Brand new EP & the ninth altogether from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania emcee O.T. the Real. Getting his begin within the underground nearly a decade in the past after coming house from jail & dropping his debut single “Papercuts”, his profile started to develop from there after showcasing his abilities on radio stations or dropping 9 albums in addition to a mixtape & his final 8 EPs. My favorites being the Heatmakerz-produced third EP The Irishman & the DJ Green Lantern-produced third album Broken Glass that dropped on my twenty fifth birthday & the Statik Selektah produced Maxed Out. No Matter What, Desperation of December, It’s Almost Over & Red Summer had been all hit and miss for me till O.T. lastly signed to Black Soprano Family Records & enlisted araabMUZIK for Zombie to vital acclaim. Prepare for War & Pale Horse had been okay, following up Moving Base O.T.’s eponymous debut confirmed enchancment as did the Nickel Plated produced Cost of Living & The Devil You Know. 38 Spesh totally produced Possession with Intent a pair months in the past & it’s my favourite of his in 2025, tapping in with Chop-La-Rok & Rare Scrilla to flex The Wars I’ve Won.
“Bird Flu” opens with a drumless rap rock instrumental advising to respect the chain of command whereas “Fishtown” work in a vocal pattern speaking about being fast to hit the freeway because it’s an ideal plan to him. “Life+Life” that includes Benny the Butcher & T.F finds the trio over a increase bap beat ruthlessly attacking those that fucked round & woke the sleeping canines up main into “Soldiers” remembering a homie of his who acquired killed by a cop.
As for “Small Cars”, we now have O.T. over extra rap rock manufacturing speaking about solely smoking nowadays whereas “Floor Boat” asks God if he can get in Heaven nonetheless on prime of a drumless guitar. “Everybody’s Gone” talks concerning the streets & followers adoring him sustaining a rap rock sound whereas “Mick Jagger” grittily boasts of him rolling with stones. “End of the Day” finishes The Wars I’ve Won giving a center finger to beef since he’s consuming higher now.
Chop-La-Rok & Rare Scrilla’s manufacturing on Benny’s sixth EP Pyrex Picasso & Rick Hyde’s tenth EP Lupara are nonetheless fulfilling now than they had been when each of them dropped, however them doing a brand new prolonged play with one other expert member from the B$F crew nearly rivals O.T. the Real’s debut for TCF nearly 3 months earlier. The jazzy increase bap types of Possession with Intent are being carried over with hints of rap rock together with drumless & chipmunk soul added to the combo, soundtracking the descriptions of his battle victories.
Score: 8/10