As someone who has only listened to a couple songs from Injury Reserve and done some research on the group, this album and the singles that led up to them had me incredibly excited. Needless to say, this project did not disappoint in the slightest. It is filled with so much emotion, grief, and what follows afterwords when someone important in your life is no longer alive. Coming to terms with the death of Groggs is what is delivered in production and lyricism from the duo, creating an album ... read more
Dropping an album that was not finished, had to be updated over time, and uses tons of AI is such blatant disrespect to music in its entirety. It really is a shame to see Kanye go from such an influential artist, to what he is now.
It really gives me a warm feeling seeing that JJ/Reaper has come back and released another EP following the Treasure project. SHARK does a great job at proving that Reapers production talent is still there with highlights like HYDRA and THE WHEEL.
While I do think there is some good to this project I can't help but think back to heady and his self titled EP, and in my opinion it doesn't hold up to those projects. The skit in PHANTOMS feels very out of place and the title track is in ... read more