Here’s Scum, host of his 16th studio LP and founder of Lyrikal Snuff Productionz, from Denver, Colorado. He started out nearly 29 years ago as a member of an experimental grind/noise band called Down Syndrome, and his solo debut, Enter the Asylum, just turned 20 this winter and has surpassed it many times since himself. Case in point: The Gorefather, Out with the Old and most recently his third EP Bad Uncle, produced entirely by Chapter 17/Psychopathic Records in-house producer Devereaux. Of course, I also found myself enjoying the aforementioned Deathworld Chronicles trilogy, paying off some IOUs nearly nine months after the release of Against Humanity.
Smallz One’s title track opens with a scary trap, introducing payments and making deals with the devil, while “Not Us” talks in an apocalyptic way about representing the outcast among the outcast. “On My Behalf” brings back the trap vibe and showcases his bilingualism, before “What I Want” Rysk hints that if they want you to leave, you’re already dead, speaking in both English and Russian rip microphone.
“Snuff Lab” delivers outrageous trap flare, sickly breaking into his homicidal tendencies and saying Jesus is hung up on you all, while ghostly boom bap unites “Tell Me” to our inner circle Characteristically, ask if there’s anything you haven’t told them yet. “Skeet Skirt” puts it in the basement to slaughter anyone who stumbles leading into the sample-driven trap cut “Neva Good Enough,” in which Chloe Killz talks about the feeling.
As for “When That Bill Due,” we have Scum talking about how it’s never too late for revenge over those ominous synths, just before Mista Dosha’s “Free 2 Rot” clarifies that they may never live up to everyone else’s expectations. Blown Off Heads blithely discussed the inability of headless bodies to actually talk to the police, but then Went Back to the Other Side with Whatever Awaits, starring Madopelli and Mikahl Lawless.
Necessary Evil lets IOUz hit a sinister trap note, ensuring that every story needs a villain, while MMMFD’s Reburn talks passionately about pyromania. “Give Up” is Bloodfather’s first work in nine months. It feels like having heavy chains tied to your legs, preparing to swim off the edge of a cliff, with a very slim chance of survival.
The LSP founder apologizes for not being as professional and correct as others deserve at times, and his lifetime bills have reached a point where they need to be paid, and IOUz is the best way he knows how to do it. All profits from the limited edition, personalized and signed physical copies will be donated to no-kill animal shelters that, as animal lovers, don’t help as much as they should.
Score: 8/10
