This is the 15th EP from AFRO, a host/producer from Los Angeles, California. After winning the Rap Flow Defining Competition, he became a protégé of RA the Rugged Man, and with the support of Duck Down Music Inc., his fifth EP AFRO produced by Marco Polo Polo introduces himself as a promising rising star in the underground music scene. “The Drawing Board,” “The Bad & the Ugly: The Goods Always Die First” and “Crimson Fury” all proved his return with a vengeance in recent memory, declaring at the end of “The Bad & the Ugly II” that he had run out of patience… and that was all that was left of him.
“Who’s Dat?” begins with an old-school Boom Bap instrumental, talking about being that Muhfucka and making sure those who don’t follow the crowd don’t rock out like him, leading into “Cross da Line,” a reference to current AEW performer and commentator and former 7-time WWE World Champion, 11-time WWE Tag Team Champion, WWE Intercontinental Champion, WWE United States Champion, and 3-time WWE Hardcore Champion Paul Wight.
Meanwhile, in “NBNA (No Bitch N****s Allowed),” we have AFRO sharpen his pen so he can show off his wordplay abilities, leading into “Hillz Have Eyes,” a trio featuring Illa Ghee and Rim so they can talk about committing mass murder. “U Ain’t” is probably my favorite song, from Erick Sermon’s beat to the confrontational lyricism, while “Cyanide” featuring Johnny Smoke finds the two showcasing their mean style.
The self-produced “Things I Do” kicks off the final moments of “No More Patience”… talking about always checking in with your surroundings because things in life are always changing, while “Da Formula” references one of the biggest lyrical inspirations, the late Heltah Skeltah and Boot Camp Clik’s Sean Price, from being a student to a professor. “Sitting’ on Top ov da World” concludes the EP, feeling alone at the top of the underground music scene, and announcing that his full-length debut album will be out within the next 12 months.
Said to be the most aggressive work of his entire career, AFR-O’s fifth and final full-length offering of 2025 caps off a great year for the West Coast lyricist, with my third favorite release from the quintet sitting between “My Mind’s My Biggest Gun” and the final chapter of the AFRODEEZEAK trilogy behind it, as well as “Fromage” and “Crimson Fury” above. Aside from a few notable moments, much of the production doesn’t interest me as much as the latter or The Bad and the Ugly II, but “No More Patience”…will still please many die-hard hip-hop fans who have stuck around over the past decade.
Score: 8/10
