Nosaint – “The Truth” review

Maryland recording artist & producer Nosaint dropping his debut solo mixtape. A member of the Vanguard Music Group in-house production team, he also has 4 extended plays under his belt with 3 of them showing off his abilities as a rapper & the Saint Tape taking a backseat vocally to let some of his most notable collaborators rock his beats from Hardrock to Sk8star. For the past year however, he’s been preparing to reveal The Truth to the world & time has finally come.

“Weary Souljah” opens with a majestic 3 minute intro produced by his manager Zodiac reminiscent to some of Ye & Travis Scott’s material whereas “Absolutely Fucking Brazy” instrumentally gives off a delicate trap vibe so he can talk about his glow up. “Ruger” discusses treating life like it’s a scrimmage since it’s often compared to a game within itself leading into “2Bool” let’s it known to the haters that they better start worrying about themselves.

406ahmad gets behind the boards for the 2-parter “No Dubs / Dealing with Loneliness” laying out anyone who tries him over some hi-hats & synths that later get swapped out in favor of a vocal sample to describe feeling alone just before “See What I See” ends the 1st leg of The Truth talking about putting in worn to better his life. The self-produced “Q.2.H.” (Quarter 2 a Half)” boasts of him flipping the product & making it whole until the pluggy “Pharmacy” courtesy of his Vanguard brethren R8 dismisses those riding his wave.

“Chocolate Rain” spends 90 seconds talking about a person who never had it figured Lucy over a piano-inflicted trap beat while “Toosie” after the compositional “Palmy” interlude admits to hiding his heart behind his jewelry. “Youngest O.G.” nears closer towards the conclusion of the tape talking about sticking to the code since everyone else ain’t shit compared to him & following the “Masaka Choirs” intermission, “Psalm 13” wraps things up shrugging off muhfuckas who’re all bark with no bite.

Becoming a fan of his production work after hearing “slatty” off the Mogul EP near the end of 2022, I truthfully haven’t heard much of Nosaint as a rapper up until this point & was surprised at how much I enjoyed a good chunk of The Truth. I understand why he only self-produced 1 track, but I’d be interested if he continues to spit over his own instrumentals going forward even if the tracks R8 as well as 406ahmad & the mixtape’s engineer Zodiac all cooked up stood out to me the most.

Score: 3.5/5

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SosMula – “Yung Plane Krash” review

Manhattan, New York rapper SosMula enlisting Shadow Wizard Money Gang to host his 2nd mixtape. Coming up as 1/3 of the now defunct City Morgue alongside fellow emcee ZillaKami & producer Thraxx, they’ve released 2 full-lengths & an EP together up before branching out on their own for a little bit. Sos was the first to step up to the plate by dropping 13 Songs 2 Die 2, which was a bit of a disappointment in my opinion due to the features & production. ZillaKami followed it up a month later with HIS solo debut Dogboy & the duo reunited to drop Bottom of the Barrel the month after that, both of those I found much more tolerable. 2 High 2 Die was better than its predecessor & the Sleez Machine EP that fall was the worst solo effort of his yet. Signing to Limosa Nostra Records & Atlantic Records succeeding the divisive reception of his final Republic Records offering Sleez Religion, he made it out of Kamp Krystl Lake last Halloween & has dropped Yung Plane Krash hot off some mediocre teasers.

“‘Till the Last Star Dies” pledges his heart to the dark lord declares that he stands with the shadows over a trap beat with some 808s whereas the lead single “Running Man” talks a him dashing through the trap & the racks even if the instrumental still doesn’t blow me away. “Sportmode” embraces a ghostlier vibe about throwin’ bullets at car doors until “Flash Gordon” hits us with some of tight rhyme schemes despite more below average beats.

Moving on from there, “St. Peter” spends a couple minutes aggressively flipping birds at both Republicans & Democrats just before “Goodyear” featuring Ricky Hil finds the pair linking up so they can talk about maintaining legendary status when both artists eventually pass away. “Cocaine” hits us with a 3 minute freestyle recalling his days of selling crack prior to making music while “Bloodsport” featuring Lil Speedy reaches the halfway point talking about killing their opps.

“Bangout” cautions not to press him since he’ll pull out the stick & unloading clips over the course of the final single while the 2nd single “Krakk Star” featuring Rocket Rese references former UFC Light Heavyweight Champion Rampage Jackson in the midst of their coke-fueled bars. “Hiccups” featuring Lil Speedy reunites both of them chaotically dropping cringey lines like “Making bitches bleed like maxipads” while “My Face Off” talks about being a renegade.

Ricky Hil returns for the trap metal-infused “Hate Me” produced by Thraxx surpassing “Goodyear” to become their best collaboration throughout Yung Plane Krash while “Purified” keeps the heavy guitars & hi-hats coming talking about sacrificial scriptures of slaughter. “Chrome Spikes” featuring Dialryckx links up for a bilingual industrial trap song boasting of everything they own being chrome & the trap metal outro “Blood Bath McGrath” talks about wanting to see bloodshed.

I still maintain that Kamp Krystl Lake was a highly enjoyable Limosa Nostra debut for SosMula, but unfortunately I can’t say the same for Yung Plane Krash since I’d consider it to be his worst offering on the label thus far. The backend of it contains some of the hardest hitting tracks on the whole thing thanks to Thraxx’s production, which makes me hope that he’ll produce an entire album for Sleezy at some point whenever the timing’s right.

Score: 2/5

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diamond* – “Bling Slime” review

Atlanta, Georgia rapper diamond* making his official YSL Records solo debut with a brand new mixtape. A member of the ØWay collective, his full-length debut Nø Idøls last summer caught the attention of Young Thug around the same time he signed Tezzus & their eponymous debut as the Uy Scuti Bøyz a few months earlier was met with disappointingly mixed reception. The Resurrectiøn recently became Tezzus’ most celebrated material & Bling Slime looks to join the conversation.

“Man øn the Møøn” gets things going talking about being the flyest artist his age in the room over some synthesizers & hi-hats whereas “Almighty Dølla” has a more hypertrap vibe instrumentally boasting his thick pockets & his refusal of backing down. “WYD2” produced by both thr6x & Zaan gives us a sequel to a 2024 single the latter also produced just before “4s” featuring Young Thug talks about pouring up Sprite with the guy over more rage beats.

Pz’ appears on “Hedis n Pelles” to energetically put dope in the pot & let it marinate leading into “GG” embracing a bit of a pluggier sound talking about rocking out shows. “Hørsebit” featuring Lil Righteous references the WME Group-owned TKO Group Holdings division WWE’s Big 5 pay-per-view events the Royal Rumble while the cloudy “3 Wishes” lets Sk8star handle a bulk of the rapping, likening himself to Derrick Rose in the 4th quarter.

“STFU” winds down the last few moments of Bling Slime talking about not beefing with anyone because his squad likes to spin over a hypertrap instrumental with a pitched vocal sample while “Burgers n Fries” featuring southsidesilhouette finds the pair promising to kill anyone who touches their chain, which is ironic because of the recent incident between che & 9 Vicious. The outro “Matter øf Time” ends the tape talking about sticking to the script since it’s what got him here.

Bling Slime to me seemed like it had the possibility of dethroning Nø Idøls but even if that album still does a better job at displaying diamond*’s artistic range, it’s a still worthy prelude to his sophomore effort Jubilee next month. The production’s a lot less experimental & cloudy, maintaining the elements of trap along with rage & plugg. I also felt like a great deal of the guests other than an underwhelming selection or 2 delivered.

Score: 3.5/5

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WTM Solid – “Touropean 2” review

This is the latest mixtape from Detroit, Michigan rapper WTM Solid. A member of the WRLD Tour Mafia, he also embarked on a solo career of his own a few years back with the debut EP Originatour followed by both Matter of Time & What’s the Difference?. Bigg as well as the full-length debut Imagine That at the beginning of last year elevated himself as an individual amongst the rest of WRLD Tour, coming off Street Gospel & $uper Amazing $uper Rich to drop a Touropean sequel.

“7 Words for You” opens up with a cloudy trap intro basically giving middle fingers to anyone who hating on his squad when they’re not doing shit themselves whereas “Foreign Dude” combines some synthesizers & 808s talking about unloading clips after making a bag. “Back on Bull$hit” instrumentally brings a darker vibe to the table treating hoes like the road while “Hard Tour Choose 1” atmospherically talks about getting it out the mud.

Meanwhile on “$olid Shakespeare”, we have Solid letting a woman who ain’t seen much spend an entire day with him leading into “Not Mine (My Turn)” having somewhat of an atmospheric flare to the beat talking about his haters wanting to see him fail. “Top of the Morning” reaches the halfway point of the tape talking about his preference for boring bitches just before “Livin’ 2 Fast” speaks of going from last place to working towards the top spot.

“N.L.M.B. (Never Leave My Babies)” talks about always being there for his children no matter how bigger he becomes musically while “$paceship” boasts of him having more power than the government itself. “Drama Call <3” advises someone who speaks too much around bosses to play it cool while “Lean on Me” talks about dropping projects for the love of the game. “Tyson Fury Fight” produced by WTM Niketech advises to turn your feelings off in order to achieve success & “Don’t Think Too Hard” giving a fuck less about who’s mad at him.

The original Touropean last summer was inspired by WTM Solid’s trip to France & for the follow-up, I don’t see myself coming back to it as much as the other 2 projects he’s dropped this year even if he carries over everything that made the predecessor so distinct 11 months earlier from the lyrics representing his squad overseas except he’s visiting the UK this time around to the Detroit trap production. BUT if he plans on continuing the series in the midst of visiting other countries, of course I’d be welcoming of it.

Score: 3.5/5

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Maxo Kream – “O.Y.N. (Old Yung N***a)” review

Houston, Texas emcee & songwriter Maxo Kream enlisting JPEGMAFIA to fully produce his 5th mixtape. Breaking out in the beginning of 2018 off his full-length studio debut Punken following his first 4 mixtapes, this resulted in him signing to RCA Records for the sophomore effort Brandon Banks & of course Weight of the World. Last we heard from him was Personification under his own label Persona Money Global in late 2024 & is joining EMPIRE Distribution to describe his O.Y.N. (Old Yung N***a) status.

6 Months Clean” kicks things off admitting that he relapsed after trying to quit poppin’ percs & sippin’ lean whereas the title track works in some sampling techniques so Maxo can talk about being that muhfucka. “30 N Dirty” has somewhat of a cloudier vibe instrumentally telling all these ashy dudes to go put themselves on & after “This Shit Going On” eerily talks about him being fed up with strippers, “Time Out” reaches the halfway point suggesting he needs to take a break for a bit.

Kicking off the 2nd leg, “Cum Over” has a more seductive flare to it encouraging his lover to pull up on him while “Fake Jeezy” featuring Denzel Curry talks about their hopes of not running into any opps & being old school gangstas. “How I’m Coming” featuring Cartel Bo & Josh Kream incorporates some horns to discuss running up bags while the outro “How TF I’m Lucky” concludes the tape looking back at the past 15 years of his career.

I completely understand why people were disappointed by Tyler, The Creator not having any beats on here considering his chemistry with Maxo Kream, but O.Y.N. (Old Yung N***a) had me thinking it could join Personification in becoming some of his best material based off the teasers & now it’s officially my favorite tape in his discography. JPEGMAFIA’s production more experimental than the H-Town artist’s usual stuff & he spends less than a half hour detailing his legacy.

Score: 4/5

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Tierra Whack – “Whack’s Museum” review

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania rapper & singer/songwriter Tierra Whack has returned for her 2nd mixtape in time for the summer. Breaking out in 2018 off the strength of her debut tape Whack World after signing to Interscope Records, she would go on to drop a trilogy of EPs showcasing her artistry: Rap? as well as Pop? & R&B?. Her full-length debut Worldwide Whack was more moderately received compared to Whack World although I appreciated it for what it was, taking us through Whack’s Museum a couple years later.

“Whack Job” produced by Chris Keys & Conductor Williams breaks the door down responding to the people saying she should rap more whereas “Wax Paper” takes the boom bap route instrumentally talking about feeling too generous at times. “Brazilian Wax” soulfully asks herself why some are intimidated by her presence until “Wiggidy Whack” runs it back with Conductor talking about leaving any & all competitors scorched.

As for “Totem”, we have Tierra embracing some trap vibes so she can discuss getting what she wants leading into “Godda” ending the 1st half returning to the boom bap courtesy of Swaggyono from Working on Dying talking about making some money. “Siren” kicks off the 2nd leg of Whack’s Museum so she can let get a bit more goofier & joyous with her wordplay while “Candle Wax” strips the drums to talk about her going out being herself: Amongst the greatest to ever do it musically.

“Queen’s Crown” retains her signature sense of humor dropping 4 straight verses without a hook over a soul sample while “Earwax” talks about choosing not to play the game despite her knowledge of it over another drumless loop. “215” shouts out the city that made her the person she’s becoming once again getting humorous with her pen & the outro “Flowers” ends Whack’s Museum demanding her props from those who ain’t giving ‘em to her.

Little Simz & Doechii have been widely regarded as some of the greatest women to touch a microphone in recent memory, but Tierra Whack has already proven herself to be in that same category from her Lil Boat 3 feature to her recent appearance on Jill Scott’s latest album To Whom This May Concern several months earlier. Her lyrics are more abstract & occasionally conscious than usual with the production varying between boom bap, jazz rap & pop rap.

Score: 4/5

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Boldy James – “Trapper’s Alley 3: Hell or High Water” review

Brand new mixtape & the 7th overall from Detroit, Michigan veteran Boldy James. Breaking out in the fall of 2013 off his Alchemist produced debut M.1.C.S. (My 1st Chemistry Set), there was a point where Nas’ independent label Mass Appeal Records had them on their roster for a little while before getting locked up. Once coming home, Uncle Al would help get his name back out there once getting out by dropping the Boldface EP around Christmas 2019 & then the sophomore album The Price of Tea in China. Manger on McNichols produced by Sterling Toles was as equally fantastic & the Griselda Records-backed Versace Tape EP was a tad bit disappointing given how rushed it was. Bo Jackson though would become his most critically acclaimed work to date & Super Tecmo Bo was almost as great for an EP. Fair Exchange No Robbery produced by Nicholas Craven, Penalty of Leadership, Mr. 10-08 produced by Futurewave, the Conductor Williams-produced Across the Tracks the Harry Fraud-produced The Bricktionary & the Carlo Anthony-produced Hidden in Plain Sight were all welcomed to warm reception additionally. Token of Appreciation produced by Chuck Strangers was much better than both Murder During Drug Traffic & Permanent Ink, the Antt Beatz produced Hommage left people divided although I didn’t mind it, although the V Don-produced Alphabet Highway along with the Killing Nothing sequel Conversational Pieces & Late to His Own Funeral were more positively received. Coming off his Roc Nation Records debut Criminally Attached, he & Craven are running it back for Trapper’s Alley 3: Hell or High Water.

The 2nd & final single “Summer’s Eve” kicks things off with a soul sample talking about seeing so many leave to the point where he no longer fears death whereas “Mama Maxine” featuring 218bojay keeps the drumless vibes going ensuring anyone who fucks with them will end up in the trauma unit. “My Last Try” blends chipmunk soul & boom bap talks about trying to put wings on a brick to make the glass fly prior to “Beautiful Snow” featuring Chip$ & Dave Hill getting in their coke rap bags.

“False Accusations” reaches the halfway point of the tape soulfully recalling a point in his life where he was incarcerated for a crime he didn’t even commit & once “Hamburger Helper” featuring Chip$ reunites the pair to kick off the 2nd leg opulently talking about counting up all the extra money they have laying around, “Powerhouse” featuring Chip$ & Lethalias Grain finds the trio asking if having green thumbs makes them gardeners & the cocaine hitting harder than powerpunches.

Wrapping up Trapper’s Alley 3: Hell or High Water’s final moments, the song “Grinding My Gears” soulfully talks about how he wouldn’t have ever imagined making a career out of his criminal experiences while “Don’t Tell Me (Trinidadian James)” flexes that his whole entire squad’s in the heavyweight division. The lead single “Death & Taxes” finishes up with this drumless gangsta rap outro explaining there being only 2 things in this world that we can’t escape.

Boldy James never disappoints whenever he locks in with Nicholas Craven for an entire project & that’s the main reason I’m usually very praiseful of their material, but I would necessarily put Trapper’s Alley 3: Hell or High Water on the same pedestal as Fair Exchange No Robbery & Penalty of Leadership or Late to My Own Funeral if you wanna include a more recent example. Craven’s drumlessly jazzy yet soulful production & Boldy’s gangsta/coke raps are like Michael Jordan & Scottie Pippen although the guest list can be somewhat spotty.

Score: 3.5/5

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Chlöe – “Resurrection” review

Atlanta, Georgia singer/songwriter, producer & actress Chlöe enlisting Norfolk, Virginia producer Timbaland to handle all of her debut solo mixtape’s production. Coming up as 1/2 of the duo Chlöe x Halle with Halle Bailey, they introduced themselves in 2018 when Beyoncé signed them to Parkwood Entertainment/Columbia Records for their decent full-length debut The Kids Are Alright. The sophomore effort Ungodly Hour in the summer of 2020 during the COVID-19 lockdowns would prove to be their most acclaimed body of work yet but coming off In Pieces & Trouble in Paradise, I went into Resurrection hoping Timbo wouldn’t be using any AI on it.

“Talking Dirty” begins with a sultry R&B intro singing about her lustful intentions whereas “Hold It” gives off a catchier vibe altogether from the instrumental to the lyrics of being drawn into someone. “Priorities” shifts towards an alternative R&B direction stylistically airing out the people who think she’s breakable for misunderstanding her leading into “World on Fire” singing about feeling safe with her partner even if the globe’s in turmoil.

Meanwhile on “Caught”, we have Chlöe over a seductive R&B beat realizing that maybe you lose ’em how you get ’em just before “Sensitive” lusciously addresses an ex-boyfriend telling him to move on already. “Better Than She Can” leans towards a dance-pop direction trying to convince a guy to leave his current girlfriend for her to reach the halfway point while “On Your Own” slows down the pace singing about her keeping a close eye out for a specific individual.

“Believer” feels like a throwback to Timbo’s early 2000s output admitting that she didn’t mean to come off too strong while “Main Attraction” sings about wanting to get sexually active. “Mama’s Boy” sends shots a cornball whining to his mother of her being the problem in their relationship & after “Belong to You” confronts her soulmate telling him that they were meant for each other, “Jittery” ends Resurrection taking accountability for the way things panned out.

Considering that Timbaland’s recent production placements on Conway the Machine’s 5th album You Can’t Kill God with Bullets & more recently Juvenile’s 12th album Boiling Point didn’t really warrant a lot of criticism out of me, I’m happy to say that he keeps that same energy throughout the greatest achievement in Chlöe’s solo career providing her a consistently tasteful batch of R&B production & holding off on having any guest appearances compared to both of her previous LPs.

Score: 4/5

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$amaad – “Idea of Evil” review

This is the 4th mixtape from Compton, California rapper/producer $amaad. For almost a decade already, he’s built quite a large discography for himself consisting of his last 3 tapes as well as 26 EPs & 4 full-length studio albums. The Say Hi $amaad! (Care Package) series would go on to receive the same favorable reception as did the Child of Drama penology coming off the final installment over a year ago to have Evilgiane of the Surf Gang fully produce Idea of Evil in it’s entirety.

“Castle in the Sky” begins with this ambient plugg intro mixed with some heavy vocal effects using it’s title for a nod to スタジオジブリ’s theatrical debut of the same name written & directed by it’s co-founder 宮崎駿 whereas “Child of Drama” carries those exact same vibes talking about having bullets for dumb muhfuckas. “Griffith Was Nothing” instrumentally has a more standard trap flare to it flexing that he’s doing this like it ain’t shit while “Saving You for Later” clarifies to an individual who thought they were saving him.

Moving on from there, “Drank Hunters” brings back the syrupy feeling of the earlier tracks talking about how he can’t act like he don’t want it just before “Leisure Day” featuring Saiah Woes finds the 2 decently linking up over an 808-heavy beat talking about seizing shit when they wake up. “Mama, I’m Alive” feels less of an interlude & more of an 103 second freestyle over this bouncy plugg instrumental leading into the title track featuring 730atMorning talks about wanting meaning out of their suffering.

“We” also featuring 730atMorning details the kinda women who they consider to be more their speed while “Us” featuring Rafa talks about bitches who be acting funny when they know both of them have to leave whether it’s for studio sessions or touring. “Seinin Anime! Show Out” continues wanting his lover to tell him exactly what he’s doing wrong in their relationship while “In Hell” collides some bells & 808s talking about people not nattering down there.

$a’maya appears on “Tendencies” trading bars back-&-forth with $amaad on the microphone for a couple minutes while “#SurfBae” talks about the ability he has of making bad bitches wanna start hustling. “All Around the World” reaches Idea of Evil’s halfway point expressing his desire of traveling the entire globe & how he embarrasses people in every state while “Palm Tree Evening” kicks off the 2nd half hopping over a plugg beat talking about his girl waking up clean.

“Sweet Chin Music” references the iconic finisher of 2-time WWE Hall of Famer, 4-time WWE world champion, WWE Intercontinental Champion, 6-time WWE tag team champion, the current WWE Senior Vice President of Talent Development & head booker of their main developmental brand NXT Shawn Michaels while “Nobody No One” hooks up a lo-fi drum break talking about not being scared of anyone because they don’t have guns like he does.

Meanwhile on “Posse”, we have $amaad calling out the people who claim to be making money in their music when that isn’t the case whatsoever & wanting to give his crew diamonds while “D’ussé Don’t Say” talks about getting rich off some bad choices he made in the past. “I Got Water 4 U” featuring Saiah Woes reunites both artists over this aquatically atmospheric instrumental doubling up in the trap while “Rich Fucker” talks about him going 30-for-10.

“I Take Trips & Don’t Leave” gives off a more psychedelic plugg edge admitting to him trying to hit his girl from the back while “Green!” featuring Niontay talks about their preference of lean instead of liquor & their own revenues gradually increasing. “Behind My Back” spends nearly a minute & a half experimenting with lowend addressing the individuals running their mouth unbeknownst to him while “Sniper Gang Kodak #SurfGang” talks about trying to ball out.

Wrapping up Idea of Evil’s final moments, the song “It Was All Good” combines a sample with some elements of cloud rap & trap explaining his vision of making millions while “Making My Way” interestingly flips the iconic Vanessa Carlton single “1,000 Miles” talking about living downtown with his bae. “Get Me Started” recalls a time where a hoe wanted to fuck him at this party & the outro “I Look Back” featuring Saiah Woes concludes the tape on a more introspective note.

Sure Idea of Evil has some occasional moments where you can feel it’s lengthy runtime & some understandably getting the impression that it’s bloated, but a great deal of it to me anyway provides us some of the most important material in $amaad’s career. Evilgiane’s production sticks with a predominant plugg sound including secondary influences of trap & ambient plugg with only a few guests joining him in describing a mind at war with itself.

Score: 4/5

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ApolloRed1 – “Demon Heart Radio” review

Atlanta, Georgia rapper ApolloRed1 releasing his debut mixtape under Opium Records & Interscope Records. Starting out a couple years ago off his full-length debut The Summer I Turned Red, his first few extended plays Villain as well as Vamp Diary & Tantrum were enough to have his blood cousin Playboi Carti make him the newest member of the Opium roster by dropping a Midnight Blassic. ApolloRed1 vs. the World in October continued to make some more artistic improvements & Demon Heart Radio has finally arrived after months of delays.

“#Demon” produced by Cardo made for an entertaining single that came out last weekend addressing someone he facilitated all his love for whereas “Where I’m @“ works in some heavy 808s from Bakkwoods admitting that he’s so high off the drugs that he doesn’t know his exact location. “Pink!” hops over an Ayelavish! instrumental I really enjoyed talking about pulling his Glock out like it’s a shiv while “#SRT” pulls from plugg courtesy of SOULJASPIRITS likening himself to Deadpool.

Trgc gets behind the boards for the EDM-inspired “More Time” talking about the only thing he wants is to be with this woman more just before “Love You > Myself” gives off a more hyper tone altogether pondering what to do when the drugs won’t help & speaking of someone he loves more than himself over a rage beat from Clayco & OPM BABI. “Shell” maintains the hypertrap vibes instrumentally depicting imagery of the gangsta life until putting dollar signs “OnYoHead!” over a sinister Bugz Ronin beat.

“Codeine Shower” featuring Destroy Lonely finds the 2 reuniting to end the 1st half of Demon Heart Radio talking about treating drugs like probiotics while “Can’t Go” runs it back over another Ayelavish! instrumental for a couple minutes or so assuring that shit being real life to him. “Caution” has a playful rage aura to it catching those speaking ill on his name on offense while “Geeked Up” featuring OsamaSon talks about both of them seeing red.

We have ApolloRed on the rage-inducing “ARP My Bitch” likening his AR-15 pistol to romantic lover while “Drive u” embraces more of a pluggier sound thanks to F1LTHY of Working on Dying to talk about him being on top of the hill of the Atlanta scene with the rest of his Opium squad. “Tight Pants” featuring the Homixide Gang joins forces to express their disdain for those fuckin’ with rats & while “Pullup##” winds down the last few moments of Demon Heart Radio turning up the hypertrap elements courtesy of Ayelavish! talking about going crazy soon as he hits the stage.

“Hood-Made” explains that the streets made him the person he is today over an instrumental Zodiac of Vanguard Music Group made while the outro “Set You Free” sends off Apollo’s major label debut suggesting he might let go of an ex if they weren’t meant for each other. “Machete” talks about having hundreds of dollars coming in & having a book bag for it while “NoCrash” samples “Put on a Smile” by Silk Sonic to detail his no fucks given attitude.

Midnight Blassic & ApolloRed1 vs. the World have both proven that ApolloRed1 could potentially be the most underrated signing on the Opium roster considering both of those were big step-ups from his earlier output, but his major label debut Demon Heart Radio tops both of those in unveiling a tape packed with the highest quality of rage & plugg music I could’ve expected from him. Whether it’s the consistently fun production or the guests & Apollo himself, the latter’s making it known that he’s arrived.

Score: 4/5

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