Oakland, California emcee/producer ovrkast. enlisting St. Paul, Minnesota producer/rapper Cardo behind the boards for his 13th EP. In almost a decade, he’s been making waves by releasing a couple mixtapes on top of the last dozen EPs in his discography later landing production credits ranging from MAVI to Earl Sweatshirt & even Drake. Coming off the 1-year anniversary of the predecessor Reset! over the summer & is ringing in the final quarter of 2024 by shaping KastGotWings up to be the most exciting entry in his discography yet.

The opener “UP” gets the ball rollin’ with a rich trap instrumental feeling on the verge of erupting working the hardest he’s ever had whereas “PAYMEAGRIP” works in more hi-hats & a mellow backdrop advising to cough up the dough since they tryna erase the hood he came from. “CUT UP” fuses jazz rap & trap asking what the business is just before “BEAT IT UP!” talks about going harder than muhfucka.

“FREE UP SUM’N” starts the other half of the EP going for a minimal sound wanting to know what’s up with it taking 1 for the team while “SLOW MONEY” shifts into boom bap territory so he can talk about staying golden. The closer “BIPPER’S JOINT” ends KastGotWings by hooking up these piano chords & hi-hats feelin’ like he could possibly make a scene.

When you look at the handful of EPs that ovrkast. has put out since 2015, this new one here unsurprisingly takes the cake as his best one thus far & increases my anticipation for his full length debut studio album whenever that comes. Cardo’s production mainly has a trap vibe with additional elements of boom bap & jazz rap, allowing the Oakland lyricist to drop his most passionate performances.

Score: 4.5/5

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