St. Louis, Missouri emcee Stevie Stone is again along with his eighth studio LP. Garnering consideration consideration as one of many final 2 artists to ever signal with Ruthless Data alongside Hopsin, each of their full-length debuts New Child Comin’ & Gazing on the Moonlight acquired little to no promotion main each artists to depart the crumbling label. Hopsin went on to kind Funk Quantity shortly after earlier than closing store in 2016 whereas Stevie signed to Unusual Music in 2012. He ultimately turned one of many label’s flagship artists up till he left final spring to kind his personal label Ahdasee Data following his earlier album Black Lion. It’s been over 3 years since Elevating the Bar & had expectations of No Blueprints bettering on its predecessor to grow to be the very best factor he’s executed since leaving Unusual & doing entrance music for the likes of former Evolve Champion, WWE United States Champion & WWE Tag Staff Champion Austin Principle in addition to 5-time WWE tag workforce champions The Avenue Earnings and former 2-time WWE Champion, WWE Intercontinental Champion, WWE United States Champion, WWE World Tag Staff Champion, 2-time IWGPヘビー級王座, PWG World Champion, the inaugural ROH Pure Champion, former ROH World Tag Staff Champion, 3-time NWA World’s Heavyweight Champion, 4-time NWA World Tag Staff Champion, 2-time TNA World Champion, the inaugural 6-time TNA X Division Champion, 2-time TNA World Tag Staff Champion & RPW British Heavyweight Champion AJ Types.
“Large Steppa” opens with a darkish lure instrumental suggesting to bundle up with him up within the operate whereas “Booty Quake” strikes ahead with an honest strip membership anthem. “In Too Deep” that includes Spaide R.I.P.P.E.R. finds the two teaming up for a lure/gangsta rap crossover speaking about actual ones being round them whereas “Like They Used To” that includes Swisher Sleep addresses the individuals who need to see them cease.
Ant Bomb makes the primary of three appearances on “Rebels” speaking about their rebellious tendencies main into “Ferris Bueller” referencing former WWE United States Champion & NXT North American Champion Solo Sikoa. “2 the Sky” that includes Ant Bomb reunites for a cloudy weed smoker’s anthem previous to “Viewers for two” fusing lure & pop rap getting seductive lyrically.
“Merry Go” that includes Bacon the Basic & Spaide R.I.P.P.E.R. finds the trio speaking about how they’d make our bodies roll simply earlier than “When We Hyperlink” will get again on the pop rap/lure vibes. “Gradual Down” that includes Rittz takes a extra severe tone discussing dropping their lives in the event that they don’t pump the brakes whereas “Awake” takes a couple of minutes to get acutely aware. The title observe ends Stevie’s return by passionately speaking about there by no means being a plan.
All that I wished out of No Blueprints was for it to be an enchancment above Elevating the Bar & that’s just about what I bought, concurrently making it the very best of the two albums we’ve gotten from Stevie Stone since he began up Ahdasee Data. It represents the place he’s at in his profession presently from in-house producer MixedByBlitz’ manufacturing to the company showcasing among the artists he’s already signed apart from Rittz.
Rating: 7/10