Lil Bo 954 and funky Detroit-meets-South Florida beats go together like Tom Thibodeau and Villanova guards. The harder the bassline and the thump of the drums, the better. “Fancy,” the finale on Lil Bo’s new tape One Step Away, is exactly that. The smooth, sped-up vocal sample bleeds into a rhythm that rattles like an old lawnmower, which is perfect for Bo’s laid-back (but never inaudible) flow. He’s usually good for a bar or two that I’ll remember—this time it’s “You the type of nigga that don’t get no money, just post pictures”—but he’s best at catching a groove. This is the kind of easy-listening Florida rap that just makes you want to hit cruise.
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