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Sexyy Red – “Yo Favorite Trappa Favorite Rappa” review

St. Louis, Missouri rapper Sexyy Red celebrating her birthday with her 4th mixtape. One of the most polarizing, controversial & popular artists in hip hop today who dropped her debut single “1,000 Jugs” in 2018 & eventually her debut mixtape Ghetto Superstar on Christmas Eve 2021 to subpar reception. The follow-up Hood Hottest Princess after signing to gamma.received more mixed responses in the public eye including from myself on the contrary to Anthony Fantano giving it an 8, which was what I gave her previous tape In Sexyy We Trust around the time she started making appearances for the WME Group-owned TKO Group Holdings division WWE’s developmental brand NXT. A little over a week since Tony D’Angelo became the new NXT Champion however, Yo Favorite Trappa Favorite Rappa  is here after a brief delay.

Shawn Ferrari produces the intro “Her Her Her” trying to argue that no other female being able to fuck with her when Doechii or Little Simz automatically come to mind whereas “Richer Then Alla My Opps” hops over a Lil Yachty beat so she can talk about having more money than her haters. “David Ruffin” is where the tape really starts to fall apart & it has more to do with the lackluster instrumental than comparing herself to The Temptations’ late lead singer until “It Bitches” talks about her homegirls being far from lame.

“Top Motch” boisterously expresses her desire for a guy of high quality & bringing Shawn back behind the boards in the process while “Attached” brings a more menacing vibe to the beat thanks to Maaly Raw, conceptually detailing a dude who’s trying to get all up in her pants. “Bitch I’m Awesome” talks about nobody having the capability of fucking with her because she’s so gnarly while “Team Lil Booty” featuring Pluto finds both of them teaming up for an anthem dedicated to women who have flat asses.

Ending the 1st half, “Rackies” attempts to recreate the classic D4L single “Laffy Taffy” & awkwardly misses the landing although ATL Jacob’s instrumental is the best thing going for it while “Hood Bitch 2” much like the predecessor details her upbringings except I prefer the sequel in this scenario. “Cut Like Us” produced by Tay Keith introduces us to the Blood Sustaz in the most underwhelming fashion just before “Tatted Asf” makes up for it by talking about her love of tattoos.

“If You Want It” butchers a sample of “Paradise” by LL Cool J to discuss her having the ability of turning this guy’s life up because of her hoodrat lifestyle & after “Hang Wit a Bad Bitch” featuring Key Glock proved to be the stronger single of the 2 talking about Sexyy upping the score in light of all the baddies continuing to win, “All Da Hoes” hits us with another mediocre track advising not to trust her around any man & not going broke because her hoes got her back.

Less than 10 minutes to go, the song “Stick to the Code” aggressively talks about abiding by the code of the streets & having 0 time for any goofy shit while “NDA” humorously suggests that one would have to sign a non disclosure agreement prior to smashing her since she’s had players from both the NBA & the NFL tryna hit it. “YOP (U Wit a Star)” sends off the tape tolerably acknowledging the real trappers over a Metro Boomin’ & Zaytoven beat.

My thing with Sexyy Red is: You can dislike her music &/or her public image, but I still admire the fact that gamma. allows her & everyone else they’ve signed full ownership of her masters when you had Prince in court 3 decades earlier with “Slave” written on his cheek fighting Warner Records in court for his. However, anyone who was surprised as I was at myself enjoying In Sexyy We Trust a couple years ago will most likely be happier to hear me say that Your Favorite Trappa Favorite Rappa was significantly mediocre & I’d place the blame for that on the subpar guest list as well as the weaker production.

Score: 2.5/5

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Sexyy Red – “In Sexyy We Trust” review

One of the most polarizing, controversial & popular artists in hip hop today Sexyy Red coming straight outta St. Louis, Missouri ringing in Memorial Day Weekend by releasing her 3rd mixtape following her appearance on the WME Group-owned TKO Group Holdings division WWE’s developmental brand NXT. Getting her footing in penning a diss track towards an ex-boyfriend who cheated on her, she subsequently dropped her debut single “1,000 Jugs” in 2018 & eventually her debut mixtape Ghetto Superstar on Christmas Eve 2021 to subpar reception. Last summer however was when she went viral as a result of her gamma.-backed sophomore tape Hood Hottest Princess, which received more mixed responses in the public eye including from myself on the contrary to Anthony Fantano giving it an 8. My interest peaked after learning couple months back that Tay Keith was fully producing her upcoming debut album since he & Sexyy Red have always brought the best out of one another much like Future & Metro Boomin’ since Tay laced some of her biggest hits such as “SkeeYee”, but is preluding it in the form of In Sexyy We Trust.

After the “Tim Talking” intro, the first song “She’s Back” is this admittedly obnoxious trunk-rattling opener about her return whereas “Boss Me Up” produced by Tay Keith really gets the tape started from the piano-driven instrumental to Sexyy’s boisterous lyrics. “U My Everything” featuring Drake uses the exact same sample Metro Boomin’ used for “BBL DRIZZY BPM 150.mp3” earlier this month further validating Kendrick Lamar’s line on “euphoria” where he said “When I see you stand by Sexyy Red, I believe you see 2 bad bitches” leading into the synth-laced strip club anthem “Ova Bad”.

“Get It Sexyy” was a fun single mixing trap, crunk, Memphis rap & snap together so she can energetically do her dance while “Fake Jammin’” has a rubbery quality to the beat calling out everyone who ain’t jammin’ shit like they say they are. “Outside” hooks up some vibraphones & hi-hats courtesy of Mike WiLL Made-It not shying away from making it clear that she stays out here, but then VonOff1700’s verse on “Sexyy Love Money” is almost as laughable as Drake’s despite the ominous piano chords throughout & the lyrics breaking down everything that Sexyy Red herself loves.

Meanwhile on “Sport”, we have Sexyy talking about killing these hoes over one of the weaker instrumentals on the entire tape even with the weak reference to former NXT North American Champion Bronson Reed that is until “TTG (Go)” bounces back eerily dropping braggadocio. The song “Lick Me” featuring Lil Baby richly talks about cunnilingus while the penultimate track “Awesome Jawsome” turns the bass up a bit more encouraging to shake your dreads between her legs. Funny enough, “It’s My Birthday” ends In Sexyy We Trust with what “Ratchet Happy Birthday” by Drake off Scorpion should’ve been.

People online tend to clown on Fantano for giving Hood Hottest Princess an 8 all these months later & even I myself would tell you that it’s a strong 5 to a light 6 on it’s best day, but I also find it ironic that literally every single redeemable quality he saw in that previous tape is EXACTLY what I see in this new one right here. If you wanna get into Sexyy Red, In Sexyy We Trust completely outshines her earlier work. Once you get past a few underwhelming guest performances, rhetorical production mostly handled by Tay Keith is a lot more detailed than what she’s done before & she can be humorous at times.

Score: 4/5

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