These guys are a duo from Atlanta, Georgia consisting of Homixide Beno! & Homixide Meechie who began to turn heads a couple years ago after dropping their debut EP Snotty World to the point where trap trailblazer/rage pioneer Playboi Carti made them the 3rd act to sign to his Interscope Records imprint Opium Records following Ken Carson & Destroy Lonely respectively. Homixide Lifestyle was a solid debut, Snot or Not wound up being a mixed bag of a sophomore effort & their debut mixtape 5th AMNDMNT proved to be significantly rawer. Now that we’re nearing closer to the beginning of summer, Homixide’s stepping up first for Opium in 2024 to release I5U5WE5.

“Sharp Sh00ter” is a horn-inflicted opener homaging former 7-time WWE world champion, 3-time WWE tag team champion, 5-time WWE United States Champion, 2-time WWE Intercontinental Champion & 2-time WWE Hall of Famer Bret Hart’s finisher whereas “VersionF!VE” works in the rage beats pulling up in all black with fat ass racks. Lil Yachty makes I5U5WE5’s only guest appearance on “SIDE EFFExT” has one of the best instrumentals on the album from F1LTHY of Working on Dying as the trio talk about their bitches being rockstars & “FA5EBUSTER” mixes a guitar with hi-hats looking to breaking faces.

Meanwhile on “SRT”, we have Homixide over more atmospheric trap production talking about being undefeated referencing WWE’s 2nd flagship program Friday Night SmackDown just before “SwanTon BOMB” is this insane 2-parter named after Jeff Hardy’s iconic finisher. “FiGure5” experiments with a quirky drill beat talking about how they can’t be making the wrong moves out here leading into “R50” going trap metal with Cxdy help boasting that you can’t see them. “DeathLOK” fuses rock & trap together courtesy of Galactic Records signee tana so they can talk about having nightmares with the demons while “2xTREME” finds Vendr of Internet Money Records, Toom of Vanguard Music Group & Dreamr keeping the guitars & hi-hats into the fold boasting their levels of extremity.

“00-MEGA” brings an ominous trap flare to the table admitting they have no feelings & can’t show love while “Hi-Voltage” showcases elements of gangsta rap & hypertrap with the help of Cxdy swerving through traffic with their foot on the gas. The bassy penultimate track “SMAKDWN” turns the rage back up to 11 talking about being as lit as they are & “TABLESandLATTER5” finishes the LP in favor of being on a whole different wave than everyone else in their field is over ethereal production that Census, Spaceman & Zodiac provide.

Have to clarify that although Beno & Meechie was already signed to Opium for a year & a half now, their 4th offering under Carti’s imprint also happens to be their major label debut as their last 3 didn’t have Interscope Records handling distribution like they’re doing here this time. The end result being in Homixide growing beyond the raging gangsta rap sound they artistically became known for keeping it in the wheelhouse on the occasions of venturing out into cloud rap, trap metal & rap rock.

Score: 3.5/5

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