asking how you fly when he ain’t even past TSA leading into “Tronald Trump” talks running for president since the bigoted, misogynistic 45th president of the United States Donald Trump is now unfortunately the president-elect & will be inaugurated as the 47th president in January although I’m not saying I support the current Vice President Kamala Harris & “Is You Serious?” featuring Project Money flexes they’re more macho than WWE Hall of Famer, former 6-time world champion & Intercontinental Champion Randy Savage.
Meanwhile on “Haunted House”, we have Babytron cautioning that you won’t ever step out of the D$M haunted house once you set foot in that bitch prior to “3 OT” talking about putting a triple overtime, assuring that it wasn’t luck at all for him. “Lost in the Sauce” produced by Certified Trapper stands out as a lowend hit throwing in a bar referring to former WWE Intercontinental Champion, WWE United States Champion & 2-time WWE tag team champion Carlito ahead of “Headbop” cleverly referencing Eminem over a Danny G & Jakesand instrumental since he was featured on THE DƎATH OF SLIM SHADY (COUP DE GRÂCE) this summer.
“DPOY” finishes the first half of the Tronicles boasting that he feels like San Francisco 49ers QB Brock Purdy the way he touches down in the Bay Area of California while “Me & My Bitch” fuses Detroit trap with chipmunk soul flexing that he & his new girl are chillin’ in a 2-seater. “Funnybutt” makes something outta nothing as if the D$M crew are really a bunch of magicians while “Clark Fent” pokes fun at a fiend who thinks he’s Superman.
Lazer Dim 700’s feature on “Lion’s Den” doesn’t do much for me although I love Tron referencing 2-time WWE Champion, 8-time WWE Intercontinental Champion, 2-time WWE United States Champion & 9-time WWE tag team champion The Miz a.k.a. The Mid that is until “AMP” makes a dope reference to former No Limit Records founder Master P. “What Type?” wants to know the bullshit people on pointing out the fact WWE Hall of Famer Mike Tyson will literally beat the living shit outta Jake Paul a week from today on Netflix while the piano-driven “Poison Oak” admits being stingy with the Quagen.
“Lame Asl” contains one of my favorite beats on the entire album courtesy of Helluva dissin’ everyone out here for being as corny as they are while “Home Run” featuring Dave Blunts dismissing those who bullshit with the bags they make in contrast to them legitimately making theirs. “Silly Goose” flexes everyone better get a raffle ticket if they really want a chance to win including a bar referring to the current UFC Heavyweight Champion & former 2-time UFC Light Heavyweight Champion Jon Jones while “Really Jimmy? blows through 50 states poppin’ out with $3M.
The song “Summer ‘24” pushes towards the final moments of the Tronicles talking about the block scorching as much as it was earlier this past summer while the penultimate track “Heavy Mental” fuses Detroit trap & orchestral talking about how nobody asked for any favors in regards to what he did out here in the streets. “Legend of Tron” ends the Tronicles brushes off not getting enough respect since the ain’t done yet.
Clocking in at almost an hour & 15 minutes, Babytron reaffirms exactly why he’s the biggest member of the ShittyBoyz & one of Detroit’s finest in general. His production stands out amongst his local contemporaries sounding similarly to one another making further room for his unique punchlines to reveal himself as one of the Motor City’s best in recent memory.
This is the 3rd full-length studio LP from Detroit trap star DaeMoney. Coming up as the nephew of one of the 2 biggest artists in the city right now Babyface Ray as well as a now former member of the WRLD Tour Mafia collective, he broke out on his own by dropping his debut mixtape Young Sexual Misconduct & his debut EP Slae Season accompanied by his 2nd EP Rockstar Lifestyle & Slae Season 2. Slae went on to sign to EMPIRE Distribution couple summers ago & celebrated in the form of his Slayer’s Coming EP fully produced by Trees shortly after as well as the final installment of the Slae Season trilogy & a sequel to Rockstar Lifestyle. He was surprisingly dismissed from WRLD Tour this spring due to scamming through Slam A Slut Records & is returning as The Godson.
The title track sets the tone of what’s to come with this mafioso trap instrumental letting y’all in on the family business & explaining the way he got out of the hood whereas “Snotball” featuring Babytron brings the 2 together for a Detroit trap highlight. “All My Sons” featuring Peezy continues to apply pressure under Detroit trap tip showcasing both the subgenre’s different generations while “Fuck Slae” hooks up pianos & 808s getting smarter with age.
“SpongeBob & Patrick” has this energetic Detroit trap vibe throughout flexing that his naysayers can’t stand it when he be goin’ hard just before the wavy “King of the Hill” talks about coming from the trenches. “Vice City” has a meditative trap atmosphere rockin’ 20 venues straight leading into the cloudy Detroit trap hybrid “07 Melo” compares himself to Carmelo Anthony in his prime.
Rally joins Slae for the slow-tempo “Sam Called Me Billy” talking about how late really far from the millions while the synth-driven “Kurt Cobain” flex is a bitch blowing brains exactly like the iconic Nirvana frontman. “Manifest” pushes further down the 2nd half of The Godson doing everything differently prior to “Painting” explains the streets being dangerous due to the snitches & snakes.
“Can’t Sleep” gets the final leg of the LP going on a psychedelic note boasting that there’s no trading for the WRLD Tour Mafia even after the fact that him & Rafa had fallen out with each other while “Superstar” takes a couple of minutes of our time to show off his current status. “Game Winning Speech” ends by reflecting on going from chillin’ in the projects to where he is now.
Becoming a fan of WRLD Tour about 2 & a half years ago when DaeMoney was still a part of the group, I still look at him as one of the most talented members & will continue to support him on his solo endeavors as is the same with Slam A Slut. What about The Godson? It’s another consistent Detroit trap project that you’d expect from him. He pretty much breaks down his titular position playing a significant role in his success & the production mainly basing itself around the city’s unique take on trap.
This is the 19th mixtape from Queens emcee Lloyd Banks. Gaining notoriety in the 2000s for his witty punchlines along as well as being an original member of G-Unit alongside childhood friends 50 Cent & Tony Yayo, he kept himself busy for a little while after the group’s disbandment in 2015 by releasing A.O.N. 2 (All Or Nothing 2): L.I.U. (Live It Up) & Halloween Havoc 3: 4 Days of Fury just before taking on a 5-year hiatus that really lasted until he received a song placement on the soundtrack for Griselda Records’ theatrical debut Conflicted a year & a half ago along with the whole Course of the Inevitable album trilogy gaining renewed interest in the PLK himself. A year after Halloween Havoc IV: The 72nd Hr, Lloyd’s keeping the saga alive.
“You Have My Word” produced by Ron Browz eerily starts off by telling anyone who crosses him to make sure that they stay crossing him for the rest of their lives whereas “Complications” takes the Hellish boom bap route instrumentally talking about being careful of when you speak before you get all the facts. “Season of the Psychos” with Haas Almahdi morbidly promises that he can handle his own weight, but then “Connoisseur” takes us back in the basement calling himself the top seed when he gets on.
Meanwhile on “Broken Hearts”, we have Lloyd over more kicks & snares from Cartune Beatz to talk about the city of heartbreak just before “Double Up” maintains a somber boom bap flare to the beat calling victory the love of his life. “Love is Love” dustily seeks to fuck up the arguments & hypothetics of someone he used to know that fell off musically leading into “Choose Wisely” ruggedly, talking about how there ain’t no money behind these fake pages.
“Resources” rawly observes that everything’s strange now & everyone feeling his energy the second he sets foot in the room while the cold-blooded “Taking Notes” talks about the fact that where he comes from ain’t no joke to him whatsoever. “Shooting the Messenger” aggressively check the temperature since he’s burning up again while “Seminar” publicly expresses his frustration towards everyone else out here & he’s pretty much sick of ‘em.
Starting the 5th installment of the Halloween Havoc series’ final leg, “Regrets” looks at all the possibilities in his future & going broke not being an option while “In the Mix” kinda has some trap undertones talking about expecting a snitch since this life’s a bitch. “Keep It Solid” pushes further to the end keeping it legit & “Graduated” viciously ends reminding that what goes around comes around.
Cartune Beatz has been getting a lot of attention as of late & only a couple weeks after fully producing Machine Gun Vocabulary for Tha God Fahim, he produces nearly half of Halloween Havoc V improving on the predecessor that we got 365 days ago exactly. The production is prominently built around the traditional boom bap sound, refined from The 72nd Hr so the former G-Unit member can go even harder with his signature punchlines.
Legends Will Never Die 