This is the 7th full length solo LP from Detroit emcee Bizarre. Emerging as an original member of the now-defunct D12 fronted by the late Proof, he was also among the first in the crew to make solo efforts with their 1998 debut EP Attack of the Strangers it's a hometown classic in my eyes. Fast forward 7 years later, Biz followed it up with a remarkable debut full-length Hannicap Circus and has continued to release music on his own ever since, with the last time we heard from him being his 11th mixtape 18159 Stut during the first quarter or year. Produced by The Foul Mouth He got a gun And its sequel was revived for all doubters, so the 3rd and final installment made me really look forward to it.
The intro with Max Hilli kicks off the series' chapter of the idiot kid rediscovering his passion, blasting live from the Motor City over a grimy boom bap instrumental, while “aRT PEACE” goes drumless to get by for 4 minutes. . “Insane Asylum” does the kicks and snares hitting 3 shots with 3 glocks all for the G-Unit Reeboks and “Run, Duck” featuring Lokye after the interlude “Gas Station” aggressively digs into their hard bag lyrically.
“Ford Plant” featuring La the Darkman eerily destroys the exact spot where you'll catch them both slanging before “Party in Detroit” speaks live of the hoes out, the players playing and the blowhards in mode. “Sexy Red” laces a vocal sample with more kicks and snares, wanting his bitch as bad as the St. Louis star just before “Who Gotta” angrily asks if anyone out there had a problem with him.
We get some atmospheric vibes throughout “Bizarre Buds” that fit the track well as it offers listeners an anthem dedicated to those who like to smoke good weed leading into the weird “Sheefy Mcfly” with Dango Forlaine bringing the pair together and to talk about doing whatever the hell they want. “Dressing Room” bends hard that appeared on No Jumper to hook up Lena while “Rainy Dayz” featuring J-Classic & Keen Streetz puts the hard times behind them.
“Pack the Roach” feat. Isaac Castor, Jalen Frazier and Max Hilli find the quartet for more boom bap production near the end of He Got a Gun 3: Art Peace to discuss being the killers and “Summertime” featuring Kain Cole wraps up the LP by hooking a somewhat psychedelic beat to hit the summer after the 2nd half of 2024 already kicked off earlier in the week.
Peter S. already started the year well by preluding this album with Rat Poison EP & his latest entry He got a gun The trilogy reinforces everything that made both installments the best material of his career and further proves that Foul Mouth is a great fit for him. The latter's production incorporates elements of boom bap, drumless, jazz rap & psychedelia allowing Bizarre to passionately destroy his competition.
Rating: 9/10
