Atlanta, Georgia rapper Tezzus back for his 12th extended play. Introducing himself with his first few EPs Hard2Kill as well as Hellraiser & Everyday’s Halløween, his 2024 debut mixtape Tezzus Khrist would significantly elevate his profile locally as did the handful of appearances he made on The XA Tape. He later gave us the Søufside collaborative EP with Percaso, Backrooms, King Phønk, I Phønk, U Phønk and Tezzy Pendergrass until Young Thug signed him to YSL Records following 9 Vicious’ departure. ##FilthyLikeMax was a solid debut for the label & the eponymous Uy Scuti Bøyz tape left audiences including myself divided until The Resurrectiøn made up for it. 5 months later & Mømma Bøyz has finally arrived.
After the “New Vøicemail” intro, “Smøking & Driving” produced by PROJECT4PLAY kicks things off letting Sk8star handle the sole verse depicting the gangsta lifestyle whereas “Mama Søn” featuring Sk8star & Sir Untre talks about the reason they can’t love any bitches. “1986” by the Uy Scuti Bøyz featuring Percaso finds the trio linking up to spit braggadocio just before “B.A.L.A.B. (Broke Ass Lil Ass Bitch)” by the Uy Scuti Bøyz featuring southsidesilhouette & Yung Fazo flexes their wealth over an instrumental from Internet Money Records in-house producer.
“Whateva” feels a lot more like an undeveloped diamond* solo track leftover from the Bling Slime era considering Tezzus only does the hook similarly to “Smøking & Driving” but after “Da 1” featuring RJmrLA & Young Thug brings all 3 of them together to talk about their mothers nicknaming them “the gift” after looking at everything they’ve been doing, the self-produced “Teletubbies” continues the 2nd half boasting his diamonds of various colors. “Fuck Everbødy” featuring Pz’ gives middle fingers to everyone now they’ve been becoming richer. “Snakes & Føxes” by the Uy Scuti Bøyz featuring Fox BD & YTB Fatt ends the EP with a mediocre gangsta rap single.
I still believe The Resurrectiøn remains Tezzus’ best material of his career & since his YSL deal came to fruition at large, but Mømma Bøyz in preparation for The Resurrectiøn 2 had me coming away from it a little torn with the final results due to a combination of having a guest on nearly every song except for 1 & half of the production. Which is disappointing because the ØWay co-founder’s tribute to his mother is presented in such a cohesively endearing manner.
Score: 3/5
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