That is the sophomore effort from Detroit Michigan emcee, producer & disc jockey DJ Oreeyo. The son of native veteran Fatt Father beforehand of the world well-known Fats Killahz, he ultimately adopted his dad’s footsteps by making music himself, correctly introducing himself in 2022 & Freshman Yr the following fall made for a powerful self-produced debut primarily rooted in lure. It’s been a couple of years since & the Prodigy’s able to allow us to see how a lot he’s grown since 2023.
The self-produced “Killshot” hops over an orchestral lure beat speaking about his choice of getting kin as a substitute of buddies whereas “How We Comin’” aggressively speaking about holding nothing again his confidence being mistaken as conceitedness. “Him” retains expressing his self-assurance of being that muhfuckin’ dude & “What We On” that includes T Cruz was one of many weaker moments right here regardless of them speaking about these haters being followers within the grand scheme of issues.
“Fast Exercise” goes off-the-top for 80 seconds over some horns & hi-hats flexing that he doesn’t want a private chef as a result of he’s cooking within the studio regardless main into “Outdated Soul” jogs my memory of Slum Village’s early output from the growth bap instrumental to the scratch hook interesting to the old-fashioned & new college followers. “Gen Verify” has a extra cinematic sound to it addressing the folks he sees each day whereas “Me vs. Me” looks like a convo between his older & youthful self.
After the compositional “Industrial Break” intermission, “Ain’t Anxious Bout U” cloudily makes it clear that he ain’t stressing over anybody whereas “Makin’ Strikes” shifts again in direction of a extra trap-oriented sound suggesting those that assist him to get within the temper. “I Have a Dream” nevertheless feels much less of an interlude & extra of an atmospherically woozy assertion relating to him making it to the tip of this film we that many would name life.
“Progress Mindset” has a extra exuberant growth bap flare to it winding down Prodigy’s closing moments speaking about bringing his homies with him to verify they’re all fed by the point he’s gone whereas “Suspense” has a little bit of a west coast groove to it pleading to not present him love later if you happen to’re not gonna do it at this current second. The closing monitor “My Expensive Reflection” takes up the final couple minutes of the album expressing the significance of standing tall in any problem the world would possibly hit us with.
Freshman Yr was a impressively broader introduction to who DJ Oreeyo from each creative & private standpoints, however Prodigy pushes himself additional by taking every thing that made his debut LP so attention-grabbing from the continuation of the predecessor’s lure sound apart from a pair moments the place he’s rapping over growth bap manufacturing to the penmanship being extra sharpened now that he’s older than he was 2 & a half years in the past.
Rating: 8/10