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Foul Mouth – “Everybody Goes Crazy Twice…” review

This is the sophomore effort from Detroit, Michigan producer/emcee Foul Mouth. Coming up as 1/2 of Da Bash Brothaz with the late PHD & 1/3 of JFK with Jake Knew & King Juke, he would also form the duos Bad News Brown & Speak of the Devil with Ketch P & DJ Skyrah respectively after starting his own label Middle Finger Music & producing albums for the likes of Fatt Father & Isaac Castor to name a couple. His most notable work has been with Bizarre of prior D12 fame whether it be his work with King Gordy as L.A.R.S. or the He Got a Gun series & the final moments of “Antichrist” off Eminem’s 13th album THE DƎATH OF SLIM SHADY (COUP DE GRÂCE), coming off his solo debut Everybody Goes Crazy Once to drop a sequel.

The self-produced “Everybody Does Intros Twice” spends the first minute & a half of the album with a boom bap intro referencing WWE Hall of Famer Mike Tyson whereas “Take Cover (Bombs Away 2)” eerily suggests for everyone to run before the explosives get set off. “The Bed of a Steady Water” comes through with a 2-parter Blizzard co-produced talking being a veteran who’s lyrically above the rest prior to “Nooks & Crannies” explaining that hip hop chose him instead of the other way around.

Bub Rock & J-Classic both appear during “Alabama Jam” to talk about keeping their names out ya mouth unless you’re earning their checks while “Welcome 2 the Jungle” featuring Isaac Castor finds the pair instrumentally going for a rap rock vibe so they can suggest every competitor of theirs to stay in line. “Dime Bag Daryl Strawberry” featuring Choke Uno talks about selling dwarf seeds to raise a baby who won’t get big while “Where’s My Lunch Lady” demands for any stupid questions to be asked right on the spot.

“Glamour & Glitz” featuring Tony Cone jazzily talks about feeling decent staring at their rearview mirrors while “Big Foul” observes how funny it is shit changes over a crooning sample. “Stock Exchange” featuring Kain Cole links up so they can throw shots at bums who don’t have a plan & once “2064” takes us nearly 4 decades into the future, the title track references the late WWE Hall of Famer, former WWE United States Champion, WWE Intercontinental Champion & WCW World Tag Team Champion Rick Rude.

There aren’t as many punchlines on Everybody Goes Crazy Twice… because Foul Mouth understandably attempts to fill in the space a lot differently than he did when Everybody Goes Crazy Once came out nearly 365 days earlier, but he still finds ways to maintain the wild humor listeners got to familiars themselves with on that debut & use rhyme schemes that’re more well-put together for another dosage of his reality based late night fiascos from a cloud 9 point of view.

Score: 4/5

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Foul Mouth – “Everybody Goes Crazy Once” review

Foul Mouth is a 42 year old producer & MC from Detroit, Michigan coming up as 1/2 of Da Bash Brotherz with the late PHD & 1/3 of JFK with Jake Knew & King Juke. He would also form the duos Bad News Brown & Speak of the Devil with Ketch P & DJ Skyrah respectively after starting his own label Middle Finger Music in 2018, producing albums for the likes of Fatt Father & Isaac Castor to name a couple. His most notable work has been with Bizarre of prior D12 fame, whether it be his work with King Gordy as L.A.R.S. or the He Got a Gun series & the final moments of “Antichrist” off Eminem’s 13th album THE DƎATH OF SLIM SHADY (COUP DE GRÂCE). However, he’s finally to make his full-length studio debut as lyricist.

The intro breaks the door down with a gritty self-produced instrumental advising all the people ripping off Griselda to get lost whereas “Only the Right” jazzily talks about taking a break from rapping for a decade to focus on his successes producing for some of the biggest names in music. “From Above” featuring Isaac Castor & Jalen Frazier dustily boasts that nobody can ever be anything like them while “Code Red” featuring Bizarre & Fatboi Sharif eerily finds the trio staying in their hardcore bags lyrically.

“Louis Tripp” works in a drumless sample admitting that he’s been feeling lonely as of late even though he’s one of the most in-demand beatsmiths throughout the entire state leading into “Lucky Number” featuring Choke Uno, DJ Clay, Isaac Castor, J-Classic, Metasyons & Tru Klassick coming through with a 3 minute posse cut. “Discharge it to the Game” shows off Foul’s ear for sampling referencing former WWE Cruiserweight Champion, WCW World Tag Team Champion & 2-time WCW World Television Champion Disco Inferno just before the crooning “Bah Say” featuring J-Classic & Kain Cole talks about their boss mentalities.

To begin Everybody Goes Crazy Once’s final act, “Bombs Away (4XL Beefcake)” speaks of being the only attraction down river that hasn’t failed while “The Salton Sea” drumlessly talks about music being his only passion & for has-beens to blame themselves for their own downfall. “All Jokes Aside” confesses that all he ever wanted was to be normal until his soul got sucked through a portal & the title track appropriately sends things off losing it over a boom bap beat.

Knowing this guy personally for almost a decade, Foul Mouth’s always told people that he could freestyle better than he could make beats & Everybody Goes Crazy Once certainly proves his point that I had already figured out from the moment I heard his hooks on “Savage Life” by L.A.R.S. when they dropped their debut EP Foul World after Twiztid had signed them to Majik Ninja Entertainment. I feel like there isn’t much that hasn’t been said already regarding his production which is mostly self-produced but lyrically, his pen has sharpened significantly from his days with his late Bash Brother PHD & the guests that he brings on board all maintain their own weight.

Score: 4/5

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