Krispylife Kidd – “Why Me Worry?” review

This is the 15th mixtape from Flint, Michigan rapper Krispylife Kidd. Since 2019, his popularity in the local trap scene has been gradually increasing since 2019 going on to release a total of his previous 13 tapes & 4 EPs all in that span of time. Icewear Vezzo even signed him to Iced Up Records during the pandemic & Lil Yachty who appeared at WrestleMania XLI this year had him featured on Michigan Boy Boat. Now I’d start with Krispylife 2 & The Art of Spice Talk trilogy if you wanna dive into Krispylife’s music, although Juice & B.A.G. (Born A Goat) each had their own individual standouts last year & now asks Why Me Worry? merely 3 months after the Stunt Life EP.

After the “Goat” intro, the first song “Back 2 It” is a bell-heavy Detroit trap opener refusing to let anyone hang around him unless you’ve caught a body whereas “Bottle Girl Scam” hilariously assumes that those going out their way for clout are fans & he shouldn’t be rapping since there’s nothing left to gain. “President Run” featuring Babyfxce E & produced by The World Famous D-Boy samples “Creep” by TLC so they can pass the mic back-&-forth with one another just before the lowend “Home Blesser” talks about paying a bitch’s rent.

“Life as a Hustler” moves forward showing y’all how he used to run it up on the blocks explaining what it was like for him being a go-getter leading into “Dope Man” talking about moving weight in the streets & making $100k off the drugs he be sellin’ & “Mile Count” featuring Tay B once again displaying a back-&-forth chemistry from both of them, except I feel like it was done much better on “President Run” a while ago & I’ve never considered myself a big Babyfxce E fan.

After the “Off the Rope” interlude, “Hell in a Cell” takes it’s name after the prestigious steel cage-based matches in WWE that most recently ended former 6-time WWE world champion, WWE Intercontinental Champion, WWE tag team champion, 2-time AEW World Champion, inaugural ROH Hall of Fame inductee, ROH World Champion, 2-time ROH World Tag Team Champion & former UFC fighter CM Punk’s feud with 4-time WWE world champion, NXT Champion, WWE Intercontinental Champion, 4-time WWE tag team champion & TNA World Champion Drew McIntyre last fall.

“Like Triple H” compares himself to the 2-time WWE Hall of Famer, 14-time WWE world champion, 5-time WWE Intercontinental Champion, 3-time WWE tag team champion & the Endeavor-owned TKO Group Holdings division’s CCO since 2022 but after “$100K Pallet” responds to a group of people dissing him by bodying every single one of them in a cypher, “Knock It Off” claps back at a dude who wants beef by getting his own father involved with it

2-time WWE Hall of Famer, former 16-time WWE world champion, WWE Intercontinental Champion, 6-time WWE United States Champion, 6-time WWE tag team champion & 9-time NWA World’s Heavyweight Champion Ric Flair gets homaged on “Figure 4 Leg Lock” since he was the one who had popularized the maneuver with others following suit for years to come while “What Motion” wraps up Why Me Worry? by telling everyone at home what motion REALLY is since they don’t have it the way he does.

Looking to continue catching up with his mentor, quite possibly my favorite signing on the IUR imprint Krispylife Kidd takes an opportunity during Why Me Worry? to take the throne as a larger than life living legend & undisputed champion of the world by himself other than a couple average features. Aside from that & preferring Stuntman Beatz’ production on the last EP a bit more, his imaginative approach to songwriting remains strong during the half hour.

Score: 3.5/5

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Krispylife Kidd – “B.A.G. (Born A Goat)” review

Flint, Michigan rapper Krispylife Kidd continuing to apply pressure by dropping his 14th mixtape. Since 2019, his popularity in the local trap scene has been gradually increasing since 2019 going on to release a total of his previous 13 tapes & 4 EPs all in that span of time. Icewear Vezzo even signed him to Iced Up Records during the pandemic & Lil Yachty had him featured on Michigan Boy Boat. Now I’d start with Krispylife 2 & The Art of Spice Talk trilogy if you wanna dive into Krispylife’s music. He put out his 4th EP Juice in February a few weeks after Vezzo released his Quality Control debut Live from the 6 & is staying in his B.A.G. (Born A Goat).

“Run That Down” begins by jumping over a sinister Detroit trap instrumental celebrating every time an opp gets killed & being all about the spinach like Popeye whereas the piano-driven “‘96 Bulls” featuring Rio da Yung O.G. finds the 2 likening themselves to the Michael Jordan & Scottie Pippen of the subgenre that both artists hold it down for. “Stacks on Stacks” works in a soul sample & upbeat 808 percussion to flex his wealth while “Ain’t Enough” goes for more of a atmospheric trap vibe to the beat talking about not knowing too much.

Babyfxce E, Icewear Vezzo, RMC Mike & YSR Gramzall join Krispy for the dark 2 & a half minute Detroit trap joint “Just Talking” with Vez & Mike’s verses standing out the most amongst the 4 guests personally referencing the greatest WWE superstar ever; Hall of Famer, former 7-time world champion, 7-time tag team champion & WWE Hardcore Champion The Undertaker leading into “Gucci Jogger” hooking up some bells talking about catching him in traffic rocking the titular Italian luxury fashion house. “In the Air” featuring Cash Kidd interestingly fuses jazz music & Detroit trap together talking about being in love with the new Maybach, but then “Fanning” grimly cautions that nobody can duck all these shots he firing.

“Make Me Sick” flexes that he uses Flint water every time he whips up with tense keys & 808s backing him prior to “In That Case” taking another jab at a jazzy Detroit trap hybrid to hit his hood with 100lbs after his first deal. “Scratching Off” featuring AK Bandamont has an apocalyptic flare instrumentally explaining how foul they are while “Sheesh” warns y’all not to make him lose it over bells again. “King Griffeys” advises not to say the wrong shit to piss him off & “Today Was Bool” dissing all the divas.

Juice was a short yet fun bounce back from the moderate reception that 3-Peat & Krispylife 4 Life both received the previous year & B.A.G. (Born A Goat) further hammers home on that. There are more interesting ideas within the production than the EP we got from him 4 months ago (particularly the jazz-inspired cuts), I found roughly 60% of the guests’ performances to be enjoyable & some of Krispy’s lines on here are observingly funnier.

Score: 3.5/5

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Krispylife Kidd – “Juice” review

Krispylife Kidd is a 30 year old rapper from Flint, Michigan who’s popularity in the local trap scene has been gradually increasing since 2019 going on to release a total of 13 mixtapes & 3 EPs all in that span of time. Icewear Vezzo even signed him to Iced Up Records during the pandemic & Lil Yachty had him featured on Michigan Boy Boat. Now I’d start with Krispylife 2 & The Art of Spice Talk trilogy if you wanna dive into Krispylife’s music but since Vezzo put out his Quality Control debut Live from the 6 at the beginning of the month, I was interested in hearing that Krispy had released his 4th EP.

The opener “Bam Got Me Stuttering” gets Juice rolling with pianos & hi-hats declaring this to be a mass whoopin’ whereas “1 Time” talks about not having to many friends & the ones he does have stay tweakin’ being on nonsense over a cloudy instrumental. “Trapped Too Much” featuring Clean Up Man finds the 2 getting on their Detroit trap shit & Clean Up Man’s verse doesn’t really do much for me truthfully that is until “Back in the Basement” gets back on track works in bells & hi-hats talking about how he finna do something dangerous.

YSR Gramz’ feature on “Who at the Door?” isn’t any better than the previous guest performance despite the bell-inflicted Detroit trap beat & the idea of doing the shit that some of these dudes be rappin’ & “What You On” instrumentally gives me a Bay Area vibe impressively clapping back at those who can’t beef with him because their money ain’t long. “On the Spiritual Side” however concludes the EP with a slick Detroit trap cut flexing that his Chakra shining.

It can seem kinda corny with the title & artwork paying homage to the iconic 2Pac film of the same name & other artists have done that on previous projects in the past. Case in point: Soulja Boy. But Krispylife been got the Juice when it comes to artists in the local trap scene & continues to keep up with Vez for real. Regardless of not being head over heels for the 2 features, there’s no cappin’ on Krispy’s passionate delivery during the 17 & a half minute experience.

Score: 3.5/5

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