RazoR is a horror duo from Chicago, Illinois consisting of Tha Roka and Sin Rip. They introduced themselves to the underground bad scene in the spring of 2016 by releasing their debut album All Hail RazoRwhich led to Scum signing them to Denver gore hop powerhouse Lyrikal Snuff Productionz and making their official LSP debut on Halloween 2019 with heartless. 5 years later, Roka & Sin reunite to reintroduce themselves in the form of their 3rd full length studio LP on the same day as Bloody Ruckus' debut album Resurrection of the Broken Reflection.
Following the eponymous intro, first song 'Raining Blood' kicks off by leaping over thunderous snare production declaring the kings of the hill, while 'DTO (Death To Opps)' serves as a middle finger to all the opps. “Groseries” works on synths and hi-hats warning that they keep bodies in their fridge like groceries, while the Smallz One-featuring “Beautiful” goes all-out boom bap and turns elementally hardcore.
“God Complex” uses a bleak trap vibe to speak to the absence of shame, instead of having the feeling of pure revenge just before “The Nothing” hooks more kicks and snares that personify the hatred and violence they display. “Part of Me” switches back to horrible turf saying you're all a part of them now, but then “We're the Ones” with Insane Poetry angrily warns to be careful if you take it too far.
As for “Save Me,” we have Roka & Sin maintaining the sick trap blast from previous blasts that have had them all feeling crazy lately, leading into “Awake” hellbent on showing y'all just how lost they are on the mic. “Dummy” featuring Claas decently brags about stealing bitches while the title track welcomes everyone into the pages of their lives. The last song “Why So Serious?” before the outro ends the LP reminding that they will turn people into Casper.
heartless was a solid way to introduce RazoR to Lyrikal Snuff audiences nearly half a decade ago, and they return after all this time with what is easily my favorite work in their entire discography, building anticipation for the rest of the trilogy. It's a whole new sound for the duo as they reinvent themselves artistically, occasionally enlisting some of their collaborators at points along the way.
Rating: 8/10
