Ransom 2

The Atlantan producer repeatedly reinvents trap on an album decorated with premium MCs. Enriching the snare-and-bass template with vivid atmosphere and detail, he offsets his guests’ braggadocio against varying moods, flipping confidently from the dazing vapors of all-star posse cut “Perfect Pint” to the needles-in-the-red urgency of the Future-featuring “Razzle Dazzle.” On “Hasselhoff,” he even pits Lil Yachty’s sexual bravado against beats and bass that detonate like field recordings from a war zone.

Ransom 2 is the debut studio album by hip hop producer Mike Will Made It. It is the sequel to his 2014 mixtape and was released on March 24, 2017. The album features collaborations with Kendrick Lamar, Rae Sremmurd, Big Sean, Lil Wayne, YG, Pharrell Williams, 2 Chainz, Young Thug, and Chief Keef among many others. The Atlantan producer repeatedly reinvents trap on an album decorated with premium MCs. Enriching the snare-and-bass template with vivid atmosphere and detail, he offsets his guests’ braggadocio against varying moods, flipping confidently from the dazing vapors of all-star posse cut “Perfect Pint” to the needles-in-the-red urgency of the Future-featuring “Razzle Dazzle.” On “Hasselhoff,” he even pits Lil Yachty’s sexual bravado against beats and bass that detonate like field recordings from a war zone.

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