Here we have the 5th EP from Baltimore emcee, singer, producer & visionary JPEGMAFIA. Breaking out almost a decade ago off his full-length debut Black Ben Carson, it wouldn’t be until the man’s next 2 albums Veteran & All My Heroes are Cornballs where he would reveal himself as one of the most creative minds in hip hop today. The 8-track EP, it’s follow-up with almost all newly recorded material, LP!, the Danny Brown collab effort Scaring the Hoes & Peggy’s production credits on both of ¥$’ albums Vultures & Vultures 2. We got a deluxe version of I Lay Down My Life for You that I highly enjoyed last summer & is teaming up with Flume so he can produce We Live in a Society.

“Track 1” starts off as a spoken word piece up until the drop during the 2nd half of it whereas “Is It Real” feels more of an Ravyn Lenae cut since Peggy only handles the hook singing about if the love they have is legitimate. “AI Girlfriend” humorously pokes fun at the concept of being romantically involved with artificial intelligence probably because of Kim Kardashian dating a Tesla robot these days while “The Ocean’s Fake” ends by admitting not even know when to see this individual again & goin’ back in time for them.

Being a big fan of the visionary take JPEGMAFIA has had on experimental hip hop on top of Flume’s influence in the wonky scene, both of these worlds collide for a quick 16 & a half minute EP meshing each of those individual styles together. Flume’s production here also contains hints of cloud rap, alternative R&B as prominently shown on the Ravyn Lenae song, industrial hip hop & a dash of sketch comedy as a way of holding Peggy fans off until it’s time for his new album whenever that may be.

Score: 3.5/5

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