Tag: Stanwill

Stanwill – “Full Auto” review

Here is the 3rd solo EP from Detroit, Michigan rapper Stanwill. Coming up as 1/3 of the ShittyBoyz with Babytron & TR Dee signing to Lando Bando’s own The Hip Hop Lab Records, he eventually branched out on his own during the COVID-19 pandemic off last summer the debut EP $camwill as well as it’s successor Gifted turning 1 this winter & the debut mixtape Van Gundy earlier this year. However, he’s looking to completely go Full Auto in preparation for a full-length debut studio album.

The self-produced “Slime Ball” starts by talking a whole lot of gang shit whereas “Ándale” flexes that he & the rest of the Dog $hit Militia collective will slide in ア・ベイシング・エイプ, which is one of my favorite clothing brands personally. “Max Payne” references the Rockstar Games-owned franchise of the same name & promising a mugger he’ll get his ass beat if he tries him while “Fast Lane” talks about living in the fast lane.

“Been That” gives a shoutout to Louis Vuitton men’s creator, Off-White founder & RSVP Gallery founder Virgil Abloh for the fit leading into “8 Phones” talking about not giving a fuck regarding the little guns or petty stacks because they got bigger sticks & longer money. “Kick Ass” finishes the Full Auto experience by talking about receiving slow head because the whip’s too fast, spending a total of $400 on 2 steaks.

I wouldn’t rank Full Auto above $camwill or Chosen, but it’s still a worthy Detroit trap solo EP from Stanwill displaying what he’s capable of doing by himself ahead of his inaugural LP whenever he decides to put it out. Production isn’t as interesting as the Van Gundy tape or his first couple EPs, except I like that he holds down the mic by himself as opposed to the guests on Full Auto’s predecessors.

Score: 3.5/5

ShittyBoyz – “4-Peat” review

The ShittyBoyz are a hip hop trio from Detroit, Michigan consisting of Babytron, Stanwill & TR Dee. Breaking out in 2019 off their debut mixtape 3-Peat after Lando Bando signed them to The Hip Hop Lab Records, the 21-year olds would begin to grow in popularity by opening for Danny Brown at his 6th Annual Bruiser Thanksgiving show as well as their No Jumper interview early last year. They dropped their full-length debut New Year, Same Scams pretty much right after that but as the 1 year anniversary of the album came & went over the weekend, the trio are reuniting for their 2nd mixtape.

The title track that starts things off talks about being the coldest group in Michigan over an electronic dance-flavored beat from Helluva whereas the next song “Boss Fight” references the current 2-time WWE Universal Champion Roman Reigns alongside soon-to-be inducted WWE Hall of Famer, former SMW Tag Team Champion, 3-time WWE world champion, 2-time WWE Intercontinental Champion, 12-time WWE tag team champion & WWE Hardcore Champion Kane over some cinematic string-sections laced in the instrumental.

“War Zone” talks about the Dog $hit Militia putting bounties out over a much darker beat while the song “Ryan García” talks about multiplying bitches over a classy instrumental. The track “3-Man Weave” finds the trio going back & forth using the same rhyme schemes for 2-minutes over a glossy beat from Jakesand while the song “Terry Crews” talks about being cocky over what sounds like an animé sample.

The song “Jeez Relax!” talks about their newfound lifestyles over an opulent beat while the song “Rat Trap” claps back at those who try to stop their shine over some foreboding bells. The track “Scam GPS” of course returns to their scamming roots over a leaden beat while the song “10:20 at the Lab” talks about being gifted now over a flute-tinged instrumental.

“Pick & Roll” finds the trio pondering about a number of different things over some snares firing off like rounds while the song “Jack Frost” talks about how there isn’t many like them over a Danny G instrumental with some icy synth melodies. The tape then rounds out with “Metta World Peace”, where the trio get materialistic over a boisterous beat.

Like the ShittyBoyz said at the very beginning of the tape: “We’re the coldest group in the state”. Their production continues to get better & the way they bounce off one another in their verses is still as unique as it was when they first broke out a couple years back.

Score: 3.5/5