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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