New Orleans, Louisiana based emcee/producer La Reezy self-producing his 4th EP. Introducing himself in 2023 off the full-length studio debut Reeborn, he would go on to follow it up with the debut EP We All Need Help as well as both Welcome to La Reezyana & Pardon Me, I’m Differentearlier this year. The latter 2 have been drawing a lot of eyes on him within these past several months, which ultimately resulted in Lareezyana Shakedownunlocking a version of himself that even he didn’t know was ready to take the spotlight.
“Nolia Clap” begins with a cross between drumless, chipmunk soul & rap rock talking about the rocket being ready to go off whereas “Hardheaded” takes a jazzier vibe instrumentally talking about how he should’ve listened to his parents & now he has to solve it himself. “Move” featuring Da1TopNoch is the only song I could do without here despite the beat stylistically throwing it back to the late 90s dirty south while “Tiana Anthem” takes a backseat vocally for 67 seconds.
“Bad Man” works in some more sampling of soul music openly confessing to his mother that he’s not a good person while “Catch the Groove” closes the greatest musical statement of La Reezy’s career as of this very moment with a crossover between drumless & chipmunk soul talking about recently turning 21 in the current political climate of our country with some strings during the hook & I relate to it since I personally turned 21 at the end of 2017.
Receiving co-signs from the same weekend after former NXT North American Champion Bronson Reed & even Juvenile of the Hot Boy$ himself, Lareezyaa Shakedown conceived during a 5-beats-in-a-day challenge sharpens his artistic dexterity coming off the same weekend local former AEW World Tag Team Champion, FTW Champion, DEFY World Champion, the inaugural NWA World Television Champion & NXT North American Champion Ricky Saints ending the longest reigning NXT North American Champion Oba Femi’s nearly 9-month reign as NXT Champion at the Endeavor-owned TKO Group Holdings division WWE’s developmental NXT brand’s No Mercy III in addition to the inaugural NXT Women’s North American Champion Kelani Jordan succeeding the current TNA Knockouts World Tag Team Champion Ash by Elegance’s brief reign as TNA Knockouts World Champion and inaugural AEW World Tag Team Champion, 3-time ROH World Tag Team Champion, ROH World 6-Man Tag Team Champion, アイアンマンヘビーメタル級王座, the inaugural 2-time PWG World Champion, 6-time TNA X Division Champion & 3-time TNA World Tag Team Champion Frankie Kazarian ending former TNA World Champion Steve Maclin’s inaugural reign as TNA International Champion at Victory Road XIX.
Score: 9/10