În data de 10 iulie 2024, BabyTron și Certified Trapper au lansat albumul Mario & Luigi, prin The Hip Hop Lab și Empire Distribution.
This is a brand new collaborative mixtape from Detroit trap sensation Babytron as well as Milwaukee lowend rapper/producer Certified Trapper. One of whom rose to stardom in the late 2010s as a member of the ShittyBoyz & the other has been gaining popularity of his own landing a major label deal with Columbia Records. Both are managed by The Hip Hop Lab Records founder Lando Bando, so in that sense I can see why he brought them together for Mario & Luigi.
“iGlocks” starts with both of them over a Detroit trap instrumental telling you that shit’s bout to get intense when it’s really anything but whereas “Saucony” works in some interesting synth melodies with hi-hats further displaying a back-&-forth chemistry further revealing Tron to be the most interesting of the 2. “Rulebreakers” produced by Certified Trapper himself takes the lowend route so they can boast their mob ties leading into the murderous Detroit trap joint “Psychopaths” showing their psychotic tendencies.
Moving on from there, “Young Fly Muthafuckas” further emphasizes an eerier atmosphere to the beat flexing how young & fly they both are just before “Woulda Coulda Shoulda” jumps over ominous chords so they can portray the gangsta lifestyles. “So the Fuck What?” specializing in talking shit to the point where they need Mentos remaining in the Detroit trap realm, but then “Rescue Mission” returns to the lowend vibes warning to watch your mouth since they pop bitches.
“Blue $trip Bandits” brings a quirkier flare instrumentally calling themselves outlaws for the Ben Franks while “Bling Bling” once again goes lowend to be pickin’ plays up. The song “Day w/ TSF” featuring Peso Peso & Sauce Walka menacingly shows off their real g statuses with Tron & Sauce shining the most while “No Cameraman Around” talks about having $100K on them each. “Boogey Woogey Night” ends the tape with the best lowend track & maybe my favorite here.
I’ve given Tron his praise for already being one of the best from Detroit in recent memory, yet I could never get into Certified Trapper since I’ve heard the lowend style done better. Case in point: Polo Perks, AyooLii & Feardonian’s collab album A Dog’s Chance from a few weeks ago. Mario & Luigi on the contrary has some highlights of it’s own except it’s one of the weaker entries in Babytron’s discography. Their sounds mix well, except Certified Trapper himself on the mic feels as if he’s a Great Value version of his contemporary down to the flow. Not a bad producer though SURSA: https://rateyourmusic.com/release/album/babytron-certified-trapper/mario-and-luigi.p/
Track listing
- 1 iGlocks 2:43
- 2 Saucony 2:35
- 3 Rulebreakers 1:43
- 4 Psychopath 2:22
- 5 Young Fly MFs 2:09
- 6 Woulda Coulda Shoulda 2:15
- 7 So Tf What? 2:11
- 8 Rescue Mission 1:44
- 9 Blue $trip Bandits 1:56
- 10 Bling Bling 1:41
- 11 Day W/ TSF 2:49
- feat. Sauce Walka (rap) & Peso Peso (rap)
- 12 No Cameraman Around 2:18
- 13 Boogey Woogey Night 2:10
- Total length: 28:36