G Perico, Los Angeles, California rapper is back with a new album this weekend called G Slim’s Revenge. For him, this is his first record of 2024 and he still has a long way to go if he wants to duplicate his 2023 output. He was on a tear during that time, releasing three albums, including one with Gangsta Grillz, Hot Shot. On G Slim’s Revenge, G Perico is bringing nothing but groovy, sun soaked, bouncy bangers.
Up until the project’s release, the now 36-year-old as of April 3 put out two promotional singles. Those began to rollout not too long ago actually. “Troll Patrol” saw its streaming debut on April 5. Then, “She Sexy” would be out just a week later on April 12. As for the feature department, its pretty slim.
But it makes sense due to the album’s 10-song tracklist and trim 22-minute runtime. On three of them, producer Steelz lays down beats for “How Will,” “Luxury” which also features Wallie the Sensei, and “Bang Bang.” The only other featured rapper you will find is Tiny Doo on “Throw It Up.” Be sure to check out G Perico’s G Slim’s Revenge on your favorite streaming platforms.
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South Central Los Angeles rapper G Perico has been feeding the streets with multiple underrated projects in the last decade. After landing some significant feature placements with the likes of Nipsey Hussle, Royce da 5’9″, and J. Cole’s Dreamville, G Perico has continued to increase his base of listeners. His latest project, G Slim’s Revenge, sees the Roc Nation signee dropping some of his toughest gems yet, with numerous highlights across the project. G Slim’s Revenge runs 10 tracks over 22 minutes, with absolutely no skips. Without any further preamble, let’s dissect G Perico’s latest full-length effort, and review the material therein.
The intro track to G Slim’s Revenge is “Any Means,” an ultra-hard lyric-packed opener that perfectly sets the tone for the project. The lyrics explore G Perico’s neighborhood, reference iconic rap refrains, and describe the state of the Black American experience by invoking such significant figures as Martin Luther King, Malcolm X, and Barack Obama. G Perico’s trademark blend of high-pitched vocal twang glides perfectly over the rough and rugged West Coast instrumental, even if he does, at times, sound like he’s doing an impression of Nipsey Hussle.
“Troll Patrol” continues this trend, with a swinging instrumental that allows G Perico to flow like a hot knife through butter. His cadence on this track is completely infectious, and may cause you to swerve side to side across a few lanes of traffic if you bump this record in your whip. Perico seems to have really found his groove on this album, as the flows and vocal melodies he presents are as smooth and effortless as they’ve ever sounded.
“How Will” Is A Microcosm Of The Whole Album
G Perico opens the third track “How Will” with a brief spoken intro, stating, “I ain’t gon’ lie man, I just wanna talk sh** on this beat right now.” Not only is that exactly what he delivers on the rest of the track, this statement could serve as the tagline for the entire project. G Slim’s Revenge may not have much of a high concept or a strong thematic through-line, but G Perico’s ability to completely turn out a beat with smooth, gang-heavy raps is all but unparalleled. The pitched-up R&B samples that break up his verses on “How Will” offer a melodic angle to the track. Perico leaps from topic to topic, offering his take on shallow women, his opps, the police, and the impoverished state of his home neighborhood.
Subsequent tracks on G Slim’s Revenge hone in on these topics singularly, with tracks like “She Sexy” offering a look into a particular woman who caught his eye. On the track, G Perico fixates on a woman with independent wealth, excellent taste in clothes and fragrances, and a bossed-up attitude that keeps her in her business. “Luxury” continues as a pop your sh** anthem, full of references to designer brands, expensive cars, and first-class flights. Wallie The Sensei appears as a vocal guest on the latter, with a laid-back melodic hook that perfectly clashes with G’s high-pitched twang.
While G Slim’s Revenge does only run 10 tracks, it is still impressive just how consistent the project is overall. G Perico never hits a lull or a dip in the tracklist and continues to close out the back half of the record as powerfully as the front half. “Throw It Up” offers the best guest verse, with Tiny Doo offering brash, raspy vocal textures that clash perfectly with G Perico’s higher-pitched rhymes.
“Identification” is undoubtedly the climax of the record featuring G Perico’s strongest writing abilities on the entire album. The track centers on snitches, and every single bar could be its own tattoo. The songwriting on this track is exceptional, with every word carefully chosen to further the record’s “stop snitching” message. G Slim’s Revenge closes out with “Outtie,” a brief outro that ruminates on the themes of the album and teases further projects and developments to come in the near future.
While this may not necessarily be a 10/10 album, G Perico has proven on G Slim’s Revenge that he is in rare form, and simply does not miss. The record is bound to be criminally slept on, as Perico currently touts just over half a million monthly Spotify listeners at this time. Still, the record genuinely deserves to be celebrated, and arguably has a place in the top 10 rap records of 2024 so far.
West Coast rapper G Perico teams up with DJ Drama, an Atlanta Dj and music executive. Together they created the Hot Shot: Gangsta Grillz album. DJ Drama and G Perico dropped their latest project on March 10th. It highlights new features as well as previous singles. Along with the album drop, G Perico announced he will be starting a tour on March 30th. The tour will hit big cities such as Detroit, Boston, and San Diego. A few days ahead of releasing their project, a short documentary for the process was released on YouTube.
DJ Drama took the time to explain his thoughts on the process in the video, titled Hot Shot: Gangsta Grillz Documentary. There he explains that he feels the Hot Shot mixtape series is arguably the most important one of all time. “I was able to really touch all facets of, not even just hip hop culture, but just music in general.” Drama makes his statement at the beginning of the short film. G Perico joins in to explain his inspiration for the project. “The project is inspired by a few of my homies.”
G Perico x DJ Drama “Hot Shot: Gangsta Grillz”
Hot Shot: Gangsta Grillz has 13 tracks total on the album. Some of the songs include “Religion,” “Everything,” and “Lifestyle.” There are also a couple of singles that have been released prior to Gangsta Grillz. One notable single is “Ask G4.” A couple of the tracks feature other artists, such as Steelz and RJmrLA. However, each song on Hot Shot shows off the musical chemistry between both DJ Drama and G Perico.
Drama’s main goal for the mixtape was to showcase talent and put something unique on the market. “Cause right now in L.A everybody’s sounding the same. All the beats sound the same, it’s all the same producers.” Drama is confident that fans will be pleased with the new installment in the Hot Shot series. G Perico and DJ Drama are excited and proud of Gangsta Grillz, as the project has been in the works for some time. Make sure to give the new album a listen on your preferred streaming service.
DJ Drama’s Gangsta Grillz roster is only growing longer, and the Generation Now head shows no signs of stopping anytime soon. After working with the likes of Kash Doll, French Montana, and Icewear Vezzo, he plans to join forces with G Perico. Ahead of their joint project’s arrival, the duo shared their “Action” single on Friday (February 10).
An official release date for the album has yet to come out, though we do know the West Coast rap veteran has a Hot Shot tour planned for the spring. He’s due to kick things off on March 30th at Brooklyn’s Market Hotel. Afterward, the lyricist will be stopping in Orlando, Detroit, Chicago, San Antonio, and Tucson, among other cities.
G Perico visits SiriusXM at SiriusXM Studios on October 11, 2022 in New York City. (Photo by Jason Mendez/Getty Images)
Overall, Perico has 26 shows planned. The finale will take place before the summer begins, on June 4th at the Music Box in San Diego. While fans are excited enough about seeing the 34-year-old, he’s also bringing Rucci out on the road with him to entertain the masses.
Since “Action” made its debut yesterday, it’s already been streamed upwards of 35K times on Spotify alone. While celebrating his work’s arrival on Instagram, Perico promised his followers, “We bacc 2 bacc this year, no breaks.” If he stays true to his word, it’s sure to be a promising few months for Los Angeles rap fans.
The multi-talent previously broke out on the scene in 2016. His Shit Don’t Stop project helped him attract the attention of countless listeners and contemporaries. As a result of his hustle, he’s since worked with names like Freddie Gibbs, Nipsey Hussle, Mozzy, and Curren$y on various projects.
Stream G Perico’s “Action” single from his forthcoming Gangsta Grillz project on Spotify or Apple Music below. Afterward, share your thoughts on the new track in the comments. Finally, find more release recommendations on our weekly Fire Emoji playlist update here.
Quotable Lyrics:
Yeah, uh, take a pic Every time I post, throwin’ up gangsta crip Verses from the bible on my rib Anything formed against me can’t live
