yoon is a 19 year old rapper from Broward County, Florida turning heads for blending emotional grit with distorted clarity in a sound that’s entirely his own. He introduced himself in the fall of 2023 by releasing a 3-track debut EP Eternal giving glimpses of what his potential looks like. It’s been 18 months since & we haven’t really heard much from him in that extended period of time, taking further steps to cement himself as an artist by putting out a 2nd EP to keep warming up for a full-length studio debut album.

My favorite song here happens to be the intro “relocate” from the Rio Leyva of Internet Money Records instrumental to the lyrics about having to move to a new place on top of not doing any favors for no hoe whereas “shouldertoleanon” goes for a piano-trap direction asking for his partner to tell him what it is & what it ain’t. “itsgonbealright” turns up the rage a little wanting his girl to tell him he loves him leading into “it’s rags, hoe” talking about the love he has for the bag & his homies lessens the hypertrap influence.

“cut cut, cut” hops over some hi-hats & bass flexing that he’s rocked out despite all the fair share of pain in his life just before “showuimtheone” fuses pop rap & trap talking about wanting to stop by this woman’s house to prove they’re a good fit. “putmyprideaside” brings a cloudier vibe to the table feeling spaced out as of late refusing to fuck hoes who listen to him while “yeah, I’m cut” talks about the cuts he has from many dark days.

The song “cauterize” kicks off the final minutes of wounds observing the irony of a bitch not wanting anything to do with him until he started making a little money & maintaining his cool even with the feeling that his detractors are plottin’ on him until “deadmanwalking” wraps up the EP by talking about having no other option than to stack his paper higher as well as his popularity steadily growing.

As opposed to Eternal offering a brief taste of yoon’s artistry, he capitalizes it with another EP that’s significantly introspective than the predecessor a year & a half ago by now. Heavily catered to the rage subgenre of trap in terms of production, the Atlanta underground performer’s personal struggles he’s endured whether it be recently or in the past all gets unpacked in a way that seems more endearing compared to his previous output & it lives up to all the hype I’ve been hearing.

Score: 4/5

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