Tag: Tayo

Tayo – “Goodbye” review

This is the 8th EP from Seattle, Washington up-&-coming rapper & producer Tayo. Originally starting under the moniker ByeTayo, he started on SoundCloud close around Halloween 2021 off his first few EPs Crash on Purpose as well as Inside Voices & PM the following year. He would later go on applying pressure with couple more EPs in wintr & a sequel to PM, coming off Thank You Tayo taking himself to newer levels both artistically & personally on Bye this past spring. Merely 6 months later, he’s setting out to do it again with Goodbye.

lade takes up a bulk of the intro “strawberry” aside from the hook melodically talking about getting fly & wanting to know who has a better closet just before the 70 second “wells fargo” produced by Pi’erre Bourne asks his this woman trusts him or not. “fitch” brings a pluggnb vibe to the table courtesy of Goyxrd for a woman to continuously question his feelings towards her while “Pull Out More” featuring Ppgcasper talks about oxycontin taking over

“icarly” references the Paramount Skydance Corporation owned Nickelodeon franchise of the same name & after a 90 second Tooly? solo joint disguised as an interlude, “fake bby” locks back in with Goyxrd for another foray into pluggnb talking about relationships. The self-produced “that part” brings a standard plugg flare to the table while “lil peep” featuring Tooly? finishes Goodbye on more of a rage-inducing note remember the emo rap pioneer.

Looking to take the evolution Bye began embracing to the next level, Tayo’s 2nd extended play of 2025 improves from the previous one we got in May & could easily become the greatest body of work in the 4 years he’s been making music. Goodbye’s plugg & pluggnb production feels stronger than its predecessors obviously since he’s generated enough buzz to lock in with some of the greatest trap producers & the Seattle artist’s hunger hasn’t waned.

Score: 4/5

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Tayo – “Bye” review

Seattle, Washington up-&-coming rapper & producer Tayo releasing his 7th EP. Originally starting under the moniker ByeTayo, he started on SoundCloud close around Halloween 2021 off his first few EPs Crash on Purpose as well as Inside Voices & PM the following year. He would later go on applying pressure with couple more EPs in wintr & a sequel to PM, coming off Thank You Tayo roughly 8 months ago so he can take himself to newer levels both artistically & personally on Bye.

The plugg-driven intro “19” talks about keeping a Glock on his hip & having a lot of money for not being in his 20s yet whereas “short dork” works in more synthesizers to suggest he’s thinking too much. “Tobacco Vanille” was a great choice of a plugg single suggesting he’d die if he can get any more flyer than he is now & “DJ Phat” gives his flowers to the iconic New Jersey deejay notable in modern trap.

“Rainbow 6” was another tight single building up the release of this EP talking about him needing somebody to lean on & having what others don’t just before the self-produced “wtf” gets even heavier with the synthesizers for a pluggnb track even if Tayo’s singing feels reminiscent to Lil Yachty at certain points. “pink 10” turns the distortion up a little to talk about doing pills while “text her” playfully contemplate hitting up his girl.

“nun (text her 2)” nears the end of the EP with some bubbly synth melodies taking a melancholic approach than he did on the predecessor while “me & you” reflects on him kickin’ it with a chick in a hotel room for 105 seconds approximately. “get up” continues the plugg vibes telling his girl that he doesn’t even wanna fuck & “matters” finishes Bye wondering if she leaving or not.

5 months ago when RRoxket put out his eponymous mixtape last Black Friday, I had mentioned him as somebody to watch out for in the plugg scene & Tayo makes it a point to insert himself in the conversation merely 4 weeks after Rixhie Rixh 2 came out. My favorite aspect of Bye easily has to be the plugg-heavy production & although the Seattle artist isn’t a bad performer by any means, he has more than enough time to gradually evolve going forward.

Score: 3.5/5

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