Fifth solo album for Juicy J. Released by his newborn Trippy Music label and eOne, the album is entirely produced by the rapper himself, while guests include Wiz Khalifa, Lil Baby, 2 Chainz, ASAP Rocky, Conway, Logic, Megan thee Stallion, Ty Dolla Sign, Jay Rock and Project Pat.
The Three 6 Mafia rapper makes a dark and decent southern trap record, with thug and braggadocio bars, average and uninspired lyricism, decent flows, repetitive hooks and forgettable beats. This is a low-level tape by Juicy J's standards, it's quite disappointing: most of these songs are boring and forgettable, ignited only by the performances of the guests. Lil Baby, ASAP Rocky, Conway, Logic in "1995", NLE Choppa, Megan thee Stallion and Ty Dolla Sign, Jay Rock and Project Pat save their cuts, the others add nothing to the project.
Production is erratic, sometimes good, often weak due to pounding and slow, heavy, unbearable drums: when the beats are composed of melodic elements, Juicy J gets the best results, with a Logic spitting bars at his best over a boom bap with a crushing drum machine in "1995" (boy is fine in "Shawty Bad"), in his next solo song with a good female soulful sample and exhausting drum, in the twelfth song, with a good performance by Megan thee Stallion and a good chorus by Ty Dolla Sign, and in the following track, which he brings back some dark Memphis vibes, which you could also hear in the first section of the tape. The rapper from Memphis, however, struggles a lot, too much when he finds himself in his solo tracks and the last three ones are among the weakest of the edition. It's not a bad record, but not one of his best in career, not recommended.
Highlights: "Killa", "1995", "What I Need", "She Gon Pop It", "Memphis to LA".
Rating: 6/10.
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