Atlanta, Georgia recording artist Diorvsyou continuing to prelude his debut album Soirée with his 7th EP. Coming up in 2021 off his inaugural extended play Scoreboard, it wasn’t until I saw him open up for southsidesilhouette in Brooklyn the following November where I was personally introduced to his music & I was actually impressed with his set. w.t.f.i.dvy? (who the fuck is diorvsyou?) marked a bigger breakthrough for him artistically & returned up from the Ashes almost a year since Diorvsrxlvnd’s eponymous debut. The last several EPs Untitled EP.9 as well as So Cunt. & Paussus.99 have all been received positively, coming off Pre Gamé to drop a sequel under Geffen Records.

“Walk the Plank” produced by n9ck begins with Dior talking about taking both of his double cups on a date & every day being a party for him whereas “Praise the Lorde” gives off a more rage-inducing vibe speaking of buying a bitch & slutting her out. “Marilyn Monroe” hops over a thr6x instrumental talking about coming for the cash but after “Magnolia” detailing him mixing lean with percocets & dismissing copycats for imposters, “Fashion Week” brings some more rage beats in the picture talking about trying to make something rain 

As for “Sick”, we’re being treated to a pluggier sound so Dior can discuss the possibility of shooting up a party off beans while “With da Munyun” talks about him acting a fool with all this money he’s earned & using it to break some rules. “Twin” finds himself getting psyched out for a couple minutes & “HoustonCaliLantaVegas” shows his gratitude towards all those cities over a LulRose beat, the closing track “Woke Up Like Dis” ends Pre Gamé 2 referencing the inaugural 4th Rope World Tag Team Champion & 2-time HoG Tag Team Champion Jeff Hardy.

Excluding a few songs that were previously released making their way onto here, Diorvsyou continues to prepare for Soirée by dropping what I’d consider to be Pre Gamé 2 containing some newly recorded material & some older stuff. I can only assume that’s because Pre Gamé 1.5 back in January was a SoundCloud exclusive & Geffen wanted to get paid for the streams, but it doesn’t wane any anticipation I have for the LP whether it comes out this year or not.

Score: 3.5/5

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