Detroit, Michigan rapper, songwriter & actor Babyface Ray returning for his 6th mixtape. Starting out over a decade ago by joining the Team Eastside collective, he has since gone on to drop 5 mixtapes as well as 5 EPs & a well received debut within the last several years before turning heads worldwide & becoming one of the 2 biggest up-&-comers in the city next to Babytron, both of whom eventually landed spots in the 2022 XXL Freshman Class. Coming off Mob along with Summer’s Mine & The Kid That Did, a sequel to Unfuckwitable after the 2-disc Codeine Cowboy only seemed right.
“Love for Me” featuring Babyface produced by LulRose opens up talking about wearing his heart on his sleeve & coming from the streets whereas “Nothing” let’s all these lil muhfuckas know everything they’re doing doesn’t mean a thing to him. “Nigel Sylvester” featuring Veeze finds the pair luxuriously getting in their Detroit trap bag together for a few minutes prior to “Jiffy Mix” brings a cloudier atmosphere to the table talking about whipping up product.
Meanwhile on “Start This Over Again”, we have Face advising to mix the lemons life hands you with some lean leading into “My Thoughts 6” giving the world another look at what’s going on in his head. “Call Me Back” smoothens things out with a spacey pop rap tune telling this woman to hit Face’s line since he can’t get a hold of her just before “Ghetto Symphony” featuring Peezy links up to talk about their experiences of living like gangstas out in the Motor City.
“I’d Rather Be the Truth” samples “I’d Rather Be With You” by Bootsy Collins for an authenticity ode while “When I Call” featuring 42 Dugg sticks to the Detroit sound making way for both of them to trade verses with each other. “Endless” talks about wanting money since he’s a vegan & not wanting to partake in any beef others would like to drum up while “FR Williams” continues the 2nd half of the tape explaining to his son that he can’t come to his school because of the commotion it’ll cause.
Lil Yee’s appearance during “Lights Off” doesn’t really impress me a whole lot despite the cloudy trap beat & the romantic subject matter but once “Ok Then” talks about his belief of the hate he gets stemming from making this shit look easy & his paper being taller than wedding cake since he’s married to the money, “Chinese V” featuring Babyfxce E joins forces for a moderate Detroit/Flint trap crossover tossing the mic back-&-forth with 1 another.
“Ghetto Symphony 2” featuring Poppa winds down the last few moments of Unfuckwitable 2 talking about giving it your best & moving out of section 8 while “Fuck Rap” claps back at everyone who’s bitten his style & getting fed up with a bunch of lames overcrowding the industry over a tana instrumental. “Bon Voyage” sends off the tape talking about no amount of money would make him switch up & insuring $100K on the chain he has around his neck.
The original Unfuckwitable was the first time I ever reviewed Babyface Ray & a lot has changed in the 5 going on 6 years since that EP came out, going from one of the Detroit sound’s hottest up-&-comers when his mentor was incarcerated to a XXL Freshman & a key player in that particular style of trap music Lando Bando controversially said was “dying” recently. You’re getting calmly observational subject matter than Codeine Cowboy & it was cool to hear LulRose handling nearly a quarter of the production.
Score: 3.5/5
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