SoFaygo – “Go+” review

SoFaygo is a 21 year old rapper from Cobb County, Georgia who’s cemented himself as one of the biggest faces in the plugg/pluggnB & rage scenes in recent memory. He’s since gone on to drop a dozen EPs & it’s even resulted in Houston trap trailblazer Travis Scott signing him signed to a Cactus Jack Records, who put out his long awaited full-length debut Pink Heartz this past fall even though reception towards it was generally mixed. But to coincide with the 1-year anniversary of both him making it on the XXL Freshman Class & the release of B4Pink the previous summer, Faygo’s coming back & turning what was supposed to be the deluxe version of his last album into his 13th EP.

“Pure” featuring YSL Records signee Yung Kayo starts off the EP with some synthesizers & hi-hats talking about refusing to let anyone box them in whereas “4Sum+” goes for a shimmery approach instrumentally thanks to Bakkwoods & Rafmade detailing being too up. “We Good” takes the cloudy trap route telling his dog that they straight leading into “Ye” keeping the atmospheric vibes going courtesy of BryceUnknwn comparing himself to the Nazi formerly known as Kanye West with all the swag that he creates.

Meanwhile, “Fuck a Post” continues towards the cloud rap trajectory talking about not being on social media like that to chase the paper just before “On the Moon” has a more murkier feeling to the beat from BNYX of Working on Dying so he can flex lyrically once more on the lyrical front. “Backseat” delves back into a spacious groove calling money his best friend, but then “Havoc” appropriately gives off a rage-inducing edge with it’s instrumental causing devastation.

“Wish I Could Tell You” featuring DD Osama was an underwhelming choice for a single from the uneventfully airy production to the mediocre chemistry between the 2 artists while the track “Undercover” pulls from plugg music a bit getting more romantic. “RC” cooks up another trillwave beat comparing his life to a roller coaster & the bonus cut “Beautiful Rockstar” officially sends off the EP by vibrantly detailing the lifestyle that he lives with a roomy trap instrumental backing him.

Pink Heartz for the mixed reception it got is still a fine major debut & I feel like those same fans who’re left disappointed by that previous album last fall will find themselves leaning towards Go+ because there’s no question in my mind that it’s Faygo‘s best since Travis signed him. The feature list isn’t as consistent as the full-length debut even though I appreciate him boiling it all down to only 2 guests & the most refreshing part is him returning to the pluggnb/plugg elements that his previous Cactus Jack material lacked.

Score: 3.5/5

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