Reuben Vincent – “Hit Me When You Get Here” review

Charlotte, North Carolina emcee Reuben Vincent preluding his upcoming 3rd album by putting out his 3rd mixtape. Emerging under the original moniker Esau, his debut tape IDOL.escent would catch the attention of 9th Wonder & would sign Reuben to Jamla Records in 2016. His debut album Myers Park would be released the next fall followed by the previous EP Boy Meets World, the latter of which resulted in Roc Nation Records handling distribution for Reuben’s future output much like fellow Jamla signee Rapsody beginning with the sophomore effort Love is War almost 2 & a half years ago continuing to elevate his popularity. General Admission was ok in comparison & with the next LP set to be fully produced by 9th Wonder, they’re dropping off Hit Me When You Get Here in anticipation of it.

After the “Mama” intro, the first song “Mama’s Prayer” begins with this soulful instrumental likening himself to a pimp tryna get his cake up whereas “God’s Children” works in a crooning vocal sample taking more of a boom bap route looking back on the days before their innocence was taken from them stuck in their ignorance. “In Search Of” flips a piano to talk about going from being 13 to getting a deal while “Surfin’” gives off a chipmunk soul vibe initially thinking the picture would be perfect when it’s torn.

“The Way (You Love Me)” keeps the sample chops going addressing a romantic interest that he can’t get off his mind leading into “Let You Down” giving off a significantly jazzier approach to the beat talking about not wanting to disappoint anyone he deeply cares for. “Getting Along” featuring Foggieraw tells their lovers they do this music shit because they love it as opposed to selfishness prior to “Anything (Have!)” talking about his dream girl having whatever she wants.

As for “Good to Me”, we have Reuben over more soulful boom bap production expressing the large amount of gratitude he has currently on top of the hip hop game treating him greatly & “It’s Alright” gets back on the chipmunk soul tip to finish up Hit Me When You Get Here the way it really began talking about the familiar feeling of the world crashing down on us & God having a plan for everything.

Granted I felt that General Admission & As If Nobody’s Listening… were more average compared to Myles Park & Love is War, it shouldn’t really come off as that much of a surprise that Hit Me When You Get Here clears both of those projects & ranks as the greatest mixtape of his career. 9th Wonder’s sample-heavy production unsurprisingly doesn’t miss for anyone familiar with his general sound & Reuben fully locks in regarding his own performances.

Score: 4.5/5

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Westside Gunn – “Hitler Wears Hermes XII” review

Buffalo, New York emcee, songwriter, entrepreneur, curator & now professional wrestling promoter after forming the 4th Rope independent circuit promotion Westside Gunn continuing the Hitler Wears Hermes series with his 12th mixtape & the 12th installment overall. Proving his legend status & that he’s to be a force to be reckoned with all in nearly a decade whether it be running one of the hottest hip hop labels in recent memory to his first 2 full-lengths FLYGOD & Supreme Blientele. Initially set to come last month, the 12th chapter is here ahead of joint pay-per-view between 4th Rope & Game Changer Wrestling (GCW) called For the Culture taking place in Las Vegas during the same weekend as WWE’s WrestleMania XLI live on the Comcast Corporation subsidiary NBCUniversal streaming service peacock.

After the “Michelle World” intro, the first song “Boswell” featuring Estee Nack & Stove God Cook$ is this 5-minute boom bap opener dropping hardcore lyricism including a reference to the current ROH World Tag Team Champion & ROH World 6-Man Tag Team Champion Dustin Rhodes leading The Sons of Texas faction in AEW/ROH over a sample provided by Denny LaFlare whereas “Adam Page” featuring Stove God named after the former AEW World Champion, AEW World Tag Team Champion & 2-time ROH World 6-Man Tag Team Champion who became more over after his feud with former AEW World Champion, AEW World Tag Team Champion, CZW World Heavyweight Champion, CZW Wired TV Champion, 3-time DEFY World Champion, DEFY Tag Team Champion, Evolve Champion, MLW World Heavyweight Champion & NXT North American Champion Swerve Strickland talks about being crazy rich these days.

“Veert” by Estee Nack & Stove hops over a drumless piano instrumental from Daringer to showcase their skills the soulful “055” demands you praise West & Stove. “Health Science” featuring Brother Tom Sos that the homie CG slickly laced lets off shots to the head as if it’s personal leading into Brother Tom Sos sticking around for “Gumbo Yaya” having somewhat over a funkier vibe to the beat talking about them living it & having it for a grip. “East Miami” featuring Estee Nack strips the drums again to portray the gangsta lifestyle for 4 & a half minutes just before “Bury Me with a Stove” featuring Estee Nack gives their flowers to former 4-time WWE world champion, WWE United States Champion & CWA Heavyweight Champion Sid Eudy.

The only single “Outlander” finds Rick Hyde’s son & Benny the Butcher’s nephew Myles behind the boards interestingly hitting the backend of the 12th installment of the Hitler Wears Hermes saga referencing the late WWE Hall of Famer, former WWE Intercontinental Champion, 3-time WWE United States Champion, WWE Tag Team Champion & 2-time WCW World Television Champion “Rowdy” Roddy Piper showing some jazzier influences this time around prior to the drumless “Dump World” featuring Stove God Cook$ taking shots at those who failed at throwing dirt on their names.

Hitler Wears Hermes XI last Devil’s Night was a huge indication that the infamous series can carry on right when everyone initially thought Hitler Wears Hermes X would be the end of it & if anything, Hitler Wears Hermes XII feels more like a sequel to Peace FLYGOD other than both of Brother Tom Sos’ appearances primarily because of Estee Nack & Stove God Cook$ being featured all over it like they were on Peace FLYGOD in addition to the strong production during the 43 & a half minutes.

Score: 3.5/5

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V Don – “Sent For” review

New York producer V Don curating his 3rd EP after signing to Black Soprano Family Records & Roc Nation Records. In the past 15 years, he has become one of the most in-demand producers that the underground has seen working with the likes of Willie the Kid to Ransom & Estee Nack in addition to his small handful of solo efforts including the debut album The Opiate & his last EP Better Than Money. The latter celebrated its 3-year anniversary earlier this month & is returning with Sent For.

“Mafia” by Eto is this gritty boom bap opener talking about never sitting in a spot if he could never landlord it whereas “Fortunate” by Hobx & WhoisBravy hooks up some strings along with kicks & snares to discuss staying putting in orders in order to maintain the baller mentality of theirs. “The Same Day” by Benny the Butcher & Conway the Machine finds the pair talking about goals coming together doing something to your soul leading into “Episode” by Lloyd Banks boasting that his life’s complete.

The song “Too Much” by Al-Doe & Willie the Kid reaches the backend of Sent For by going drumless suggesting you should take it if you like what you see from them while “Old Kemba” by BabyMaine & Ty da Dale returns to the boom bap talking about staying hands on with the work. “Know Me” by Elcamino & Sule closes V Don’s debut with B$F/Roc Nation with both MCs giving headshots as if they’re photographers & that you better act as if you know what the deal really is.

Whether it be the Deutsche Marks saga or B.R.A.P. (Born Rewards & Penalties) & the Chaos is My Ladder duology, V Don’s case in being one of underground hip hop’s most in-demand producers has already been made clear as day in the past 15 years & his Black Soprano Family/Roc Nation debut takes it a step further introducing himself to a wider audience. His signature hardcore boom bap sound remains the same & he recruits a mostly high tier list of performers to kill his beats.

Score: 4/5

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Roc Marciano – “The Skeleton Key” review

This is the 12th full-length studio LP from Long Island emcee/producer Roc Marciano. Beginning in the very late 90’s as a member of the Flipmode Squad, he then went solo in 2008 to drop classic albums that would pave the way for those like Griselda such as Marcberg & Reloaded. He would begin focusing on producing projects for other artists like Flee Lord & Bronze Nazareth following Mt. Marci & of course returning to enlist The Alchemist to produce The Elephant Man’s Bones, which I gave a perfect score. He & Uncle Al are now presenting The Skeleton Key coming off a lesson in Marciology exactly 3 months since former AEW tbs Champion & the inaugural 新日本プロレス強い女子王座 Willow Nightingale’s reign as CMLL Mundial Femenil Campeon ended.

The opener “Mystery Gawd” takes us to the basement instrumentally showing these lil muhfuckas what grown men do comparing him & Alchemist to gatekeepers whereas “Street Magic” goes for a bit of jazz rap direction suggesting that y’all should check the score. “Chopstick” brings a more morbid atmosphere to the table rightfully talking about embodying hip hop culture referencing the inaugural IWGPヘビー級王座, former 12-time WWE world champion, WWE tag team champion, 2-time WWE Hall of Famer & Real American Beer founder Hulk Hogan while “Knock It Off” wants to know why some of these cats be looking devilish yet angelic.

“Acid” hooks up these prominent piano chords flexing that they still drawing him even though he’s sketchy warning the pipsqueaks that shit really ain’t sweet leading into the soulful “Rauf” talking about running up a tab to receive himself a decent vehicle. “Chateau Josué” goes completely drumless to discuss doing it his way & that his hoe has no say whatsoever, but then “Skirt Streak” keeps the drums out of the equation once more advising how dirty the game is.

The track “Cryotherapy” hooks up this psychedelic beat feeling like he’s running out of hands to count & refusing to give handouts while the closer “Make Sure” symphonically talks about how he should be doing his own thing. The first of 2 bonus tracks “Hard Drugz” brings the soul samples back boasting that squares don’t fit into his circle whatsoever & finally, the other “Bleu Mouson” rounds it all out with a mafioso flare showing off his genius & status as a boss in all regions.

Merging all of Roc Marciano & The Alchemist’s individual qualities together, The Skeleton Key offers hip hop a collection of tracks that blend innovation with authenticity & also highlights their shared philosophy of creating art that stands the test of time while cementing their legacy as leaders & trendsetters in the field of communication through music. It’s additionally a thank you to their fans above all else & came from a place of gratitude for their continued support further solidifying themselves as undisputed trailblazers & tastemakers.

Score: 5/5

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Fat Joe – “The World Changed on Me” review

This is the 11th full-length studio LP from Bronx emcee, songwriter & actor Fat Joe. A member of D.I.T.C. & the Terror Squad, his first 3 albums Represent, J.O.E. (Jealous Ones Envy) & Don Cartagena are considered by many to be the best in his discography. However, much of his output since then has been either hit or miss from the underrated The Elephant in the Room to the horrendous J.O.S.E. 2 (Jealous Ones Still Envy 2). Cool & Dre produced the What Would Big Do? EP few years back & that was the most I’ve enjoyed Joey Crack’s music in a while, giving me hope for The World Changed on Me.

“Talking Hot” begins with a drumless Cool & Dreinstrumental letting it known that they gon’ be gettin’ shit poppin’ in here whereas “Mini Birki” featuring Ty$ happens to be a decent blend of trap & pop rap telling their respective partners Lorena & Zalia that they mean everything to them. “Us” featuring Remy Ma with co-production from 808-Ray makes a cutthroat toast to hip hop music leading into the underwhelming “Dog House” continuing the themes of romance albeit not as enjoyable as “Mini Birki” was.

As for “Me & U”, we have Joe over some horns & hi-hats talking about being alone with Lorena improving on what the previous joint lacked just before “Bad Man” featuring Tuggawar gets back on the drumless tip thanks to Don Cannon flexing their authenticity whilst everyone else be with the scams. “I Got You” was another mediocre pop rap joint that I could do without despite the Babyface hook, but then “Fresh” featuring Tony Sunshine finds the pair refusing to stop until they bring home Grammies.

The song “Paradise” was an obnoxious choice of a lead single from the DJ Khaled beat heavily ruining a sample as one would expect Khaled to do & in this case “Spring Love (Come Back to Me)” by Stevie B to the lyrics about giving his lover what she wants when she wants while the title track hops over a soulful STREETRUNNER instrumental confessing to feeling as if everyone switched on him. “They Don’t Love You” ends the LP with 1 more drumless cut laying passionate verses on top of this bare loop.

I’ve been wanting Cool & Dre to produce an album for Fat Joe since I feel like they’ve been bringing the best out of him in recent memory & considering that they produced 54% of it, I’ll still take it since it’s better than I had anticipated in it being even if it’s still average as a whole. The production’s actually consistent for a good portion of it & I like that he’s recapping the last 15 years of his life, it’s that the pop rap joints are hit or miss for me.

Score: 3/5

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Sule – “Written on Wide’s Corner 2” review

This is the 9th EP from Englewood, New Jersey emcee Sule. Signing to Benny the Butcher’s very own Black Soprano Family Records at the end of 2022 after putting out 7 EPs over the course of a decade, he’s also notable for his guest verse on the Biggest Since Camby closing track “White Lives Matter” produced by Havoc formerly of Mobb Deep & of course the well received Black Soprano debut Written on Wide’s Corner earlier this spring. Fast forward to Election Day 2024, we’re being treated to a sequel.

“New Jersey State of Mind” is a boom bap opener, letting us know what it was like for him growing up in the titular state whereas “Trois Sopranois” featuring Benny the Butcher & Fuego Base finds the trio representing B$F to the fullest for a few minutes. “Victor Cruz” produced by STREETRUNNER offers a soulful trap flare referencing the WR for the New York Giants, but then “Cutz” featuring Flames Dot Malik gets the 2 together for an aggressive hardcore hip hop joint breaking generational curses.

To start the other half, “My Brother’s Keeper” soulfully talks being known for making promises instead of threats while “Sule Common Wealth” featuring Lo Pro works in more kicks & snares so they can refer to themselves as the same ones who ran it. “I Made You Wealthy” featuring Fuego Base maintains a boom bap flare addressing people who’ve betrayed them after making them rich & “The Crash Out Story” ends by teaching everyone to leave their valuables at the stash house.

Sule has quickly risen to become one of the best artists on the Black Soprano Family roster in the past 8 months & in contrast to Written on Wide’s Corner achieving his goal of making Englewood a landmark, the follow-up elevates that further. The production is a mix of boom bap & trap just like the predecessor was, a couple of the guests stick the landing performance-wise & the New Jersey artist himself continues to tell us what it’s like where he’s from.

Score: 4/5

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Lil Uzi Vert – “Eternal Atake 2” review

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania rapper & singer Lil Uzi Vert starting November with their 4th LP. Becoming a household name in the trap scene with their 2015 mixtape LUV is Rage & then Lil Uzi Vert vs. the World the following year, Uzi has been entangled with a nasty legal battle with Generation Now Entertainment/Atlantic Records from their debut LUV is Rage 2 until the sophomore effort Eternal Atake came out in March of 2020 to moderate reception & followed it up a week later with the far superior Lil Uzi Vert vs. the World 2 that spawned the deluxe version trend where artists would drop a “deluxe version” of their newest project that’s basically an entirely new album. Red & White was a solid prelude to The Pink Tape which received mixed feedback, so they’re making an Eternal Atake sequel to fulfill their long-standing Generation Now/Atlantic contract.

“We Good” produced by WondaGurl & Cashmere Cat perfectly begins with this booming trap instrumental admitting they’ve been going through a Nitrous addiction much like Ye or the antisemitic Nazi formerly Kanye West did whereas “Light Year (Practice)” works in a rage beat from Brandon Finessin’ of Working on Dying to talk about their love for ratchet bitches including a reference to the great one Wayne Gretzky of the Edmonton Oilers & Los Angeles Kings. “Meteor Man” samples the theme from the Halo video game series flexing their aura just before “Paars in the Mars” talks sipping wock with a bunch of vocal effects.

Meanwhile on “The Rush”, we have Big Time Rush of all groups joining Uzi for the psychedelic trap vibes so Uzi can pay homage to them getting high feelin’ like he’s flyin’ until “Not an Option” goes into hypertrap territory once again telling everyone to stop saying they don’t got guap. “She Stank” atmospherically explaining why they ain’t wanna fuck this bitch, but then the triumphant “Mr. Chow” flexes the check.

“Lyft ‘Em Up” starts the 2nd half of EA2 runnin’ through shit over a rich trap beat from BryceUnknwn while the bombastic “Chips & Dips” applies further pressure likening their bands to braids referencing AEW’s newest signing Bobby Lashley of The Hurt Syndicate who was also a former 4-time TNA World Champion, TNA X Division Champion, 3-time WWE United States Champion, 2-time WWE Intercontinental Champion & 4-time WWE world champion. “Black Hole” pulls a bit from the drill scene reflecting on the days when they were broke & doing better now while the mellow “Chill Bae” gets in their breakup bag tackling a relationship that feels like a chore at this point.

The final leg kicks off with “Goddard Song” talking about a chick is trying to eat their swag up on top of a nostalgic trap instrumental while the trippy “PerkySex” obviously talked about having sex under the influence of percocets. “Conceited” publicly tells their girlfriend JT of prior City Girls fame that they can’t live without her & “Space High” is the highly anticipated Ebro Darden diss, which I enjoy as a diss down to the Trgc beat & since I’ve said in the past that I’m not a big Ebro fan.

The Pink Tape still very much had it’s highlights & some of Uzi’s best songs regardless of the low points on there like the shitty System of a Down cover. With that being said: Eternal Atake 2 here is basically similar to ¥$’ sophomore effort Vultures 2 except worse. Mike Dean’s mixing/mastering is perfect & Cashmere Cat producing more than half of it was a good call since I got put on him through his early EPs, it’s that Uzi’s addiction to nitrous also known as whippets or galaxy gas is really spiraling out of control. Hope they get the help they need like Ye did, who’s now currently working on his upcoming 11th album Bully in Japan.

Score: 1.5/5

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Westside Gunn – “Still Praying” review

Here we have the 8th studio LP from Buffalo, New York emcee, songwriter, entrepreneur, curator & now professional wrestling promoter/booker with the foundation of his own 4th Rope independent circuit promotion Westside Gunn. Proving his legend status & that he’s to be a force to be reckoned with all in nearly a decade whether it be running one of the hottest hip hop labels in recent memory to his first 2 full-lengths FLYGOD & Supreme Blientele. He just put out the 11th installment of his infamous Halloween mixtape series Hitler Wears Hermes yesterday & is now following up And Then You Pray for Me with Still Praying.

After the “Waly Fay” intro & the “Justin Roberts” skit provided by the AEW Yapper Dapper who started in WWE over 2 decades ago, the first song “Beef Bar” produced by Denny LaFlare & Statik Selektah is a lavish boom bap opener welcoming everyone to the lifestyles of the rich & famous whereas “Max Caster” named after the former AEW World Tag Team Champion & AEW World Trios Champion of The Acclaimed dustily worries about the almighty dollar. “Dr. Britt Baker” featuring Brother Tom Sos named after the former AEW Women’s World Champion keeps it in the basement thanks to DJ Muggs introducing y’all to the dentist who gave them multi-million dollar smiles & “I Know Verdy” maintains a boom bap edge refusing to show pity.

“Speedy 40” hopped over this slow, morbid instrumental from long-time Griselda in-house producer Daringer talking about being too greedy while the cutthroat “Duran Duran” that JR Swiftz laced salutes Jeff Hardy of the current 3-time TNA World Team Champions The Hardy Boyz. “Runway Pieces at the Last Supper” works in a mellow backdrop mixed with kicks & snares reflecting on the war they used to have while “Free Shots” by Hall ‘N Nash or hip hop’s equivalent to former 2-time AEW World Tag Team Champions, ROH World Tag Team Champions, AAA Mundial Parejas Campeons, IWGPタッグ王座, & 5-time WWE tag team champions FTR after “Bike Air” interlude pays homage to incarcerated Drumwork Music Group artist Shots Almigh over a Conductor Williams beat.

The title track featuring Benny the Butcher, Boldy James, Conway the Machine & Stove God Cook$ pushes towards the final moments of Still Praying with this insane 7-minute Griselda posse cut while the song “Underground King” featuring Rome Streetz returns to the boom bap talking about how both of them are the greatest of all shit talkers including a reference to former 2-time WCW World Heavyweight Champion, 2-time WCW World Television Champion, 3-time WCW World Tag Team Champion & 5-time WWE United States Champion Lex Luger. “LeSalle Station” properly finishes the album by reflecting on all the people that he’s lost back to back.

Coming off the most personal project that West has ever made Hitler Wears Hermes XI only 24 hours ago, he’s continuing the hot streak with a follow-up to And Then You Pray for Me that I think people are gonna like a lot more than the predecessor. The production is rooted in the traditional boom bap sound Griselda is known for in contrast to the trap heavy influences of last time & the guests all maintain his level on the mic.

Score: 4/5

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Westside Gunn – “Hitler Wears Hermes XI” review

Buffalo, New York emcee, songwriter, entrepreneur, curator & now professional wrestling promoter/booker with the founding of his own 4th Rope independent circuit promotion Westside Gunn restarting the Hitler Wears Hermes series with his 6th EP. Proving his legend status & that he’s to be a force to be reckoned with all in nearly a decade whether it be running one of the hottest hip hop labels in recent memory to his first 2 full-lengths FLYGOD & Supreme Blientele. Last we heard from West was And Then You Pray for Me which as a trap-heavy sequel to Pray for Paris, but is dropping Hitler 11 on Halloween & in 24 hours’ notice of Still Praying.

After the “Stone” intro, the first song “Big Dump Ballad” is a soulful opener produced by Denny LaFlare throwing in bars about WWE’s current VP of Global Talent Development in former 4-time WCW World Television Champion, 2-time WWE Intercontinental Champion, 4-time WWE tag team champion & 3-time WWE Hardcore Champion William Regal taking on former NWA World’s Heavyweight Champion, 4-time WCW World Television Champion, 8-time WCW World Tag Team Champion, WWE Hall of Famer, 5-time WWE United States Champion & WWE Intercontinental Champion Ricky Steamboat.

Former NXT Champion, WWE Tag Team Champion & now The Wyatt Sick6 leader Bo Dallas of the RAW brand gets “Unkle Howdy” named after him working in a rich piano instrumental referencing WWE Hall of Famer, 6-time WWE world champion, WWE Intercontinental Champion, WWE United States Champion, WWE Tag Team Champion, WWE Hardcore Champion, IWGPヘビー級王座, the inaugural 6-time TNA World Champion, TNA X Division Champion & 2-time TNA World Tag Team Champion Kurt Angle whom 4-time WWE tag team champion Chad Gable has drawn comparisons to.

“Cain Tejada” takes the boom bap route recalling the 1994 SummerSlam bout between Tatanka & former 2-time WCW World Heavyweight Champion, 3-time WCW World Tag Team Champion, 2-time WCW World Television Champion & 5-time WWE United States Champion Lex Luger that is until “Paulin Paulin Paulin” brings a soul flare back turning 1 to 3 through the luck of the pot.

Hitler Wears Hermes X was a great place to finish the saga since it since it came out around the same timeframe as Ye formerly known as Kanye West’s infamous antisemitic meltdown calling himself a Nazi on InfoWars over a month later, but we still got an enjoyable 15 minute listen with Hitler Wears Hermes XI. Denny LaFlare gets to shine more behind the boards since he’s most underrated member of The Heartbreakers & the FLYGOD calls to let Sly Green home without any guests.

Score: 4/5

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7xvethegenius – “Death of Deuce” review

This is the long-awaited sophomore effort & final Drumwork Music Group offering from Buffalo, New York emcee 7xvethegenius. Emerging off her first 2 EPs The Calm Before & Self 7xve as well as the full-length debut 7xve is Love, it wasn’t until she & Jae Skeese both became the first artists to sign with Conway the Machine’s very own Drumwork imprint where 7xve got her biggest break yet. She has since preluded Death of Deuce with Thy Will Be Done alongside Self 7xve 2 & most importantly the DJ Green Lantern-produced The Genius Tape. Almost 4 years after being signed, it’s finally here.

“A Lesson” produced by !llmind is this cloudy trap opener assuring that things are only gonna get crazier as time passes by & to think wiser from this point forward whereas “Triangle” featuring Papoose soulfully talking about seeing $1M before she even made it as far as she has in the game. “Graymatter” hooks up a boom bap instrumental from the titular producer asking how you gonna buy your mom a house with street credit just before the jazzily dusty “Psalm” featuring Jae Skeese that Camoflauge Monk laced gets the hurt off 1 verse at a time.

The title track maintains a boom bap edge courtesy of EYEKETYSON showing off some crazy ass rhyme schemes for 107 seconds straight leading into “Dirty Nikes” gets back to the soul sampling talking about focusing more on her craft as of late. “Moma” heads for a luxurious direction thanks to STREETRUNNER expressing gratitude for making it onto without a spoon or a fork, but then “Deuce” strips the drums completely welcoming y’all to this beach chair.

“Authentic” takes the spacious boom bap route altogether talking about wanting to be herself while “The Genius” was my favorite single from the Daringer beat to 7xve’s lyricism cautioning to say no to drugs sticking with rapping so y’all can learn what love is. “Jump” has some more jazz rap undertones from Haas Almahdi maintaining the kicks & snares cautioning that you should look before you leap while the J.U.S.T.I.C.E. League-assisted “Serious” flexes that she stay on top of their heads.

The penultimate song “Float” nears the end of Death of Deuce questioning God wanting to know when the first will be the last since she’s had her heart broken by these motherfuckers so many times keeping her head down focusing on work & lastly, “If I” closes the LP on some cloudy boom bap shit basically talking about if she were to pass away for roughly 5 & a half minutes.

Almost 4 years in the making & Death of Deuce begins a new era for the First Lady of Drumwork. I find myself leaning towards the production on The Genius Tape more in comparison but regardless, the elite lyricism & storytelling of that tape carries their way onto this album showing us how much she’s grown ever since Conway gave her a record deal.

Score: 4/5

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