Teaming up with producers like M1ONTHEBEAT, Nathaniel London, Chris Rich, SAI ON THE BEAT and Soundboi100. Young Filly’s most favourable rapper, K-Trap, releases his latest mixtape ‘The Last Whip II’ which is taking the UK by storm.

26-year-old London rapper K-Trap released ‘The Last Whip’ on the 30th of September 2022. K-Trap hosted a lauch party prior to the release with guests like Maya Jama, Harry Pinero, Young Filly & Nella Rose. There was also said to be a performance with Headie One.

The project opens with none other than ‘Spoilt’ which was K’s second single release in the run-up to the drop of the album. Making references to Amelia from chicken shop dates. K makes great use of double-entendres in this track for example “Shells in my palm like peanuts” which references bullet shells and the outer shells of peanuts. 

Following is ‘Extra Sleeve’ featuring the forefather of UK Drill Headie One. If you like ad-libs ‘Extra Sleeve’ won’t disappoint, both K and Headie show off their “Skrs”, “Bows” and “Grrs” adding to the listening experience.

K-Trap then goes on to list ‘G19’, ‘Busy’ and ‘Duck & Dive’. G19 features a lot of discussion on weaponry, which can be assumed from the title, the use of numbers and repeating the same syllables can take listeners for a spin if not listening closely to the lyrics. ‘Busy’ is the current fan favourite with 2.3 million current streams on Spotify. Placed at track number 3, the style change of ‘Busy’ well separates ‘Duck & Dive’ from ‘G19’. You can hear more of a US influence in the production of ‘Busy’ which will make the track perfect for clubs across the country.

The evolution of the project continues with ‘Major Scrape’ featuring melodic vocals from S Loud. With regards to production on this track, Nathaniel London uses the UK drill classic bold sub slides which cannot be missed. The track then ends quite abruptly leading into the next track.

Track number 7 (and a personal favourite) ‘Rolling’, opens with re-load-worthy bars that would be sure to set off a crowed at an event. K-trap brings more playful energy which contrasts to follow-up track ‘Golden Goal’. Featuring fellow drill rapper LD, with similar flows to V9 but a similar wordplay to AJ Tracy, bringing this inviting yet aggressive energy to the track. To round up the first half of the project, K-Trap collabs with UK G.O.A.T.s Krept & Konan on ‘Who Wanna’ which sets up the interlude nicely.

Halfway through the project is the ‘Interlude’ track that sets apart the first half of the project to the second half. As listeners can expect it is immediately different to any track on the album

‘Shipping Costs’, ‘Molly Mae’ and ‘Rapper’ are the first 3 tracks in the second half of the project. ‘Shipping Cost’ brings yet another side and style to the project that listeners can explore, showcasing the melodic rap from M Huncho. Featuring Youngs Teflon, ‘Molly Mae’ is potentially the most storytelling track on the project, acting like a relay with the back-and-forth of bars between K and Teflon. Alongside K’s signature flow listeners can hear the refreshing sound of fellow rapper Reeks MB on the third consecutive feature track ‘Rapper’.

Continuing on from this, K-trap goes on to list ‘Charts’, ‘Quater Mill Ticket’ and ‘Super Bowl’. Lyrically ‘Charts’ is arguably K-traps strongest track talking about how even though his music career has grown to the point his music regularly makes UK charts he is still well grounded on the blocks where he grew up. ‘Quater Mill Ticket’ has a distinctively different production, again taking more influence from US rap, this time leaning more towards the sub-genre trap. ‘Super Bowl’.

The final feature of the project, ‘Eloquent’ features afro-fusion artist Odeal. This is the first track of the project where listeners can hear a different side to K. Odeal then goes on to include his vocals throughout the track. Overall ‘Eloquent’ is the most relaxing chill track on the project.

Running up to the resolution of the project, the use of piano gives listeners a real sense of this on track ‘Feel It’. The repetitive lyrics of “I feel it, I feel it deep” is another reason it gives off a sense of come towards the end of a story.

Finally, ending the project with ‘Manners’. This track is similar to ‘Feel it’ in regards to using repetitions. You can hear a loop of strings in the foreground of the production which sounds great along side K’s vocals. ‘Manners’ finishes the project nicely with telephone effect vocals which delay out into panned silence.

Overall the main themes of the project seem to be a reflection K-Trap’s growth as an artist earning more money, interacting with big names in the UK entertainment industry, and making music for his ever-growing fanbase. However, it is clear that K-Trap still has a lot to express when it comes to his past reputation as he makes references to “the block” and the pressures of his surroundings. K-Trap is set to flourish and achieve greatness.