sofaygo

Ratings and some thoughts on each SoFaygo project.

SoFaygo - Goonland
1.
67
There's actually some genuinely really good plugg and cloud rap songs on here for the first project SoFaygo dropped. With that being said his mixing is occasionally pretty rough and some of the features definitely bring this one down. Besides that it's an impressive start with some really fun beats and great melodic vocals from him.
SoFaygo - We Are Aliens
2.
66
Similar to Goonland, this is a decent project from an early SoFaygo. There's none of the features that brought down Goonland but I do think the songs on here are just weaker on average. His mix still definitely needed improvement. Not a bad EP but nothing crazy.
SoFaygo - Delineation
3.
71
Pretty solid EP with better mixes from Faygo. It's still got that underground low quality but it's actually pretty solid sounding on here. The beats are some good plugg stuff and Faygo is a pretty solid vocalist on here. Definitely an improvement.
SoFaygo - WAR
4.
73
A mainstay in Faygo's early career is WAR. It's a really consistent tape where we see him on some familiar plugg and cloud rap instrumentals but also see him starting to use pluggnb. It's his most thorough work at this point and just a really fun listen that still holds up.
SoFaygo - Hostility
5.
72
Another EP that has some really fun SoFaygo deep cuts. It sounds pretty good quality even by today's standards. This is also the EP that features his earliest big song - Quit Smoking Dabs. This is just a really fun EP but is a bit short.
SoFaygo - Angelic 7
6.
76
SoFaygo was so consistent for a while it's pretty hard to believe he'd be like he is now. Despite that this EP is one of his best. It features some incredibly fun trap and plugg songs that showed the trajectory of his modern sound and seems like an early iteration. Faygo sounds great on here and seeing him work with Tecca at this point was fun.
SoFaygo - The Reveal
7.
72
A short and sweet compilation of some of Faygo's highest quality work up to this point. It's nothing too special and is just a solid SoFaygo EP with some fun tracks - similar in quality to Hostility to me, with less high highs but better consistency.
SoFaygo - 4u
8.
73
A shorter EP that really starts to shape that rage sound Faygo would go onto be an early adapter to. The first track has really nice synth heavy production with the other beats taking a more traditional trap sound via SURF GANG and his main producers.
SoFaygo - WEB
9.
70
One of his less interesting projects I'd say. It's definitely not bad and is a pretty fun and overall quality. The EP just doesn't really do anything too different from what we've seen before from him - this feels like his most generic SoFaygo project. Although In Love Wit It is a banger.
SoFaygo - After Me
10.
83
A great showing from SoFaygo of how he can really appeal to both sides of the coin. This feels like he could've released it as a mainstream artist, the quality is there and Faygo has a great voice, his crooning style started to get perfected on this tape. The beats are some solid, trap, pop rap, rage and plugg cuts with a lot of versatility on display - as well as a great mix. This is a really fun tape and one that holds a special place in my heart - I remember when this dropped I thought it was incredible and it's still holding up super well years later.
SoFaygo - B4PINK
11.
74
Bit of a controversial take but I actually do think this is one of his best released projects. I feel like the more atmospheric trap sound with more subtle rage elements really fit Faygo on this EP - I know some people find this to be more bland, but I think the shorter runtime helps to keep it in a sweet spot for me. Just a pretty good quality project from Faygo with some vibey tracks.
SoFaygo - BABYJACK ☆
12.
72
This is a solid compilation of some good SoFaygo tracks that works as a good way to showcase his sound from the past few years. I do think it is a bit hit or miss occasionally and some of the songs aren't mixed the best. Despite that the EP has some really high highs and is pretty solid.
SoFaygo - Pink Heartz
13.
79
Pink Heartz by SoFaygo is an album that holds a special place in my heart. It's not his best project but I have a lot of good memories associated with it, the rollout was stressful but I was there the entire time. Post After Me was a really weird time for Faygo but he eventually dropped his most refined and commercial appealing project yet. This album has some really great cuts on it but can be inconsistent and a but derivative. Despite that I find myself really enjoying what it has to offer and revisiting it often. I can understand the dislike for this album, but I have a personal bias towards it.
SYEKO - PSYCHOTIC
14.
64
This is a really weird addition to SoFaygo's discography. This was a collab tape with rapper SYEKO that was up for a bit and then taken down. Soon after, it was reuploaded but without SoFaygo credited. He is on all of the songs, so it is a collab tape, but I have no idea how official this is. Faygo sounds good, the beats are fine but SYEKO isn't good on here. Definitely Faygo's weakest if it is official.
SoFaygo - EXTRA/4ALLMYDAWGS
15.
74
Okay I know it's only two tracks and is rated really high, but these are some of the best songs SoFaygo has ever dropped in my opinion. It's just two really strong rage sounding cuts from Faygo that embrace the old sound and use his more modern vocal delivery that has improved over time. A great two pack.
SoFaygo - GO+
16.
80
One of Faygo's most consistent projects. The sound on this EP serves more as a return to form after the departure in sound with Pink Heartz and B4PINK. Although I do enjoy that sound, this also fits SoFaygo really well. The atmospheric trap - a la Travis Scott - and rage tracks on here are great and some of the most polished sounding in the subgenre. DD Osama is awful though, I wish he wasn't on this EP. Other than that, this EP is very impressive and one of Faygo's strongest projects so far.
SoFaygo - NEVER APOLOGIZE
17.
81
If this didn't get leaked and actually dropped people would actually take SoFaygo so much more seriously than they do now. This is a great album, it's the spacey trap sound that Faygo has been going for with some modern elements of rage sprinkled in. It sounds really fun and like an advanced and more accessible version of what the underground is doing right now. Of course it's not actually official and just a collection of leaks from the scrapped album, but I genuinely think he should drop this as a mixtape.
SoFaygo - WAR 2
18.
76
After NEVER APOLOGIZE leaked Faygo teased a sequel to his tape War, set for a 2024 release. Despite that, the project never materialised, we never even got an official tracklist. The leaks from this era were really good and a return to form for Faygo, it was another really solid era that was ruined by leaks. We saw more of a balance with the rage and pop rap side of his sound from the leaks - I think this would've had a decent amount of commercial appeal too. A pretty consistent era that should've seen a release.
SoFaygo - Pressure
19.
72
This is another pretty solid collection of some newer SoFaygo tracks but suffers from the same thing BABYJACK does. The mix is just bad on here - it makes the tracks worse on average. With proper mixing this could've been one of Faygo's stronger drops but it's just not quite there quality wise.
SoFaygo - MANIA
20.
81
We're so back again. After the terrible strategy post GO+, Faygo has returned. Of course, that isn't all his fault - after dropping GO+ he teased multiple projects. Sadly both of the projects teased would be subject to mass leaks which caused them to not release. Finally, we have another major drop from Faygo, and it's the best he's sounded in so long. The production is so clean on here and Faygo floats over these beats. Definitely one of his strongest projects and hopefully this marks a new, more consistent, era of his music career.
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