22Gz Crafts To-The-Point NY Drill Cuts For "BROOKLYN'S MOST WANTED"

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The drill subgenre continues to prove to be a difficult lane.

Most music fans, especially in the hip-hop world, are hard to please. It seems like most of the time the needs are split right down the middle. One half wants consistency and familiarity, while the other side demands constant growth. The subgenre that seems to struggle the most with this never-ending back-and-forth debate is drill. Recently, we have heard artists like Cash Cobain try to mix things up a bit instrumentally to help deviate from the usual ultra-aggressive sound. However, it appears that a decent number of listeners are already sick of his formula. This unending unhappiness puts artists like 22Gz in an awkward position when you make an album like BROOKLYN'S MOST WANTED.

On this tight, nine-song set, you are going to hear your typical New York drill material. Violent lyrics, as well as insane bass and rapid-fire drums and hi-hats. While 22Gz will satisfy some fans with BROOKLYN'S MOST WANTED, you will hear this kind of critique, too. One commenter on Album Of The Year's platform writes, "I just don’t see any growth or anything different from him that sets him apart from the other drill rappers. He has the energy, he can go hard when he wants to but if he maintains this style over half decent production, it is gonna get stale quick. Just generic and I know he is capable of better things than this". At the end of the day, maybe some fans will just have to come to except the simplicity of drill music. Artists like 22Gz are going to bring high energy and gruesome lyricism more times than not, so let us embrace that and move on.

Listen To BROOKYLN'S MOST WANTED By 22Gz

BROOKYLN'S MOST WANTED Tracklist:

  1. THE REASON
  2. 10 28
  3. HOMICIDE
  4. CULTURE VULTURES
  5. BAIL OUT GANG
  6. BUSY
  7. EBK with SNUPE BANDZ
  8. CANT SEE STRAIGHT
  9. KEEP IT SOLID
About The Author
Zachary Horvath is one of the Music Freelance News Writers at HotNewHipHop and has held that title since August 2023. Prior to this position, he held another freelance gig covering local high school football, girls and boys varsity basketball, in addition to recapping Cleveland Cavaliers games remotely. He's taken the previous experience and used it to become a jack of all trades at HotNewHipHop. Zach has thoroughly enjoyed tackling some of the trending topics in sports, with a larger focus on hip-hop and pop culture. Some of those include Bronny James's draft stock, a multitude of angles swirling around the Drake and Kendrick Lamar beef, as well as Diddy's arrest and lawsuits. Separate from the headlines that everyone wants to hear about, he was fortunate enough to help spread Zaytoven's current thoughts at the time around mid-December in 2023. Even though being able to give his expertise on these stories is fulfilling, being able to share his passion for releases trumps that ever so slightly. Having the chance to express his excitement indirectly about what he thinks our readers should be checking out/revisiting grows his passion for writing that much more.
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