In Sexyy We Trust

If runaway smashes like “Pound Town”, “SkeeYee” and “Get It Sexyy” told us anything about St. Louis MC Sexyy Red, it’s that the Hood Hottest Princess trades in anthems. Nearly exclusively. Her In Sexyy We Trust mixtape hardly deviates from the plan, delivering even more anthems extolling the allure of the Sexyy Red lifestyle. Across the tape, we hear Red rap about upholding a particular standard of courtship (“Boss Me Up”), the joys of puppy love (“U My Everything”), how hard she goes in the streets (“Ova Bad”) and also the very precise sexual maneuvers she enjoys (“Lick Me”, “Awesome Jawsome”). The bulk of it is delivered over charging Tay Keith production, which will make fans excited to shout back lyrics at her during an unknowable number of Rolling Loud sets. Red’s work here is enough to make guest appearances from Drake and Lil Baby seem like an afterthought, but they, too, very obviously recognise an aspiring hitmaker when they hear one.