This is the 3rd EP & major label debut from Japanese-American up-&-comer Molly Santana. Originally a streetwear influencer, the Fontana native began making music in 2021 by releasing her debut EP Molly’s World as well as her debut mixtape Neptune & her 2nd EP Mélange. Her eponymous full-length debut studio album just came out this spring to moderate reception, resulting in her signing a joint deal with Victor Victor Worldwide & Capitol Records. 5 months later, she’s continuing to apply pressure on Masonic Musik.

Supah Mario & Synthetic of Internet Money Records’ psychedelic trap production on the opening track “Greenlight” is actually a fun way of kicking things off talking about not wanting to take it slow with her lover on top of turning the world into her brand new speaker whereas “Want” works in some hi-hats & even some elements of dance music thanks to Internet Money Records in-house producer Vendr telling her new man that he’s the only one she wants encouraging him to open up as to exactly what he’s been running from. 

“Nothing Like This” goes for a bombastic approach instrumentally with co-production from Tom Levesque of Vanguard Music Group to talk about people never seeing anything like the shit she’s on while “So Lost” has these rage undertones shrugging off that she knows everything that’s goin’ on when others say she don’t know a lot. The trap/dance-pop hybrid “Windows Up” talks about people turning on her & “Tell Me Nun” and ends the EP refusing to let anyone knock her off her spot over a cloudy trap beat.

Of the 5 projects that Molly has under her belt so far, Masonic Musik for only a 6 track/15 minute EP surpasses the level of quality that her self-titled debut LP had set earlier in the year & solidifies her place in the trap subgenre of hip hop. The production’s more hard-hitting than a lot of her earlier material top to bottom, enigmatically exploring mystical & urban themes along the way. Between her & Hardrock being on Victor Victor now, I’m ready for what their debut albums on the label have in store.

Score: 3.5/5

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