”Gangri-La” Introduces Mikahl Lawless as the Newest Member of the LSP Roster (Album Review)

York, Pennsylvania rapper Mikahl Lawless dropping his debut album under Lyrikal Snuff Productionz. Introducing himself in the summer of 2019 off his debut EP Pen to Paper, he would go on to follow it up with Overture for the Ill & Broken Hearted as well as 13 & Kisses to Nowhere until Cody Manson made him a member of his Trife Life collective. Cody eventually introduced Mikahl to Scum, impressing The Gorefather enough to give him an LSP deal of his very own & introduce himself as part of the roster on Gangri-La.

“Stripped” begins with a trap instrumental demanding to put the money in the bag whereas “Snuff the Light” talks about repping Trife Life & Lyrikal Snuff until his very last breath. “Grey” goes for a boom bap vibe incorporating some pianos along the way carrying a curse until he finds his final resting place leading into “Wicked Shit” gets back in his trap bag talking about bringing that horrorcore to your speakers.

As for “Dagger”, we have Mikahl ending the 1st half of his inaugural LP cautioning that he has the temper of a maniac & lifting the clubs up whenever he steps up in that bitch while “On Go” talks about seeing it in the eyes of those who haven’t experienced real grief that they hate him. “Hollow” vents the frustration of feeling angry & fragile at not receiving the real answers he’s been looking for out of others just before “Becoming the Ghost” talks about transforming into a specter.

“Gang” featuring Cody Manson starts the final moments of Gangri-La with both of them living that Trife Life, explaining that their hearts are comprised of love along with anger & pain. “Leave the Planet” sends off the full-length calling for the demons to cleanse the Earth’s evil cancer & to be removed from the world we’re living in. The “forever juggalo” line has also stirred controversy because he used to represent the confederate flag & Insane Clown Posse had a highlight off their debut album Carnival of Carnage called “Fuck Your Rebel Flag”, but I digress.

For a half hour collection of 3 newly recorded songs & 7 tracks that’ve already been released previously as singles within the past couple years, Gangri-La welcomes Mikahl Lawless as newest member of Team Snuff with a full length debut that surpasses his earlier EPs. The production mixes old & new sounds together from boom bap to trap, wickedly holding down the mic by himself throughout a good portion of it aside from the very person who helped him secure a record deal obviously.

Score: 7/10