This is the 5th mixtape from New York rapper Moh Baretta formerly of the Surf Gang collective. Who has a total of 7 EPs under his belt in addition to the previous 4 mixtapes that he’s already put out, with the standouts being his 4th EP #ThisIsNotADrill & his 2nd mixtape #ThisIsNotADrill2. Few months ago, Moh & Xang linked up for a collaborative EP called Exile & is looking to prelude #ThisIsNotADrill3 by giving us RE:VAMP following his alleged departure from the group as a result of a falling out with Evilgiane.

“Double Down” starts with a piano-trap instrumental warning to not fuck with Moh’s patience guessing that he’s doing well since the fans are saying he’s going places whereas “Slay Night” hooks up a calming vocal sample to talk ablut still being out here chasing dreams. “Expedited” keeps it cloudy explaining they can’t go place-to-place with him now that he’s found his fire just before “Givenchy Jeans” incorporates a psychedelic trap flare to the beat saying you can find him trapping in the streets.

We return to a cloudier sound on “Different World” with Moh talking about starting from the bottom & tearing it up to the top while “2024” looks to run shit up taking the world on at this point only for him to break it down. I love the haunting piano loop throughout the 105 second-long “Tuesday” & even the line towards the end about a dude shooting himself in the foot just like Cheddar Bob did, but then “Sturdy Up” finishes the 1st half of the tape talking about the best way to fight the demons that chase you through the next being to stop & turn around.

“Wilt Chamberlain 2” starts the 2nd leg of RE:VAMP euphorically cautioning whoever watching the throne that he’s getting ready to take the crown letting the bread pile up in the midst of counting it down while “Relinquished” shows them how he does it going for a hazy trap approach instrumentally. The calmly produced “Roxy Pippen” refuses to trip over any of the bullshit because it’s already been written living life with motion as it comes & go while “Lead by the Blind” luxuriously lets him show y’all what it means.

Nearing the end of the tape, “IYKYK ‘Bout Me” hops over pianos & hi-hats heading outside to make this money while the moody “Long as You Get the Message” talks about needing to get it together after seeing someone leaving on a stretcher. “Can’t Look Back” fuses more keys & hi-hats sitting back & rolling an L sometimes as a result of a lot going on up in his head ahead of “Until the Sun” futuristically rounding out RE:VAMP by keeping it real.

From what I understand: The chances of Evilgiane being involved with #ThisIsNotADrill3 are looking unlikely since apparently the reason why Moh Baretta is no longer a member of the Surf Gang is because of a falling out between each other & it’s a shame to hear if that’s the case. Regarding the actual music itself here, Fakekickin helps give him one of the best tapes of his career. Moh’s still very much an undeniably entertaining performer & fk gives consistently strong production in the plugg subgenre with additional elements of cloud rap & dark plugg.

Score: 4/5

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