Chicago’s own, M A E S T R O, best known for his role as “Randy” on The Wire, as well as his role on 2018’s Unsolved: The Murders of Tupac and the Notorious B.I.G, has obvious intent to add that dual threat notch on his belt with his his debut project, Wav God.
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As the sole producer of each song, M A E S T R O describes the EP’s style of music as having “hyper-modern hypnotic production,” which is a very accurate description for the project’s sound. The intro gears the listener up for a fun project chock-full of flexing and turn-up records. The self-proclaimed deity raps “I’m a young goat/I should probably go and retire, these niggas on my dick cuz they watch me up on The Wire/I pull up to your city my face all up on the flyers with a bad yellow bitch she look just like Mariah.”
Wav God’s overall makeup does teeter a tad bit on the repetitive side in regards to content, but there is great variety showcased in the production. On a few songs, you find yourself marveling more at the beat, rather than what than what is actually being rapped, which is a testament to the good production but also a sign that the lyrics leave a lot to be desired. M A E S T R O’s skillset shines best on a record like “Which One Which,” that has an infectious instrumental akin to “Bentley Truck” from Lil Wayne and 2 Chainz’s
Closing these strongly with “Check Up,” a melody-driven banger that is easily one of the better efforts of the five presented. Lyrics aside, the Chi-town representative does deliver a few high-quality grooves without any feature assistance, highlighting his ability to carry a dope record on his own.
As far as individuality goes, the songs fall a bit short in separating M A E S T R O from any other mainstream artist eating off this current “wav” of music that Lil Uzi Vert is seemingly spearheading. That being said, his skill as a producer and ability to integrate melodies, there definitely is great potential moving forward for an even bigger splash.