Music Review: PeeWee Longway (@mpapeeweelongway) – The Blue M&M

If you have not heard, there is a “New Atlanta” sound that has been banging hard in these streets. With the inclusion of artists like Migos, Young Thug, and others, the music is subjectively relevant to hood lore. Yet, with their fast flows, liberal use of auto tune, and loud brashness (at times), there seems to be an attraction to it. As this “New Atlanta” sweeps through the urban musical landscape, artists are now staking their claim and finding their lane. Thus, there is an influx of artists that are going to be seen and heard from Atlanta like no one has ever seen before.

One of those artists goes by the name of PeeWee Longway. Recently, he released a mixtape named The Blue M&M. Judging from the music, PeeWee Longway teeters the line between “run of the mill” and “highly entertaining”. And, I mean that in a good way.

Simply put, he is hilarious within all of is absurd, ratchet behavior. I now understand his popularity.

The best part about PeeWee Longway is his ability for the colorful though hysterical cultural references.  On “Pretty Penny”, he and Offset (of Migos) talk about being groovy like Austin Powers (with an English accent) and being “a boss/[Rick] Ross voice”. Meanwhile, “Diamonds from Africa” allows him to have “Akon boogers on his pinky ring.”  There are a flurry of other references and metaphors made throughout the album. If anything, PeeWee Longway has the ability to entertain with his use of the English language.

The production on the album is your typical trap sound. With producers like Zaytoven, Mucho, Metro Boomin, and a few others, this is the type of album that is either for the club or the speakers. This is both a gift and a curse. It is a gift because they truly accent what PeeWee Longway is saying. The curse comes in when the sound becomes monotonous. Thus, there are benefits and drawbacks from the production.

Overall, this is a nice presentation for PeeWee Longway to gain a following. Although his sound is quite common and not ground breaking, he still knows how to lyrically navigate it. Also, he is quite the entertaining rapper. What I would hope for, in the future, is that PeeWee narrows down his focus and keep his rhymes as colorful as ever. From there, he can demonstrate that he is bigger than his sound and surroundings.