Babyface Ray – “The Kid That Did” review

Detroit rapper, songwriter & actor Babyface Ray is back a year after claiming the previous summer to be his for the 4th LP on his discography. Starting in 2014 by joining the Team Eastside collective, he has since gone on to drop 5 mixtapes as well as 5 EPs & a well received debut within the last 6-7 years before turning heads worldwide & becoming one of the 2 biggest up-&-comers in the city next to Babytron, both of whom eventually landed spots in last year’s XXL Freshman Class. Coming off Mob & Summer’s Mine which were both enjoyable follow-ups to Face, he’s looking to tell the story of The Kid That Did.

“Groupies & Goodfellas” is an atmospheric opener to the album talking about muhfuckas moving goofy this day in age whereas “Count Money” featuring Bossman DLow was a weak choice of a single from the decently synth-based Detroit trap production to the underwhelming guest performance talking about stacking chips. “Rubberband Man” tells us how he responds when people ask what his name is over an orchestral Detroit trap beat prior to “Shy Kid” hopping over more synth/Detroit trap crossovers to talk about pacin’ through the house tryna find some service.

Moving on from there, “I Need Some Motivation” maintains his hometown’s distinct take on trap music altogether in a heavenly fashion flexing that he be smelling like money while “Wavy Navy University” featuring Veeze finds the 2 over one of my favorite instrumentals on the album from tana representing both of their crews Navy Wavy & Wavy Gang leading into another atmospheric joint “Watching My Page” produced by Pooh Beatz talking about monitoring his pager.

“Delusional” featuring Hunxho takes a spacious turn thanks to LulRose talking about the rollercoaster that’s called life while another highlight “Cherish” works in some guitars & hi-hats courtesy of DJ Esco talking about being stuck in his ways since he never really had shit. Funny enough, “Stuck in My Ways” featuring King Hendrick$ fuses cloud rap & Detroit trap further elaborating on a theme from the previous joint, but then “Nights Like This” passionately reassures everyone that his success ain’t luck.

Carlo Anthony has another one of my favorite beats on “2 for 6” with it’s bell-heavy Detroit trap sound & the lyrics flexing that he ain’t ever going back going from having crack to plaques just before “Fish Tail Fish Scale” bringing the synthesizers back in the equation once more to talk about how he’s been fucking up cheese & getting more. “Legacy” featuring Doughboyz Clay gives off a soulful trap flare flexing that he wen’t from being broke to the man while “Money on My Mind” spaciously tells us he’s got paper on the brain.

“$1M Baby” continues to go for an airy trap vibe instrumentally confessing his mom been having heart attacks with the amount of money that Face be blowing while “Ghetto Boyz” featuring Peezy brings the pair together for a grimy ass Detroit trap banger. “High Off Life” dreamily reps for the team while “Guardian Angel” addresses his own personal type of angels assigned to protect & guide him. “The World is Yours” featuring Fabolous ends with this empowering Boi-1da beat staying away of suckas & ditching groupies.

Summer’s Mine was a dope switch-up from cold climes to extreme heat & The Kid That Did in comparison sheds light on the subtle details about what success really looks like. Face makes his point clearly know that he’s a realist instead of an entertainer & his sweet spot counters opulence & drama with cold hard facts over a decade of establishing himself in the 313, eventually landing a spot as one of the city’s most respected artists in recent memory.

Score: 3.5/5

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ShittyBoyz – “3 Man Weave” review

Detroit trap trio the ShittyBoyz returning for their 4th album. Consisting of Babytron alongside Stanwill & TR Dee, they emerged off their debut mixtape 3-Peat under the mentorship of Lando Bando in the summer of 2019 taking the motor city by storm & following it up with another tape. They even have 3 full-lengths in Trifecta as well as the the sequel & of course the trilogy chapter. Babytron in particular has been increasingly popular in recent memory from being the son of former Psychopathic Records rap metal band Motown Rage frontman Mr. Sadistic to landing a XXL Freshman Class spot & more recently earning a stellar verse on “Toby” off Eminem’s latest album THE DƎATH OF SLIM SHADY (COUP DE GRÂCE) earlier this summer, they’re releasing 3 Man Weave a day earlier than intended.

“‘07 Bron” is this futuristic Detroit trap opener to the LP that Jakesand cooked up flexing their kick spots jumpin’ like Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron James nearing the end of his first stint with the Cleveland Cavaliers whereas “5 Minutes of Barkin’” featuring Beannskii, Fordio, MJPaid & Prince Jefe moves forward with a full-blown Dog $hit Militia posse cut produced by Drego. “Polynesian” hooks up those dope ass woodwind talking about the bullets spreading similarly to COVID-19 & “Maroon 5” apocalyptically reps the squad they showcased a couple joints earlier.

Tommy G joins the ShittyBoyz for “Big Dawgs” pulling inspiration from the Bay Area instrumentally showing off their statuses on top while “Brand New” works in this alluring vocal sample talking about being a whole new version of themselves with the new ice around their necks. “Ed, Edd n Eddy” pays homage to one of THE greatest Cartoon Network shows of all-time calling themselves hippies & the middle finger being the peace sign prior to the bell-heavy “5 Guys” leaving them where they stand.

“Intercontinental” menacingly talks about having no time to sleep since all that’s on their minds hustling doubling their work & sending bullets like Detroit Lions QB Jared Goff, but then “Last Dragon 2” serves as a sequel to a highlight track off the trio’s debut mixtape 3-Peat. “Live from the Lab” psychedelically represents The Hip Hop Lab Records now backed by EMPIRE Distribution while the synth-Detroit trap crossover “Back 3 Back” talks about going 3-for-3.

Further continuing the 2nd half of 3 Man Weave, we have the ShittyBoyz promising that they’re gonna box on every single threat who comes to them the moment they drop the pin on them while the synth-driven “Project X” referencing the film of the same name saying life’s simply a win or lose deal. “Skippin’ Skates” maintains the Motor City’s unique trap sound having to teach themselves that nothing fair in life while the mobb-influenced “Stilly Willy” stealing bitches looking for winners.

“Suited & Booted” showcases the trio’s back-&-forth chemistry over upbeat 808 percussion to begin 3 Man Weave’s encore while the song “Therapist” further elaborates that ain’t nothing free in life & that you really just have to get it all out of the mud refusing to swap out their sticks over a Danny G beat. The penultimate track “Talkin’ Crazy” by TR Dee brings the bells back being flyer than Jeff Hardy of former 2-time TNA World Tag Team Champions & my personal favorite WWE tag team growing up The Hardy Boyz off the turnbuckle while “T.S.W.N. (That Shit Wasn’t Nothing)” featuring FMB DZ & GlockBoyz TeeJaee brings the quintet together making 20k like it ain’t shit.

Named after a track off the ShittyBoyz’ 2nd mixtape 4-Peat & the first project that I’ve ever reviewed from them, 3 Man Weave further proves that wake makes the trio successful in the Detroit trap scene a little over 5 years in the game is that they use the timeless basketball drill moving up & down the court working together & communicating as demonstrated by their unique ear for production in regards to the signature style they’ve become known for on top of the wittiness each member holds of their own amplifying it as a unit.

Score: 4/5

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OG Parker – “Moments” review

OG Parker is a 27 year old producer & songwriter from Fayetteville, Georgia who became an in-house producer for Quality Control Music in 2015. He even went on to form his own label Neutral Records in 2021 & produced DDG’s debut mixtape Die 4 Respect around that same time, except I was highly looking forward to that tape only to be disappointed by the time it officially saw the light of day. However, seeing that Parker was putting out a solo EP most certainly caught my interest.

“No Fuss” by PARTYNEXTDOOR starts with what could easily be the best song on the entire EP telling this girl to stay in her lane over a chilled out guitar passage whereas the trap-flavored “Rain Down” by Chris Brown, Latto, Layton Greene & the late PnB Rock finds the quartet continue to delve further into the themes of romance. “Still Work” by Muni Long & Ty$ is a trap soul duet singing about their numbers are both operationally functioning while the dance-inspired trap joint “All I Need” by Yung Bleu furthermore gets lustful. “In Person” by Lakeyah & Tyga ends the EP with a woodwind trap flare flexing they look better in the flesh.

Producer curated projects are generally looked at as being either hit-or-miss & there’s no question in my mind that OG Parker has the capability of pulling of an entire body of work producing songs for other artists & compiling them together. However, Moments stands out as an average beginning of treading those waters. There’s nothing with his signature take on the stylings of trap & R&B music, but some of the performances from the guests themselves are generally a mixed bag.

Score: 2.5/5

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Pouya – “They Could Never Make Me Hate You” review

Pouya is a 30 year old rapper & singer/songwriter from Miami, Florida who’s a pioneer of the early underground rap scene that began on SoundCloud in 2012 & discovering the $uicideboy$ in their early career. His 2016 debut Underground Underdog was released to mixed reception although 5 showed considerable improvement as did The South Got Something to Say & Blood Was Never Thick as Water. 17 months after Gator was said to be his final LP, the BatKave & Buffet Boys member is returning for a 4th album.

“LORD FORGIVE ME FOR THE PAIN I INFLICT ON MYSELF” is a cloudy Memphis opener to talk about earning his stripes over a decade in the game whereas “FORGET ABOUT EVERYTHING” has a smoother trap flare encouraging to let go of the bullshit to hop in the ride with him & not getting too high. “BLAME GAME” blends jazz & trap instrumentally assuring that he doesn’t want to be pointing fingers at anyone, but then “WHERE DID I GO WRONG?” shoots for a Memphis-inspired atmosphere once again saying he’s been singing the same song.

Rick Ross joins Pouya for the single “UH OH” pulling from mobb music referring to themselves as hood rats hanging out the window of the ride just before “BACK THE FUCK UP” returns to the Memphis sound so he can talk about dying a legend. “LAND OF IGUANAS” brings a cloudy boom bap vibe to the table only waking up for money & sex while “LEMONADE (DEAD MAN WALKING)” talks needing something to numb the pain. “WHAT UU BOUT” finishes the LP crossing over trap & jazz knowing what he’s gotta do.

22 months in the making & what Pouya has given us in They Could Never Make Me Hate You has to very well be a step above his last few albums & quite possibly the biggest one of his entire career spanning over a decade long. The production ranges from trap to jazz rap, Memphis rap & mobb music flexing his underground status & breaking down the lifestyle that comes with it all.

Score: 3.5/5

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Larry June – “Doing it for Me” review

Vallejo, California emcee Larry June back with his 11th LP. Steadily grinding his ass off since dropping out of high school by dropping his last 10 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. 9 months after the latter, Larry’s reassuring that he’s Doing it for Me.

After the “Free Uncle Herm 5” intro, the first song “Magnum P.I.” is a futuristically slick west coast opener flexing that he’s hopping out the whip looking like the titular TV show character whereas “Morning Calculations” produced by Harry Fraud was an early standout from the soulful instrumental to the lyrics advising to check that bitch instead of checking him. “A Little While” has a spacious vibe thanks to Jake One & DJ Khalil telling his romantic interest that she sure looks good to him just before “Stinson Beach” keeps it going with a funky ode to not having your day fucked up.

“Real Talk, Pt. 2” gives Detroit trap a shot detailing the gangsta lifestyle he involves himself in leading into Cardo bringing the synths in the fold for another favorite of mine “3 Piece” shrugging off any hate that comes his way since he be ridin’. “Where I’m Going” resurrects the Detroit trap vibe cautioning that nobody wants war with him, but then “Meet Me in Napa” was a decently spacious single discussing his desire of wanting to meet a woman in the titular California valley.

The orchestrally jazzy boom bap flare of “Breakfast in Gold Coast” is a nice change of pace talking to his sunshine while “Imported Couches” keeps the strings, kicks & snares together not giving a fuck about being 1 hit away rather focusing his attention on doing his thing. “Cleaning My Spot” keeps the jazz influences & strips the drums going so hard working towards his goals while “Like a Mack” makes trap music for pimps.

“Dreams” pushes towards the final moments of Doing it for Me telling everyone who’s tired of the sucka shit to come fuck with the big dogs headed for a dystopian direction to the beat & the closer “Money Bag” that Cookin’ Soul laced ends by hooking up a soul sample telling the world your own people will snake you, others might turn on you & hoes will play you out here for the paper.

Something amazing worth noting is that I found a lot of Doing it for Me’s singles to be average enough that it had me anticipating it less then The Great Escape & The Night Shift when I found myself enjoying a lot of the songs off this new album more than I had initially anticipated. The glitz & glamour from guest stars are being completely tossed out the window in favor of delivering lovesick bars over classic West Coast funk beats, reestablishing his status as one of the smoothest voices in hip hop today.

Score: 3.5/5

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Jakesand – “Sandbox” review

This is the 2nd EP from Michigan producer Jakesand. Releasing his debut EP El Fureidis in the summer of 2018, he has since become an in-house producer for Lando Bando’s own EMPIRE Distribution imprint The Hip Hop Lab Records working with some of their biggest acts from the ShittyBoyz both as a group & as solo artists to $weet-T & Prince Jefe. 6 years later, he’s making a comeback & putting out Sandbox through the biggest Detroit trap label out amassing what looks to be an immensely promising list of guest performers.

“Motion Picture” by Babytron co-produced by Danny G references WWE Hall of Famer, 7-time WWE Women’s Champion & former WWE Hardcore Champion Trish Stratus while “Business” by Lil P might be the only track I don’t care for despite the rich Detroit trap instrumental. “Jonah Hex” by J1Hunnit has a witty bar referring to the Paramount Skydance Corporation subsidiary NBCUniversal-owned Shrek franchise while “100 Routes” by Stanwill talks about having 100 methods.

Tony Shhnow surprisingly has his own song with “Sell a Dream” boasting that he’s in love with the money & wakes up every morning with the intention of making more of it just before “Pints, Pills, Prescriptions” by Babytron, Fordio & MJPaid finishes up the Sandbox experience with all 3 members of the Dog $hit Militia trading brief verses with one another & everyone holding their own weight.

Between this & the El Fureidis EP, it’s no debate from my perspective that Sandbox is the best solo offering that we’ve gotten from Jakesand thus far. I’m confident that we’ll be getting a sequel to it at some point sooner rather than later because his production as strong as the predecessors, except there’s more consistency from the guests who’re performing over his Detroit trap beats.

Score: 4/5

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Jay Worthy – “Magic Hour” review

This is the 5th mixtape from Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada born albeit Compton, California raised emcee Jay Worthy. Coming on my radar in 2017 after The Alchemist produced his debut EP Fantasy Island from top to bottom, he would go onto drop 5 more EPs & a fantastic collab album with Larry June called 2 P’z in a Pod even though initial plans of putting it out through Griselda Records fell through for whatever reason. Harry Fraud produced You Take the Credit, We’ll Take the Check & DJ Muggs did What They Hittin’ 4 to significant acclaim, but the Roc Marciano-produced Nothing Bigger Than the Program was still good despite having too many features. Once I heard DāM-FunK was producing Magic Hour top to bottom, I was hoping it would surpass the predecessor from 14 months ago.

“San Dimas” featuring G Perico starts off on some flawless g-funk shit asking if you’re turned the fuck in at this point whereas “Westside” delves further into the relax & organic sound featuring live instrumentation, use of P-Funk samples & high-pitched synth lines to represent California to the fullest. “Rich Today” embraces the g-funk sound heavier talking about how it ain’t nothing to a pimp like him just before “Boogie” featuring the late Nate Dogg’s son NHale builds upon Nate’s sound that he was the King of spitting that g shit continuing his dad’s tradition.

Meanwhile on “Can’t Do That”, we have Worthy mellowly slickly talking about being on his MJ shit & on a new bag at this point in his career ahead of the spacious g-funk banger “105 West” featuring Channel Tres, DJ Quik & Ty$ for all the party people to slide to. “It’s So Hard” featuring Obsce Chill keeping the gangsta funk alive staying in the ghetto like Too $hort explaining the hardships of being a g, but then “Untouchable” featuring P-Lo futuristically advises that this joint in particular is exclusively for the playas.

After the “Olde 8 Again” interlude, “Heartstop” featuring Channel Tres goes into synth-funk turf explaining that their hearts legitimately stop when they don’t get to see one another while the beat on “Connected” featuring Barney Bones gives me Rainbow Road Mario Kart vibes instrumentally flexing the ties they have. “Bounce” featuring Soopafly takes you a whole millennium head to the future for a joint to the west to bounce to while the g-funk track “Watch Your Tone” advises to do simply that around them.

“Caught Up” heavily builds itself around synthesizers as a way of nearing the conclusion of Magic Hour while “Let You Go” featuring $ha Hef brings the East/West emcees together over a g-funk beat breaking the news to their significant others that they’re cutting off romantic ties with one another going forward. Last but not least, “Can’t Fade the Funk” ends the album charmingly gets self-explanatory for 1 last song showing P dabbling in DāM’s production style.

It was a bit disappointing that Nothing Bigger Than the Program was overloaded with features considering that Marci proved his status as a underrated producer on Marciology earlier on in the year but anyway, I’m finding myself preferring Magic Hour more in comparison. DāM-FunK’s production as one would expect fully embraces the g-funk sound Dr. Dre popularized in the 90s & conceptually, Jay’s paying homage to the roots of west coast hip hop in a modern way.

Score: 4/5

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Babytron & Certified Trapper – “Mario & Luigi” review

This is a brand new collaborative mixtape from Detroit, Michigan trap sensation Babytron as well as Milwaukee, Wisconsin lowend rapper/producer Certified Trapper. One of whom rose to stardom in the late 2010s as a member of the ShittyBoyz & the other has been gaining popularity of his own landing a major label deal with Columbia Records. Both are managed by The Hip Hop Lab Records founder Lando Bando, so in that sense I can see why he brought them together for Mario & Luigi.

“iGlocks” starts with both of them over a Detroit trap instrumental telling you that shit’s bout to get intense when it’s really anything but referencing NXT commentator, 2-time WWE Hall of Famer, 6-time WWE world champion, 4-time WWE United States Champion, 14-time WWE tag team champion, 2-time WWE Hardcore Champion, RoW Tag Team Champion & TNA World Tag Team Champion Booker T whereas “Saucony” works in some interesting synth melodies with hi-hats further displaying a back-&-forth chemistry further revealing Tron to be the most interesting of the 2. “Rulebreakers” produced by Certified Trapper himself takes the lowend route so they can boast their mob ties leading into the murderous Detroit trap joint “Psychopaths” showing their psychotic tendencies.

Moving on from there, “Young Fly Muthafuckas” further emphasizes an eerier atmosphere to the beat flexing how young & fly they both are just before “Woulda Coulda Shoulda” jumps over ominous chords so they can portray the gangsta lifestyles. “So the Fuck What?” specializing in talking shit to the point where they need Mentos remaining in the Detroit trap realm, but then “Rescue Mission” returns to the lowend vibes warning to watch your mouth since they pop bitches.

“Blue $trip Bandits” brings a quirkier flare instrumentally thanks to Danny G calling themselves outlaws for the Ben Franks while “Bling Bling” once again goes lowend to be pickin’ plays up. The song “Day w/ TSF” featuring Peso Peso & Sauce Walka menacingly shows off their real g statuses with Tron & Sauce shining the most while “No Cameraman Around” talks about having $100K on them each. “Boogey Woogey Night” ends the tape with the best lowend track & maybe my favorite here.

I’ve given Tron his praise for already being one of the best from Detroit in recent memory, yet I could never get into Certified Trapper since I’ve heard the lowend style done better. Case in point: Polo Perks, AyooLii & Feardonian’s collab album A Dog’s Chance from a few weeks ago. Mario & Luigi on the contrary has some highlights of it’s own except it’s one of the weaker entries in Babytron’s discography. Their sounds mix well, except Certified Trapper himself on the mic feels as if he’s a Great Value version of his contemporary down to the flow.

Score: 1.5/5

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Fury & Tre Lb – “You Already Know” review

Bristol, Connecticut emcee Fury joined by Detroit, Michigan emcee/producer Tre Lb. The latter starting out accompanied by Southwest Sol as 1/2 of the Chop Shop being the younger brother of Psychopathic Records co-founder Shaggy 2 Dope of the Insane Clown Posse with the other being the founder of Leathal Wreckords, the organizer of the Leathal Weekend festival held in New Hampshire for almost 10 years & even 1/2 of Something Awful alongside Bizarre of prior D12 fame. We’ve never heard both parties on wax together previously but since Tre’s performed at Leathal Weekend 5 with his brother a couple years back, I was more than open about You Already Know heading into it.

“Burning Bridges” gets the EP going jumping over pianos & hi-hats explaining the bridge is burned so y’all can’t cross that river at all whereas “Rydin’ Though” produced by Tre Lb himself goes into a cloudy trap direction instrumentally to talk about taking shots & making the show pop soon as they hit the spot up. “Laughing to the Grave” featuring Dr. Gigglez brings a hellish tone to the beat finding humor in things that aren’t appropriate & “Stars” wraps it all up profoundly talking about flying away when looking at the sky during the evening.

1/12 & The Return of the Absent Minded Producer are great places to start for any underground head who isn’t already familiar with Fury or Tre Lb respectively, but to hear them crossing paths with one another for the duration of an EP wound up becoming my favorite project either one of them have done since the latter 2 I mentioned earlier. The production’s more trap-based, both MCs match each other’s intensity & gear fans up for the 7th installment of Leathal Weekend later this summer headlined by the newly reformed Kottonmouth Kings, Monday Night RAW Superstar/WWE World Tag Team Champion R-Truth of the Awesome Truth, Bizarre, Esham & Mastamind and King Gordy.

Score: 3.5/5

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Lucki – “Gemini” review

Chicago, Illinois rapper & occasional producer Lucki coming off his birthday from a couple weeks ago to release his 3rd LP. 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, so maintained optimism that Gemini would continue to make those improvements.

To start us off, “On They Way” works in synths & hi-hats from Vanguard Music Group & Internet Money Records in-house producer Cxdy to talk about money turning him into a villain whereas “Courtesy Of” takes the luxurious trap route instrumentally boasting that you can’t play it the way he does out here. “CTA 2 Bach” brings a psychedelic flare to the table talking about cash making everything go his way just before the upbeat “All Love” asks why wouldn’t he bring his gun to the function since he don’t like nobody.

Lil Yachty slides through for the Rio Leyva-produced “Biggavel” so he & Lucki Eck$ can discuss undebatably being on a high right now leading into the atmospheric “Gerskiway” featuring CBFW Records artists Rylo Rodriguez & Veeze going back & forth about their lifestyles. “BRAZY4real” continues to shoot for synth-trap vibe generally calling out those who ain’t letting loose as much as they say they do “Exotic” jumps over pianos & hi-hats living like John Gotti.

“BBY GOAT” featuring Future hooks the synthesizers back up talking about both of them being on a new level while “KYLIE!!!” ends the first half of Gemini by bragging that he’s bigger than Kylie Jenner over rage beats, which personally I would have to agree with since I’m more of a fan of Tuneski than Kylie anyway. “Dotted Line” has more of a futuristic trap approach generally in comparison starring the 2nd leg of the LP killing opponents out here & “Signed Up” atmospherically accepting that whatever comes & is.

Veeze pops back up for the lavish trap banger “Twin Flow” for a cut that I happen to find myself catering towards more than “Gerskiway” treating the paper like friends, but Rylo Rodriguez funny enough returns on “3 SMRS STR8” this time joined by CBFW labelmate 42 Dugg to get on some Detroit trap shit. “X6” defends that you can’t complain because they’re the same ones who made him the way he is continuing to build further upon the Motor City’s unique take on trap while “Hustler Muzik” takes aim at Lucki’s critics towards his newer material.

The song “Heavy on My Heart” samples “Do You Really Mean It?” by Jerry Knight thanks to Coupe suggesting Bossy Simpson made shit look simple when everybody knew that shit get hard while “Ski What It Be” throws the synths & hi-hats back in the picture leaving more than he came with. “RIP” has a chill ass beat that Bhristo cooked up leaving it up to the Deadboy to turn a straight-up hoe into pack & the 2-part outro featuring aadditional Veeze vocals officially closes up shop talking about how he ain’t got nobody.

Although I’d have to still say s*x m*ney dr*gs is be my favorite full-length of the 3 that LUCKI has already offered, Gemini for sure happens to be a solid offering from the influential underground Chi-Town artist either way you put it. He still maintains the cloudy trap production that the predecessor last summer except he’s swapping out the Chicago drill influences in favor of pulling from the Detroit trap scene representing the Midwest even further.

Score: 3.5/5

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