Vallejo, California emcee Larry June back with his 13th LP halfway through summer. Somebody who’s been quite busy for 2 decades his last dozen studio efforts as well as 14 EPs & 7 mixtapes with the highlights of his ever-growing discography including the Lex Luger-produced Trap Larry, the Cardo-produced Cruise USA & it’s sequel Into the Late Night, the Harry Fraud-produced Keep Going & more recently the mobb music-influenced Jay Worthy collab effort 2 P’z in a Pod, The Alchemist-produced The Great Escape & The Night Shift & Doing it for Me. Over a year since Until Night Comes however, he’s posing the question of Who Coppin’?.
“Go Outside” moderately opens up shop talking about having no time to fuck around since he has money to chase whereas “The Machinist” breezily discusses making bread in his sleep since he’s such a gangsta. “Casual Monday” gives off a heavy Mobb vibe instrumentally courtesy of Cardo talking about people wondering why he’s so fly until “Better Decisions” comes to the realization of him needing to make smarter choices going forward.
Beat Butcha gets behind the boards on “Everything Liquid” giving it a opulent flare so he can keep this shit rockin’ & having the capability of making anything happen just before my personal favorite single “Organic Motion” produced by DJ Fresh talks about feeling free over a g-funk beat. “The Smooth Kind” works in some synthesizers to boast that he moves like a smooth muhfucka prior to “California Dream” featuring Jhené Aiko confirms their relationship in the form of a pop rap duet.
“Pretty Green Eyes” continues the soulful atmosphere courtesy of Jay Versace to kick off the 2nd half of Who Coppin’? continuing to tackle more romantic subject matter while “Win or Lose” featuring B-Legit finds the pair talking about each of them being heavyweights in the game. “3 Calculators” atmospherically speaks of having OCD whenever it comes down to the numbers while “Flex” expresses disdain for the haters over a Swizz Beatz instrumental.
The title track gets the last leg going talking about going through a box of hope searching for his heart while “Organically Slidin’” samples “Something for the Mood” by DJ Quik to speak of remaining fresh from head to toe. “Larry’s Diner 2” picks up where the Spaceships on the Blade track left off thematically even if I enjoyed it less than the predecessor & “God Got Us (Ain’t Too Many)” sends off the album talking about how not a whole lot made it as far as him.
Every now & then, Larry June will drop something that I’ll find myself enjoying less than other entries in his discography & it pains to me say Who Coppin’? fresh off his Spiral Staircases collaborative EP with Curren$y nearly 5 months ago is possibly the most average he’s sounded in a couple years. There isn’t anything wrong with his smooth flow or the range of guests, but the production choices can be spotty at times.