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Hariroc – “The Squidfather 2” review

Atlanta, Georgia producer & rapper Hariroc dropping his 3rd studio LP merely days after announcing it. Known for being an extensive collaborator of Lil Tony, he would go on to fully produce the Troc & Swaggbaggs extended plays for Tony in their entireties preceding a full-length debut of his own Indalment in 2024 even if the reception was generally lukewarm. The Squidfather last summer despite being overloaded had some incredible songs on it & the sequel retains that same length although I should note there being guests who weren’t on the predecessor appearing for The Squidfather 2.

“Red” by Hardrock was actually an impressive opener & amongst the latter’s better songs I’ve heard in a bit regardless of it only being less than a minute & a half until “Sold Not Told” by Lil Tony talks about the way the game goes over a plugg instrumental. “Donald Trump” by Double XL & Ealuhri finds the pair wasting another plugg beat likening their black truck to a pedophilic fascist just before “Greed” by B6 vents about everyone yapping their needs to him & turning to Jesus for help finding peace.

RRoxket gets a joint of his own with “Johnny Depp” & I like more than the last couple, talking about snorting as much coke as the iconic actor himself just before another favorite of mine “Long Live Virgil” by Pradabagshawty pays tribute to the late Off-White founder of the same name. “Røck Øut” by Tezzus fresh off the disappointing controversy between him, ilykimchi & Oogie Mane talks about standing on business leading into “Murder He Wrote” by Doowopgz & Rx Yp discussing seeing hate from a mile away.

“3 Man Drill” by Stikkhead takes over the mic to air out the kind of people who ain’t on shit like they claim to be despite the instrumental sticking out more while “Radioactive Rage” by Teflon Zay embraces a hypertrap sound talking about carrying guns whenever they’re riding through the ATL & laying their opps out. “Free Twin” by Babystaydown was another moment I enjoyed calling for his incarcerated homie to come home while “Chess Game” by BabyDrill airily speaks of living a double life with the blick.

Chuckyy makes a 98 second statement telling everyone to “Stop Pouring Lean” & I agree with because I’ve never done that shit nor am I a fan of it personally, preceding “Illegal Money” by Zone1eriic assuring that he can get in a scuffle at this very moment since he got sticks in his ride. “Switch My Move” by Yksteexy ends the 1st leg of The Squidfather 2 with a monotonous performance like he barely has a pulse while “Mufasa” by RW 5 kicks off the 2nd act talking about his mom wanting him to be better than his father.

“Suck Yuh Mada” by 1900Rugrat annoyingly rambles on regarding people who hate him now that he’s been making money while the standout “Dirty Bird” by ApolloRed1 talks about having a favorite trapper instead of having a favorite rapper growing up. “Split the Tab” by tana continues with another highlight addressing a see-through bitch who he hasn’t seen in some time while “Dreams I Can’t Reach Yet” by PCF ManMan talks about his brother being locked up for some dumb shit.

I’d say Pradabagshawty outrapped Ealuhri during “Typo” texting freak hoes wanting to fuck them high off percocets while “Geeked Up” by Bby Kellwoozily elaborates more about being under the influence of drugs. “Beaver” by Zukenee entertainingly references the Comcast Corporation subsidiary NBCUniversal owned sitcom Leave It to Beaver while “Free RRed” by IsoBkae & 4E_Redd averagely trades verses over some pianos & 808s

“Purple Heart” by Babytron was a delightful surprise to me talking about receiving the titular military decoration after the tragic death of his Dog $hit Militia brethren $camaurion back in October of 2022 & after “Free Roc (Rox)” by Luhtrentt flexes that he plays the game of truth instead of pleading the 5th amendment, “Puppet” by GetRichZay confronts someone flexing who claims to be about that life wanting him to take the test to see whether he’s telling the truth or cappin’.

Famous Dex unexpectedly makes “Don’t Touch My Cup” one of the most interesting tracks he’s done this decade along with “Lex Meet Dex”, cautioning not to test him because of the real possibility of him spazzing out while “Emo Ho” by B6 provides a lukewarm anthem dedicated to anyone who’s been stacking up bread. “Fake Thuggin’” by Lil Tony wraps up The Squidfather 2 in the form of this plugg outro becoming a soldier if his opposition’s brought around him.

I would’ve enjoyed The Squidfather a lot more than I did when it came out last August if Hariroc shaved off the half of it that I could’ve done without & unfortunately, The Squidfather 2 suffers from the very same problems it’s predecessor except I might like it a little less than the original. There’s no issue with his production varying between trap & cloud rap to plugg & rage since I do respect his artistry, but the guest list leaves me more torn than the previous one.

Score: 2.5/5

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Hariroc – “The Squidfather” review

This is the sophomore effort from Atlanta, Georgia producer & rapper Hariroc. Known for being an extensive collaborator of Lil Tony, he would go on to fully produce the Troc & Swaggbaggs extended plays for Tony in their entireties preceding a debut album of his own Indalment last summer welcomed to moderate reception. 13 months have passed & The Squidfather has returned to bless the plugg subgenre of trap compiling almost 30 tracks recruiting more notable names than previously.

“Restart the Wave” by Lil Tony begins with a piano & some 808s talking about not being able to name a single person who’s pulled his cork whereas “We Don’t Like U” by Teflon Zay hops over these ethereal synthesizers & skittering hi-hats to poke fun at Will Smith slappin’ Chris Rock. “Trap Ain’t Workin’” by RRoxket proves to be a favorite of mine from the pluggy beat to the lyrics trollin’ his opps when he smokes weed while “Backwood Baby” by Pradabagshawty talks about using Swishers as of late to roll his shit.

One of the weaker cuts on here in my opinion goes to “Celibate” only because of 1900Rugrat wasting this insane ambient plugg instrumental until “Biting My Swag” by Babystaydown makes up for it by airing out his grievances towards everyone who be coping his aura & trying to make it their own. White Friends” by PCF Manman weighs things down again using a clumsy flow for roughly 104 seconds prior to “I Think” by Protect saving us once more talking about putting techs all over his body.

“SV” by 4eRedd & IsoBkae carried the plugg vibes forward joining forces so they can discuss not moving so loosely while “Bummy Scam” by Teflon Zay & Zone1eriic trades the mic back-&-forth with each other talking about using their Glocks to make their opps drop dead in the middle of a mall. “Hitmaker” by Yksteexy goes ambient plugg again feeling like he’s gonna be taken out for the things he won’t say while “Foxes” by Aobtrey & Fox BD dropping 1 comatose verse after another.

Nino Paid joins Lil Tony on “Threw Up the Drank” ending the 1st half of The Squidfather explaining they changed due to them not wanting to go back being broke & swervin’ while “From the Ground Up” by Cayo begins the 3rd quarter using this raw ass instrumental to talk about building this shit from the dirt skyward. “Yo Favorite Rapper a Hoe” by ApolloRed1 advises not to shed a tear if he’s ever killed while “Strike in Clayco” by Rx Yp picks up from there puttin’ belt to ass.

“So Much on My Mind” by Luhh Dyl, Seddy Hendrinx & Warhol.SS comes together to cloudily talk about doing things legitimately this time while “Kel Tec” by Double XL references Spider-Man 3, which was by far the worst entry of the Sam Raimi trilogy. “Man Up” by RW 5 talks about having to mature himself after he came home from prison like any other responsible person would do while “Turkey Neck” by GetRichZay & SSG Splurge wakes up daily to get a bag or 2.

Jripey takes the mic during the pluggy “Super Fly” talking about making songs for fun instead of charting while the ambient plugg “Watch My Back” by Day 1 Lil Willie looks back at a time where he told someone to trust to look out for him only to be betrayed. “Snakes” by TopOppGen moves forward running up in cribs without knocking beforehand while “Homie Hopper” by tana talks about taking down whole entire gangs by his lonely & asking where these individuals were when he was broke needing them.

“Stop the Cap” by Raqbaby pleas for these phony muhfuckas to cut out all the bullshit fibs they spewin’ while “Fake Percy” by Blo talks about throwing up due to taking percocets that weren’t even legitimate. “Chris Vec” by Lil Tony & 1900Rugrat reflects over the times they were down bad having nobody fuck with them but prior to the “Free Beat I Love Y’all” compositional outro, it only makes sense for Hari to approach the mic himself for the last song “Close with God” talking about fighting his demons.

Becoming a fan of his last fall through joints like “On Same Shit” by Babystaydown or “Living Room” by Pradabagshawty & “Ganger” by RRoxket, I had expectations of The Squidfather hoping that it would be an improvement above Cegular Records founder Whyceg’s sophomore effort Cegregation a few months earlier & that’s what I sorta got even if this is only better by a very slight margin. Hariroc’s production centered around plugg, cloud rap, ambient plugg & dark plugg sticks out amongst the best he’s ever made except the guest-list can be inconsistent at times a lot like Cegregation’s.

Score: 3/5

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