unremarkable as a whole but individually, some of these songs have enough to stand on their own as great representations of their sound/approach to song creation, especially with this tape once again stepping away from Scrim's signature production.

one of what i consider to be their best 3 track runs is on this tape: Paper Bag Mask, Cherry P.I.E., and Praisethedevil

these three songs and later on Antartica prop up what would otherwise be a fairly unremarkable listen. The mixtape has a heavy sag in the middle, more specifically in the form of probably their weakest song yet. that being said, some of my personal favorite Scrim beats here.

peaks far too early on with Paris; the rest of the tape struggles to match it's quality with a majority of it coming across either as filler or just plain uninteresting. a shame honestly.

formerly a personal favorite tape of mine, though admittedly that was purely off the strength of some of their best songs cropping up here. however, on the whole, a lot of the songs wind up feeling a bit like filler. still, an incredible aesthetic and a great place to be introduced.

once again, i find myself at complete odds with the rest of AOTY here. this tape is incredibly sticky, nothing but nonstop bangers and each one is approached in a unique and fun manner. ramirez fits alongside the $B extremely well in my opinion and i'd consider this to be an underrated release, if not one of their best.

BEEEEP. BEEEEP. BEEEEP. BEEEEP. BEEEEP.

nothing but quality on this tape, a worthy successor to the prior entry in this saga. first song's beat takes some getting used to but its got some great verses from the duo.

without a doubt, a tape that has obtained an iconic status amongst their ever-expanding library. quite deservedly so, with the exception of Muddy Blunts which kinda falls flat. the reuse of $outh$ide$uicide is a bit cheap as a way to pad out a collab tape but it still hits hard within this context.

severely underrated by the aoty community. for what reason, i do not know but this is by far the best of the Black $uicide trilogy. best production, best rap synergy, perfect length.

a definitive moment that marks the evolution of scrim's production; the duo come together to create the first of many truly special INLFTRGMH ep's. first song best song by far but it's a hard act to follow considering the level iconic status it has garnered by this point.

to be honest, i actually think the lack of Scrim production is a really strong quality for this record. it has a unique approach that makes for music that feels both familiar to their former releases and a tinge more diverse in sound.

packed with some of their most iconic and ear-catching songs, $B finally stepped up with a mixtape that finally rises above the sea of mediocrity they had been producing before to present a truly colorful and electric listening experience. not to mention, their first collab with Pouya!

a fun energetic pairup between longtime collaborator ramirez and $B; he does a good job to bring some variety to the sound of the record and overall, it's a very decent assortment of tracks.

some of their best instrumentals yet but doesn't give itself enough time or effort to flesh these out into more developed song ideas. still though, some of my favorites off of here. the autotune songs are starting to become a bunch of landmines of these records...

despite my relatively average rating of this mixtape, this sophomore outing actually has a lot to admire. one example of this would be the AOTY community's least favorite song: Leave Your Things Behind, which to me feels like the prototype for songs such as ...And to those I love, thanks for sticking around. It may be sloppily executed and kind of ugly but it also sorta works.

i mean yeah...it exists...

struggling to have anything meaningful to say about this one, it's literal B-sides.

some of the most notable moments off this tape are the HORRIFIC feature choices. i don't know who KirbLaGoop is but somebody needs to get bro up out the bathroom stall, shit sounds terrible. aside from that, its pretty standard $B fair.

an extremely solid set of songs only slightly dampened by a questionable choice of autotune right at the start and some occasional bland lyrics. a great outing from both $B and Black Smurf both!

marking the tenth entry in the ongoing KYS ep saga, $B are playing it fairly safe here. nothing you haven't heard before; almost by design with the references to their former releases. you can kinda start to feel the lack of creative focus or direction here. hoping to discover an amazing project in their back catalog but i'm still left wanting.

$uicideboy$ in their Jazz rap bag. it's pretty good! tackling One Beer's iconic sample in their own unique way was a bold and dope way to start things off with the rest of the project offering a smooth vibe and something different from their last couple of projects.

the start of the coveted 2015 era of $uicideboy$, as well as a string of ep's released within close proximity to one another. this project specifically focuses on a Japanese aesthetic and lyrical themes. it's pretty okay, with the exception of their first truly great song: Kamehameha (Kamikaze Remix). this song is extremely sticky and utilizes the strengths of their sound to a superb degree!