Sometimes, an album will drop that doesn’t need any promotion by the artists involved. A project so big and anticipated that once it drops, the culture will move the product on your behalf. This is such an album, one many have been on the edge of their seats for, and now that it’s here, does it live up to the hype? Let’s talk about it!
So, this is the latest collaboration album between rapper Raz Fresco and producer FutureWave, who many consider to be 2024’s greatest producer, with the amount of modern-day classics he dropped, a few of them being:
-STONE TEMPLE PYREX -Featuring Estee Nack
-BUSHMAN BODEGA – Featuring Daniel Son
-DIRTWAVE VOL I&II -Featuring Pro Dillinger
And now he’s back with his 2025 joint, and this time around, he brings your usual gang of names such as:
-Daniel Son
-Sonnyjim
-Gritfall
-Estee Nack
– Al. Divino
-The 6th Letter
And across these 16 tracks, we see Future Wave take the stone-cold grimy approach he’s infamous for and somehow further enhance, elevate, and transform into something that sounds larger than life and, dare I say, polished. He’s literally performing a magic trick, like turning grit into smooth out of pure mastery and impeccable technique and execution of his production talent.
From the opening narrative intro about the history of the Olympics, and then it goes into one of the best songs I’ve heard this year beat-wise. ‘Mind Light’ has this eerier yet beautiful vibe to it with the use of that female vocal loop that’s been edited and chipmunked, and when you pair that with that heavy bass gargantuan boom Bap beat, it somehow makes the perfect chemistry where the two opposite spectrums work together to create an atmosphere that’s absolutely infectious.
You hear across the whole album different voice clips about people and their varied situations, which help give this album that extra level of depth and emotion, but regardless of that, each instrumental on this thing is absolutely incredible.
Not a flaw to point out in sight, banger after banger for 16 tracks in a row. At this point, it just feels like FutureWave is just doing extra side missions in his career after using last year to run multiple victory laps over the industry and now is just dropping these LP’s as a fun side game to rub it in the faces of those still trying to find the finish line.
Far from his first working with FutureWave , Raz comes into this thing hot and ready to spit. He’s coming for blood, and he leaves soaking in it. With each verse, he’s dropping his trademark methodical approach with his raspy voice and cadence that makes you realise ‘he ain’t the one to fuck with’ and to keep your distance.
Regardless of the beat, he drops flow so smooth that it feels effortless for him. His witty and clever wordplay and master penmanship are felt bar for bar across this project with him having the ability to make the listeners hang on every word he says like magic.
As I stated above, he’s not alone. In fact, he’s with a lot of the artists Wave produced for the year prior and names who are giants in this game, but even so and as brutal as they were, Raz showcases his lethal, cold-blooded, and calculated verses that could match anyone of those names and anyone going right now, which is saying a lot! Considering who’s involved.
All in all, to say this album lives up to the hype could be the biggest understatement of the year so far! The production is beyond flawless, the verses are phenomenal, and the features kill as only they can! If you ain’t fucking with this album, then I ain’t fucking with you! Period!
https://open.spotify.com/album/1qufNEugTd3nyA5Iue1RSZ?si=RVEqusTNSxqY7QHgw1XVsg
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