Rafa – “Lil Dogshit” review

Detroit, Michigan rapper Rafa commemorating 3 years of his eponymous mixtape by surprise-releasing his 5th EP. Coming up as a member of the WRLD Tour Mafia a few years ago, he would also begin a solo career of his own starting on Thanksgiving 2020 with his debut EP Not for Household Use & followed it up earlier this year in the form his debut tape Dog$hit & Ammunition. Self-titled was a pivotal point in his career & Good Girls Don’t Exist from last spring was a superior EP. R.A.F.A. (Rockstars Are Fucking Awesome) broke down the meaning of his moniker & Madman got a little more reckless, making me curious as to what Lil Dogshit was gonna become.

“More of Us” has a cloudy Detroit trap vibe to it for an intro talking about leveling up on fuckboys & not trusting anyone out here whereas “Left on a Lick” promises to continue repping WRLD Tour in the afterlife. “Heat” produced by WTM Miles returns to a cloudier Detroit sound to talk about seeing through every single one of these pussies while “Uncle Sam” kicks the hoes out of the studio to focus more during sessions.

As for “Hate Me Too”, we have Rafa pointing out how weird it is for this bitch to be hanging out with the opps lately just before the cloudy Detroit trap crossover “Godzilla” talks about piling money to the ceiling these days. “Randy Savage” references the late WWE Hall of Famer, former 6-time WWE world champion & WWE Intercontinental Champion of the same name while “Rick Jeans Zip Weird” criticizes the zippers of Rick Owens jeans.

“We Ok” starts the final leg of Lil Dogshit with an eerier Detroit sound talking about shooting anyone who crosses the line with him while “<3 WTM CSB” cloudily suggests that just because you’re on a run at the moment doesn’t mean you have to stop stacking your bread up. “Paradise” keeps things cloudy instrumentally talking about not wanting any co-signs & “Still Tour” ends the EP by brushing off the desire of wanting to make amends with a couple people he fell out with.

Tough to say if I’d put Lil Dogshit above R.A.F.A. (Rockstars Are Fucking Awesome) because that & self-titled are both my personal favorite entries in Rafa’s solo discography, but what I can tell you is that I enjoyed it more than Madman only 5 months earlier. The production carries over the cloud rap/Detroit sound fusions that the previous EP emphasized this spring & making it a point for 22 minutes that nobody spittin’ like him.

Score: 4/5

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WTM Solid – “Touropean” review

Detroit, Michigan rapper WTM Solid releasing his 6th EP. A member of the WRLD Tour Mafia, he also embarked on a solo career of his own beginning a few years back with the debut EP Originatour followed by both Matter of Time & What’s the Difference?. Bigg as well as the full-length studio debut album Imagine That at the start of this year elevated himself as an individual amongst the rest of WRLD Tour, following up Killa $eason by taking us through the day of a life of a Touropean.

“Black Eminem” opens with some horns & 808s asking if you’re with it or not so can make sure of it whereas “Better Than Yesterday” carries over the Detroit sound to talk about grabbing whatever he wants when he goes shopping. “Emote :p” has a bit of a hazier vibe instrumentally flexing that the gang never goes out of bonds just before “Aggravated <:” vents about how we haven’t seen him at his best yet.

As for “Kash Doll Skirt”, we have Solid going for a cloudier Detroit trap vibe thanks to Niketech talking about having nothing left to prove at this point in his career leading into “Crucified +” advises those hitting the road for the first time to strap up from another country. “Japan in Paris” talks about running out of paper more than hoes & not letting money change you while “‘25 Finals MVP” shows love to Shai Gilgeous-Alexander.

“Support > Hate” winds the clock down regarding the 4th quarter of Touropean with a cloudy Detroit sound courtesy of WTM Miles feeling like Bruce Wayne from the Warner Bros. subsidiary DC Entertainment-owned Batman franchise whenever he logs into his bank account & “Break My Arms, Break My Legs” finishes the EP continuing to shed Blood, Sweat & Tours for this shit.

Inspired by spending the last month overseas, WTM Solid comes over 4 weeks after Money Man Miles saved the rap game & the road once he took up the Shortstop position by cooking up an EP that’s only 8 minutes longer than the last one he put out earlier this summer repping the motor city whilst living the WRLD Tour life over in Europe.

Score: 4/5

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WTM Miles – “Shortstop” review

Detroit, Michigan rapper WTM Miles releasing his long-awaited debut mixtape. A member of the WRLD Tour Mafia, his solo career began in the end of 2020 off his first couple EPs I Shoulda Been Dropped & Trappin’ n L.A. ahead of the full-length debut studio album Crackhouse Mafia. Born of his most recent batch of EPs Cross State Lines & Road Music would individually prelude Shortstop, which has arrived in the midst of what’s already shaping up to be a stacked week musically.

“Brick by Brick” comes out the gate with the Detroit sound to get on his off the planet shit whereas “Who I Am 2” picks up where the Cross State Lines highlight left off on some Detroit trap vibes not needing to say much because of his reputation. Homealone Drock & Prince Jefe join Miles on “Not Enough” with Jefe having my favorite guest appearance of the 2 staying committed to the bills prior to the self-produced “See Me Now” talking about waking people up.

We get another Cross State Lines sequel track, except this time it’s “Forever Hustling” explaining that nothing’s changed since while “Dame Time” blends some horns & 808s together referencing Portland Trailblazers point guard Damian Lillard. “March Madness” speaks on choosing to either go hard or go home just before “No Gimmicks” featuring WTM Solid talks about living the life they rap of.

“Daisy Navy Mafia” featuring Talibando & WB Nutty finds the trio coming together to press down keys without typing leading into “Code Talking” tells those on the consistent grind that their time will come with patience. “Mobsters” featuring Rafa unites both WRLD Tour members discussing turning Slam A Slut Records into a trend together while the Detroit trap/Mobb crossover “4am in the Raq” talks about not resting so he can tour.

Samuel Shabazz joins Miles on “Slow” to flex their own waves without Max B while “1 Strike” introspectively talks about his brother watching over him & trying to do him proud since everything gets bigger to him by the daily. “Fairy Odd Parents” heavily samples the theme song of the original Fairly OddParents, whose sequel series A New Wish is currently preparing for another season on the Paramount Skydance Corporation-owned Nickelodeon.

Money Man’s been teasing Shortstop for the past year at this point & for only a half hour tape, I enjoyed it a tad more than Road Music & it could plausibly rival Crackhouse Mafia if I had to pick a specific favorite or 2 out of the WTM Miles solo discography. He saves both the rap game & the road with tighter production than the last time we heard him, basically solidifying himself as the most recent AL Cy Young Award recipient Tarik Skubal of WRLD Tour stealing all the clientele.

Score: 4/5

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WRLD Tour Mafia – “C.$.B. (Cross $tate Boys)” review

Detroit trap outfit the WRLD Tour Mafia consisting of Rafa, WTM Solid, WTM Miles, WTM Re, WTM Amex & WTM Bankroll celebrating the 2nd half of 2025 with a sophomore effort. Originally forming in 2019, they dropped their debut mixtape World Tour Mafia or Die a couple summers later followed by Tourmania the fall after that & the Mob Ties EP. Tourmania II marked DaeMoney’s final appearance as a member & Blood, Sweat, Tours began a new era for the Mafia’s remaining members. Spending the past 7 months on their solo endeavors, the C.$.B. (Cross $tate Boys) aren’t look to slow down.

“Money Counter” opens with Rafa & Solid teaming up over a Detroit trap instrumental to talk about picking up bags of money from Chalmers whereas “We the Best” introduces WTM Bankroll with both the same members from the previous cut to flex that they be living life flawlessly. “Back on My Grind” finds Bankroll dipping out so Milt & Solid can find themselves hustlin’ again following some time off leading into JayLuciano joining them for a decent collab about “Crossing States”.

Miles tags in for Solid on “Dodgin’ Federales” suggesting with Milt that you need to watch the way you’re moving if you got the opps on your tail just before Solid returns on “Postman” with Rafa taking about those shopping from the bottom shelves actin’ like dope men. “Hit the Road” works in a cloudy backdrop & 808s explaining that traveling has changed their lives for the better, but then “Scammer Trapper of the Year” featuring WB Nutty sees the trio sellin’ out the city without doing shows.

“WRLD Tour or Die” reps the squad for a couple minutes & laughs off the people tryin’ to cross paths with them not having a damn thing on their resumes while “Trim” featuring Speedy Caloso brings some bells in the fold talking about those locking done the 1st half of the game eventually slipping up. “Pick the Blunt Up” has a cloudier Detroit trap flare having money on the same line the bitches hit wanting to fuck them while “NBA Ballerz” calls for these pitiful bums to get jobs.

WTM Re makes his only appearance on the LP during “Chicken Tender” joining Rafa in favor of opting to make their entrance with the heaters giving fingers to nearby security while “Never Been” hooks up a sample & 808s talking about working for more made them become different to those they once knew. “Rocket Man” refers to themselves as fashion icons getting higher in terms of status & “Stephen A.” likens the hate they get to Stephen A. Smith of The Walt Disney Company division ESPN.

“No Means No” marks WTM Amex’s only appearance & Rafa checking in first taking it to the booth after shit in the streets started to get hot prior to “Bestfriends” referencing future WWE Hall of Famer, former 6-time WWE world champion & 4-time WWE Tag Team Champion Dave Bautista’s rendition of a power mob once Bankroll’s final verse on the LP ends. “Slaughter” links Solid & Miles up to talk about there not being a day where they slack while “Nights Like This” by Rafa featuring Brooks & Samuel Shabazz kinda seems like a microwaved Madman leftover.

The song “Hot Boy” reunites Solid & Milt tying some wordplay together regarding the amount of paper on their table & the Cash Money Millionaires subgroup the Hot Boy$ while “Make a Difference” gets back on the synth-lenient Detroit trap crossovers talking about having significant impact on people or situations rather than attempting to save the whole world. “Cross Yo Fingers” closes the album with both MCs not giving a fuck & fearing nobody.

Becoming a fan of these guys in 2022 & seeing them perform live twice since, they’ve already joined Drego & Beno and the ShittyBoyz in becoming one of my favorite groups the Detroit trap subgenre has heard in recent memory & C.$.B. (Cross $tate Boys) returns over 7 months since Blood, Sweat, Tours to continue the new era they’ve been on since last summer. Given I wasn’t too crazy of the guests on this one, I still appreciate them refraining from having any on the predecessor shifting focus towards both Rafa & WTM Solid as performers.

Score: 3.5/5

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WTM Solid – “Killa $eason” review

This is the surprise 5th EP from Detroit rapper WTM Solid. A member of the WRLD Tour Mafia. he also embarked on a solo career of his own beginning a few years back with the debut EP Originatour followed by both Matter of Time & What’s the Difference?. His previous EP Bigg a little over 13 months ago as well as the subsequent full-length studio debut album Imagine That at the start of this year elevated himself as an individual amongst the rest of WRLD Tour, making a return 4 months later in time for Killa $eason.

“Honda or Ferrari?” gets the ball rollin’ with a Detroit trap intro produced by Carlo Anthony unnaturally talking about seeing goats whenever he looks at himself in the mirror & after the title track homages the former Dipset leader & current It Is What It Is co-host Cam’ron, the song “Different Town” humorously asks for the pronouns of these bitch ass dudes hating.

Starting the 2nd half, “Hate When Girls Die” dabbles with plugg a little interestingly promising you want see any snakes around him since he cut the grass with a chopped & screwed effect on his vocals until “$.A.$.R. ($uper Awesome $uper Rich)” creates a new acronym using the Slam A Slut Records initials. Finally, the close “Ws in the Chat” finishes the EP comparing bystanders to cops due to the way they be on his dick.

In an effort to make a point that he can make a whole 6 track EP better than most Detroit trap rappers’ whole entire careers, Killa $eason takes Solid’s penmanship even farther than he did on Imagine This when that initially dropped 4 months ago. I didn’t really expect a whole lot in terms of production since he & the rest of Slam A Slut are pretty well known in Detroit trap, but he really sharpens himself lyrically & keeps making his case of what makes him stand out out individually compared to the rest of the group.

Score: 3.5/5

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Rafa – “Madman” review

Here we have the 4th EP from Detroit rapper Rafa. Coming up as a member of the WRLD Tour Mafia a few years ago, he would also begin a solo career of his own starting on Thanksgiving 2020 with his debut EP Not for Household Use & followed it up earlier this year in the form his debut tape Dog$hit & Ammunition. The eponymous mixtape was a pivotal point in his career & Good Girls Don’t Exist from last spring was a superior EP, coming off R.A.F.A. (Rockstars Are Fucking Awesome) to take us on a journey through the mind of a Madman only 48 hours after Samoa Joe of the AEW World Trios Champions The Opps defeated former AEW World Trios Champion, 2-time CZW World Tag Team Champion, JCW World Juggalo Tag Team Champion, PWG World Champion, RPW British Tag Team Champion, 2-time ROH World Champion, 2-time ROH World Tag Team Champion, WWE United States Champion & 7-time WWE tag team champion Claudio Castagnoli at the Masonic Temple for this week’s AEW Dynamite on the Warner Bros. Discovery-owned tbs.

“DOOM” is this horn-inflicted Detroit trap intro talking about all these muhfuckas lifestyles being incomparable to his whereas “Fuck What You Sayin’” goes for a cloudier approach instrumentally calling WRLD Tour the new Dipset & I can even complain. “Rick James” keeps it going talking about how we could see right through these haters while “Chrome Levi Denims” shows off the kind of jeans he’s wearing.

WTM Solid joins Rafa for “Dub Edition” continuing to bring a Detroit trap flare to the table discussing their lifestyles just before “How U Feel Twin” turns up the psychedelia so he can tell us exactly the way he feelin’ & giving a middle finger to anyone who wants to go up against his squad. “Dirty Faygos” atmospherically declares his love for mixing codeine with the local soda brand Faygo leading into “Ozzy” of course references Black Sabbath frontman & WWE Hall of Famer Ozzy Osbourne.

The song “Cornhuskers” kicks off the final leg of Madman by talking about being that muhfucka making plays & refusing to let anyone eat if they ain’t putting in the hustle while “What’s New?” suggests that an individual who went against him should stay where he’s already at since Rafa’s through with him at this point. The outro heavily builds itself around some synthesizers making it clear he’s rolling dice everyday without giving a fuck.

4 months since his full-length studio debut displaying his versatility through the usage of cloud rap alongside rap rock & rage, Rafa’s back portraying himself to be a Madman after initially opening the diaries a few months ago. The production carries over the trillwave & Detroit trap elements that were present throughout R.A.F.A. (Rockstars Are Fucking Awesome), except the rage & rap rock undertones are both being left out of the equation.

Score: 3.5/5

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WTM Solid – “Imagine That” review

Detroit rapper WTM Solid putting out his long-awaited debut studio album. A member of the WRLD Tour Mafia, he also embarked on a solo career of his own beginning a couple years ago with the debut EP Originatour followed by both Matter of Time & What’s the Difference?. The most recent EP in his catalog Bigg dropped last spring shortly following Tourmania II & became my favorite of the 4 that Solid has put out. 9 months later, he’s ready to take his career to the next level on Imagine That.

“Nobody” sets the tone of what’s to come with a sample-driven trap opener flexing that no one can fuck with him whereas “Umbrella” maintains a prominent Detroit trap sound instrumentally talking about it being go-time after being pissed off. “Richer Than Them” featuring Warhol.Ss brings the 2 together so they can discuss working too hard to lose everything for nothing while the synth-based “Ballin’ a Bitch” talks about understanding the way shit get sometimes.

As for “Can’t Relate”, we have Solid maintaining the Detroit trap vibes breaking down the fact that nobody around him is fake & getting his shit together just before “Not My Hoe” talks about being a God & assuming that he probably got resurrected. “Joaquin Guzman” uncannily suggests to feed your family instead of that nonsense if you really wanna be gangsta leading into “Lani” confessing he wants to put Rick Owens on his daughter.

“To the Max” featuring Rafa & Samuel Shabazz finds the trio joining forces to dabble with plugg a bit interestingly taking shots at people tryna be them when they can be themselves while “Girls Around the WRLD” puts a heavy chopped & screwed effect on his vocals even with the Detroit trap beat. “Krusty Krab” asks what the fuck $20k is when he’s a trillionare while “Best of You” featuring WTM Re clarifying that they can’t tell you of the shit they involved in.

To get Imagine That’s final leg going, “Now You Get It” wants to know why every song that wins of these muhfuckas be making lately be about a specific opp in mind referring to himself as rightfully being fresher while “No Tomatoes” talks about keeping your shit away from him since he don’t fuck with flukes. “Venom” laughs off the stupidity of people nowadays calling them wack on the mic anyway & “Toast Up” featuring CL4Y ends the album talking about being a different breed.

All 4 of the EPs in WTM Solid’s discography has all been building up to this point & with Bigg showing considerable improvement above its predecessors, I was confident that Imagine That was going to take it even higher & that’s exactly what it does. I find the production to be on par with the EP that came out last spring & lyrically, Solid goes even harder than he did 9 months ago.

Score: 4/5

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Rafa – “R.A.F.A. (Rockstars Are Fucking Awesome)” review

Detroit rapper Rafa is back with his full-length debut studio album. Coming up as a member of the WRLD Tour Mafia a couple years ago, he would also begin a solo career of his own starting on Thanksgiving 2020 with his debut EP Not for Household Use & followed it up earlier this year in the form his debut tape Dog$hit & Ammunition. The eponymous mixtape was a pivotal point in his career & Good Girls Don’t Exist from last spring was a superior EP, so it’s cool for him to breakdown the changing of his moniker from WTM Milt to R.A.F.A. (Rockstars Are Fucking Awesome).

“Diary of a Madman” mixes Detroit trap & rock music admitting that he can’t make up for all the damage since he’s a bandit whereas “Fashionably Late” takes a more psychedelic trap route instrumentally talking about never being early. “Get It Back” turns the psychedelia even higher advising y’all to sit & watch him making this bread while the rage-inducing “U R Special” encourages everyone not to let anyone discredit their worth.

As for “IDGAF”, we have Rafa assuring everyone that he’s seeing the bigger picture lately blending Detroit trap & psychedelic rock leading into “Roller Coaster” playfully boasting that all this shit made him. The bassy “Floatin’” suitably lets us know that’s exactly how he’s feeling while the rock-trap hybrid “Linger” wishes an ex good luck. “R J L” cloudily compares himself to the late John Lennon that is until “WATTB” takes it all in for the final moments.

Self-titled & Good Girls Don’t Exist both contain some of my favorite material in Rafa’s whole entire solo catalog, but R.A.F.A. (Rockstars Are Fucking Awesome) takes it to a whole new level by revealing itself to be his boldest work yet. He expand beyond the Motor City’s unique take on trap music in favor of rap rock, cloud rap, rage & psychedelia breaking down the meaning behind his current stage name.

Score: 4.5/5

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WTM Miles – “Road Music” review

Here we have the 4th EP from Detroit, Michigan rapper WTM Miles. A member of the WRLD Tour Mafia, he would properly introduce himself at the beginning of this current decade off his first couple EPs I Shoulda Been Dropped & Trapped n L.A. ahead of the full-length debut studio album Crackhouse Mafia. Miles’ previous EP Cross State Lines celebrated its 1-year anniversary this fall & is preluding the upcoming Shortstop mixtape by dropping off some Road Music.

“Shandeur Sanders” is this stellar Detroit trap opener produced by Niketech boasting that he got more bags than Michael Kors whereas “Cup Dirty” puts a morbid flare to the Motor City’s unique take on trap music talking about a woman letting him know she’s worthless by looking for a come-up. “Future Bright” has a dark Detroit trap atmospheric remaining optimistic regarding his future while “Bad Habits” featuring Homealone Drock trades the mic back-&-forth over a Carlo Anthony instrumental. “Racing to Ms” ends with a 1 more Detroit trap joint talking about being on track when it comes to getting closer making millions.

I can only assume that we’re gonna get Shortstop at some point following R.A.F.A. (Rockstars Are Fuckin’ Awesome) in a few weeks until we get to crossing that bridge, Road Music will hold off fans well enough. The production primarily bases itself around the Detroit trap sound that the group he’s a part of made a name for themselves off & giving a taste of what’s to come in the form of a gift before the year ends.

Score: 3.5/5

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WRLD Tour Mafia – “Blood, Sweat, Tours” review

Detroit trap outfit the WRLD Tour Mafia consisting of Rafa, WTM Miles, WTM Re, WTM Solid, WTM Amex & WTM Bankroll coming with their official debut album. Originally forming in 2019, they dropped their debut mixtape World Tour Mafia or Die a couple summers later followed by Tourmania the fall after that, the Mob Ties EP. Tourmania II from this spring very much lived up to the predecessor, although founding member DaeMoney was kicked out early this summer due to scamming through Rafa’s independently owned Slam A Slut Records label. They’re however looking to move on by giving it Blood, Sweat, Tours.

“Rehersal” is this Detroit trap opener with some heavy bells flexing they’re still rockin’ trap houses when they should be rockin’ stages whereas “Space Jamz” works in some rattling bass & synthesizers to talk about being the type that always has a plan. “Lawyers (Accountant)” maintains the Motor City’s unique take on trap music making it thunder in the clubs now just before “Graduation” pulls up so the Mafia can get the load.

Meanwhile on “Zombie Files”, we have WRLD Tour boasting that they’re out here sippin’ ½-dead refusing to back down from a damn thing leading into “Pizza” feeling a little unfinished after letting the beat ride out for the final minute despite the subject matter of staying up late counting money. “No Complaints” hooks up some pianos & 808s offering to show y’all how to hustle rather than dancing ahead of “Primetime” talking about needing something real instead of fake love.

“#9” starts the other half of group’s full-length debut by heading for a cloudy direction marking WTM Bankroll’s sole appearance while “$cam $chool” talks about scamming, which is a topic that’s nothing necessarily new in this specific subgenre. Especially Teejayx6’s stuff. “Saved by the Bell” atmospherically discusses spendin’ $50k on Essence since they don’t fuck with malls while “B-S-T” talks about being really lit & knowing what they signed up for.

The song “I75” named after the major north–south Interstate Highway nears the conclusion of while Blood, Sweat, Tours promising those who can’t say they’re names again that they’ll get it the worst way if they end up doing so the penultimate track “VMA” talks about the idea of “if it ain’t broke, don’t fix it” except that certain people aren’t even doing it right at all on top of running back-&-forth between states. “Caveman Tourmix” ends the LP by declaring they’ll refuse to switch reppin’ the squad until the end.

These guys’ rise in the Detroit trap scene in the last 5 years & although both Tourmania mixtapes will always have a special place in my heart when comes to the group’s discography, their full-length debut overcomes all the highs & lows that come with the game proving that they all can very much hold it down without Slae. You probably already know what you’re getting yourselves into with the production but either way, the 5 remaining members still each have their own exciting characteristics.

Score: 3.5/5

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