Richie Guapo provides the rage for not only the club but also for the streets on his latest effort “Blaque”.
The project starts off with one of my favorite joints of the year “Bussin” featuring the one and only Haver Taker, as well as Key Kartel’s own Twenty2 on the beat. That weird Egyptian sounding sample sets the tone off rips. Guapo been killing it with the bells lately, but not on some Yeat type shit. This track just makes me wanna flex on the block with my PERM$ on. The hook will get stuck in your head for days, I caught myself spitting, “Bang Bang Bang” to random ass people at work. Haver Taker has been having a great 2022, and this feature just adds to that.
Pretty sure “Aquarium” was the first single released off the project with an accompanying video to boot. I feel this track is the perfect blend of that Hot Boy era Guapo and his new found Prettyboy Guap persona. Any time Guapo drops a Fukk Em bar I get hype.
It’s always magic when Guapo and Fancy collab, and with Dinero Tarantino on the boards for “INSOMNIA (UP!)” brings it over the top. I can definitely see this joint becoming a staple in the club scene for the next good minute, especially if they shoot some dope visuals for it. I really mess with Fancy’s vocals towards the end of his verse.
“Hollywood” is a Key Kartel produced banger. Guapo’s ad-libs on this project are the best they have been. This joint makes me just wanna bang my head and get turnt. When the beat stops and Guapo spits “Watch how I step in this bitch” was one of my favorite moments on the album. The melody in the background allows you to get into the beat, over the barrage of hi hats and 808s.
“INSOMNIA” was cool but I mess with “Jumpin” a tad bit more. At this point we need a Guapo and Fancy collab EP or something, the city needs it. I would rather see a video for this joint than “INSOMNIA” but either one is gonna go off.
“TIA TAMERA” is my shit. Haven’t heard of 8ig8ank8aby but the way he went back and forth with Guapo on the verses was dope. Guapo been killing it with that sped up flow lately. 8ig8ank8aby has such a menacing voice and flow, he made the track go a bit harder.
We back with another banger on “Greenlight” produced by Key Kartel. From the bells to that intergalactic sounding beat this track is for sure one of my standouts. Free $krilla!
The bell on “TURNT N BURNT” featuring Indie.Indigo is menacing as hell. Other than “Bussin” this joint has my favorite hook on the project. Indie.Indigo snapped on his verse bringing those melodic vocals that only Indie can deliver. Certified head knocker.
“Locked In” reunites Guapo and Fancy once again but this time it’s over a Guapo beat. Guapo’s flow is impeccable on this joint, just speeding over the hard hitting production. No one plays with their vocals quite like Lol Fancy does, even the warped sounding auto tune fits his rockstar persona.
The project closes very strong with “Blaqueout”. This that Blaque anthem man. After all that Prettyboy shit, it was time for Guapo to Blaqueout on y’all. This is probably the most rage sounding track on the whole project but it had to be. I could definitely see Guapo starting or ending his sets with this joint.
I really mess with the direction Guapo went with on this project. On “Prettyboyguap” he dipped his toe in that Key Kartel sound but on “Blaque” he went all in. Guapo, YZM, Fancy, $krilla are really spearheading this new sound coming out of Tampa, and I am totally here for it. 10 banging tracks to get you turnt, what more could you want?