Still Brazy (Deluxe)

Brutally honest stories of L.A. street life fill the Compton rapper\'s second album. Like his commanding debut, *Still Brazy* brings together point-blank rhymes and vintage West Coast production. But when YG looks beyond the life-and-death drama of his neighborhood—taking aim at right-wing politics, police brutality, and racial division—his street-level honesty is every bit as biting.

Compton rapper YG's follow up to 2014's My Krazy Life parts with DJ Mustard's snaps and dips into rich, classic g-funk, while YG grapples with the contradictions of being a celebrity gangster.

YG avoids the sophomore slump with Still Brazy by evoking the crown jewels of West Coast hip-hop royalty.   On the lead single "Twist my F...

On 'Still Brazy,' YG largely trades the personal for the political—and gives up very little of the partying. Read our review.