It's not often that I get drawn into liking a artist right off the back after just hearing one song. Well...that was the case in 2010 when I played Yelawolf's tack "Pop The Trunk". Since then I've been on the Yelawolf bandwagon. After dropping two projects that I thoroughly enjoyed in Trunk Muzik 0-60 and his major label debut Redioactive, I've been wanting more. Well here we have Trunk Muzik Returns. The follow up to the 2010 mixtape. Just like the last one, Yelawolf gives us another short (10 tracks), bass bumping, adrenaline rush project with that country red neck Alabama flavor. I was for the most part very pleased with this mixtape. As always, I'll start with the things I loved. The production is what I expected. Bass heavy "trunk music" with a country flavor as I stated a few sentences ago. "Gangster" would have to be my favorite track from the mixtape. This song reminded me a lot of "Pop The Trunk". Big Henry had a cool verse but I expected a little more from A$AP Rocky. I thought he would have went harder on such a dope beat. Still a great song nonetheless. On "Rhyme Room" he links up with Raekwon, again, and Killer Mike to put together three dope ass verses on a much more calm beat. I like how Yelawolf in his verse talks about and admits to the flaws of his Radioactive album and the songs on it that tried for a commercial and/or radio sound. Something critics nagged about when it came to that album. "Catfish Billy" is where he raps as his alter ego of the same name, delivering another one of his fiery rapid speed flows on the second verse (something like "Get Away" from Radioactive). "Way Out" and "Hustle" which features Paul Wall are both mega trunk bangers as well. On "Fame" he tells a true story that I was never aware of. Talking about the time he almost had a deal with Def Jam and why he turned it down and all of that. There were a few disappointments though. "Box Chevy Pt. 4" I was truly let down by. This song was more beat than raps. I really don't know what that awkward instrumental break in the middle was all about but it didn't make the song any better. "Firestarter" I think was not a good way to start this mixtape off. Look at the intro songs that started off his last two projects: "Get The Fuck Up!" and "Radioactive". Both had high energy and hard lyrics. This song was just way too mellow to start off a mixtape. Really wasn't feeling the beat too much either. Overall, I enjoyed the mixtape but its probably my third favorite behind the previous two projects. I give a final grade of a B-. If you're a Yelawolf fan like me you should enjoy this too. I do believe he one of the best new lyricists in rap today. With one of the best flows. The questions now is, will he ditch the commercial sound for his sophomore album and stick to this sound? *shrugs*. Guess we'll have to wait and see. End.
Final Grade: B-
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