San Bernardino, California emcee Doggystyleeee reemerging for his 6th EP. Coming up 6 years ago off his full-length debut Into Somethin’, he would go on to put out his last 5 EPs as well as 5 mixtapes & a couple more albums garnering interest to the point where WWE Hall of Famer Snoop Dogg almost signed him to Death Row Records not too long after purchasing the label from MNRK Music Group to revive it. Blame It on My Crippin’ produced by AC3Beats was a tight way to start off his 2025 & is whipping up Music with Substance following a breakdown of his Split Personality.
“Money Motivated” samples “Foe tha Love of $” by Bone Thugs-n-Harmony featuring Eazy-E talking about the bread keeping him inspired whereas “Men Shouldn’t Cry” tells the story of a strong man who went through Hell & back to tie up the first half properly. “In My Bag” starts the 2nd half of the keeping money in his thoughts giving off a modern g-funk vibe while “2004 Flow” throws it back to the crunk days. “Energized” works in sampling to keep his 9 by his side while the closer takes the final 4 minutes & 20 seconds to get “A Few Questions” off his mind.
AC3Beats could very well be my personal favorite producer Doggystyleeee’s worked with because their chemistry is so distinctive, but I do appreciate him giving Peso Talks a chance to shine behind the boards since Music with Substance’s production acceptably meshes modern & classic west coast sounds taking a significantly meaningful approach to the songwriting capturing the gangsta themes that made the San Bernardino lyricist so popular near the end of the previous decade.
Score: 8/10