Tag: Mike WiLL Made-It

Coi Leray – “Lemon Cars” review

New Jersey rapper & singer Coi Leray teaming with Mike WiLL Made-It for her 5th EP & Island Records debut. Growing up as the younger brother of Sosshouse Records signee Chavo & the daughter of Benzino, she began to carve a path of her own with her debut mixtape Everythingcoz along with her first 2 EPs Everythingcoz 2 & Now or Never even though they were mediocre to me personally. She then signed to Uptown Records last spring after being relaunched by Republic Records & put out her major label debut Trendsetter not too long after which had a few of her strongest tracks yet, but the bad mostly outweighed the good & the same applied to Coi considering “Self Love” off the Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse soundtrack could be my favorite song of hers yet. Lemon Cars on the other hand was destined to wipe both her LPs in terms of quality after announcing Mike WiLL’s heavy involvement.

The title track starts with a full fledged synthwave beat & Coi fucking around showing you what’s in store whereas “Can’t Come Back” is a futuristic pop rap jam talking about kicking her ex to the curb. “We Time” has an atmospheric trap flare to it expressing her need to spend more time with her new man while “Wanna Come Thru” goes into a bit of a psychedelic direction telling a guy who thinks he’s a psychic to put his pride to the side. “Coke Bottle Body” featuring Skilla Baby works in organs & hi-hats for a dedication to the slim baddies, but then “Poster Girl” kinda has this trippy rock edge to it talking about being the one her mans sees in his dreams

Coi most certainly has talent as proven by “Self Love” or her feature on Busta Rhymes’ latest album Blockbusta even though it was step down from E.L.E. 2 (Extinction Level Event 2): The Wrath of God, but she really took me by surprise here much like the new Sexyy Red tape In Sexyy We Trust did earlier on in the weekend. Mike WiLL Made-It’s production is exactly what she needed since the overabundance of samples on Coi or the tackiness of Trendsetter’s & her performances are notably better too.

Score: 4/5

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Chief Keef – “Dirty Nachos” review

This is the 32nd mixtape from Chicago, Illinois rapper, singer/songwriter & producer Chief Keef. Rising to stardom in 2012 off his 6th mixtape Back from the Dead & the full-length debut Finally Rich, he would go on to become a progenitor for drill music popularizing it in the Windy City inspiring the likes of Lil Uzi Vert & 21 Savage or even Billie Eilish. Other standouts in Keef’s discography include Bang 2, Almighty So, Back from the Dead 2, GloToven & 4NEM. But with Mike WiLL Made-It fully producing Dirty Nachos, expectations for it were very high for me personally.

After the intro, the first song “2 Times” is an energetic trap opener talking about having to steal a couple times in the past & seeing dollar signs when you look in his eyes whereas the title track encourages to get off the block & take a trip. “Doja” briefly yet bombastically flexes the kind of weed he be smoking leading into “Ridiculousness” featuring Ballout bringing a suspenseful atmosphere this time around talking about being on too much savagery.

2 Chainz’ feature on “Pull Up Ghost-Clan” is significantly stronger vibrantly boasting that they’ll be at the spot in a coupe just before dedicating “Damn Shorty” featuring Sexyy Red to all the strip clubs out there & I can definitely hear this being played at those kinda spots. “Why You Mad?” hops over strings & hi-hats asking haters the titular question prior to “Watch for the Pigs” menacingly calling out the feds.

“Charged Up” gives me a cloudy trap vibe instrumentally telling us that’s exactly how he be feelin’ while “Promenade” almost has a quirkier tone talking about the cops trying to get him on a daily basis. “Beware of Dog” might be my least favorite on the tape because it feels a little unfinished to me personally, but then “Girl Woo” although more fleshed out seems like a flat pop rap cut.

Meanwhile, “Player in Me” brings a trippier flare to the beat boasting his player status while “Love Don’t Live Here” comes through with aggressive braggadocio. “Status” chillingly sets out to fit 5 or 6 bitches in his car being on Saturn while “Harley Quinn” comparing his girl to the titular DC character over synth-horns. “Bang Bang” rounds out the tape by bringing Chicago drill undertones to the fold portraying images of the gangsta life 1 last time.

Almighty So 2 has been quickly turning into the modern day Detox by now, yet I’ll absolutely still take Dirty Nachos as a way of making up for the constant delays. Mike WiLL’s production is more refined than some of the O.G. versions Shawn Ferrari did, Keef gives some of his best performances I’ve heard from him in a while & the 3 features don’t bother me all that much.

Score: 4/5

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