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fakemink – “Terrified” review

Basildon, Essex, England, United Kingdom recording artist & producer fakemink is back with his full-length studio debut. Introducing himself in 2021 off his debut EP Dog Heater, he would go on to drop 7 more extended plays in 90,900, Real Hospitality, London’s Saviour, Wild One, Furever, Disco Biscuit & Galaxy Pavillion Club until getting co-signs from music’s biggest names like André 3000 & Clipse.  “Music & Me” would also become one of my favorite singles of 2025, coming off The Boy Who Cried Terrified almost 4 months earlier to serve the main course.

After the titular intro, the noisily self-produced “All Eyes on Me” talks about killing shit because it’s what he must do whereas “Playlist” gives off a more hypnotic vibe instrumentally detailing an innocent angel becoming a whore. “Creep” talks about him moving slowly & putting in work so he can spend all the money he makes while “Like a Virgin” reminds everyone that he’s been getting paid since the 9090gate phase of his career.

“51 Ttashpel Pony Ave.” after the “Jungle-Affair” interlude has a more tone in terms of lyrics sampling “Now” by Julia Wolf to talk about others making paper for his future children’s sake & other never seeing large amounts of cash in their lives while “Hard Candy” details him being allergic to broke shit. “Rewind” ends the 1st half wanting this woman to recognize that she’s his while “Essex Girls” talks about showing a woman what real affection is.

Pop rap, electropop, hip house, euro house & electro hop all collide on the single “Night, Blooming Jasmine” discussing that his objective has now become waking up daily & living his life now that he’s rich & famous while “Wrong Relief” talks about staying lit after setting himself on fire. “Kiss of Death” after the “Fire on Ice” interlude boasts that he bagged the baddest bitch alive while “Creed” talks about the pain that comes with the life he chose.

“Tell Me What You’re Missing” begins the final moments of Terrified asking his lover to let him know what she misses regarding her old life while “Forget Me Not” talks about him winning because he didn’t listen to what everyone else has told him. The final song “Rétard Angel” preceding the “Etna” outro finishes the LP advising not to let his wealth fool anything into thinking that he’s lucky when it’s the complete opposite the way he looks at it.

Taking more inspiration from 2018-2020 drill as opposed to grime music, fakemink’s debut album was conceived as this crude caricature of Los Angeles after returning home to London after a trip out to the west coast & lands behind the London’s Saviour EP for his 2nd best opus. His cloudy production includes elements of jerk, witch house, experimental hip hop & ambient music to lesser extents for a creepy California noir where models try to steal your soul & vampires drive Wraiths down Hollywood Boulevard.

Score: 4/5

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fakemink – “The Boy Who Cried Terrified” review

fakemink is a 21 year old recording artist & producer from Basildon, Essex, England, United Kingdom who introduced himself in 2021 off his debut EP Dog Heater. He would go on to drop 7 more extended plays in 90,900, Real Hospitality, London’s Saviour, Wild One, Furever, Disco Biscuit & Galaxy Pavillion Club until getting co-signs from music’s biggest names like André 3000 & Clipse. “Music & Me” would also become one of my favorite singles of 2025, preluding his full-length debut Terrified by telling the story of The Boy Who Cried Terrified.

“Blow the Speaker” gets the ball rollin’ talking about turning the bass up to the highest volume it can go over a cloudy jerk instrumental whereas the self-produced “Young Millionaire” psychedelically compares himself to Lil Wayne after seeing an increase of wealth. “Dumb” might be the only song I dislike, going for a more rage-inducing vibe talking about loving it when baddies act stupid just before the adrenaline rushing “Mr. Chow” chaotically discusses working in his sleep.

We get more crossovers between cloud rap & jerk music throughout “The Mercer” flexing that he’s greater than everyone who’s washed up at this point in their careers while “Milk & Honey” talks about being aware of those wanting him to fall off when that isn’t gonna be the case anytime soon. “fml” samples “IGOR’S THEME” by Tyler, The Creator & “Rival Dealer” by Burial to end The Boy Who Cried Terrified feeling like he’s simultaneously losing it mentally & reaching his peak.

Known for taking an experimentally cloudier approach to the jerk subgenre of hip hop with a bit of a pop rap twist to it, fakemink comes off some of the biggest stamps of approval he’s ever received or other hits like “Under Your Skin” & “Easter Pink” giving us exceptionally brief dosages of what we can expect out of Terrified next month landing behind the likes of London’s Savior as well as Wild One & Furever amongst his greatest extended plays. The production also explores elements of lowend to a lesser degree, justifying his status amongst the most creative trap artists to look out for.

Score: 3.5/5

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