Yo, what up, fam? It's ya boy Dondi White back in the mix, 'bout to break down the hottest joint on the streets right now – "Sugar Honey Iced Tea" by Big Latto. This joint better be fire 'cause it's outselling EVERYBODY out here. We just one week in, and it’s already moved 29K units. We talkin' a double-disc, 22 tracks deep, so let's spin this and see what's good:
"Georgia Peach" – Intro's aight, it's startin' smooth. Lyrics kinda mid, though. Latto's spittin' now, givin' me major Drake vibes. Her flow feelin' like somethin' Drizzy would drop. Yo, I wish these lady MCs would switch it up from all this sex talk, though. That’s all this is. It's aight, I guess.
Beats – 5/10
Lyrics – 4/10
Total – 9/20
Big Mama: Yo, if she takin' a page from Roxanne Shante, this joint better slap. But nah, it’s just more drama about dude problems. Another sex anthem. Wait, hold up, beat switch – this better go hard. Aight, that was dope. She out here multi-taskin', dissin' someone while flexin' on her sex game again. Who she talkin' 'bout, though? Or maybe it's just generic. Anyway, I’m still rockin’ with Roxanne’s classic over this.
Beats – 7/10
Lyrics – 5/10
Total – 12/20
Blick Sum: Aight, the beat’s kinda tight. But these lyrics? Same ol’ same ol’, man. At least she ain't bitin' Drake's flow this time, but she ain't killin' the beat like another lady MC would. Some of these rhymes are mad basic, though. The hook? Straight generic, man.
Beats – 6/10
Lyrics – 5/10
Total – 11/20
"Settle Down" – Yo, this beat’s solid too. I keep sayin’ that ‘cause it’s true, but nothin’s really hittin' different, ya feel me? She soundin’ like Drake again. Is Drake ghostwriting for her or somethin’?! These lyrics feel straight outta a Drake album, for real. All this talk about “insecure hoes” – classic Drake. And “Me don’t play around”? Yeah, that’s gotta be Drake.
Beats – 5/10
Lyrics – 4/10
Total – 9/20
"Shrimp & Grits" ft. Young Nudy – It’s aight. Beat’s better, but man, it’s just more sex raps. What happened to the "strong, independent woman" vibes? These girls out here just talkin' about runnin' up the body count.
Young Nudy’s on this one, but he ain’t bringin’ nothin’ special. Did he really just say her pussy sounds like spaghetti? Dumbest bar I’ve heard in a minute. Get this dude off the track, he ruined it. They should’ve wrapped this joint up at the 2-minute mark, no cap.
Beats – 6/10
Lyrics – 4/10
Total – 10/20
"There She Go" – Yo, they sampling “Boyz-n-the-Hood” by Eazy-E? This better be fire, ‘cause that track’s a classic. But nah, she kick it off with:
"Back then - I was broke
Now - I'm on the island getting my back blown"
For real? That how we be startin’? The rap on the hook is mad weak too. And yo, I don’t hit women, but I’d smack this hook with a chair, for real. Feelin’ like Drake ghostwrote this one too, especially the second verse. Switch the genders, and it’s basically a Drake track.
Beats – 7/10
Lyrics – 3/10
Total – 10/20
"Brokey" – This one’s like Ice Spice with a lil’ more skill, but man, it’s just sex rap on repeat. I don’t get how they drop whole tapes on this one topic. Maybe it’s the same way cats do whole joints about money, drugs, or activism. But yo, those bells on this beat? Makes me wanna wild out on the DJ with a golf club, no lie. Maybe tie the sucker to a chair and punt him in the ocean, word.
Beats – 5/10
Lyrics – 4/10
Total – 9/20
"Mimi Interlude" – Just a skit, so no rating, but whatever, it’s cool.
"H&M" – More sex raps. Title’s on point, though, ‘cause this is straight-up background music for girly stores. That beat’s tinklin’ like crazy, though. Sounds like if “Make the Music With Your Mouth Biz” got mixed by Marley Marl on a bad day after hittin’ the bottle. And I swear, Drake probably penned this.
Beats – 3/10
Lyrics – 4/10
Total – 7/20
"Copper Cove" ft. Hunxho – It’s aight, but feels like I’m trapped in a perfume shop, suffocatin’ on all that flowery scent. Hunxho jumps in, soundin’ mad outta place, like a mob boss crawlin’ out of a bed of pink roses. For real, this track is just too girly.
Beats – 3/10
Lyrics – 5/10
Total – 8/20
"Ear Candy" ft. Coco Jones – The singin’ on this one? Either gonna knock me out or put me in a trance. The flow is straight trash, might be the worst yet. And those lyrics? Screamin’ Drake’s ghostwriting. Feels like it was ripped right off that "Take Care" or somethin’. I needs that "Take Care" type ish like I need a third nostril or something. The hook shoulda been the whole track ‘cause Coco Jones smoked Latto, no contest.
Beats – 3/10
Lyrics – 2/10
Total – 5/20
"Liquor" – The hook’s decent, but what’s goin’ on with this flow?! First four bars are straight garbage. She picks it up after, but that voice? Way too high-pitched, girl, what were you thinkin’?
Second verse? The rhyme scheme’s a joke, man. Can’t take it seriously.
Beats – 4/10
Lyrics – 4/10
Total – 8/20
"Squeeze" ft. Megan Thee Stallion – Aight, got Megan on this one, so it should be lit. The hook’s cool, feelin’ like a throwback to those 90s hip-pop joints. Still on that sex tip, but the sound’s got me noddin’, not the lyrics though. Wait, hold up! Megan just threw shots at Nicki Minaj! She snapped on that verse, yo! Rewind that!
Yup, that’s a Nicki Minaj diss, and it goes hard! This is the rawest part of the whole album so far. Megan spittin’ straight fire at Nicki.
Beats – 5/10
Lyrics – 8/10 (Megan bodied it)
Total – 13/20
"Good 2 You" ft. Ciara – Got Ciara on this one. It’s aight. Beat’s decent, but them wood block sounds? Nah, too much. There’s a nod to Ludacris’ "What’s Your Fantasy" in here. But it’s just another sex rap. The hook’s the best part again, but I swear, Drake probably wrote this too.
Beats – 4/10
Lyrics – 4/10
Total – 8/20
"Look What You Did" ft. Mariah the Scientist – Never heard of this Mariah the Scientist chick, but with a name like that, she better bring it. But nah, this is more Drake ghostwriting, I can feel it. Mariah’s decent, but nothin’ special. This track’s a straight snoozefest, no cap.
Beats – 5/10
Lyrics – 3/10
Total – 8/20
"Prized Possession" ft. Teezo Touchdown – Aight, before I hit play, I’m bettin’ this is a sex rap about her bein’ her man’s most prized possession. Let’s see if I’m right…
Nope, I was off. It’s a track about her ex. But it feels weird, like Drake’s talkin’ through Latto. I’m thinkin’, is this low-key a Kendrick diss? If Drake’s really ghostwriting, I wouldn’t put it past him to throw subliminals at Kendrick under the cover of a girl’s breakup rap. That brother with the estrogen enhanced blood, he'd do some dumb shit like this yo.
Beats – 4/10
Lyrics – 3/10
Total – 7/20
"S/O to Me" – Now we talkin’. This rap’s got more substance, the kinda vibe I wish we got more of. But wait, around 1:30, it’s feelin’ like Drake might’ve penned this again. Can’t say for sure, but it’s got his fingerprints all over it. And just when I thought we had somethin’ real, she drops, "I’m tryin’ to decompress in Turks with essential oil" – Yo, that’s classic Drake, always talkin’ ’bout Turks. He def wrote this. Thought I had somethin' legit for a sec, but nah.
Beats – 5/10
Lyrics – 6/10
Total – 11/20
"Chicken Grease" – Yo, this beat is fire, but that intro? Straight trash. That singsongy vibe? Nah, that’s a rookie mistake. She soundin’ like Ice Spice, and not in a good way. And don’t get me started on the hook – it’s straight up painful. Never knew a woman could sound like church bells gone wild, but Latto just proved me wrong. Bet this is Drake’s pen game again, ‘cause some of these lines are straight corny. Check these out:
"Twice soldier, you a GI
Play with me and you go D-I-E"
"All you do is bite, you thought you ate"
Word is bond, that ish is prime Mr. Canada Soyboy. You know who I mean, Drizzler hisself.
"Put It on Da Floor" – Beat’s decent, flow’s kinda weird though. I’m tellin’ you, Drake had to have written these lyrics. She’s talkin’ smack, but I don’t even know who she’s aiming at. It’s just... decent. Not trash, but nothin’ to write home about.
Beats – 6/10
Lyrics – 5/10
Total – 11/20
"On Da Floor Again" – Wait, the same beat?! This better be worth it. Why she just recyclin’ the whole track? Now Cardi B’s jumpin’ in, but man, right from the jump we get a wack bar:
"Put a ribbon on me, I've been acting brand new"
Feels like Drake’s fingerprints all over this again. And that flow? Feels like a leftover from "My Homies Still" by Lil Wayne, which Drake supposedly wrote parts of.
Beats – 6/10
Lyrics – 3/10
Total – 9/20
"Sunday Service" – Aight, it’s cool so far, nothin’ special. But hold up! Did she just say, "Body count so low, I feel like I'm a virgin"? Ain’t this the same chick who’s been braggin’ about her body count all album? Nah, you can’t play both sides like that. Pick one, girl.
Then she drops this nonsense:
"You're a clown and I'm allergic"
Yo girl, who’s allergic to clowns? That bar makes zero sense. Anybody out here got clown allergies? Nah, didn’t think so.
WAIT, WHAT?! She just dissed Ice Spice! What went down between them? Peep this:
"Think I'm the shit? Bitch, I know it, hoe
Jesus walked on water, I got ice boiling though!"
That’s a shot at Ice Spice, no doubt. Wonder if Ice even caught that. Might have to hit the forums and see what folks are sayin’.
Beats – 5/10
Lyrics – 5/10
Total – 10/20
"Sunday Service" (Remix) ft. Megan Thee Stallion and Flo Milli – Remix time. I’m listenin’ close now. Flo Milli’s verse is cool, nothin’ crazy. Megan’s up next, and she bodied it. I don’t know who she’s throwin’ shots at, probably takin' shots at Nicki, but Megan’s been on point every time. Ouch.
Beats – 5/10
Lyrics – 7/10
Total – 12/20
Aight, let's break this down:
187/420
45%.
This joint was some mid, straight up sex rap, and mall music for those college chicks who think they runnin' things. It wasn’t hittin’. Latto got that voice and that talent, but man, sometimes her flow be wild annoying, like nails on a chalkboard. Some of them beats were trash too, enough to make anyone lose they mind. There’s a couple gems in here, but a lotta it is just straight wack. Best parts? That’s when Megan came through, ‘cause shorty can really rip a track when she wanna.
A lotta this album sounds like it got Drake's fingerprints all over it, writin’ from a female perspective. Latto even sound like Drake sometimes, and that’s a problem, ‘cause when I’m listenin’ to Latto, I wanna hear Latto, not some Drake clone. She got the voice for female rap, but she gotta drop that ghostwriter, no cap. And don’t front like there ain’t no ghostwriter. The quality and style on these tracks flip-flop so much, ain’t no way she ain’t gettin’ help. And before y'all come in crying sayin' that the brother here's buggin', that boy Champagne Floppy be soundin' more like a chick every day. I ain't sayin' The Boy's on that bisexual tip, but Floppy the marshmallow rapper's gotten pretty dang close.
Them Nicki Minaj and Ice Spice disses? Didn’t see that comin’, but they was solid. But like MC Lyte said: "Do not say shit till you write your own rhymes!" I’m low-key curious if Nicki or Ice Spice gonna clap back, especially Ice Spice. Never heard her on a diss track, and I’m just tryna see how that would play out, probably for the laughs more than anything.
And one more thing – Latto, miss me with that "Big Mama" title. Roxanne Shante was the original, and she earned that. You snatchin’ that title when 80% of your tape is the same ol’ topic and maybe ghostwritten? That’s a bad look, sis. Cool it with that stolen valor, for real.
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