Haverstraw, New York emcee Pro Dillinger finishing the Dirtwave trilogy along with his ninth LP. A member of the Umbrella collective in addition to 1/2 of The Steiner Brothers, he has launched a complete of 5 mixtapes alongside along with his final 8 albums & even 7 EPs. Favorites embody the the Finn-produced debut Pray for My Prey, the Machacha-produced Dirt Don’t Hurt, his third EP MOSFoul, the Sting vs. Flair collab EP with Mickey Diamond & the Steiner Brothers’ eponymous debut. Dirty Work celebrated it’s 2-year anniversary final month & the dirtiest of the Umbrella introduced Sean Kelly again to deal with manufacturing for Reasonable Dirt very similar to Forever Foul & extra not too long ago the Futurewave produced Dirtwave alongside it’s sequel changing into his most acclaimed work so far. To end the month of August, a third installment arrives with keen anticipation.
“Follow the $$$” was a drumless chipmunk soul intro speaking concerning the battery in his again getting charged up whereas “King” by The Steiner Brothers that includes Big Trip finds the trio coming collectively for a luxuriously hardcore increase bap observe. “Never Going Broke” chops up a vocal pattern to speak concerning the relatable purpose of not dropping all of it financially whereas “Church St.” displays on the times of doing no matter he needed and on the titular road.
Meanwhile on “Scarface”, we have now Pro Dillinger speaking about how counting cash is a behavior for him & not needing any pals as a result of he has an entire lot of enemies because it already is over a increase bap instrumental main into “Road 2 Riches” breaking down the navy minded mentality he & the remainder of The Umbrella has. “Fentanyl” that includes Estee Nack hyperlinks the pair up to allow them to discuss making it to the large leagues simply earlier than “Ain’t No Killer” calls out some bluff.
“Old Lungs” that includes Daniel Son nears the top of Dirtwave 3 with a jazzy increase bap beat speaking about being the identical regardless of their respective takeovers of the underground whereas “Dirtmusic” removes the jazzier parts for a dedication to his fam who obtained it out the mud. “Bread First” closes up store with 1 final chipmunk soul lower explaining his prioritization of cash coming first.
The authentic Dirtwave & Dirtwave 2 have been rivaling one another for the previous 10 months or so in changing into Pro Dillinger’s most interesting opuses of his profession, however Dirtwave 3 maintains the hardcore hip hop/increase bap fusions that made each it’s predecessors so acclaimed besides the manufacturing leans heavier in the direction of the jazz rap & drumless chipmunk soul kinds as compared.
Score: 9/10