Westside Gunn – “Heelmatic” review

Here we have the Mass Appeal Records debut from Buffalo, New York emcee, songwriter, entrepreneur, curator & professional wrestling promoter/booker Westside Gunn. Proving his legend status & that he’s to be a force to be reckoned with all in nearly a decade whether it be running one of the hottest hip hop labels in recent memory to his first 2 full-lengths FLYGOD & Supreme Blientele. The success of the 4th Rope independent professional wrestling circuit promotion has included former 2-time WWE Cruiserweight Champion Real1 becoming the inaugural 4th Rope Flyweight Champion and The Hardy Boyz becoming the inaugural 4th Rope World Tag Team Champions, following up the Heels Have Eyes with Heelmatic.

After the “Grant Heel” intro, the first song “Blowdysseus” featuring Stove God Cook$ finds the pair over a bare soul sample advising not to call them whereas “Zilla” produced by Denny LaFlare goes for a boom bap vibe instrumentally referencing the late WWE Hall of Famer, former 6-time WWE world champion & WWE Intercontinental Champion Randy Savage. “Koke Slam” goes for an eerier approach thanks to CG shouting out former JCW World Juggalo Heavyweight Champion CoKane.

“Sock a Knee” featuring Stove God Cook$ gets in their coke rap bags lyrically over a boom bap beat from JR Swiftz just before Griselda reunites on “Don Pistola” bodying a boom bap instrumental that reminds me of 90s east coast hip hop gunning down everyone who tests them. “Martin 4sese” featuring Nas & Rome Streetz brings us a KILLER 2-parter where all 3 of them are firing off hardcore verses in their own styles while “Tommy Heelfiger” gets back on his gangsta shit again.

Benny the Butcher links up with West for the 7 minute “Hurt + Heel” explaining that people love you until turning their backs on you & coming back around while “Pricer Choppers” talks about turning a lot of fuck boys into believers over a piano-woven boom bap beat. “Egyptian Cadillac” brings in some trunk-knocking drums for soundtrack the FLYGOD’s gangsta rap imagery while “Bottom Bunk Legends” featuring Benny references the late WWE Hall of Famer, former WWE Intercontinental Champion, 2-time WWE Tag Team Champion & 2-time WWE Hardcore Champion Davey Boy Smith.

“Bavettes” featuring Stove God Cook$ links up for a dosage of drumless coke rap while “The Bastard Pac” by Hall ‘N Nash honors the inaugural AEW International Champion, former 2-time AEW World Trios Champion, オープン・ザ・ドリームゲートチャンピオン, オープン・ザ・ブレイブゲートチャンピオン, オープン・ザ・ツインゲートチャンピオン, 3-time オープン・ザ・トライアングルゲートチャンピオン, PWG World Tag Team Champion, 2-time NXT Cruiserweight Champion & 2-time NXT Tag Team Champion who recently passed. “Upstate Farms” featuring Brother Tom Sos ends Heelmatic looking to catch Ws until their dying day.

It hasn’t even been a few hours since former AEW World Tag Team Champion Bobby Lashley was crowned the new 4th Rope Heavyweight Champion & tomorrow will be a whole week since 4th Rope performer & former JCW World Juggalo Heavyweight Champion Josh Bishop became the new MLW World Heavyweight Champion, so both of those occurring within the past 7 days only makes it feel right for Westside Gunn to come back 54 weeks since Heels Have Eyes III & curate a tape on Mass Appeal Records inspired by the Legend Has It series since Rome’s already dropped his last couple albums under the label.

Score: 4/5

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Babyface Ray – “Unfuckwitable 2” review

Detroit, Michigan rapper, songwriter & actor Babyface Ray returning for his 6th mixtape. Starting out over a decade ago by joining the Team Eastside collective, he has since gone on to drop 5 mixtapes as well as 5 EPs & a well received debut within the last several years before turning heads worldwide & becoming one of the 2 biggest up-&-comers in the city next to Babytron, both of whom eventually landed spots in the 2022 XXL Freshman Class. Coming off Mob along with Summer’s Mine & The Kid That Did, a sequel to Unfuckwitable after the 2-disc Codeine Cowboy only seemed right.

“Love for Me” featuring Babyface produced by LulRose opens up talking about wearing his heart on his sleeve & coming from the streets whereas “Nothing” let’s all these lil muhfuckas know everything they’re doing doesn’t mean a thing to him. “Nigel Sylvester” featuring Veeze finds the pair luxuriously getting in their Detroit trap bag together for a few minutes prior to “Jiffy Mix” brings a cloudier atmosphere to the table talking about whipping up product.

Meanwhile on “Start This Over Again”, we have Face advising to mix the lemons life hands you with some lean leading into “My Thoughts 6” giving the world another look at what’s going on in his head. “Call Me Back” smoothens things out with a spacey pop rap tune telling this woman to hit Face’s line since he can’t get a hold of her just before “Ghetto Symphony” featuring Peezy links up to talk about their experiences of living like gangstas out in the Motor City.

“I’d Rather Be the Truth” samples “I’d Rather Be With You” by Bootsy Collins for an authenticity ode while “When I Call” featuring 42 Dugg sticks to the Detroit sound making way for both of them to trade verses with each other. “Endless” talks about wanting money since he’s a vegan & not wanting to partake in any beef others would like to drum up while “FR Williams” continues the 2nd half of the tape explaining to his son that he can’t come to his school because of the commotion it’ll cause.

Lil Yee’s appearance during “Lights Off” doesn’t really impress me a whole lot despite the cloudy trap beat & the romantic subject matter but once “Ok Then” talks about his belief of the hate he gets stemming from making this shit look easy & his paper being taller than wedding cake since he’s married to the money, “Chinese V” featuring Babyfxce E joins forces for a moderate Detroit/Flint trap crossover tossing the mic back-&-forth with 1 another.

“Ghetto Symphony 2” featuring Poppa winds down the last few moments of Unfuckwitable 2 talking about giving it your best & moving out of section 8 while “Fuck Rap” claps back at everyone who’s bitten his style & getting fed up with a bunch of lames overcrowding the industry over a tana instrumental. “Bon Voyage” sends off the tape talking about no amount of money would make him switch up & insuring $100K on the chain he has around his neck.

The original Unfuckwitable was the first time I ever reviewed Babyface Ray & a lot has changed in the 5 going on 6 years since that EP came out, going from one of the Detroit sound’s hottest up-&-comers when his mentor was incarcerated to a XXL Freshman & a key player in that particular style of trap music Lando Bando controversially said was “dying” recently. You’re getting calmly observational subject matter than Codeine Cowboy & it was cool to hear LulRose handling nearly a quarter of the production.

Score: 3.5/5

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Ty Farris – “No Cosign, Just Cocaine 6: The Devil’s Dandruff” review

Here we have the latest mixtape & 12th overall from Detroit, Michigan veteran Ty Farris. Emerging under the name T-Flame being featuring on a lot of projects throughout the mid-2000’s until the very end of the decade, it was at that point where he started to put out solo stuff at a prolific rate by dropping 11 mixtapes, all 11 of his previous albums & 4 EPs. Standouts include the Room 39 duology & the No Cosign Just Cocaine series, the Machacha-produced Malice at the Palace & the Graymatter produced Sounds That Never Left My Soul. Coming off Enigma with an Attitude as well as Timing of a Tarantula & the Apollo Brown-produced Run Toward the Monster, the Bars Over B.S. Records founder’s epiloguing the NCJC series with The Devil’s Dandruff.

After the “I’m Concerned Cuz It’s Nothing Wrong” intro, the opener “So Many Nights” recalls the times he avoided death in prison over a drumless piano loop whereas “Vainglorious” produced by Trox instrumentally goes for a trap vibe talking about his struggling leading him to glory. “Braid & Naps” shifts towards a boom bap direction flexing that he’s been trained to kill all snakes & snitches just before “I’ve Done You Wrong” talks about taking his time whenever he writes over a Futurewave beat.

“Paranoid by Design” admits to having deliberately irrational anxiousness over a Animoss instrumental while “Cold Shoulders” featuring Crimeapple eerily talks about it being them against the entire world. “Stop the Search” dustily explains that it’s either death or jail where he comes from & being a product of his turf while “The Fix” soulfully talks about getting paid after paving his own lane in addition to making it clear that his recipe at the same as everyone else’s.

Sebb Bash gets behind the boards during “Shook Sinatra’s Hand” explaining that a guy who doesn’t have a code of any sorts shouldn’t consider himself a man while “No Trepidation” talks about never running from smoke of any kind & assuring himself he won’t ever go back to not having any money. “Focus on the Profits” reunites with Apollo Brown discusses being built for the battle & conditioned for the way because he grew up in poverty while “Generational Run” featuring BLUEHILLBILL brings it hardcore together over more sampling techniques.

“What They Fiend’n Fo?” kinda has a bluesier flare to the beat talking about how they don’t make ‘em like him anymore while the bloodcurdling “Cleanse My Soul” speaks of being in the streets so much to the point where he considers it home. “Mental Therapy” talks about diving deep in his mind only for him to recover another page of his pain & “Searching for the Truth” sends off No Cosign Just Cocaine 6: The Devil’s Dandruff promising he ain’t going anywhere.

It’s already been a few years since No Cosign Just Cocaine 5: The Final Sniff ended the saga that changed Ty Farris’ entire life, so I completely understand why he took it back to 6 Mile & Davison where it all began 1 last time ahead of Run Toward the Monster’s anniversary next weekend. Even if my personal favorite installment of the saga would be the 4th one, I commend him for making sure this hour-long reflection of a man who got it out the mud without cutting any corners would be worth every penny.

Score: 3.5/5

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Jon Connor – “The Artist Yahn Freeman VI” review

Finally got the 6th installment of Flint, Michigan emcee/producer Jon Connor‘s ongoing The Artist Yahn Freemanseries. Someone who’s steadily been holding it down for the last 2 decades including The Calling, Vinnie Chase & S.O.S. trilogies along with the Best in the World series paying homage to some of Jon’s influences, Salvation, While You Were Sleeping & Unconscious State. He was even signed to Aftermath Entertainment for 6 years before departing after Vehicle City wound up being shelved, coming off Food for the Soul & 24 produced by KLC of the No Limit Records in-house production team Beats by the Pound to drop VI, VII & VIII simultaneously for Halloween.

“Miracle” begins with this cinematic trap intro talking about being a supernatural phenomenon in the living flesh whereas “The Confessional (Long Road)” breaks down all the things he used to do in his life. “Unapologetically Me” instrumentally leans towards a more soulful trap vibe talking about having no remorse for doing his thing just before “Consequences of Content” observes people not comprehending the things they watch every single day.

Continuing from there, “Evidence” talks about the amount of potential wasted when people succumb to temptation leading into “The Best” flexing that he was born to be the greatest to ever do this shit. “Forgiveness of Self” interestingly blends jazz rap & trap including a cool interpolation of “Hail Mary” by the Outlawz to reach the midway point of the tape while “On Everything” passionately talks about using the flow to bare his soul when he’s ready to snap.

“Chosen / The Moral” comes through with a 2-parter explaining that he’s worked too hard to waste his energy while “It Will All Make Sense” spends a couple minutes getting in his conscious bag lyrically. The boom bap instrumental “On Everything 2” brings to the table could be my personal favorite on VII revisiting it’s predecessor’s energy & “Never Die (Testify)” encourages to go hard when you’re fed up, “Conversations with Keva” remembers his late friend Mekeva Blackmon.

So much has happened in Jon Connor’s life over the course of these past 4 months including the untimely death of Keva, so it makes all the sense in the world for the All Varsity Music Group founder to dedicate VII in memory of the very person who always gave him a space to be himself around since she believed in him since the very beginning alongside making it The Artist Yahn Freeman saga’s lengthiest clocking at over a half hour.

Score: 3.5/5

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Yeat – “Luh Leakyz” review

New surprise mixtape & the 4th overall from Portland, Oregon rapper Yeat. Emerging in 2018 off his debut EP Deep Blue $trips, he’s been dominating the mainstream since 2021 whether it be him dropping a plethora of projects or receiving cosigns from the likes of Drake & Earl Sweatshirt. He eventually signed to Geffen Records, who backed his sophomore effort albeit major label debut 2 Alivë few years ago & it’s companionable deluxe EP Gëek Pack shortly after. Lyfë, Aftërlyfe, the experimental Capitol Records debut 2093, Lyfestylë, Dangerous Summer and A Dangerous Lyfë & A Dangerous Love all followed & has come off last month’s Cocoon to drop Luh Leakyz.

“Lil Krazy” brings in the bells thanks to Trgc so Yeat can talk about the way he lives & former associates betraying him whereas “Time Passëd” produced by Internet Money Records in-house producer Synthetic brings a quirkier trap vibe to the table flexing the tall money he’s earned himself. “Liv Dis Lyfe” made for one of the more decent tracks regardless of him looking back at the times when he was down bad while “Real Trendsettër” digs up a Lyfestylë outtake talking about being the one they copy.

Meanwhile on “When tha World Ends”, we have King Tonka explaining that he can’t trust a soul in this world & bots making up a great chunk of his detractors while “Marching” reunites with BNYX of Working on Dying to talk about being so high to the point where he hasn’t touched the ground yet. “Sklub” looks to fuck up the game & dismisses anyone who thinks they can do this shit better than him while “U Could” assures this woman she could fuck a boss if she wanted to.

“X with the Boot Up” experiments with an EDM sound talking about mixing all sorts of drugs he enjoys taking where it’s dropping a percocet inside his cup of lean or combining 2 different forms of ecstasy but after “Diseasë” flips his haters’ criticism directly back at him asking why he’s so rich if his motion’s fizzled out over a futuristic venny beat, “HeliMAn” talks about him frequently using private jets for traveling.

The song “Countup” featuring Summrs finds the pair trading bars with each other over a trap instrumental with some heavy synthesizers admitting their not worried regarding finances because they’re already achieved wealth without any advances while “Martian” brushes off any critics since he’s right where he wants to be. “Last Day” concludes Luh Leakyz making it clear he doesn’t give a fuck what anyone fucks with or does.

Yeat goes through the vault & compiles 14 previously unreleased tracks onto a 40 minute mixtape in preparation for his upcoming 7th album Reborn set to arrive at some point during the new year, kinda like what Lucki did with Last Laugh the previous weekend except there’s a chance I could prefer Luh Leakyz of the 2 & would welcome a sequel if it ever happens in addition to placing it above the Cocoon EP he gave us only 4 weeks earlier.

Score: 3.5/5

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Hit-Boy – “The Chauncey Hollis Project II” review

Here is the 8th mixtape & 2nd of 2026 from Fontana, California producer, MC & singer/songwriter Hit-Boy. Emerging after Polow da Don took him under his wing by signing him to his Interscope Records imprint Zone 4 Records, his early production credits range from “Stronger” by Mary J. Blige to “Drop the World” by Lil Wayne & Eminem, but wasn’t until the winter following the last 2 jams where he would catch the attention of the Chicago jeen-yuhs himself Ye formerly known as Kanye West by producing his Christmas posse cut “Christmas in Harlem” & becoming an in-house producer for G.O.O.D. Music for 2 years approximately 5 months after that. It was there that he would cookup some notable bops such as “N****s in Paris” by The Throne as well as “Cold” by Ye & even “Backseat Freestyle” off Kendrick Lamar’s sophomore album albeit major label debut good kid, m.A.A.d. City. He then launched his now defunct Interscope imprint HS87 Music as his tenure under Kanye’s wing was coming to a close, continuing to build a reputation for himself by working with the likes of Beyoncé or Drake & Travis Scott. But it’s no secret that this decade has easily been Hit-Boy’s most prolific yet considering his work with Big Sean, Benny the Butcher & of course Nas. His own solo debut Surf or Drown would arrive in 2023, coming off HITStory 2: Success is a Dirty Word earlier this summer to drop a sequel to The Chauncey Hollis Project.

“On a Streak” begins with an R&B sample so he can lay some braggadocio on top of it whereas “Politickin’” talks about his success & his refusal to rest on his honors. “Lunch Line” featuring The Alchemist brings back those Goldfish vibes they gave us 52 weeks earlier over this summery beat & after “It’s Over” clocks another $1M, we have Hit fondly looking back at childhood memories during “Cannonball” remembering those who were later murdered in cold blood.

03 Greedo appears for “P.O.P. (Purpose Over Pride)” so they can talk about putting motives above ego while Don’t Let Them Stress You” by Half-a-Mil links up over a boom bap instrumental to talk about not allowing anyone bring you down. “Tech Decks” advises those who ain’t tryna face him to get the fuck up out his way & “Overdid It” ends The Chauncey Hollis Project II on a more layered note that starts off with some melodic piano chords suggesting maybe he could change the ending.

Scaling back the number of catchy hooks & radio friendliness, The Chauncey Hollis Project II does feel like an extension of sorts to it’s 2020 predecessor telling us what’s been going through Hit-Boy’s mind instead of looking to pack up the dance floors. There’s more variation to the production bringing secondary influences of chipmunk soul & jazz rap into the picture although HITStory 2: Success is a Dirty Word’s balance between boom bap & trap doesn’t lose itself as Hit gets some stuff of his chest.

Score: 3.5/5

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Lucki – “Last Laugh” review

Here we have the 8th mixtape from Chicago, Illinois rapper & occasional producer Lucki. Beginning to turn heads in the summer of 2013 when he released his debut mixtape Alternative Trap to critical acclaim, he would later go on to give his fans 6 more tapes & a dozen EPs with the last one being the F1LTHY-produced Wake Up Lucki a week before my 25th birthday in December 2021. The full-length debut Flawless Like Me saw Lucki finding his style & the sophomore effort s*x mon*y dr*gs was the most I enjoyed Tune’s music in a while, coming off Gemini as well as Daysb4bad* & dr*gs r bad having the Last Laugh.

“what it is” incorporates some 808s to open up the tape talking about no longer putting sad songs over thots leading into “all wock” going for a syrupy trap vibe instrumentally discussing his love for lean. My favorite track here easily goes to the Flawless Like Me outtake “60 mgs” talking about touring, his drug use & unpleasant relationship experiences just before the runner up “overseas” cloudily admits the fame hasn’t resolved his internal conflicts.

Moving on from there, “replica’s n capper’s” talks about how these muhfuckas be actors & that nobody can touch him as long as he feels like they don’t love him while the cloudy “high together” ends the 1st half detailing a relationship that’s being kept low-key. “psycho truck” kicks off the 2nd leg talking about spending money right when he gets up & raising his prices if his heart gets broken while “nun like y’all” flexes that he’s wealthier now than he’s ever been in his life.

“total” boasts that he has a bitch so bad, she’ll do a number on ya & the inability of sleeping because of a group of individuals waiting for him while “okay, copy!” energetically talks about putting his heart in this only to receive payback in return. “super brazy” includes a really great line in the middle of Tune’s verse where he says “Money ain’t rеaler than God but money’ll make n****s treat you like Him” until “knew what it was” finishes the Last Laugh talks about getting love & doing drugs everywhere he goes.

Now that he’s no longer signed to EMPIRE Distribution, the next phase of LUCKI’s career under Interscope Records gets preluded by digging up 12 grails that’ll simultaneously impress those who’ve never heard Tune’s music until now & the Day 1s who’ve stuck around from the beginning who’ll remember hearing these previously unreleased tracks being previewed regardless of some idiot in Interscope labelmate Playboi Carti’s entourage stabbing him at ComplexCon at the beginning of the month.

Score: 3.5/5

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Zukenee – “Blunts & Blades” review

Brand new mixtape & the 3rd overall from Atlanta, Georgia rapper/producer Zukenee. Starting in the spring of 2021 off his debut EP Undiscovered, he would continue to make a name for himself in the underground by putting out a couple more EPs in Castle & Playful alongside the debut mixtape Stop Playing. Subsequent exclusive singles like “OJAYS” & “Chest” would later become amongst his best singles since both of them were released in the span of a year & a half preceding Player Slayer. Guillotine, Birth of St. Slay, Slaytanic, Knight Shift, Eye Love U, Zuminati & the Trapped in the Dungeon series have all followed since. B4BB came out over a week ago & the main course Blunts & Blades is here sooner than anticipated.

“Kelly Chanelly” opens up talking about feeling like a monster soon as he hops out of the Jeep over a minimally dark Cade beat whereas “Mixinggg” goes for more of a standard trap vibe instrumentally speaking of combining lean & xanax in his cup. “Break My Scale” talks about exposing all these bitch-ass wannabe thugs for who they are leading into “Calibrated” runs it back with Cade to flex he’s gotten so dirty, that his cleanliness has become an urgency.

As for “50+50”, we have Zukenee talking about spending hundreds of dollars on guns & drugs while “Walked Out” calls for all his young shooters to continue robbing all these pussy ass rappers. “Who DF” ends the 1st leg of Blunts & Blades talking about how it took him a long time to get to where he’s at in his career presently just before “Funky Monkey / Characteristics” kicks off the 2nd half with a 2-parter boasting of being the type to drop a bag & get it back.

“Kisses of Molly” keeps the tape going talking about all of his bitches keeping it solid & staying on some slick shit while the trap/pop rap single “?” asks what he’s supposed to do with his chopper. “Skreet Bitch” incorporates some chaotic synth melodies to break down his preference in women who got a little hood in them while “Face in Pillow” advises not to take it personally if he leaves & leads one one because he’s a youngin’ increasing his revenue.

The song “Jeffrey” talks about making deposits into his bank account every single morning when he wakes up & slimin’ muhfuckas like Young Thug while “French Tip” goes for a crunk sound so he can keep showing off his wealth. “Rags to Rick” produced by BNYX of Working on Dying was a great way to end Blunts & Blades, talking about going from not having shit to wearing Rick Owens & hoping this chick he considers the one doesn’t wind up lying to him.

Trapped in the Dungeon & it’s sequel each have some of Zukenee’s craziest songs yet like “Qooler” or “Start the Day”, but the disappointment I had for B4BB over a week earlier gets put to rest since I enjoyed a great deal of Blunts & Blades. It’s probably the most experimental thing he’s done so far with Cade’s 40% share of the production & the outro being the most enjoyable moments of the bunch, coming off the feature he did for KARRAHBOOO’s newest EP Not da 2 for his most gratifying 2026 offering & only drawing closer to the Cardo-produced Zudo.

Score: 3.5/5

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9 Vicious – “Sedition” review

Here we have the 2nd mixtape from Atlanta, Georgia rapper & producer 9 Vicious. Breaking out in 2024 off the single “U Fancy” despite releasing his debut tape Naz in 2020, he would go on to further introduce himself on B4SA & the full-length debut Studio Addict helped him gain more exposure to the point where Young Thug signed him to YSL Records after B4TM dropped & Tumblr Music wasn’t that bad of a debut for the label other than “Clout Demons”. B4FN & For Nothing have both become the best things he’s made since the YSL deal, leaving when the Uy Scuti Bøyz consisting of diamond* & Tezzus signed. B4EM & Emotions were both welcomed to mixed reception, coming off his beef with che & Ken Carson recently dissing him to drop Sedition ahead of Sex Money Power & Life’s Beautiful.

“Anytime” begins with a rage beat from Patrick Garza for some mediocre gangsta rap bars whereas “Cracker” obnoxiously talks about him having sex with a white person. “Mind Racing” rambles on regarding a woman who he’s constantly thinking of & claiming to be the biggest in the game leading into “Sing to Your Heart” includes a hilarious bar about him having a good heart considering all of the controversies he’s constantly getting himself in.

As much as I love Patrick’s instrumental on “Roq & Kobe”, I can’t say the same for 9’s lyrics claiming to be freakier than Kevin Gates or having a girl who “eat the dick like a big back” while “Classy Girls” preludes Sex Money Power in the midst of talking about his women having class. “Stranger Things” denies OsamaSon’s claims that he pulled up to his house to end the 1st half of the tape while “Ace & Nicky / Casino” opens up the 2nd leg with a 2-parter.

“Chateau Moment” talks about pulling up to the wedding venue out in Clayton County with a bunch of hoes by his side while “Zone 3” splits itself into 2 separate portions touching base regarding his wealth. “Fuck Flags” responds to the backlash he got for waiving an Israeli flag onstage at a show in Prague a couple months ago while “U.O.E.N.O.” featuring NDO D homages the Rocko single of the same name that came out back when I was in high school.

The song “Sardinia” winds down Sedition’s final moments talking about being out in Italy with his toes out & a couple baddies accompanying him while “Go Bestie” produced by R8 of Vanguard Music Group discusses having sex in the back of a car & spending 20 in exchange for a neck piece. “To Be Continued” sends off the tape with 1 last 2-parter talking about all of his struggles fading away whenever he looks in the eyes of his partner & encouraging her not to let anyone else convince her she isn’t the biggest.

It is somewhat refreshing for 9 Vicious to let Patrick Garza handle most of the cloudy trap/rage production aside from R8 doing the last couple joints & a few other exceptions but unfortunately, Sedition doesn’t stick out any more than Emotions did although in no way shape or form does that imply that I’m looking forward to Sex Money Power whether it drops within the newest or in 2027 mostly because of the below average songwriting & of course his antics.

Score: 1.5/5

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Valid – “The Bronko Tape 2” review

Detroit, Michigan emcee Valid surprise-dropping his 2nd mixtape. Introducing himself properly over a decade ago with Reach High, he would follow it up in 2019 getting more personal on the sophomore effort Mihajlo which I personally would recommend to anyone as the best place to start for anyone who wants to get up on Valid’s music & eventually the Plum Brandy EP only 9 months later. Coming off The Bronko Tape & Peach Brandy, he’s preluding this next chapter of his career with a Bronko Tape sequel.

“See It Twice” hops over a synth-driven boom bap beat Pig Pen cooked up talking about the rap game making him fatter than he’s ever been whereas “Gitchya Money” produced by Big Tone continues from there with a funky 2 & a half minute ode to making bread. “Riverwalk” embraces a smoother yet spacier vibe instrumentally talking about chillin’ close to the river staying fresh while “Debt Free” asks the world if anyone has the luxury of having no debts to pay off.

Huey 11 appears on “Champaign Knights” taking a more seductive approach from the subject matter to the Simple Cuts beat just before “Once in a Blue” featuring Kool Keith hits midway point admitting to smoking weed occasionally. “Live My Life” featuring eLZhi & Mikri Maus acknowledges those envious of the trio’s lifestyles while “Matter of Respect” featuring Jon Connor feels like the Michigan version of former NWA World Tag Team Champions, 2-time IWGPタッグチャンピオン, inaugural 2-time TNA World Tag Team Champions, WWE Hall of Famers & former 18-time WWE tag team champions The Dudley Boyz.

“The Town” begins off the 4th quarter of The Bronko Tape 2 combining kicks, snares & vibraphone taking through the Motor City where nothing’s unheard of while “Burying You” shows off Peace of Mind’s ear for sampling talking about a someone smacking up a hoe at 4 in the morning after learning she was fucking someone else until she slits his throat in self-defense. “Pašteta” featuring Noti Limun once again takes a few moments to show more love towards Valid’s Balkan heritage while “Passing Down” advises against being like him losing the ones you love the most.

Valid takes it back to what made The Bronko Tape such an exciting listen coming up almost 3 years ago in preparation for his upcoming European tour set to kick off at the end of the month making further comparisons to to Bronko Lubich who competed in the Billy Corgan owned National Wrestling Alliance (NWA), the Hart family-owned Stampede Wrestling, the WWE Hall of Famers Von Erich family-owned WCCW, the Crockett family-owned JCP & WWE Hall of Famer Verne Gagne-owned AWA from the early 50s to the early 70s considering their Serbian background & building their reputation behind the scenes.

Score: 4/5

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