twogeebs & Blunted Sloth: Tha Blunted Geeb Album Review

Prolific New Jersey rapper twogeebs graces us with his third album to date this year, entitled Tha Blunted Geeb. This time around, twogeebs is collaborating with Switzerland-based producer, Blunted Sloth, to craft his signature boom-bap/Griseldaesque style of production his albums often use. twogeebs is no stranger to releasing music, with over fourteen albums released in the past four years, he is on track to lap Frank Zappa in releases. But questions always arise when it comes to artists who churn out music like a diner during a Sunday-church rush: Is the music of good quality? Well, let’s find out what twogeebs and Blunted Sloth have in store for us with The Blunted Geeb.

Sonically, the level of quality throughout the album is actually quite impressive. Mixing and mastering sounds professional and up to industry standards, the vocals stand out in the mix and have a noticeable grit to them. The beats are what you’d expect from a twogeebs project, but Blunted Sloth brings a nice mix of choppy loops, boom-bap, and soul to the track list. The production is stripped back but in a way that feels tasteful and intentional, leaving room for the vocal performances to shine. Blunted Sloth’s production is formulaic and certainly caters to a specific demographic of hip-hop. But since it follows a tried-and-true formula, it is competent, and in my opinion, the highlight of the album.

twogeebs’ voice is akin to rappers like Black Thought and Rob49. They sound gritty and larger than life on a beat, and twogeebs fits into that category well. His lyrics are lighthearted, braggadocious, and occasionally introspective. With that being said, I do think his performances would benefit from some complex rhyme schemes paired with his already established charisma and lightheartedness. But it is that once the spotlight lands on what he is saying instead of how he is saying it, he loses me. Examples being in the tracks, “Who Done Enough,” "Loans 4 Lifestyles,” and “Darth Vader,” where twogeebs fails to carry the songs to their conclusion in an entertaining or lyrically interesting way.

The album is bottom-heavy, with the last three tracks containing most of the album’s highlights as well as twogeebs best performances. “Queens 2 Jersey” is a clean concept with a solid feature laid down by THE REBEL SKY. The track has a gritty and lo-fi quality to it that twogeebs and THE REBEL SKY both work well on, both lyrically and performance-wise. Tracks like “_whatchuwant” featuring GOMMi J, and “Outro” have a chaotic villain feel, which works wonders for twogeebs.

Overall, Tha Blunted Geeb finds twogeebs in musical continuance. Working here with Blunted Sloth, he sounds comfortable, and at times, flourishes over the production. Throughout the album, he wears his influences high up on his sleeve and plays into the things that make his performances shine, like his charisma, but he also plays into qualities which are less refined, like his lyricism and introspectiveness. With a whopping fourteen albums under his belt in less than four years, I think twogeebs has shown growth over the years. But he would certainly benefit from some time off to hone his craft and reflect on the work he has done thus far to truly evolve into an artist people will flock to listen to.

Go check out Tha Blunted Geeb, now streaming on all platforms. Down below, listen to “_whatchuwant,” my favorite track from the album.