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ilykimchi – “I Love You Kimchi” review

This is the 3rd extended play of solo material from Los Angeles, California producer, singer/songwriter & model ilykimchi. A member of The Scythe collective & the pioneering tread production team Working on Dying, her moderately received debut EP agony would come out in the fall of 2023 establishing herself in the future garage & alternative R&B scenes respectively. She followed it up this past April with prenup & the reception for that was generally mild too, but I remained optimistic going into her eponymous offering.

“Hello Baby” sets the tone with an electro/dance-pop intro singing about an individual who’s constantly on her mind whereas “Party in My Head” confesses that she won’t be understood until the person addressed dances with her. The lead single “Poser” combines electropop, electro house & electroclash confronting some loser about him pretending like he doesn’t know who she is while “Fendi Prada” expresses her desire of throwing it back to 2010.

binx joins Kimchi on another electropop, electro house & electroclash single “Crashout” that I found underwhelming until “What the Fuck Were We On?” spends 74 seconds wanting an ex to know that she’ll always be with him if he’s feeling lonely. “Green Room” hits us with a decent track catered to EDM festivals while the final single “Every Day a Movie” fuses electropop, dance-pop & bubblegum bass to sing about everything being different. The closer “Thank You” lastly sends off the EP with an open letter to someone she’ll never forget.

prenup this past spring found ilykimchi bringing other producers on board to handle all of the beats in comparison to her only self-producing 2 songs on agony & although I appreciate that risk being taken once again, this self-titled EP still leaves me on the fence & I say that respectfully because I truly think she has the potential to make something better. I also applaud her for departing from the alternative R&B sounds of her earlier output for a confident collection of electropop, dance-pop, bubblegum bass & electroclash jams for all the ladies looking to party this summer even if I wouldn’t consider it superior to Slayyyter’s major label debut WOR$T GIRL IN AMERICA.

Score: 3/5

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The Scythe – “Strictly 4 the Scythe” review

The Scythe is a Memphis rap/trap collective consisting of Denzel Curry, A$AP Ferg, Bktherula, Key Nyata, TiaCorine, iloveit!, BEAUTIFULMVN, Oogie Mane, ilykimchi & Swaggyono. All of whom had appeared on Zel’s most recent mixtape King of the Mischievous South 2 & the best example of that being the “Hot One” single despite everyone having their own individually established histories of making music already. Loma Vista Recordings would go on to sign them as a unit right when 2026 began & are looking to make their official debut with a new mixtape succeeding nearly half of it being already released as singles.

BEAUTIFULMVN produces the group’s eponymous intro with TiaCorine & Ferg talking about slicing anyone who fucks with the crew whereas “Lit Effect” by Zel featuring Lazer Dim 700 hops over a murky instrumental from BNYX of Working on Dying to speak of people beefing on the internet because they’re broke. “Phony” with Ferg & Key Nyata featuring Juicy J goes for a Memphis vibe thanks to iloveit!, ilykimchi & Oogie Mane talking about being numbers only, but then “Mutt That Bitch” featuring 1900Rugrat was the only single of the 3 that I wasn’t head over heels for.

“Hoopty” by TiaCorine featuring Smino gets the 2nd half of the tape going by making all the girls going crazy until switching up in favor of a lyrically repetitive outro while the Miami bass-influenced “You Ain’t Gotta Lie” by Denzel Curry featuring Luh Tyler & 454 finds the trio showing off their wealth. “Tan” gives Bktherula & TiaCorine a few minutes for them to shine together talking about heading out for a trip to Hawaii while “Up” by A$AP Ferg featuring Rich the Kid ends with the 2 asking their type of women if they wanna roll with them.

Putting aside the couple underwhelming guest appearances here & there, The Scythe’s inaugural mixtape expands on the creative chemistry each of the 5 artists & 5 producers all bonded over a couple summers ago when King of the Mischievous South 2 dropped & have confidence of them possibly outdoing themselves if they ever came out with a full-length debut. From the Memphis-style trap production that the Working on Dying members/affiliates cook up to every single rapper having a distinctive personality of their own, one of the newest & most popular hip hop crews today have made their arrival.

Score: 3.5/5

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