This is the 2nd mixtape from up-&-coming Atlanta, Georgia rapper Sugie. Introducing himself in the off his debut single “Numb” on SoundCloud in 2018, he would continue make waves in the underground by dropping more tracks until he saw fit to release his debut mixtape Second2None last summer. He just put out an EP In the Wind at the end of this past January & over 2 months later, the leader of the DarkHeartedWorld is looking to slow down anytime soon continuing to apply pressure in the form of #FreeMySlime.

“Life of Sins” starts off the mixtape with a booming trap instrumental talking about the life he lives & trying to win whereas “HTX” brings more of a rage-inducing vibe to the table spending all his racks on a fly hoe at the drug party. “Fashion Killa” works in a jangly guitar, explosive bass & hi-hats deflecting that he’s right back in his element just before “France” the psychedelic trap highlight flexes with this French model.

Meanwhile, “UK” has a trippy drill atmosphere talking about a bitch who’s been calling his phone & telling her that he simply doesn’t have time for no feelings leading into the title track brings back the rage beats to talk about the shit that he’s poppin’ being real & the streets being hotter than Hell at times. “Way2Slime” starts the 2nd leg of the tape staying in the hypertrap lane showing off just how slime he really is, but then the otherworldly “Sleep” talks about being unable to sleep at night without drugs.

“Granted” solemnly calls out someone Sugie knew that eventually took him for granted in the end while the sinisterly yet party-starting “Function” shrugging off those who’ve tried to do him dirty in the past. The rage-inducing penultimate track “Night Owl” talks about being a night owl himself which I can relate to since I myself can be the same way prior to “Southside” properly concluding the tape with a sample-laced trap instrumental boasting that he’s with a bitch from the south side of the ATL.

If you enjoy artists like Brezzo or even Sk8star & Zukenee (both of whom I’ve covered in the past. Most recently: the latter’s debut album Player Slayer the weekend before), then I don’t see how you wouldn’t come away from #FreeMySlime without getting Sugie’s best material to date out of it. The raging trap production is gradually refining itself, he sounds more focused & gives his strongest performances as a result of that.

Score: 3.5/5

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