Trendsetter
The list of guesting artists on Coi Leray’s debut *Trendsetter* reads like a lineup for the most lit Rolling Loud festival yet. The album contains appearances from Nicki Minaj, Fivio Foreign, Young M.A, G Herbo, H.E.R., NAV, *Million Dollaz Worth of Game* podcast hosts Wallo267 and Gillie, Polo G, Lil Tecca, A Boogie wit da Hoodie, Pooh Shiesty, and Lil Durk. To be clear, Leray doesn’t need other artists to make a hit. See “TWINNEM,” a bubbly ode to BFFs that would net her more than a billion TikTok listens, and even “No More Parties,” a song that had legs as a solo outing before Lil Durk hopped on the remix, launching it fully into orbit. But *Trendsetter* serves to showcase, as much as anything else, that Leray is the ideal collaborator. She can sing, she can rap, and she can make a hit song with just about anyone you put in the studio with her.
The New Jersey rapper and singer’s full-length debut is wide-ranging and unfocused—but it never lacks for energy.
Despite the impressive guest roster and overall serviceable delivery, Coi Leray's official studio debut Trendsetter is more of a trend follower than anything.