Luhh Dyl – “Intrude” review

Luhh Dyl is a 21 year old recording artist from Detroit, Michigan who began to gain traction in the city putting out his debut EP The Ticket in the summer of 2023. It caught the attention of 300 Entertainment, who signed Dyl for his next EP Cart Music birthing his own subgenre of Detroit trap on his debut for the label. Only 7 months later, he’s looking to pick up right where he left off on his debut mixtape with half of the features getting the best of me in checking it out.

The sampling throughout “Chosen” caught my attention to open the tape thanking God for all his trials & tribulations while “Chance” hooks up this trap instrumental with some strings woven in talking about people hating him for never conforming. “Ski” jazzily flexes that everyone else has no other choice to watch him out here & having it better now ahead of the Detroit trap joint “Not a Rapper” talking about everyone else being actors compared to him.

“Be Foreal” shows off the way he be turning up & boasting they couldn’t rap like him if they even were him blending Detroit trap & jazz rap leading into “Fuck 12” featuring Tee Grizzley giving a finger to the feds. “Slow Down” featuring Veeze brings these synths in the fold chopping up the opps’ bodies as if they’re Ted Bundy while “R.I.P. Gang” ahead of the underwhelming collab “Get Loose” featuring Lil Lik remembers everyone in his life who’re in prison or no longer with us.

I found it cool that “Kimbo Slice” takes it’s name after the late Cage Fury Fighting Championships (CFFC) fighter who temporarily fought in the UFC division of the WME Group-owned TKO Group Holdings planning to start Zuffa Boxing with تركي آل الشيخ for Canelo Álvarez vs. Terence Crawford on Netflix in September prior to the “Penny Pinchin’” remix featuring Sada Baby referencing the current 2-time WWE Intercontinental Champion Bron Breakker, who was also a former 2-time NXT Champion & a former NXT Tag Team Champion. “Sign NDA’s” featuring Lil Darius suggests they could’ve been with Druski, which is odd because his behavior at Diddy parties have recently been coming into question.

Loe Shimmy appears on the closer “Get Low” serving as another mediocre collaboration flexing that their chains he shining like chandelier just before “Done Smokin’” starts the deluxe run by talking about the only time people hating you is when you do something they can’t. Nino Paid’s appearance on “You Ready” is another guest spot that I can personally do without up until Baby Money making up for it with his “Fire Eyes” verse, but then final bonus track “10:20 in N.Y.” finishes by trapping in the City of Dreams.

The inventor of cart music showcases the breadth of his artistry during the course of Intrude’s runtime & regardless of me finding myself feeling sorta on the fence with it, there’s more positives for me to say about the mixtape than there are negatives. A notable criticism being only half of the guests delivering fiery performances, with the positives including a hint of unpredictability that you don’t get from other Detroit trap acts when unpacking Dyl’s own lyrics & the production.

Score: 3/5

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Xavier Anthony – “The XA Tape” review

Xavier Anthony is a clothing brand established in 2014 in Little Rock, Arkansas & currently based out of Atlanta, Georgia captivated by vision & gaining popularity by selling high quality garments adorned with the easily recognizable signature glasses & eye logos. Numerous up-&-coming artists in the plugg & rage subgenres of trap music have been endorsing the brand & they’ve ultimately decided to get a bunch of them together for a compilation mixtape & suggestively the first in a new series.

“XA Belt” by 10kDunkin opens the tape by jumping over a cloudy trap instrumental from SOULJASPIRITS not wanting to talk since he’s been on his payment whereas “Call the Trøøps” by Diorvsyou works in some synths & hi-hats suggesting everyone watches out with the amount of bitches he has. “Favorite!” by Zaan brings a self-produced plugg vibe to the table talking about his preferences in weed strains being blue & pink runtz while “Blood In, Blood Out” by Sk8star & Tezzus hooks up these luxurious piano chords that Rio Leyva brings to the table making no time for lies.

Rollinthrax gets his own song on “Certified Hood Classic” promising that he’ll be Rich indefinitely on top of the all black fits getting old to him just before “Decarnin” by southsidesilhouette talks about having swag all the way down to his socks & dissing those envious of him. “Spray Down” by billi0n & Tezzus goes for a psychedelic approach to the beat matching it with aggressive performances but after the “Drip Me Out” skit, “Ø” by southsidesilhouette talks putting hoes in anything without worrying of the price.

“4:59pm” by tana splits itself into 2 halves thanks to Whyceg & Ayelavish! so he can breakdown the lifestyle he lives while “Star in the Building” by Reezy X & Rollinthrax keeps the synthesizers in tact pointing out that they ain’t ever see the shit that everyone be cappin’ about in their raps. “Head @!!” by the Uy Scuti Bøyz likens themselves to the current 3-time TNA World Tag Team Champions & the inaugural 4th Rope World Tag Team Champions The Hardy Boyz or WWE Hall of Famers D-Generation X. “Dølla” by Diorvsyou & southsidesilhouette gets on the plugg tip again giving their partners whatever they ask while the rage-inducing “XA Inna X8” by ladé wants everyone to move out his way.

EA TJ & Lil Righteous get together for “Double Down” looking to fuck up the whole entire block while “Rules of Survival” by Diorvsyou, Reezy X & Sk8star finds the trio talking about them making the shit they do look easy waking up in the morning only to feel the fuck up. “Still on Asher” by 1100 Phats gives off these Detroit trap undertones that I admire wearing out the merch that XA gave him airin’ out all the opps while “50 Staterz” by Boofinese & billi0n rides around in a Bentley & advising not to talk crazy

“27 Klub” by Tezzus hits the backend of The XA Tape with him atmospherically shrugging off all these bitches coming up to him who think they’re special when he doesn’t whatsoever while “Onnat!” by Diorvsyou & Yung Fazo produced by Cxdy of Internet Money Records & Vanguard Music Group assuring that their lives aren’t boring over coming home from tour & putting their women in foreign whips. “XA” by tana & Tezzus wraps it all up with the pair talking about their girlfriends tryna argue with them when they could be saving their energy for something better.

Having previously reviewed most of the artists on this tape or seeing them perform live like Diorvsyou, Rollinthrax, Sk8star, southsidesilhouette, tana & most recently Yung Fazo fresh off his sophomore effort Zo was more than enough for me to invest my time & interest in The XA Tape & it’s a fun collection of tracks built around the modern sounds of trap music showcasing a consistent list of future stars in the Atlanta hip hop scene.

Score: 3.5/5

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Ralfy the Plug – “Grandmaster Ralfy 2” review

Los Angeles, California rapper Ralfy the Plug making his 11th mixtape a sequel to his previous one last Halloween. A member of the Stinc Team & the brother of the late nervous music pioneer Drakeo the Ruler, his discography includes a total of 5 albums as well as his last 11 tapes & a handful of collaborative projects with my favorites ranging from A Cold Day in Hell to Pastor Ralfy 2 & Old Ralfy vs. New Ralfy. It’s been a couple months after the 3-year anniversary of his brother’s murder & he’s looking to further continue the Grandmaster Ralfy saga.

“Options” begins with a piano & hi-hats talking about him & money going together promising to kill anyone who tries him whereas “Inevitable” takes a nervous route instrumentally guaranteeing he’ll stack his chips up. “Type Shit” admits to his brother’s death being worse than my 2nd favorite basketball player of all-time Kobe Bryant’s working in some sampling & a bass-line just before “I Understand It Now” points out that everyone hates you when you’re doin’ somethin’ right.

Ralfy portrays himself as a pimp on “Long Live the Mac” maintaining a nervous edge & likening his style of mackin’ to that of a coach while “Bikini Bottom” boasts his jewelry & coupe suggesting every rapper who’s still broke for a decade later needs to get a new hobby. “Simpsons” named after the longest running animated series on the Fox Corporation’s flagship property copyrighted by The Walt Disney Company reflects on him beatin’ a life sentence aspiring to be rich some day, prior to “Paw Patrol 2” continuing where the Pastor Ralfy 2 highlight left off talking about being a dog.

“Los Angeles, CA” continues the traffic music vibes representing his hometown cautioning that it can get janky out there while “Always Hating” wants to know why people are downplaying him since life’s going great for him & he’s still grinding as opposed to everyone thinking he made it already. “The Difference” observes his legitimacy compared to these lame frauds not making a dime while “Side Hustle” focuses on his mission of reaching the top.

The closer “Legal Money” hits the backend of Grandmaster Ralfy 2 by unloading a whole verse on top of a vocal sample advising that the first step in succeeding is to have a vision & goin’ against him being the end of you while the bonus track “40 with a Beam” ends the tape talking about his heart being cold in addition to letting it be known that you don’t get no award out here for keepin’ it real & praying all his demons go straight back to Hell.

Pastor Ralfy 2 & Old Ralfy vs. New Ralfy have both become my favorite entries in his discography thus far & Grandmaster Ralfy 2 surpasses it’s predecessor from over 3 months ago. You’ll probably already know what you’re getting yourself into terms of overall sound since the artists in the nervous subgenre of ratchet music tend to stick with that distinct style top-to-bottom, but Ralfy’s performances on the sequel are more enjoyable to me.

Score: 3.5/5

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YoungThreat – “It Gets Greater Later” review

Here we have the 4th mixtape from up-&-coming Los Angeles, California emcee YoungThreat. Emerging in 2019 off his debut tape Chucks Laced, he wouldn’t return until the fall of 2022 with his previous tape Still in the Trenches in addition to It Was Never Going to Be Easy & the 83 Ways Out EP. Coming off his appearance on the title track off Kendrick Lamar’s surprise 6th album GNX last month however, he’s remaining confident that It Gets Greater Later by putting out a new project with only less than a week away from Christmas.

“Road Runner” starts the tape by mixing west coast hip hop & trap into 1 talking about being addicted to running the streets whereas “Headtaps” takes a calmer trap route instrumentally bustin’ scripts as if he’s looking for his meds. “Gallery” maintains the west coast trap vibes calling out those mad at him & walking out with charged up batteries just before “‘91 Premium” taking real bulky squabbling anytime anywhere over a sample & some 808s.

Meanwhile on “Big Bad Wolf”, we have YoungThreat aggressively discussing his lone wolf status in addition to dissing everyone out here who be actin’ like hoes & blowing shit since they ain’t make any bricks leading into “Belt 2 Ass” talking about moving as if he’s a part of the military & not rushing greatness. “Dot” admits that he felt like he hasn’t changed until the Kendrick collab while “Ina Set” talks always aiming above the neck & that resulting in headshots.

“They Woke” blends chipmunk soul & trap flexing that he rose from the concrete cement while the ominous “Can’t Let Go” talks about hittin’ blocks like they raidin’ them. “AI” wants to know why everyone can’t see his time being now while “Demon” talks about not affording to lose another gun suggesting that everyone wants to see a darker side to him. “Late Night” properly finishes It Gets Greater Later by clarifying that keeping it real is in his blood & refusing to let these rodents breathe.

Every feature on GNX had their own unique qualities to them & given that I wasn’t too big on the new Siete7x mixtape Stucc in the Hole when he initially dropped it a couple weeks ago, I happen to find myself gravitating towards It Gets Greater Later in the sense that it’s the best body of work from the up-&-comers who got their biggest breakthrough a month ago. The west coast trap production is darker than the previously mentioned tape from earlier this month & I like that YoungThreat refrained from overloading it with guests.

Score: 3.5/5

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Nettspend – “Badass Fucking Kid” review

Nettspend is a 17 year old rapper & songwriter from Richmond, Virginia notable for being an affiliate of both the Novagang & 1c34 collectives. His debut EP KiCKDOOR was released a year & a half ago to mixed reception, although his subsequent singles have been skyrocketing his popularity in the jerk & lowend subgenres to the point where he landed a record deal with Grade A Productions & Interscope Records for his official debut mixtape with an interesting list of production credits that could make it clear the breakout EP.

“Growing Up” starts the album on some atmospheric trap shit talking about not wanting to grow up although Tyler, The Creator did the concept better on “Parade” off his only mixtape Bastard whereas “Leader” goes for a rage-inducing vibe instrumentally thanks to Kenny Beats & Ok talking about trying new things, which I’m all for. “Project Pat” keeps the hypertrap vibes going paying homage to the titular Hypnotize Camp Posse member & “Tommy” flexes his girl street slimin’.

Moving on from there, “Tyla” maintains the rage beats talking about needing a bitch as lit as the mononymous Queen of Popiano prior to “A$AP” incorporating some pianos & hi-hats making it clear to pull up soon as you can referencing Rocky’s upcoming 4th album Don’t Be Dumb. “Fuck Cancer” talks about being on the run like he’s Foxy Brown & his girl being on the daily grind, but then “Skipping Class” sampling “Genesis” by Grimes cuts straight to the chase that he’s done being bad with this specific person.

“Beach Leak” is another favorite of mine from the drill instrumental from Evilgiane to him likening himself to a Gen Z version of Future while “Shut Up” gets back on the hypertrap tip talking about feeling like it’s a glitch considering how big he is on ‘em & being the shit. “Bird Box” bombastically makes an interesting comparison to the 2018 film that it’s named after while “Drop the Blunt” playfully steadily stays smoking dope.

The song “Perc Soda” begins the encore of Badass Fucking Kid talking about lacing his pop with percocets & he’s the baddest kid of 2024 while the energetic penultimate track “Laughin’” wants to know exactly why these fuckboys be bluffin’ out here. The closer “Say Please” finishes Nettspend’s debut fusing cloud rap & drill talking about how it ain’t his fault he got as much swag as he does.

Announcing his arrival officially, the Virginia up-&-comer hailing from the same city that made Pharrell from the greatest production duo of all-time The Neptunes as told in Piece by Piece a couple months ago showcases his promising future with the production ranging rage to cloud rap, drill & trap in addition to Nettspend giving us a look at who some of his influences are musically.

Score: 3.5/5

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Siete7x – “Stucc in the Hole” review

This is the 2nd mixtape from Compton, California up-&-comer Siete7x. Breaking out in 2019 off his debut mixtape Ccut from a Blue Cloth in the summer & later the full-length debut Compton Soul Child that same winter, he returned last fall off the sophomore effort Long Live My Therapy & recently had a verse on “dodger blue” off Kendrick Lamar’s latest album GNX couple weeks ago. Keeping that same energy, he’s striking while the iron’s hot on Stucc in the Hole.

After the “3704” intro, the first song “Make It Out” starts the mixtape by hopping over a solemn trap instrumental to discuss making it out of the trenches whereas “Feelin’ Me” featuring Bino Rideaux” takes the synth-trap instrumental talking about letting him pick his girl’s brain. “Trynna Make Away” has a bit of a cloudy trap edge as he addresses needing a way just before “Dive In” featuring Kalan.FrFr produced by Blxst fuses pop rap & trap in an enjoyable fashion.

“Make It Right” brings an acoustic trap flare to the table as he does whatever he can to make it up to this woman that he’s been seeing leading into “Anybody” featuring Sietegang Yabbie talking about both of them not simply being any other dudes out here. “Tell Me What You Know” brings back a stripped-back trap vibe wanting this chick to come clean with him regarding everything she knows, but then “Keep Going” featuring Kalan.FrFr playfully talks about the checks being nonstop.

Lil Bean & Siete team up on “Auntie Baby” warns not to trust any of these lames out here since they stay cappin’ in their music while “Only 1” featuring Lefty Gunplay shows ‘em somethin’ when the beef cracks off. “Up Late” featuring AD finds them tryna touch $1M while “All My Life” featuring Wallie the Sensei talks those envying them because of the cash flow. “Who Can I?” featuring RJmrLA gets on more of a raunchier tip topically & “Real True Story” admitting it’s been hard for him to focus for a couple minutes.

Siete7x’s sophomore tape here comes off the biggest guest appearance of his career applying further pressure out in the streets of Compton telling his story along with hoping to become a leader in his community & uplift the youth. I very much appreciate the entire concept of everyone involved trying to make it out of the hole they’re stuck in, except the features take up roughly half of it with their performances being either hit or miss.

Score: 3/5

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Drakeo the Ruler – “The Undisputed Truth” review

This is the 12th mixtape & 2nd posthumous outing from Los Angeles, California emcee Drakeo the Ruler. A pioneer of the nervous music scene & a member of the Stinc Team, his flow & oddly expressive yet poetic word-choices has led to the Los Angeles Times to call him the most original West Coast stylist in decades. He’d go on to put out his last 11 tapes & a full-length debut until he was stabbed to death in late 2021. A sophomore effort was posthumously released 9 months later & to celebrate what would’ve been his 31st birthday, his estate’s unveiling The Undisputed Truth.

“Perfect Eulogy” gets the tape rollin’ nervously advising to make sure everyone talking loud on his Instagram have their funerals placed out whereas “Diss Me Again” addresses everyone who wanted beef with him. “Bop Bop Bleed ‘Em” featuring Baby Smoove maintains the traffic vibes detailing the gangsta lifestyles they live calling out these lames for askin’ their plugs for the exact price of the dope they be movin’ while “Stalemate” goes for a colder atmosphere referring to himself as a soul snatcher.

We have Mr. Mosely wanting to know exactly what these dudes posting high points in their pictures are gonna do with ‘em on “Instant Jammer” just before “Archie Bunker” keeps it nervous talking about clowns, wanting to be a part of something. “Rerock the Hook” featuring Icewear Vezzo brings the pair together to wreck the chorus & kill it again prior to “Vince McMahon” named after the disgraced TKO Group Holdings co-founder now separated from the next Secretary of Education Linda McMahon likens the rap game to the WWE division of the WME Group-owned conglomerate in light of TKO board of directors members WWE President Nick Khan alongside TKO President & COO Mark Shapiro both becoming the key figures in moving Monday Night RAW to Netflix next month.

“Stella Got Her Groove Back” continues the 2nd leg of The Undisputed Truth referencing the titular 1998 movie with one of my favorite flows on the entire project while “Not the 1” featuring 03 Greedo samples “Who Shot Me?” by YG teasing a collaborative effort from both artists that they recorded until the Big Bank Budda passed. “No Hard Feelings” featuring his Stinc Team brethren Ketchy the Great & Ralfy the Plug has an icier traffic flare calling themselves trophies while “Play with Your Life” freestyles over “Deal with Us” by Jooba Loc.

The only single “I’m the Reason” actually stands as the final song here since the title track is simply a 75 second outro getting on the dark, sinister & menacing sound that Mr. Pops on My Knots pioneered with heavy sub-basses, simple melodies & slow, sparse & slamming drums with the only thing on his mind being violence on top of being why these cats put diamonds in their Rollies & started making money themselves.

It annoys me when people claim that Kendrick Lamar was “biting” Drakeo the Ruler on “Not Like Us” or his latest album GNX from a little over a week ago not because they were clearly homages, but there’s also no doubt in my mind that Mr. Everything would’ve had a feature on the latter since numerous up-&-coming artists in the nervous scene got their biggest exposure thus far when GNX dropped outta nowhere & Drakeo’s 6th mixtape Cold Devil remains a groundbreaking landmark in the subgenre.

Score: 3.5/5

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Yung Kayo – “Holy Grails +++” review

Washington, D.C. rapper, songwriter & model Yung Kayo celebrating his 21st birthday by putting out his debut mixtape ahead of his sophomore effort D.F.T.K. 2 (Down For The Kount 2). His first 3 EPs + + + as well as – – – & Sweet 16 in 2019 would catch the attention of Young Thug, who signed Kayo to YSL Records at the beginning of the following year. Work in Progress came out the following summer preluding his debut album D.F.T.K. (Down For The Kount), the latter of which would become a standout in the rage scene. 19 was a cool celebration of his 19th birthday & exactly 2 years later, some Holy Grails are being dug up.

“rockstar” gets the tape going with this averagely intoxicating trap intro that longtime collaborator Warpstr laced rapping about going too hard these days whereas “flex” produced by Pi’erre Bourne stands out as a favorite of mine in the tracklist from the cloudy instrumental to the boastful lyrics getting a bag. “taycan key” takes a bombastic approach to the beat explaining that he wants to know what’s too see leading into “jedi” hopping over synths & hi-hats to get in your mind.

As for “tony hawk”, we have Kayo talking about his whip being jurassic in addition to skating on bitches in the same vein as the greatest skateboarder of all-time whom this track is named after while “in my room” gives off a bit of an experimental trap vibe instrumentally admitting that he can’t control himself feeling like he’s on the verge of going insane. “generous” hooks up these prominent sirens talking more than Ellen DeGeneres, but then “robin hood” gets back on an ethereal trap vibe talking about protecting your heart.

“heads or tails” brings some rage-inducing undertones throughout clarifying that he has 2 personalities as if he’s YNW Melly just before “run that” talks about coming from rags to riches denying a comeback. “hellofaman” samples “Flowers” by PinkPantheress flexing that he got a sure bitch although the money talks while “bye” was an enjoyable trap single talking about seeing what he wants at the store & buying it eventually.

Another favorite has to be “cold” whether it be Maaly Raw cooking up one of the best beats on the entire tape or Kayo bragging that he jumps in the snow with a Moncler coat on since he’s that cold while “psych out” goes for an appropriately chaotic trap atmosphere wanting to know what these muhfuckas gon’ do when the lights go out. The synth-based “energy” talks about time being the only thing stopping him wanting to know why people are copying his swag & “all in” rounds it all out optimistic that all is right.

“fujiwara hiroshi” starts the deluxe run of the tape heading for a pluggier direction hoping that he don’t leave with anyone tonight while “prada shirt” has a bit of a Whole Lotta Red-era Playboi Carti bite to it with this distorted rage instrumental talking about the suit being linen. “come in” featuring A1 finds them on an experimental trap tip coming from nothing & having to run in while the hypertrap joint “sight” warns that he got a 30 round on his right side. The final bonus track “coma” ends with him playfully whippin’ the bands

Yung Kayo basically compiled all of his most anticipated snippets that’ve surfaced online ever since he initially signed to YSL almost 5 years ago & give them an official release is actually a really smart move that feels reminiscent to the Grails EP that Pi’erre gave us a year & a half ago ahead of Made in Paris whenever it finally comes. However, I’d say Grails is a more consistent listen than Holy Grails & that it’s a minor step down from D.F.T.K. (Down For The Kount). You still get the trap/rage sounds that made his debut exciting except it’s a bit of a mixed bag with slightly more hits than misses.

Score: 3/5

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RRoxket – Self-Titled review

Here we have the eponymous sophomore mixtape from up-&-coming Atlanta, Georgia rapper RRoxket. Emerging in 2022 off his debut EP Rixhie Rixh & the full-length debut album R.I.P. RRoxket, he would go on to drop 3 more EPs Happy Birthday RRoxket as well as RRoxket Valentine and Red M&M ahead of his debut tape Red Ranger that was preluded by his last EP High School Flunky. Almost 5 months later, he’s dropping a self-titled effort on Black Friday after officially signing to Sony Music.

“Goyard” gets it all goin’ by jumping over a plugg instrumental showing off the new bag that he copped from the titular French luxury goods brand whereas “Wockhardt” hooks up a delicate backdrop with some hi-hats from Hariroc knowing the spot hot since he got fires going on there. “Pizza Box” featuring 2sdxrt3all keeps the plugg vibes going thanks to Whyceg flexing that their Glocks be talkin’ to one another just before “Serious” advises to drop the addy since he’s going huntin’ sampling “Astrothunder” by Travis Scott.

As for “Abnormal Pedestrian”, we have RRoxket over more plugg beats boasting his Red Ranger steppin’ up for his gang & lettin’ out his anger leading into “Backwards” giving off a hazier vibe instrumentally keeping a stick on him as if he’s in battle & going shadow by putting on all black. “Free GBE” compares his trap to a lair with the way the chemistry be going on in there leading into “Flying” maintaining a plugg flare to count green as if he’s Irish.

“Bag Shipped” starts the final leg of the tape with the percs making him do backflips while “Brandon Ingram” brings some dark plugg undertones to the table weighing the dope in grams ahead of “Demon Takeover” produced by Goxan referencing WWE Hall of Famer, former 2-time WWE world champion, ECW World Television Champion, 6-time WWE Intercontinental Champion, 5-time WWE Tag Team Champion, 4-time & the final WWE Hardcore Champion, TNA World Champion & TNA X Division Champion Rob Van Dam.

Pushing further towards the final moments of the tape, the song “Bizurk” stands out with one of my personal favorite beats on the tape assuring that ain’t nothin’ takin’ off despite RRoxket’s moniker in addition to pullin’ up with the drums as if there’s a marching band out here & callin’ a homie Tity Boi as if he’s 2 Chainz while the shimmery trap closer “Who That Is” boasting that he’s a lamb since he’s not a goat quite yet & a real deal geeker.

There’s been a lot of buzz generating around this guy ever since this past summer when Red Ranger initially dropped & although I’m not embarrassed to admit I wasn’t all too familiar with RRoxket’s music until this eponymous mixtape came out, I can definitely see why he’s been becoming popular within the plugg & dark plugg subgenres of trap music making witty references & detailing the street mentality he’s had coming up.

Score: 3.5/5

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Young Nudy – “Sli’merre 2” review

Atlanta, Georgia rapper Young Nudy back for his 10th mixtape. Despite being cousins with 21 Savage, he eventually carved a lane of his own in the last decade with his last 9 mixtapes (the most notable one being the Pi’erre Bourne-produced Sli’merre) & 3 full-lengths. Rich Shooter & EA Monster were the last projects of his that I covered, coming off Gumbo from a year & a half to reunite with Pi’erre for the highly awaited Sli’merre 2 ahead of his next album fully produced by Metro Boomin’.

“Come to My World” is this syrupy trap intro talking about Nudy being way too geeked up as it is whereas “Get Fucked Up” works in some synthesizers & hi-hats once again not shying away from making it known that he’s under the influence. “Money” pushes forward with an uncanny trap atmosphere instrumentally stacking his bread all the way up to the ceiling prior to “I’m Big Dawg” hookin’ the synths back up in order for him to flex his current status in the rap game.

Moving on from there, “Breakdown” kinda has this bubbly trap flare to the beat talking about doing shakedowns taking everything since he’s #1 & everyone else is right behind him just before “Bang Pistols” pulls a bit from the plugg scene showing off his mob ties. “Loaded” is another synthesizer-heavy trap joint boasting that he’s sitting on millions leading into “Splash” sampling “NEVEREVER” by Destroy Lonely addressing the theme of lust.

“10pc Teriyaki” kicks off the 2nd half of Sli’merre 2 on a playful tip maintaining a synth-trap edge talking about being a star in the subgenre & smiling at his opps while “Gotta Salute” flexing that his clique remains bulletproof on top of broke muhfuckas being unable to do what he does. The prominent woodwinds throughout “Save Myself” featuring BabyDrill are a uniquely distinct touch getting on their gangsta shit referencing current AEW performer & commentator as well as former 7-time WWE world champion, 11-time WWE Tag Team Champion, WWE Intercontinental Champion, WWE United States Champion & 3-time WWE Hardcore Champion Paul Wight while “4Slime” cloudily talks being a stone cold killer.

Meanwhile on “Bloody”, we have Nudy beginning the final leg of the tape by cautioning that he’ll shut down your trap the second he pulls up speaking the truth on wax since it’s beyond rap while the synthesizer-driven “Hakuna Matata” gets down & dirty. The lead single “Right Now” remains in the trap house tryna beat it ’til it down & finally, “How It Be” ends with more synths telling everyone who ain’t getting money to get the fuck off his dick.

Over 5 years since the original, Sli’merre 2 recaptures the essence of what made Sli’merre the best mixtape in Nudy’s catalog since Nudy Land & joins it’s predecessor as one of the most essential bodies of work in his catalog. Granted you can never go wrong with Pi’erre’s 1-of-a-kind production style top to bottom, but I most importantly appreciate the fact Nudy got lesser guests than he did last time he did a tape with Pi’erre & mostly held it on his own.

Score: 4.5/5

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