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G Perico – “L.A. Gangster” review

Los Angeles, California gangsta rapper G Perico enlisting Larrance Dopson of 1500 or Nothin’ to produce his 5th mixtape & having DJ Drama hosting it. In the past 13 years, his last 4 tapes along with over a dozen EPs & 5 studio LPs. The last time Drama hosted a project was Hot Shot celebrating it’s 2-year anniversary last month & I found that to be pretty decent like a good portion of Perico’s output in recent memory, except L.A. Gangster could surpass the predecessor & maybe become an important entry in the dude’s whole entire discography.

After the “Go Shop” intro, the first song “Street Lights” is this west coast trap opener with lyrics painting images of the gangsta lifestyle whereas “Gangsta” featuring E-40 finds the 2 coming together to discuss being a whole different pedigree. “Commas” brings a jazzier vibe to the table assuring it’s all about the checks just before “Resume” featuring Kamaiyah basically gives middle fingers to anyone no good tryna hang with them.

“L.A. Real Estate” gets back on the trap tip instrumentally explaining what people out in the west be gangbangin’ for leading into “Lil Homies” featuring Dody6 giving their kudos to all their friends on the come-up at this moment. “L.A. Takeover” conceptually needs no further explanation since the Innerprize’s statement is being made loud & clear while “Hey” talks about people living their lives & ain’t ever getting it.

The song “Sold Out” kicks off the final leg of L.A. Gangster with a nervous flare buying out everything in his path while “No Interruptions” talks about people giving him fake love only because of his wealth. “Lost Time” works in some fingersnaps & a guitar refusing to lose any more valuable time in his hands, but then “Thankful” featuring Keith Rice ends the tape with both of them expressing their gratitude for a myriad of things.

Building on both artists’ previous individual successes, L.A. Gangster surpasses Hot Shot as a sequel & I could even make the case of it being the best thing I’ve heard from G Perico in recent memory. Larrance Dopson’s production throughout is the most consistently well-crafted batch of beats that he’s rapped on in a while delving into themes of persistence on L.A.’s streets, personal victories & hurdles.

Score: 4/5

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G Perico – “Guess What?” review

G Perico is a 30 year old rapper from Los Angeles, California who blew up last year with the release of his debut album & his sophomore album respectively: All Blue & 2 tha Left. He’s been quiet since then, but he’s returning out of the blue (no pun intended) with his 1st EP.

After a spoken word intro, we go into the first song “Mo Power”. Here, Perico gets braggadocious over a vintage g-funk instrumental. The track “All Nighter” is filled with street bars over a piano key & a heavy bass-line while the song “Wit the Gangstas” talks about hanging out with Crips over a hyphy beat with wailing synthesizers. The song “Play Wit It” talks about fame, but the trap beat is decent & the 2 features are redundant to me. The penultimate track “What You Thinkin’?” sees Perico talking to this woman over a trap beat with G-funk synthesizers & then the closer “How U Want It?” is a club banger with a gritty ass beat.

Overall, this was just as good as the last 2 albums. Most of the songs are less than 3 minutes long, but G Perico continues to be the modern day DJ Quik by updating the vintage West Coast sound for a 2018 audience.

Score: 4/5