Detroit trap star DaeMoney returning for his 4th studio LP. Coming up as the nephew of one of the 2 biggest artists in the city right now Babyface Ray as well as a now former member of the WRLD Tour Mafia collective, he broke out on his own by dropping his debut mixtape Young Sexual Misconduct & his debut EP Slae Season accompanied by his 2nd EP Rockstar Lifestyle & then his previous tape Slae Season 2. Slae went on to sign to EMPIRE Distribution a few summers ago & celebrated in the form of his most recent EP Slayer’s Coming fully produced by Trees shortly after as well as a 3rd installment of the Slae Season trilogy & a sequel to Rockstar Lifestyle. He was surprisingly dismissed from WRLD Tour in 2024 due to scamming through Slam A Slut Records, coming off the last LP The Godson & the Slayer’s Revenge mixtape continuing the Slae Season saga.

“Training Day” begins with a cloudy take on the Detroit sound talking about people coming around with him looking like Ethan Hawke’s character in the classic Denzel Washington crime thriller of the same name whereas “Hero < Villain” works in some bells, synths & 808s flexing that the shit he does is rare compared to anyone else. “Wassup” moves forward talking about having too much sauce & advising not to ask how much it costed him leading into Allstar JR joining Slae to post up “On 7 Mile” although I prefer the latter’s verse over JR’s personally.

Babytron helps make things up on “Heat” saving the best Detroit trap collaboration for last continuing the streak of crossovers they’ve had previously like “Earned It” or of course “Mafia & Militia” just before “Sick & Tired” expresses his frustrations towards people throwing lies on his name. “Blessing” starts the 2nd half incorporating some sampling chops talking about how he doesn’t snitch because he was raised differently leading into “Right Now” going for a somewhat tropical approach telling us where his heart’s at currently.

“Ecstasy” blends some piano chords with hi-hats talking about the love of his life while “M.I.L.E.” suggests all of his young homies to get out the streets after learning it’s not worth staying there. “I Meant It” has a more exuberant trap vibe talking about being in the mob for real & once “Yours Truly” spends a couple minutes to spit a verse off the top talking about being WRLD Tour forever despite not appearing on their output these past couple years, the closing track “Pain” sends it all off confessing he went insane after losing his money & people.

Slayer’s Revenge was probably the most conscious that DaeMoney has ever gotten lyrically & although I liked it more than The Godson, I felt like there was no way that Slae Season IV would be worse than either of those considering how beloved the other 3 installments are & thankfully I can say it’s Slae’s since Rockstar Lifestyle 2. The production healthily balances the Detroit sound & cloud rap mixing the signature gangsta raps that he’s become known for with some of the same maturity we got from him a few weeks ago.

Score: 4/5

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