As an artist, Tee Grizzley is deceptive. For a rapper who broke through with a powerful voice, he’s proven he can drop everything from lyrical wonder to sticky R&B melodies. His last few albums were concise in tracklisting but also limited in scope. On the other hand, post-traumatic conditions are spreading. At 24 tracks, the album is Tee Grizzley’s longest album to date and an ideal showcase for all of his different sounds and styles to be convincingly presented.
“After Trauma” starts off with some acting, but “Tit for Tat” has a lot of momentum. Starting with the third song, Tee Grizzley delivers sample-based pop rap on “All I Wanna Do.” He turns around and embraces hard trap tropes on the hooky “More Than Half.” Need more? How about a sexy R&B duet with Tink on “Ride or Die”? Post Trauma continues to change styles and featured artists while maintaining cohesion and aesthetic consistency. It’s an impressive balance. Tee Grizzley was as good opposite Future in the off-kilter “Swear to God” as he was opposite scientist Mariah in “Situationship.” The length of Post Traumatic can be daunting, but even on shuffle, these disparate sounds blend into a great listening experience.
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Tee Grizzley Gives Fans His Most Consistent Album
Post Trauma tracklist:
Synopsis We Dem Blow for Blow (starring J. Cole) All I Wanna Do More Than Half Ride or Die (starring Tink) Diana I Ain’t Reason (starring Hunxho) 10 PM at Detroit Swerv (starring G Herbo) WTF I Want I Know (featuring Fridayy) Dream Youngin Situationship (featuring Mariah the Scientist) Trench Baby You Hear Me (featuring YTB Fatt) Swear to God (featuring Future) Pop Sh*t (featuring Baby Grizzley) Deposits Crazy Detroit (featuring 42 Dugg) Blueprint Suffer Silent Bandit 7 Bandit 8
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Elias is the music writer for HotNewHipHop. He joined the site in 2024 and covers a wide range of topics including pop culture, movies, sports, and, of course, hip-hop. You can find him publishing for HNHH from Monday to Friday, especially coverage of new albums and singles. His favorite artists are Andre 3000, MF Doom, pre-808 Kanye West and Tyler, The Creator. He likes L.A. hip-hop, but not L.A. sports teams. The first album he bought was Will Smith’s “Big Willie Style,” which he thinks still sounds great.
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