Well, it’s time to take a haunting trip to the past. More specifically, to HALLOWEEN of last year, where an MC who I’ve had brief experience with over the years released an album (and third instalment) of a series that I see gaining traction in the underground, and so with that said, let’s talk about it!
This is the October 2025 drop by MC WarWillKill, as well as production from
-YFI
-Dominican Kev
-DeLucas
-Elm Maxwell
-Jayytrip
-Rajn Mann
-Prod. Mason
-JJARED
-Inzuka
-mf zeph
-Bliss Mirage
-Saahilio
-Skip The Kid
-warwillkill
-Kosa
As well as features from
-YFI
-IForgot
-Heartbreak Julio
-Agent Sin
-Yani2k
-Gustavo Louis
-Trash Tompsin
-Emojipink
-Aenea
-Kosa
-G Tunes
-THE REBEL SKY
-Lou Kray
-Amina
Man, that is ALOT of names to keep track of, some I’m familiar with. Most not, but despite that fact, this is truly an experience, surely like no other (due to its sheer volume of characters alone), working on a single project.
Anyone who knows me will tell you I ain’t normally the biggest fan of these overly bloated type tapes with a roaster so big, but I will admit in cases like these, they do have their purpose and do contain a certain energy and vibe that I know has its own niche fan base!
I would describe the production as extremely atmospheric, blended with some Ambient/Experimental/Synth elements. Each song has a lot of layers and sounds going on that it can appear scattered at times, but there is a controlled chaos aspect to the project that I can appreciate!
There are certain moments on the album that are more calming than others, like -D-GENERATION X or -GRAB THE PEN, where the beats sound more soulful, traditional, and boom-bap inspired, but a lot of the instrumentals I do find to be a sonic whirlwind of various influences and sounds constantly swirling around the ears of the listeners!
Again, I do see the brilliance in a lot of the tracks; there’s obviously a lot of talent here (a few of the producers I fuck with heavily), but maybe I’m just old school or just too old, but unfortunately, I find a lot of the tracks just messy. (But I do understand there’s a core fan base for this kind of sound) that will completely disagree with me, and for those fans, this level of intensity and chaos will be up your ally, I’m sure!
As far as the MC work goes, again, with such a huge roster, it can be easy to get lost amongst the various characters and personalities, but even so, I feel the rappers have a lot better time (for me anyway) to be identified and memorable in their verses!
Each man seems to have their own key moments and cadence, their own unique charisma, and rhythm!
I mean, I fuck with Gustavo Louis still to this day; the same goes for Heartbreak Julio and THE REBEL SKY, so of course, they are distinctive to me, but even the others who are new to me did enough to impress and leave a lasting impression of solid bars, verses, and pen game that seemed to shine (even over beats I wasn’t the most impressed with).
I do respect the fact that they decided to make both sides even (in the sense of a ton of names for producers and MC’s) to balance out the album, and it does help having so many faces and their individual takes across the vast production as it lets the audience taste and sample the different types of vibes and styles that this album has to offer!
So, with that in mind, I feel a lot of this album just ain’t my lane (and that’s okay!), not everything is or would be. BUT that doesn’t take away from the creativity, originality, and especially the work of the rappers who never stood out for a bad verse to me at least.
Respect to everyone who tried their hand at this, and it just goes to show, the new generation is something to look forward to!
https://open.spotify.com/album/6VoKnhrQBJBvYkVWfOAW7V?si=3ghgDfsrQSanxu03QvgDDg
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