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It’s crazy that this is the 5th Wiz Khalifa release I’ve heard this year and the wild ups and downs that have come in that time. But this is easily Wiz’s best release of the year and might even be Curren$ys so far also. I really enjoyed Disc 1, but without a doubt Roofless Records For Drop Tops: Disc 2 leveled everything up.
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A lot of the little issues I had with Roofless Records For Drop Tops: Disc 1 felt ironed out here. Less Wiz hooks, replaced by some Curren$y hooks and sometimes no hooks at all, which worked really well. It fit in with the heavenly Harry Fraud production, nothing here felt forced which is what the beats needed. This album is like a Raw joint, all natural. Pink Panther was a great first track, a slow calm beat that let Spitta get the intro off before Wiz took over. Passing verses back and forth like Harlem Globetrotters in the court. The Coin Toss brings a beat that could have lost me but when the beat drops and Curren$y starts with “These Harry Fraud beats we don’t skip through these, we wreck em all”, the fuse is lit. An undeniable Jet Life/Taylor Gang hit.
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Not to focus too much on Curren$y, I gotta give Wiz Khalifa his flowers. I’ve had some reviews for Wiz this year that were hard on him, but everything he did here was exactly what I want. His flows and raps are great, his content feels authentic and mature plus he held back on the melodic parts. He’s a big brand already and I know he’s talking streaming but you gotta respect him with lines like “Tryna keep my streams up, workin’ to get my brand big”. Still in that grind mindset even as big as Wiz is. This album is only 20 minutes and flys by with its skipless tracklist. Some of my favorite songs were The Coin Toss, Champagne Bottle Emotes, Smoke N’ Pray, Storm Shadow & Snake Eyes and z28.
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This is arguably my favorite Wiz Khalifa & Curren$y collab project. Which is saying a lot. But for me and my tastes this might match up better than any previous releases, I’ll have to look back. But regardless we have what I think will go down as another classic in these two MCs discography.

I’ve yet to hear anything from Fat Money I don’t like and with his new album WOLF, that continues. Coming out of Chicago, he’s one of the most talented artists in the city without a doubt. Bringing melody and bars full of street content across great production, what’s not to enjoy?
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“My pockets full of the root of evil” Fat Money starts the album off spitting. Over the quiet but building beat for Dust Off, Fat Money takes his craft serious and you can hear it in his lyrics and delivery. I’m not sure there’s a multi talented artist that can rap and sing that does it better than Fat Money. Every line & every note comes off so smoothly. And is one of the few artists that can get melodic like Fat Money does and still keep everything gritty and polished at the same time.
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Nunyaa is dope but Easter Sunday shines bright at the start of the album, and might be my favorite song on the whole project. Some of the rawest bars like “What’s the point of pushin peace when there ain’t shit but goofies left?”, damn! Easter Sunday, Uncle Remus and Dorthy make up my favorite run of songs, but there are great songs all over this album. I do think the first half is slightly better than the second half which has a few songs I like a bit less, but even then the songs aren’t tracks I have an urge to skip through or anything.
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Fat Money doesn’t dissappointed and this album is no exception. Whether he keeps things dirty or flashes mainstream sounds, he goes off. This is an album I absolutely recommend and even more so if you like some melodic raps, but be ready for Fat Money to go in.