2 P'z In A Pod

In recent years, both Jay Worthy and Larry June have established themselves as what might be called lifestyle rappers. Over their respective individual projects, these Californian lyricists go beyond luxury tropes to build new lexicons for living one’s best life and living it well, with the lushest beats to match. For this inevitable team-up, their similarities outweigh their contrasts as they revel in the wink-and-mid behind their chosen punny title. Admittedly, the pimp game interplay on *2 P’z in a Pod* gets gleefully over the top, evident on “Hotel Bel-Air” and “Vanilla Cream” along with the explicit segues. To that end, Worthy’s production duo LNDN DRGS outdo themselves here, calling back to electro-funk and ’80s R&B boogie on “Sock It 2 Me” and the Roc Marciano-laced “Maybe the Next Time.”