Brooklyn, New York emcee Eddie Kaine celebrating Christmas Eve together with his third mixtape. Turning heads at first of the last decade off his Big Ghost Ltd.-produced debut A Tree Grows in Brooklyn, the subsequent couple albums Wonderful World of Kaino & Chosen had been each reasonably obtained till the Finn-produced Quincy Street Blues marked a return to type for Eddie for my part. Last Exit to Crooklyn was a mature sequel to his inaugural full-length, coming off Crown Me Kaine & the Play for Keeps EP by enlisting Wavy da Ghawd for 12/24 sequel The Nightmare.
After the “Winter’s Coming” intro, the primary track “Don’t Count Me Out” jumps over a jazzy increase bap instrumental to get us began formally advising that he shouldn’t ever be doubted previous to “By the Window” dustily speaking about heading in direction of one other block if shit begins to get sizzling. “Rare Form 2” serves as a sequel to a spotlight off the unique 12/24 boasting that his pen’s actually 1 of a form whereas “98” talks concerning the sport trying just like the late 90s from his perspective.
“No Replacement” works in some strings so he can make clear that he & his squad are unhappy residing mainly main into “Ace Bailey” incorporates a soul pattern to speak about having to toughen up as a result of everybody he grew up round bought popped referencing the Utah Jazz’ small ahead. “We on It” that includes Wish Master comes collectively to allow them to communicate of getting issues good within the US whereas the “Smoke Break” feels much less of an interlude & extra like a quick entice freestyle.
Kicking off the ultimate leg, “Cabin Fever / Young Veteran 2” splits itself in 2 completely different halves & the 2nd a part of it most notably selecting up the place one other 12/24 track “Young Veteran” left off thematically whereas “Never Late” soulfully talks about all the time being on time. “24” spends the subsequent 76 seconds asking who else out right here’s going more durable than him & “Snowy Nights” finishes The Nightmare recalling the chilly winter evenings he spent hustling solely so he might get by.
Celebrating 5 years of 12/24 to the very day, Eddie Kaine recaptures the vacation season themes of The Nightmare’s predecessor by reuniting with Wavy da Ghawd for a sequel that takes each satisfying high quality the earlier entry had going for it & pushing it ahead. Wish Master has the one visitor verse because the different 2 options deal with refrain duties for his or her contributions not like the earlier chapter close to 2020’s conclusion, however Wavy’s manufacturing increase bap manufacturing looks like an enormous enchancment above Play for Keeps’ earlier this spring & Kaine does a stable job at recapturing the Christmas themes.
Score: 9/10