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Tommy Richman – “Worlds Apart*” review

This is the 4th EP from Woodbridge, Virginia singer/songwriter & rapper Tommy Richman. Beginning to make music almost a decade ago by releasing his debut single “Ballin’ Stallin’” on SoundCloud & Spotify respectively, he would go on to put out 3 EPs including Paycheck as well as Alligator& The Rush. The latter of which caught the attention of Brent Faiyaz who in turn made Tommy the first signee to his newly formed ISO Supremacy imprint. Coyote marked his full-length debut 14 months ago & is following it up with Worlds Apart*.

“Stuck in My Head” was a fun g-funk intro singing about all the girls wanting them to be their man whereas “Amen!” instrumentally feels like a throwback to my favorite production duo of all time The Neptunes opting to focus on his vision even when things don’t feel right. “San Andreas”blends contemporary R&B with synth-funk & g-funk for an ode to the greatest Grand Theft Autogame ever while “West Coast” by mynameisntjmack & 03 Greedo unite for another Neptunes-inspired pop rap cut in which Giddy steals the show in this instance.

We get some prominent bongos on “What’s on Your Mind?” to kick off the 2nd half asking his lover what she’s thinking about at this very moment prior to “Actin’ Up” featuring Sexyy Red on the remix blending trap, pop rap, dirty south, contemporary R&B, hip hop soul & snap talking about cutting ties for what it is. “Bother Me” featuring Brent Faiyaz comes together for a duet admitting they were in their heads a week prior & “Mortal Sacrifice” ends by asking the woman he’s speaking to if she’s turning his wrongs into rights.

The “culture vulture” allegations surrounding Tommy Richman in the past year since he said he doesn’t make hip hop music around the time Coyote came out last is kinda silly to me because not only have both “$1M Baby” & “Devil is a Lie” revealed his artistic potential already, but he wasn’t entirely wrong when you take consideration of the fact that his music is more rooted in contemporary & alternative R&B with hints of hip hop soul & neo-soul. Worlds Apart* however makes for a decent extension of Tommy’s versatility fusing those 4 styles with g-funk, synth-funk, trap, pop rap, dirty south & snap ahead of a presumed sophomore effort in 2026.

Score: 3/5

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Tommy Richman – “Coyote” review

Tommy Richman is a 24 year old singer/songwriter & rapper from Woodbridge, Virginia who began making music in 2016 by releasing his debut single “Ballin’ Stallin’” on SoundCloud & Spotify respectively. He even has 3 EPs under his belt already with Paycheck as well as Alligator & The Rush, the latter of which caught the attention of Brent Faiyaz who in turn made Tommy the first signee to his newly formed ISO Supremacy imprint. Coming off 2 of the biggest songs of the summer however, Tommy’s ready to let his full-length debut studio album out a week after fall began.

“Elephant in the Room” works in some synthesizers to get the ball rollin’ melodically talkin’ about being back on his own & the fear of being thrown away whereas “Whitney” crosses over contemporary R&B & synth-funk asking why things get odd if we really are made in God’s image. “Temptations” gives off a bit of a disco vibe instrumentally discussing his dream to get some salt leading into “Whisper in My Ear” going for a laidback approach singing about wishing that they could live forever.

As for “Give It All”, we have Tommy over this groovy ass beat expressing his desire to give everything he’s got into the current relationship that he’s in just before “Tennessee” featuring Trevor Spitta & Zachary Moon finds the 3 over a Mobb-flavored instrumental to sing about wanting to see these models poppin’ ass. “Thought You Were the One” fuses contemporary R&B, trap soul, synth-funk, alternative R&B, Mobb music & phonk addressing a woman who isn’t on the same page as him prior to the funky “Letterman” singing about sex until 5am.

“Green Therapy” hooks up some pianos & crooning background vocals picking up the the pieces & having to set the tone after leaving home for a long time while “Vanity” serves as this 6 minute throwback to the 80s singing that he doesn’t know what she’s done or been through, even going as far as convincing her to face it all by coming clean & telling him. “seems like time moves forever” featuring mynameisntjmack officially closes out Tommy’s debut with an R&B/hip hop duet talking about time moving eternally.

The first of 2 bonus tracks “$1M Baby” is easily one of my favorite songs of the year blending contemporary R&B, synth-funk, phonk, Memphis rap, Mobb music & dirty south altogether achieving his goal of making it in the industry, represent his home state of Virginia & discusses the importance of staying out of trouble on the way to achieving your goals & knowing what you’re worth while the other “Devil is a Lie” instrumentally pays homage to my favorite production duo The Neptunes with it’s hip hop soul, synth-funk & dirty south sound singing about his success & not letting anyone or anything preventing him from accomplishing it.

Tommy’s creativity was what led both bonus cuts that I previously mentioned launching him into mainstream popularity during the 2nd quarter of 2024 & even if they were left off the final version of Coyote since art lasts forever compared to vitality coming & going, what he gives us here still exemplifies that he’s very much here to stay. He shows off his versatility pulling from a myriad of sounds including contemporary R&B, trap soul, synth-funk, alternative R&B, Mobb music, phonk, dirty south, hip hop soul & Memphis rap with his Day 1s letting his fans know that success in the industry really is possible.

Score: 3.5/5

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